In short: Read, share and enjoy Meridian — but don't copy our work wholesale. Our reviews are honest opinions, not guarantees. Purchases happen on retailers' websites, under their terms, not ours.
1. Acceptance of terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of meridian-watches.blog (the "Site"), operated by Meridian ("Meridian", "we", "us", "our"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
2. Use of the site
You may use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to:
- Use the Site in any way that breaches applicable law or regulation;
- Scrape, crawl or harvest content or data by automated means without our prior written permission, other than through standard search-engine indexing;
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, its servers or any connected systems;
- Interfere with the Site's operation, including by introducing malware or placing an unreasonable load on our infrastructure;
- Impersonate Meridian or misrepresent your affiliation with us.
We may suspend or restrict access to the Site, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice.
3. Intellectual property
All content on the Site — including text, reviews, photographs, graphics, logos, the "MERIDIAN" name and the design of the Site — is owned by or licensed to Meridian and protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws.
3.1 What you may do
- View and print pages for your personal reference;
- Share links to our articles;
- Quote brief excerpts, with clear attribution and a link to the original article.
3.2 What you may not do
- Republish, reproduce or redistribute full articles or our original photography without written permission;
- Use our content to train machine-learning or artificial-intelligence models without written permission;
- Remove copyright or other proprietary notices.
Watch brand names, model names and logos mentioned on the Site are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification and review purposes only. Their use does not imply endorsement by, or affiliation with, those owners.
4. Editorial content
Our reviews, ratings and guides reflect the honest opinions of our editors at the time of writing. They are provided for general information and entertainment only and do not constitute professional, financial or investment advice. Watches should not be regarded as investments on the strength of our content.
Specifications, prices, availability and retailer policies change frequently. While we make reasonable efforts to keep information accurate, we do not guarantee that it is complete, current or error-free. Always confirm details with the retailer before purchasing.
5. Affiliate links and third-party websites
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- Product quality, authenticity, warranty, delivery, returns or refunds;
- The content, privacy practices or availability of third-party websites;
- Pricing errors or changes on retailers' websites.
Please review each retailer's own terms and policies before buying.
6. Newsletter
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7. Disclaimer of warranties
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8. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Meridian and its owners, editors and contributors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site, its content, or any product or service purchased through links on the Site.
Where liability cannot be excluded, our total liability to you for any claim relating to the Site is limited to one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100).
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including mandatory consumer-protection rights in your country of residence.
9. Indemnification
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10. Governing law and jurisdiction
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If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right does not constitute a waiver of that right.
11. Changes to these terms
We may revise these Terms at any time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when they were last changed. Your continued use of the Site after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
12. Contact
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