Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service are an agreement between you and ChangeGuard LLC ("ChangeGuard," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using ChangeGuard ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Service Description

ChangeGuard provides a construction document intelligence service that reviews the drawings, specifications, contracts, addenda and trade scopes in a document set and produces cited review items. The review items and files delivered to you through the Service are referred to in these Terms as "work products."

3. Acceptable Use

• You must be at least 18 years old to use the Service.
• You may only upload documents you have the legal right to share and submit for review.
• You may not use the Service for unlawful purposes or to upload confidential information belonging to others without authorization.
• You may not attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or abuse the Service.

4. Account Responsibility

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. Notify us immediately at admin@changeguardsoftware.com if you suspect unauthorized access.

5. Data and Privacy

Your uploaded documents are processed to produce the requested work products. Project documents and work products are retained according to the applicable agreement or, for request uploads, the 30-day intake retention, with advance email warning before scheduled deletion. Documents submitted as website request uploads are deleted after 30 days. We do not sell your data. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. CHANGEGUARD LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY WORK PRODUCT WILL BE ERROR-FREE, COMPLETE, OR FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WORK PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED WITH AUTOMATED REVIEW PASSES AND ADMINISTRATIVE RELEASE CHECKS. THEY DO NOT REPLACE REVIEW BY QUALIFIED CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS.

7. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHANGEGUARD LLC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE OR A WORK PRODUCT. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHANGEGUARD LLC'S TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE FEES YOU PAID TO CHANGEGUARD LLC DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

8. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its software and interface, is owned by ChangeGuard LLC. Work products produced from your documents belong to you. You retain all rights to your uploaded documents.

9. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account for violation of these Terms. You may cancel your account at any time. After termination, project documents and work products remain subject to the retention period under the applicable agreement or, for request uploads, the 30-day intake retention, unless earlier deletion is requested, subject to legal and security obligations. Documents submitted as website request uploads are deleted after 30 days.

10. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via email or a notice on the Service. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

11. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms and any dispute arising from or related to them or the Service are governed by the laws of the State of Alabama, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You and ChangeGuard LLC consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Alabama.

12. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

13. Entire Agreement

These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and any applicable written order form constitute the entire agreement between you and ChangeGuard LLC concerning the Service and supersede prior or contemporaneous agreements concerning the Service. If an order form conflicts with these Terms, the order form controls only to the extent of that conflict.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms for ChangeGuard LLC? Contact us at admin@changeguardsoftware.com.