Terms of Service

By using Home Theater Builder, you agree to these terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the site.

What this site is

Home Theater Builder is a free, no-account tool for planning a home theater system: a product catalog with sourced specifications, a compatibility checker, price tracking across retailers, and editorial buying guides. We are not a retailer. We do not sell, ship, or warranty any product. Every purchase you make happens on a third-party retailer’s own site, under their own terms.

The data, and its limits

We source every specification from official spec sheets, manuals, and other public sources, and we record measurement context alongside each value so it isn’t compared out of context. Where a manufacturer does not publish a value, we mark it as unstated rather than guess. Even so, specifications, prices, and availability change, and errors happen. Nothing on this site is a substitute for confirming critical specs, current pricing, and stock directly with the manufacturer or retailer before you buy. The compatibility checker’s findings are informational, not professional installation, electrical, or safety advice.

The site, its data, and its tools are provided as is, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Home Theater Builder is not liable for any purchase decision, loss, or damage arising from your use of the site or reliance on its data.

Affiliate links

Some outbound links to retailers are affiliate links, and we may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. This never changes which products are shown, how they rank, or what a compatibility check reports. See our Privacy Policy for more detail.

Saved builds

Saved builds are stored against an anonymous browser cookie, not an account or identity. There is no login, so anyone with your device or your build’s share link can view it. Treat a build’s share link the way you would any link you don’t want strangers to have. You can delete a saved build at any time from the Saved page.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Scrape, bulk-extract, or systematically republish the catalog or compatibility data without our written permission.
• Interfere with the site’s normal operation, including automated requests at a volume that degrades service for other visitors.
• Use the site to build a competing product database by automated means.
• Misrepresent a saved build or share link as an official retailer offer, price guarantee, or purchase order.

Intellectual property

The site’s compiled catalog, compatibility rules, guides, and design are ours. Product names, brand names, and trademarks referenced on the site belong to their respective owners and are used only to identify and compare real products, not to imply endorsement.

Changes

We may update the site, these terms, or the underlying data at any time. Material changes to these terms will update the date at the top of this page. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Contact

Questions about these terms: support@hometheaterbuilds.com.