Terms of Service

IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. The identifystamp.com website is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. Any stamp, coin, banknote or collectible information, identification guidance, condition guidance, rarity guidance or value estimate found on this Website is NOT professional appraisal, authentication, financial, investment, tax or legal advice, is provided "AS IS" with no guarantee of accuracy, and must not be relied upon for any buying, selling, insuring, trading, or other decision. You use this Website entirely at your own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we accept no liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, this Website or its content.

1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website located at identifystamp.com (the "Website"), operated by Viksva, MB, a company registered in Vilnius, Lithuania ("we," "us," "our," or the "Company"). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you must not use the Website.

2. Scope — Website Only; the App Is Separate

These Terms apply only to the Website. Our mobile applications (including "StampID," "Stamp Identifier & Value," and "Identify My Stamps") are licensed and governed separately by their own end-user terms and by the applicable Apple App Store and Google Play terms. Nothing on this Website forms part of the agreement governing the mobile app.

3. Informational Purpose Only — No Professional Advice

The Website provides educational articles, guides, reference tables, general identification tips and tools (such as printable references), and approximate value ranges relating to stamps, coins, banknotes and other collectibles. This content is general in nature and provided for information and education only.

The content is NOT, and must not be treated as: professional philatelic or numismatic appraisal; authentication or certification; a grading or condition opinion you can rely on; financial, investment, tax, accounting or legal advice; or a recommendation to buy, sell, hold, insure or value any item. No expert-client, fiduciary or advisory relationship is created by your use of the Website.

For any decision that matters — including purchase, sale, insurance, estate, or authentication — you must obtain an independent opinion from a qualified professional appraiser, auction house, recognised grading service, or other suitably qualified expert.

4. No Warranty — Accuracy of Identification and Valuation

Identifications, attributions, dates, catalogue references, rarity assessments, condition guidance and value estimates on the Website are inherently approximate and may be incomplete, outdated, or simply wrong. Markets for collectibles are volatile and item-specific; actual value depends on factors (authenticity, condition, provenance, demand and timing) that cannot be assessed from general content or a photograph.

THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY IDENTIFICATION, VALUATION OR OTHER CONTENT IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE OR CURRENT.

5. Your Responsibilities and Assumption of Risk

You are solely responsible for any decision you make and any action you take based on the Website. You acknowledge and agree that:

6. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY AND ITS OWNERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR FINANCIAL LOSS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE WEBSITE OR ANY RELIANCE ON ITS CONTENT — INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS RESULTING FROM AN INACCURATE IDENTIFICATION, VALUATION, OR OTHER INFORMATION — WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Website shall not exceed one hundred euros (€100), or, where a higher minimum is required by mandatory law, the minimum amount required by that law.

Mandatory legal rights. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. If you are a consumer, you may have statutory rights that these Terms do not affect.

7. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its owners, directors, employees and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your misuse of the Website; (b) your violation of these Terms; or (c) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

8. Third-Party Links and Content

The Website may reference or link to third-party websites, products, services, catalogues, marketplaces and resources (for example, the App Store, Google Play, auction houses or reference catalogues). These are provided for convenience only. We do not control, endorse, or assume any responsibility for any third-party content, products, or practices, and your dealings with any third party are solely between you and that third party.

9. Intellectual Property

The Website and its content — including text, graphics, logos, images, layout and software — are owned by or licensed to the Company and are protected by intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and view the Website for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, scrape, distribute, or create derivative works from the Website without our prior written permission, except as expressly permitted by law.

10. Acceptable Use

You agree not to: (a) use the Website for any unlawful purpose; (b) attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website or its systems; (c) interfere with or disrupt the Website (including through automated scraping, scraping for AI training, excessive requests, or introducing malware); or (d) use the Website in any way that could damage, disable or impair it or interfere with any other party's use.

11. Availability and Changes to the Website

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Website or any part of it at any time, without notice or liability. We do not guarantee that the Website will always be available, uninterrupted, or error-free.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The "Last Updated" date above indicates when they were last changed. Your continued use of the Website after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Subject to any mandatory consumer-protection rules that grant you the right to bring proceedings in your country of residence, the courts of Lithuania shall have jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Website. If you are a consumer in the EU, you may also use the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding your use of the Website and supersede any prior agreements relating to that subject matter.