Important Notice — Read Before Proceeding
This tool is a calculation aid only. It is intended exclusively for use by trained, certified, and licensed explosive breaching personnel operating within the scope of their lawful authority.
All breaching decisions, safety assessments, and explosive charge determinations are the sole responsibility of the qualified operator. This application makes no warranty regarding the accuracy or completeness of any calculation.
By continuing you acknowledge that you are a trained professional, accept full responsibility for all use of this information, and will not use this tool for any unlawful purpose.
Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
You must acknowledge on every session
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BY CLICKING "I AGREE" BELOW, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE APPLICATION.
This Waiver and Release of Liability is a legally binding contract between Hartman Tech Services, an Ohio business operated by an individual in Stark County, Ohio ("Provider"), and you, the person accessing or using the Application ("User").
Provider is Hartman Tech Services (Stark County, Ohio), operated by an individual, and is the creator and operator of breach.team.
The Application provides mathematical calculations and informational outputs related to explosive breaching. This Agreement ensures User understands and assumes the substantial risks associated with explosive breaching and the use of any software tool in connection with such operations, and waives and releases claims against the Released Parties to the fullest extent permitted by Ohio law.
The Application is provided free of charge. Any donations are voluntary, not required for access, not consideration for any services or rights under this Agreement, and non-refundable unless required by applicable law or PayPal's policies.
"Application" means breach.team and any related website, web application, calculators, user interface, software, code, content, outputs, updates, or services provided by Provider, whether accessed by desktop, mobile, or other device.
"Breaching Operations" means any planning, preparation, training, rehearsal, setup, deployment, detonation, or execution of explosive breaching in any context, including law enforcement and military operations, training environments, and live operations.
"Released Parties" means: (a) Hartman Tech Services; (b) Andrew Hartman; (c) any contributors, developers, or advisors who assisted in creating or maintaining the Application; and (d) each of their respective successors and assigns, including agents and contractors.
"Authorized Use" means use solely by an adult who is trained, certified, and licensed/credentialed as required, acting within the scope of lawful authority, and who independently verifies all outputs prior to any operational use.
"Session Acknowledgment" means User's electronic acceptance of this Agreement presented during a session before accessing the Application.
User acknowledges that explosive breaching and any activities related to Breaching Operations are inherently dangerous and can result in catastrophic injury, death, and property damage. User understands that the risks are substantial and foreseeable, and voluntarily chooses to use the Application despite those risks.
User acknowledges that the use of explosives, detonation systems, charges, and breaching tactics involves inherent risks that cannot be eliminated, including unpredictable blast effects, environmental conditions, construction materials, confined spaces, and operational variables.
Risks include blast overpressure, fragmentation, spall, debris projection, secondary projectiles, and structural collapse, causing hearing loss, eardrum rupture, lung damage, soft tissue injury, limb loss, severe trauma, and death.
Outputs depend on data entered by User and may be incorrect due to user error. Incorrect data entry or misapplication of outputs can result in unsafe stand-off distances and other hazardous decisions.
The Application may contain bugs, errors, limitations, incomplete assumptions, or unexpected behavior. It may fail to produce accurate results and may not account for all real-world variables. It is not a substitute for qualified professional judgment.
Risks include death or serious bodily injury, hearing loss, eardrum rupture, lung damage, soft tissue injury, limb loss, severe trauma, and property damage or destruction resulting from explosive detonation.
There may be other known and unknown risks arising from third-party actions, equipment failure, communications errors, environmental factors, and human factors. User voluntarily assumes all such risks.
User represents and warrants that User is an adult and is trained, certified, and properly licensed/credentialed to conduct and supervise explosive breaching activities.
User will use the Application only within the scope of lawful authority and applicable policies. User is solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
User will independently verify all Application inputs and outputs before any operational use. The Application is not a substitute for training, certification, experience, standard operating procedures, supervision, or command authorization.
User agrees not to share access to the Application with any person who is not qualified, trained, certified, and lawfully authorized to conduct explosive breaching activities.
Each Session Acknowledgment constitutes User's reaffirmation of and agreement to be bound by this Agreement for that session and all claims arising from it.
The Application must not be used by any person under eighteen (18) years of age. No parent or guardian consent is accepted or effective for use by a minor.
To the fullest extent permitted by Ohio law, User irrevocably waives, releases, and discharges Provider from any and all claims arising from or related to User's access to, use of, inability to use, or reliance upon the Application.
To the fullest extent permitted by Ohio law, User irrevocably waives, releases, and discharges Andrew Hartman and any contributors, developers, or advisors who assisted in creating or maintaining the Application.
The Application may rely on third-party infrastructure, hosting, delivery, or security services. Provider is not responsible for acts or omissions of independent third-party service providers except to the extent required by applicable law.
This release extends to the successors and assigns of each Released Party.
This Agreement is intended to be binding upon User and upon claims that User may assert personally or on behalf of User's estate, heirs, and legal representatives, to the extent permitted by law. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to bind any employer, agency, or governmental entity unless that entity separately agrees in writing.
User knowingly and voluntarily assumes all risks of any kind, whether known or unknown, arising from or related to User's use of, reliance upon, or inability to use the Application.
To the fullest extent permitted by Ohio law, User waives and releases all claims arising from ordinary negligence. This Agreement does not waive liability for reckless, wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct, or any liability that cannot be waived under Ohio law.
User waives all claims arising from errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or misstatements in the Application or its outputs.
THE APPLICATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY.
User waives all claims for injury, death, or property damage arising from Breaching Operations in which the Application was used, consulted, referenced, or relied upon.
User waives all claims arising from incorrect data entry, unit conversion errors, misuse of the Application, failure to independently verify outputs, or reliance on the Application in place of qualified professional judgment.
This waiver applies only to claims User personally may bring or claims brought on User's behalf by User's estate, heirs, or legal representatives. Nothing in this Agreement waives claims belonging independently to any employer, agency, or governmental entity unless that entity separately agrees in writing.
This Agreement remains effective regardless of whether User stops using the Application, loses access, or the Application is modified or discontinued.
This Agreement is permanent and does not expire. Each Session Acknowledgment constitutes a fresh acceptance. This Agreement survives indefinitely with respect to any claim arising from any session.
Severability: If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Entire Agreement: This Agreement supersedes all prior understandings. Assignment: Provider may assign this Agreement. User may not. Electronic Acceptance: A clickwrap electronic acceptance is the legal equivalent of User's handwritten signature and forms a binding agreement.
This Agreement is governed by Ohio law. User irrevocably consents to the personal jurisdiction of state and federal courts located in Ohio and waives any objection based on inconvenient forum. Provider is located in Stark County, Ohio.
User acknowledges having carefully read this Agreement, understands that User is waiving substantial legal rights including the right to sue, and accepts this Agreement voluntarily. User's acceptance by clicking below constitutes User's signature. The effective date is the date and time of User's Session Acknowledgment.
This is a legally binding document. For questions, consult a licensed attorney before using this application. Hartman Tech Services — Stark County, Ohio.
This agreement is accepted on every session
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