Terms of use

These terms apply to your use of www.defensibleyard.com (the "site"), published by Defensible Yard ("we", "us"). By using the site you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

Is this legal or professional advice?

No. The site gives general information about California's Zone 0 (ember-resistant zone) rules, fences, gates, materials, costs and insurance. It is not legal, engineering, construction, insurance or financial advice, and reading it does not create any professional relationship. Rules differ by location and change over time. Before you build, buy or rely on anything here, confirm the requirements with your local fire authority, building department or a qualified professional.

How current is the information?

Each article shows when it was last updated and fact-checked, and states whether a rule was proposed, adopted or in effect on that date. We work to keep pages accurate, but rules, prices and programs can change after we check them, and we cannot promise that every page is complete or current at the moment you read it. Prices we quote are published figures from the sources named, not quotes or offers from us.

What about the photos?

Unless a caption says otherwise, photos on the site are illustrations, some created with AI image tools. They show general ideas, not real installations, specific products, customer projects or proof that any product meets a rule.

Can I reuse your content?

The text, design and images on the site belong to us or our licensors. You may read, print and share links to our pages, and quote short excerpts with a link back to the page. Please do not copy whole articles or republish the site's content without written permission. Laws, regulations and government documents we quote remain public.

Links to other sites

We link to government pages, laws, studies and businesses as sources. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, accuracy or practices.

Products and affiliations

The site does not currently sell products or accept advertising. If that changes, we will say so clearly on the pages involved and keep the same sourcing standard in our articles.

Acceptable use

Do not attempt to disrupt the site, break its security, or use automated tools in a way that overloads it. Search engine and AI crawlers that respect robots.txt are welcome.

Disclaimer of warranties

The site is provided "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent the law allows, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss arising from your use of or reliance on the site. Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under California law.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law rules.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The date above shows when they last changed. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms: info@defensibleyard.com.