Terms of Service
1. Acceptance of These Terms
These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of www.ownthewash.com and any related landing pages, forms, content, communications, advisor calls, resources, and services operated under the Own the Wash name, collectively, the "Services."
By accessing or using the Services, submitting a form, requesting information, scheduling or participating in a call, or otherwise communicating with Own the Wash, you acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to these Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy, and our Results & Investment Disclaimer.
If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the Services.
In these Terms, "Own the Wash" means the business operating the Own the Wash brand and website. "Own the Wash Parties" means Own the Wash and its owners, officers, managers, employees, representatives, contractors, affiliates, associated companies, licensors, service providers, and agents, including Vic Keller in any individual or representative capacity.
2. Eligibility and United States Use
The Services are intended for individuals who are at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding agreement. By using the Services, you represent that you meet these requirements.
The Services are directed to users located in the United States. Own the Wash makes no representation that the Services are appropriate or available outside the United States.
3. Nature of the Services
Own the Wash provides general educational information, car wash ownership guidance, strategic resources, advisor conversations, and introductions intended to help qualified entrepreneurs, investors, landowners, and operators better understand the car wash industry and evaluate possible paths into car wash ownership.
The Services may include general discussions about:
- Market selection and general market considerations.
- Site identification and general site considerations.
- Car wash business models and operating concepts.
- Equipment categories and possible equipment packages.
- General financing concepts and introductions to lenders.
- General construction considerations and introductions to contractors.
- Launch, operations, service, maintenance, chemistry, membership programs, and related topics.
- Introductions to AUTEC Car Wash Systems and other solution providers.
All information is general in nature. Unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise, Own the Wash does not perform or provide a formal feasibility study, site certification, appraisal, survey, traffic study, environmental assessment, engineering analysis, architectural service, legal review, tax analysis, financial audit, underwriting decision, construction estimate, construction management service, investment analysis, valuation, or guarantee of any site, project, financing source, equipment package, or operating result.
4. No Professional or Regulated Advice
Own the Wash is not acting as your attorney, accountant, tax adviser, investment adviser, broker-dealer, securities broker, real estate broker, lender, loan broker, SBA representative, franchisor, engineer, architect, surveyor, environmental consultant, general contractor, fiduciary, or other licensed or regulated professional through the Services.
Nothing provided through the Services constitutes legal, tax, accounting, securities, investment, lending, real estate, engineering, architectural, environmental, construction, or other regulated professional advice.
You should obtain independent advice from properly qualified and licensed professionals before purchasing land, signing a lease, applying for financing, ordering equipment, engaging a contractor, beginning construction, entering into a business arrangement, or committing capital.
No advisory, fiduciary, agency, employment, partnership, joint venture, franchise, brokerage, or similar relationship is created by your use of the Services or participation in an advisor call.
5. No Offer of Securities, Financing, Franchise, Real Estate, or Construction Services
The Services do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security, investment contract, ownership interest, lending product, franchise, real estate interest, equipment package, construction service, or other regulated product or service.
Own the Wash does not pool user funds, manage investments, raise capital for users, place securities, approve loans, guarantee financing, sell a franchise, grant a license to operate under the Own the Wash name, convey real estate, or enter into construction contracts through the website.
Any future transaction involving equipment, financing, real estate, design, engineering, construction, service, maintenance, chemistry, software, or another product or service will require a separate agreement with the actual provider. That agreement, not these Terms, will govern the transaction.
6. Introductions and Third-Party Providers
Own the Wash may introduce you to AUTEC Car Wash Systems, lenders, contractors, engineers, real estate professionals, consultants, vendors, service providers, affiliated companies, and other third parties.
An introduction does not constitute an endorsement, certification, warranty, guarantee, or representation concerning a third party's qualifications, licensing, availability, pricing, performance, solvency, products, services, or suitability for your project.
Own the Wash does not control third-party providers and is not responsible for their acts, omissions, statements, advice, pricing, contracts, delays, workmanship, products, services, data practices, or results. You are solely responsible for evaluating each third party, verifying licenses and insurance, reviewing references, obtaining competing proposals, negotiating terms, and consulting your own advisers.
Any dispute arising from a third-party product, service, agreement, or transaction is between you and that third party, except to the extent a separate signed agreement expressly provides otherwise.
7. Affiliated and Commercial Relationships
Own the Wash, its owners, affiliates, or associated companies may have ownership, referral, financial, commercial, strategic, or other relationships with AUTEC Car Wash Systems or other providers introduced through the Services. They may benefit directly or indirectly if you purchase equipment, products, services, or other solutions from an introduced or affiliated provider.
You should not assume that an introduced provider is independent or that Own the Wash has evaluated every alternative available in the market. You remain responsible for comparing options and determining whether any provider, product, service, or transaction is appropriate for you.
