TERMS OF USE

KI7QQC Amateur Radio Website

Effective Date: October 24, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to KI7QQC (the “Website”), a privately owned and operated amateur radio website maintained for personal, educational, informational, and recreational purposes.

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) establish the conditions governing access to and use of the Website, including its content, software, source code, graphics, photographs, documents, features, and related materials.

By accessing or using the Website after receiving legally sufficient notice of these Terms, or by otherwise affirmatively accepting them, you agree to be bound by these Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE.

No person is granted any ownership interest, continuing right of access, or intellectual property license beyond the limited permission expressly provided in these Terms.

2. Ownership and Intellectual Property Rights

The Website is privately owned and operated. All rights, title, and interests in the original materials created by or owned by the Website owner are expressly reserved.

Protected materials may include, without limitation:

• Original articles, writings, technical explanations, photographs, images, videos, graphics, illustrations, and other content.
• Website designs, layouts, page arrangements, visual elements, and original design features.
• Proprietary software, scripts, computer code, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, databases, and other original programming materials.
• Original research, compilations, publications, and documentation.
• Logos, original branding elements, and other legally protected identifiers.

Such materials are protected to the extent applicable under United States copyright law, trademark law, trade secret law, contractual rights, and other applicable intellectual property laws.

Third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms asserts exclusive ownership of public facts, government records, amateur radio call sign assignments, or other materials not legally subject to exclusive ownership by the Website owner.

ALL RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED ARE RESERVED BY THE WEBSITE OWNER.

3. Strict Prohibition Against Unauthorized Copying and Use

NO PERSON OR ENTITY MAY COPY, REPRODUCE, DOWNLOAD FOR REUSE, EXTRACT, REPUBLISH, MODIFY, DISTRIBUTE, SELL, LICENSE, TRANSFER, OR OTHERWISE EXPLOIT ANY PROTECTED WEBSITE CODE OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PRIOR WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF THE WEBSITE OWNER.

This prohibition includes, but is not limited to:

1. Copying, extracting, reproducing, or adapting proprietary HTML, CSS, JavaScript, scripts, software, or other protected source code.
2. Reproducing the Website’s original design, graphics, photographs, text, page layouts, or other copyrightable elements.
3. Using original Website content or software in another website, application, commercial project, publication, or online platform.
4. Creating unauthorized derivative works from protected Website content or programming.
5. Republishing, redistributing, licensing, or commercially exploiting any protected Website materials.
6. Using automated tools, bots, scrapers, or data extraction systems to systematically collect protected Website materials without authorization.
7. Using protected Website content or code to develop, train, or improve artificial intelligence systems or machine-learning models without authorization.
8. Removing, modifying, obscuring, or misrepresenting copyright notices, ownership markings, or other rights-management information.

Viewing the Website through an ordinary internet browser does not grant permission to reuse or redistribute its protected materials.

The limited technical copying necessarily performed by an ordinary browser to display the Website is permitted solely for normal viewing.

Nothing in this section prohibits conduct that applicable law expressly permits notwithstanding contractual restrictions, or the lawful exercise of non-waivable rights.

WRITTEN PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE WEBSITE OWNER BEFORE ANY OTHERWISE PROHIBITED USE. SILENCE, FAILURE TO OBJECT, OR PUBLIC AVAILABILITY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AUTHORIZATION.

4. Limited Permission to Access the Website

Subject to these Terms, visitors receive a limited, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable permission to access and view the publicly available Website for lawful personal, noncommercial, and informational purposes.

This permission does not include any right to:

• Access restricted files, administrative functions, or nonpublic systems.
• Circumvent authentication, access controls, or security protections.
• Interfere with Website functionality or server operations.
• Use the Website’s protected materials for unauthorized commercial or competitive purposes.
• Impersonate the owner or suggest an unauthorized affiliation with KI7QQC.

The Website owner reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate access at any time, for any lawful reason, without advance notice.

5. Website Provided for Informational Purposes Only

The Website is maintained as a personal amateur radio resource.

Content may include discussions concerning radio communications, antennas, equipment, electronics, technical projects, operating practices, licensing, radio propagation, and related subjects.

All information is provided solely for general educational, informational, and recreational purposes.

The Website owner makes no representation or guarantee regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, suitability, safety, or continued availability of any information.

Information may contain errors, omissions, outdated material, or personal opinions.

Visitors are solely responsible for independently verifying information before relying upon it.

6. Amateur Radio, Technical, and Safety Disclaimer

Amateur radio activities may involve electrical equipment, radio-frequency energy, antennas, towers, elevated structures, batteries, power supplies, and other potentially hazardous equipment or conditions.

ALL RADIO, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE UNDERTAKEN ENTIRELY AT THE VISITOR’S OWN RISK.

The Website does not provide professional electrical, engineering, structural, medical, legal, or safety advice.

Visitors are solely responsible for:

• Using equipment safely and properly.
• Complying with applicable Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations and other laws.
• Obtaining necessary licenses, permits, approvals, and authorizations.
• Following equipment manufacturers’ specifications and safety requirements.
• Consulting qualified professionals when appropriate.
• Evaluating potential risks before constructing, installing, modifying, repairing, or operating equipment.

