Disclaimer & Terms of Use

(Updated 24 May 2018)

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The information contained and accessed on this site is intended to offer the user general information about the Minerva TRI and affiliated educational, research, and resource-widening opportunities and information for the civil, geotechnical, and environmental engineering communities. While we seek to enhance knowledge and encourage progress in scientific and engineering endeavors, the information provided is neither intended to replace nor serve as substitute for any official publication.

View our Privacy & Data Usage Policy for information on what data we collect, how it is collected, and how we monitor usage data of the Minerva TRI website and related digital properties.

No Warranties

While wetake great care to ensure we are using best practices in curating and presenting information, and while we utilize various third-party security features, we make no guarantees or warrant the site will be uninterrupted, without delay, or free of errors, omissions, or potential viruses. The information published here is provided “as is,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, timeliness, and completeness.

Indemnity

By using this Site, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Minerva TRI, its individual customers, staff, officers, etc., from any and all claims and damages relating to any charges or demands arising from your use of this site. In no event shall Minerva TRI, their related partners, or employees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, consequential or other damages whatsoever (including but not limited to, liability for loss of use, data, or profits), without regard to the form of any action, including but not limited to, contract, negligence, or other tortious actions, arising out of or in connection with its sites, any content on or accessed by use of its site, or any copying, display, or other use hereof.

Minerva TRI grant permission to display and download materials on this website, provided that the use of such materials is solely for personal, non-commercial, and informational use and will not be used for commercial gain, and provided that you do not alter the content or any trademark, logo, copyright, author’s name, or affiliation. The posting date of the material on the site must accompany such copied material.

External Links

Minerva TRI encourage site users, newsletter subscribers, and social media followers to seek additional information in other forums as a matter of educational enrichment and community. In support of this, we frequently suggest links to other websites and resources, events to register for, videos to review, documents to download, etc. These suggestions for external links imply neither responsibility for, nor approval of, the information contained in those other forums.

Though this website may contain links to third-party websites and documents, the Minerva TRI are not responsible for, endorse, or accept any responsibility for the contents or use of these third-party websites and downloadable resources.

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Changes to Terms & Conditions

Minerva TRI reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions with or without notice. Any updates to our policies will be recognized on this page. Continued use of this site following any change constitutes your acceptance of revised policies.