Terms of Service

1. Acceptance

ProductGuru is operated by Czech Export Advisory s.r.o. (IČO 21928762), the contracting party for these Terms — see the Impressum.

By using ProductGuru you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the service. We may update these Terms at any time; continued use constitutes acceptance.

2. Service Description

ProductGuru provides a free, publicly accessible database of product and barcode information aggregated from open, publicly available datasets. The service is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Data accuracy is not guaranteed — always verify product information from authoritative sources.

3. Data Sources

ProductGuru aggregates data from open-licensed public datasets including but not limited to USDA Branded Foods (public domain), MusicBrainz (CC0), EU manufacturer registrations, and GS1 public data. We do not host copyrighted product content without licence.

4. Permitted Use

• Personal, non-commercial barcode lookups and product research.
• Programmatic access via our free API for legitimate non-commercial or low-volume commercial use.
• Crawling for indexing purposes by search engines.

You may not systematically scrape, mirror, or resell our database without written permission.

5. User-Submitted Content

You may submit photographs of product barcodes and packaging ("User Content") via our submission feature. By submitting User Content you confirm that:

• You are the author of the photograph and have the right to submit it.
• The photograph does not contain personal data of any individual.
• You grant ProductGuru a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence to store, use, reproduce, and display the User Content for the purpose of operating and improving this service.

We will not sell your submitted photographs to third parties. User Content may be reviewed by our team before being added to the database. We reserve the right to reject any submission.

6. Advertising

We display advertisements via Adsterra (Adsterra Group Ltd) to fund this free service. Ads are served in accordance with our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy. We do not use Google AdSense. We do not endorse advertised products.

7. Limitation of Liability

ProductGuru is not liable for any direct, indirect, or consequential damages arising from use of this service or reliance on data presented. Product data may be incomplete, outdated, or inaccurate.

8. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Czech Republic and applicable EU regulations including GDPR.

9. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email [email protected].