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Blog Terms

Gaurav Tiwari, located at gauravtiwari.org (‘site’ or ‘blog’ hereafter), is a personal blog on web, tech, education and much more. Please read this agreement carefully before accessing or using the site. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree to all of them, please do not access the site or use any of its services.

  1. Accessing the site: Access the site through gauravtiwari.org only. Domain masking is not allowed. URL shorteners are fine as long as they are safe for both your device and the site. You must be 7 years or older to access the site, and 13 years or older to comment, register, or post anything. Our privacy policy explains how your data is used.
  2. Registering: Do not attempt to log in to the dashboard by any unethical means. Posting comments does not require an account. If you want to contribute, you can register for an account by sending an email through the contact page. If you register, you are responsible for keeping your account secure, and you are fully responsible for all activity that happens under it.
  3. Comments: Stay on topic. Never use unethical words, bad links, or SEO keywords in comments. There is a zero tolerance policy for spam, and violations lead to suspension without warning.
  4. Content standards: Anything you post on the site must:
    • not be spam and not be machine-generated or randomly generated;
    • not contain commercial content designed to drive traffic to third-party sites, boost third-party search rankings, further unlawful acts such as phishing, or mislead recipients about its source;
    • not be adult in nature, contain threats, incite violence, or violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;
    • not infringe any third party’s proprietary rights, including copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secret rights.
  5. Content you submit: By submitting content or comments to the site, you transfer the copyright to Gaurav Tiwari. You agree not to use or republish any content from the site for commercial purposes without written permission.
  6. Privacy and copyright: The privacy policy explains how your data is treated and protected. All content published on the site is copyrighted to Gaurav Tiwari unless stated otherwise. For copyright claims, email copyright@gauravtiwari.org.
  7. Acceptance of these terms: Using the site means you accept this policy and these terms of service. Continued use of the site after changes are posted counts as acceptance of those changes.
  8. Trademarks: Third-party product names, for example WordPress, WordPress.com, Amazon, Google and others, are registered trademarks of their respective owner companies.
  9. Third-party links: Links to third-party sites are provided for your convenience only, and there is no responsibility for or control over them. Some external links may generate revenue for the site’s development. If any link is misleading or broken, please report it.

Services Terms

I offer WordPress development, SEO, performance, and related marketing services through this site. Every engagement starts with a written scope that covers deliverables, timeline, and price. That written scope, together with these terms, governs the work.

Some projects, especially larger or agency-style engagements, are delivered through Gatilab and follow Gatilab’s own terms.

Affiliate Disclaimers

The affiliate disclaimer is available on the disclaimer page.

Products, Software, and Downloads

I sell and distribute digital products directly on this site: WordPress plugins, ebooks and PDF study materials, and templates and checklists. If you buy or download any of them, you agree to these terms:

  1. The product page is part of the deal. Each product page states what you get: features, license type, number of sites, and the updates and support period. Where a product page states its own terms, those terms apply to that product.
  2. Licenses: Paid plugins include a license key, updates, and support for the purchased term (annual or lifetime, as stated on the product page). Licenses cover your own sites, or your clients’ sites where the product page allows it.
  3. No redistribution: Sharing, reselling, or redistributing license keys, premium downloads, or paid PDFs is not permitted.
  4. Free products are provided as-is for personal use, without any support obligation. Please link to the product page instead of rehosting the files.
  5. Payment fraud: If a payment is defrauded or charged back without cause, the related licenses, downloads, and previous orders become null and void.

Refund Policy

  1. Paid plugins and software: 14-day money-back period from the date of purchase. Email me within 14 days and you get a refund, no questions asked.
  2. Paid ebooks, notes, and templates: These are instant digital downloads. I refund defective files, duplicate charges, and orders that never got delivered. Change-of-mind refunds are not available once the download has been delivered.
  3. Physical goods and in-person services: 14-day refund policy.
  4. Services: Refunds follow the written scope agreed for each engagement.
  5. Free products: Nothing was charged, so there is nothing to refund.

Sponsored Content and Advertising

This site does not sell backlinks, link insertions, paid guest posts, or dofollow placements. There is no price list for links, no placement inventory, and no past placement is maintained as a paid product.

When I publish sponsored content, it is clearly labeled as sponsored, I keep full editorial control, and any paid link carries the rel=”sponsored” or rel=”nofollow” attribute in line with Google’s spam policies. Sponsorship never buys a ranking signal on this site.

Third-party resale of placements on this site is unauthorized. If a marketplace or broker lists gauravtiwari.org as a site where you can buy links or guest posts, that listing is fraudulent and I have no relationship with it. Orders placed through such marketplaces will not be honored. If you spot one, please report it through the contact page.

These terms can change. Updates take effect when they are posted on this page.

This document was last updated on August 29, 2026.