Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use constitute an agreement between you and Gauge Advisor LLC concerning your access to and use of this website.

By accessing, browsing, or using the website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.

If you use the website on behalf of a company, employer, or other organization, you represent that you have authority to accept these Terms on its behalf.

2. Use of the Website

Gauge Advisor LLC, referred to in these Terms as “Gauge Advisor,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” provides this website for informational, educational, technical, and professional purposes within the extrusion, medical device, wire and cable, coating, converting, plastics, and manufacturing industries.

Permitted uses

Subject to these Terms, you may:

• View and use website content for your own personal or internal professional purposes.
• Use our calculators, equipment selectors, and interactive tools to conduct preliminary application evaluations.
• Print or save individual tool results for your own legitimate internal business use.
• Share links directing others to the original content or tool on the Gauge Advisor website.
• Contact us through our forms, email addresses, or other published contact methods.

Prohibited uses

Unless you receive prior written permission from Gauge Advisor, you may not:

• Republish, reproduce, copy, modify, translate, distribute, license, sell, or commercially exploit website content.
• Copy, clone, recreate, adapt, or develop a derivative version of any calculator, selector, questionnaire, assessment, recommendation system, comparison tool, or interactive resource.
• Use our website, content, tools, or results to develop, improve, populate, market, or operate a competing product, service, website, calculator, selector, database, or software platform.
• Scrape, crawl, harvest, download, extract, index, or systematically collect content, source code, questions, answer choices, product data, tool outputs, or recommendation results.
• Use bots, scripts, automated browsers, data-mining tools, artificial intelligence systems, or similar technologies to copy, map, analyze, reproduce, imitate, or reconstruct our tools or content.
• Submit repeated or automated combinations of tool inputs for the purpose of discovering, mapping, or reconstructing recommendation rules, decision paths, product-selection criteria, or output structures.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decode, or attempt to discover non-public elements of the website or its tools.
• Circumvent rate limits, access controls, security measures, technological restrictions, or instructions communicated through the website.
• Frame, mirror, embed, proxy, or display a Gauge Advisor tool or page through another website, application, iframe, service, or user interface.
• Remove, alter, obscure, or misrepresent copyright notices, ownership notices, branding, attribution, watermarks, or disclaimers.
• Present Gauge Advisor content, tools, recommendations, or results as your own work or as originating from another person or organization.
• Use the website to transmit malicious software, interfere with website operation, gain unauthorized access, send spam, engage in fraud, or violate applicable law.

Normal indexing by legitimate public search engines is permitted when performed in accordance with our published technical directives and when it does not reproduce, extract, or commercially exploit substantial portions of the website.

3. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, original materials created by Gauge Advisor are owned by Gauge Advisor LLC and are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, and other intellectual property laws.

Protected materials may include, without limitation:

• Website text, technical articles, application guidance, product descriptions, and educational materials.
• Calculators, equipment selectors, recommendation tools, questionnaires, comparison resources, and interactive features.
• Original source code, scripts, formulas, software implementation, data structures, interface elements, and combinations of features.
• Tool questions, answer choices, instructions, explanatory notes, recommendation language, output formats, and report structures.
• Page layouts, graphics, diagrams, illustrations, icons, videos, photographs, and other visual materials created by Gauge Advisor.
• Gauge Advisor names, logos, branding elements, and original identifiers for its products, services, or tools.
• The original selection, coordination, organization, arrangement, and presentation of website materials.

No ownership interest or intellectual property right is transferred to you through your access to or use of the website. You receive only a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the website in accordance with these Terms.

Nothing in these Terms grants permission to reproduce, distribute, modify, publicly display, commercially exploit, sublicense, or create derivative works from Gauge Advisor intellectual property.

4. Interactive Tools, Calculators, and Equipment Selectors

Gauge Advisor provides calculators, equipment selectors, recommendation tools, conversion tools, and other interactive resources to assist users with preliminary technical and commercial evaluations.

These resources have been developed through a combination of original software development, technical research, application experience, product knowledge, equipment specifications, and industry expertise.

Limited permission to use tools

You may use the tools and their results solely for your own personal or internal professional evaluation. You may save, print, or internally share individual results in connection with a legitimate application, project, purchasing evaluation, or engineering review.

Restrictions on copying and competitive use

You may not:

• Copy or recreate a tool using Gauge Advisor source code, wording, layout, structure, questions, answer choices, recommendation text, output design, or other protected expression.
• Use automated submissions, scripts, bots, browser automation, or systematic manual testing to map or reconstruct a tool’s recommendation behavior.
• Compile tool results into a competing database, product-selection platform, software service, knowledge base, commercial report, or artificial intelligence system.
• Offer, resell, sublicense, white-label, embed, host, or provide access to a Gauge Advisor tool through another website, application, or service.
• Remove Gauge Advisor branding, attribution, copyright notices, or disclaimers from printed, saved, displayed, or shared results.
• Imply that a tool or its output was developed, approved, or issued by another person or organization.

