License / terms of service

You are allowed

To distribute SAMPLE databases to friends, colleagues and anyone else (the files with 1 make or few models, that can be freely downloaded from website) as long you are not deleting the author info (link to my website), but instead of sample Excel of a particular database (that can be 1-2 years old), you are advised tell friends direct link https://www.teoalida.com/cardatabase/ (or a subpage) so they can see all databases available on website and their changelog (update list), download samples themselves and watch presentation videos.

To use FULL databases ONLY in YOUR business or company (files that you receive after payment), you can also convert Excel files to SQL, JSON and other formats needed for your commercial website, software, mobile app, etc. For example to make a drop-down box and display data for each car model.

If you are web designer offering services for other people, you are allowed to use the database for multiple websites but should purchase once for each website, since each website is a different end-user. You are advised to inform end-customer to put his email address at me so he can receive notifications when database is updated, and instruct him how to import database into his website after each update.

For other website-related usages please ask.

You are allowed to manipulate database and add your own data in addition of what is provided by me. If you alter the database format you are are advised to send me back the database after manipulation (1-make sample is enough) to help me offering more suitable data structure in the future, and also for your benefits, to send you updates in your preferred layout (if possible) and save (part of) your time re-manipulating it.

Individuals using database non-commercially, for example to decide what car to buy, students doing school projects and teachers giving students a quiz, can also purchase database (if you can afford my prices) should keep database only for their personal use and not sell or distribute to anyone else.

I am sorry for students asking discounts motivating academic use, but I cannot set different prices for different usage. Would be easy for people to ask discounts and lie that are students but actually run businesses. What I can do is to sell partial database for people who do not need full data. For example if you think that my database may help you deciding what SUV to buy from used market, I can sell you a filtered database with only SUV produced last 5-10 years at discounted price.

You are NOT allowed

You are NOT allowed to redistribute / resell FULL databases purchased from me, to people outside your company, or publish them on other websites (except SAMPLE databases that can be freely downloaded from my website). If a friend want to use same database like you in his own business, tell him to buy FULL database from me on his behalf.

Customizing database does not mean that the work is yours and no longer need to obey my terms. Adding more data or converting Excel files to SQL or other formats, and integrating in a software made yourself, for purpose of reselling to other business entities, is also NOT allowed without rewarding me a reseller commission (exception in case of mobile apps that does not target business entities, but ordinary people, and are given free, ads-supported).

If you want to resell my database integrated in a software or mobile app, API or other paid service to other business entities, we should make a reseller agreement to pay me a small percentage of the sales you do (reseller fee).