Special Requirements
special requirements
- Vehicle Ratings and Reviews
- Editorial API
- True Cost to Own® (TCO®)
- True Market Value® (TMV®)
- Dealer Ratings and Reviews
There are certain data points within our API that have special display requirements in addition to our standard branding requirements.
Vehicle Ratings and Reviews
Edmunds.com’s Visitor Vehicle Ratings and Reviews are provided to Edmunds.com by its visitors, and are the proprietary materials of Edmunds.com, Inc. by virtue of Edmunds’ agreements with its visitors.
Accordingly, we have special requirements for the display of Visitor Vehicle Ratings and Reviews.
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The display of Visitor Vehicle Ratings and Reviews (or either of them) must clearly and prominently state that the Ratings and Reviews are from visitors to www.edmunds.com, and may not state or imply that they constitute the opinion of Edmunds.com.
For example:
- “Visitor reviews of this vehicle posted on Edmunds.com:”
- OR: “Edmunds.com visitor vehicle reviews:”
- OR: “Average vehicle rating from visitors to Edmunds.com:”
- OR: “Edmunds.com average visitor rating for this vehicle:”
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If not all of the Visitor Vehicle Reviews for a particular vehicle are displayed, you must make clear that you are displaying only selected Visitor Vehicle Reviews.
For example:
- Selected visitor reviews of this vehicle posted on Edmunds.com:”
- OR: “Selected Edmunds.com visitor vehicle reviews:”
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No Visitor Vehicle Review that is displayed may be edited or abridged.
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Each Visitor Vehicle Review must include the username of the visitor who submitted it and the published date (as it is returned by the API).
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You must be include the following legal notice:
Edmunds.com Visitor Vehicle Ratings and Reviews are the property of Edmunds.com, and may not be reproduced or distributed without the consent of Edmunds.com. Edmunds® is a trademark of Edmunds.com, Inc. Edmunds.com, Inc. is not affiliated with this website or app.
Editorial API
Edmunds.com’s Editorial Content consists of articles (“Articles”) that are the copyright property of Edmunds.com, Inc., and we have special requirements for the use of the Articles.
The following meta tag should be added to all of your pages that display an Article:
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<link href="/{URL SUPPLIED WITH THE ARTICLE}" rel="canonical" />
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<!-- The URL SUPPLIED WITH THE ARTICLE is the URL of the content you’re displaying on your site. The URL is provided in the response object you’ll receive when you make a REST call request. -->
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<!-- The meta tag needs to exist in the section of your page. -->
Each Article you elect to display must be displayed in the form it is provided, i.e., it may not be edited, supplemented or abridged.
The “date published” and/or “date revised” that accompanies each Article may not be removed or altered, and should be displayed above the Article.
Each Article should be accredited as follows: “From Edmunds.com” at the top of the article (i.e., below the article’s title and above the “date published”), in a font size not smaller than the font size that you use for the text of the Article.
The following notice should be affixed to the end of each Article: “Copyright Edmunds.com, Inc. All rights reserved. First published on www.edmunds.com and reprinted with permission. Edmunds and the Edmunds.com car logo are registered trademarks of Edmunds.com, Inc.”
Each Article should be refreshed not less often than once every 30 days, in order to obtain updates and revisions by Edmunds.com.
True Cost to Own
When you display our True Cost to Own® (TCO®) data for any vehicles, we ask for the following:
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When data is displayed, it is captioned or titled one of the following:
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Edmunds.com True Cost to Own®
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Edmunds.com TCO®
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When a data is displayed, the date it was generated though the API should also be displayed, since TCO® prices are “perishable.”
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That you include the following explanation of what that number is:
Edmunds.com’s True Cost to Own® (TCO®) is Edmunds.com’s estimate of the cost of buying and owning a vehicle for the first five years assuming 15,000 miles driven per year. TCO® includes depreciation, interest on financing, insurance premiums, taxes and fees, fuel, maintenance, repairs, and takes into account any federal tax credit that may be available.
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That you include the following legal notice:
TCO® data are copyrighted by Edmunds.com, Inc., which reserves all rights. Edmunds®, Edmunds.com True Cost to Own® and TCO® are registered trademarks of Edmunds.com, Inc. Edmunds.com, Inc. is not affiliated with this website or app.
True Market Value
When you display our True Market Value® (TMV®) prices for any new or used vehicles, we ask for the following:
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When a price is displayed, it is captioned or titled one of the following:
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Edmunds.com True Market Value®
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Edmunds.com TMV®
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When a price is displayed, the date it was generated through the API should also be displayed, since TMV® prices are “perishable.”
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Unless you are displaying the TMV price for a specific VIN: That you include the following explanations of what that number is:
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For the presentation of TMV® for new vehicles:
The Edmunds.com TMV® (Edmunds.com True Market Value®) price is Edmunds.com’s determination of the current average base dealer price in the area indicated by the Zip Code provided, unadjusted for vehicle color or any options. (If no Zip Code was provided, this price is the national price.) -
For the presentation of TMV for used vehicles (using the appropriate bracketed words):
The Edmunds.com TMV® (Edmunds.com True Market Value®) price is Edmunds.com’s determination of the current average base [“dealer retail”] [“private party”] [“dealer trade-in”] price in the area indicated by the Zip Code provided, unadjusted for color or any options. (If no Zip Code was provided, this price is the national price.)
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That you include the following legal notice:
TMV® prices are copyrighted by Edmunds.com, Inc., which reserves all rights. Edmunds®, Edmunds.com True Market Value® and TMV® are registered trademarks of Edmunds.com, Inc. Edmunds.com, Inc. is not affiliated with this website or app.
Dealer Ratings and Reviews
Edmunds.com’s Visitor Dealer Ratings and Reviews are provided to Edmunds.com by its visitors, and are the proprietary materials of Edmunds.com, Inc. by virtue of Edmunds’ agreements with its visitors.
Accordingly, we have special requirements for the display of Visitor Dealer Ratings and Reviews.
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The display of Visitor Dealer Ratings and Reviews (or either of them) must clearly and prominently state that the Ratings and Reviews are from visitors to www.edmunds.com, and may not state or imply that they constitute the opinion of Edmunds.com.
For example:
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“Visitor reviews of this dealer posted on Edmunds.com:”
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OR: “Edmunds.com visitor dealer reviews:”
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OR: “Average dealer rating from visitors to Edmunds.com:”
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OR: “Edmunds.com average visitor rating for this dealer:”
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If not all of the Visitor Dealer Reviews for a particular vehicle are displayed, you must make clear that you are displaying only selected Visitor Dealer Reviews.
For example:
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“Selected visitor reviews of this dealer posted on Edmunds.com:”
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OR: “Selected Edmunds.com visitor dealer reviews:”
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No Visitor Dealer Review that is displayed may be edited or abridged.
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Each Visitor Dealer Review (or comment on a review) must include the username of the visitor who submitted it and the published date (as it is returned by the API).
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Each Visitor Dealer Review must include all comments when available.
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You must be include the following legal notice:
Edmunds.com Visitor Dealer Ratings and Reviews are the property of Edmunds.com, and may not be reproduced or distributed without the consent of Edmunds.com. Edmunds® is a trademark of Edmunds.com, Inc. Edmunds.com, Inc. is not affiliated with this website or app.