Terms of Use
Terms of UseLast updated: 05/02/2026
These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the Blue Collector’s Guide website (the “Site”), a community platform dedicated to collectors. By browsing the Site and/or creating an account, you accept these Terms of Use.
Important
The “Smurf” trademark (and related trademarks) belongs to its rights holders. The Site is an independent, unaffiliated project.
Contents
1) Access to the Site & accounts
- The Site is accessible free of charge, although some features may require an account.
- You agree to provide accurate information when creating an account.
- You are responsible for keeping your credentials confidential and for any action carried out through your account.
- In the event of suspicious use, you must notify the Site team via the contact form.
2) Content, contributions & ownership
The Site contains information, texts, images and data provided by the community and/or enriched by the Site team.
- Contribution (object / photos / info submission): by submitting content, you warrant that you are the author, the rights holder, or that you have the necessary permission to publish it.
- License granted to the Site: you authorize the Site to use, reproduce, adapt (cropping, compression, corrections), display and distribute your contribution on the Site, without compensation, for the needs of the service.
- The Site reserves the right to correct / complete / reorganize information and media in order to improve the quality and consistency of the database.
- Any large-scale reuse of Site content (text, photos, data) must be authorized in advance by the administration.
3) Valuations, votes & authenticity information
- The valuations (values) and authenticity information published on the Site are not official: they reflect a community opinion and/or an average estimate.
- The “fair price” of an object depends on the context (condition, rarity, market, country, timing, etc.) and corresponds to the price you are willing to pay.
- The Site may refuse, correct or invalidate a valuation/vote deemed clearly abusive (e.g. intentionally exaggerated value, inconsistent repeated votes, etc.).
- The Site may, at any time, temporarily freeze an object’s votes/valuations (e.g. while a new series is being added), then reactivate them later.
5) Moderation & sanctions
- The Site reserves the right to moderate or remove any inappropriate content.
- The Site reserves the right to restrict, suspend or ban an account in the event of abuse (e.g. abnormal logins, offensive behavior, rule circumvention, etc.).
- When relevant, a warning may be sent before any sanction.
6) Personal data & cookies
- The Site uses technical cookies to improve browsing (language, etc.).
- Account data is accessible only by the Site and is not shared with third parties.
- You may request access to, correction or deletion of your data by contacting the team via the form, using the email address associated with the account.
7) Liability
- The Site is provided “as is”. Despite our efforts, errors may remain.
- The Site cannot be held responsible for purchase/sale decisions made on the basis of the published information.
- The Site does not guarantee uninterrupted service (maintenance, incident, update, etc.).
8) Changes to the Terms of Use
The Site may modify these Terms of Use at any time. The applicable version is the one published on this page on the date you consult it. In the event of a major change, a notice may be displayed on the Site.
9) Contact
For any question, you can contact the team via the Site contact form.