Terms of Service

Last updated: September 3, 2025

Welcome to autaugaal.org (the “Site”). The Site collects and organizes links to official tools, services, resources, websites, and department contact information related to Autauga County, Alabama, to help users find information more quickly. The Site is an informational platform only. It does not participate in transactions, provide legal or professional advice, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use the Site.

Eligibility and Acceptance

By using the Site, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract or have the consent of a parent or guardian, and that you will comply with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations. Your continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of these Terms and any future modifications.

Informational Nature of the Services

The Site is a curated directory of resources and links to third-party services, including official county and state websites. The Site does not process payments, manage accounts, provide customer support for third-party services, or act as an agent for any government entity or private organization. All information is provided for general informational purposes only; you should independently verify any information, requirements, or contact details before relying on them.

No Fees; Third-Party Charges

The Site does not charge users any fees for access to the directory, pages, or linked resources. Any charges imposed by third-party websites, services, or advertisers—including but not limited to advertising platforms—are independent of the Site and are solely between you and the third party. The Site has no control over and assumes no responsibility for any fees, billing practices, or payment disputes involving third parties.

Accounts and Registration

Users are not required to register an account to access the Site. If optional features are introduced in the future that require registration, you agree to provide accurate information and to be responsible for any activity under your credentials.

Third-Party Links, Tools, and Advertising

The Site may link to external websites, including official government pages and third-party advertisers. These links are provided for convenience only. The Site does not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for third-party content, tools, policies, or practices. Your use of third-party sites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and privacy policies of those sites. The Site is not responsible for any losses or issues arising from your interactions with third parties, including service interruptions, errors, or misconduct.

Prohibited Conduct and Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Site only for lawful, personal, and informational purposes. Without limitation, you shall not:

Use robots, crawlers, scrapers, spiders, or other automated tools to access, copy, index, harvest, or otherwise collect data from the Site, except as may be expressly permitted by a publicly available robots.txt or written authorization.

Interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to compromise the integrity or security of the Site or its underlying infrastructure, including through brute force, denial-of-service, data mining, or other abusive practices.

Circumvent or attempt to circumvent any access controls, rate limits, or technological measures implemented to protect the Site.

Copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, or commercially exploit the Site’s content, compilations, or data (including the curated directory and metadata) without prior written permission.

Upload or transmit any malicious code, or engage in conduct that could damage, disable, or impair the Site.

Use the Site in any manner that violates applicable laws, regulations, or the rights of third parties.

The Site reserves the right to suspend or terminate access—temporarily or permanently—if it determines, in its sole discretion, that you have engaged in unauthorized or prohibited conduct.

Intellectual Property

All content on the Site, including text, compilation of links, arrangement, design, and other materials, is owned by or licensed to the Site and protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial, informational purposes only. Except as expressly permitted by these Terms or applicable law, you may not copy, adapt, translate, modify, or create derivative works from the Site’s content without written permission.

Accuracy, Timeliness, and No Warranty

Information on the Site may be derived from third-party sources and is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Site makes no representation or warranty of any kind—express or implied—about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or timeliness of the content. The Site does not guarantee that information is current or updated in real time, and listings may change without notice. You are solely responsible for verifying any information before relying on it, including but not limited to operating hours, fees, forms, policies, requirements, and contact details referenced by linked websites.

Service Availability and Changes

The Site may be modified, updated, suspended, or discontinued at any time without notice or liability. The Site does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation and is not responsible for any service interruptions, delays, data errors, or failures caused by hosting providers, software, networks, maintenance, third-party actions, or events beyond its control.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Site and its owners, affiliates, and service providers shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising from or related to your access to or use of (or inability to use) the Site; reliance on any information provided; interactions with third-party websites; or any actions or omissions of third parties.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Site and its owners, affiliates, and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of any third-party rights.

Privacy

Your use of the Site is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how information may be collected and used. By using the Site, you consent to the practices described in the Privacy Policy. Where the Site uses cookies or similar technologies, you can manage your browser settings accordingly; disabling certain features may affect functionality.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Alabama, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Alabama for the resolution of any disputes that are not subject to alternative dispute resolution.

Dispute Resolution

Before filing any claim in court, you agree to first contact the Site through the contact options provided on the Site to attempt to resolve the issue informally. If the dispute cannot be resolved informally within a reasonable time, either party may pursue available remedies in a court of competent jurisdiction as set forth above. Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking injunctive or equitable relief to protect its rights.

Changes to These Terms

The Site reserves the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting to the Site or upon publication via a website announcement. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. We encourage you to review the Terms regularly to stay informed.

Termination

The Site may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate your access to all or part of the Site at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including but not limited to violations of these Terms, suspected misuse, or to comply with legal obligations. Upon termination, your right to use the Site will immediately cease. Sections that by their nature should survive termination shall continue in effect, including ownership provisions, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, and governing law.

General

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the Site regarding your use of the Site and supersede any prior agreements or understandings.

If you have questions about these Terms, please send us an email, our email-address is autaugaal@hotmail.com. By using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.