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Acceptance Through Use
This website, located at https://govcondigest.com/, including all related pages, features, newsletters, content, services, and online materials, is operated by ATZ Solution LLC operating as GovCon Digest (“GovCon Digest,” “Operator,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
By accessing, browsing, subscribing to, submitting information through, or otherwise using this website and related services (collectively, the “Site”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, together with any policies, notices, disclaimers, or additional terms referenced herein (collectively, the “Terms of Use”).
You should review these Terms of Use from time to time. Operator may modify, update, or revise these Terms of Use at any time by posting the revised version on the Site. Your continued use of the Site after any changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms of Use. If you do not agree to all of these Terms of Use, you must stop using the Site immediately.
No Use by Children
The Site is not directed to, intended for, or designed for use by children under the age of 13. Children under 13 should not use the Site, subscribe to any newsletter, submit any forms, or provide any personal information to Operator.
Not a Government Agency
GovCon Digest is not a government agency and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or acting on behalf of any federal, state, local, or foreign government agency.
GovCon Digest is a third-party media, information, consulting, and services provider that may publish content related to government contracting, procurement, SAM.gov registration, small-business certifications, proposal writing, capability statements, grants, compliance, agency activity, and related topics.
Any references to government agencies, public procurement programs, SAM.gov, federal contracting opportunities, certifications, grants, regulations, or government systems are provided for informational and service-related purposes only and do not imply government affiliation or endorsement.
Links to Third-Party Sites
The Site may contain links to websites, platforms, tools, videos, social media pages, government resources, procurement portals, advertiser websites, partner websites, or other online services operated by third parties. Such links do not constitute or imply an endorsement, sponsorship, recommendation, approval, or responsibility by Operator for the linked site or its content.
Third-party sites may appear to be integrated into the Site, but they are not under Operator’s control. Operator is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, legality, policies, practices, security, content, products, services, or subsequent links of any third-party site.
The terms and policies that govern third-party sites may differ from these Terms of Use. You should review all applicable third-party terms, privacy policies, and notices before using any third-party site or service.
If the Site displays, embeds, references, or links to YouTube content, by using the Site you also agree to comply with the YouTube Terms of Service, available at https://www.youtube.com/t/terms.
Intellectual Property
You acknowledge that all content and materials available on or through the Site, including without limitation articles, newsletters, blog posts, reports, guides, service descriptions, graphics, images, logos, designs, videos, audio, text, layouts, compilations, trademarks, service marks, trade names, page headers, button icons, scripts, downloads, software, and other materials (collectively, the “Content”), are protected by copyright, trademark, service mark, patent, trade secret, know-how, database rights, and other proprietary rights and laws.
As between you and Operator, the Content is owned by Operator, its licensors, contributors, partners, or other authorized rights holders.
Except where otherwise expressly stated, you may download, print, or view individual pages from the Site solely for your personal, internal, noncommercial use, provided that you do not remove, alter, obscure, or modify any copyright notice, trademark notice, attribution, disclaimer, restriction, or other proprietary notice.
You may use the Site and Content only as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use. Except as authorized in writing by Operator on a case-by-case basis, you may not sell, license, rent, lease, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, scrape, crawl, harvest, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, republish, upload, post, adapt, edit, translate, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit any Content.
The systematic retrieval of Content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, directory, training dataset, artificial intelligence dataset, search index, archive, or similar resource without Operator’s prior written permission is prohibited.
Unless otherwise indicated, all logos, names, page headers, graphics, icons, trade names, service names, product names, and marks appearing on the Site are trademarks, service marks, trade dress, or protected identifiers of Operator or third parties and may not be used without permission.
Operator’s policy is to terminate the online privileges of users who repeatedly violate the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of others.
User Content and Submissions
The Site may allow users, contributors, advertisers, readers, subscribers, customers, or other persons to submit, post, upload, transmit, email, publish, or otherwise provide content, comments, guest posts, articles, proposals, messages, files, business information, testimonials, reviews, feedback, questions, suggestions, or other materials to Operator or through the Site (collectively, “User Content”).
By submitting User Content, you grant Operator and its designees a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid, transferable, sublicensable license to use, host, store, reproduce, copy, modify, adapt, edit, publish, translate, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, create derivative works from, and otherwise exploit such User Content in any form, medium, or channel, whether now known or later developed, for any lawful purpose, including operation, promotion, improvement, monetization, and marketing of the Site and Operator’s services.
You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all rights in and to the User Content and that Operator’s use of the User Content as permitted under these Terms of Use will not infringe, misappropriate, or violate the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, confidentiality, contractual, or proprietary rights.
Operator may monitor, edit, refuse, remove, delete, or disable access to User Content at any time, for any reason or no reason, without notice or permission.
You are solely responsible for your User Content and for any consequences resulting from your submission of User Content.
Privacy
Please review the Privacy Policy available on the Site at https://govcondigest.com/privacy-policy/.
By using the Site, submitting information, contacting Operator, subscribing to newsletters, requesting services, or otherwise interacting with the Site, you acknowledge that Operator may collect, use, disclose, and process information as described in the Privacy Policy.
Email, Newsletter, and Text Messages
By subscribing to any GovCon Digest newsletter, submitting your contact information, requesting information, downloading resources, registering for an event, purchasing or requesting services, or otherwise opting in to communications, you authorize Operator to contact you by email, phone, text message, or other communication method using the contact information you provide.
