ClearVault User Terms of Use
Effective Date: February 21, 2026 Version: 2026-02-21
This document also serves as our Privacy Policy. References to a separate "Privacy Policy" throughout this document point back to this same combined document. We may publish a standalone Privacy Policy in the future; until then, the privacy-related sections of these Terms of Use describe how we collect, use, share, and store your personal information.
When you access or use our Services (defined below), you are entering into a legal agreement and you agree to and are governed by all of these User Terms of Use (the "Terms of Use"). You also agree to the ClearVault Privacy Policy (which is contained within this document), which covers how we collect, use, share, and store your personal information. You agree that by clicking "Join Now," "Join ClearVault," "Sign Up," "Register" or similar buttons, registering or opening an account with ClearVault, accessing or using our Services you are entering into a legally binding agreement with us (even if you are using our Services on behalf of a company). Also, by clicking on any of these buttons, or registering or opening an account with ClearVault, accessing or using our Services you will be acknowledging that you have read, understand and agree to our Privacy Policy.
1. Your Acceptance of Terms of Use
Our website along with any online service location or hyperlink on any electronic document or material that posts a link to these Terms of Use (collectively, the "Site") is provided by ClearVault. Throughout these terms and conditions of use, the words "we," "us," and "our" refer to ClearVault and its corporate affiliates, and the words "you" and "your" or "User" refer to the User visiting and using the Site and/or contributing content on the Site and/or accessing or using any Services. These Terms of Use set forth the legally binding terms for your access and use of the Site (including both mobile and online versions), all Services, and any other technological means to access and use ClearVault's Services, and any improvements, updates, fixes, or version upgrades, features, widgets, plug-ins, applications, content downloads and/or other services that (i) we own and control and make available through the Site, ClearVault's construction management platform, or by other means, or (ii) that post a link to these Terms of Use (collectively with the Site, ClearVault's construction management platform, and the foregoing mentioned services, the "Services"). It applies regardless of how you access or use the Services, whether via personal computer, mobile devices or otherwise. By accessing or using the Services in any manner, you signify your agreement to: (i) these Terms of Use; (ii) the Privacy Policy; and (iii) any other legal notices, usage rules, conditions or guidelines located within the Site. If you do not agree to any of these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, please do not use the Services and exit now. If you wish to have an account and become a registered user of the Services you must read these Terms of Use and indicate your acceptance of them during the registration process. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and agree not to use the account, username, or password of another User at any time or disclose your password to a third party.
The business realities associated with operating the Services are such that, without the limitations that are set forth in these Terms of Use (e.g., your grants and waivers of rights, the limitations on our liability, your indemnity of us, and the arbitration of certain disputes) we would not make the Services available to you.
2. Important Legal Information About Privacy
The terms and conditions of ClearVault's Privacy Policy (contained within this same document at /terms) apply to your use of the Services, form an integral part of your agreement with us, and are incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use. You should read and understand the Privacy Policy carefully before you use our Services because by using the Services you will be agreeing to everything in these Terms of Use, including the terms and provisions contained in our Privacy Policy. You should review the Privacy Policy from time to time to see if and how it may have changed. We reserve the right to change the Privacy Policy from time to time without advance notice to you. We may post or display notices of changes to the Privacy Policy on the Site or may notify you of such changes.
3. Modification to These Terms of Use and Our Site
We may add to, update, delete from or modify the Services at any time in our sole discretion. We reserve the right, at any time and from time to time, for any reason and in our sole discretion, to change the Terms of Use. We may post or display notices of changes to the Terms of Use or Services on the Site or may notify you of such changes. However, once posted, any changes to the Terms of Use become effective immediately. If any change that we make is not acceptable to you, promptly stop using the Services. Any use by you of the Services after any changes to our Terms of Use become effective will signify your agreement to be bound by those changes. You should check back regularly and review these Terms of Use so that you are aware of the most current rights and obligations which apply to your agreement and Services with us. Nothing in these Terms of Use shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits to you.
