TERMS & DISCLAIMER

Effective date: July 29, 2026
Last updated: July 29, 2026

1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Website Terms and Disclaimer apply to your use of continuitycorps.org and any webpages, materials, forms, documents, images, videos, or other content made available through the website.

By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these terms. If you do not agree with them, please discontinue your use of the website.

Continuity Corps may update these terms as the organization, website, programs, and applicable requirements change. Updated terms will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

2. Organization in Development

Continuity Corps is an organization in development focused on food security, water security, emergency preparedness, community resilience, and human continuity.

Descriptions of proposed programs, Resilience Centers, campuses, facilities, equipment, staffing, partnerships, budgets, locations, timelines, and future activities represent developing concepts unless expressly identified as established and operational.

Plans, illustrations, renderings, maps, cost estimates, projected capacities, and descriptions of future facilities are provided for discussion and planning purposes. They may be revised, delayed, relocated, reduced, expanded, or discontinued.

Nothing on this website constitutes a promise that a particular project, service, facility, partnership, employment opportunity, volunteer position, or benefit will become available.

3. No Government Affiliation

Continuity Corps is not a government agency, emergency-management authority, law-enforcement agency, military organization, public utility, medical provider, or emergency-response service.

References or links to government agencies, public programs, laws, standards, research, or emergency guidance do not imply sponsorship, approval, partnership, or endorsement by those entities.

Continuity Corps will identify an official partnership only when an authorized agreement or relationship actually exists.

4. General Educational Information

Content on this website is provided for general educational, informational, planning, and discussion purposes.

Although Continuity Corps seeks to present useful and accurate information, we do not guarantee that every statement is complete, current, error-free, or appropriate for every person, location, emergency, or circumstance.

Information may become outdated as laws, regulations, scientific knowledge, environmental conditions, product instructions, public guidance, and recommended practices change.

Visitors should verify important information using current authoritative sources and qualified professionals before acting on it.

5. No Professional Advice

Website content is not a substitute for individualized advice or services from qualified professionals.

Continuity Corps does not provide medical, mental-health, legal, tax, financial, engineering, architectural, construction, agricultural, veterinary, environmental, electrical, plumbing, fire-safety, security, or emergency-management advice through this website.

Nothing on the website creates a professional-client, fiduciary, confidential, employment, agency, partnership, or similar relationship between you and Continuity Corps.

Consult an appropriately licensed or qualified professional when a decision could affect health, safety, legal rights, finances, property, animals, buildings, utilities, or the environment.

6. Emergencies

Continuity Corps is not an emergency communication or dispatch service.

Do not use this website, its forms, email, or social-media accounts to report an emergency or request immediate assistance. Messages may not be reviewed promptly.

In an emergency, call 911 or contact the appropriate local emergency authority. Follow current instructions issued by emergency officials, public-health authorities, utilities, fire departments, law enforcement, and other qualified responders.

Never delay seeking emergency assistance because of information found on this website.

7. Preparedness and Survival Information

Emergency preparedness involves uncertainty and risk. No plan, supply list, facility, storage system, training program, or piece of equipment can guarantee survival, safety, uninterrupted services, or protection from every emergency.

Preparedness decisions should account for individual health, mobility, disability, household needs, climate, geography, local hazards, available resources, and current official guidance.

You are responsible for evaluating whether any suggested method, product, activity, or system is lawful, safe, and appropriate for your circumstances.

Continuity Corps does not guarantee that following website information will prevent injury, illness, death, evacuation, contamination, shortages, financial loss, property damage, service interruption, or other harm.

8. Food, Agriculture, and Animal Information

Information concerning gardening, food production, seed storage, food preservation, livestock, aquaculture, composting, foraging, or related activities is general educational information.

Growing conditions, pests, plant toxicity, food safety, animal welfare, water quality, soil contamination, pesticide rules, zoning, and agricultural regulations vary by location and circumstance.

Before consuming, distributing, preserving, or feeding any plant, mushroom, animal, or food product:

• Confirm its identity.

