Terms of Service
Welcome to Tom Gresham (accessible at tomgresham.com). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our website, which provides honest consumer electronics reviews from a former Best Buy QA engineer. By accessing or using tomgresham.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website.
Last Updated: January 2025
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using the Tom Gresham website at tomgresham.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, as well as our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Tom Gresham. If you are using this website on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant 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 tomgresham.com following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for updates.
2. Description of Service
Tom Gresham provides in-depth, independent consumer electronics reviews covering phones, tablets, earphones, smartwatches, and related technology products. Our content is created by a former Best Buy QA engineer who conducts thorough testing over weeks, not hours, to provide honest and unbiased assessments. We maintain a strict zero-sponsorship policy to ensure the integrity and independence of our reviews.
The website tomgresham.com offers written reviews, product comparisons, testing methodologies, and consumer guidance. All content is provided for informational and educational purposes only. We do not sell products directly, and any product links are provided solely for user convenience.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
Certain features of tomgresham.com may require you to create an account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
You agree to immediately notify Tom Gresham of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these security obligations. You may not use another person's account without permission, and you may not transfer your account to another person without our prior written consent.
4. Acceptable Use Policy
When using tomgresham.com, you agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. You agree not to use the Tom Gresham website for any unlawful purpose or in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks.
Specifically, you agree not to:
Post, transmit, or distribute any content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable
Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
Interfere with or disrupt the website or servers or networks connected to tomgresham.com
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website, other accounts, computer systems, or networks
Use any automated means, including robots, crawlers, or scrapers, to access the website without our express written permission
Collect or harvest any personally identifiable information from the website
Post or transmit any viruses, malware, or other malicious code
Engage in any activity that could be considered spam or unsolicited advertising
5. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on the Tom Gresham website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, reviews, testing data, photographs, and software, is the property of Tom Gresham or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
The Tom Gresham name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Tom Gresham. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans mentioned on tomgresham.com are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You may view, download, and print content from tomgresham.com for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. You may not modify, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works from, publicly display, or commercially exploit any content from this website without our express written permission.
6. User-Generated Content
If tomgresham.com allows you to post comments, reviews, or other content ("User Content"), you retain ownership of your User Content. However, by posting User Content on the Tom Gresham website, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to post your User Content and that your User Content does not violate any third-party rights, including intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or publicity rights. You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting it.
We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content that we determine, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable. We do not endorse any User Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein.
7. Third-Party Links and Services
The tomgresham.com website may contain links to third-party websites, retailers, or services that are not owned or controlled by Tom Gresham. We provide these links solely for your convenience and do not endorse or assume responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
When you click on a link to a third-party website, you leave the Tom Gresham website and are subject to the terms and policies of that third-party site. We encourage you to review the terms of service and privacy policy of any third-party website you visit. We are not responsible for any transactions you enter into with third parties or any damages or losses you may incur as a result of using third-party websites or services.
8. Disclaimers and Warranties
The Tom Gresham website and all content, products, and services provided through tomgresham.com are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Tom Gresham disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the servers that make it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant or make any representations regarding the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any content on tomgresham.com.
While we strive to provide accurate and thorough product reviews based on extensive testing, all reviews represent the opinions and experiences of the reviewer. Your experience with products may differ. We are not responsible for any decisions you make based on information provided on the Tom Gresham website.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Tom Gresham, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to 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
Any products or services purchased based on reviews or recommendations on tomgresham.com
In no event shall Tom Gresham's total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) or the amount you paid to access the website in the last twelve months, whichever is greater.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or liabilities, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you. In such jurisdictions, our liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Tom Gresham, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns 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 of Service
Your use of the tomgresham.com website
Your User Content or any content you post or transmit through the website
Your violation of any rights of another person or entity
Your violation of any applicable laws or regulations
We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
11. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to tomgresham.com, with or without notice, for any reason, including but not limited to your breach of these Terms of Service. Upon termination, your right to use the Tom Gresham website will immediately cease.
You may terminate your account at any time by discontinuing use of the website and, if applicable, deleting your account through the account settings. All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including but not limited to ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity obligations, and limitations of liability.
We are not liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the website. If we terminate your access for breach of these Terms, you may not re-register or access the website through any other account without our express written permission.
12. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms of Service and any dispute or claim arising out of or related to these Terms or your use of tomgresham.com shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the state in which Tom Gresham operates, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in the jurisdiction where Tom Gresham operates, and you hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.
13. Changes to Terms of Service
Tom Gresham reserves the right to modify or replace these Terms of Service at any time at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of material changes by posting the updated Terms on tomgresham.com with a new "Last Updated" date. We may also notify you via email or through a notice on the website.
Your continued use of the Tom Gresham website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. It is your responsibility to check these Terms periodically for updates. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the website.
14. Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices or agreements published on tomgresham.com, constitute the entire agreement between you and Tom Gresham regarding your use of the website and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, regarding such subject matter.
15. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about these Terms of Service, please contact us through the contact information provided on the Tom Gresham website at tomgresham.com. We will make reasonable efforts to respond to your inquiry in a timely manner.
For legal notices or formal communications, please use the contact methods specified on our Contact page. All notices to you will be provided via email to the address associated with your account or by posting notice on the website.
Thank you for reading our Terms of Service. By using tomgresham.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.