4. ClearVault Services; Site
4.1. These Terms of Use apply to all users of the Services. The Site includes all aspects of and pages within the Site or any mobile application. The Content (defined below) is provided as a courtesy to our users and is intended for general, informational and educational purposes only. All information from this Site is subject to change without notice. ClearVault permits you to access and use the Content and Services for personal, non-commercial purposes only. You may not, however, copy any of the Content onto your own web server or other applications for any reason without our prior written permission in each instance.
4.2. The Site or Services may contain links to third-party web sites that are not owned or controlled by ClearVault. Some of these may be provided by ClearVault or other Users. ClearVault has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party web sites. In addition, ClearVault is unable and unwilling to censor or edit the content of any third-party web site. Accordingly, we encourage you, when you leave the Site, to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each web site or mobile application that you visit. If you decide to access any other sites or mobile applications linked to our Site, you do so entirely at your own risk. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY THIRD PARTY SITES YOU MAY VISIT.
4.3. ClearVault encourages you to carefully choose the information you upload or post on the Site and provide to others since any User Submissions (defined below) may be accessible and viewable by other Users and by other registered Users of the Site. You are strictly prohibited from uploading or posting any information, data, submissions, content or media that are unsafe, false, misleading, defamatory, inaccurate, derogatory, harassing, threatening, abusive, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, contain nudity or otherwise contain unlawful, obscene, lewd, sexually explicit or other subject matter that may be found objectionable by others or that contain any virus or malware.
4.4. Although ClearVault has no obligation to screen, edit or monitor any of the User Submissions posted to or distributed through the Site or Services, ClearVault reserves the right to censor, remove, edit or reject any User Submissions at any time, in its sole discretion. Furthermore, ClearVault may restrict, suspend or terminate any User's access to all or any part of the Site or Services at any time, for any or no reason, with or without notice to Users or others and with no liability to ClearVault whatsoever. ClearVault may refuse or remove a User Submission without notice to you.
4.5. If a User Submission is removed from the Services, (i) the User Submission may still exist in our backup or archive copies, which are not publicly available (but ClearVault is not required or responsible to retain any User Submissions), and (ii) other Users that had access to a User Submission may have retained copies of your User Submissions, and neither ClearVault nor any of our affiliates have any responsibility for any uses of your User Submission that they might make. Further, ClearVault retains the license granted to it by you when you first made your User Submission and can continue to use your User Submissions in derivative works created before it was deleted. In addition, ClearVault will remain free to complete the creation of derivative works and thereafter exploit that derivative work for all purposes and at all times.
4.6. A portion of ClearVault's construction management platform uses automated and AI-assisted tools to help Users organize, compare, and flag items in contracts and other documents, and may provide Content such as risk flags, checklists, and suggested revisions. This Content is informational and assistive only. ClearVault is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice or legal services, and does not practice law. No part of the Services — including any AI-generated analysis, risk flag, suggested revision, or recommendation — constitutes legal advice, a legal opinion, a determination of compliance or enforceability, or a substitute for the advice of a licensed attorney. Such Content is provided as-is without any representation or warranty, may be incomplete or inaccurate, and may be rejected or not included by the User in their sole or absolute discretion. ClearVault is not your legal counsel and no attorney-client relationship is formed by your use of the Services. ClearVault strongly advises all Users to retain and consult their own licensed attorney before relying on, signing, or acting on any contract, document, suggested revision, or other Content provided through the Services.
4.7. You acknowledge that the Site may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors or omissions. ClearVault is not responsible for any inaccuracies, omissions, typographical, pricing, product information, graphics, images, videos, text, advertisements or endorsements by or posed by any User or Administrator. No advertisements are permitted to be posted by Users. All such advertisements are prohibited. Product and other endorsements are discouraged. If an Administrator or User makes any product or service endorsement, the User is solely responsible for the content and must disclose if he, she or it is being paid for the endorsement or is receiving anything of value in connection with the endorsement. All advertisements and endorsements are solely User Submissions.
4.8. You acknowledge that ClearVault may establish limits from time to time concerning use of the Services, including the number of days that User Submissions will be retained by the Services, the maximum number and size of postings email messages, or other Content that may be uploaded, transmitted or stored by the Services, and the frequency with which you may access the Services. You agree that ClearVault has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store User Submissions and Content. You agree that ClearVault may, in its sole discretion, at any time, and from time to time, modify or discontinue the Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice, and that ClearVault shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services. There is no guaranty of continuous service of the Site or the Services.
