Effective Date: April 9, 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to the website of Mineral Defender™. By accessing this website and using its features, including submitting information via the contact form, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree with these Terms, please refrain from using this site.

2. Website Purpose & Service Description

This website provides general information regarding mineral and royalty rights issues and the specialized support services offered by Mineral Defender™. The contact form allows users to submit information for a preliminary, confidential review by our team. This review is intended solely to help us assess if your situation may align with the types of **contractual support services** we offer. Information provided on this website and any preliminary review does not constitute legal advice or legal services. Services provided by Mineral Defender™, should you choose to engage us after this review, are offered strictly on an **independent contractor basis** governed by a separate service agreement.

3. Nature of Relationship: Independent Contractor Only

Use of this website, contacting us, or submitting information through the form **does not** create any type of formal business relationship or obligation beyond this preliminary review. If, after our review, you choose to engage Mineral Defender™ for specific services, that relationship will be strictly defined as an **independent contractor** relationship outlined in a distinct, written service agreement. **Mineral Defender™ does not provide legal representation or legal services, and no attorney-client relationship will be formed at any time.** Communications are not protected by attorney-client privilege.

4. Information You Provide

We will treat information submitted via the contact form as confidential for the purpose of conducting the preliminary review. However, please be aware that information transmitted over the internet may not be entirely secure. As no attorney-client relationship is formed, these initial communications are not covered by attorney-client privilege. Avoid sending highly sensitive or time-critical information through the initial form. Please see our Privacy Policy for more details on data handling.

5. Use of Website

You agree to use this website for lawful purposes only and to provide information that is accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge when using the contact form. You agree not to use the site in any way that could damage, disable, or impair it.

6. Intellectual Property

All content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, and arrangement thereof (excluding information submitted by users), is the property of Mineral Defender™ or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

7. Disclaimers

This website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Mineral Defender™ **explicitly disclaims providing legal advice or legal services.** Any information or service provided is for informational or contractual support purposes only, based on our industry expertise. Mineral Defender™ does not warrant that the website will be error-free or uninterrupted, nor does it guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information provided. Submitting information for review does not guarantee that we will offer a service agreement or achieve any particular outcome.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Mineral Defender™, its affiliates, agents, members, and employees shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, use of, or inability to use this website or its content, or reliance on information obtained from this site, through a preliminary review, or through any services provided under an independent contractor agreement.

9. Governing Law

These Terms and any subsequent independent contractor relationship shall be governed by and interpreted in accordanceance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict of law principles.

10. Changes to Terms

Mineral Defender™ reserves the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this website. Your continued use of the website after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

11. Contact Information

If you have questions regarding these Terms of Service, please contact us at the address listed below