Terms of Service

Effective Date: 2025-03-31

Welcome to richardbuehling.com (the "Site"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Site, operated by Richard Buehling ("I", "me", "my"). Please read these Terms carefully before using the Site.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy (incorporated herein by reference). If you do not agree to all of these Terms, do not access or use the Site.

2. Description of Service

The Site provides personal content, including resources, biographical information, quotes, thoughts, and potentially other materials related to Richard Buehling and his interests, including Benmore Technologies. The Site may also offer user account features.

3. User Accounts

• Registration: To access certain features, you may need to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update such information to keep it accurate.
• Security: You are responsible for safeguarding your account password and for any activities or actions under your account. You agree to notify me immediately at [email protected] of any unauthorized use of your account.
• Termination: I reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time, for any reason, including violation of these Terms, without prior notice or liability.

4. User Conduct

You agree not to use the Site to:

• Upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
• Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
• Engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Site or the servers and networks connected to the Site.
• Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law.
• Collect or store personal data about other users without their express permission.

5. Intellectual Property

The Site and its original content (excluding content provided by users, if any), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Richard Buehling and/or his licensors (including content related to Benmore Technologies where applicable). The Site is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. My trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without my prior written consent.

You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in content you submit to the site (e.g., comments, if applicable). By submitting content, you grant me a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute such content on the Site.

6. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by me. I have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that I shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.

7. Disclaimers

The Site is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. Your use of the Site is at your sole risk. The Site is provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or course of performance.

Richard Buehling does not warrant that: a) the Site will function uninterrupted, secure, or available at any particular time or location; b) any errors or defects will be corrected; c) the Site is free of viruses or other harmful components; or d) the results of using the Site will meet your requirements.

8. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Richard Buehling, nor his directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Site; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Site; (iii) any content obtained from the Site; and (iv) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal theory, whether or not I have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Wisconsin, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

10. Changes to These Terms

I reserve the right, at my sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, I will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect, usually by updating the "Effective Date" and potentially posting a notice on the Site. What constitutes a material change will be determined at my sole discretion. By continuing to access or use the Site after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

11. Contact Me

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact me at: [email protected]