These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website operated by Samaritan Protective Services (“Samaritan,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), located at www.samaritanps.com.
By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the website.
These Terms apply only to use of the Samaritan website. Services provided by Samaritan may be governed by separate proposals, contracts, statements of work, confidentiality agreements, or other written agreements. If a separate written agreement conflicts with these Terms, the separate agreement will control with respect to the services covered by that agreement.
Website Purpose
This website provides general information about Samaritan Protective Services, our capabilities, services, experience, and areas of operation.
Content presented on this website is provided for general informational purposes only. It should not be interpreted as professional security, risk management, intelligence, legal, financial, or other specialized advice for a particular person, organization, location, or situation.
Security and risk requirements vary based on the operating environment. You should not act or refrain from acting solely based on information presented on this website.
No Client Relationship
Visiting this website, submitting a contact form, sending an email, scheduling an introductory conversation, or requesting information does not by itself create a client, advisory, fiduciary, confidential, or contractual relationship between you and Samaritan.
A professional engagement is created only through a separate written agreement authorized by Samaritan and the applicable client.
Do not submit classified information, protected government information, operationally sensitive material, privileged communications, passwords, financial account credentials, or other highly sensitive information through general website forms.
Acceptable Use
You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes.
You may not:
- Use the website in violation of applicable laws or regulations
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, server, network, systems, accounts, or data
- Interfere with or disrupt the operation, availability, performance, or security of the website
- Introduce viruses, malware, malicious code, automated attacks, or other harmful technology
- Attempt to bypass security controls or access restrictions
- Scrape, harvest, copy, or collect website content or visitor information through unauthorized automated means
- Impersonate Samaritan, a Samaritan employee, another individual, or another organization
- Submit false, misleading, fraudulent, defamatory, threatening, or unlawful information
- Use website content to create confusion about sponsorship, affiliation, endorsement, or authorization
- Reproduce, distribute, modify, sell, license, or commercially exploit website content without written permission
- Use the website in a manner that could damage Samaritan, its clients, its personnel, or other users
We may restrict or block access when we reasonably believe that the website is being misused or its security is at risk.
Intellectual Property
The website and its content (including text, graphics, branding, designs, photographs, videos, icons, software, interfaces, reports, documents, and other materials) are owned by Samaritan, licensed to Samaritan, or used with permission.
These materials are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, intellectual property, and unfair competition laws.
Samaritan names, logos, service names, product names, designs, and related branding may not be used without prior written permission.
You may view and print limited portions of publicly available website content for your own lawful, noncommercial informational use. This permission does not transfer ownership or grant a license to modify, republish, distribute, sell, or commercially exploit the content.
Information You Submit
When you submit information through the website, you represent that:
- The information is accurate to the best of your knowledge
- You are authorized to provide it
- Providing it does not violate another person’s rights
- It does not contain unlawful or malicious material
Information submitted through the website will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
You retain ownership of information you submit. You grant Samaritan permission to use that information as reasonably necessary to respond to your request, communicate with you, protect website security, comply with legal obligations, and evaluate or provide requested services.
Third Party Websites and Services
The website may contain links to third party websites, embedded content, platforms, applications, or services.
These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes. Samaritan does not control and is not responsible for the content, availability, security, accuracy, products, services, or privacy practices of third party websites.
A link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement, partnership, sponsorship, or recommendation.
Your use of third party websites and services is subject to their own terms and policies.
Website Availability and Changes
We may modify, update, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any portion of the website at any time.
We do not guarantee that:
- The website will always be available
- Access will be uninterrupted
- Every feature will remain available
- Website content will always be complete, current, or error-free
- Defects will always be corrected immediately
- The website will be free from every harmful component
We may update website content without notice.
Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
Samaritan disclaims warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, and security.
Nothing on this website constitutes a guarantee that a particular security, intelligence, protective, technical, or risk-management outcome will be achieved.
Some jurisdictions may not permit the exclusion of certain warranties. In those jurisdictions, exclusions apply only to the extent permitted by law.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Samaritan and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to:
- Your access to or use of the website
- Your inability to access or use the website
- Reliance on website content
- Errors or omissions in website content
- Third party websites or services
- Unauthorized access to or interference with website systems
- Information transmitted through the website
This limitation applies regardless of the legal theory asserted and even if Samaritan has been advised that damages may be possible.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Samaritan and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, and affiliates from claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses arising from:
- Your unlawful or unauthorized use of the website
- Your violation of these Terms
- Information or material you submit through the website
- Your infringement of another person’s rights
- Your interference with the operation or security of the website
This provision should be reviewed and approved by Samaritan’s legal counsel before publication.
Privacy
Our collection and use of personal information through the website are described in our Privacy Policy.
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
The governing-law and dispute-resolution language must be reviewed by Samaritan’s legal counsel before publication.
Do not add arbitration, jury-waiver, class-action-waiver, venue, or attorney-fee provisions unless Samaritan’s attorney provides approved language.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time.
Updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Changes become effective when posted unless otherwise stated or required by applicable law.
Your continued use of the website after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions will remain in effect.
No Waiver
A failure by Samaritan to enforce a provision of these Terms does not waive the right to enforce that provision or any other provision in the future.
Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the agreement between you and Samaritan concerning use of this website.
These Terms do not replace or modify a separate written client or services agreement.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding these Terms of Use, please contact us:
Samaritan Protective Services
3985 Prince William Parkway, Suite 203
Woodbridge, VA 22192