Terms of use

What Outside Index is

Outside Index is a list of small independent outdoor gear makers in Canada and the USA. We link to each maker's own website. We do not sell gear, take orders or handle payments for gear. Anything you buy from a maker is between you and that maker.

Listings

We list shops based on public information and our own short description. A person reviews every listing. We can decline, edit or remove a listing at any time, for example if the gear is resold rather than made by the shop.

Shop owners can claim their listing to edit it, or remove it at any time from their dashboard or the remove page.

Accounts

We sign you in with a one-time link sent to your email. Keep access to that email secure. You are responsible for changes made from your account.

Ads

You can book featured and sponsored rows on the Advertise page, by country and by week. Ads are paid, text-only and always marked. Ads must follow the ad policy. We review each ad before it runs. If we do not approve an ad, or a spot was oversold, we refund the full amount. Once an ad has started, it is not refundable unless we stop it for reasons on our side.

Prices on the site are currently test prices and are not final. While checkout is in test or simulated mode, no real payment is taken and a booking is not a purchase.

Content you send us

You confirm that you have the right to use any text, links and photos you send, and you let us show them on Outside Index.

No warranty

We try to keep the list accurate but cannot promise it is complete or error-free. We are not responsible for makers' products, websites or service.

Changes

We may update these terms. The date at the bottom shows the latest version.

Contact

Questions? Use the contact page.

Last updated: November 12, 2026 (draft).