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User Interaction

Website AutoManiac.org offers the possibility of rating a specific vehicle its visitors had the opportunity to drive. This option was made available in order to improve the quality of information and our website services, presuming well-intentioned approach by the website visitors. AutoManiac.org will take user ratings into count immediately and will include them in the specific car rating system, as well as the rating of the model this car belongs to. Similarly, marking of problematic engine components by the website visitors will be taken into count in the specific engine overview, regardless of the model and brand using the engine. In case website administrators determine multiple ratings of the same vehicle by the same visitor, or a malicious rating of a large number of different vehicles in a short period of time, those ratings will be removed and will not be taken into consideration when calculating an average rating of the vehicle / model in question. Visitors performing this kind of actions will be disallowed to rate vehicles further, and in case of ignoring the administrator's warning they could even be denied access to the website in full. Similarly, users are able to leave their comments in certain sections of the website. All the content is being checked by our moderators before being published and users are expected not to include any swears, insults or hate speach into their comments. Users should strive to be as objective and constructive as possible when expressing their own opinion. Furthermore, comments cannot contain any type of promotion, links to other internet pages, text markup or decoration. Comments that don't meet these conditions won't be published, while users who violate the rules multiple times in a row will be permanenty banned from commenting.

User content

The Automaniac.org website allows users to enter, store and update data they provide themselves within the vehicle-related features (e.g. basic details, history, price estimates, mileage, photos and similar content) as well as expenses related to each vehicle (e.g. date, expense type, amount/price, notes and other associated data). This functionality is provided for users' personal record-keeping, to improve the portal's features, to generate statistics and display useful insights (e.g. an overview of expenses over time), on the assumption of good-faith and lawful use. The user is solely responsible for the content they submit and confirms that:

• they are entering data relating to vehicles over which they have ownership rights or for which they are authorised to keep records;
• the data entered should be accurate, up to date and lawful, and must not mislead other users or compromise the integrity of the system;
• they will not enter or upload content containing profanity, threats, hate speech, discrimination, harassment, explicit material, or any content contrary to applicable law;
• they will not enter personal data of third parties (e.g. name, phone number, address, document details), nor publish photos/documents containing sensitive or confidential information; users are advised not to publish content that is not necessary for the intended purpose of the feature (e.g. scans of vehicle registration documents, insurance policies, etc.);
• when uploading photos and other files, the user guarantees they hold the necessary rights to use them (copyright and/or permission) and that such content does not infringe the rights of third parties (including intellectual property rights and the right to privacy).

Automaniac.org does not verify the accuracy or completeness of user content in advance and does not guarantee that records (including history, price estimates or expense overviews) will reflect the actual situation. All displays, statistics and calculations based on user input are for informational purposes only and are used at the user's own risk.

The user retains rights to the content they submit, but by providing content to Automaniac.org they grant a non-exclusive, royalty-free, unlimited licence to technically process and use such content to the extent necessary for the operation of the service (e.g. storage in the database, display to the user and other portal visitors, formatting, photo compression and scaling, backups), as well as to generate anonymised and aggregated statistics from submitted data for the purpose of improving portal content quality, etc. Administrators and moderators reserve the right to, without prior notice:

• remove or restrict access to user content that violates these Terms of Use, applicable law, third-party rights, or that in their assessment compromises the security and reliability of the system;
• restrict, temporarily or permanently, the ability to submit/edit content for users who abuse the features (e.g. mass submission of false data, attempts to manipulate the system, repeated rule violations), and to suspend the account or block access to the portal in more serious or repeated cases.

Users are generally able to subsequently edit or delete their own user content. However, for technical and security reasons (e.g. logs, backups, abuse prevention), certain data may be retained for a limited time in system copies, for as long as necessary or required by applicable law. Automaniac.org does not guarantee the permanent availability of user content and recommends that users keep their own copies of important information (e.g. photos and records), particularly if needed as official documentation.

Content Interpretation

The Team behind this project is constantly putting efforts to ensure that the content is correct and up-to-date. Same goes for algorithms being used when consulting our Virtual Adviser™, as well as suggestions of similar vehicles on a specific vehicle overview. Nevertheless, by using services of our website, as well as by viewing its content (both text and images), visitors accept these terms and conditions and confirm that they are aware of the potential misleading data and partial information, as well as AutoManiac.org authors' advice to consult some other information sources, before buying a car. Visitors are encouraged to personally examine all the information found on our website by checking a specific vehicle in person, trying it out and, in some cases, taking it to an authorized service for a control. In case you notice that there is an information missing, or in case of wrong data, please let us know via email so that we could act and fix the problem ASAP.