Terms of Use & Disclaimer

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using MuskegonWaterfront.com, you agree to these Terms of Use and Disclaimer. If you do not agree, do not use this website.

MuskegonWaterfront.com is a free informational website. As a condition of accessing and using this website, you agree to use the information responsibly, independently verify material facts, and comply with these Terms.

Informational Purposes Only

This website is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not legal, financial, environmental, tax, surveying, zoning, permitting, boating, navigation, construction, investment, or real estate advice.

No Professional Advice or Agency Relationship

MuskegonWaterfront.com is an informational website. Nothing on this website creates a professional, fiduciary, agency, brokerage, attorney-client, advisor-client, inspector-client, surveyor-client, consultant-client, or other professional relationship.

Any property-related, waterfront-related, relocation-related, boating-related, tax-related, environmental, mapping, or local-area information is general information only and should be independently verified before use.

You should consult the appropriate licensed professional, government office, HOA, attorney, tax advisor, real estate professional, surveyor, inspector, environmental professional, or other qualified source before making decisions.

No Warranty

This website is provided "as is" and "as available." We make reasonable efforts to provide useful and accurate information, but we do not guarantee that the information is current, complete, accurate, suitable for your specific situation, or error-free.

Independent Verification Required

Waterfront conditions, lake levels, water depths, bridge clearances, dock rights, access rights, HOA rules, ordinances, zoning, permits, assessments, taxes, property boundaries, school district boundaries and assignments, school ratings and test scores, crime and safety statistics, environmental conditions, market conditions, and public records can change and may vary by parcel, address, or reporting period.

You are responsible for independently verifying all material facts before relying on the information or making any purchase, sale, construction, boating, docking, relocation, or property-related decision.

Waterfront, Mapping, Depth, Dock, Bridge, Tax, HOA, Zoning, and Property Information

Any maps, water-depth references, bridge-clearance references, dock-related content, tax discussion, HOA discussion, zoning discussion, environmental discussion, or property-related information on this website is for general reference only.

It should not be used as a substitute for official records, legal advice, survey work, inspections, permitting review, title review, tax advice, professional navigation resources, or direct confirmation from the appropriate authority.

Corrections and Updates

We welcome corrections and updates. If you believe something on the website is inaccurate, outdated, incomplete, or misleading, please contact us so it can be reviewed.

We may update, remove, or revise content at any time.

Third-Party Links and Sources

This website may link to government websites, public records, third-party resources, maps, PDFs, local organizations, businesses, or other outside sources. Those links are provided for convenience.

We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability, or policies.

Analytics and Cookies

This website uses Microsoft Clarity, an analytics service from Microsoft, to understand how visitors use the pages. Clarity records page activity such as views, scrolling, clicks, and mouse movement, and it may replay that activity as a session recording or combine it into aggregate heatmaps. This data is collected and stored by Microsoft. We use it to improve the writing and layout of the website, and we do not sell it.

Clarity sets cookies on your device (_clck and _clsk) so that pages viewed in the same visit can be recognized as one session. Anything you type into a form field, and anything you choose from a drop-down menu, is masked in your browser and is never sent to Clarity. The site is also configured to mask numbers and email addresses shown on the page. For visitors from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Clarity does not set cookies without a valid consent signal.

You can block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings. This website has no accounts, no logins, and no advertising. For how Microsoft handles data collected through Clarity, see the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

Contact Form Submissions

The contact form asks for your name, your email address, an optional topic, and your message. This website is static and has no server of its own, so the form posts directly from your browser to Web3Forms, a third-party form service, which then forwards your message by email. Web3Forms states that it does not store form submissions and that server logs containing personal information are deleted periodically. Its servers are located in the United States.

What you send is used to read and answer your message, and to follow up on a correction or a topic suggestion if one is needed. You are not added to a mailing list, and your information is not sold or rented. If you would rather not use the form, the contact page also lists a direct email address.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, MuskegonWaterfront.com and its owner shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or other damages arising from or related to your use of this website, your inability to use this website, or your reliance on any information published on this website.

Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Governing Law, and Venue

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to MuskegonWaterfront.com, its content, or your use of the website shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this website, its content, or your use of the website shall first be submitted to binding arbitration in Muskegon County, Michigan.

If arbitration is unavailable, unenforceable, waived by mutual written agreement, or not required for a particular claim, then the exclusive venue for any lawsuit shall be the state courts located in Muskegon County, Michigan, or, if federal jurisdiction is required, the United States District Court with jurisdiction over Muskegon County, Michigan. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

Small Claims Option

Either party may bring an eligible claim in small claims court in Muskegon County, Michigan, if the claim qualifies for small claims jurisdiction and applicable law allows it.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use and Disclaimer from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

Contact

For corrections, questions, or notices, contact: MuskegonWaterfront.com contact page.