The Website owner assumes no responsibility for personal injury, death, property damage, equipment failure, interference, legal violations, financial losses, or other consequences arising from reliance upon Website content, except where liability cannot legally be excluded.

Nothing on the Website guarantees the availability or reliability of amateur radio communications, including communications during emergencies.

7. No Warranties

THE WEBSITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED CONTENT, MATERIALS, FEATURES, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED STRICTLY “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

The Website owner expressly disclaims, to the extent legally permitted, all warranties, including:

• Merchantability.
• Fitness for a particular purpose.
• Accuracy or reliability.
• Noninfringement.
• Uninterrupted operation.
• Availability or compatibility.
• Security or freedom from harmful software.
• Suitability for any particular intended use.

The Website owner does not warrant that errors will be corrected, that access will remain available, or that Website materials will meet any visitor’s expectations or requirements.

Any reliance upon Website materials is entirely at the visitor’s own risk.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE WEBSITE OWNER, INCLUDING THE OWNER’S AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS, AND PERMITTED ASSIGNS, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, LOSSES, CLAIMS, COSTS, OR EXPENSES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE ACCESS, USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR RELIANCE UPON THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT.

This limitation includes, to the extent permitted by law, claims for:

• Direct or indirect damages.
• Incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages.
• Lost profits, revenue, business opportunities, or anticipated savings.
• Loss or corruption of data.
• Computer or equipment damage.
• Personal injury or property damage.
• Service interruptions or technical failures.
• Unauthorized access, cyberattacks, or third-party misconduct.
• Inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated information.

These limitations are intended to apply regardless of the asserted legal theory, including contract, negligence, tort, statutory claim, or otherwise, to the extent applicable law permits.

Where applicable law does not permit complete exclusion of liability, liability shall be limited to the greatest extent lawfully permitted.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for conduct or claims that cannot legally be excluded or restricted.

9. Sole and Exclusive Remedy

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, A VISITOR’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTUAL REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, FUNCTIONALITY, AVAILABILITY, OPERATION, OR THESE TERMS IS TO IMMEDIATELY STOP ACCESSING AND USING THE WEBSITE.

Visitors acknowledge that:

1. The Website is generally provided free of charge as a personal, noncommercial resource.
2. No visitor is required to continue accessing or using the Website.
3. The Website owner has no obligation to maintain, modify, correct, improve, or continue operating the Website for any particular visitor.
4. Discontinuing access is the designated remedy for dissatisfaction with the Website or its ordinary operation, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

NO VISITOR IS ENTITLED UNDER THESE TERMS TO DEMAND CONTINUED ACCESS, WEBSITE MODIFICATIONS, CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONAL SERVICES, OR COMPENSATION FOR MERE DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE.

This provision does not waive statutory rights or legal remedies that cannot lawfully be waived or excluded.

10. Maximum Aggregate Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, if the Website owner is found legally responsible for a claim notwithstanding these Terms, the owner’s total aggregate liability arising from use of the Website shall not exceed the amount actually paid by the claimant directly to the Website owner for access to the Website during the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

Because the Website is ordinarily provided without charge, that amount will ordinarily be zero dollars ($0.00).

Where this limitation or amount is prohibited by applicable law, the minimum liability permitted by that law shall apply instead.

This provision does not limit any right or remedy that cannot legally be restricted.

11. Indemnification and Responsibility for Misuse

To the fullest extent permitted by law, visitors agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Website owner and the owner’s representatives from third-party claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and reasonable legal expenses arising from:

• A visitor’s violation of these Terms.
• Unauthorized copying or misuse of Website materials.
• Infringement of intellectual property rights through a visitor’s conduct.
• Unauthorized access, interference, or malicious activity.
• Unlawful conduct associated with a visitor’s use of the Website.
• Material submitted or published by a visitor in violation of another person’s rights.

This obligation applies only to the extent legally enforceable and does not require indemnification for liability that applicable law prohibits shifting to a visitor.

12. Third-Party Websites and External Content

The Website may provide links to third-party websites, online services, amateur radio databases, manufacturers, organizations, or other external resources.

Such links are provided for convenience or informational purposes only.

The Website owner does not control and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, content, security, availability, privacy practices, products, or services of external websites.

The presence of a link does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation, or approval.

Visitors access third-party resources at their own risk.

13. Visitor Communications and Submissions

Visitors may voluntarily communicate with the Website owner or provide information through available contact methods.

Visitors remain responsible for ensuring that any submitted materials are lawful and do not infringe the rights of others.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, unsolicited submissions do not establish a confidential, fiduciary, professional, or other special relationship.

The Website owner is not obligated to review, respond to, publish, retain, or act upon unsolicited submissions.

For materials knowingly submitted for public posting, the visitor grants the Website owner a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, display, distribute, and adapt those materials as reasonably necessary to operate and maintain the Website.

This license does not automatically authorize publication of correspondence submitted privately through ordinary email or contact forms.

14. Prohibited Activities and Website Security

Visitors shall not engage in activities that threaten the Website’s security, functionality, ownership rights, or lawful operation.

