Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the bayareaseoagency.com website, its published guides, and the optional provider introduction service offered by Bay Area SEO ("we," "us," or "our"). By using the site, you agree to these Terms.

What this site is

Bay Area SEO is an independent publication. We publish educational guides about search engine optimization and about buying SEO services. We are not an SEO agency, we do not deliver SEO services, and we do not act as your agent, consultant, or advisor.

Informational purposes only

Everything on this site is general information, not professional, legal, financial, or business advice for your specific situation. Any figures, budgets, timelines, or worked examples are illustrative planning examples that we invented to demonstrate a calculation. They are not market averages, survey findings, audited results, or provider quotes. Use written proposals from real providers for any purchasing decision.

No guarantee of results

Search engines control their own ranking systems and change them frequently. Nothing on this site is a guarantee or prediction of any ranking, traffic level, or revenue outcome, whether you follow a guide yourself or engage a provider.

The provider introduction service

If you submit a matching request, we may introduce you to one or more providers whose service model and coverage appear to fit your stated requirements. Introductions are free to you and carry no obligation.

We do not guarantee that a suitable provider exists for any request, that a provider will respond, or that you will reach an agreement. We do not endorse, certify, supervise, or take responsibility for any provider, their work, their conduct, their representations, or their agreements with you. Any engagement you enter into is solely between you and that provider. You are responsible for your own due diligence, including references, contracts, and verification of any claims.

How we are funded

Some participating providers may compensate us when we make an introduction. That compensation does not influence editorial content, which services we cover, or the order in which anything appears. See our editorial approach for the full disclosure.

Acceptable use

You may read, print, and share these guides for your own business purposes. You may not republish substantial portions of the site, scrape it at scale, or present it as your own work. The site's content, design, and wordmark belong to us.

Third-party services and links

The site links to third-party websites and platforms. We are not responsible for their content, changes, outages, or policies.

Disclaimer of warranties

The site and any introduction service are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability arising out of or relating to the site or an introduction will not exceed one hundred US dollars. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including lost profits, lost rankings, or lost data, and we are not liable for the acts or omissions of any provider.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims arising out of your use of the site, your dealings with any provider, or your breach of these Terms.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California. Any disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be posted here with a revised "Last updated" date.

Contact us

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at hello@bayareaseoagency.com. We are based in San Francisco, CA.