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Terms & Conditions

Last updated: May 27, 2026

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of Backlinkster, including the website at backlinkster.com and the peer-to-peer backlink exchange service offered through it (collectively, the “Service”) operated by Backlinkster (“we,” “us,” “our”). By accessing or using the Service, you (“User,” “you,” “your”) agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

Please read these Terms carefully. They contain provisions that limit our liability, require disputes to be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis, waive your right to participate in a class action, and disclaim guarantees about search engine results and the conduct of other users. By using the Service, you accept these provisions.

1. Definitions

  • “Service” means the Backlinkster website, software, application programming interfaces, and all related features, content, and tools we make available.
  • “User” means any individual or entity that accesses or uses the Service.
  • “Account” means the unique account a User creates to access certain features of the Service.
  • “Content” means any text, copy blocks, URLs, images, links, materials, or other information submitted, transmitted, or made available through the Service by a User.
  • “Content Block” means a discrete piece of marketing copy or text that a User provides for use in a Backlink Swap.
  • “Backlink Swap” or “Swap” means a voluntary exchange between two Users in which each User agrees to post Content provided by the other User on a website such User controls or has authorization to publish on, with a hyperlink to a target URL specified by the other User.
  • “Submitted URL” means a publicly accessible URL that a User submits to the Service as the location where the User has posted a partner’s Content Block and embedded the agreed link.
  • “Verification” means the automated process by which the Service fetches a Submitted URL and confirms the presence and properties of the agreed link.
  • “Reputation Score” means a numerical or descriptive indicator associated with a User’s account that reflects, among other things, that User’s history of completing Swaps and maintaining live links.

2. Eligibility

To use the Service, you must:

  • Be at least 18 years of age;
  • Have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms (and if you are using the Service on behalf of an entity, have the authority to bind that entity);
  • Not be barred from using the Service under the laws of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction;
  • Not be located in, or a national or resident of, any country subject to U.S. government embargo or designated by the U.S. government as a “terrorist supporting” country.

3. Account Registration

You may need to create an Account to use certain features. You agree to (a) provide accurate, current, and complete information; (b) maintain and promptly update your information; (c) maintain the security of your password and accept all risks of unauthorized access; and (d) notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your Account. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your Account.

4. Description of the Service

The Service is a tool that facilitates voluntary backlink exchanges between Users. The Service provides matching, communication, and verification infrastructure but does not itself create, post, edit, host, or maintain any link or content on any third-party website. The actual placement, customization, and maintenance of any Content or link on any third-party website is performed solely by Users, on websites those Users control or are authorized to publish on. Backlinkster has no editorial control over any third-party website.

5. Backlink Swap Mechanics

A Backlink Swap generally proceeds as follows:

  1. A User initiates or accepts a proposal to swap with another User;
  2. Each User provides a Content Block and a target URL;
  3. Each User independently posts the counterparty’s Content Block on a website such User controls or is authorized to publish on, with the agreed link embedded;
  4. Each User submits the resulting Submitted URL;
  5. The Service performs Verification;
  6. Once both Submitted URLs are Verified, the Swap is recorded as complete;
  7. The Service may continue to re-verify the links periodically for a defined period.

You acknowledge and agree that:

  • The other party to any Swap is an independent third party. Backlinkster is not a party to any Swap, makes no representations about any other User, and accepts no liability for the conduct, content, or website of any other User;
  • The Service is not obligated to make any specific match or to facilitate any specific Swap;
  • Verification is performed using automated tools that may not detect every possible defect, redirect, cloaking, or content variation. Verification is not a warranty as to the quality, longevity, or SEO value of any link.

6. User Content and License

You retain ownership of all Content you submit to the Service, subject to the licenses you grant in these Terms.

By submitting Content, you grant Backlinkster a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable license to host, store, reproduce, display, transmit, modify, and otherwise use such Content for the purposes of operating, providing, improving, and promoting the Service, including delivering your Content to other Users in connection with Backlink Swaps. This license persists for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes described, including for backup, dispute resolution, and legal compliance after termination of your Account.

