Terms of Use

These Terms of Use apply to your use of the CivilUncut website and its articles, tools, calculators, assessments, downloads, templates and other resources.

By using CivilUncut, you agree to use the platform and its resources responsibly and in accordance with these Terms.

Purpose of CivilUncut

CivilUncut is an education and digital-resource platform focused on infrastructure, civil engineering, contracts, claims, project controls and related professional subjects.

CivilUncut does not become a party to your project or contract and does not assume responsibility for administering your contractual obligations.

No professional relationship

Use of CivilUncut does not create a lawyer-client, consultant-client, engineer-client, fiduciary or other professional advisory relationship.

CivilUncut resources do not replace project-specific professional review where such review is appropriate.

The separate CivilUncut Disclaimer forms part of the conditions under which the resources are provided.

User responsibility

You are responsible for:

• checking the executed contract and amendments applicable to your project;
• verifying inputs entered into calculators or tools;
• independently checking important outputs;
• complying with notice and procedural requirements;
• determining whether a resource is suitable for your intended use;
• maintaining appropriate project records; and
• obtaining specialist advice where required.

Do not rely solely on CivilUncut for a decision that may materially affect contractual rights, project safety, certification, liability or significant financial exposure.

Free resources and downloads

Unless a resource states different licence terms, CivilUncut grants the person who legitimately obtains a free CivilUncut resource a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use and adapt that copy for their own professional, educational or internal project-administration purposes.

For example, you may use an authorised CivilUncut checklist as part of your own project-documentation process and may populate or adapt working fields for that purpose.

This licence does not transfer ownership of the underlying CivilUncut resource or intellectual property.

What you may not do

Unless CivilUncut expressly authorises it, you may not:

• sell or resell CivilUncut resources;
• upload them to template marketplaces or commercial libraries;
• republish or publicly redistribute substantial CivilUncut resources;
• package CivilUncut material as your own commercial product;
• systematically reproduce the website or resource library;
• remove ownership, copyright or licence notices for the purpose of misrepresenting origin;
• use automated methods to disrupt or place unreasonable load on the service; or
• use CivilUncut resources for unlawful purposes.

Reasonable internal sharing necessary for an authorised user's own project work should not be interpreted as permitting general redistribution or creation of an independent template library.

Quotations and references

Reasonable quotation or reference to CivilUncut content may be made where permitted by applicable law and where the source is appropriately identified.

Nothing in these Terms restricts rights that applicable law independently provides.

Tools and calculated outputs

CivilUncut tools provide assistance based on user inputs, programmed logic and stated assumptions.

Outputs are not contractual determinations, certifications or guarantees.

You should review the methodology and assumptions displayed with a tool before using its output.

CivilUncut may modify, correct, replace or withdraw tools or resources.

Assessments

Where CivilUncut provides competency assessments, quizzes or diagnostic exercises, results reflect performance within the particular assessment and its stated methodology.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, an assessment result is not an accredited qualification, professional licence, employment certification or determination of a person's overall professional competence.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the CivilUncut name, original website content, original tools, resource design, templates and other original materials are owned by or licensed for use by CivilUncut.

Third-party names, standards, contractual forms, legislation, judgments and referenced materials remain subject to their respective rights and applicable law.

User submissions

Do not submit information to CivilUncut that you do not have authority to disclose.

In particular, avoid submitting confidential contracts, privileged communications, personal information, security-sensitive records or proprietary project documents through general website functionality unless a feature expressly supports that use and explains how the information will be handled.

Availability and changes

CivilUncut may update, correct, replace, suspend or withdraw content, tools or downloads.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability of every resource or compatibility with every browser, device, software version or project environment.

External services

CivilUncut may link to third-party websites or services.

Those services operate under their own terms and policies. CivilUncut is not responsible for third-party services merely because they are referenced or linked.

Paid products

At the date of these Terms, CivilUncut does not complete paid purchases through the website.

Product descriptions marked as previews, planned releases, “coming soon” or “Price TBA” do not constitute a completed sale.

Before paid products are enabled, relevant price, licence, delivery, support and refund information should be presented for the applicable transaction.

Liability and mandatory rights

CivilUncut is intended as a professional educational and productivity resource, not a substitute for project-specific judgement.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, CivilUncut is not responsible for losses arising solely from reliance on generic educational material, incorrect user inputs, use contrary to stated assumptions, failure to check the applicable contract, or unauthorised modification/redistribution of a resource.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude, restrict or override a right or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or restricted.

Contact

Questions about these Terms, resource licensing or suspected errors can be sent to:

civiluncutmedia@gmail.com