Effective 2026-05-15

Terms of Use & Privacy

These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of compressorfinder.com (the “Site”), operated by CompressorFinder (“we,” “us,” “our”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must discontinue use of the Site immediately.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, browsing, or using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations. We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Site following any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. Material changes will be indicated by updating the effective date above.

2. Description of Service

CompressorFinder is an independent digital reference for the compressed-air industry, providing aggregated catalog data, technical analysis, retailer-price tracking, installer directories, and editorial guidance covering piston compressors, rotary screw compressors, scroll compressors, rotary vane compressors, centrifugal compressors, breathing-air systems, marine starting-air compressors, dryers, filtration, and adjacent equipment. Content is intended for informational purposes for industry professionals, plant engineers, shop operators, and procurement buyers, and does not constitute professional engineering advice, sizing certification, or a commercial recommendation. Any specification, price, or availability shown on the Site should be verified directly with the manufacturer or the listed retailer before purchase.

3. Intellectual Property and Press Rights

CompressorFinder operates as an independent digital press publication under the protections of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and applicable press freedoms. Our editorial activities — catalog research, spec verification, retailer-price reporting, installer-network reporting, and commentary on matters of public interest in the compressed-air industry — are protected speech.

Content published on this Site, including our original analysis, editorial guides, spec-table layouts, market-context histograms, citation metadata, and the compilation and arrangement of aggregated materials, is the property of CompressorFinder and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.

Our aggregation of publicly available information from manufacturer datasheets, distributor product pages, regulatory standards, and trade publications constitutes fair use under 17 U.S.C. § 107, based on the following factors: (a) our use is transformative, adding substantial original analysis, engineering commentary, structured metadata, and cross-source synthesis that creates new meaning and utility beyond the original works; (b) we report on factual matters of public interest in the industrial-equipment industry; (c) we use limited portions of source materials, primarily factual data points (capacity, pressure, dimensions, model numbers), with proper attribution; and (d) our coverage does not substitute for or diminish the market value of the original sources, and frequently drives qualified traffic to them through direct source links and retailer-card click-outs.

CompressorFinder does not reproduce manufacturer datasheets, operating manuals, or distributor product copy in their entirety. Our editorial process synthesizes facts, data points, and publicly reported information from multiple sources into original analytical works. All source publications are credited by name, linked by URL, and dated where applicable.

Nothing in these Terms shall be construed to limit or waive any rights afforded to the press under the First Amendment, state shield laws, or other applicable privileges.

4. DMCA and Copyright Notices

CompressorFinder respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. If you believe that content on this Site infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, containing: (a) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (b) identification of the material on the Site you allege is infringing, with sufficient detail to locate it (URL and section); (c) your contact information (name, address, telephone, email); (d) a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (e) 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; and (f) your physical or electronic signature.

Send DMCA notices to [email protected]. We will respond within a commercially reasonable time. Knowing material misrepresentations in a notice may result in liability under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. While we make reasonable efforts to verify specifications and citations against primary sources, compressor manufacturer data changes, retailer prices fluctuate, and installer offerings evolve. We make no warranty that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free; that defects will be corrected; or that catalog data is current, complete, or fit for any particular purpose. You are responsible for verifying any specification, price, or availability with the manufacturer or retailer before making a purchase, equipment selection, or engineering design decision.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, CompressorFinder and its operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation lost profits, equipment downtime, sizing errors, energy-cost miscalculations, or any other losses arising out of or related to your use of the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

7. Technical Accuracy and Editorial Process

CompressorFinder follows a documented editorial process to ensure accuracy: every specification is sourced to a primary document (manufacturer datasheet, operating manual, regulatory standard, or distributor product page); every claim is cited inline; conflicting values from multiple sources are preserved as separate fields, not averaged away; corrections update the underlying data layer and propagate to every page that consumes that field. See our editorial standards and sources methodology for detail.

Despite this process, specifications change over a product’s lifecycle, manufacturers retire SKUs, retailers update prices daily, and installer offerings evolve. CompressorFinder makes no guarantee that any individual data point on the Site is current at the moment you read it. Verify with the manufacturer or retailer before purchase or equipment selection.

8. Use of Third-Party Trademarks

Manufacturer names, model numbers, series designations, and product trademarks referenced on this Site (including but not limited to Quincy, Ingersoll Rand, Atlas Copco, FS-Curtis, Champion, Powerex, Saylor-Beall, Sullair, Bauer, Mattei, Hydrovane, Sauer Compressors, and similar marks) are the property of their respective owners. Their use on this Site is nominative fair use under U.S. trademark law and is intended solely to identify the products being discussed for the purpose of catalog reference, comparison, and editorial commentary. No endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation between CompressorFinder and any manufacturer is implied unless explicitly stated.

9. User Conduct

You agree not to: (a) use the Site for any unlawful purpose; (b) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Site, server, or related infrastructure; (c) scrape, harvest, or systematically extract content beyond what reasonable browsing requires; (d) introduce malware, viruses, or any code that could damage the Site or other users; (e) impersonate any person or entity; or (f) use the Site in any manner that could disable, overburden, or impair the Site.

10. Comments, Feedback, and Submissions

If you submit feedback, corrections, or suggestions through the Site (including but not limited to manufacturer correction notices, retailer price-update reports, installer profile claims, or factual disputes), you grant CompressorFinder a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use, modify, publish, and incorporate such submissions into the Site without compensation. We may, but are not obligated to, credit the source of corrections. Submissions are not confidential unless explicitly negotiated in writing.

11. Third-Party Links

The Site contains links to third-party websites (manufacturer pages, distributor product listings, regulatory documents, technical PDFs, retailer purchase pages). These links are provided for convenience and do not constitute endorsement. CompressorFinder is not responsible for the content, accuracy, privacy practices, or availability of any third-party site. Your use of any third-party site is at your own risk and subject to that site’s terms.

12. Privacy

CompressorFinder collects minimal user data: (a) standard server access logs (IP address, user agent, referrer, requested URL, timestamp) retained for diagnostic and abuse-prevention purposes for a reasonable period; (b) aggregated anonymous view-count beacons used to identify which catalog entries are most useful to readers, with no personally identifying information persisted beyond the page render; (c) any information you voluntarily submit through correction forms, contact emails, or installer-claim requests.

We do not sell personal information, do not run third-party advertising trackers, and do not embed cross-site profiling pixels. We use cookies only as required for essential site function (theme preference, anti-CSRF). External tile providers used by interactive maps (e.g., the installer-locator map) may set their own cookies under their respective privacy policies.

To request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information you have voluntarily provided, contact [email protected].

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state in which CompressorFinder is operationally domiciled, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site shall be resolved in the state or federal courts located in that jurisdiction.

14. Severability

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

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our editorial standards and sources methodology, constitute the entire agreement between you and CompressorFinder regarding the Site, superseding any prior agreements on the subject matter.

16. Contact

General contact: [email protected]
DMCA notices: [email protected]
Privacy requests: [email protected]
Manufacturer correction notices: [email protected]