5. Access
5.1. Access to Services may require age verification and state of residence verification. Further, if you are under the age of 18, access to Services may require age verification of your parent and consent from your parent to access the Services and your parent's agreement to these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. ClearVault hereby grants to you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferrable, fully revocable license to use and access those portions of the Services made available to you as a result of your or your participation as set forth in these Terms of Use with any restrictions as set forth in these Terms of Use or restrictions set by ClearVault. You agree that you will not: (i) use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing any Marks; (ii) to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, reverse assemble, or modify any Services source or object code or any software or other products, services, or processes accessible through any portion of the Services or to access it in order to modify or change any User Submissions, or copy any ideas, features, content, functions or graphics of the Services; (iii) engage in any activity that interferes with a User's access to the Site or to the Services or the proper operation of the Services, or otherwise causes harm to the Services, ClearVault, or other Users of the Services; (iv) interfere with or circumvent any security feature of the Site or Services or any feature that restricts or enforces limitations on use of or access to the Services, the Content or User Submissions; (v) use our copyrights, Marks or any confusingly similar marks, except as expressly permitted in writing by us in each instance; (vi) use the service marks, logos, copyrights or trademarks of any contractor, or owner without permission from such third party or otherwise in accordance with their policies concerning such uses; (vii) post or make any User Submission that includes any virus or malware; or (viii) otherwise violate these Terms of Use or any applicable laws. Upon expiration of the applicable Term or termination of the applicable Term, ClearVault may revoke the license granted under these Terms of Use at any time thereafter (or at any time following violation of these Terms of Use).
5.2. In order to access some features of the Services, you will need to create a registered account. You are prohibited from using another member's account, or credentials, sharing your account credentials with any other person, User or entity, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of the Services, your account or information concerning any contractor, owner or User. You shall not transfer your account or your Credentials to anyone without first getting our written permission in each instance. When creating your account, you agree that you will provide current, complete and accurate information, and you agree that you will update your account information as necessary to keep it current, complete and accurate. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you are responsible for keeping your account password secure. You must notify ClearVault immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account by contacting us at ehansen@cvaultco.com. Although ClearVault will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses incurred by ClearVault or others due to such unauthorized use.
5.3. You agree that neither you will use the Services offered through the Site: (i) in connection with any commercial activities and/or sales, including without limitation advertising, solicitations for donations, contests, sweepstakes or pyramid schemes, without ClearVault's prior written consent in each instance, (ii) to promote information that you know is false or misleading or to promote or engage in illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, harassing, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous, (iii) to engage in or promote any criminal activity or enterprise, including without limitation, harassment, stalking, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, patent infringement, or theft of trade secrets, (iv) to solicit personally identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes, (v) to advertise to, solicit, or sell to any person without their prior explicit advance consent, (vi) to harvest or collect personally identifiable information such as e-mail addresses, account names, telephone numbers, dates of birth, physical addresses, User names, passwords or other contact information of Users for purposes of sending unsolicited communications or commercial solicitations, (vii) to bully, persecute, oppress, badger, browbeat, tyrannize, harass, torment, coerce, pressure, strong-arm, dominate, or otherwise intimidate another person, (viii) to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, "robots," or "spiders," that accesses the Site or Services in a manner that sends more request messages to the ClearVault servers in a given period of time than humanly possible in the same period by using a generally available public web browser. In order to protect third parties and other Users from such prohibited conduct, ClearVault reserves the right to restrict, in its sole discretion, communications which a User may send through the Services.
