Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the merittc.com website operated by Merit Technology Consultants (“Merit,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

1. About These Terms

These Terms apply to your use of the merittc.com website only. They do not govern the services we provide to our clients. If you engage Merit Technology Consultants for managed IT, security, AI services, VoIP, cloud and backup, or any other professional service, the terms of that engagement will be set out in a separate written agreement between you and Merit. Nothing on this website constitutes a contract for services.

2. Permitted Use

You may use this website to learn about Merit Technology Consultants, our services, and our team; to contact us with inquiries; and for related personal or legitimate business research purposes.

You may not:

• Use automated tools (scrapers, crawlers, bots) to extract content at scale, except for compliant search-engine indexing.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the site, our infrastructure, or other users' information.
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the site or its supporting systems without our prior written authorization.
• Interfere with the proper functioning of the site, including by introducing malware, denial-of-service traffic, or excessive request loads.
• Republish, redistribute, or use our content (text, graphics, logos, brand elements) for commercial purposes without our prior written permission.

3. Intellectual Property

All content on merittc.com, including text, graphics, photographs, illustrations, layouts, the Merit EKG mark, and the “MERIT TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS” wordmark, is owned by Merit Technology Consultants or licensed to us, and is protected by United States copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws.

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to view and use the site for the permitted purposes described above. This license does not include any right to reproduce, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from our content.

If you submit feedback, suggestions, or comments to us (through the contact form or otherwise), you grant Merit a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that feedback for the purposes of operating and improving our business.

4. Contact Form Submissions

When you submit information through our contact form, you represent that the information is accurate, that you are authorized to share it, and that you are not submitting information about another person without their consent.

We will use your submission as described in our Privacy Policy.

5. Disclaimers

The information on this website is provided for general informational purposes only. While we make reasonable efforts to keep the content accurate and current, we make no warranty or representation of any kind regarding:

• The accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any content;
• The fitness of any information for a particular purpose;
• The uninterrupted availability or error-free operation of the site;
• The security of information transmitted to or from the site, beyond the safeguards described in our Privacy Policy.

THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Nothing on this website constitutes professional IT, security, or legal advice. If you have a specific question about your environment, contact us to engage Merit Technology Consultants under a separate professional services agreement.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Merit Technology Consultants, its officers, employees, contractors, or agents be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including without limitation damages for lost profits, lost data, business interruption, or loss of goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of this website, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

In any case where liability cannot lawfully be excluded, our aggregate liability to you for any claim arising out of or related to your use of this website is limited to one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100).

This limitation does not apply to liability that cannot be limited under Texas law.

7. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Merit Technology Consultants and its officers, employees, contractors, and agents 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 website in violation of these Terms;
• Your violation of any third-party right, including intellectual-property rights;
• Any content you submit through the website that is inaccurate, unlawful, or violates the rights of a third party.

8. Third-Party Links and Services

This website may contain links to third-party websites or reference third-party services (for example, vendor product pages or partner platforms). We do not control those sites or services and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, or practices. Your interactions with any third-party site are governed by the terms and policies of that third party.

9. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the website at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms or are using the site in a way that harms Merit, our infrastructure, or other users. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, and governing law) will survive.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the website will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Harris County or Montgomery County, Texas, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the Effective Date at the top and post the revised Terms at merittc.com/terms. Your continued use of the site after we post revised Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.

12. Severability and Entire Agreement

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Merit Technology Consultants regarding your use of the website.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms?

Merit Technology Consultants
North Houston, Texas
Email: connect@meritmkg.com
Phone: 713-931-4577