These Terms of Service govern your use of Sharply Simple and all of its pages, articles and features.
By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by any applicable local laws. If you don’t agree with any part of them, please stop using the site.
What Sharply Simple Offers
Sharply Simple is a style blog for men over 40. We publish outfit ideas, style guides, and advice on haircuts, grooming and accessories. All content is free to read and meant to help you make your own choices about how you dress and look after yourself. We don’t sell clothing or grooming products directly.
Who Can Use This Site
Sharply Simple is intended for adults aged 18 and older. Visitors aged 13 to 17 may use the site only with the permission and supervision of a parent or guardian. Children under 13 may not use Sharply Simple.
By using the site, you confirm that you meet these age requirements.
Your Privacy
Your use of Sharply Simple is also governed by our Privacy Policy. It explains what information we collect, how we use it and the choices you have. Please read it alongside these Terms.
Permission to Use Our Content
Sharply Simple grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to view and read the content on this site for your own personal, non-commercial use. You’re welcome to save an article for later or share a link with a friend.
This is a license, not a transfer of ownership. It ends automatically if you break any of these Terms. If it ends, you must delete any materials you’ve downloaded from the site.
What You May Not Do
Under this license, you may not:
- Copy, modify or republish our articles, images or other materials
- Use any content from Sharply Simple for commercial purposes, or display it publicly, without our written permission
- Try to decompile or reverse engineer any software on the site
- Remove any copyright or other ownership notices from our materials
- Transfer the materials to another person, or “mirror” them on another server
- Scrape, harvest or collect content or data from the site by any means
- Use bots, crawlers or other automated tools to access the site, except for standard search engine indexing
- Frame or embed the site within another website without our permission
Ownership of Content
All content on Sharply Simple belongs to Sharply Simple or its licensors. That includes the text, photographs, graphics, logos, page design and software. It’s protected by copyright and trademark laws.
You may not reproduce, distribute or create work based on our content without our express written consent. If you’d like to use something, just ask. We’re happy to consider reasonable requests.
How to Behave on the Site
We want Sharply Simple to stay a friendly, useful place. When you use the site, you agree not to:
- Harass, insult or threaten other readers or the site owner
- Post anything unlawful, hateful, obscene or offensive
- Send spam, advertising or other unsolicited commercial messages
- Upload viruses or anything else designed to damage or disrupt the site
- Try to access areas of the site you’re not permitted to use
- Use the site in any way that breaks local, national or international law
Comments and Submissions
When you post a comment or send us content, you keep ownership of it. However, you grant Sharply Simple a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, display, reproduce and distribute that content in connection with the site. For example, we may quote a reader question in a future article.
You confirm that anything you submit is your own and doesn’t break anyone else’s rights. We may moderate, edit or remove any comment or submission at any time, for any reason, without notice.
Affiliate and Commercial Relationships
Sharply Simple takes part in affiliate programs, including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. When you buy a product through one of our links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. These relationships help keep the site free to read.
Links to Other Websites
Our articles often link to stores, brands and other websites that we think you’ll find useful. We don’t control those sites, and a link doesn’t mean we endorse everything on them. We’re not responsible for their content, products, prices or privacy practices. You use any linked website at your own risk.
Style Advice, Not Professional Advice
The content on Sharply Simple is for general information only. Style is personal, and results will vary depending on your body, hair, skin and circumstances.
For grooming and skincare products, always read the label and test on a small patch of skin first. If you have a skin or scalp condition, speak to a doctor or dermatologist before trying something new.
Content Provided “As Is”
All materials on Sharply Simple are provided “as is,” without any warranty of any kind, express or implied. That includes any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.
We make no promises about the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any content, or about the results you’ll get from using it.
Errors and Updates
We work hard to keep our articles accurate, but the materials on Sharply Simple may include technical, typing or photographic errors. We don’t guarantee that any content is accurate, complete or current.
We may change or remove content at any time without notice. Product details, prices and availability often change after an article is published, and we’re under no obligation to update older material.
Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, Sharply Simple, its owner and its agents will not be liable for any damages arising from your use of the site, or your inability to use it. This covers direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special and exemplary damages, even if we were told such damages were possible.
Some jurisdictions don’t allow limits on implied warranties or on liability for certain damages. If you live in one of those places, some of these limits may not apply to you.
Your Responsibility to Us
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sharply Simple, its owner and its affiliates from any claims, damages, losses or expenses, including reasonable legal fees, that arise from:
- Your use of the site
- Your breach of these Terms
- Your violation of anyone else’s rights
Ending Access
We may suspend or end your access to Sharply Simple at any time, without notice and for any reason, including a breach of these Terms. If that happens, your right to use the site ends immediately. Any sections of these Terms that should naturally survive termination, such as ownership, disclaimers and limits on liability, will continue to apply.
Events Beyond Our Control
Sharply Simple won’t be responsible for any delay or failure to provide the site caused by things outside our reasonable control. These include natural disasters, acts of God, war, terrorism, internet or hosting outages, power failures and government actions.
Changes to These Terms
We may revise these Terms of Service at any time without prior notice. Any changes take effect as soon as they’re posted on this page. If you keep using the site after an update, that means you accept the revised Terms. Please check this page from time to time.
Governing Law
These Terms, and any claim related to Sharply Simple, are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the website owner is established, without regard to its conflict of law rules. You agree that the courts of that jurisdiction will handle any dispute.
Severability
If any part of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that part will be limited or removed only as far as necessary. The rest of the Terms will stay in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service, together with our Privacy Policy and any other notices posted on the site, form the entire agreement between you and Sharply Simple about your use of the website. They replace any earlier agreements or understandings.
Questions About These Terms
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please get in touch:
contact@sharplysimple.com