6. Intellectual Property Rights
The content and any rights under any patent (including patent applications and disclosures), copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property right recognized in any country or jurisdiction in the world ("Intellectual Property Rights") on, of or within the Site and/or Services (such content shall be referred to herein as "Content"), except all User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation, the materials, contracts, processes, descriptions, FAQs, newsletters, bulletins, surveys, polls, literature, software, scripts, graphics, photos, interactive features, products, services and the like ("Site and Services IP") and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to ClearVault, subject to copyright and other Intellectual Property Rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. You in no way will obtain any ownership interest or rights in the Site and Services IP or Marks contained on, of or within the Site or Services. Site and Services IP is provided to you "AS IS" for your information and personal or educational use only and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. ClearVault reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Site and Services IP. If you download or print a copy of the Content for personal or educational use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with any security related features of the Site or Services or features including those that prevent or restrict use, downloading or copying of any Content or User Submissions or enforce limitations on use of the Site or the Content or User Submissions therein.
7. User Submissions
7.1. The Services may permit the submission or uploading of certain User-generated text, information, data, audio, video, contract terms, plans, photographs, files or other content ("User Submissions"). User Submissions posted or uploaded to the Site, Services, or construction management platform may be viewed by ClearVault and in some circumstances viewed by Users, contractor, or owners to the extent access or use the Services. You understand and acknowledge that ClearVault does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions.
7.2. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of posting, uploading, editing or publishing them. In connection with User Submissions, you affirm, represent, and warrant to ClearVault, each Administrator and each other User on the Site or using the Services that: (i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize ClearVault to use all copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or any other proprietary rights in and to your User Submissions to enable inclusion and use of such User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Services and these Terms of Use; (ii) the posting, uploading, editing or publication of your User Submissions on or through the Site or Services does not and will not violate any confidentiality obligations between you and any person or organization or the privacy rights, publicity rights or other rights of any person; and (iii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable person, contractor, owner, team, institution or organization in your User Submission to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable person, contractor, owner, institution or organization to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Services and these Terms of Use. You further affirm, represent and warrant that your User Submissions will contain no nudity or sexually explicit content and are not lewd, obscene, defamatory or libelous in any manner whatsoever.
7.3. As between you and ClearVault, you will retain all ownership rights in your User Submissions; provided, however, such ownership right shall not prevent ClearVault from deleting any User Submissions uploaded to the Services on or after the expiration or termination of the applicable Term or following a violation of these Terms of Use. By submitting a User Submission to us, you hereby grant to ClearVault a perpetual, worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid-up, sublicensable and transferable license to use, post, edit, delete and store your User Submissions on our Site and servers and publish, distribute, publicly perform, create derivatives of and display such User Submissions in connection with the Services and ClearVault's (and its successor's or affiliates) business, including without limitation the right to modify and adapt the User Submission and distribute such User Submissions to other users, hosting services and third parties for promotional, publishing or other purposes in any media formats and through any media channels now known or hereinafter created. You further hereby waive any and all moral rights and all rights of a similar nature in any jurisdiction in your User Submission.
7.4. In connection with User Submissions, you further agree that you will not: (i) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage ClearVault or any third party; and (ii) impersonate another person, contractor, owner, or otherwise misrepresent yourself, your age or your affiliation with any third party, contractor, owner, or person. ClearVault does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and ClearVault expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Submissions. ClearVault does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on the Services, and ClearVault will remove all Content and User Submissions if properly notified that such Content or User Submission infringes on another's Intellectual Property Rights. ClearVault reserves the right to decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Use for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to, violations of rights of publicity or privacy or excessive length. ClearVault may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Use at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion. In order to cooperate with legitimate governmental requests, court orders or subpoenas, to protect ClearVault's systems and other Users, and to ensure the integrity of ClearVault's business and systems, ClearVault may access and disclose any information that it considers necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, Personal Information (as defined in the Privacy Policy) or other User data, IP address and traffic information, usage history, and User Submissions.
7.6. ClearVault is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and that as a provider of interactive services ClearVault is not liable for any statements, representations or User Submissions provided by users of the Services.
8. Digital Millennium Copyright Act
8.1. Notification. If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any User Submission or other Content infringes upon your copyright, you may submit a written notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") (see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3) for further information) by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information: (i) an electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (ii) a description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a notification, a representative list of such works at our Site or Services; (iii) a description of the location on the Site or Services of the allegedly infringing material(s); (iv) your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; (v) a written statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material(s) in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a written statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
ClearVault's designated Copyright Agent for notice of claims of infringement is:
ClearVault, Inc.
