Website Terms of Use

1. Website use & eligibility

The Website is intended for users aged 18 and over with full legal capacity to enter into a contract under their home jurisdiction (and under Article 38 of the Romanian Civil Code where Romanian law applies). By using the Website you represent that you meet this requirement. The Website is intended primarily for visitors interested in our AI brand-building agency-style offering and the resources we publish about it. You may not use the Website if you are barred from receiving the Services or content under any applicable law.

2. Privacy disclosure

Our processing of personal information collected through the Website is described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Website Terms. Our use of cookies is described in our Cookie Policy. U.S. residents may submit opt-out requests at /do-not-sell.

3. General conditions & user conduct

You agree not to use the Website, and not to permit anyone else to use the Website, to:

• Engage in any unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libellous, threatening, obscene, or otherwise objectionable activity.
• Attempt to hack, probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Website or its infrastructure, breach security or authentication measures, or access data not intended for you.
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Website, including through denial-of-service activity, automated request floods, or the introduction of malware.
• Scrape, crawl, harvest, or extract data from the Website without our prior written permission, except where lawful search-engine crawlers obey our published robots.txt.
• Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
• Frame, mirror, deep-link, or otherwise present the Website in a way that obscures its origin, removes our branding, or suggests false endorsement.
• Use the Website to send spam, unsolicited marketing, or communications that violate the ePrivacy Directive, Romanian Law 506/2004, CAN-SPAM, or other applicable communications law.
• Use the Website to violate any local, national, or international law, including Romanian/EU consumer protection, data-protection, sanctions, and export-control law.

4. No professional advice / no outcome guarantee

The content on the Website is provided for general informational and marketing purposes only. It does not constitute financial, investment, legal, tax, medical, psychological, or other professional advice, and is not a substitute for advice from a qualified professional in your jurisdiction. Any earnings, results, testimonials, screenshots, case studies, or figures shown on the Website are illustrative of what individual users have done; they are not typical, not promises, not specific to your circumstances, and we make no guarantee of any specific income, audience growth, follower count, conversion rate, or other commercial outcome.

5. Education disclosure

Shadow Pages is a private commercial company (Ares Online S.R.L.) and is notan accredited educational institution, university, vocational training centre, or licensed advisor of any kind under Romanian or EU law. Any educational content on the Website — including articles, videos, calls, frameworks, playbooks, and templates — is offered as general business education and entertainment, not as accredited instruction, certified coaching, or regulated professional advice. You assume full responsibility for any decisions you make based on this educational content.

6. Modifications to the Website

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Website, including features, content, pricing on public pages, and program availability, at any time, with or without notice. We are not liable to you or any third party for any such modification, suspension, or discontinuation. Pricing for any Services purchased is governed by the Terms of Service and your Order; price changes for active subscriptions are communicated under that document.

7. Account registration

Some areas of the Website may require you to register an account. By registering, you agree to:

• Maintain one account per user; do not create multiple accounts to circumvent limits or suspensions.
• Provide accurate, current, and complete information at sign-up and keep it updated.
• Not share your account credentials, log-in token, or session with anyone else.
• Use multi-factor authentication where offered, and keep your credentials confidential.
• Notify us immediately at legal@shadowpages.ai of any unauthorised use of, or breach of security relating to, your account.

You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. We may suspend or close accounts that violate these Website Terms or the Terms of Service.

8. User communications

When you opt in or otherwise contact us through the Website (for example, by filling out a form, subscribing to our list, or booking a call), we may communicate with you by email, in-app notification, SMS (where you consent), and platform messaging, as described in our Privacy Policy. Marketing messages can be opted out of as described in that policy.

9. Social-media presence

Shadow Pages maintains a presence on third-party social-media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Each of those platforms is operated by an independent company and is governed by its own terms and privacy policy, not by these Website Terms or our Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the practices of those platforms or for any data they collect from you when you engage with our content there. Engaging with our profiles (following, liking, commenting, messaging) means you accept the privacy and terms of the relevant platform.

10. Copyright takedowns (DMCA & EU equivalents)

If you believe content on the Website infringes your copyright, please send a written notice to legal@shadowpages.ai including the six elements required under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (description of the copyrighted work; description and location of the infringing material; claimant contact information; good-faith belief statement; statement of accuracy under penalty of perjury; physical or electronic signature). For EU matters we honour the equivalent procedure under Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act) and, for Romanian copyright, under Romanian Law no. 8/1996 on Copyright and Related Rights. Knowingly false notices may result in liability under applicable law. See the same procedure in our Acceptable Use Policy.

11. Intellectual-property rights & viewing license

All content on the Website — including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio, video, software, code, prompts, playbooks, frameworks, and the look and feel of the Website — is owned by Ares Online S.R.L. or its licensors and is protected by Romanian, EU, U.S., and international intellectual-property law.

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and view the Website for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Website Terms. You may not download, reproduce, redistribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, perform, sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit any Website content without our prior written permission, except for incidental browser-cache copies and personal print copies for non-commercial reference. The Terms of Service govern the separate license to use the AI Systems as part of the Services.

