TERMS OF USE APPLICABLE TO THIS WEBSITE

THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("TERMS") govern your use of the Home Design and Construction Registry Web site ("SITE") administered by the LSU AgCenter at the request of ICF Emergency Management Services, LLC ("ICF"). 

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS SITE. Users must indicate acceptance of these terms prior to submitting information to the SITE. By indicating acceptance, you agree to be legally bound by these terms.

GENERAL. Information on this site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors and may be changed or updated without notice. You acknowledge that any reliance on any opinion, advice, statement, memorandum or information contained in this site shall be at your sole risk. The LSU AgCenter and ICF reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the site. The LSU AgCenter and ICF may make any other improvements and/or changes to the site at any time without notice.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. The LSU AgCenter and ICF do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the materials or the reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed or distributed through the site. The materials on this site are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent possible pursuant to the applicable law, the LSU AgCenter and ICF disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or other violation of rights. The LSU AgCenter and ICF do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use, validity, accuracy, reliability of or results of the use of, or otherwise respecting, the materials on this site or any sites linked to this site.

CONTRACTOR, SERVICE AND PROPERTY/PROJECT LOCATION DISCLAIMER. The LSU AgCenter and ICF offer this site's information as an informational service only. Listing is not an endorsement or recommendation -- implied or otherwise -- of any of the companies, individuals, services or products. Each company and individual listed is independent from the LSU AgCenter and ICF and is not under the control of the LSU AgCenter or ICF; therefore, the LSU AgCenter and ICF accept no responsibility for and disclaim any liability for the actions of the listed companies and individuals. You should make your own independent evaluation before conducting business with any company or individual. Information on this site was believed accurate when posted; however, its accuracy has not been confirmed and it may change without our knowledge and may not reflect the current status of services or projects.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. In no event will the LSU AgCenter or ICF be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages from any use of this site, or of any other hyperlinked Web site, including, without limitation, any bodily injury, any damage to property, any lost profits, business interruption, loss of programs or other data on your information-handling system or otherwise, even if we are expressly advised of the possibility of such damages.  LSU AgCenter and ICF cannot guarantee malicious third parties or "hackers" will be unable to gain unauthorized access to information on this site. LSU AgCenter and ICF will not be liable for any damage arising from or related to your personal information being obtained from the computer systems supporting this site.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES. There are links on this site that will permit you to leave the LSU AgCenter's site and travel to other, third-party sites over which the LSU AgCenter and ICF have no control. The LSU AgCenter and ICF make no representations whatsoever about the content of any of these other Web sites or about any of the links contained in the Web sites you may access through this site. The LSU AgCenter and ICF do not endorse or accept any responsibility for the content, or use, of any such linked Web sites or any links contained in the linked sites. The LSU AgCenter and ICF are providing these links to you only as a convenience; the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the LSU AgCenter or ICF.

There are inherent dangers in accessing any Internet site (including this site) or the use of any software available for downloading on the Internet. The LSU AgCenter and ICF caution you to make sure you completely understand the potential risks before utilizing this site or downloading any software (including the potential infection of your system by computer viruses). You are solely responsible for adequate protection and backup of the data and equipment used in connection with any of the software.

JURISDICTION AND GOVERNING LAW. This site is controlled, operated and administered by the LSU AgCenter from its office within the United States of America. Any action related to these terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with Louisiana law and controlling U.S. Federal law where applicable. No choice of law rules of any jurisdiction will apply. User agrees that any legal proceeding arising out of or in connection with these terms shall be brought in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The LSU AgCenter and ICF make no representation that materials at this site are appropriate or available for use at other locations outside of the United States, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use the site or export the materials in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. If you access this site from a location outside of the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.

INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK. Any information and feedback you provide at this site shall be deemed to be non-confidential. The LSU AgCenter and ICF are free to use such information on an unrestricted basis.

The LSU AgCenter and ICF do not want you to, and you should not, send any confidential or proprietary information to the LSU AgCenter or ICF via the site. You agree that any information or materials that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to the LSU AgCenter or ICF will not be considered confidential or proprietary. By providing to the LSU AgCenter and ICF through the site any such information or material, you grant to the LSU AgCenter and ICF an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, publicly perform, transmit and distribute such information and materials, and you further agree that the LSU AgCenter and ICF are free to use any ideas, concepts or know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to the LSU AgCenter and ICF.

You further recognize that the LSU AgCenter and ICF do not want you to, and you warrant that you shall not, provide to the LSU AgCenter and ICF through the site, directly or by hyperlink, any information or material that is defamatory, threatening, obscene, harassing or otherwise unlawful, or that incorporates the proprietary material of another.

TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein or appearing in the site may be the trademarks of their respective owners and should not be used without the authorization of the trademark owners. Likewise, the content of the site and other sites linked hereto may be copyrighted and should not be reproduced without the authorization of the copyright owners.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT. These terms represent the entire understanding relating to the use of the site and prevail over any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting or additional communications. The LSU AgCenter and ICF can revise these terms at any time without notice by updating this posting.

The LSU AgCenter and ICF may terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the registry site, including the availability of any features of the site, at any time. The LSU AgCenter and ICF may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or the entire site without notice or liability.

These terms will be presented to you when you create a provider or consumer profile. You will not be able to use the Home Design and Construction Registry if you do not accept the terms of use during the profile creation process.