Terms of Service

EnvironmentalHQ is a screening tool that aggregates publicly available federal and state environmental data (EPA TRI, RSEI, SEMS, SDWIS, ECHO, and related sources) and computes a composite environmental-risk score for a US address. It is informational only. It is not a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, not a lab-grade measurement, not legal advice, not medical advice, and not a substitute for professional due diligence.

You must be at least 18 years old. You may not use EnvironmentalHQ if you are barred from doing so under US sanctions or export laws. If you're using EnvironmentalHQ on behalf of a business, you represent that you have authority to bind that business to these terms.

Free, Consumer, Agent, and API plans are available. Paid plans auto-renew until cancelled. You can cancel any time from your account; cancellation stops future billing but does not refund the current period except where required by law. Search quotas reset on the first day of each calendar month.

Do not scrape, resell, or redistribute the aggregated dataset, the scores, or the explanations, except through the API plan and within its contract terms. Do not use EnvironmentalHQ to make automated decisions that disparately impact protected classes in housing, insurance, or lending — you are solely responsible for fair-housing and ECOA compliance in any downstream use. Do not attempt to infer underlying raw EPA data beyond what the product surfaces.

Scores are derived from third-party data (primarily EPA) that is self-reported, sometimes outdated, and known to contain errors, gaps, and coverage variation across states. We update nightly when source data changes, but we do not warrant completeness, accuracy, or fitness for any purpose. The methodology page describes how scores are computed and where the biggest known caveats are.

Nothing in EnvironmentalHQ is legal, medical, environmental-engineering, real-estate, or financial advice. If you are buying, selling, insuring, or developing a property, engage a licensed professional. A Phase I ESA is the industry standard for commercial real-estate environmental due diligence.

We own the product, the scoring methodology, the site code, and the generated explanations. You own the addresses you search and any notes you save. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive license to use the service for your own research or your clients' research while your plan is active. Underlying EPA data is in the public domain; our aggregation, scoring, and presentation of it are not.

The service is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all implied warranties including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our aggregate liability to you for any claim arising out of these terms or the service is capped at the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim or (b) US$100. We are not liable for indirect, consequential, incidental, special, or punitive damages.

We may update these terms. Material changes will be announced at least 14 days before they take effect, by email to the address on file and by notice on the site. Continuing to use the service after changes take effect means you accept the updated terms.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute that cannot be resolved informally will be resolved by binding arbitration in Delaware under JAMS rules, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in court for intellectual-property or confidentiality matters.

Questions about these terms can go to hello@environmentalhq.io.