• Confirm that it is safe for the intended person or animal.

• Follow current food-safety practices.

• Consider allergies, medications, health conditions, and contamination risks.

• Follow applicable laws, labels, permits, and professional guidance.

Do not consume a plant, mushroom, animal, stored food, or other material based solely on an image or general description provided through this website.

Continuity Corps does not guarantee crop yields, germination rates, harvest quantities, storage life, nutritional sufficiency, or the safety of any food-production method.

9. Water Information

Information about water storage, purification, filtration, treatment, collection, conservation, or reuse is provided for general educational purposes.

Water that appears clear may still contain harmful microorganisms, chemicals, metals, or other contaminants. The effectiveness of a treatment method depends on the contaminant, equipment, maintenance, dosage, water conditions, and correct use.

Before drinking or distributing treated, stored, collected, recycled, or naturally sourced water, consult current public-health guidance, local authorities, product instructions, and qualified water professionals as appropriate.

Continuity Corps does not guarantee that any described device or method will make water safe for drinking or other uses.

10. Construction, Infrastructure, and Equipment

Diagrams and descriptions involving buildings, underground spaces, electrical systems, renewable energy, batteries, generators, water systems, vehicles, greenhouses, aquaponics, tools, security features, or other infrastructure are conceptual unless expressly stated otherwise.

They are not construction documents, engineering plans, permit applications, or professional specifications.

Construction and equipment use may involve risks including fire, electrocution, structural failure, flooding, entrapment, hazardous fumes, chemical exposure, machinery injuries, and code violations.

Use properly qualified professionals and comply with applicable building codes, zoning rules, permits, inspections, manufacturer instructions, and safety standards.

11. Personal Responsibility and Assumption of Risk

You are responsible for your decisions and actions based on information obtained from this website.

Activities discussed by Continuity Corps may involve inherent risks, including gardening, construction, food preservation, water treatment, volunteer work, physical training, transportation, animal care, emergency drills, and outdoor activities.

Participation in an actual Continuity Corps program may require additional eligibility requirements, safety rules, informed-consent documents, waivers, releases, or separate agreements. Website use alone does not register or authorize anyone to participate in a program.

12. External Links and Third-Party Services

This website may include links to external websites, publications, products, videos, organizations, government resources, maps, social-media platforms, payment processors, or other third-party services.

External links are provided for convenience or additional information. Unless expressly stated, a link does not mean that Continuity Corps sponsors, endorses, controls, or guarantees the linked entity, product, service, or content.

Third parties maintain their own terms, privacy policies, security practices, and content. Continuity Corps is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, safety, legality, accessibility, or privacy practices of independently operated services.

You assume responsibility for reviewing third-party information and terms before using an external service or purchasing a product.

13. Products, Recommendations, and Financial Relationships

A reference to a product, company, technology, service, book, researcher, or organization does not necessarily constitute an endorsement.

Continuity Corps may discuss products or services that appear useful for educational or preparedness purposes. Product performance, availability, pricing, specifications, and safety information can change.

When Continuity Corps receives compensation, free products, sponsorship, affiliate commissions, or another material benefit connected to a recommendation or link, we intend to disclose that relationship clearly near the relevant content.

Visitors should independently evaluate products and follow current manufacturer instructions and safety notices.

14. Donations and Other Contributions

Unless expressly stated otherwise, information on this website should not be interpreted as a representation that Continuity Corps is currently recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization or that a payment or contribution is tax-deductible.

Do not assume that a contribution is tax-deductible unless Continuity Corps provides a clear written statement describing its current status or the contribution is processed through an identified qualified fiscal sponsor.

Donors should consult their own tax or legal advisors regarding the treatment of a contribution.

Any donation, payment, sponsorship, membership, or fundraising page may contain additional terms. If those additional terms conflict with this page, the terms displayed for the specific transaction will control.

Unless a refund policy expressly states otherwise, voluntary contributions are generally intended to support organizational development and activities and should not be treated as purchases of guaranteed services, benefits, or outcomes.

