Terms of Service
Welcome to House of Small Fixes, accessible at houseofsmallfixes.com. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our website, content, and services. By accessing or using houseofsmallfixes.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website.
Last Updated: September 2026
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing House of Small Fixes at houseofsmallfixes.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and House of Small Fixes. If you are using our website on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of houseofsmallfixes.com following any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.
2. Description of Service
House of Small Fixes is a practical family digital-life resource created by former home-security and networking installer Ethan Whitaker. Our website provides honest, field-tested guidance on home Wi-Fi, smart locks, cameras, energy-saving devices, and household technology. The content available at houseofsmallfixes.com is designed to help ordinary homeowners and families build dependable, secure, and hassle-free smart homes through simple, actionable advice.
Our services include informational articles, product reviews, installation guides, troubleshooting tips, and recommendations based on real-world experience. House of Small Fixes does not sell products directly but may provide links to third-party retailers and manufacturers.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
Certain features of houseofsmallfixes.com may require you to create an account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
You agree to immediately notify House of Small Fixes of any unauthorized use of your account or any other security breach. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account information.
You must be at least 18 years old to create an account on houseofsmallfixes.com. By creating an account, you represent that you meet this age requirement.
4. Acceptable Use
When using House of Small Fixes, you agree to use our website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You specifically agree not to:
Use houseofsmallfixes.com in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
Transmit any material that is defamatory, obscene, offensive, or otherwise objectionable
Impersonate or attempt to impersonate House of Small Fixes, Ethan Whitaker, another user, or any other person or entity
Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the website
Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access houseofsmallfixes.com without our express written permission
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other malicious or technologically harmful material
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website, other accounts, or any systems or networks connected to houseofsmallfixes.com
Use the website to transmit any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent
5. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on House of Small Fixes, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, photographs, videos, audio clips, and software, is the property of House of Small Fixes or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
The House of Small Fixes name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of House of Small Fixes. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on houseofsmallfixes.com are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You may access and use the content on houseofsmallfixes.com for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, republish, download, store, or transmit any material from our website without our express written consent, except as follows:
Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials
You may store files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display enhancement purposes
You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages for your own personal, non-commercial use
6. User Content and Submissions
House of Small Fixes may allow you to submit comments, questions, reviews, suggestions, or other content ("User Content") through houseofsmallfixes.com. By submitting User Content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to your User Content and that your User Content does not violate these Terms, any applicable law, or the rights of any third party. You acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Content you submit, and you, not House of Small Fixes, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.
We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content that we determine, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable. We do not endorse any User Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein.
7. Third-Party Links and Resources
The content on houseofsmallfixes.com may include links to third-party websites, products, or services that are not owned or controlled by House of Small Fixes. We provide these links for your convenience and do not endorse or assume responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
You acknowledge and agree that House of Small Fixes shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any such third-party content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.
8. Disclaimers
The information provided on House of Small Fixes is for general informational and educational purposes only. While Ethan Whitaker brings professional experience as a former home-security and networking installer, the content on houseofsmallfixes.com should not be considered professional advice for your specific situation.
Your use of houseofsmallfixes.com is at your sole risk. The website and all content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or course of performance.
House of Small Fixes does not warrant that:
The website will function uninterrupted, secure, or available at any particular time or location
Any errors or defects will be corrected
The website is free of viruses or other harmful components
The results of using the website will meet your requirements
The accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any content obtained through the website
Any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through houseofsmallfixes.com is accessed at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from such download.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, House of Small Fixes, Ethan Whitaker, and our affiliates, licensors, and service providers shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:
Your access to or use of or inability to access or use houseofsmallfixes.com
Any conduct or content of any third party on the website
Any content obtained from the website
Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
Installation, configuration, or use of any products or services discussed on the website
In no event shall our aggregate liability for all claims relating to the website exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) or the amount you paid us in the past twelve months, whichever is greater.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless House of Small Fixes, Ethan Whitaker, and our affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and our respective 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 violation of these Terms of Service
Your use of houseofsmallfixes.com, including but not limited to your User Content
Your violation of any rights of another person or entity
Your implementation of any advice, recommendations, or instructions obtained from the website
11. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to House of Small Fixes immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use houseofsmallfixes.com will immediately cease.
All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including without limitation ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
12. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the state in which House of Small Fixes operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms shall be finally settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall take place in the jurisdiction where House of Small Fixes operates, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may seek injunctive or other equitable relief to protect our intellectual property rights in any court of competent jurisdiction.
13. Changes to Terms
House of Small Fixes reserves the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of any material changes by posting the new Terms on houseofsmallfixes.com and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
Your continued use of the website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.
14. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired, and such provision shall be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal, and enforceable.
15. Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and House of Small Fixes regarding your use of houseofsmallfixes.com and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties.
16. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about these Terms of Service, please contact House of Small Fixes through the contact information provided on our website at houseofsmallfixes.com.
Thank you for using House of Small Fixes. We are committed to helping you build a dependable, secure, and hassle-free smart home—one simple fix at a time.