Terms of Use

By accessing or using the Data Champion website at datachampion.org (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms in their entirety, you must immediately cease using the Site.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User") and Data Champion ("we," "us," or "our"). We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Site following any modification constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

These Terms were last updated on 25 July 2026. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically.

ALL content published on this Site — including but not limited to product reviews, privacy ratings, risk assessments, data-practice analyses, security evaluations, and any recommendations — is provided strictly for general informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing on this Site constitutes, and should not be construed as, legal advice, cybersecurity advice, financial advice, professional consulting, or any other form of regulated professional advice. Data Champion is not a law firm, a cybersecurity firm, a financial institution, or a regulated advisory service.

You should not rely on any information on this Site as a substitute for professional advice tailored to your specific circumstances. Always consult a qualified professional — such as a solicitor, cybersecurity specialist, or data protection officer — before making decisions that may have legal, financial, or security consequences.

YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DECISIONS YOU MAKE BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND ON THIS SITE. Data Champion provides analysis and ratings as a reference tool only. The ultimate decision to purchase, use, avoid, or discontinue any product or service rests entirely with you.

Technology, privacy policies, data practices, and legal frameworks change frequently. Information on this Site may not reflect the most current state of any product, service, or regulation. You are responsible for independently verifying any information before acting upon it.

Your personal risk tolerance, threat model, jurisdiction, and individual circumstances are unique. Our ratings and assessments are generalised and may not be appropriate for your specific situation. You must evaluate whether any product or recommendation is suitable for your own needs.

By using this Site, you acknowledge that you are making your own informed choices and that Data Champion bears no responsibility for the outcomes of those choices.

THIS SITE AND ALL CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DATA CHAMPION EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (a) IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; (b) WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; (c) WARRANTIES AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY CONTENT.

We do not warrant that any product ratings, privacy scores, or risk assessments are complete, accurate, or up to date. Product policies, data practices, and security postures change without notice, and our assessments may not reflect such changes.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DATA CHAMPION, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, PERSONAL INJURY, PRIVACY BREACHES, SECURITY INCIDENTS, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY OR NON-PECUNIARY LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT.

THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND EVEN IF DATA CHAMPION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN JURISDICTIONS THAT DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Data Champion shall not be liable for any harm, loss, or damage resulting from: your reliance on product ratings or recommendations; your decision to purchase or avoid any product; data breaches or privacy violations by third-party products reviewed on this Site; or any action or inaction taken based on information found on this Site.

This Site reviews and references third-party products and services. Data Champion has no affiliation with, endorsement of, or control over any third-party company, product, or service unless explicitly stated. The inclusion of any product in our reviews does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation.

Our ratings and assessments are based on publicly available information, published privacy policies, and disclosed data practices at the time of review. We are not responsible for the accuracy of information provided by third parties, nor for any changes made by those third parties after our review.

This Site may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for convenience only. We have no control over the content, privacy practices, or policies of third-party sites and accept no responsibility for them. Accessing third-party sites is entirely at your own risk.

Any commercial relationships, affiliate arrangements, or sponsored content will be clearly disclosed in accordance with our funding transparency policy. However, such relationships do not influence our ratings methodology.

All content on this Site — including text, graphics, logos, ratings systems, methodologies, data visualisations, and software — is the intellectual property of Data Champion or its content suppliers and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes only. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any content from this Site without our prior written consent, except as permitted by applicable law.

The Data Champion name, logo, and all related marks are trademarks of Data Champion. Nothing on this Site grants you any licence to use our trademarks.

Your use of this Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using this Site, you consent to the data practices described in our Privacy Policy.

We may collect analytics data about how you use the Site to improve our services. We do not sell your personal data to third parties. For full details of what data we collect and how we use it, please review our Privacy Policy.

You agree not to use this Site: (a) in any way that violates applicable local, national, or international law or regulation; (b) to transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material; (c) to impersonate or attempt to impersonate Data Champion, a Data Champion employee, or any other person; (d) to engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Site; (e) to attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site or its related systems; (f) to scrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the Site without our prior written consent.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Data Champion and its directors, officers, employees, agents, and partners from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your violation of these Terms; (b) your use of the Site; (c) your violation of any third-party rights; or (d) any content you submit to the Site.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including any question regarding their existence, validity, or termination, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

If you are accessing this Site from outside the United Kingdom, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

We reserve the right to revise and update these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of revised Terms means you accept and agree to the changes.

We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates. The date at the top of this page indicates when these Terms were last revised.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable.

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Data Champion regarding your use of the Site and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties.

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us through the contact form available on our About page at datachampion.org/about.

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