Effective date: September 20, 2026
Last updated: September 28, 2026
Operator: TradesKnow
Product: TradesKnow (tradesknow.com)
Contact: hello@tradesknow.com
Short form for site footer, account chrome, and Ask UI. The Terms of Service control if there is a conflict.
Footer / persistent short form
TradesKnow is an AI reference assistant, not a licensed contractor, engineer, inspector, or authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). It does not issue licenses, permits, inspections, or certifications, and it does not authorize work. Outputs can be wrong or inapplicable to your job and local codes. You must verify against current codes, manufacturer instructions, and the AHJ where the work is performed. You remain responsible for your license, permits, and job-site safety. Do not use TradesKnow for gas, live electrical panels, structural, or confined-space work as a substitute for a licensed professional. In an emergency, call emergency services and qualified on-site professionals — not this app.
Ask labels “Verified” and “Draft” mean only whether text comes from our verified corpus or is a model draft. They do not mean state-board verification, license verification, or AHJ approval.
Ask UI — first-use / first-answer notice
TradesKnow can be mistaken. It is not professional advice and not code or AHJ authority.
- Not a substitute for a licensed tradesperson, PE, or inspector on the job.
- Not a license, permit, or sign-off. TradesKnow does not license anyone.
- Verified / Draft = source provenance only (corpus vs. model draft) — not a state-board or license check.
- We will refuse how-to that substitutes for a licensed pro on gas, live panels, structural, or confined space. Do not bulk-approve hazardous work.
- Emergency: call professionals. Then your supervisor / AHJ — not a chatbot.
By continuing, you agree to the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Acceptable Use Policy.
Expanded points (link target from “Learn more”)
- Not professional advice. Answers, part IDs, spec snippets, troubleshooting trees, and code references are informational. They are not engineering stamps, legal advice, or a determination that work is safe or lawful on your site.
- Not a licensing body. TradesKnow does not issue, renew, verify with a state board, or display a government “Verified” badge for any trade. We do not collect license images. Any license number / state / trade / expiry we may collect is account metadata only, not board verification.
- Not AHJ or code authority. Local amendments, listings, and inspector interpretations govern. Confirm in the jurisdiction of the work.
- You own compliance. License scope, permits, inspections, manufacturer listings, OSHA / state-plan duties, and shop procedures remain yours (or your employer’s).
- Safety no-gos. Gas, live electrical panels, structural, and confined space: TradesKnow must not authorize or replace licensed human judgment. Hazardous how-to across that line is refused. There is no bulk-approve for hazards.
- Two-door (privacy / training). Member job data and Field job captures are not used to train the model. “Verified” in the UI is not a training-consent badge.
- Emergencies. Fire, gas leak, shock, collapse, person down or trapped: call 911 (or local emergency) and qualified professionals. Then follow your employer’s emergency plan.
- Free / early Field. Access is experimental from a legal and operational standpoint: still AS IS, still not authority. Capacity, features, and availability may change.
Copy-deck constraints for product and marketing
Do not say or imply:
- “Licensed & verified” about users, answers, or shops in a state-board sense;
- “AHJ approved,” “code-certified,” or “replaces your inspector”;
- “TradesKnow trained on your jobs” or “your Field captures make the model smarter”;
- that bulk job review equals a safety sign-off.
Do say, if needed: Verified = from our verified corpus. Draft = model-generated. Always verify locally.