Prohibited activities include:

• Hacking, unauthorized penetration testing, or attempting to access restricted systems.
• Introducing malware, viruses, or other malicious code.
• Launching denial-of-service attacks or intentionally overloading Website infrastructure.
• Circumventing access restrictions, security controls, or technical protections.
• Unauthorized scraping, automated harvesting, or bulk extraction of protected content.
• Attempting to obtain confidential or nonpublic source code, credentials, or server information.
• Reverse engineering protected software in violation of applicable law or enforceable contractual restrictions.
• Misrepresenting ownership of Website content or intellectual property.
• Using the Website to conduct fraud, harassment, or other unlawful activity.

The Website owner reserves the right to block suspicious activity, preserve relevant records, restrict access, and report suspected unlawful conduct to appropriate authorities.

15. Enforcement of Intellectual Property and Ownership Rights

The Website owner reserves all lawful rights and remedies concerning unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution, or exploitation of protected intellectual property.

Unauthorized copying or misuse may result in:

• Immediate termination or restriction of Website access.
• Demands to cease unauthorized activities.
• Copyright infringement notices or takedown requests.
• Legal proceedings for damages or injunctive relief.
• Recovery of legal expenses or attorney’s fees when authorized by applicable law.

Nothing in the limitation-of-liability or visitor-remedy provisions restricts the Website owner’s right to seek lawful enforcement of these Terms or protection of the owner’s intellectual property.

No failure or delay in enforcing a right constitutes a waiver of that right.

16. No Professional, Commercial, or Fiduciary Relationship

Accessing or using the Website does not establish any professional, employment, agency, partnership, client, fiduciary, or contractual service relationship beyond any enforceable rights and obligations expressly established by these Terms.

The Website owner does not undertake a duty to provide technical assistance, professional services, emergency assistance, or individualized guidance.

17. Privacy

Website access and personal information are addressed in the KI7QQC Privacy Policy, available through the Website.

Visitors are encouraged to review that policy for information concerning data collection, website technologies, communications, and privacy practices.

18. Modification, Suspension, and Termination

The Website owner reserves the right, at the owner’s sole discretion and subject to applicable law, to:

• Modify or remove content.
• Change Website functionality or appearance.
• Restrict or discontinue particular features.
• Suspend or terminate Website availability.
• Refuse or restrict access to particular visitors.
• Change these Terms prospectively.

Updated Terms will be effective upon publication or another date stated in the revised document, subject to any notice or consent requirements under applicable law.

Continued use after legally sufficient notice of revised Terms may constitute acceptance where permitted by law.

The Website owner is under no obligation to provide uninterrupted access or advance notice of ordinary operational changes.

19. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

To the extent permitted by applicable law, these Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of Montana, United States, without regard to conflicting choice-of-law principles.

Any legal proceeding arising from an enforceable provision of these Terms shall, where lawful and where jurisdiction exists, be brought exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction located Texas, or the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls Division.

This provision does not override mandatory jurisdictional rules or legal protections that cannot be waived.

20. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced only to the maximum extent legally permitted or severed when necessary.

The remaining provisions shall continue in effect to the extent consistent with applicable law.

The invalidity of any individual provision shall not automatically invalidate the entire agreement.

21. Entire Agreement and No Waiver

These Terms constitute the complete agreement concerning use of the Website with respect to the subjects addressed herein, except where a separate valid written agreement expressly provides otherwise.

No verbal statement, informal communication, course of conduct, or failure to enforce a provision shall constitute a waiver or amendment of these Terms.

Any authorization to use protected Website intellectual property must be expressly granted in writing by the Website owner or a duly authorized representative.

Provisions concerning intellectual property, disclaimers, liability limitations, indemnification, dispute resolution, and other provisions intended by their nature to survive shall continue to apply after access to the Website ends, to the extent legally enforceable.

22. Contact and Permission Requests

Requests for permission to reproduce, distribute, license, or otherwise use protected Website content or intellectual property must be submitted to the Website owner.

Website: KI7QQC Amateur Radio Website

Owner: KI7QQC

Email: [Insert contact email address]

Website: [Insert complete website URL]

Permission is not granted unless and until the Website owner issues express written authorization identifying the permitted use.

23. Final Acknowledgment

BY AFFIRMATIVELY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, OR OTHERWISE USING THE WEBSITE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ESTABLISH LEGALLY VALID ASSENT, THE VISITOR ACKNOWLEDGES THE WEBSITE’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS, WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, AND EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTUAL REMEDY PROVISIONS.

IF A VISITOR DOES NOT ACCEPT THESE CONDITIONS, THE VISITOR MUST DISCONTINUE ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE.

NO RIGHTS TO COPY, REPRODUCE, EXTRACT, MODIFY, DISTRIBUTE, OR OTHERWISE EXPLOIT THE WEBSITE OWNER’S PROTECTED COMPUTER CODE OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ARE GRANTED WITHOUT EXPRESS PRIOR WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

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Unauthorized reproduction or exploitation of protected Website materials is prohibited to the extent permitted by applicable law.

KI7QQC is a privately owned amateur radio website and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Federal Communications Commission or any other government agency.