Terms of Use
⚠️ DRAFT — engineering-authored placeholder reflecting the actual data flows; MUST be reviewed and finalized by legal counsel before publish. Not legal advice.
This is a lightweight draft for a marketing website (not a SaaS product with public user accounts). It covers site use, content ownership, the newsletter, and the standard disclaimers. Counsel must supply the binding language, the governing-law choice, the liability caps, and the entity name.
Effective date: [PLACEHOLDER: effective date] Last updated: [PLACEHOLDER: last-updated date]
1. About these terms
These Terms of Use govern your use of mattoxengineering.com, operated by [PLACEHOLDER: legal entity name] ("Mattox Engineering", "we", "us"). By using the site you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.
These terms cover the public marketing website only. Any consulting or managed-services engagement is governed by a separate signed agreement (statement of work / master services agreement), not by these terms.
2. Acceptable use
You may browse the site, contact us, request a free assessment, and subscribe to our newsletter. You agree not to:
- Use the site to break the law or infringe anyone's rights.
- Attempt to disrupt, overload, probe, or gain unauthorized access to the site, its admin
area, or its underlying infrastructure.
- Scrape, harvest, or bulk-collect content or data except as permitted by our robots rules
or with our written permission.
- Submit false information, spam our forms, or impersonate someone else.
We may rate-limit, block, or restrict access to protect the site and other users.
3. Intellectual property and content
The site content — text, branding, logos, design, case studies, blog posts, and downloadable materials — is owned by Mattox Engineering or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may view and share links to it for ordinary, non-commercial purposes, but you may not copy, republish, or create derivative works from it without our permission, except where the law allows (for example, fair use / quotation with attribution).
Any feedback you send us about the site may be used by us without obligation to you.
4. Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter ("Engineering Notes"):
- Subscription is double opt-in — you must confirm via the link we email you before you
are added.
- You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.
- We send it on an occasional basis; cadence and topics may change.
How we handle your email is described in the Privacy Policy.
5. No warranty / "as is"
The site and its content are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. Content on the site (including any results, benchmarks, or outcomes we describe) is illustrative and not a guarantee — engagement outcomes vary, and nothing on the site is a promise of a specific result. We may change or remove content at any time.
[PLACEHOLDER: counsel to finalize the warranty-disclaimer language.]
6. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Mattox Engineering will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or data, arising from your use of the site. Our total liability relating to the site is limited to [PLACEHOLDER: liability cap — e.g. USD amount or "the amount you paid us for access to the site, which is zero for the public site"].
[PLACEHOLDER: counsel to finalize limitation-of-liability and any indemnity language, and to confirm enforceability in the chosen jurisdiction.]
7. Links and third parties
The site may link to third-party sites and tools we don't control (and may embed scheduling or chat features). We aren't responsible for third-party content, practices, or privacy. Following those links is at your own risk.
8. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of [PLACEHOLDER: governing-law US state — owner/counsel to choose], without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. [PLACEHOLDER: venue / dispute-resolution clause — counsel to add, e.g. courts of a specific county, or arbitration.]
9. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms. We'll revise the "last updated" date above; continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.
10. Contact
Questions about these terms: hello@mattoxengineering.com. Postal: [PLACEHOLDER: registered postal address].