Attention: DMCA Copyright Agent
5830 E 2nd St, Ste 7000 #10505
Casper, WY 82609
Email: ehansen@cvaultco.com
(Designated agent registration with the U.S. Copyright Office pending. Until completed, send notices to ehansen@cvaultco.com.)
Only notices of alleged copyright infringement should go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications should be directed to ClearVault's customer service at ehansen@cvaultco.com. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the notice requirements of the DMCA, your notice may not be valid.
9. Member Disputes
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Users or members of the Services, as well as with the contractor, or owner related thereto. ClearVault reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Users, contractors, or owners.
10. Warranty Disclaimer
You agree that your use of the Services shall be at your sole risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, ClearVault, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates and agents disclaim all warranties, express or implied, in connection with the Services and your use thereof. ClearVault makes no warranties or representations about the accuracy or completeness of the Content or User Submissions or the content of any sites linked to the Site or Services and assumes no liability or responsibility for any (i) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies of content, (ii) personal injury or property damage, of any nature whatsoever, resulting from your access to and use of our Services, Content or User Submissions, (iii) any unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers and/or any and all personal, institutional, technical, financial or other information stored therein, (iv) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from our Services, (v) any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, or the like which may be transmitted to or through our Services by any third party, and/or (iv) any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, e-mailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Services. ClearVault does not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by any third party through the Services or any hyperlinked web site. Certain states limit the scope of disclaimers. Accordingly, these limitations may not apply to you.
11. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL ClearVault, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (EVEN IF ClearVault HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF THE CONTENT OR USER SUBMISSIONS, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR SERVICES, CONTENT, OR USER SUBMISSIONS, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL, INSTITUTIONAL, TECHNICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR SERVICES, (V) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICES BY ANY THIRD PARTY, OR (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR USER SUBMISSIONS, OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT OR USER SUBMISSIONS POSTED, UPLOADED, E-MAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), AND WHETHER OR NOT ClearVault IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES, POSTINGS OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES OR SITE OR ANY LINKS ON THE SITE, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES OR THE SITE OR ANY LINKS ON THE SITE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. Certain states limit the scope of disclaimers. Accordingly, these limitations may not apply to you.
If the login or registration page or any other page of the Site or Services includes a beta test notification, you acknowledge that such beta launch is the first phase of a continuing effort to provide Users with a useful forum where users can interact with their contractor, owners, and others in a secure way as well as provide a platform to manage construction. As a beta launch, the Site and Services will continue to undergo refinement, testing and improvement. ClearVault's goal with this beta launch is to provide a limited audience of Users with an opportunity to comment on and provide feedback to us on certain aspects of the Site or Services so that we can improve their look, feel and functionality in order to meet User needs. The beta Site or Services, or their software and all content found on them are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. Notwithstanding any provision in these Terms of Use to the contrary, ClearVault does not give any warranties, whether express or implied, as to the suitability, stability or usability of the beta Site or Services, or their software or any of their Content.
12. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless ClearVault, its members, managers, employees, agents and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, managers, employees and agents (collectively, "ClearVault Indemnitees") from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's and accountant's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Services, including any User Submissions or Content; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Use or the documents or policies referenced herein; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, publicity or privacy right; (iv) any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party; or (v) your violation of any law. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and your use of the Services. You hereby agree to waive the application of any law that may limit the efficacy of the foregoing agreement to defend and indemnify ClearVault Indemnitees.
13. Wireless Capabilities
The Services may offer certain features and services that are available to you via a wireless or mobile device. These features and services may include the ability to access the Services' features and upload content to the Services, receive messages from the Services (the "Wireless Notifications"), and download applications to your wireless device (the "Wireless App") (collectively, "Wireless Features"). Standard messaging, data, and other fees may be charged by your carrier to participate in Wireless Features, for which you are solely responsible. Fees and charges may appear on your wireless bill or be deducted from your prepaid balance. Your carrier may prohibit or restrict certain Wireless Features and certain Wireless Features may be incompatible with your carrier or device. You should check with your carrier to find out what plans are available and how much they cost. Contact your carrier with questions regarding these issues. Account information and features may be limited when using the Wireless Features.
