Terms of Use

This page explains how we operate. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace your own professional advisers.

Acceptance. shavnu.com ("the site", "we", "us") is an independent English-language information publisher about the Sde Dov district in Tel Aviv, operated from Israel. By accessing or using the site, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

What the site is. We publish sourced information, market data derived from public records (including Israel Land Authority and GovMap recorded transactions, Tel Aviv municipal GIS, and Copernicus satellite metadata), translated summaries of Israeli press, project and developer profiles, and long-form articles. We do not sell property, do not hold client funds, and are not a law firm or tax adviser.

Information, not advice. All content is general information only. Nothing on the site is legal, tax, financial, investment, or brokerage advice, and no professional relationship is created between you and us. You are responsible for your own decisions and should consult qualified professionals before acting on anything you read here.

Accuracy and no warranty. We work from official records, cited sources, and press, and we correct verified errors (see our corrections policy). Figures and summaries may lag, contain errors, or change when third-party sources update. Property availability, prices, specifications, and timelines are set by developers and can change without notice. We do not guarantee that any listing, price, or project detail is current or available. The site and all content are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Intellectual property. Our original text, selection, arrangement, and compilation of information are protected by copyright and other laws. Third-party photographs, official plans, press excerpts, and other credited materials remain the property of their respective owners and are published with attribution. Watercolour representations of projects are our own illustrations, painted from developer renderings that remain their owners' property; the underlying rendering and the building design it depicts are not ours and we claim no rights in them. You may link to our pages and quote brief excerpts with attribution. You may not copy, scrape, or republish substantial portions of the site, its database, or our illustrations without our prior written permission.

Images on this site, and what they are not. Read this before relying on any picture here. Almost every project on Sde Dov is unbuilt or under construction, so no photograph of a finished building exists and none is offered.Project images are watercolour representations: illustrations we paint from a developer's own rendering. They are labelled as representations wherever they appear. A representation conveys the intended character, scale and setting of a scheme. It is not a photograph, not a survey, not a technical drawing, and not a depiction of finished appearance, materials, colours, finishes, landscaping, views, furniture, fixtures or dimensions. Painting a rendering necessarily simplifies and reinterprets detail, and the underlying rendering was itself a marketing impression that the developer may change without notice.Photographs of the district show ground as it was on the date recorded, colour-graded to a single house look. That treatment changes light and colour only. Historic and press images are credited to their owners and carry their own licences; where we have restored or colour-graded one, the credit says so.No image on this site forms part of any contract, offer, or invitation to treat, and no image should be relied on when deciding to buy, reserve, or pay for anything. The binding description of any apartment is the sale contract and the technical specification (mifrat) issued by its developer, together with the approved building plans. Where anything on this site differs from those documents, those documents govern. Verify every material fact with the developer and your own lawyer before you commit money.

Notice and takedown. If you believe content on the site infringes your rights or is credited incorrectly, contact us through the contact form. Include enough detail for us to locate the material and assess your request. We review good-faith notices and may remove or amend content where appropriate.

Acceptable use. You may use the site for lawful personal and informational purposes. You may not: scrape, crawl, or harvest the site in a way that degrades performance or burdens our infrastructure; use automated tools to extract our database or bulk content; misrepresent our data as an official government source; resell, sublicense, or redistribute our compiled data or content as your own product; attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems; or use the site for any unlawful, harmful, or misleading purpose.

User submissions. When you submit an inquiry through our contact form, you represent that the information you provide is accurate to the best of your knowledge. You grant us a non-exclusive licence to use your submission to respond to you, operate the site, and maintain records. If you tick the opt-in checkbox, you also authorise us to pass your inquiry details to the developers of the specific project(s) you selected, their licensed sales representatives, and licensed real-estate brokers who sell those projects, from whom we may receive a referral fee. You can withdraw consent for future sharing by contacting us, but we cannot recall information already delivered to a third party. See our privacy policy for how we handle personal data.

Third-party sites and services. The site may link to external websites, developer pages, government portals, press publishers, and service providers. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, policies, or practices. Your use of third-party sites is at your own risk and subject to their terms.

Limitation of liability. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we and our operators, contributors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or business opportunity, arising from or related to your use of the site or reliance on its content, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising from these terms or your use of the site is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us directly for access to the site in the twelve months before the claim (which, for a free information site, is zero) or (b) one hundred US dollars (USD 100) or the equivalent in local currency. Some jurisdictions, including certain US states, do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or certain warranties. In those jurisdictions, the above limits apply only to the maximum extent permitted by law, and you may have additional mandatory rights.

Indemnity. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless us and our operators from any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your breach of these terms, your misuse of the site, your submissions, or your violation of any law or third-party rights, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Governing law and disputes. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The courts of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from or relating to these terms or the site, subject to mandatory consumer protection rules that may give you the right to bring proceedings in your country of residence or another forum required by local law.

Changes. We may update these terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when they were last revised. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. Material changes may also be noted on the site where practicable.

Severability. If any provision of these terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.

Contact. Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact form.