These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of https://woodweller.com and any pages that link to these Terms (the “Website”). The Website is owned or controlled by Woodweller LLC, incorporated in California, United States (“Woodweller,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Website.

1. Informational Purpose

The Website provides general information about Woodweller, technology, quantitative research, engineering, financial markets, and related subjects. It is not a trading platform, brokerage service, investment advisory service, research service provided to you, or offer of a financial product.

The Website and its content are subject to the separate Disclaimer, which forms part of these Terms.

2. Limited Licence

Subject to these Terms, Woodweller grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the Website for lawful, personal, and non-commercial informational purposes.

No ownership or other rights are transferred to you. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Woodweller and its licensors.

3. Intellectual Property

The Website and its content—including text, research commentary, graphics, diagrams, photographs, videos, software, code, design, layout, trademarks, logos, and other materials—are owned by or licensed to Woodweller and protected by intellectual-property laws.

Except where applicable law permits or Woodweller gives prior written permission, you may not:

  • reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, sublicense, or commercially exploit Website content;
  • modify, translate, adapt, or create derivative works from Website content;
  • remove copyright, trademark, attribution, or proprietary notices;
  • use Woodweller’s name, trademarks, or branding in a manner that implies endorsement or affiliation; or
  • use Website content to train, fine-tune, validate, or benchmark an artificial-intelligence or machine-learning system.

You may quote limited portions of publicly available articles for legitimate commentary or citation where permitted by law, provided you give clear attribution and do not misrepresent the source or context.

4. Acceptable Use

You must not:

  • use the Website for an unlawful, fraudulent, harmful, or abusive purpose;
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, servers, accounts, or connected systems;
  • introduce malware, malicious code, or harmful material;
  • interfere with the operation, integrity, performance, or security of the Website;
  • circumvent access controls, rate limits, security measures, or robots.txt instructions;
  • use automated systems to scrape, extract, copy, index, or monitor Website content except through search-engine activity expressly permitted by us;
  • impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation;
  • collect personal information about other visitors; or
  • use the Website or its content to develop trading signals, reverse engineer proprietary methods, or imply that Woodweller endorses a product, service, strategy, or publication.

We may restrict or terminate access where we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated.

5. User Communications

If you contact us or submit information through the Website, you represent that you have the right to provide it and that it does not violate law or third-party rights.

Do not submit confidential information, trading instructions, account credentials, material non-public information, or information subject to a duty of confidentiality through general Website forms or email addresses. A communication to Woodweller does not create a client, advisory, fiduciary, employment, or other professional relationship.

We process personal information as described in our Privacy Policy.

6. Third-Party Content and Links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or refer to third-party publications, data, products, or services. These references are provided for convenience and information only. Woodweller does not control or necessarily endorse third-party content and is not responsible for its availability, accuracy, security, or practices.

Your use of a third-party website or service is governed by the third party’s terms and policies.

7. Website Availability and Changes

We may modify, suspend, withdraw, or restrict any part of the Website at any time. We do not guarantee that the Website or any content will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free from errors.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” Woodweller disclaims all express, implied, and statutory warranties, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, and freedom from harmful components.

Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty or right that cannot lawfully be excluded.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Woodweller and its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive loss, or for loss of profits, revenue, business, data, opportunities, goodwill, or anticipated savings, arising from or related to the Website or its content.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Woodweller’s aggregate liability arising from or related to the Website will not exceed the greater of (a) US$100 and (b) the amount, if any, you paid Woodweller for access to the Website during the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or death or personal injury caused by negligence where applicable law prohibits such limitation.

10. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Woodweller and its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of the Website, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of third-party rights.

11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or connected with them are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Website will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts located in Sacramento County, California, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division, except where applicable law gives you the right to bring a claim elsewhere.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes take effect when posted unless a later date is stated. Your continued use of the Website after the effective date means that you accept the updated Terms.

13. General

If a provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Disclaimer, constitute the agreement between you and Woodweller regarding use of the Website.

14. Contact

Woodweller LLC
2108 N St Ste N, Sacramento, CA 95816, United States

For general inquiries, please contact us through our Contact page.