Terms of Service
Welcome to smellsliketruth.com. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the smellsliketruth.com website and all related services. By accessing or using smellsliketruth.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing smellsliketruth.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and smellsliketruth.com. If you are using this website on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of smellsliketruth.com following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
2. Description of Service
smellsliketruth.com provides honest, independent fragrance reviews and related content. Our service is operated by a Chicago-based reviewer who shares personal experiences with fragrances to help readers make informed purchasing decisions. The website offers reviews, comparisons, recommendations, and educational content about perfumes and colognes.
All reviews and opinions expressed on smellsliketruth.com are based on personal experience and are provided for informational purposes only. We do not accept undisclosed sponsorships, and our content reflects genuine, unbiased assessments of fragrance products.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
While browsing smellsliketruth.com does not require registration, certain features such as commenting or subscribing to newsletters may require you to create an account. If you create an account, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to update this information as necessary to maintain its accuracy.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. smellsliketruth.com cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account information.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use smellsliketruth.com only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:
Use the website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the website
Transmit any advertising, promotional materials, spam, or any other form of unsolicited communication
Impersonate or attempt to impersonate smellsliketruth.com, our employees, another user, or any other person or entity
Engage in any automated use of the system, such as scraping, data mining, or using robots or similar data gathering tools
Interfere with or disrupt the website or servers or networks connected to the website
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website or any systems or networks connected to the website
Use the website to harass, abuse, threaten, or intimidate any person
5. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on smellsliketruth.com, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, reviews, articles, and software, is the property of smellsliketruth.com or its content creators and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
You may view, download, and print content from smellsliketruth.com for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, publicly display, republish, download, store, or transmit any content from our website without our prior written consent, except as follows:
Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials
You may store files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display enhancement purposes
You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages for your own personal, non-commercial use
The smellsliketruth.com name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of smellsliketruth.com. You may not use such marks without our prior written permission.
6. User Content and Comments
smellsliketruth.com may allow users to post comments, feedback, and other content. By posting content on our website, you grant smellsliketruth.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to the content you post, that the content is accurate, that use of the content does not violate these Terms and will not cause injury to any person or entity, and that you will indemnify smellsliketruth.com for all claims resulting from content you supply.
We reserve the right to remove any user content that violates these Terms, is offensive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable at our sole discretion. We do not endorse, support, represent, or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any user content.
7. Third-Party Links and Content
smellsliketruth.com may contain links to third-party websites, retailers, or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities or individuals or their websites.
When you purchase products through affiliate links on smellsliketruth.com, you acknowledge that your transaction is with the third-party retailer, not with us. We are not responsible for the quality, safety, legality, or any other aspect of products purchased through third-party links.
8. Disclaimers
The content on smellsliketruth.com is provided for general informational purposes only. All reviews, recommendations, and opinions are based on personal experience and subjective assessment. Fragrance experiences can vary significantly between individuals due to skin chemistry, personal preferences, and other factors.
smellsliketruth.com makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability of the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk.
THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
9. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SMELLSLIKETRUTH.COM, ITS OWNER, EMPLOYEES, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:
Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the website
Any conduct or content of any third party on the website
Any content obtained from the website
Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
Allergic reactions, skin sensitivities, or any adverse reactions to fragrances purchased based on our reviews
IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless smellsliketruth.com, its owner, employees, contractors, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the website, including but not limited to your user content, any use of the website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms.
11. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to smellsliketruth.com immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the website will immediately cease.
All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including without limitation ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Chicago, Illinois, and you hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue therein.
13. Changes to Terms
smellsliketruth.com reserves the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of any material changes by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using smellsliketruth.com.
14. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and smellsliketruth.com regarding our website and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had regarding the website.
15. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us through the contact information provided on smellsliketruth.com. We will make reasonable efforts to respond to your inquiries in a timely manner.
Last Updated: August 2026