Terms and Conditions

Last updated: January 2025

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using the Built Ancestry website and services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access our services.

2. Description of Services

Built Ancestry provides documentation and storytelling services for construction projects and businesses, including:

  • Construction project documentation and photography
  • Business documentary production
  • QR/NFC plaque services
  • Team interviews and testimonials
  • Digital content creation and hosting

3. User Accounts

When you create an account with us, you must provide accurate, complete, and current information. You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

4.1 Our Content

All content on our website, including text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of Built Ancestry or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

4.2 User Content

You retain ownership of any content you submit to us. By submitting content, you grant Built Ancestry a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and display your content for the purpose of providing our services.

5. Payment Terms

Payment terms will be specified in individual service agreements. All fees are non-refundable unless otherwise stated in writing. We reserve the right to change our pricing at any time, with notice to existing clients.

6. Service Delivery

We will make reasonable efforts to deliver services within agreed timeframes. However, delivery dates are estimates and not guaranteed. Delays may occur due to circumstances beyond our control, including but not limited to weather conditions, client availability, or technical issues.

7. Client Responsibilities

Clients are responsible for:

  • Providing accurate information and materials
  • Ensuring access to project sites or business locations
  • Obtaining necessary permissions and releases
  • Reviewing and approving content in a timely manner
  • Making payments according to agreed terms

8. Prohibited Uses

You agree not to use our services:

  • For any unlawful purpose or to solicit others to perform unlawful acts
  • To violate any international, federal, provincial, or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances
  • To infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others
  • To harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate
  • To submit false or misleading information
  • To upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code
  • To collect or track the personal information of others
  • To spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape
  • For any obscene or immoral purpose
  • To interfere with or circumvent the security features of our services

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

Our services are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that our services will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that defects will be corrected.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Built Ancestry shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses resulting from your use of our services.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Built Ancestry and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your use of our services or violation of these Terms.

12. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to our services immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the services will immediately cease.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in New York, NY.

14. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of any material changes by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of our services after such modifications constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

16. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Built Ancestry regarding the use of our services and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.

17. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us:

Email: builtAncestry@gmail.com

Phone: 347-679-9566

Address: New York, NY