By accessing or using ToneBattles (tonebattles.com), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. These Terms of Service, together with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and ToneBattles regarding your use of the site.
You must be at least 13 years of age to use ToneBattles. If you are between 13 and 18 years of age, you may only use the site with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms. By using ToneBattles, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements.
To cast votes on ToneBattles, you must create an account using an email address and password or by signing in through Google authentication. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update that information as necessary.
You may not create more than one account per person. Creating multiple accounts to manipulate vote results is a violation of these Terms and grounds for immediate termination of all associated accounts. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
When you cast a vote on ToneBattles, you provide structured data about your rig context (amp type, pickups, genre, playing context), your ownership status of the pedals being compared, your winner selection, and an optional text comment. By submitting a vote, you grant ToneBattles a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, display, and aggregate that data as part of our comparison results.
You agree that your votes represent your honest opinion based on your genuine experience. Votes should reflect your actual experience with the pedals in question. You may not submit votes for pedals you have no experience with, submit votes intended to manipulate results in favor of or against a particular brand or product, submit votes on behalf of another person, or use automated tools or scripts to submit votes.
Any optional comments you submit must not contain hate speech, harassment, threats, or personal attacks, spam or promotional content, personally identifiable information about others, or content that violates any applicable law. We reserve the right to remove any comment and suspend any account that violates these guidelines.
You agree not to use ToneBattles in any way that violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation. You may not attempt to interfere with, compromise, or disrupt the site's infrastructure. You may not use any automated system, including bots, crawlers, or scrapers, to access the site for any purpose without our express written permission. You may not attempt to reverse engineer any portion of the site. You may not impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity. You may not use the site to collect or harvest personal information about other users.
The ToneBattles name, logo, website design, and original content are the property of ToneBattles and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, or otherwise use our intellectual property without our prior written consent.
Pedal names, brand names, and product descriptions referenced on ToneBattles are the trademarks of their respective owners. ToneBattles is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any pedal manufacturer unless explicitly stated. All product references are for informational and comparison purposes only.
ToneBattles may contain affiliate links to third-party retailers. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, ToneBattles may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate relationships never influence vote results, rankings, or the editorial content on our site. The presence of an affiliate link does not constitute an endorsement by ToneBattles of the linked retailer or product. Purchases made through affiliate links are subject to the terms and conditions of the respective retailer.
ToneBattles is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
Vote results on ToneBattles represent aggregated user opinions and should not be considered professional product reviews or endorsements. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any vote data or comparison results. Individual experiences with guitar pedals vary based on rig configuration, playing style, personal preference, and many other factors. ToneBattles results are one data point in your decision — not the final word.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, ToneBattles and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of the site, regardless of the theory of liability. In no event shall our total liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of ToneBattles exceed the amount you have paid us, if any, in the twelve months preceding the claim.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and access to ToneBattles at our sole discretion, without prior notice, for conduct that we determine violates these Terms, is harmful to other users, or is otherwise objectionable. Upon termination, your right to use the site will immediately cease. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, and limitations of liability.
You may delete your account at any time by contacting us. Upon account deletion, your personal information will be removed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or your use of ToneBattles shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For material changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify registered users via email. Your continued use of ToneBattles after any changes to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at conact@tonebattles.com.