Preliminary results only

Tool results are provided for preliminary informational purposes only. They do not constitute a binding quotation, engineering approval, product certification, guarantee of suitability, legal advice, safety advice, or professional engineering opinion.

Equipment suitability may depend on information not requested or evaluated by a tool, including:

• Material composition and optical or physical properties
• Product geometry and dimensional variation
• Required accuracy, repeatability, resolution, and response time
• Line speed, process stability, vibration, and environmental conditions
• Product temperature and measurement location
• Installation space, alignment, access, and guarding
• Controls, communications, software, and integration requirements
• Calibration, maintenance, validation, and regulatory requirements
• Manufacturer product changes or application limitations

You should obtain a detailed application review and written confirmation from Gauge Advisor or the applicable manufacturer before making a final purchasing, engineering, production, quality, or safety decision.

5. Automated Access and Artificial Intelligence Use

Except for permitted search-engine indexing and ordinary use by an individual visitor, automated access to the website is prohibited without prior written authorization from Gauge Advisor.

You may not copy, scrape, ingest, upload, submit, process, or use Gauge Advisor content, source code, tool structures, questions, answer choices, outputs, or other materials with an artificial intelligence, machine learning, data-mining, or automated content-generation system for the purpose of:

• Reproducing or imitating Gauge Advisor content or tools
• Creating a derivative or substantially similar tool
• Developing or improving a competing product or service
• Reconstructing tool logic, rules, or decision paths
• Generating replacement or derivative commercial content
• Building a commercial dataset, model, database, or knowledge base
• Removing or bypassing Gauge Advisor attribution

This section does not prohibit an individual user from using generally available technology solely to understand information or evaluate an individual result for that user’s legitimate internal purposes, provided the material is not republished, commercialized, systematically extracted, used to create a competing resource, or presented as someone else’s work.

6. User Submissions and Application Information

You may voluntarily submit information through contact forms, tool forms, emails, or other website features. This information may include contact details, application requirements, dimensions, process information, equipment needs, or questions.

You represent that you have the right to provide the information you submit and that your submission does not violate another party’s rights or applicable law.

Do not submit export-controlled data, classified information, highly sensitive personal information, confidential third-party information, or proprietary information that you are not authorized to disclose.

Submitting application information does not by itself create a confidential relationship, fiduciary relationship, professional engineering relationship, agency relationship, or binding obligation to provide products or services. A separate written nondisclosure agreement or other written agreement may be used when appropriate.

Our collection and handling of personal information is further described in our Privacy Policy.

7. Third-Party Websites and Resources

The website may contain links to websites, documents, videos, software, and other resources operated or provided by manufacturers, suppliers, customers, industry organizations, or other third parties.

Third-party links are provided for convenience and informational purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, Gauge Advisor does not control and is not responsible for the availability, security, accuracy, content, privacy practices, or terms of third-party resources.

Your use of a third-party website or resource is subject to that third party’s own terms, policies, and practices.

8. Product Information and Manufacturer Materials

Product descriptions, technical specifications, photographs, performance information, availability, pricing, lead times, warranties, and other manufacturer-related information may change without notice.

Gauge Advisor strives to provide useful and accurate information but does not warrant that all website information reflects the latest manufacturer revision, specification, configuration, software release, commercial term, or product availability.

Final equipment specifications, pricing, scope of supply, delivery terms, warranties, and contractual obligations will be governed by the applicable written quotation, order acknowledgment, manufacturer documentation, or separate agreement.

9. Third-Party Equipment Identification and Independent Troubleshooting

Gauge Advisor tools may reference third-party manufacturers, product names, model numbers, trademarks, error descriptions, equipment categories, and publicly available technical information solely to identify the equipment being discussed and to provide independent, preliminary troubleshooting or application guidance.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Gauge Advisor is not affiliated with, authorized by, sponsored by, endorsed by, or acting as a service provider for any third-party manufacturer referenced in a tool. All third-party trademarks, product names, logos, and other proprietary identifiers remain the property of their respective owners.

Guidance relating to third-party equipment is not official manufacturer technical support and may not reflect the latest hardware revision, firmware version, software release, configuration, service bulletin, safety notice, or operating procedure. Users must verify all actions against the current documentation for the exact manufacturer, model, controller, software version, and equipment configuration.

