HMAA Terms & Conditions

Houston Maritime Arbitrators Association

Effective Date: September 23, 2026

These terms govern your use of hmaatexas.org. , you accept them. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site.

These terms are not the Rules for Arbitration

The HMAA Rules for Arbitration are a separate document published on this site that govern arbitrations conducted under them. Nothing in these website terms modifies those Rules, and nothing in those Rules is affected by these terms.

No legal advice, no relationship

The content on this site is general information about the association and its members. It is not legal advice and should not be relied on as such.

Using this site, contacting us, or viewing a member's listing does not create an attorney-client relationship, an arbitrator-party relationship, or any engagement between you and HMAA or any member. Do not send confidential or privileged information through this site.

The member roster

The roster lists individuals who are members of HMAA and identifies those who have completed an HMAA course of training as qualified arbitrators.

Member information is supplied by members. Inclusion on the roster is a statement of membership and, where marked, of training completed. It is not an endorsement, recommendation, certification of competence, or warranty of any member's qualifications, availability, independence, impartiality, or performance. HMAA does not appoint arbitrators or mediators, does not administer arbitrations or mediations, and is not a party to any engagement you enter into with a member.

Accuracy and availability

We try to keep the site accurate and current, but we do not warrant that it is. Content may be changed or removed without notice, and the site may be unavailable at times.

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Intellectual property

The text, design, and HMAA name and logo on this site belong to HMAA or are used with permission, and may not be reproduced without our written consent. You are prohibited from “scraping,” copying, republishing, licensing, or selling the data or information on the site for any commercial purpose, regardless of whether the data is publicly available or only available to logged-in users. HMAA prohibits the use of the site or its contents to train or supply artificial intelligence or machine learning.

Photographs on this site are the copyright of their photographers and are used with permission. They may not be copied or reused.

The Rules for Arbitration may be downloaded, printed and used for the purpose of conducting or preparing for arbitration. They may not be republished commercially.

Links to other sites

We link to member firms and other organizations. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or practices.

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Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, HMAA and its officers, directors and members are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of this site, from reliance on anything published on it, or from any engagement you enter into with a person listed on it.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas. Any dispute arising from your use of this site is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Harris County, Texas.

Changes

We may revise these terms. The date above shows when they were last changed. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the revised terms.

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