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SHIRO INOUEShiro Web Studio

Terms Of Use

Shiro Inoue Design, Shiro Web Studio publishes tutorials and reviews about building websites, and the clauses below set out the conditions attached to everything published here.

Version date: 24 Oct 2026

Clause 1: About This Agreement

1.1 This agreement is between you and shiroinouedesign.com, the operator of Shiro Inoue Design, Shiro Web Studio.

1.2 It applies to every page of shiroinouedesign.com, including redirect paths under /go/.

1.3 The Privacy Policy and the Disclosure are incorporated into this agreement by reference.

Clause 2: Accepting the Terms

2.1 Using shiroinouedesign.com in any way signals acceptance of this agreement.

2.2 If you do not accept it, you must stop using the site.

2.3 Children below 13, and below 16 where local law requires, are outside the site’s intended audience.

2.4 The site requires no registration, offers no user accounts and accepts no payments.

Clause 3: Editorial Scope

3.1 The site publishes independent tutorials, comparisons and reviews about building websites on WordPress, Shopify and Webflow, along with the freelancers and tools involved in those builds.

3.2 shiroinouedesign.com does not design, build, host or maintain websites for readers, and sells no services, products or subscriptions.

Clause 4: How Content Is Produced

4.1 Articles are drafted with assistance from AI tools.

4.2 Audrey Cruz, the site’s editor, reviews each article.

4.3 Website platforms release updates, change themes and adjust pricing frequently. Instructions accurate on the date of review might no longer match the current interface.

Clause 5: General Information Only

5.1 Content is general information for educational purposes.

5.2 It is not legal, financial, tax, accessibility compliance or other professional advice.

5.3 Before relying on any guidance for a live store, a client project or a legal obligation such as consumer protection or data protection rules, seek advice from a qualified professional.

Clause 6: Results Are Not Guaranteed

6.1 No guarantee is given concerning page speed, search visibility, sales, conversion rates or the success of any build.

6.2 Outcomes depend on your hosting, theme, plugins, content, skills and the third parties you engage.

Clause 7: Copyright and Trademarks

7.1 shiroinouedesign.com owns, or holds a licence for, the text, original images, illustrations and layout published here.

7.2 WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Their mention implies no endorsement or partnership.

Clause 8: Licence to Use the Site

8.1 You receive a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable licence to view the site and to keep copies of individual pages for your own reference.

8.2 Short quotations with a credit and a link are permitted.

8.3 Republishing full articles, creating derivative courses or ebooks, or using site material to build commercial datasets requires prior written permission.

Clause 9: Conduct Requirements

9.1 You must not use the site for unlawful purposes.

9.2 You must not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the site, attempt unauthorised access, or upload malicious code.

9.3 You must not run automated tools at a rate impairing performance for other visitors.

9.4 You must not generate artificial traffic through the /go/ redirect paths.

9.5 shiroinouedesign.com reserves the right to restrict access in response to any breach of this clause.

Clause 10: Affiliate Income

10.1 The site earns revenue through affiliate partnerships, chiefly with Fiverr.

10.2 Affiliate links route through redirect paths on shiroinouedesign.com, such as those beginning /go/, before forwarding you to the partner.

10.3 A commission paid by the partner after a qualifying purchase adds no cost to you.

10.4 The Disclosure page gives the full explanation.

Clause 11: Outbound Links and Partner Platforms

11.1 Fiverr and other linked websites are operated independently and apply their own terms of service, privacy policies and cookies.

11.2 shiroinouedesign.com does not control and accepts no responsibility for those websites, their sellers or their services.

11.3 Any contract for a website build, theme, plugin or freelance service is formed solely between you and the relevant third party.

Clause 12: Embedded Video and Cookies

12.1 Some pages embed YouTube videos. YouTube and Google set cookies when an embedded video is loaded or played.

12.2 A cookie banner requests consent before non-essential cookies are placed on your device.

12.3 The Privacy Policy lists the cookies and any analytics services in use.

Clause 13: The Contact Form

13.1 The form on the contact page is the only channel for reaching shiroinouedesign.com. It collects your name, email address and message.

13.2 You must not submit login credentials, admin passwords, API keys or confidential client information.

13.3 Submitting a message creates no obligation to respond and no professional engagement.

13.4 Personal data in messages is processed under the Privacy Policy.

Clause 14: Warranty Exclusion

14.1 The site is provided on an as is and as available basis.

14.2 To the maximum extent permitted by law, all warranties are excluded, whether express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, availability, merchantability, fitness for purpose and non-infringement.

Clause 15: Limits on Liability

15.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, shiroinouedesign.com is not liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss.

15.2 This exclusion covers lost profits, lost sales, lost data, damage to a website and downtime arising from use of the site, reliance on its content, or dealings with linked third parties.

15.3 Nothing in this clause limits liability where the law forbids such a limitation.

Clause 16: Your Indemnity

16.1 You will indemnify shiroinouedesign.com against claims, losses, damages and reasonable legal costs arising from your breach of this agreement or misuse of the site.

Clause 17: Revisions and Governing Law

17.1 This agreement is revised by publishing an updated version on this page with a new version date. Use of the site after publication constitutes acceptance.

17.2 The law of the operator’s place of establishment governs this agreement.

17.3 A provision found invalid or unenforceable is severed or limited to the minimum extent required, and the remainder stays in force.

Clause 18: Contact

18.1 Questions about this agreement go through the contact form.

18.2 No email address, telephone number or postal address is published.