Terms of service

1. The service

Alternivo is a directory where people discover, compare and discuss software and AI tools. Listings, rankings and editorial content are provided for information only. Product names and logos belong to their owners.

2. Accounts

• You must be at least 16 years old and give accurate information.
• You are responsible for your account; keep your password safe. You may sign in with e-mail and password or with Google.
• You can ask us to delete your account at any time.

3. Your content

You keep ownership of reviews, comments and submissions you post. You give us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, display and adapt them on the site. Do not post anything unlawful, misleading, infringing, or reviews of your own product or a competitor's. We may moderate, edit for formatting or remove content that breaks these rules.

4. Product submissions

Submitting a product requires an account and is free during our launch period. Every submission is reviewed; we decide at our discretion whether and how a product is listed, and we may update listing content for accuracy.

5. Paid services for makers

• Submitting a product is free. Optional paid services are listed on our pricing page.
• Payments are processed by Freemius, Inc., which acts as reseller and merchant of record. Freemius' own terms apply to the payment, taxes, invoices and refunds.
• Fast Review ($5, one-time, per submission) means your submission is reviewed within 24 hours after the payment is confirmed. It does not guarantee approval, publication, ranking or traffic. If we do not review it within 24 hours, you can ask for a full refund.
• Featured and Growth are monthly subscriptions that renew until cancelled. Cancelling stops the next renewal; the placement ends when the paid month ends. Founding-vendor prices stay the same while the subscription stays active without interruption.
• Sponsorship campaigns run for a fixed period, are reviewed before they go live and are subject to limited inventory. If we reject a campaign you get a full refund.
• All paid placements are labelled (“Featured”, “Sponsored”, “Spotlight”, “Fast Review”) and never change organic rankings, votes, ratings or reviews.
• We do not promise any number of visitors, clicks, sign-ups or sales.
• We may refuse or end a placement that breaks these terms; in that case unused prepaid time is refunded.

6. Acceptable use

Do not scrape the site in bulk, manipulate votes or reviews, use automated accounts, interfere with security, or use the site for anything unlawful. We may suspend accounts that do.

7. Disclaimers and liability

The site is provided “as is”. We do our best to keep information accurate but do not guarantee it; check details with the vendor before you buy. To the extent the law allows, our liability is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim.

8. Changes

We may update these terms. Significant changes will be announced on the site; continued use means you accept them.

9. Contact

Questions? See the Help center. Our Privacy policy explains how we handle personal data.