If you join any GovCon Digest subscription, alert, promotional, event, or service-related program, you authorize GovCon Digest and its service providers to send you marketing, informational, transactional, and service-related communications, including autodialed or automated text messages where permitted by law.
Consent to marketing text messages is not required as a condition of purchasing goods or services from Operator. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of marketing emails or text messages by following the instructions provided in the communication, where applicable.
No Professional, Legal, Financial, or Government Advice
Content on the Site is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. The Site may discuss government contracting, procurement, compliance, grants, registrations, certifications, regulations, agencies, policies, contracts, business opportunities, and related topics, but such Content does not constitute legal, financial, tax, accounting, procurement, compliance, investment, business, or professional advice.
You should consult qualified professionals, legal counsel, accountants, contracting specialists, government officials, or other appropriate advisors before making decisions based on information found on the Site.
Operator does not guarantee that any information, recommendation, guide, strategy, proposal, registration assistance, certification assistance, consulting service, or other material will result in contract awards, grant awards, certification approval, SAM.gov approval, government acceptance, revenue, business growth, compliance, or any particular outcome.
Copyright Infringement Claims
If you believe that copyrighted material is available on the Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify Operator by providing a written notice that includes:
- Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
- A description of where the allegedly infringing material is located on the Site;
- A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner; and
- Your physical or electronic signature.
Copyright notices may be sent to:
GovCon Digest / ATZ Solution LLC
301 S McDowell Street, Suite 125-2206
Charlotte, NC 28204
Email: info@govcondigest.com
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, CONTENT, NEWSLETTERS, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, FEATURES, SERVICES, LINKS, RESOURCES, DOWNLOADS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND OTHER MATERIALS INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING ANY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING INFORMATION, PROCUREMENT INFORMATION, REGISTRATION INFORMATION, CERTIFICATION INFORMATION, PROPOSAL INFORMATION, EVENT INFORMATION, OR CONSULTING-RELATED MATERIALS, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” FOR YOUR USE.
OTHER THAN WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, RESTRICTED, OR MODIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, OR RESULTS.
OPERATOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY SITE MATERIALS ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, COMPLETE, OR CORRECT; THAT THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; THAT THE SITE OR SITE MATERIALS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES, MALWARE, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FROM FOLLOWING ANY INSTRUCTIONS, DIRECTIONS, STRATEGIES, RECOMMENDATIONS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE.
Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL OPERATOR, ATZ SOLUTION LLC, GOVCON DIGEST, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DIVISIONS, OWNERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, CONSULTANTS, CONTRIBUTORS, REPRESENTATIVES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, ADVERTISERS, PARTNERS, OR AGENTS, COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES,” BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, SITE MATERIALS, CONTENT, SERVICES, THIRD-PARTY LINKS, NEWSLETTERS, COMMUNICATIONS, OR INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE.
THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, PROCUREMENT LOSSES, LOST CONTRACT AWARDS, LOST GRANT AWARDS, REGISTRATION DELAYS, CERTIFICATION DENIALS, COMPLIANCE ISSUES, REPUTATIONAL HARM, OR OTHER LOSSES, WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF OPERATOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, OPERATOR’S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, reimburse, and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against all liabilities, claims, demands, damages, losses, judgments, awards, settlements, penalties, fines, costs, and expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arise out of or relate in any way to:
- Your use of the Site or Site Materials;
- Your User Content;
- Your violation of these Terms of Use;
- Your violation of any applicable law, regulation, rule, or third-party right;
- Your reliance on any information available through the Site;
- Your interaction with any third-party site, service, advertiser, contributor, or user; or
- Your purchase, request, use, or attempted use of any services offered by Operator.
Operator reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. In that event, you agree to cooperate with Operator in asserting any available defenses.
International Use
If you choose to access the Site from any location outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and accept full responsibility for compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction where access occurs.
Operator makes no representation that the Site, Site Materials, services, or Content are appropriate or available for use in any location outside the United States. Accessing the Site or using any Site Materials from any jurisdiction where such access or use is illegal is prohibited.
Choice of Law and Venue
These Terms of Use shall, for all domestic and international purposes, be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.
You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any claim, dispute, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, the Site, Site Materials, User Content, services, or your use of the Site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and you further agree and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim, dispute, action, or proceeding.
Note for owner before publishing: confirm that North Carolina and Mecklenburg County are the preferred governing law and venue. If ATZ Solution LLC is formed in another state, your attorney may recommend using that state instead.
Integration and Severability
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between Operator and you with respect to the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, agreements, understandings, representations, and proposals relating to the Site.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is determined to be invalid, unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and all remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Unauthorized Use and Termination
You agree to use the Site only for authorized, lawful, and permitted purposes.
You may not use the Site to violate any law, infringe any rights, transmit malware, scrape or harvest data without permission, interfere with Site operations, impersonate another person, misrepresent your affiliation, submit false information, attempt unauthorized access, or engage in conduct that Operator determines to be harmful, abusive, fraudulent, disruptive, or otherwise inappropriate.
Operator reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, restrict, block, or terminate your access to all or part of the Site at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice.
Contact Information
Questions concerning these Terms of Use or the Site should be directed to:
GovCon Digest / ATZ Solution LLC
301 S McDowell Street, Suite 125-2206
Charlotte, NC 28204
Email: info@govcondigest.com