GroundWise

Terms of Use

Report requests are currently paused and nothing is being sold. The Terms of Use that will govern the paid report are in preparation. Reports issued during the earlier free beta are covered by the Beta Participation Notice.

If you are reading this because a GroundWise report pointed you here, the page you want is the Beta Participation Notice — that is what applies to a report issued during the free beta.

Where things stand

Report requests are paused as of 17 August 2026. GroundWise ran a free beta earlier this year, during which reports were provided free and no payment was taken. Requests are now closed while we complete our company formation, and the site is not collecting any information — there is no request form and no address lookup. Nothing is being sold.

The terms that applied to a beta report are set out in the Beta Participation Notice, which covers what the report is, what it cannot tell you, and what happens to the information you gave us. That notice remains in effect for reports already issued, including the commitment to delete your information on request.

A full Terms of Use will govern the paid report when it becomes available. It is being drafted and reviewed, and will be published here — naming the contracting company — before anything is offered for sale. It will address matters that only arise once a product is sold: warranties, limitation of liability, refunds, permitted use, and dispute resolution.

We would rather leave this page saying so plainly than publish an unfinished contract and ask anyone to agree to it.

What holds true either way

These points apply to every GroundWise report, beta or paid, and are stated on the reports themselves:

  • A GroundWise report is a data report, not an inspection. It contains no observation of any structure and does not constitute professional engineering advice.
  • GroundWise is not an engineering firm and does not offer engineering services.
  • All values are area-level — the USDA soil map unit and the census tract containing an address, mapped areas typically larger than a single lot. They are not readings taken at a specific home.
  • It does not predict whether foundation movement will occur at a property, or what any future work would involve.
  • It should not be relied on as the sole basis for a purchase, sale, lending, or insurance decision, and does not replace a licensed home inspector or structural engineer.
  • It is not a consumer report and must not be used to decide anyone's eligibility for credit, insurance, employment, housing, or tenancy.
  • A report reflects the data available on its generation date and is not updated afterwards.

The reasoning behind each of these, and a candid account of what the underlying data does and does not support, is on the methodology page.

Contact

Questions about a report, or about these terms: support@groundwisedata.com. If you are asking about a specific report, please quote the report identifier printed on it.

Read the Beta Participation Notice

GroundWise reports describe soil and site conditions at the level of the USDA soil map unit and census tract containing an address — mapped areas typically larger than a single lot — not readings taken at a specific parcel, and the precise location sampled within a soil map unit is not known. GroundWise does not assess any structure, does not constitute professional engineering advice, and does not predict structural performance or repair needs. Consult a licensed home inspector or structural engineer for any structural questions.
Last updated 17 August 2026 · beta notice · methodology · groundwisedata.com