Terms of Service & Conditions of Use

Acceptance of Agreement

By accessing, browsing, or utilizing any calculation tools, diagnostic engines, articles, or services provided on FoundationRepairUS.com ("Website", "Service", "we", "us", or "our"), you ("User", "you", or "your") acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must discontinue using the Website immediately.

Educational & Preliminary Nature of Calculators

All calculation algorithms, pier sizing models, concrete yardage takeoffs, and cost estimates generated on this Website are provided strictly for preliminary budgeting, education, and contractor bid verification. While our algorithms reference recognized structural codes (including IBC Chapter 18, IRC Chapter 4, ACI 318, and ICC-ES AC358) and 2026 Bureau of Labor Statistics labor figures, calculations do not account for hidden sub-surface soil anomalies, buried utilities, structural modifications, or unpermitted architectural alterations.

Independent Third-Party Contractor Network

FoundationRepairUS facilitates direct connections between property owners and independent, third-party foundation repair contractors. You acknowledge and agree that:

• Participating contractors are independent business entities and are not employees, agents, joint venturers, or partners of FoundationRepairUS.
• FoundationRepairUS does not perform physical construction, excavation, underpinning, or soil remediation work directly.
• All contractual agreements, scopes of work, warranties, pricing commitments, and guarantees are executed exclusively between you and the independent contractor.
• You retain the sole responsibility to independently verify contractor licensure, general liability insurance, worker's compensation coverage, and municipal permit pulling before executing any construction contract.

Permitted and Prohibited Website Uses

You are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to access and use our calculation engines for personal, non-commercial structural planning or bona fide contractor quote evaluation. You expressly agree not to:

• Systematically scrape, crawl, harvest, or extract calculation formulas, pricing datasets, or content using automated scripts, bots, spiders, or scrapers.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any proprietary calculation modules or client-side scripts.
• Frame, mirror, or republish our calculation interfaces or content on external websites without prior written authorization.
• Attempt to compromise platform security, introduce malicious code, or disrupt server operations.

Intellectual Property Rights

All content, software code, interactive calculation components, text, graphics, logos, layouts, and compilation of information on FoundationRepairUS.com are the exclusive intellectual property of FoundationRepairUS and are protected under United States and international copyright, trademark, and unfair competition laws. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Disclaimer of Warranties

THIS WEBSITE, ITS CALCULATION TOOLS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, FOUNDATIONREPAIRUS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT CALCULATIONS WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR FREE OF VIRUSES.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall FoundationRepairUS, its founders, officers, affiliates, engineering advisors, or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, reliance upon, or inability to use this Website, its calculation tools, or services provided by independent contractors, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Dispute Resolution & Binding Arbitration

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Website shall be resolved through mandatory, binding individual arbitration administered under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), rather than in court. You agree to waive any right to participate in class actions, representative proceedings, or jury trials.