Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Clear Land Connect websites, forms, communications, and referral services. Clear Land Connect is operated by Emerald Creek Holdings LLC ("Clear Land Connect," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing the website, submitting a request, applying as a provider, or otherwise using Clear Land Connect, you agree to these Terms and acknowledge our Privacy Policy and Referral Service Disclosure. If you do not agree, do not use Clear Land Connect.

1.Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into an agreement to use Clear Land Connect. If you use the service on behalf of a business, property owner, trust, estate, homeowners association, governmental entity, or other organization, you represent that you have authority to act on its behalf.

2.What Clear Land Connect Provides

Clear Land Connect operates a referral and project-connection service.

We may:

• Receive property-service requests
• Organize project details
• Review requests for completeness

Identify independent providers whose listed service areas and capabilities may fit a request Share requests with selected providers Facilitate initial communications Track whether a provider accepted or responded to an opportunity Provide educational information about clearing and vegetation-related projects Services requested through the platform may include brush clearing, land clearing, forestry mulching, vegetation management, lot clearing, weed abatement, defensible-space work, wildfire fuel reduction, tree work, hauling, excavation, and related property services.

3.We Are Not the Contractor

Emerald Creek Holdings LLC and Clear Land Connect:

Do not perform clearing, construction, landscaping, inspection, forestry, tree, excavation, or hauling work Do not employ the independent providers introduced through the service Do not act as a contractor or subcontractor Do not negotiate a provider's service contract on the provider's behalf Do not control a provider's work methods, personnel, equipment, schedule, safety practices, or pricing Do not supervise or direct field work Do not issue permits Do not perform official defensible-space inspections Do not certify legal, fire-code, insurance, or regulatory compliance

Do not guarantee completion of a project

Any physical work is performed by an independent provider under a separate agreement directly between the customer and that provider.

4.Independent Providers

Providers participating in Clear Land Connect are independent businesses.

A provider is not our:

• Employee
• Agent
• Joint venturer
• Franchisee
• Partner
• Representative
• Subcontractor

We may collect provider-supplied information regarding services, experience, equipment, licensing, insurance, service areas, and availability. We may also review publicly available records. However, we do not guarantee that provider information is complete, accurate, current, or sufficient for your project. Approval to participate in the Clear Land Connect network is not an endorsement, certification, warranty, or guarantee.

5.Provider Compensation

Participating providers may pay Clear Land Connect:

• Lead fees
• Referral fees
• Membership fees
• Subscription fees
• Marketing fees
• Other disclosed compensation

Compensation may be associated with receiving, accepting, or accessing a project opportunity. Unless specifically disclosed otherwise, compensation is not based on our supervising the project or guaranteeing its completion. A provider's payment to Clear Land Connect does not increase your contractual obligations to that provider unless included in the provider's written estimate or agreement.

6.Project Requests and Authorization to Disclose Information

When you submit a project request, you authorize Clear Land Connect to:

• Review the information
• Contact you for clarification
• Store and process the request
• Share the request with selected independent providers
• Allow selected providers to contact you about the project
• Track referral and project-status information

Project information may include your contact details, property address, project description, timing, budget, photographs, documents, and other information submitted through the form. You may cancel a request by contacting info@clearlandconnect.com. Cancellation will not necessarily retrieve information already disclosed to an independent provider.

7.No Guarantee of a Match

We do not guarantee:

• That a provider will be available
• That a provider will accept the opportunity
• That you will receive a response
• That you will receive multiple estimates
• That a provider will inspect the property
• That the project can be completed by a requested date
• That the provider will offer a particular price
• That the property is suitable for particular equipment

That a service will satisfy an insurer, agency, HOA, fire district, or other authority We may decline, pause, or close a request for any lawful reason.

8.Estimates, Agreements, and Payment

All project estimates, scopes, schedules, contracts, change orders, warranties, and payment terms are established directly between you and the independent provider. Clear Land Connect is not a party to that agreement unless a separate written document signed by Emerald Creek Holdings LLC expressly states otherwise.

