Thank you for visiting the website of SCS Engineers (“SCS,” “we,” “us” or “our”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of the website located at www.scsengineers.com and any other websites, mobile apps, or online services where these Terms are posted (the “Sites”).
YOUR AFFIRMATIVE ACT OF USING AND/OR REGISTERING WITH THE SITES SIGNIFIES THAT YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, the SCS Cookie Policy and the SCS Privacy Notice. (collectively “Terms of Service”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT ACCESS, USE AND/OR REGISTER WITH THESE SITES.
PLEASE NOTE THE ARBITRATION PROVISION SET FORTH BELOW, REQUIRING YOU TO ARBITRATE ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY. SEE THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION BELOW FOR OE DETAILS.
SCS, SCS Engineers, SCS Field Services, SCS Energy, SCS Tracer Environmental, Tracer, SCS BT Squared, SCSeTools, SCS DataServices, SCS Remote Monitoring and Control, SCS RMC, and SCS Technology Services are among the registered trademarks of Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt, Consulting Engineers, Inc. (collectively, “SCS Marks”). All other trademarks, service marks, and logos used on this Site, with or without attribution, are the trademarks, service marks, and logos of their respective owners. The use or misuse of these trademarks is expressly prohibited and nothing stated or implied on the Sites confers on you any license or right under the SCS Marks or the trademarks of any third party.
All content on the Sites including, but not limited to software, underlying html, code, text, documents, graphics, images, video and audio, Site layout and design, video, audio and other material (collectively referred to as the “Content”), is the exclusive property of and owned by SCS ENGINEERS and/or other Third Party Providers.
The Sites and the Content are protected by the copyright laws of the United States and other jurisdictions. You may print a copy of any part of the Sites for your personal, non-commercial use, but you may not copy any part of the Sites for any other purpose, and you may not modify any part of the Sites for any reason. Inclusion or use of any part of the Sites in another work, whether in printed, electronic or other form, and inclusion of any part of the Sites in another website by linking, framing or otherwise, are prohibited. If you violate any part of these Terms, your permission to access and/or use the Content and the Site automatically terminates without notice.
The Site may now or in the future permit the submission of content by Site users (“User Content”) and the hosting, storing, sharing, and/or publishing of such User Content. You understand that whether or not such User Content is published, SCS ENGINEERS does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any submissions you make. You shall be solely responsible for User Content you submit and the consequences of our hosting, storing, sharing or publishing such User Content. With respect to any User Content you submit, you represent and warrant that (a) you are the owner of the User Content or have been granted all rights necessary from the owner of such User Content; and (b) the submission, hosting, storing, sharing and/or publishing of such User Content will not infringe or misappropriate intellectual property rights or otherwise violate any laws or the rights of any third party. SCS ENGINEERS reserves the right to decide in its sole discretion whether User Content is appropriate and complies with these Terms. SCS ENGINEERS may remove such User Content and/or terminate your access for uploading material in violation of these Terms at any time, without prior notice and at our sole discretion.
You agree, as applicable, to provide SCS with accurate information and not to impersonate or otherwise misrepresent your association or affiliation with any person, organization, or entity.
We reserve the right to restrict, modify, suspend, or terminate your access to the Sites, with or without cause or prior notice, at any time, and without any liability to you.
SCS views the protection of your privacy as an important responsibility. Personal information and other information collected on or in connection with the Sites will be used and processed as described in our Privacy Statement, which can be found at www.scsengineers.com/privacy-policy. By using the Sites, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information by us as described in the Privacy Statement.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SCS OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE SITES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT SCS IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, IN NO EVENT SHALL SCS'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY) EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($500). YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY OTHER DISPUTE WITH SCS IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITES OR ANY SERVICES OFFERED BY SCS.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Sites after any such modifications have been made shall be deemed to be your conclusive acceptance of any modified version of the Terms. We will indicate that changes to the Terms have been made by updating the date indicated after “Updated” at the beginning or end of these Terms. If you do not agree to abide by the initial version and any modified version of the Terms, then you are not authorized to use the Sites.
Last Updated: 2/27/26
SCS DOES NOT ENDORSE, AND WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OPINION, INFORMATION, ADVICE OR STATEMENT ON THE SITES OR ON ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES THAT MAY BE ACCESSED BY A LINK FROM THE SITES.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE SITES ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN AS IS AND AS AVAILABLE BASIS. SCS DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT THE SITES AND ALL SOFTWARE, CONTENT AND SERVICES, AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITES ARE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, TIMELY, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED, OR NON-INFRINGING. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY SCS OR A REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY.