14. Terms of Wireless Features
You agree that some of the Wireless Features for which you are registered may send communications via such features or apps to your device regarding ClearVault, ClearVault related matters or other parties. Further, we may collect information related to your use of the Wireless Features. If you have registered via the Services for Wireless Notifications, then you agree to notify ClearVault of any changes to your wireless contact information (including phone number) and update your accounts on the Services to reflect the changes. To stop any SMS text subscriptions from ClearVault at any time, send a text message with STOP, END or QUIT to the program's mobile short code. Alternatively you may also log into your Account and change your notification settings. Your device must have text messaging capability to use any Wireless Notifications. To stop using other Wireless Features, you may need to update your account settings and/or delete the Wireless App from your device. By opting into any Wireless Features you represent that you are the owner of the device and that you are at least eighteen years old.
15. Assignment
These Terms of Use, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred, sublicensed or assigned by you, but may be assigned by ClearVault without restriction. Assignments made without ClearVault's consent are void.
16. Dispute Resolution; Informal Resolution AND Formal Resolution by Arbitration/Class Action Waiver
In order to expedite and control the cost of disputes, you and ClearVault agree that any legal or equitable claim regardless of whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise relating to or arising out of any use of the Services (referred to as a "Claim") shall be resolved as set forth in contracts between you and ClearVault, but if no such contracts exist, as follows:
16.1. Informal Resolution. You and ClearVault will first attempt to resolve any Claim informally. In the event that any dispute between ClearVault and you arises out of or relates to use of the Services, these Terms of Use or to breach or enforcement, interpretation or validity of these Terms of Use, you and we agree to try to promptly resolve any such dispute informally through direct contact. Please send a written notice describing the dispute to: ehansen@cvaultco.com
16.2. Formal Resolution by Arbitration; Class Action Waiver. READ THE FOLLOWING ARBITRATION PROVISION CAREFULLY, IT LIMITS YOUR RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN A COURT ACTION BEFORE A JUDGE OR A JURY AND TO TAKE AN APPEAL. You agree that any dispute, controversy or Claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, the applicability of these Terms of Use as to the use of the Services, or to breach or enforcement, interpretation or validity of these Terms of Use, or the determination of the scope or applicability of arbitration shall be governed solely by the Federal Arbitration Act.
If you and ClearVault cannot resolve a Claim informally, any Claim asserted by either party will be resolved only by binding arbitration. By agreeing to arbitration, both you and ClearVault understand and agree that all disputes shall be decided by an arbitrator and that you are waiving your rights to maintain other available resolution processes, such as a court action or administrative proceeding, to settle disputes. Instead of suing in court, both you and ClearVault each agree to settle disputes (except certain small claims) only by arbitration. ARBITRATION MEANS THAT YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BEFORE A JUDGE OR BEFORE A JURY AND RIGHT TO APPEAL THE DECISION OR AWARD MADE BY THE ARBITRATOR(S). The rules in arbitration are different from those in court proceedings. There is no judge or jury, and review is limited, but an arbitrator can award the same damages and relief, and must honor the same limitations stated in these Terms of Use as a court would.
The arbitration will be conducted under the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules & Procedures ("JAMS Rules") and under the terms and rules set forth in these Terms of Use. If there is a conflict between JAMS Rules and the rules set forth in these Terms of Use, the rules set forth in these Terms of Use will govern. You may, in arbitration, seek any and all remedies otherwise available to you pursuant to the law of the governing state. You and ClearVault agree to pay the costs of the arbitration proceeding equally unless otherwise required by law. All other fees, such as attorneys' fees and expenses of travel to the arbitration, will be paid in accordance with JAMS Rules. The arbitration will be held at a location in your home town area if possible, unless you and ClearVault both agree to another location or telephonic arbitration. To initiate arbitration, you or ClearVault must do each the following:
- Write a demand for arbitration. The demand must include a description of the Claim and the amount of damages sought to be recovered. You can find a copy of a Demand for Arbitration at www.jamsadr.com.
