Terms of Use
Last updated: June 10, 2026 · Effective date: June 10, 2026
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Use ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("you" or "User") and Froqel, accessible at www.froqel.com (the "Site").
By accessing, browsing, or using the Site in any way, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms, as well as our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, which are incorporated herein by reference.
If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
2. Medical & Veterinary Disclaimer
Important: The content published on Froqel is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute veterinary, medical, or professional advice. Always consult a licensed veterinarian regarding any questions you may have about your dog's health, condition, or treatment. Never disregard professional veterinary advice or delay seeking it based on something you have read on this Site.
While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided on this Site, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability of the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the Site for any purpose.
The authors and operators of Froqel are not licensed veterinarians, veterinary technicians, or animal health professionals. Content on this Site reflects personal research, experience, and opinion only. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk.
In the event of a veterinary emergency, contact your local veterinarian or emergency animal hospital immediately. Do not rely on internet content, including this Site, in an emergency situation.
3. Eligibility
The Site is intended for users who are at least 13 years of age. If you are under 13 years old, you may not use the Site. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you are at least 13 years of age and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
If you are between 13 and 18 years of age (or the applicable age of majority in your jurisdiction), you may use the Site only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms on your behalf.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of others or restrict or inhibit their use and enjoyment of the Site. You agree not to:
- Use the Site in any way that violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
- Copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, transmit, or distribute any content from the Site without our express written permission, except as permitted under "Acceptable Personal Use" below.
- Use the Site to transmit or upload any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional material, junk mail, spam, or any other form of solicitation.
- Use any automated tools, bots, spiders, scrapers, or other data-gathering devices to access, index, scrape, or monitor the Site or its content for any purpose without our prior written consent.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, its servers, or any associated systems or networks.
- Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, or other harmful or technologically disruptive material.
- Use the Site in a manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use of the Site.
- Misrepresent yourself or your affiliation with any person or organization.
- Collect or harvest any personally identifiable information from the Site.
Acceptable Personal Use
You may view and read content on the Site for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may share links to articles on social media or with others, provided you do not reproduce the full article content and you include proper attribution to Froqel.
5. Intellectual Property
All content on the Site, including but not limited to articles, blog posts, text, graphics, images, photographs, logos, icons, audio clips, and software, is the property of Froqel or its content suppliers and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
The Froqel name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Froqel. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission.
Limited License
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site and its content solely for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms. This license does not include:
- Any resale or commercial use of the Site or its contents
- Any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices
- Any derivative use of the Site or its contents
- Any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools
- Downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant
Any unauthorized use terminates the license we have granted to you.
Copyright Permission Requests
If you wish to use any content from the Site beyond what is permitted by these Terms, please contact us at contact@froqel.com with details of the content you wish to use and the intended purpose.
6. User-Generated Content
If the Site enables you to post, submit, publish, or display content (such as comments or questions), you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content in connection with operating and promoting the Site.
You represent and warrant that:
- You own or have the necessary rights to the content you submit.
- The content does not violate any third-party intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or publicity rights.
- The content is not false, inaccurate, misleading, defamatory, obscene, threatening, abusive, or otherwise objectionable.
- The content does not contain viruses or any other harmful code.
- The content does not constitute unauthorized advertising or spam.
We reserve the right to remove, edit, or refuse any user-submitted content at our sole discretion, without notice and for any reason, including content that we determine violates these Terms or that we find objectionable.
7. Advertising & Sponsored Content
The Site displays advertisements served through Google AdSense and potentially other third-party advertising networks. These advertisements help us fund the operation of the Site and deliver free content to our readers.
By using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that:
- Advertisements may be displayed on any page of the Site.
- Third-party advertising partners, including Google, may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve ads relevant to your interests, based on your browsing history on this and other websites.
- We do not endorse the products or services advertised through third-party ad networks.
- We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of advertisers or their websites.
For information on how to manage or opt out of personalized advertising, please refer to our Privacy Policy, Section 7.
Any content that is sponsored or produced in partnership with a brand will be clearly disclosed as "Sponsored," "Paid Partnership," or similar language in accordance with applicable advertising disclosure requirements.
8. Affiliate Links & Product Mentions
Some articles and pages on Froqel may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click on a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products and services we believe may be genuinely useful to our readers.
Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial content or opinions. All product recommendations are based on honest assessment and our best judgment. Where affiliate links are present, we will disclose this clearly within the content (e.g., "This post contains affiliate links").
Froqel is a participant in various affiliate programs, which may include the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program and others. These programs are designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to affiliated merchants.
9. Third-Party Websites & Services
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, apps, or services that are not owned or controlled by Froqel. We provide these links for your convenience and informational purposes only. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, terms, or practices of any third-party websites.
We do not warrant or make any representations regarding the accuracy, completeness, legality, or reliability of content found on third-party sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply our endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of the linked site.
We strongly encourage you to read the terms of use and privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit. Your use of third-party websites is entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of those sites.
10. Disclaimers of Warranties
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS, AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH IT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FROQEL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement
- Warranties that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components
- Warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, timeliness, or suitability of any content on the Site
- Warranties that defects will be corrected
We do not warrant or make any representations about the results that may be obtained from using the Site, or the reliability of any information obtained through the Site for any purpose.
11. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL FROQEL, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR:
- Any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages
- Any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses
- Any damages resulting from your use of, or inability to use, the Site or its content
- Any damages arising from unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data
- Any damages arising from reliance on content published on the Site, including but not limited to health or veterinary information
- Any damages arising from actions taken by third parties, including advertisers and linked websites
This limitation of liability applies regardless of the legal theory on which the claim is based, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In jurisdictions where limitations of liability for incidental or consequential damages are not permitted, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
12. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Froqel and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to:
- Your use of the Site or any content therein
- Your violation of these Terms
- Your violation of any rights of another person or entity
- Any content you submit, post, or transmit through the Site
- Your violation of any applicable law or regulation
13. Copyright & DMCA Notice
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and expect users of the Site to do the same. If you believe that any content on the Site infringes upon your copyright, please send a written notice to our designated agent containing the following information:
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and its location on the Site (URL)
- Your contact information, including name, address, telephone number, and email address
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on their behalf
Send DMCA notices to: contact@froqel.com with the subject line "DMCA Notice, froqel.com".
We will respond to valid DMCA notices promptly. Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing may be subject to liability.
14. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Brazil, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Froqel is subject to the applicable laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, including the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD, Lei nº 13.709/2018) with respect to the processing of personal data.
Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the use of the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Brazil. You hereby irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction for such purposes.
Notwithstanding the above, nothing in these Terms limits your rights as a consumer under the mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence.
15. Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For material changes, we may also provide additional notice, such as a prominent banner on the Site.
It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any modifications become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the new Terms, you must stop using the Site.
16. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us:
- Website: www.froqel.com
- Email: contact@froqel.com
- Or use our Contact Page.
We aim to respond to all inquiries within 5 business days.