Gauge Advisor tools are intended for preliminary, non-invasive troubleshooting and application review. Unless expressly stated otherwise, they are not intended to provide internal repair instructions, energized electrical procedures, wiring modifications, firmware modification, access to protected service menus, or instructions to defeat guards, interlocks, alarms, or other protective devices.

Users must stop and obtain assistance from the original manufacturer, an authorized service provider, or appropriately qualified personnel when an issue involves exposed conductors, damaged enclosures, smoke, heat, odor, arcing, unknown supply voltage, internal components, removed guards, bypassed interlocks, hazardous locations, or other conditions that could create a risk of injury, equipment damage, product loss, or regulatory noncompliance.

A recommendation to inspect, configure, repair, modernize, replace, or further evaluate equipment does not establish that the existing equipment is defective, unsafe, obsolete, unsuitable, or inferior to another product. Final conclusions require a complete review of the application, current equipment, operating conditions, documentation, and performance requirements.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the website and all content, tools, calculations, recommendations, and services made available through it are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

Gauge Advisor disclaims all warranties, representations, and conditions, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, title, non-infringement, availability, and compatibility.

We do not warrant that:

• The website will operate without interruption or error
• All content or calculations will be complete or error-free
• A recommendation will be suitable for every application
• Website information will always reflect the latest product revision
• Defects or technical issues will be corrected immediately
• The website will be free from harmful components or unauthorized access

Some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion of certain implied warranties. In those jurisdictions, the exclusions in this section apply only to the extent permitted by law.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Gauge Advisor LLC and its owner, employees, representatives, affiliates, service providers, licensors, and participating manufacturers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages arising from or related to:

• Your access to or use of the website
• Your inability to access or use the website
• Your reliance on website content or tool results
• Errors, omissions, interruptions, or inaccurate information
• Loss of data, revenue, profits, production, opportunity, or goodwill
• Equipment selection, installation, integration, or operation
• Third-party content, products, websites, or services
• Unauthorized access to or alteration of information

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Gauge Advisor’s total aggregate liability arising from or related to your use of the website will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid directly to Gauge Advisor specifically for access to the website during the six months preceding the event giving rise to the claim or one hundred U.S. dollars.

These limitations do not apply where liability cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

12. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Gauge Advisor LLC and its owner, employees, representatives, affiliates, service providers, licensors, and participating manufacturers from claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, losses, costs, and expenses arising from or related to:

• Your misuse of the website or its tools
• Your violation of these Terms
• Your violation of applicable law
• Your infringement of another party’s rights
• Information or materials you submit through the website
• Your use of tool results in a manner inconsistent with their intended purpose

13. Copyright Infringement and Enforcement

Gauge Advisor respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects website users to do the same.

If you believe material appearing on this website infringes a copyright you own or are authorized to enforce, please contact us and provide sufficient information to identify:

• The copyrighted work you believe has been infringed
• The material you believe is infringing
• The location of the material on the website
• Your name and contact information
• The basis for your copyright claim

Gauge Advisor reserves the right to pursue appropriate remedies when its copyrighted materials are copied, reproduced, distributed, or used without authorization. Such remedies may include contacting the responsible party, hosting provider, platform, search engine, domain provider, or other service provider and pursuing other available legal remedies.

14. Suspension and Termination

Gauge Advisor may restrict, suspend, or terminate access to all or part of the website when we reasonably believe a user has violated these Terms, interfered with website operation, infringed intellectual property rights, engaged in unauthorized automated activity, or created a security or legal risk.

Provisions concerning intellectual property, prohibited use, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, governing law, and enforcement will survive termination of access.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms of Use periodically to reflect changes to the website, our tools, our business practices, applicable law, or other operational considerations.

Updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the website after updated Terms become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

16. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms and any dispute arising from or relating to the website will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, any legal proceeding arising from or relating to these Terms or the website will be brought in a state or federal court having jurisdiction in Ventura County, California, and each party consents to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those courts.

Nothing in this section limits rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be waived under applicable consumer protection law.

17. General Provisions

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted, and the remaining provisions will remain in effect.

No waiver

A failure by Gauge Advisor to enforce any provision of these Terms does not waive our right to enforce that provision or any other provision in the future.

No agency relationship

Your use of the website does not create an employment, partnership, joint venture, franchise, fiduciary, or agency relationship between you and Gauge Advisor.

Entire agreement

These Terms and the policies expressly incorporated into them constitute the entire agreement concerning your use of the website. They do not replace or modify a separate written quotation, purchase order, representation agreement, nondisclosure agreement, services agreement, or other written contract between you and Gauge Advisor.

Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. Gauge Advisor may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or transfer of the website or business.

18. Contact Us

Questions about these Terms of Use may be directed to: