3. Third-Party Technology, Platform, and Service Providers; Reservation of All Rights

This Section applies to every independent vendor, software platform, AI system, hosting provider, payment processor, reservation system, communication provider, domain registrar, and other technology or service provider Salt Rock & Sand uses in connection with its operations — including but not limited to GoDaddy.com, LLC, the provider of this AI-built platform.

3.1 — No Liability for Third-Party Provider Failures

Salt Rock & Sand may utilize independent third-party vendors, software platforms, artificial intelligence systems, website hosting providers, payment processors, reservation systems, communication providers, domain registrars, and other technology or service providers in connection with its operations.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Salt Rock & Sand shall not be liable for losses, damages, claims, delays, errors, omissions, inaccurate information, duplicate reservations, reservation failures, payment-processing errors, website failures, transmission failures, system outages, cybersecurity incidents, artificial-intelligence errors, or other damages caused primarily by the acts, omissions, negligence, malfunction, breach, failure, or misconduct of an independent third-party provider outside Salt Rock & Sand's reasonable control.

3.3 — Formal Reservation of All Rights Against Third-Party Providers

Salt Rock & Sand expressly reserves all rights, claims, remedies, causes of action, rights of contribution, rights of indemnification, rights of subrogation, and other remedies available against any third-party vendor, contractor, technology provider, platform provider, hosting company, payment processor, artificial-intelligence provider, or other responsible person or entity — including but not limited to GoDaddy.com, LLC and its parent GoDaddy Inc.

4. Tax Liability; AI Platform Tax Calculation Disclaimer

The Company currently operates vacation rental properties in the State of Florida and the State of Georgia, and is expanding to properties in additional states across the United States. Properties are subject to multiple overlapping tax obligations that vary by jurisdiction, including but not limited to: state sales tax, state lodging tax, transient rental tax, transient occupancy tax, tourist development tax, hotel/motel tax, local option sales tax, special district tax, and any other tax or fee imposed on short-term rental transactions by any applicable governmental authority in any state, county, municipality, or special taxing district. See Section 12 for the Company's comprehensive all-states tax liability disclaimer.

The tax calculation, collection, and remittance logic used on this Platform was designed and implemented exclusively by the Platform Provider's AI-powered website builder. The Company did not write, program, configure, or validate this logic. The Company did not select the tax rates, jurisdictions, or calculation methodologies applied by this Platform. That system was built by the Platform Provider and sold to the Company as a functioning, accurate vacation rental platform capable of handling multi-jurisdiction tax compliance.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY — TAX ERRORS. The Company expressly disclaims all liability for: (a) incorrect tax rates applied at checkout; (b) wrong tax jurisdictions assigned to any property; (c) failure to collect required transient rental or tourist development taxes; (d) incorrect or missing tax calculations of any kind; (e) any penalties, interest, or back taxes assessed by the Florida Department of Revenue, the Georgia Department of Revenue, or any county or municipal tax authority as a result of AI-generated tax logic errors; and (f) any audit findings, fines, or enforcement actions arising from platform-generated tax miscalculations.

If any tax was calculated incorrectly, collected at the wrong rate, applied to the wrong jurisdiction, remitted to the wrong authority, or not collected at all, that failure is a direct result of errors in the AI-generated platform the Platform Provider sold to the Company. The Company used this platform in good faith based on the Platform Provider's representations that it was capable of accurately handling vacation rental tax compliance. If those representations were inaccurate, the liability for resulting tax errors belongs to the Platform Provider — not to the Company.

Guests are responsible for verifying the tax total displayed at checkout before completing a booking. By completing a booking, the Guest confirms that they reviewed and accepted the tax amounts displayed and did not rely solely on the Platform's AI-generated tax calculations as authoritative.

The Company expressly reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity against the Platform Provider for any tax liability, penalties, interest, professional fees, or damages arising from errors in the AI-generated tax logic deployed on this Platform, including but not limited to claims sounding in breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and negligent misrepresentation.

7. Event Listings; Geographic Accuracy; Third-Party Data Disclaimer

The Platform's Events Hub displays third-party event listings sourced, filtered, and rendered by AI-powered systems developed, sold, and operated by the Platform Provider. The geographic proximity logic used to identify, sort, and display events relative to Company properties in Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Naples, and Sarasota, Florida, and Morganton, Georgia, was designed and implemented exclusively by the Platform Provider. The Company had no involvement in the design, programming, or validation of that logic.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY — EVENT LOCATION DATA. The Company expressly disclaims all liability, whether in contract, tort, strict liability, or otherwise, for any loss, damage, cost, or expense arising from or related to: (a) the display of events in an incorrect geographic location; (b) the display of events located in states or regions other than Florida or Georgia as being proximate to a Company property; (c) erroneous distance or proximity calculations generated by the Platform Provider's systems; (d) any ticket purchase made in reliance on AI-generated location data that was inaccurate; or (e) any travel, lodging, or incidental expenses incurred as a result of reliance on such inaccurate data.

GUEST DUTY TO VERIFY. Prior to purchasing any event ticket through this Platform, each Guest bears the sole and non-delegable responsibility to independently verify the event's actual venue address, date, time, and distance from the applicable Company property using a source independent of this Platform. Completion of a ticket purchase constitutes the Guest's affirmative representation that such independent verification was performed and that the Guest did not rely solely on AI-generated proximity data displayed on this Platform.

The Company expressly reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity against the Platform Provider for any claims, demands, losses, or damages asserted by guests or third parties arising from AI-generated geographic errors in the event listing and ticketing system deployed on this Platform, including but not limited to claims sounding in negligent misrepresentation, breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and products liability.

8. AI Autonomous Actions; Disclaimer of Liability for Unauthorized AI Conduct

This Platform incorporates AI-powered tools, assistants, and automated systems developed, deployed, and operated by the Platform Provider. These systems are capable of generating outputs, making recommendations, initiating workflows, and interacting with third-party services without contemporaneous human review or approval by the Company. The Company did not design, program, train, or configure the decision logic, action boundaries, or operational parameters of any AI system present on this Platform.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY — UNAUTHORIZED AI ACTIONS. The Company expressly disclaims all liability for any action, output, recommendation, communication, or transaction generated or initiated by any AI system on this Platform that was not explicitly authorized in writing by the Company prior to the occurrence of such action. This disclaimer applies without limitation to the following categories of AI conduct:

• Unauthorized travel arrangements — including charter aviation bookings, private flight reservations, or any air or ground transportation booked or initiated by an AI system on behalf of any party without the Company's prior written authorization
• Erroneous ticket procurement — including event tickets, airline tickets, transportation passes, or any other purchased admission or passage selected, recommended, or processed incorrectly by an AI system
• Unauthorized financial transactions — any payment, charge, refund, or financial commitment initiated, suggested, or completed by an AI system without the Company's prior written authorization
• Unauthorized communications — any statement, representation, or communication transmitted on behalf of the Company by an AI system that misrepresents the Company, its principals, its employees, its properties, its services, or its policies
• Reputational harm — any AI-generated statement, recommendation, or output that a reasonable person would find defamatory, misleading, embarrassing, or materially inconsistent with the standards and reputation of the Company or its principals, whether disseminated in any medium or context
• Any other autonomous AI action resulting in harm, financial loss, legal exposure, or reputational damage to the Company or any person associated with it, whether or not specifically enumerated herein

The Company expressly reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity against the Platform Provider for any claims, losses, damages, or expenses arising from autonomous AI actions taken by systems the Platform Provider designed, deployed, and operates, including but not limited to claims sounding in negligence, negligent entrustment, products liability, and breach of contract.

10. Governing Law; Mandatory Arbitration; Class Action Waiver; National Scope

10.1 — National Scope of Operations

The Company operates a national vacation rental platform serving guests and property owners in all fifty (50) states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and United States territories. These Terms apply to all users of this Platform regardless of the state or jurisdiction in which they reside, book, or access this Platform. The disclaimers, limitations of liability, and reservations of rights set forth in these Terms are intended to be given maximum effect under the laws of every applicable jurisdiction to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10.2 — Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law provisions, except to the extent that applicable mandatory consumer protection laws of your state of residence require the application of your state's law to specific claims that cannot be waived by contract. The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) governs the interpretation and enforcement of Section 10.3 regardless of any other choice-of-law provision herein.

10.3 — Mandatory Binding Arbitration

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.

Except as set forth in Section 10.4, any dispute, claim, or controversy of any kind arising out of or relating to these Terms, your use of this Platform, any booking made through this Platform, or any property rented through this Platform — including disputes about the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach, or termination of these Terms — shall be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, or if the AAA is unavailable, by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single neutral arbitrator. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

The arbitration shall be conducted in Lee County, Florida, unless the parties agree otherwise or the arbitrator determines that conducting the arbitration in Lee County, Florida would be unduly burdensome to the consumer claimant, in which case the arbitration may be conducted by telephone, video conference, or written submissions at the arbitrator's discretion. The Company will pay all AAA or JAMS filing, administration, and arbitrator fees for any arbitration it initiates. For arbitrations initiated by a guest or user, the Company will pay all such fees if the claim is for $10,000 or less, unless the arbitrator finds the claim frivolous.

YOU AND THE COMPANY EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND THE RIGHT TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE RESOLVED IN COURT, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 10.4. This arbitration agreement does not apply to: (a) claims that qualify for small claims court in the claimant's jurisdiction; (b) claims by either party for emergency injunctive or other equitable relief to prevent irreparable harm pending arbitration; or (c) claims that applicable federal law expressly prohibits from being subject to pre-dispute arbitration agreements, including claims under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (9 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.).

10.4 — Class Action and Collective Action Waiver

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AND THE COMPANY EACH AGREE THAT ANY PROCEEDING — WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR IN COURT — SHALL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT AS A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. You waive the right to participate in a class action, class-wide arbitration, private attorney general action, or any other representative proceeding as a class member or representative. The arbitrator shall have no authority to consolidate more than one person's claims or to preside over any class or representative proceeding. If this class action waiver is found unenforceable as to any particular claim, that claim shall be severed from arbitration and proceed in court on an individual basis only, while all remaining claims proceed in arbitration.

California residents: To the extent California's Private Attorneys General Act (Cal. Lab. Code § 2698 et seq.) applies to any claim you bring, that specific claim is not subject to arbitration under this Section and may be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. All other claims remain subject to mandatory arbitration.

10.5 — Arbitration Opt-Out Right

You may opt out of the mandatory arbitration and class action waiver provisions of this Section 10 by sending written notice to GoDaddy.com, LLC — the Platform Provider that generated this arbitration clause — at [email protected] or by mail to GoDaddy.com, LLC, Attn: Legal Department, 100 S. Mill Ave., Suite 1600, Tempe, AZ 85281, within thirty (30) days of the date you first access this Platform or complete your first booking, whichever is earlier. Your opt-out notice must include your full name, mailing address, email address, and a clear statement that you are opting out of arbitration. Opting out does not affect any other provision of these Terms. Salt Rock & Sand, LLC does not accept arbitration opt-out notices — they must go to GoDaddy.com, LLC.

10.6 — Shortened Statute of Limitations

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claim or cause of action arising from your use of this Platform or any booking made through it must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, or be forever barred. This shortened limitations period applies regardless of any contrary statute of limitations under applicable state or federal law, except where such a shortened period is expressly prohibited by applicable mandatory law.

10.7 — Disclaimer of Implied Warranties; All-States Scope

THIS PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of each applicable state, the Company disclaims all implied warranties, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties in consumer contracts; in those states, the foregoing exclusion applies to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the Company's liability for any implied warranty that cannot be disclaimed is limited to the amount paid for the specific booking giving rise to the claim.

10.8 — State-Specific Consumer Rights Preservation

Certain states have mandatory consumer protection laws that provide rights that cannot be waived by contract. Nothing in these Terms waives any right that applicable mandatory law prohibits from being waived. The following state-specific notices apply to residents of those states:

• California: Additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA, CLRA (Cal. Civ. Code § 1750 et seq.), and UCL (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.). See Section 14 for CCPA disclosures. Non-waivable CLRA and UCL rights are preserved.
• New Jersey: Non-waivable rights under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (N.J.S.A. 56:8-1 et seq.) are preserved for New Jersey residents.
• Massachusetts: Non-waivable rights under M.G.L. c. 93A are preserved for Massachusetts residents.
• New York: Non-waivable rights under N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law §§ 349–350 are preserved for New York residents.
• Illinois: Non-waivable rights under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq.) are preserved for Illinois residents.
• Washington: Non-waivable rights under the Washington Consumer Protection Act (RCW 19.86) are preserved for Washington residents.
• Texas: Non-waivable rights under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices–Consumer Protection Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.41 et seq.) are preserved for Texas residents.
• Colorado: Non-waivable rights under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act (C.R.S. § 6-1-101 et seq.) are preserved for Colorado residents.
• Connecticut: Non-waivable rights under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110a et seq.) are preserved for Connecticut residents.
• All other states and territories: To the extent any state's or territory's mandatory consumer protection laws provide rights that cannot be waived by contract, those rights are preserved for residents of that jurisdiction only and only to the extent required by applicable mandatory law. All other provisions of these Terms remain in full force and effect.

11. Platform Provider Corporate Identity; Formal Reservation of Rights; Notice of Claim Direction

This Section constitutes formal public notice of the corporate identity of the party that designed, built, sold, and operates this Platform, and of the Company's irrevocable reservation of all rights and remedies against that party. This information is provided so that any guest, user, attorney, regulator, or court can identify the correct legal entity responsible for platform failures without ambiguity.

11.1 — Corporate Identity of the Platform Provider

This Platform was designed, built, programmed, sold, and is operated exclusively by the following legal entity and its parent corporation. The Company is a paying customer of this entity — not its developer, engineer, author, or partner.

11.2 — No Agency; No Partnership; No Joint Venture

The Platform Provider is not a party to these Terms of Use and has no contractual relationship with guests or users of this Platform. Nothing in these Terms shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, joint venture, employment relationship, or fiduciary duty between the Company and the Platform Provider. The Company is the Platform Provider's customer — nothing more.

11.3 — Formal Reservation of All Rights Against the Platform Provider

The Company hereby formally, expressly, and irrevocably reserves all rights and remedies available at law and in equity against GoDaddy.com, LLC and its parent GoDaddy Inc. for every loss, damage, penalty, fine, interest charge, attorney fee, indemnification obligation, regulatory sanction, and other expense the Company incurs as a result of any failure of the platform GoDaddy.com, LLC built, sold, and represented as fit for purpose — including but not limited to claims sounding in:

• →Breach of express warranty (GoDaddy represented this platform as capable, accurate, and fit for purpose)
• →Breach of implied warranty of merchantability
• →Breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose
• →Negligent design and negligent construction of the AI platform
• →Negligent misrepresentation of platform capabilities
• →Fraudulent inducement (if GoDaddy knew of material defects at time of sale)
• →Products liability (the AI platform is a product sold in commerce)
• →Negligent entrustment of a defective AI system to a business customer
• →Violation of applicable consumer protection statutes in any jurisdiction
• →Any other theory available under applicable federal or state law

This reservation of rights is made without prejudice to any other rights or remedies available to the Company. The Company's acceptance of these Terms on behalf of its users does not constitute a waiver of any claim the Company holds against GoDaddy.com, LLC or GoDaddy Inc. Publication of this reservation in these publicly accessible Terms of Use constitutes constructive notice to GoDaddy.com, LLC and GoDaddy Inc. of the Company's intent.

11.4 — Direction of User and Third-Party Claims

Any guest, user, attorney, or third party who believes they have a claim arising from the design, construction, operation, or failure of any feature or function of this Platform — including but not limited to AI errors, tax miscalculations, booking system failures, payment processing failures, data breaches, or any other technology failure — is hereby directed to assert that claim against:

The Company is not the correct defendant for platform-caused claims. Asserting such claims against Salt Rock & Sand, LLC rather than GoDaddy.com, LLC may result in dismissal for failure to name the correct party, and the Company will assert all available defenses including but not limited to the disclaimers, waivers, and indemnification obligations set forth in these Terms.

12. Indemnification; Additional Insured; Hold Harmless

This Section is modeled on the indemnification and additional insured obligations found in ISO Commercial General Liability form CG 20 10 and related endorsements. It is intended to provide the Company with contractual liability coverage equivalent to that afforded under a standard CGL policy with an additional insured endorsement.

12.1 — Broad-Form Indemnification by User

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you ("Indemnitor") shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Salt Rock & Sand, LLC, its members, managers, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns — including Jason Hayes individually and every entity he owns or controls, now or in the future — (collectively, "Indemnitees") from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses — including reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, expert witness fees, and investigation costs — arising out of or relating to:

• (a)Your use of or access to this Platform, including any booking, reservation, or transaction you initiate or complete through this Platform;
• (b)Your use or occupancy of any property booked through this Platform, including bodily injury, property damage, personal injury, or advertising injury arising from your acts or omissions during your stay;
• (c)Any breach by you of these Terms of Use or any representation, warranty, or covenant made herein;
• (d)Any violation by you of any applicable law, regulation, ordinance, or governmental order, including but not limited to short-term rental regulations, noise ordinances, occupancy limits, and fire safety codes;
• (e)Any acts or omissions of your guests, invitees, licensees, or any other person you permit to access or occupy a property booked through this Platform;
• (f)Any claim by a third party arising from your conduct, your guests' conduct, or any event, gathering, or activity you host or permit at a property booked through this Platform; and
• (g)Any damage to the property, its contents, fixtures, furnishings, or surrounding structures caused by you, your guests, or any person you permit on the premises.

12.2 — Platform Provider Indemnification Pass-Through

NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 12.1, THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT APPLY TO ANY CLAIM, LOSS, OR LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, OR FAILURE OF THIS PLATFORM'S TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, AI SYSTEMS, TAX CALCULATION LOGIC, GEOGRAPHIC DATA, OR ANY OTHER FEATURE OR FUNCTION BUILT, PROGRAMMED, OR DEPLOYED BY GODADDY.COM, INC. ("PLATFORM PROVIDER").

Any claim, demand, action, suit, or proceeding arising from platform errors, AI malfunctions, incorrect tax calculations, erroneous geographic data, unauthorized AI actions, or any other failure of the Platform Provider's technology is expressly excluded from the indemnification obligations of this Section 12 and must be directed exclusively to the Platform Provider as set forth in Section 11. The Company expressly reserves all rights and remedies against the Platform Provider for any indemnification obligations the Company is required to satisfy as a result of Platform Provider failures.

12.3 — Additional Insured Status

As a condition of booking any property through this Platform, you agree that Salt Rock & Sand, LLC shall be named as an additional insured on any homeowner's, renter's, or liability insurance policy you maintain, to the extent such policy permits additional insured endorsements. This obligation is equivalent to the additional insured coverage afforded under ISO form CG 20 10 (Additional Insured — Owners, Lessees or Contractors — Scheduled Person or Organization) or its functional equivalent.

Where you do not maintain such a policy, you acknowledge that you are accepting personal liability for all claims, losses, and damages described in Section 12.1 without the benefit of insurance coverage, and that the Company may pursue all available legal remedies against you personally in the event of a covered loss.

12.4 — Contractual Liability Coverage Trigger

The indemnification obligations set forth in this Section 12 are intended to constitute "insured contracts" within the meaning of ISO CGL form CG 00 01, such that any liability assumed by you under this Section shall be covered under the contractual liability coverage part of any CGL policy you maintain, to the extent such coverage is available. You agree to cooperate with the Company in tendering any covered claim to your insurer and in obtaining the benefit of contractual liability coverage for the Company's losses.

12.5 — Defense Obligation; Counsel Selection

Your defense obligation under Section 12.1 is separate from and independent of your indemnification obligation. You shall defend the Indemnitees against any covered claim immediately upon tender, using counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company reserves the right to retain independent counsel at your expense if: (a) a conflict of interest exists between you and the Company; (b) you fail to retain qualified counsel within ten (10) business days of tender; or (c) the Company reasonably determines that your chosen counsel is inadequate to protect its interests.

12.6 — Comparative Fault; Proportionate Indemnification

In jurisdictions that prohibit indemnification for an indemnitee's own negligence, the indemnification obligations of this Section 12 shall be limited to claims, losses, and liabilities caused by or arising from your acts or omissions, your guests' acts or omissions, or the acts or omissions of any person you permit on the premises — and shall not extend to claims caused solely by the Company's own negligence. In all other jurisdictions, the broad-form indemnification set forth in Section 12.1 shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law, including claims arising from the concurrent negligence of the Indemnitees.

12.7 — Survival

The indemnification, additional insured, and hold harmless obligations set forth in this Section 12 shall survive the termination or expiration of these Terms of Use, the completion of your booking, and your departure from any property booked through this Platform. These obligations shall remain in full force and effect until all claims to which they apply have been finally resolved and all applicable statutes of limitations have expired.