Terms of use (draft)

To confirm before launch: The date these terms take effect, once approved

This is a draft, written from how SMEO works today. It is not final, and the parts that need a legal decision are marked to be confirmed.

To confirm before launch: The legal entity these terms are with, its registered address and company number.

Starting a draft

You can start building without an account. Your draft is tied to your device by a secure cookie, and a private link lets you continue on another device. Keep that link to yourself.

Drafts save as you go. Saving does not publish anything.

Your business details and content

Only you know your business, so the details, words and photos you add are your responsibility. Please make sure they are accurate and that you have the right to use them.

To confirm before launch: Who owns the content and the finished website, and what permission SMEO needs to host and show it.

Stock photos

The builder offers licensed stock photos chosen by theme.

To confirm before launch: The stock photo licence terms, and what customers may do with those photos, including after they leave.

Going live

A person at SMEO checks every website before it goes live. Nothing publishes automatically.

To confirm before launch: The grounds on which SMEO may decline to publish a website or remove content.

Demo and planned features

Some features are labelled demo or planned. Otis in Studio is a demo that uses labelled sample responses, not real AI. Planned features are not available and may change.

Prices and payment

Nothing can be bought today. Pricing on this website is a proposal, and no payment is taken.

To confirm before launch: Payment terms, cancellation, refunds and VAT, once pricing is confirmed.

Leaving

To confirm before launch: What a customer receives when they leave (for example, a WordPress export of their pages, posts and photos) and how long their data is kept afterwards.

Liability and law

To confirm before launch: Limits of liability, and the governing law and courts.

Changes and contact

To confirm before launch: How these terms are changed, and how to contact SMEO about them.