- Send three copies of the Demand for Arbitration, plus the appropriate filing fee to: JAMS to your local JAMS office or to JAMS, 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 350, Irvine, CA 92612.
- Send one copy of the Demand for Arbitration to the other party.
16.3. Special Rules in the arbitration proceeding. (i) The arbitrator has no authority to make errors of law and any award may be challenged if the arbitrator does so. Otherwise, the arbitrator's decision is final and binding on all parties and may be enforced in any federal or state court that has jurisdiction. (ii) Neither you nor ClearVault shall be entitled to join or consolidate claims in Arbitration by or against other individuals or entities, or arbitrate any claim as a representative member of a class or in a private attorney general capacity. THIS MEANS THAT YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO INITIATE OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS OR CONSOLIDATED ACTION WHATSOEVER. Accordingly, you and ClearVault agree that the JAMS Class Action Procedures do not apply to our arbitration. A court may sever any portion of this dispute resolution provision if it finds such provision unenforceable, except for the prohibition on class, representative and private attorney general arbitrations. Notwithstanding the obligation to arbitrate all Claims under these Terms of Use, you may assert an individual Claim in small claims court in lieu of arbitration.
17. Class Action Waiver
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY - IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.
ClearVault and you agree that disputes, claims or controversies will be resolved on an individual basis, and that any claims brought under these Terms of Use in connection with the Services will be brought in an individual capacity, and not on behalf of, or as part of, any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding. ClearVault and you further agree that ClearVault and you shall not participate in any consolidated, class, or representative proceeding (existing or future) brought by any third party arising under these Terms of Use or in connection with the Services.
If any court or arbitrator determines that the class action waiver set forth in this paragraph is void or unenforceable for any reason or that arbitration can proceed on a class basis, then the disputes, claims or controversies will not be subject to arbitration and must be litigated in federal court located in Orange County, California.
The terms of this provision will also apply to any claims asserted by you against any parent or affiliated company of ClearVault to the extent that any such claims arise out of your access to, and/or use of the Services, and/or the provision of content, services, and/or technology on or through the Site or Services.
18. Limited Time to File Claims
You and ClearVault agree that any Claim arising out of your use of the Services will be asserted within one (1) year after the Claim first arises, or such Claim will be barred and may no longer be brought.
19. Exclusions and Limitations; Consumer Protection Notice
If you are a consumer, the provisions in these Terms of Use are intended to be only as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the laws of your State of residence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 19 shall modify Subsections 16.2 and 17 ("Formal Resolution by Arbitration/Class Action Waiver" and "Class Action Waiver").
20. No Spam Policy
You understand and agree that sending unsolicited email advertisements to Users or Administrators, which are expressly prohibited by these Terms of Use, may use or cause to be used servers located in California or otherwise. Any unauthorized use of our servers or systems for spamming is a violation of these Terms of Use and may also be a violation of certain federal and state laws, including without limitation the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030 et seq.), Sections 5(a)(3) and (5) of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003; Section 502 of the California Penal Code and Section 17538.45 of the California Business and Professions Code. Such violations may subject the sender and his or her parents and agents to civil and criminal penalties.
21. Governing Law, Location, Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act 9 U.S.C. Sections 1-16, and by the laws of the State of California applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely in such state. Choice of law rules that might cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction shall not apply. The applicable federal laws of the United States of America, including, without limitation, the Federal Arbitration Act shall also apply unless they permit state law to apply instead of the applicable federal law. Subject to the arbitration provisions set forth herein, you hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of California, sitting in the County of Orange, and the United States District Court for the Central District of California sitting in Orange County, California in aid of arbitration and for purposes of compelling arbitration and enforcing any award or interim award of the Arbitrator(s). Subject to the arbitration provisions set forth herein you and we agree not to seek to transfer or dismiss any action or proceeding brought in such courts other than in furtherance of or to compel arbitration.
