1. Agreement to these Terms
These Terms of Use and End-User License Agreement (the “Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and Sammons Consulting LLC (“Sammons Consulting,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). They govern your access to and use of sammons.llc, the secure case portal, and related features, integrations, content, and services (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you use the Services for an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.
2. The Services
The public website provides information about collision-analysis and investigative-consulting services. The secure portal may support case intake, case administration, document exchange, technical work product, reporting, and business operations, including an optional connection to QuickBooks Online.
We may add, remove, suspend, or modify features when reasonably necessary for security, maintenance, legal compliance, or business operations.
3. Consulting engagements
Submitting an inquiry, creating a portal record, uploading material, or communicating through the Services does not create a consulting engagement, attorney-client relationship, fiduciary relationship, or other professional relationship. An engagement exists only after Sammons Consulting accepts the assignment under a separate written agreement.
If these Terms conflict with an executed engagement agreement concerning professional services, the engagement agreement controls for that assignment.
4. Limited license
Subject to these Terms, Sammons Consulting grants authorized users a limited, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to access and use the Services for their intended lawful business purpose. No right, title, or interest is transferred except for this limited permission.
5. Accounts and security
Portal access is limited to authorized users. You must provide accurate account information, protect your credentials and authentication methods, and promptly report suspected unauthorized access. You are responsible for activity performed through your account unless caused by a failure within our reasonable control.
You may not share credentials, bypass access controls, test the Services for vulnerabilities without written permission, or attempt to access another user’s records.
6. Information and materials you provide
You retain ownership of information and materials you submit. You grant Sammons Consulting permission to host, process, reproduce, transmit, and use those materials only as reasonably necessary to operate the Services, evaluate an inquiry, perform an accepted assignment, meet legal or contractual obligations, and protect the Services.
You represent that you are authorized to provide the information and that doing so does not violate law, privilege, confidentiality obligations, court orders, protective orders, or third-party rights. Do not submit confidential evidence through the public contact form. Use the authorized secure-transfer method provided for an accepted matter.
7. QuickBooks Online integration
An authorized account owner may choose to connect the portal to a QuickBooks Online company. The connection uses Intuit’s authorization process and the accounting permissions approved by that owner. The integration is used only to support Sammons Consulting’s internal billing workflow, including locating an existing customer, reading service-item information, creating a draft invoice, and reviewing an invoice’s status and balance.
Draft invoices created through the portal are not automatically emailed and do not collect payment. They must be reviewed and sent through QuickBooks. You are responsible for reviewing accounting entries for accuracy and compliance before relying on or sending them.
QuickBooks and Intuit are third-party services governed by their own terms and privacy practices. Sammons Consulting is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Intuit Inc. QuickBooks and Intuit are trademarks of Intuit Inc.
8. Acceptable use
You may not use the Services to:
- violate any law, regulation, court order, contract, or third-party right;
- submit malicious code, interfere with operations, or evade security controls;
- scrape, copy, reverse engineer, resell, or exploit the Services except as permitted by law;
- impersonate another person or misrepresent authority, identity, or affiliation;
- upload content you are not authorized to possess, disclose, or process; or
- use the Services to harass, defraud, deceive, or cause harm.
9. Intellectual property
The Services, site design, software, workflows, text, graphics, branding, and other materials supplied by Sammons Consulting are owned by Sammons Consulting or its licensors and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Professional work product may also be governed by the applicable engagement agreement.
Crash Science is a separate platform developed by Sammons Consulting. Additional terms presented on that platform may apply to its use.
10. Third-party services
The Services rely on third-party infrastructure and services, including hosting, database, authentication, file-storage, and accounting providers. We are not responsible for an external service’s independent acts, outages, changes, or terms, but we select and use providers as reasonably necessary to operate the Services.
11. Availability and electronic communications
We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free availability. Maintenance, security events, network conditions, provider outages, and circumstances outside our control may affect access. You consent to receive service and account communications electronically at the contact information you provide.
12. Disclaimers
Except as stated in a separate written agreement, the Services are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, Sammons Consulting disclaims implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and noninfringement.
Website and portal content is general information and operational support; it is not legal, tax, investment, or accounting advice. Technical findings depend on the materials available, stated assumptions, assignment scope, and professional analysis performed for the specific matter.
13. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Sammons Consulting will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data, or business opportunity arising from use of the Services. Except for liability that cannot lawfully be limited and obligations stated in a separate written engagement agreement, our aggregate liability arising from the Services will not exceed the amount you paid to use the applicable Service during the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, or one hundred U.S. dollars if no amount was paid.
14. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Sammons Consulting and its members, personnel, and service providers from third-party claims arising from your unlawful use of the Services, your violation of these Terms, or materials you submit without proper authority. This section does not require indemnification for our own negligence or misconduct where prohibited by law.
15. Suspension, termination, and disconnection
We may restrict or terminate access for a material breach, security risk, unlawful conduct, nonpayment under an applicable agreement, or when necessary to protect the Services or other users. You may stop using the Services at any time. An authorized owner may disconnect QuickBooks through Intuit or by contacting us. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will remain effective.
16. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Unless an applicable written agreement provides otherwise, the state and federal courts serving Pinal County, Arizona will have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from these Terms.
17. Changes and general provisions
We may update these Terms by posting the revised version and changing the effective date. Material changes will apply prospectively. If any provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent; we may assign them as part of a merger, reorganization, or transfer of the Services.
18. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent to jeremy@sammons.llc.