You also grant other Users with whom you arrange a Backlink Swap a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to receive, reproduce, modify, adapt, and publish the Content Block you provide them, on a website they control or are authorized to publish on, for the purpose of completing the Swap. You agree that such other User may rewrite, edit, abbreviate, or otherwise adapt your Content Block in good faith for purposes of fitting the User’s audience, voice, and editorial standards, provided that the agreed target link remains accurate.

You represent and warrant that:

  • You own or have all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to submit your Content and to grant the licenses described above;
  • Your Content does not and will not infringe, misappropriate, or violate any third party’s intellectual property rights, privacy rights, publicity rights, or any other right;
  • Your Content is not defamatory, libelous, obscene, threatening, harassing, fraudulent, illegal, or otherwise objectionable;
  • Your Content does not contain malware, viruses, or other harmful code.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to:

  • Violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right;
  • Post or transmit Content that is illegal, infringing, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, hateful, harassing, threatening, fraudulent, deceptive, or otherwise objectionable;
  • Misrepresent your identity, affiliation, domain ownership, or authority to publish on any website;
  • Submit a URL on a website you do not control or are not authorized to publish on;
  • Use the Service to engage in spam, link farming, private blog network (“PBN”) operations, cloaking, redirect schemes, or any practice that violates the published guidelines of any major search engine;
  • Use the Service to acquire links for adult content, gambling, illegal drugs, weapons, hate speech, scam offerings, or any subject matter that exposes Backlinkster or other Users to legal or reputational risk, as determined by us in our sole discretion;
  • Create multiple accounts, manipulate Reputation Scores, conduct sock-puppet operations, or otherwise game the matching, verification, or reputation systems;
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, attempt to derive source code, or otherwise interfere with the Service or its underlying technology;
  • Access the Service via automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers) except as expressly authorized;
  • Interfere with the integrity, security, or performance of the Service;
  • Use the Service in any way intended to defraud another User or any third party.

We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to review Content, investigate alleged violations, and remove, suspend, or terminate Accounts and Content at our sole discretion.

8. Disclaimer of Search Engine Results and SEO Outcomes

YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT BACKLINKSTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING:

  1. Any improvement (or non-improvement) in search engine rankings, domain authority, organic traffic, referral traffic, conversion rates, or any other SEO or business metric arising from or related to your use of the Service;
  2. The non-occurrence of search engine penalties, manual actions, algorithmic devaluation, deindexing, ranking decreases, traffic loss, or any other adverse action by Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, or any other search engine, that may arise in connection with your participation in any Backlink Swap or your use of the Service;
  3. The quality, relevance, longevity, persistence, value, or characteristics of any link obtained through the Service;
  4. The accuracy, completeness, or truthfulness of any User-provided information regarding domain ownership, niche relevance, traffic claims, authority metrics, or content quality;
  5. The future actions, inactions, content, conduct, business practices, or continued operation of any other User or any third-party website on which a link is posted.

YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT:

  1. Major search engines, including Google, maintain published policies that may classify certain forms of link exchange as “link schemes” subject to algorithmic devaluation or manual action. Whether any particular Backlink Swap or pattern of use of the Service is treated as a link scheme depends on a wide range of factors outside Backlinkster’s control, including, without limitation, the volume and frequency of Swaps; the topical relevance of participating sites; the content surrounding the link; the anchor text used; the ratio of Swap-acquired links to organically acquired links in a User’s overall backlink profile; the persistence of the link over time; the actions of other Users; and the evolving algorithms and policies of each search engine.
  2. You are solely responsible for evaluating whether participation in the Service is appropriate for your specific website, business model, risk tolerance, and SEO strategy. You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of the Service complies with the policies and guidelines of any search engine you wish to remain in good standing with.
  3. Backlinkster does not provide SEO consulting, legal advice, or any guidance specific to your website, business, niche, or risk profile, and nothing in the Service or any communication from Backlinkster constitutes such advice.
  4. Any losses, damages, or other adverse consequences arising from search engine penalties, ranking changes, traffic loss, deindexing, manual actions, or other search engine actions, in connection with or arising from your use of the Service, are not the responsibility of Backlinkster and shall not give rise to any claim against Backlinkster.

