Terms of use
The rules for using this website, in plain English. Short version: the guides are free and general, the free look is genuinely free and commits you to nothing, and we do not promise rankings or results to anyone.
Last updated: 12 August 2026
Who these terms are between
These terms cover your use of studiosmirk.com, run by Studio Smirk, a SmirkLabs initiative. By using the site you accept them. If you do not, the fix is simple: do not use the site.
Paid work is a separate matter. If you hire us, the agreement we sign with you governs that work and overrides anything on this page.
What the free look is, and is not
The free look is a no-obligation review of your website, your Google Business Profile, and your search visibility, sent back to you as a short written plan. It is offered at our discretion, it is free, and asking for one does not create a contract or oblige either of us to anything further. You can act on the plan yourself, hire someone else to, or ignore it. All three are fine.
We may decline a request, and we may stop offering free looks at any time. Because a real person does each one, we do not promise a turnaround time.
The guides are information, not advice
Our guides explain how websites, search, and advertising work in general terms. They are not tailored to your business, and they are not legal, financial, or professional advice. Search engines and ad platforms change their rules regularly, so a guide that was accurate when written may not be accurate when you read it. Check anything important against the provider's own documentation before you act on it.
What we do not promise
Nobody can guarantee a position in Google, a volume of enquiries, or a return on ad spend, and anyone who does is selling you something. We do not make those promises here or anywhere else. Results depend on your market, your competitors, your budget, and decisions made by platforms we do not control.
We aim to keep this site accurate and available, but we provide it as it is. We do not promise it will be uninterrupted or error-free.
Using the site properly
Please do not:
- Submit the enquiry form with someone else's details, or with details you made up.
- Scrape, crawl, or copy the site at a scale that degrades it for other people.
- Attempt to break into, disrupt, or test the security of the site without permission.
- Use the site or its contact details to send unsolicited sales messages.
When you send us details, you confirm they are yours or that you are entitled to share them, and that they are accurate enough for us to do something useful with.
Who owns what
The words, design, illustrations, and code on this site belong to us. You are welcome to read the guides, quote a sentence or two with a link back, and share the pages with anyone you like. You may not republish substantial parts of them as your own, or use them to train a commercial model without asking. If you want to use something more fully, email us. We are usually happy to say yes.
Anything we build or set up for you as a paying client, including your website, domain, analytics, Google Business Profile, and ad accounts, is yours and stays in your name permanently. That is a promise we make deliberately, and it does not change if you leave.
Links and third-party services
This site links to other websites and runs services provided by Google, Meta, and our hosting provider. We do not control those third parties, and we are not responsible for their content, their availability, or what they do with data they collect. What they collect here is set out in our privacy policy.
Liability
To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for any loss of profit, business, data, or goodwill that comes from using this site or acting on information published on it. Nothing here limits liability for fraud, for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for anything else that cannot legally be excluded.
Changes
We may update these terms. The current version is always the one on this page, with the date at the top. If you keep using the site after a change, that is your acceptance of it.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of India, and the courts of India have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from them.
Contact
Questions about these terms: hello@studiosmirk.com.