Terms of Use

Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Texas HOA Watchdog (the "Site"), operated by Silachi Law Firm, PLLC. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

Educational Purpose Only

The Site is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide legal advice, and the use of this Site does not create an attorney-client relationship. For legal advice specific to your situation, you must consult a licensed attorney. Please review our Disclaimer for more information.

Permitted Use

You may use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes, including:

• Reading, browsing, and searching for legal information
• Sharing links to publicly accessible pages
• Citing or quoting reasonable portions of content with proper attribution
• Contacting us with questions, feedback, or corrections

Prohibited Use

You may not:

• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of these Terms
• Republish, redistribute, or commercially exploit content from the Site without express written permission
• Use automated tools (scrapers, bots, crawlers) to harvest content beyond reasonable indexing by major search engines
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, its servers, or related systems
• Interfere with the Site's operation or other users' use of the Site
• Upload viruses, malicious code, or content that is defamatory, harassing, or otherwise unlawful
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation
• Use the Site or its content to provide legal advice or services to others

Intellectual Property

All content on the Site — including text, graphics, design, code, and original analysis — is owned by Silachi Law Firm, PLLC, or its licensors, and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

Quotations from statutes, court decisions, and other public legal sources are reproduced as public domain materials with appropriate attribution. Our original commentary, summaries, and analysis are protected and may not be reproduced without permission.

Limited fair use, including educational quoting with attribution, is permitted under applicable copyright law. For broader use, please contact us for permission.

Third-Party Content and Links

The Site may include links to third-party websites and references to materials from third parties (such as the Texas Legislature, Texas Courts, and the State Bar of Texas). We do not control these third-party sites and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, or practices. Your use of third-party sites is at your own risk and subject to their own terms and policies.

User Submissions

If you submit feedback, corrections, suggestions, or other communications through the Site:

• You represent that the submission is your own and does not violate any third-party rights
• You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, modify, and incorporate the submission into the Site or our services
• You acknowledge that submissions are not confidential and do not create an attorney-client relationship
• You should not submit confidential, sensitive, or time-critical information unless we have established a formal attorney-client relationship

No Warranties

The Site is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses or other harmful components. Your use of the Site is at your sole risk.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Silachi Law Firm, PLLC, its attorneys, employees, contributors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of (or inability to use) the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total liability to you for any claim arising from your use of the Site shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) USD.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Silachi Law Firm, PLLC, and its attorneys, employees, contributors, and affiliates from any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from your violation of these Terms or your misuse of the Site.

Modifications to the Site

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time, with or without notice. We are not liable for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Site or its content.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects when changes were last made. Material changes will be reflected on this page. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

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-law principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Brazoria County, Texas, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and Silachi Law Firm, PLLC regarding your use of the Site.