Terms and Conditions

Agreement between user and www.lja.com. The www.lja.com website (the “Site”) is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of www.lja.com constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these Terms carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference. The Site provides for the purchase of downloadable bidding documents by interested parties. Hard copies of the bidding documents are available for purchase at 2929 Briarpark Drive, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77042.

Electronic Communications

Visiting www.lja.com or sending emails to LJA constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfies any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. Computer viruses can be transmitted via download links and email. Users should check any email or downloaded file, as well as any attachments, for the presence of viruses. LJA accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted via this website or by email. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, or contain viruses.

Your Account

If you use this Site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. You acknowledge that LJA is not responsible for third party access to your account that results from theft or misappropriation of your account. LJA and its associates reserve the right to refuse or cancel service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content in our sole discretion.

LJA does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under 18, you may use www.lja.com only with permission of a parent or guardian.

Cancellation/Refund Policy

There will be no refunds for any reason. All bidding documents sold by LJA Engineering, Inc. are sold without any guarantee. By making a purchase with LJA Engineering, Inc., you are confirming that you have read and understand our no refunds policy. Digital products that you purchase from LJA Engineering, Inc. include a no-returns policy. For assistance with a digital product, please send an email to bidcenter@lja.com.

Links to Third Party Sites/Third Party Services

www.lja.com may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of LJA and LJA is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. LJA is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by LJA of the site or any association with its operators.

Certain services made available via www.lja.com are delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service, or functionality originating from the www.ljag.com domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that LJA may share such information and data with any third party with whom LJA has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service, or functionality on behalf of www.lja.com users and customers.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use/Intellectual Property

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use www.lja.com strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to LJA that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.

All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of LJA or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends, or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. LJA content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of LJA and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of LJA or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

International Users

The Service is controlled, operated and administered by LJA from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the LJA Content accessed through www.lja.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions, or regulations.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LJA, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or Services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules, or regulations. LJA reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with LJA in asserting any available defenses.

Liability Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. LJA ENGINEERING, INC. AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME.

ANY VIEWS OR OPINIONS PRESENTED OR EXPRESSED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE SOLELY THOSE OF THE AUTHOR AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THOSE OF LJA ENGINEERING, INC. EMPLOYEES OF LJA ARE EXPRESSLY REQUIRED NOT TO MAKE DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS AND NOT TO INFRINGE OR AUTHORIZE ANY INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL RIGHT BY EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS. ANY SUCH COMMUNICATION IS CONTRARY TO COMPANY POLICY AND OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL CONCERNED. LJA WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY IN RESPECT TO SUCH COMMUNICATION.
LJA ENGINEERING, INC. AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. LJA ENGINEERING, INC. AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL LJA ENGINEERING, INC. AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF LJA ENGINEERING, INC. OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WITH ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

Termination/Access Restriction

LJA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Texas in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and LJA as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. LJA ‘s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of LJA’s right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by LJA with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and LJA with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and LJA with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.

Changes to Terms

LJA reserves the right, it its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which www.lja.com is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. LJA encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.

LJA ENGINEERING Statement of Privacy

LJA ENGINEERING is committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy applies to LJA ENGINEERING website and governs data collection and usage at all LJA ENGINEERING sites and services; it does not apply to other online or offline sites, products or services. Please read the LJA ENGINEERING Statement of Privacy. LJA ENGINEERING is a general audience website, intended for users of all ages. Personal information of all users is collected, used, and disclosed as described in this Statement of Privacy.

Collection of Your Personal Information

As an E-commerce website, LJA ENGINEERING collects personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address, or telephone number. Information collected by LJA ENGINEERING is used solely for the purpose of billing and shipping your online purchases. LJA ENGINEERING does not collect any information about your computer hardware and software.

LJA ENGINEERING encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from LJA ENGINEERING so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the LJA ENGINEERING website.

Use of Your Personal Information

LJA ENGINEERING and its operational service partners collect and use your personal information to process product orders and deliver the products requested. It is possible that LJA ENGINEERING may also use personal information to inform you of other products or services available from DWS and its affiliates. LJA ENGINEERING may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

LJA ENGINEERING does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties. LJA ENGINEERING may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your personal information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party.

We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, providing customer support, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

LJA ENGINEERING does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

LJA ENGINEERING may access and/or disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on LJA ENGINEERING or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of LJA ENGINEERING, including its website; or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of LJA ENGINEERING or the public.

Personal information collected on this site may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which LJA ENGINEERING or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. LJA ENGINEERING abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.

Control your Personal Information

LJA ENGINEERING offers its customers choices for the collection, use and sharing of personal information. You may notify us of your preferences by emailing privacy@lja.com. Please be sure to provide complete account information so we can identify you in our records.

You may also stop the delivery of future promotional e-mail from LJA ENGINEERING by responding directly to any email you receive with a request to remove you from the mailing list.

Security of Your Personal Information

LJA ENGINEERING is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer systems with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit highly confidential information (such as a credit card number) over the Internet, we protect it through 128 bit encryption through Equifax.

PRIVACY

Your use of www.lja.com is subject to LJA’s Privacy Policy. This policy also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.

LJA ENGINEERING is committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy applies to LJA ENGINEERING Web site and governs data collection and usage at all LJA ENGINEERING sites and services; it does not apply to other online or offline sites, products or services. Please read the LJA ENGINEERING Statement of Privacy. LJA ENGINEERING is a general audience web site, intended for users of all ages. Personal information of all users is collected, used and disclosed as described in this Statement of Privacy.

LJA ENGINEERING is a general audience web site, intended for users of all ages. Personal information of all users is collected, used and disclosed as described in this Statement of Privacy.

Collection of your Personal Information

As an E-commerce Web site, LJA ENGINEERING collects personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Information collected by LJA ENGINEERING is used solely for the purpose of billing and shipping your online purchases. LJA ENGINEERING does not collect any information about your computer hardware and software.

LJA ENGINEERING encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from LJA ENGINEERING so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the LJA ENGINEERING Web site.

Use of your Personal Information

LJA ENGINEERING and its operational service partners collect and use your personal information to process product orders and deliver the products requested. It is possible that LJA ENGINEERING may also use personal information to inform you of other products or services available from DWS and its affiliates. LJA ENGINEERING may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

LJA ENGINEERING does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. LJA ENGINEERING may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your personal information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party.

We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, providing customer support, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

LJA ENGINEERING does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

LJA ENGINEERING may access and/or disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on LJA ENGINEERING or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of LJA ENGINEERING, including its Web site; or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of LJA ENGINEERING or the public.

Personal information collected on this site may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which LJA ENGINEERING or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. LJA ENGINEERING abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.

Control your Personal Information

LJA ENGINEERING offers its customers choices for the collection, use and sharing of personal information. You may go notify us of your preferences by emailing privacy@ljaengineering.com. Please be sure to provide complete account information so we can identify you in our records.

You may also stop the delivery of future promotional e-mail from LJA ENGINEERING by responding directly to any email you receive with a request to remove you from the mailing list.

Security of your Personal Information

LJA ENGINEERING is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer systems with limited access, that are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit highly confidential information (such as a credit card number) over the Internet, we protect it through 128 bit encription through Equifax.

Changes to this Statement

LJA ENGINEERING will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. If there are material changes to this Statement or in how LJA ENGINEERING will use your personal information, LJA ENGINEERING will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. LJA ENGINEERING encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how LJA ENGINEERING is protecting your information.