Shop Directory Rating & Review Terms of Service

Summary

This page outlines the rules that govern shop/dealership interactions on RepairPal. This includes listing presentation and ratings/reviews as posted to the RepairPal directory. These rules also address the process by which RepairPal responds to any issue or dispute regarding a customer review and rating of an auto repair shop or dealership listing on www.repairpal.com or RepairPal mobile applications.

Repair Shop and Dealership Guidelines

Businesses listed on RepairPal are required to abide by the following guidelines. If a business fails to abide by these guidelines, it may be subject to removal from RepairPal without notice.

• Each business is permitted to have one listing on RepairPal for each physical location or business license
• Businesses may not create multiple listings for a single physical location or business license to gain further exposure or misrepresent their business
• No one is permitted to represent a business on RepairPal except the owner or authorized representative for that business
• Businesses may not submit falsified content or claims about their own business or other businesses

Process and Guideline Definition

Verified customers - those whom RepairPal is able to independently verify had services performed at a RepairPal Certified shop - may receive a solicitation by RepairPal on the shop's behalf to review their experience. These reviews are "spot-checked" by RepairPal moderators, however in the event that a given review is questioned for authenticity or appropriateness the RepairPal team may investigate. RepairPal asks that reporters provide a reason when they submit a questionable review so that RepairPal can determine if the rating or review is "inappropriate" or "inauthentic" according to the definition detailed below. The reason needs to be identified with sufficient clarity and detail by the reporter so that the RepairPal Team can investigate and make the appropriate determination.

"Inappropriate" or "Inauthentic" is defined by RepairPal to be in violation of RepairPal's Terms of Service, including but not necessarily limited to:

• Content that includes offensive or abusive language
• Content involving a conflict of interest. A "conflict of interest" exists when a review has been created by a shop's ownership, management, or current and former employees, or a competitive shop's ownership, management, or current and former employees.
• Content that is not an objective review by an actual customer who has had an experience with the reviewed shop
• Content that is not original content from RepairPal or an official partner (i.e., is taken from another site or other source)
• Reviews that contain personal attacks, comment on other users, include commercial/advertising content, or other elements that RepairPal deems inappropriate or inconsistent with the purpose of shop reviews

If RepairPal is able to establish any of the above criteria are met, a rating or review is deemed "inappropriate." RepairPal reserves the right to remove inappropriate ratings and reviews.

Upon receipt of a verified review complaint from a user, customer, or repair shop, RepairPal takes action according to the following guidelines:

• Any review that violates RepairPal's Terms of Service may be subject to removal
• RepairPal will evaluate the review and remove it if it's offensive or abusive in style or language, at the discretion of the RepairPal Team
• If the complaint reports a conflict of interest, RepairPal will investigate the claim and attempt to resolve the situation
• If the complaint is a dispute about the veracity or facts of the review, RepairPal will investigate the claim and attempt to resolve the situation
• If the rating or review does not describe the reviewer's own experience, and/or is not relevant to the shop reviewed, it will be subject to removal
• RepairPal also may remove a review if it does not contain original content from RepairPal or an official partner (content taken from another site or other source)
• RepairPal does not edit reviews; inappropriate reviews are removed in their entirety

RepairPal strives to be fair and unbiased at all times. RepairPal's efforts to investigate and resolve complaints of inappropriate content are free of charge in all cases and status as a paying customer will have no bearing on the processes followed or actions taken by RepairPal. RepairPal employees will not offer or accept any offers for preferential treatment with respect to these processes. RepairPal reserves the right to remove any content for any reason at its sole discretion.