Terms of Use
Effective Date: September 25, 2026
Welcome to GoSolarIndex. By accessing or using our website, interactive calculators, guides, or data tools, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use our site.
1. Educational & Informational Purpose Only
Important Notice: GoSolarIndex is not a licensed electrical contractor, professional engineering consultancy, tax advisory firm, or certified financial planner.
All content, formulas, interactive calculators, solar panel count estimators, battery runtimes, and financial payback models published on GoSolarIndex.com are provided strictly for general educational and preliminary research purposes.
Actual photovoltaic system production, battery performance, equipment longevity, and utility savings vary widely based on variables beyond our control, including roof orientation (azimuth), roof pitch, localized shading from trees or adjacent structures, seasonal microclimates, equipment degradation, utility tariff rate restructuring, and installer pricing.
You should always obtain an on-site structural and electrical assessment from a licensed, insured solar contractor (such as a NABCEP-certified professional) and consult a qualified tax professional regarding any tax credits or incentives before entering into any purchase, lease, or financing agreement.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
The website design, proprietary software code, interactive calculator models, custom datasets, graphics, articles, and brand assets on GoSolarIndex are the intellectual property of GoSolarIndex and its founder, Aditya Patil, protected by United States and international copyright and trademark laws.
Permitted Use: You are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to access and use our materials for personal, non-commercial evaluation and research.
Citation Guidelines: Journalists, researchers, and academic institutions may reference our data, calculator findings, and state summaries provided proper attribution is given with a direct, clickable hyperlink to the relevant page on GoSolarIndex.com.
3. Prohibited Activities
When using GoSolarIndex.com, you agree not to:
- Engage in automated scraping, data extraction, or indexing that causes unreasonable strain on our hosting infrastructure.
- Decompile, reverse-engineer, or attempt to extract source algorithms from our client-side calculator components.
- Use our calculators or datasets to build competing commercial lead generation directories or misrepresent solar economics to prospective consumers.
- Attempt to breach or bypass any security features or access restrictions implemented on the site.
4. Third-Party Services & External Links
Our site contains links to third-party websites, including federal energy databases (EIA, NREL, LBNL), state public utility commissions, utility tariff schedules, and merchant affiliate stores.
GoSolarIndex does not operate, control, or endorse the content, policies, or products of external third-party sites. Your interactions with third-party sites are governed solely by their terms and privacy policies. Please review ourAffiliate Disclosure for details on how we earn revenue.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
GoSolarIndex.com and all associated tools, data, and content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or accuracy.
We make every reasonable effort to keep utility rates, tax rules, and equipment specifications up to date; however, we make no guarantee that data is completely error-free, uninterrupted, or reflective of instantaneous changes in utility dockets.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall GoSolarIndex, its founder, contributors, or affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your access to, use of, or inability to use this site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
7. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use and any disputes arising from them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.
8. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to revise these Terms of Use at our sole discretion. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
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