12. Trademarks

“Shadow Pages,” the Shadow Pages wordmark and logo, the Ares Online S.R.L. name, and the Website’s visual identity are trademarks and trade dress of Ares Online S.R.L., whether or not formally registered. You may not use them in connection with any product or service, or in any manner likely to cause confusion, dilute their distinctive character, or imply endorsement, without our prior written consent. Third-party names, logos, and trademarks referenced on the Website are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification only.

13. Disclaimer of warranties

THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH IT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SHADOW PAGES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

SHADOW PAGES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. SHADOW PAGES DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR TIMELINESS OF ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY EARNINGS, RESULTS, CASE STUDIES, TESTIMONIALS, OR FIGURES PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE, WHICH ARE ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY AND NOT TYPICAL.

This Section does not exclude or limit any statutory consumer rights that cannot be excluded under Romanian or applicable EU/UK consumer law.

14. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SHADOW PAGES AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND CONTENT PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE WEBSITE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL NOT EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$500). THIS CAP APPLIES TO MARKETING-WEBSITE DISPUTES AND IS SEPARATE FROM THE CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY CAP FOR THE SERVICES, WHICH IS THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID IN THE PRECEDING TWELVE (12) MONTHS, AS SET OUT IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE.

Carve-outs. Nothing in this Section excludes or limits liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by our negligence; (ii) fraud or wilful misconduct (intent or gross negligence under Article 1.355(1) of the Romanian Civil Code); (iii) any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded under Romanian law (including under Article 1.354 of the Romanian Civil Code); or (iv) statutory consumer rights of EU/UK Consumers.

15. Governing law & dispute resolution

These Website Terms are governed by the laws of Romania, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. The exclusive forum for any dispute arising out of or relating to the Website is the competent courts of Bucharest, Romania, and each party submits to their jurisdiction.

EU/UK consumer carve-out.If you are a Consumer resident in the European Union, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, this Section does not deprive you of the mandatory consumer protections of your country of habitual residence (Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 — “Rome I”), and you may bring proceedings in the courts of your home country. EU Consumers may also use the European Commission’s Online Dispute Resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

Before filing a formal claim, you agree to attempt good-faith resolution by emailing legal@shadowpages.ai and waiting at least 30 days.

16. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Shadow Pages, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, and content providers from any third-party claim, demand, action, loss, damage, liability, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising out of or relating to (i) your use of the Website; (ii) your violation of these Website Terms; (iii) your violation of any law or third-party right; or (iv) any content you submit through the Website. We may, at our option, assume sole control of the defence of any matter for which you owe indemnity; you must cooperate with our reasonable requests.

17. Third-party websites & links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, resources, or services that are not owned or controlled by Shadow Pages. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party website or service. We do not warrant the offerings of any third party. Linking to a third-party site is not an endorsement by us. You access third-party websites and services at your own risk.

18. Testimonials, reviews & submissions

If you send, post, submit, upload, or otherwise make available to us, on or through the Website, any testimonials, reviews, ratings, comments, suggestions, feedback, photos, videos, screenshots, ideas, or other materials (collectively, “Submissions”), you grant Shadow Pages a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid-up, sublicensable, transferable license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, translate, publish, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, sell, exploit, and create derivative works from your Submissions, in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose including marketing, advertising, sales, and product development, without compensation, attribution (unless required by law), or notice to you.

You represent and warrant that (i) you own or have all necessary rights in the Submissions; (ii) the Submissions are accurate at the time of submission, do not infringe any third-party right, and do not violate any law; (iii) you waive, to the extent permitted by law, any moral rights you may have in the Submissions in favour of Shadow Pages and its sub-licensees. Honest reviews are protected as set out in the Terms of Service non-disparagement and Consumer Review Fairness Act carve-out.

19. Electronic communications consent

You consent to receive communications from Shadow Pages electronically through the Website, by email, and through other electronic channels. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing, in line with Romanian law on electronic signatures (Law no. 455/2001) and EU Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS).

20. Assignment, waiver, severability, termination, entire agreement

• Assignment. You may not assign these Website Terms or any rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign these Website Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganisation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, without your consent.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Website Terms does not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.
• Severability. If any provision of these Website Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable while preserving its intent.
• Termination. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Website at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including breach of these Website Terms. Provisions which by their nature should survive termination will so survive (including IP, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, dispute resolution, and submissions).
• Entire agreement. These Website Terms, together with the documents they reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and Shadow Pages regarding the Website. They supersede any prior agreement or communication on the same subject.
• Updates. We may update these Website Terms from time to time by posting a revised version on the Website. Continued use after a posted update constitutes acceptance of the revised Website Terms.
• Jointly drafted. These Website Terms are deemed jointly drafted by the parties; no rule of construction will be applied to construe ambiguity against either party as drafter.
• Language. The English version of these Website Terms is the governing version. Translations are provided for convenience.

21. Contact

Ares Online S.R.L., trading as Shadow Pages — [ROMANIAN REGISTERED ADDRESS] — Trade Register / CUI [CUI / TRADE REGISTER NO.] — legal@shadowpages.ai.