Continuity Corps does not guarantee that a proposed project will be completed merely because contributions have been received. Funds will be managed according to applicable law, donor restrictions accepted in writing, organizational policies, and any governing agreements.

15. Volunteer, Employment, and Partnership Inquiries

Submitting an interest form, proposal, résumé, volunteer inquiry, partnership request, or other communication does not create:

• An employment relationship

• A volunteer position

• A partnership

• A contractual obligation

• A promise of compensation

• A promise of housing or benefits

• A guarantee of acceptance or response

Continuity Corps may evaluate, decline, retain, or respond to inquiries at its discretion, subject to applicable law and its Privacy Policy.

Do not disclose confidential information, trade secrets, protected records, or sensitive personal information unless Continuity Corps has specifically requested it through an appropriate process.

16. User Communications and Submissions

When you voluntarily submit comments, suggestions, questions, proposals, images, or other materials, you represent that you have the right to provide them and that doing so does not violate another person’s rights.

You retain ownership of original materials you submit. However, when you specifically submit an idea, comment, or material for consideration, you give Continuity Corps permission to review, store, and internally evaluate it for the purpose for which it was submitted.

Continuity Corps will not treat an unsolicited idea or proposal as confidential unless a separate written confidentiality agreement has been signed by an authorized representative before disclosure.

Do not submit illegal, threatening, defamatory, fraudulent, infringing, malicious, or dangerous content.

17. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, original text, graphics, logos, designs, documents, and other materials created by Continuity Corps are owned by or licensed to Continuity Corps and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

You may view, download, or print website materials for personal, noncommercial, educational use, provided that you:

• Do not remove ownership or attribution notices.

• Do not falsely claim authorship.

• Do not alter materials in a misleading way.

• Do not imply endorsement or partnership.

• Do not sell, license, or commercially distribute the materials without written permission.

Limited quotation, commentary, criticism, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and other legally permitted uses are not prohibited by these terms.

Third-party names, logos, photographs, publications, and other materials remain the property of their respective owners.

18. Acceptable Use

You may not use the website to:

• Violate applicable laws or another person’s rights.

• Attempt unauthorized access to accounts, forms, systems, or data.

• Introduce malware or interfere with website operation.

• Impersonate Continuity Corps or its representatives.

• Falsely represent an affiliation, approval, or partnership.

• Collect personal information from other visitors without authorization.

• Submit spam, fraudulent requests, threats, or abusive content.

• Copy or use Continuity Corps materials in a deceptive or unlawful manner.

• Use the organization’s name or logo to solicit funds without written authorization.

Continuity Corps may restrict interactions, reject submissions, or report suspected illegal activity when reasonably necessary.

19. Privacy

Use of this website is also subject to the Continuity Corps Privacy Policy.

Please review that policy before submitting personal information. Do not send highly sensitive information through ordinary website forms or email.

20. No Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, this website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

Continuity Corps does not make warranties—express or implied—regarding:

• Accuracy, completeness, or currentness

• Availability or uninterrupted operation

• Fitness for a particular purpose

• Results obtained from using the information

• Security or freedom from technical errors

• Suitability for a particular emergency, location, person, or project

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

21. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Continuity Corps and its directors, officers, volunteers, employees, contractors, agents, and representatives will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or connected with:

• Use of or reliance on website content

• Inability to access the website

• Actions taken based on general information

• Third-party websites, products, or services

• Unauthorized access, technical failures, or data loss

• Participation in an activity without a separate applicable agreement

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits responsibility that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

These terms do not excuse fraud, intentional misconduct, or any legal duty that cannot be waived.

22. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute concerning the website will be handled in an appropriate court with jurisdiction, unless the parties agree to another lawful method of resolution.

23. Severability

If a provision of these terms is found to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, that provision will be interpreted or limited to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.

Failure to enforce a provision on one occasion does not waive the right to enforce it later.

24. Contact Information

Questions about these terms may be directed to:

Continuity Corps
Website: continuitycorps.org
Email: info@continuitycorps.org

Please use the subject line “Website Terms Question.”