Terms of Service

Last Updated: November 27, 2025

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About HouseBuild

Building Compliance Limited t/a HouseBuild ("HouseBuild", "we", "us", or "our") operates HouseBuild.com, an Irish business providing an online search engine for building regulations, guidance, construction products, and home furnishings. We are also a publisher of construction, DIY, and interior design content aimed at informing and inspiring people with their projects.

HouseBuild.com is not a direct retailer and is not responsible for providing, setting, or controlling prices for any products you may find on our Website ("Third Party Products"). All such Third Party Products are provided by independent retailers or other third parties and are subject to their terms and conditions.

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") apply to your use of the website www.housebuild.ie (the "Website") and any related services provided by HouseBuild in connection with the Website (the "Services").

For the purposes of these Terms, "use" includes visiting the Website, browsing any information or material made available on the Website ("Content"), uploading Content, or registering to use any Services.

The Website is operated by Building Compliance Limited t/a HouseBuild, and these Terms set out the rights and obligations of all users ("you", "your", or "User") in relation to your use of the Website.

By entering our site or creating an account, you accept these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms or the Privacy Policy, please immediately stop using the Website as we do not agree to provide Services to you.

2. Acceptable Use Policy

2.1 Your Responsibilities

• Content You Upload: You accept sole responsibility for your conduct and any information that you upload, share, exchange, or display on the Website, including the accuracy of the information uploaded.
• Account Security: You are responsible for any activity or communications that occur through your Account. You must treat any information provided as part of our security and authentication procedures (such as passwords) as confidential and not disclose it to anyone not party to these Terms.
• Minors: Use of the Website by anyone under 18 is subject to parental or guardian consent. Our contract in such cases is with the parent or guardian. Minors should be made fully aware of potential online safety risks.

2.2 Third Party Content and Services

• Content Disclaimer: Our Services and all content on HouseBuild are provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind. HouseBuild specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We take no responsibility for User Content posted by you or any other person. You may be exposed to inaccurate or objectionable content.
• Product Purchases: Products listed on our Website are offered by third-party affiliates. HouseBuild provides product details on an affiliate basis only. When you purchase products, you will be redirected to the third party's website, and any purchase is directly with that third party.
• Service Providers: Service provider listings on our Website are third-party affiliates. HouseBuild provides their details on an affiliate basis only. Any engagement of Service Providers is directly with that third party.

2.3 Prohibited Activities

You must not:

• Use the Website for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
• Violate any local laws regarding acceptable online conduct
• Abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate, or intimidate other users
• Send unwanted messages or comments to other users
• Modify, adapt, copy, or hack the Website
• Falsely imply that another service or third party is affiliated with the Website
• Crawl, scrape, or cache any content from the Website, including user profiles, personal details, photos, graphics, scripts, or other content
• Upload or transmit viruses, malware, trojans, worms, spyware, adware, or any other malicious or destructive software

3. User Accounts and Content

3.1 Content Moderation

HouseBuild reserves the right to remove any Account or User Content that we determine to be illegal, offensive, threatening, libellous, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, or that infringes the rights of others or violates these Terms. Such actions will be undertaken at our sole discretion, but we assume no obligation to monitor all content.

3.2 Your Content Risks

By submitting Content that is made publicly available on the Website, you assume all risks associated with it, including any reliance placed on its quality, accuracy, and completeness by other visitors. Purposefully submitting Content known to be incorrect or misleading may attract personal liability. You assume the risk of submitting illegal or immoral Content that violates any law or regulation.

3.3 Intellectual Property

You may not sell, copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, or otherwise exploit intellectual property owned by HouseBuild. We are the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Website and its content (except where specifically identified as third-party content), including guidelines, graphics, design, branding, computer code, and interactive features.

You may make hard copy prints or downloads for your own personal use (or for others in your organization) only, provided you retain all copyright and proprietary notices. Materials on this Website may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, distributed, or displayed without our express written consent.

You must not use any part of the Website materials for commercial purposes without obtaining a license from us or our affiliates.

4. Privacy and Data Protection

Any personal data you provide in connection with your use of the Website or Services will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

5. Liability and Disclaimers

6. Website Availability

The Website is provided on an "as available" basis. Although we will make every reasonable effort to ensure continued uninterrupted access, there may be occasions where access is unavailable due to maintenance, updates, or circumstances beyond our control.

7. Changes to Terms and Website

HouseBuild reserves the right to modify the Website, Content, and Services at any time without providing notice.

If we make changes to these Terms or to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by providing appropriate notice on our website. The date on which this agreement was last updated is indicated at the top of this page.

Once you have received notification of such changes, your continued use of our Website and Services will indicate your awareness and acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree to be bound by any changes to these Terms, you will not be able to continue to use our Website and Services.

8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The Irish courts will have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim arising from, or related to, a visit to the Website, although we retain the right to bring proceedings against you for breach of these conditions in your country of residence or any other relevant country.

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Ireland.

9. Termination

HouseBuild reserves the right to restrict, remove, or prevent access to our Website and Services if you fail to comply with these Terms. Such actions are at our sole discretion.

We also reserve the right to reclaim an Account on behalf of a business or individual that is legally entitled to it, in cases where an Account has been created fraudulently.

If any of these Terms are determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable to any extent, such term, condition, or provision will be severed from the remaining terms, which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10. Contact and Complaints

Should you have any complaints or questions regarding the Website, Services, or these Terms, please contact us at:

All complaints and requests will be dealt with promptly and efficiently.