Terms of service

Terms of Service for The Apt Edit

Last updated: May 22, 2026

Overview

Welcome to The Apt Edit. The terms "we," "us," and "our" refer to The Apt Edit. We operate this website, including all related content, features, and services (the "Site"), to share budget home decor ideas for small spaces and rentals. The Apt Edit is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Site to you.

These Terms of Service, together with our Privacy Policy, describe your rights and responsibilities when you use the Site. Please read them carefully, as they include important information, including warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability. By visiting or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy [LINK]. If you do not agree, you should not use the Site.

Section 1 — Who Can Use the Site

By using the Site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence. The Site is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed at children.

Section 2 — The Site and Its Content

The Apt Edit is a blog. We publish articles, decor ideas, product suggestions, images, and other content for general informational purposes. We do not sell products, process payments, ship goods, or operate customer accounts on the Site.

We make every effort to provide accurate, helpful information, but home decor is a matter of personal taste, and prices, product availability, and product details change constantly and vary by retailer and location. Any prices we mention reflect what we observed at the time of writing and are not guaranteed. We do not warrant that any information on the Site is accurate, complete, current, or suitable for your particular situation. Any reliance you place on the content is at your own risk.

We may change, update, or remove content at any time without notice, at our sole discretion.

Section 3 — Affiliate Links and Disclosure

The Site contains affiliate links. This means we participate in affiliate programs, including the Amazon Associates Program and others, and we may earn a commission when you click an affiliate link and make a purchase — at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products we genuinely use or would buy ourselves, but we do not manufacture, sell, or ship any products, and we are not responsible for products you purchase from third-party retailers.

When you click an affiliate link, you leave the Site and any purchase you make is a transaction directly between you and that third-party retailer, governed by their terms and policies, not ours. We disclose the presence of affiliate links on every post that contains them.

Section 4 — Third-Party Links and Websites

The Site contains links to websites and resources operated by third parties, including affiliate retailers and social media platforms. We do not control and are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content, accuracy, or practices of those third parties. If you access a third-party site through the Site, you do so at your own risk, and we are not liable for any harm or damages related to that access or to any products or services you obtain there. Please review the third party's policies before you transact with them. Complaints about third-party products or services should be directed to that third party.

Section 5 — Intellectual Property

The Site and its content, including text, posts, displays, images, graphics, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof, are owned by The Apt Edit or its licensors and are protected by U.S. and foreign copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

These Terms permit you to use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, republish, download, or transmit any of our content without our prior written consent, except that you may share links to our posts. The Apt Edit's name and logo are our trademarks and may not be used without our permission. Shopify's name, logo, and marks are trademarks of Shopify. All other marks on the Site belong to their respective owners. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Section 6 — Comments and Submissions

If you submit comments, feedback, ideas, suggestions, or other content to the Site ("Submissions"), you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and display those Submissions in any medium for any purpose, including to operate and promote the Site. You represent that you own or have the rights to your Submissions, that they are accurate, and that they do not violate these Terms or the rights of any third party.

We are not obligated to keep Submissions confidential, to pay for them, or to respond to them. We may, but are not required to, monitor, edit, or remove any Submission we determine, in our sole discretion, to be unlawful, offensive, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. You are solely responsible for your Submissions, and we assume no liability for any Submission posted by you or any third party. You may not use a false identity or mislead others as to the origin of a Submission.

Section 7 — Prohibited Uses

You may use the Site for lawful purposes only. You agree not to use the Site: for any unlawful or malicious purpose; to violate any applicable laws or regulations; to infringe our intellectual property or that of others; to harass, abuse, defame, or harm any person; to transmit false or misleading information; to send spam or unsolicited promotional material; to impersonate any person or entity; to upload viruses or malicious code; to collect or track the personal information of others; to scrape or use automated tools to access the Site in a way that burdens or interferes with it; or to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Site. We reserve the right to restrict or terminate your access to the Site at any time if we believe you have violated these Terms.

Section 8 — Relationship with Shopify

The Apt Edit is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Site to you. By using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that Shopify is not responsible for any aspect of your use of the Site, including any injury, damage, or loss resulting from the content or from products or services you obtain through third-party links. You expressly release Shopify and its affiliates from all claims, damages, and liabilities arising from or related to your use of the Site.

Section 9 — Agents

This section applies if you use, enable, or deploy an Agent to access or interact with the Site. "Agent" means any software or service that takes autonomous or semi-autonomous action on behalf of a person and can be executed without direct supervision. No Agent may access or interact with the Site unless it identifies itself as an Agent in its HTTP/HTTPS request user-agent string (in the form "Agent/[agent name]"), does not conceal that it is an Agent or mimic human behavior, does not circumvent CAPTCHAs or other measures intended to distinguish humans from automated access, responds truthfully to any prompt seeking to determine whether interactions come from a human or a computer, and does not circumvent any measure we use to control how Agents access the Site. We may limit, including by technical means, whether and how any Agent accesses the Site.

Section 10 — Disclaimer of Warranties

The information on the Site is provided for general informational purposes only. We do not warrant its accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, and any reliance you place on it is strictly at your own risk.

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Section 11 — Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO CASE SHALL THE APT EDIT OR ITS OWNERS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR THOSE OF SHOPIFY, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT ON IT, OR FROM ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES YOU OBTAIN FROM THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Section 12 — Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Apt Edit, Shopify, and our respective affiliates, owners, agents, and service providers from any losses, damages, liabilities, or claims, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of your breach of these Terms, your violation of any law or the rights of a third party, or your use of the Site.

Section 13 — Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Site at any time, in our sole discretion, without notice. The sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination — including Intellectual Property, Submissions, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Governing Law — will continue to apply.

Section 14 — Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the unenforceable portion will be severed without affecting the validity of the remaining provisions.

Section 15 — Entire Agreement and Waiver

These Terms and any policies posted on the Site constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Site and supersede any prior agreements. Our failure to enforce any right or provision will not be a waiver of that right or provision.

Section 16 — Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer these Terms without restriction.

Section 17 — Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California and applicable U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. You and The Apt Edit consent to the venue and personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in California.

Section 18 — Changes to These Terms

You can review the most current version of these Terms on this page at any time. We may update or replace any part of these Terms by posting changes to the Site. It is your responsibility to check periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of those changes.

Section 19 — Contact

Questions about these Terms of Service should be sent to us at theaptedit@gmail.com.