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TERMS OF USE

Effective Date: October 2, 2026
Last Updated: October 2, 2026

Welcome to the website of the Texas Industrial Workforce Foundation (“TIWF,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of www.tiwf.org, including information, forms, applications, resources, links, and other content made available through the website.

By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the website.

1. About TIWF

The Texas Industrial Workforce Foundation is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

TIWF works to expand workforce opportunity, remove barriers to education and employment, strengthen career pathways, and connect individuals, employers, educators, workforce organizations, and communities.

Information provided on this website is intended to support TIWF's charitable and educational mission.

2. Informational Purposes Only

Content on this website is provided for general informational and educational purposes.

Nothing on this website constitutes legal, tax, accounting, financial, investment, employment, educational, medical, or other professional advice.

Users should consult qualified professionals regarding matters requiring professional advice.

3. Workforce Support Applications

TIWF may provide opportunities for individuals to apply for workforce-related charitable assistance.

Submission of an application:

  • Does not guarantee eligibility or approval

  • Does not guarantee financial assistance

  • Does not create a contractual right to assistance

  • Does not guarantee employment, training, certification, licensing, admission, advancement, or any other outcome

  • May require additional information or documentation

  • Is subject to TIWF program criteria, available resources, applicable policies, funding restrictions, and charitable purposes

TIWF retains discretion to approve, modify, defer, or deny requests consistent with its charitable mission and applicable law.

4. Partnerships and Board Service

Submission of a partnership inquiry, board-service inquiry, contact form, or similar communication does not create:

  • A partnership

  • Joint venture

  • Agency relationship

  • Employment relationship

  • Board appointment

  • Contract

  • Funding commitment

  • Endorsement

  • Exclusivity arrangement

  • Other legally binding relationship

Formal relationships with TIWF may require additional review, approval, documentation, and action by TIWF's Board of Directors or authorized representatives.

5. Donations and Charitable Gifts

TIWF may accept charitable contributions in support of its tax-exempt mission.

Submission of a donation form, donor preference, gift proposal, or other communication does not require TIWF to accept a contribution.

TIWF may decline gifts that:

  • Are inconsistent with its charitable mission

  • Contain unacceptable restrictions

  • Create unreasonable financial, legal, environmental, operational, or administrative burdens

  • Could result in impermissible private benefit

  • Present conflicts of interest

  • Are inconsistent with TIWF policies

  • Are otherwise not in the best interests of TIWF

Certain gifts may be subject to TIWF's Gift Acceptance Policy and additional review.

TIWF does not provide tax, legal, investment, valuation, or accounting advice to donors.

Donors are responsible for determining the tax consequences of their contributions with their own professional advisers.

6. No Private Benefit or Donor Control

Charitable contributions to TIWF may not be used as a means to provide improper private benefit to a designated individual, family, employee, employer, business, or other private party.

Donors may identify charitable programs or areas of interest, but TIWF retains independent discretion and control over charitable funds and the selection of beneficiaries unless a legally enforceable restriction has been expressly accepted by TIWF.

7. Website Forms and Electronic Signatures

TIWF may use third-party platforms, including electronic-signature and form-processing services, to receive applications, inquiries, donations, disclosures, and other information.

Electronic submissions and signatures may be treated as valid records to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Users are responsible for ensuring that information submitted to TIWF is accurate and complete.

Users should not submit Social Security numbers, credit-card numbers, bank-account credentials, passwords, medical records, or other highly sensitive information unless TIWF specifically requests such information through an appropriate secure process.

8. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise indicated, the content of this website—including text, graphics, logos, photographs, design elements, documents, and other original materials—is owned by or licensed to TIWF and is protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

You may view, download, or print website materials for lawful personal, educational, informational, or nonprofit purposes.

You may not, without appropriate permission:

  • Misrepresent TIWF content as your own

  • Use TIWF's name or logo in a manner suggesting unauthorized endorsement or affiliation

  • Modify or redistribute TIWF materials for commercial purposes

  • Use TIWF intellectual property in a misleading, unlawful, or harmful manner

Nothing on this website grants a license to use TIWF trademarks, logos, or branding except as expressly authorized.

9. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use this website to:

  • Violate applicable law

  • Submit false, fraudulent, misleading, or impersonated information

  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to TIWF systems or data

  • Introduce malware, harmful code, or disruptive technology

  • Interfere with website operation or security

  • Scrape, harvest, or collect personal information for unauthorized purposes

  • Misuse TIWF forms, applications, or communication channels

  • Engage in conduct intended to defraud TIWF, applicants, donors, partners, or other users

TIWF may restrict access or take other appropriate action when misuse is suspected.

10. Third-Party Websites and Services

The TIWF website may link to websites, payment processors, electronic-signature services, social-media platforms, partner organizations, training providers, government resources, and other third-party services.

These links are provided for convenience or informational purposes.

TIWF does not control independent third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, privacy practices, products, services, or representations.

A link does not necessarily constitute TIWF endorsement of a third party.

Users should review the applicable terms and privacy policies of third-party services.

11. Website Availability and Accuracy

TIWF makes reasonable efforts to provide accurate and current information but does not guarantee that all website content will always be complete, current, error-free, or continuously available.

Programs, eligibility requirements, funding availability, services, forms, partnerships, deadlines, and other information may change without notice.

TIWF may modify, suspend, remove, or discontinue website content or functionality at any time.

12. No Guarantee of Outcomes

TIWF does not guarantee any particular outcome resulting from use of this website or participation in a TIWF program.

This includes, without limitation:

  • Employment

  • Job placement

  • Wage levels

  • Promotions

  • Admission to educational or training programs

  • Completion of training

  • Certification

  • Licensing

  • Business opportunities

  • Funding

  • Partnership approval

  • Board appointment

  • Donor tax treatment

Outcomes may depend on circumstances outside TIWF's control.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, TIWF and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives, and agents will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to use of this website or reliance on information contained on it.

Nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to waive any right, protection, defense, limitation of liability, or immunity available to TIWF or its representatives under applicable law.

14. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, users who intentionally misuse this website, submit fraudulent information, violate these Terms of Use, or infringe the rights of TIWF or another person may be responsible for resulting losses, claims, liabilities, or expenses.

15. Privacy

Use of this website is also subject to TIWF's Privacy Policy.

Information submitted through TIWF's website, forms, and applications will be handled in accordance with that policy and applicable law.

16. Accessibility

TIWF seeks to make its website and digital resources accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Information about accessibility and requesting assistance is available in TIWF's Accessibility Statement.

17. Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Nothing in these Terms of Use limits any legal right or obligation that cannot lawfully be limited by agreement.

18. Changes to These Terms

TIWF may update these Terms of Use from time to time as its programs, website, technology, policies, or legal requirements change.

The current version will be posted at www.tiwf.org, and the effective or last-updated date will appear at the top of this page.

Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms of Use.

19. Contact TIWF

Questions about these Terms of Use may be directed to:

Texas Industrial Workforce Foundation
Website: www.tiwf.org
Email: info@tiwf.org

You may also contact TIWF through the Contact TIWF page on our website.