8. No Guarantees
Own the Wash does not guarantee:
- Approval for financing, SBA financing, zoning, permits, entitlements, utilities, access, signage, or any government action.
- Availability, suitability, value, ownership, or performance of any site or market.
- Construction cost, equipment cost, project cost, completion date, opening date, or time to profitability.
- Revenue, membership growth, customer traffic, labor savings, operating margins, cash flow, resale value, enterprise value, refinancing, profit, return on investment, or any other result.
- That a particular operating model will be passive, unattended, low-labor, lower-cost, or appropriate for your circumstances.
- That any provider will accept you as a customer, offer particular terms, or perform as expected.
All business ownership and capital deployment involve risk. You may lose some or all of the money, time, and other resources committed to a project.
Our Results & Investment Disclaimer is incorporated into these Terms.
9. Your Due Diligence and Responsibilities
You are solely responsible for your decisions, due diligence, professional advice, contracts, financing, capital commitments, implementation, compliance, and results.
Before moving forward with a car wash project, you are responsible for independently evaluating all material factors, including:
- Market demand, population, competition, traffic patterns, access, visibility, and customer behavior.
- Title, ownership, leases, easements, deed restrictions, environmental conditions, utilities, drainage, zoning, permits, entitlements, and local requirements.
- Construction scope, contractor qualifications, engineering, design, insurance, bonding, schedules, cost estimates, contingencies, and change orders.
- Equipment specifications, warranties, installation requirements, service coverage, chemistry, maintenance, repair, downtime, and replacement costs.
- Financing terms, guarantees, collateral, interest rates, fees, covenants, and repayment obligations.
- Pricing, memberships, marketing, staffing, security, payment processing, taxes, insurance, licensing, and operational compliance.
You agree not to rely solely on the Services or on any statement made by Own the Wash, Vic Keller, an advisor, an affiliate, or an introduced provider when making a business, financial, legal, real estate, construction, or investment decision.
10. Applications and Information You Submit
You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information when submitting a form, requesting an advisor call, or communicating with Own the Wash.
You authorize Own the Wash to use the information you provide to:
- Evaluate your interests, background, market, goals, and possible fit.
- Contact you regarding your inquiry.
- Prepare for and conduct advisor conversations.
- Make requested or relevant introductions.
- Improve the Services, marketing, and user experience.
- Carry out the uses described in the Privacy Policy.
Submitting a form does not guarantee that Own the Wash or any provider will contact you, accept your project, provide a particular introduction, or offer any product, service, financing, or opportunity.
Do not submit confidential trade secrets, account passwords, government identification numbers, bank information, health information, or other sensitive information through a general website form.
11. Communications, Calls, Email, and SMS
When you provide contact information, Own the Wash may contact you regarding your request by telephone, email, or text message as permitted by law.
If you separately provide the required consent for marketing or automated communications, you agree that Own the Wash may send marketing calls or text messages to the telephone number you provided, including messages sent using automated technology. Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of purchasing any property, product, or service.
Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to a text message to opt out of text messages, or reply HELP for help. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails through the link provided in the email. You may also contact info@ownthewash.com.
Your consent applies only to the communications and parties identified in the consent language presented when you provide your information. Your mobile opt-in consent will not be transferred to a third party for that third party's independent marketing.
You agree that you are the subscriber or customary user of any telephone number you provide and that you will promptly notify Own the Wash if the number changes or is reassigned.
Own the Wash may record calls or virtual meetings where permitted by law. When required, notice or consent will be provided before recording. You may decline to participate in a recorded call unless recording is reasonably necessary for the service being provided.
12. Website Content and Accuracy
The website may include descriptions, examples, estimates, statistics, timelines, photographs, videos, case studies, testimonials, operating-location information, construction information, and other content.
Own the Wash works to provide useful information but does not warrant that all content is complete, current, error-free, or suitable for your project. Markets, costs, financing, regulations, equipment, labor, construction conditions, and business performance can change without notice.
Own the Wash may modify, update, remove, or discontinue any part of the Services at any time without liability.
13. Intellectual Property
The Services and their content, including text, graphics, photographs, videos, designs, logos, trademarks, trade names, frameworks, processes, presentations, downloads, and other materials, are owned by or licensed to Own the Wash and are protected by intellectual-property laws.
Own the Wash grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to access and use the Services for your own lawful, internal evaluation. You may not copy, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, sell, sublicense, scrape, create derivative works from, publicly display, commercially exploit, or use the content to build or market a competing service without prior written permission.
No right to use the Own the Wash, AUTEC, Beach Club Car Wash, Clean Start Express, Vic Keller, or other brand name, logo, trademark, operating system, or intellectual property is granted through the Services.
14. Acceptable Use
You may not:
- Use the Services for an unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, or harmful purpose.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, systems, accounts, or data.
