Invest Clearly Content and Data Usage Guidelines

Last Updated: 11/19/2023

We appreciate your interest in sharing, republishing or otherwise using content and data from Invest Clearly. Content (whether writing, pictures, charts, videos, etc.) appearing on our website is protected under copyright laws. None of our content may be reproduced except as expressly permitted below or in our Terms & Conditions.

The usage of our content and data is governed by the type and intended purpose.

Permitted Uses:

  • Downloading or printing a single copy for personal, non-commercial use only for offline viewing.
  • Sharing links to our content via email and social media is allowed, provided all applicable attribution guidelines are followed.
  • Republishing an earned Invest Clearly badge on your website is permitted, with a mandatory backlink to the Invest Clearly page for your specific service or product. All attribution requirements must be complied with.
  • Aggregated ratings of your products or services from Invest Clearly can be republished and shared, with the condition of including a backlink to your profile page on investclearly.com and adhering to our Attribution Policy.

Unauthorized Uses:

  • Full or partial republishing of Invest Clearly reviews requires a license.
  • Screenshots of any portion of the Invest Clearly website for any purpose are not allowed.
  • Commercial use of content or data from investclearly.com, except as expressly stated in these Guidelines, is prohibited.
  • Scraping of the Invest Clearly website is forbidden as per our Terms & Conditions; any use of scraped content or data is unauthorized.

For any usage not expressly permitted, please submit a request to legal@investclearly.com. We will review each request individually. Note that any granted permission may be revoked or modified by Invest Clearly at any time.

Attribution Policy:

  • When including Invest Clearly data in articles, press releases, or public statements, attribute the content to “Invest Clearly” with a link to the content on investclearly.com whenever possible.
  • Direct references to specific Invest Clearly blog posts should include a link to the post URL.
  • Badges earned from Invest Clearly must not be altered and should follow our Badge Republication Guidelines.

Star Rating Attribution:

  • Aggregated Star Ratings shared from Invest Clearly should be attributed as “Source: investclearly.com.”

Right to Republish:

We reserve the right to republish material contributed by our reviewers. By posting a review, you, as the reviewer, expressly grant us the right to republish, sell or distribute the review. For any review we republish, we’ll provide proper attribution to the original reviewer.

Copyright Infringement:

Please note that reviewers may share content (such as articles, photos, messages, etc.) copied from third parties. Since there are numerous possible sources both on the Internet and offline, it may not be clear where the reviewer copied the content from. Therefore, if you believe your work has been copied in a manner that it infringes your copyright, please follow the process provided in our Terms & Conditions (DMCA Copyright Policy).

Corrections:

We are committed to clarifying or making corrections to our original content when we deem it necessary. For any errors we identify as material to our content, we will update and publish the corrected version in a timely manner. Any corrections to the reviewer or third-party content are the responsibility of the reviewer and publisher, respectively. If you believe to find an error in our content, please email us.

Invest Clearly Trademark and Copyright Guidelines:

  • Use of Invest Clearly trademarks in word form is permitted under these Guidelines, ensuring no confusion with your own products or services. Avoid using them as nouns or verbs.
  • The Invest Clearly logo may only be used with a license or contractual permission. Permission requests can be directed to legal@investclearly.com.
  • In the U.S., include the appropriate ® or ™ symbol when using our trademarks. For international use, omit these symbols.
  • See our Terms & Conditions for additional guidance as to the use of Invest Clearly intellectual property.

Regularly check these guidelines for updates. Changes become effective no sooner than fourteen days after posting, except for legal changes, which may be immediate. If you disagree with the modified guidelines, you should discontinue using the content and/or data.