Terms of Service

Agreement between user and Ohio Contractor License Center

Welcome to Ohio Contractor License Center. The Ohio Contractor License Center website (the "Site") is comprised of various web pages operated by Ohio Contractor License Center ("Ohio Contractor License Center"). Ohio Contractor License Center is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the "Terms"). Your use of Ohio Contractor License Center constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully and keep a copy of them for your reference.

About Our Website and Services

Ohio Contractor License Center provides information and access to contractor-related products and services, including company setup and registration assistance. Available services, pricing, eligibility, and purchase terms are described on the applicable service or checkout pages.

Ohio Contractor License Center is a private service provider and is not a government licensing agency. Company formation and registration do not themselves authorize work that requires a license, registration, or permit. We do not provide legal or tax advice. Consult a qualified attorney or tax professional for advice about your circumstances.

Purchases and Service-Specific Terms

Before purchasing, review the description, price, scope of work, and any refund, cancellation, access, shipping, or guarantee terms disclosed for that product or service. Additional service agreements may apply and will be provided as appropriate. These website Terms do not establish a new refund deadline or extend a guarantee beyond its stated conditions.

State filing fees, expedited processing fees, statutory agent services, and other applicable charges are additional to our service fee unless the offer expressly states otherwise. Processing times and agency decisions are subject to the applicable agency's requirements.

Privacy

Your use of the Site is subject to our Privacy Policy, which describes our data collection and use practices. Please review that policy before submitting personal information.

Electronic Communications

Visiting the Site or sending us emails constitutes electronic communication. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications provided electronically, including by email or through the Site, satisfy requirements that such communications be in writing. Any additional consent required by law will be obtained separately. This provision does not constitute consent to marketing text messages or override your communication preferences.

Your Account and Eligibility

If the Site provides an account feature and you use it, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. You acknowledge that Ohio Contractor License Center is not responsible for third party access to your account that results from theft or misappropriation of your account. Ohio Contractor License Center and its associates reserve the right to refuse or cancel service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content in our sole discretion.

Ohio Contractor License Center does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under 18, you may use Ohio Contractor License Center only with permission of a parent or guardian.

Third-Party Websites and Services

Ohio Contractor License Center may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Ohio Contractor License Center and Ohio Contractor License Center is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Ohio Contractor License Center is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Ohio Contractor License Center of the site or any association with its operators.

Some products or services may be delivered by third-party providers. Information needed to provide a requested product, service, or function may be shared with those providers as described in our Privacy Policy and any applicable service disclosures.

Acceptable Use and Intellectual Property

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use Ohio Contractor License Center strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Ohio Contractor License Center that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.

All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of Ohio Contractor License Center or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. Ohio Contractor License Center content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Ohio Contractor License Center and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of Ohio Contractor License Center or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

Third Party Accounts

If the Site offers an optional third-party account connection, connecting that account may allow information to be shared according to the disclosed integration permissions and applicable privacy policies. Review those permissions before connecting an account. You do not have to use an optional integration.

International Users

The Service is controlled, operated, and administered by Ohio Contractor License Center from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the Ohio Contractor License Center Content accessed through Ohio Contractor License Center in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions, or regulations.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Ohio Contractor License Center, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. Ohio Contractor License Center reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Ohio Contractor License Center in asserting any available defenses.

Liability Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. OHIO CONTRACTOR LICENSE CENTER AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME.

OHIO CONTRACTOR LICENSE CENTER AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. OHIO CONTRACTOR LICENSE CENTER AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL OHIO CONTRACTOR LICENSE CENTER AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF OHIO CONTRACTOR LICENSE CENTER OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits rights, remedies, warranties, or liabilities that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law. Any limitations above apply only to the extent permitted by that law.

Termination, Governing Law, and General Terms

Ohio Contractor License Center reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Arizona in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Ohio Contractor License Center as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. Ohio Contractor License Center's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Ohio Contractor License Center's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by Ohio Contractor License Center with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Ohio Contractor License Center with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Ohio Contractor License Center with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.

The governing law and venue provisions above apply only to the extent permitted by applicable law and do not override mandatory protections or jurisdictional requirements that apply to a particular dispute.

Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The revised terms and their effective date will be posted on this page, and any additional notice or consent required by applicable law will be provided. Review the Terms periodically. Changes will apply prospectively as permitted by law.