- Introduce malware, interfere with website operation, or bypass security controls.
- Scrape, harvest, or use automated tools to collect content or personal information without written permission.
- Impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity, authority, financial condition, experience, or intentions.
- Submit information that infringes another person's rights or violates a duty of confidentiality.
- Use the Services or content to mislead investors, lenders, partners, customers, or government authorities.
15. Third-Party Websites and Technology
The Services may link to or use third-party websites, scheduling tools, video platforms, forms, analytics providers, advertising networks, communications systems, and other technology. Third-party services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.
Own the Wash is not responsible for the availability, security, accuracy, content, or practices of a third-party service.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENT, INFORMATION, INTRODUCTIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
OWN THE WASH DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
OWN THE WASH DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, STRATEGY, INTRODUCTION, SITE, PROVIDER, EQUIPMENT, FINANCING SOURCE, OR PROJECT WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR PRODUCE A RESULT.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions. In those jurisdictions, the exclusions apply only to the extent permitted by law.
17. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OWN THE WASH PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF CAPITAL, REVENUE, PROFIT, BUSINESS, DATA, GOODWILL, OPPORTUNITY, FINANCING, PROPERTY VALUE, USE, OR EXPECTED SAVINGS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED THAT SUCH DAMAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
THIS LIMITATION INCLUDES DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO A SITE, MARKET, LAND PURCHASE, LEASE, LOAN, PERSONAL GUARANTEE, EQUIPMENT PURCHASE, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, PROVIDER, INTRODUCTION, OPERATING DECISION, DELAY, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE OWN THE WASH PARTIES FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID DIRECTLY TO OWN THE WASH FOR THE SPECIFIC SERVICE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.
The limitations in this section apply regardless of the legal theory and even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose. They do not limit liability that cannot legally be limited.
18. Indemnification
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Own the Wash Parties from claims, liabilities, losses, judgments, damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from or related to:
- Your use or misuse of the Services.
- Information or materials you submit.
- Your violation of these Terms or applicable law.
- Your decisions, representations, contracts, financing, purchases, construction, ownership, or operation of a business or property.
- A claim by a third party arising from your conduct or project.
Own the Wash may control the defense of a covered claim, and you agree to cooperate reasonably.
19. Dispute Resolution and Binding Arbitration
Please read this section carefully. It affects your legal rights.
Before starting arbitration, a party must send the other party a written notice describing the dispute, the relevant facts, and the requested relief. Notices to Own the Wash must be sent to info@ownthewash.com and to the mailing address listed below. The parties will attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute for at least 30 days after receipt of the notice.
Except for an eligible individual claim filed in small claims court and a claim seeking temporary or preliminary injunctive relief to protect intellectual property or prevent unauthorized access or misuse, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to the Services, these Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Results & Investment Disclaimer, or the relationship between you and Own the Wash will be resolved by final and binding arbitration.
The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association under its applicable Consumer Arbitration Rules or Commercial Arbitration Rules, as determined by the nature of the dispute. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration agreement.
Unless the parties agree otherwise, the arbitration will occur in Dallas County, Texas. The arbitration may be conducted by telephone, videoconference, written submissions, or in person as permitted by the applicable rules. The arbitrator may award any individual remedy available under applicable law but may not consolidate claims or waive or preside over a representative or class proceeding.
EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, MASS, PRIVATE-ATTORNEY-GENERAL, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.
If the class-action waiver is found unenforceable for a particular claim, that claim must proceed in a court of competent jurisdiction and not in arbitration, while the remaining claims remain subject to arbitration.
20. Governing Law and Claim Deadline
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except that the Federal Arbitration Act governs arbitration.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, any claim arising out of or related to the Services must be brought within one year after the event giving rise to the claim. A claim not brought within that period is permanently barred. This limitation does not apply where applicable law prohibits shortening the limitations period.
For any dispute that is not subject to arbitration, you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state or federal courts located in Dallas County, Texas.
21. Suspension and Termination
Own the Wash may restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to the Services at any time if it reasonably believes you violated these Terms, misused the Services, created risk or liability, or acted unlawfully or abusively.
Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, dispute resolution, governing law, and claim deadlines.
22. Changes to These Terms
Own the Wash may update these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be posted with a revised effective date. Changes apply prospectively when posted unless a different date is stated.
Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of updated Terms constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
23. General Terms
These Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Results & Investment Disclaimer, and any additional terms expressly presented to you constitute the entire agreement concerning your use of the Services.
If a provision is found invalid or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the remaining provisions will remain effective. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign your rights or obligations without written consent. Own the Wash may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, asset transfer, or operation of law.
Headings are for convenience only. The words "including" and "includes" mean "including without limitation."
24. Contact
Own the Wash
2600 E Southlake Blvd, Ste 120-306
Southlake, TX 76092
Email: info@ownthewash.com