These Terms of Use, together with ClearVault Privacy Policy (incorporated herein), the contracts entered into by ClearVault and you, and any other documents or policies referenced herein or in the ClearVault Privacy Policy, and if the User is a state or local government entity, any data protection agreements, data protection requirements or similar agreements or requirements entered into between such entity and ClearVault, constitute the entire agreement between you and ClearVault regarding the use of the Site, Services and the content, your ability to post, upload, edit, view and share User Submissions, and Services provided on the Site, platform or otherwise, superseding any prior agreements between you and ClearVault relating to the subject matter hereof. Neither party has relied upon any statement by the other or by any third party that is not contained in these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy or in any other legal notices, usage rules, conditions or guidelines located within the Site. A printed version of these Terms of Use and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in arbitration proceedings, and in any judicial or administrative proceedings based upon, arising out of or relating to the Services or this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions, as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed forms. By accessing or using the Services, registering as a User or clicking through to the Services you agree to be bound by the terms hereof.
22. California Consumer Rights
Residents of California are entitled to the following specific consumer rights information: You may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs by mail at: 400 R St., Suite 1080, Sacramento, California, 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254. Their website is located at: http://www.dca.ca.gov.
23. Connectivity
You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all devices and other equipment and software, and all WiFi, digital, Internet service provider, SMS, mobile service, and other services needed for your access to and use of the Site and the Services. You will be solely responsible for all charges related to them. You are also solely responsible for maintaining and using adequate up to date firewalls, virus and malware blocking software on each of your devices. Upload and download speeds may vary from device to device, and may be affected by a variety of factors, including your location and the bandwidth and speed of your mobile service, Internet or WiFi connection. The time it takes to begin accessing or viewing content will also vary based on a number of factors, including your location, connectivity, available bandwidth at the time, virus and malware protections you have in place and the configuration of your device. ClearVault makes no representations or warranties about the upload or download speeds you will experience or the quality of your viewing experience on any device.
Your wireless provider may charge for use of any mobile features, including fees for receipt of SMS and text messages or data transmission. In order to receive mobile features, your wireless provider may require you to subscribe to additional services, which may require additional fees. These are not ClearVault's, your Team's, your contractor, owner's, or the leagues fees. You should contact your wireless provider before you sign up for any mobile features to determine what fees, if any, will be charged by it.
24. Force Majeure
Neither ClearVault nor any contractor, or owner will be liable for, or will be considered to be in breach of or default under this agreement on account of, any delay or failure to perform as required by these Terms of Use as a result of any causes or conditions that are beyond such person's reasonable control (except for payment obligations to ClearVault which shall not be excused). If any such force majeure event occurs, ClearVault or the applicable contractor, or owner, once it becomes aware of the force majeure event, shall endeavor to (i) give prompt notice to ClearVault and the involved individuals by a notice to the address of each, if known, and (ii) if a contractor, or owner, (A) use reasonable diligence to minimize the impact of the event, and (B) resume performance promptly following the cessation of the force majeure event.
25. Invalidity and Waiver
If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, 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 invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and ClearVault's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
26. Telephone/Chatroom Communications
Telephone communications and chat room conversations with us, including calls with any of our agents or independent contractors, may be routinely monitored or recorded. You expressly consent, on behalf of yourself to being monitored or recorded.
27. Termination/Exclusion
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to revoke, terminate or suspend any and all privileges associated with accessing the Services for any reason or for no reason whatsoever including improper use of this Site, Services or failure to comply with these Terms of Use, and to take any other action we deem appropriate.
28. User Suggestions
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information provided by you to ClearVault are not confidential and you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free license to distribute, publish, modify, edit or otherwise use your submissions. ClearVault shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise without any acknowledgement of or compensation to you.
29. Questions; Comments
If you have any questions or comments on the Services or become aware of misuse of the Services by any person, please contact us at ehansen@cvaultco.com.
30. State or Local Government Organizations
If User is a state or local government entity, the sections in the Terms of Use addressing (a) governing law, (b) venue, and (c) User's indemnification of ClearVault will not apply to such User to the extent User's jurisdiction's laws prohibit User from accepting the requirements in those sections.
31. Effective Date
These Terms of Use are effective as of February 21, 2026.
Version 2026-02-21 — Last updated 2026-02-21.