Before hiring a provider, you should:

• Request a written estimate
• Confirm the exact scope
• Verify licensing when required
• Verify insurance
• Ask who will perform the work
• Confirm cleanup and disposal
• Confirm permit responsibility
• Review payment terms
• Understand exclusions
• Keep copies of all agreements and receipts

Do not make a payment to Clear Land Connect for a provider's physical work unless we have expressly provided written payment instructions explaining our role.

9.Licensing and Insurance

You are responsible for determining whether a provider must hold a particular license, registration, permit, certification, bond, or insurance policy for the requested work.

Licensing requirements may depend on:

• The work performed
• Total project value
• Whether employees are used
• Whether permits are required
• The provider's trade classification
• Applicable state and local law

Provider information may change after it is submitted to us. California consumers can verify contractor-license information through the Contractors State License Board's Check a License service.

10.Inspections, Notices, and Compliance

Information on Clear Land Connect is general educational information. It is not legal advice, engineering advice, forestry advice, insurance advice, or an official compliance determination.

Requirements may vary by:

• Property address
• City
• County
• Fire district
• Fire-hazard designation
• State-responsibility status
• Insurance company
• HOA
• Property use
• Current law and regulation

You are responsible for confirming requirements with the appropriate authority.

Neither Clear Land Connect nor an independent provider can guarantee that work will:

• Pass an inspection
• Satisfy an insurer
• Prevent cancellation or nonrenewal
• Qualify for a discount
• Satisfy a government notice
• Prevent wildfire damage
• Meet every applicable legal requirement

unless the responsible authority confirms that result.

11.Your Responsibilities

You agree to:

• Provide accurate and current information
• Submit only requests you are authorized to make
• Identify your relationship to the property accurately
• Disclose known access limitations and hazards

Disclose known utilities, wells, septic systems, structures, wires, rocks, debris, animals, or other relevant conditions Obtain permission before authorizing work on property you do not own Avoid submitting confidential information unrelated to the project Communicate respectfully Evaluate each provider independently Comply with applicable law Pay providers according to agreements you enter Avoid using the service for fraud, harassment, or unlawful solicitation

12.User Content

"User Content" includes project descriptions, photographs, documents, messages, reviews, provider-application materials, and other content you submit. You retain ownership of your User Content.

You grant Emerald Creek Holdings LLC a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, process, display internally, transmit, and disclose User Content as reasonably necessary to:

• Operate the referral service
• Review a request
• Communicate with you
• Present a request to selected providers
• Maintain records
• Prevent fraud
• Improve the service

Comply with law

You represent that:

• You have the right to submit the User Content
• Its submission does not violate another person's rights
• It is accurate to the best of your knowledge
• It does not contain unlawful, harmful, or malicious material

Do not upload unnecessary sensitive information.

13.Communications

By providing contact information, you authorize Clear Land Connect to send communications related to:

• Your project request
• Provider availability
• Request status
• Provider applications
• Customer support
• Security
• Policy changes
• Other administrative matters

When you request provider contact, you also authorize selected independent providers to contact you about the submitted project. Consent to receive communications is not a condition of purchasing services from a particular provider. Message and data rates may apply. Communication frequency varies. You may request that nonessential communications stop.

14.Prohibited Uses

You may not:

• Use the website for unlawful purposes
• Submit false or misleading information
• Impersonate another person or business
• Submit a property without authorization
• Scrape, harvest, or extract provider or customer information
• Use automated systems to overload or interfere with the website
• Attempt to bypass security
• Upload malware or malicious code
• Reverse engineer protected portions of the service
• Use information obtained through the service for unrelated solicitation
• Harass customers, providers, or employees
• Submit discriminatory, threatening, obscene, or abusive material

Use Clear Land Connect's name to imply employment, agency, approval, or endorsement Resell or redistribute project information without authorization

15.Provider-Specific Obligations

A participating provider must:

• Provide accurate business information
• Maintain all licenses and insurance required for its work
• Represent its services and capabilities honestly
• Use customer information only to respond to the relevant request
• Protect customer information
• Avoid selling or redistributing lead information
• Contact customers respectfully
• Honor customer communication preferences
• Provide its own estimates and agreements
• Comply with advertising, contracting, privacy, and consumer-protection laws

Report material changes to availability, licensing, insurance, ownership, or service areas Avoid representing itself as employed by or authorized to bind Clear Land Connect Provider participation may be suspended or terminated at our discretion.

