Terms of Service
Last updated October 22, 2026
1. Agreement
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of Trelys (the “Service”), operated by Trelys (“we,” “us”). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
2. What Trelys is — and is not
Trelys aggregates publicly available California tax-defaulted and tax-deed auction listings and enriches them with public assessor and GIS data, alongside analytical tools. The Service is an information and analytics tool only.
Trelys does not provide legal, financial, tax, or investment advice, and is not a broker, dealer, or real estate licensee. Nothing on the Service is a recommendation to buy or bid on any property. All investment decisions are yours alone. Consult a licensed attorney and financial advisor before purchasing any property.
3. Data accuracy
Listings and property data are sourced from county tax collectors, county assessor rolls, and county GIS services. Coverage, completeness, and freshness vary by county, and public records can contain errors or become outdated. We provide the data “as is” and do not warrant its accuracy or completeness. Always verify property details, auction terms, minimum bids, and eligibility directly with the county before bidding.
4. Purchases, membership and billing
Trelys sells two things, both billed through our payment processor, Stripe, at the price shown at checkout. The certification program is a one-time purchase that includes six months of membership, after which membership renews automatically each month at the then-current membership price unless cancelled. Membership on its own is a monthly subscription from the day of purchase.
Membership renews automatically until cancelled. You may cancel anytime from your account page; access continues through the end of the current billing period, and cancellation stops future charges. Membership payments are non-refundable except where required by law.
The certification program is refundable in full until you open any lesson. Once a lesson has been opened, the purchase is final, because the course material has been delivered. Course access is yours for as long as the Service operates, whether or not membership continues.
5. Course content and certification
The Trelys certification program and all course materials, including lessons, quizzes, walkthroughs, examples and the certificate of completion, are provided for general educational and informational purposes only. They describe how California tax-defaulted property sales have generally worked at the time the material was written, as understood by Trelys.
Nothing in the program is legal, tax, accounting, financial, investment or real-estate advice, and no attorney-client, fiduciary or advisory relationship is created by enrolling in or completing it. Trelys is not a law firm, broker, lender, title company or insurer.
Statutes, regulations, county ordinances, auction platform terms, fees, deadlines and procedures change, and counties interpret and apply them differently. Material that was accurate when written may be out of date or may not apply to a particular county, parcel or sale. It is your responsibility to verify every current law, rule, deadline, fee and procedure with the relevant county, the auction platform and a licensed professional before you register, bid, pay or take any other action.
Examples, figures, parcels and outcomes used in lessons are illustrations. They are not predictions, guarantees or representations about any parcel, sale or result, and past results do not indicate future ones. Tax-defaulted property carries substantial risk, including the total loss of money paid.
The certificate of completion records that you completed the program and passed its assessments. It is not a licence, credential, accreditation or continuing-education credit, and it does not qualify you to advise others.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Trelys disclaims all liability for any loss, damage, cost or claim arising from your use of or reliance on the course materials, including loss caused by information that has changed, that is incomplete, or that you or anyone else interpreted or applied incorrectly. Your use of the program is at your own risk, and your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with it is the refund described in the Terms.
6. Acceptable use
You agree not to resell, redistribute, scrape, or bulk-export data from the Service except as expressly permitted; not to share your account credentials; and not to use the Service to violate any law or the rights of others. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.
7. Intellectual property
The Service, including its software, design, and compiled data presentations, is owned by Trelys and protected by law. Underlying public records remain public records. Your account grants you a personal, non-transferable license to use the Service while your subscription is active.
8. Disclaimers and limitation of liability
The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Trelys is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or for any losses arising from your use of the Service or reliance on its data, including any property purchase decision. Our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim.
9. Changes and termination
We may modify the Service or these Terms at any time; material changes will be posted here with an updated date. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. You may stop using the Service and cancel at any time.
10. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules.
11. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email [email protected].