Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of chalant.com and any related pages, content, or features (together, the “Service”) operated by Chalant (“we”, “us”, “our”). By using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Service.

What Chalant is

Chalant publishes guides, recommendations, and educational content about mechanical keyboards. We earn commissions when readers buy through some of our outbound links — see our Affiliate Disclosure for details. Our recommendations reflect our own opinions; they are not professional, financial, or product-safety advice.

Use of the Service

You may use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to:

• Copy, republish, mirror, or redistribute substantial parts of our content without written permission.
• Sell, rent, sub-license, or otherwise commercially exploit our content.
• Use automated tools to scrape, crawl, or harvest the Service in a way that places unreasonable load on our infrastructure.
• Attempt to interfere with or disrupt the Service, including by introducing malware, exploiting vulnerabilities, or bypassing security measures.
• Use the Service in any way that violates applicable law.

Intellectual property

The text, images, illustrations, design, code, and other materials on Chalant are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. The Chalant name and logo are our trademarks. Brand names, product names, and logos of keyboards and components belong to their respective owners and are referenced for identification only.

You may quote short passages with attribution and a link back. For anything more substantial, please ask first.

User-submitted content

If we offer a way to send us comments, feedback, or other materials (for example by email or a form), you confirm that what you send is yours to share, that it doesn’t infringe anyone else’s rights, and that it isn’t unlawful, defamatory, or objectionable. By sending it to us, you give us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, and adapt it in connection with running and improving the Service.

Linking to Chalant

You’re welcome to link to chalant.com in a way that is fair, legal, and doesn’t damage our reputation or imply endorsement where none exists. Don’t frame the site, present it as your own, or use our trademarks in a way that’s likely to confuse. We reserve the right to ask for any link to be removed.

Third-party sites and products

The Service includes links to third-party websites and products. We don’t control those sites or products and aren’t responsible for their content, privacy practices, availability, or quality. Following a link to a third-party site means that site’s terms and privacy policy apply, not ours.

Disclaimer

The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We don’t guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or that the information on it is complete, current, or accurate. Mechanical keyboards and components change frequently — prices, specifications, and availability shown on Chalant may not reflect the live state of any retailer.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Chalant and the people who run it will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, arising out of or related to your use of the Service. Nothing in these Terms limits liability for fraud or for personal injury caused by negligence where applicable law doesn’t allow that limitation.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Chalant harmless from any claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your misuse of the Service or your breach of these Terms.

Changes

We may change these Terms from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Service after a change means you accept the updated Terms.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which Chalant operates, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Disputes will be resolved in the courts of that jurisdiction.

Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email hello@chalant.com or visit our contact page.