16.Third-Party Websites and Services

Clear Land Connect may link to independent providers, government agencies, mapping tools, payment processors, analytics platforms, or other third parties.

We do not control and are not responsible for:

• Third-party content
• Availability
• Privacy practices
• Security
• Accuracy
• Products
• Services
• Transactions

A link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement.

17.Intellectual Property

The Clear Land Connect website, branding, logo, design, original text, software, graphics, databases, and other materials are owned by Emerald Creek Holdings LLC or used with permission. You may use the public website for personal or internal business purposes related to evaluating or requesting services. You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, license, or create derivative works from protected materials without written permission, except as allowed by law.

18.Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Clear Land Connect is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

Emerald Creek Holdings LLC disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of:

• Merchantability
• Fitness for a particular purpose
• Noninfringement
• Accuracy
• Availability
• Security
• Provider quality
• Project results
• Compliance
• Workmanship

We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error free, secure, or free of harmful components. Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty that cannot lawfully be excluded.

19.Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Emerald Creek Holdings LLC and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or connected with:

• Use of the website
• Inability to use the website
• A provider referral
• Provider conduct
• Property damage
• Personal injury
• Delays
• Project defects
• Payment disputes
• Insurance outcomes
• Inspection results
• Lost data
• Lost profits
• Unauthorized access
• Third-party content

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability arising from a consumer's use of the free referral service will not exceed the greater of $100 or the amount that consumer paid directly to Emerald Creek Holdings LLC for the specific service giving rise to the claim during the preceding 12 months. This limitation does not apply where prohibited by law or to liability that cannot legally be limited.

20.Disputes With Independent Providers

Disputes concerning estimates, contracts, deposits, payments, workmanship, property damage, delays, warranties, employee conduct, or project completion must be addressed directly with the independent provider. Clear Land Connect may choose to receive information regarding a dispute for provider-network quality purposes, but we are not required to mediate, investigate, reimburse, repair, or resolve the dispute. Nothing prevents a person from contacting an insurer, licensing board, consumer-protection agency, law-enforcement agency, attorney, or court.

21.Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Emerald Creek Holdings LLC and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, and affiliates from claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising from:

• Your unlawful use of Clear Land Connect
• Information or content you submit
• Your violation of these Terms
• Your violation of another person's rights
• A project you were not authorized to request
• Your independent agreement or dispute with a provider

This section does not require a consumer to indemnify us for our own unlawful conduct.

22.Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to Clear Land Connect, reject a request, remove content, or end provider participation when we reasonably believe it is necessary to:

• Enforce these Terms
• Protect users or providers
• Prevent fraud or abuse
• Protect website security
• Comply with law
• Address repeated complaints
• Protect Clear Land Connect's reputation or operations

Sections that by their nature should survive termination will remain effective.

23.Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms periodically. The updated version will display a new effective or last-updated date. Material changes may also be communicated through the website or by email. Your continued use after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by law.

24.Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any lawsuit arising from these Terms or Clear Land Connect that is not subject to another mandatory venue must be brought in a state or federal court with jurisdiction in Placer County, California. Nothing in this section prevents a consumer from exercising a right or using a venue that cannot lawfully be waived.

25.General Terms

If a provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, it will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain effective. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Referral Service Disclosure, and any additional written terms presented for a particular service form the agreement between you and Emerald Creek Holdings LLC regarding Clear Land Connect.

26.Contact

Emerald Creek Holdings LLC
Doing business as Clear Land Connect
6770 Stanford Ranch Rd #1004
Roseville, CA 95678
Email: info@clearlandconnect.com