9. Third-Party Sites and Conduct of Other Users

You acknowledge and agree that:

  • Backlinkster does not own, operate, or control any third-party website on which a link may be posted as part of a Backlink Swap, including the websites operated by other Users;
  • Backlinkster makes no representation or warranty regarding the existence, operation, content, accuracy, currency, quality, safety, security, lawfulness, or longevity of any third-party website, or the actions or inactions of any third-party website operator;
  • Backlinkster has no obligation to monitor third-party websites and assumes no responsibility for any content on, conduct via, or omission from any third-party website;
  • Backlinkster shall have no liability for any harm, loss, or damage you incur as a result of your interaction with any other User or any third-party website, including harm arising from Content posted on or linked from such third-party websites, malware, security incidents, disputes, defamation, or business disagreements;
  • Any dispute between you and another User regarding a Backlink Swap (including its quality, persistence, customization, anchor text, removal, or any other matter) is to be resolved directly between you and that User. Backlinkster is not a party to any such dispute and has no obligation to mediate or resolve it.

10. Payment, Subscription, and Fees

Certain features of the Service are available only via a paid subscription. By subscribing, you authorize Backlinkster and our third-party payment processor to charge you the applicable fees on a recurring basis until you cancel.

Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date. To cancel before auto-renewal, you must notify us at least thirty (30) days before the renewal date by adjusting your subscription settings in your account or by emailing legal@backlinkster.com. We may change our fees from time to time; we will give you at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice (via email or in-account notice) of any price increase before it takes effect on your subscription, and you may cancel before the new price applies.

All fees are non-refundable except as expressly stated in these Terms or as required by applicable law. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid period; you will retain access to paid features until that date.

You are responsible for all applicable taxes, except taxes based on Backlinkster’s net income.

11. Term and Termination

These Terms remain in effect for as long as you use the Service. You may terminate at any time by deleting your Account or by ceasing to use the Service. We may, in our sole discretion and without prior notice, suspend or terminate your Account or access to the Service for any reason or no reason, including if we believe you have violated these Terms.

Upon termination: your right to access and use the Service immediately ceases; you may export your account data (including swap history, Content Blocks you have submitted, and Submitted URLs you have recorded) via a self-serve export tool for thirty (30) days following termination; after that period, we may delete your Content and Account information, subject to our data retention policies and any legal obligations; any backlinks already posted on third-party sites as part of completed Swaps remain subject to the actions of those third-party site operators and are not affected by the termination of your Account.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including without limitation Sections 6 (User Content and License), 8 (SEO Disclaimer), 9 (Third-Party Sites), 13 (Disclaimer of Warranties), 14 (Limitation of Liability), 15 (Indemnification), and 17 (Governing Law) through 21 (General Provisions).

12. Intellectual Property

The Service, including all software, design, text, graphics, logos, trademarks, and any other content created or provided by Backlinkster, is the property of Backlinkster or its licensors and is protected by United States and international intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or create derivative works based on the Service or any portion of it.

“Backlinkster” and any related logos are trademarks of Backlinkster. You may not use these trademarks without our prior written consent.

If you provide us with any feedback, suggestions, or ideas regarding the Service, you grant us an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use such feedback for any purpose, without obligation or compensation to you.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BACKLINKSTER AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:

  • IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE;
  • WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE;
  • WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING CONTENT PROVIDED BY OTHER USERS;
  • WARRANTIES THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED;
  • WARRANTIES REGARDING THE CONDUCT, RELIABILITY, OR TRUSTWORTHINESS OF ANY OTHER USER;
  • WARRANTIES REGARDING ANY SEARCH ENGINE OUTCOME, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 8 ABOVE.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM BACKLINKSTER OR THROUGH THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN.

14. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL BACKLINKSTER, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, SEARCH ENGINE RANKINGS, ORGANIC TRAFFIC, REFERRAL TRAFFIC, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE OR COMMERCIAL LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH:

  1. YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE;
  2. ANY BACKLINK SWAP FACILITATED THROUGH THE SERVICE;
  3. ANY ACT, OMISSION, OR CONTENT OF ANY OTHER USER;
  4. ANY SEARCH ENGINE PENALTY, MANUAL ACTION, ALGORITHMIC DEVALUATION, DEINDEXING, OR OTHER SEARCH ENGINE ACTION;
  5. ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SERVERS OR ANY USER INFORMATION;
  6. ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICE;
  7. ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, MALWARE, OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE SERVICE BY ANY THIRD PARTY;
  8. ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT.

THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER A CLAIM IS BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT BACKLINKSTER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF BACKLINKSTER FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, THE SERVICE, OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU TO BACKLINKSTER IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above exclusions or limitations may not apply to you. In such jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

15. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Backlinkster, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, and licensors (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with:

  1. Your access to or use of the Service;
  2. Any Content you submit, post, transmit, or otherwise make available through the Service or post on any third-party website as part of a Backlink Swap;
  3. Any breach of these Terms by you;
  4. Any violation by you of applicable law or any third-party right, including any intellectual property right, privacy right, or right of publicity;
  5. Any claim by any third party (including any search engine) that your participation in the Service or any Backlink Swap caused harm to such third party, to your own business, or to any other person;
  6. Any dispute or interaction between you and another User of the Service, including any dispute regarding the existence, quality, customization, anchor text, or persistence of any Backlink Swap;
  7. Any unauthorized publication by you of Content on any website you do not have authority to publish on.

Backlinkster reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, in which case you agree to cooperate fully in such defense.

16. DMCA / Copyright Infringement

Backlinkster complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). If you believe that Content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a notice to our designated agent at legal@backlinkster.com containing: a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized representative; identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed; identification of the allegedly infringing material and information sufficient to locate it; your contact information; a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized; and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Backlinkster’s policy is to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of Users determined to be repeat infringers.

17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. Subject to Section 18 below, you and Backlinkster agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware for any action not subject to arbitration.

18. Dispute Resolution; Binding Arbitration

Please read this Section carefully. It requires you to arbitrate disputes with Backlinkster and limits the manner in which you can seek relief.

You and Backlinkster agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service (“Dispute”) shall be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, except as modified by these Terms. The arbitration shall be conducted in Delaware or another mutually agreed location, or, at your election, by telephone or videoconference. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Exceptions: Either party may bring (a) an individual action in small-claims court, and (b) a claim for injunctive or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent infringement of intellectual property rights.

Opt-Out: You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending a written notice to legal@backlinkster.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. The notice must include your name, address, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. Opting out has no effect on any other provision of these Terms.

19. Class Action Waiver

YOU AND BACKLINKSTER AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. Unless both parties agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding, and may not award relief to a person not party to the arbitration. If a court determines that this Class Action Waiver is unenforceable with respect to a particular Dispute, then that Dispute shall be litigated in court, but Sections 17 and 19 of these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force.

20. Force Majeure

Backlinkster shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance under these Terms caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government action, internet or telecommunications failures, cyberattacks, pandemics, or labor disputes.

21. General Provisions

21.1 Modifications to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the revised Terms on the Service and update the “Last updated” date. Material changes will take effect 30 days after posting (or such longer period as required by law), or upon your next acceptance via a re-acceptance prompt. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

21.2 Entire agreement

These Terms (together with the Privacy Policy and any other terms incorporated by reference) constitute the entire agreement between you and Backlinkster regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.

21.3 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed and the remainder shall remain in full force and effect.

21.4 No waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision shall not be deemed a waiver of that right or provision.

21.5 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any rights hereunder without our prior written consent. We may freely assign these Terms.

21.6 Notices

We may provide notices to you via the email address associated with your Account, by posting on the Service, or by other reasonable means. You may provide notices to us at legal@backlinkster.com.

21.7 Relationship of the parties

Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency, employment, or fiduciary relationship between you and Backlinkster.

21.8 Third-party beneficiaries

These Terms do not confer any third-party beneficiary rights, except that the Indemnified Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of Section 15.

21.9 Headings

Section headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of these Terms.

22. Contact

For questions about these Terms, contact us at:

Backlinkster
legal@backlinkster.com