Some portions of the Site may have additional guidelines or terms posted. If there is an actual conflict between any provision in these Terms and the guidelines or terms posted for a specific area of the Site, the more stringent provision will govern your use of that part of the Site.
The Site may contain links to third-party Web sites (“External Sites”). These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement or approval by SCS ENGINEERS of such External Sites or any information, products, or services associated with such External Sites. The External Sites and their content are developed and provided by others and may be subject to different terms of use and privacy policies. SCS ENGINEERS disclaims any responsibility or liability with respect to such External Sites and any information posted on them. You should contact the External Site administrator if you have any concerns regarding such links or any information located on such External Sites. No links are permitted to this Site without the express written permission of SCS ENGINEERS.
The following activities are expressly prohibited: (i) collecting usernames and/or email addresses of SCS ENGINEERS employees or other users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email or other communications, (ii) any use of the Site, which in SCS ENGINEERS’s sole judgment, degrades the reliability, speed, or operation of the Site or any of its underlying hardware or software, (iii) attempting to gain unauthorized access to any parts of the Site, (iv) using any unauthorized robot, spider, or other automated means to access the Site, (v) accessing, downloading, using or exporting the Site, or the Content provided on the Site, in violation of any local, state, national, foreign, or international laws or regulations or the rights of SCS ENGINEERS or any other parties, and (vi) any use of the Site which violates these Terms.
Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt, Consulting Engineers, Inc. dba SCS Engineers (“SCS”) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. To protect the interests of all parties, SCS will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that the applicant’s resume will become the property of SCS. SCS will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity.
SCS will consider any candidate for whom any staffing/employment agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred to by the staffing/employment agency free of any charges or fees.
Staffing/employment agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact SCS employees directly in an attempt to present candidates – SCS’s recruiting team or other authorized SCS personnel must present ALL candidates to hiring managers.
Further, any staffing/employment agency must obtain advance written approval from SCS’s recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. SCS will not pay a fee to any staffing/employment agency that does not have such agreement in place. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with SCS must submit applicants to the designated SCS recruiter or hiring manager to be eligible for placement fees.
Staffing/employment agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by an officer of SCS or his or her designee. No other SCS employee is authorized to bind SCS to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by staffing/employment agencies.
SCS hereby specifically rejects, and denies any liability under, any agreement purporting to be accepted based on negative consent, negotiation with a candidate, performance, or any means other than the signature of an SCS officer.
Access to, and use of, any password protected areas of the Site is restricted to authorized users. You may not share your password(s), account information, or access to the Site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password(s) and account information, and you are responsible for all activities that occur under your password(s) or account(s) or as a result of your access to the Site. You agree to notify SCS ENGINEERS immediately of any unauthorized use of your password(s) or account(s) or if you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure (for example, in the event of a loss, theft, or unauthorized use of your computer or mobile device).
By using the Sites, you and SCS agree that, if there is any controversy, claim, action, or dispute arising out of or related to your use of the Sites, or the breach, enforcement, interpretation, or validity of these Terms or any part thereof (“Dispute”), both parties shall first try in good faith to settle such Dispute by providing written notice to the other party describing the facts and circumstances of the Dispute and allowing the receiving party 30 days in which to respond to or settle the Dispute. Notice shall be sent to SCS at .
Both you and SCS agree that this dispute resolution procedure is a condition precedent that must be satisfied before initiating any legal proceeding or filing any claim against the other party.
IF ANY DISPUTE CANNOT BE RESOLVED BY THE ABOVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, YOU AGREE THAT THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION FOR SUCH DISPUTE WILL BE DECIDED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY. Other rights that you and we would have in court will not be available or will be more limited in arbitration, including discovery and appeal rights. All such Disputes shall be exclusively submitted to JAMS (www.jamsadr.com) for binding arbitration under its rules then in effect in the Long Beach, California metropolitan area before one arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by both parties. Arbitration may occur in person, by written submission, or remotely. The arbitrator will issue a reasoned, written decision.
The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute arising under or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of these Terms, including any claim that all or any part of these Terms are void or voidable. If unavailable, arbitration will proceed before the AAA. If no administrator is available, a court may appoint a neutral arbitrator.
This provision survives termination. Amendments apply prospectively only.
These Terms, together with the Privacy Statement, Cookie Policy, and any supplemental terms, constitute the entire agreement between you and SCS relating to access and use of the Sites, superseding all prior agreements.
