Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of ortoncompanies.com and any related pages, forms, content, and communications we provide through the site (collectively, the “Site”). The Site is operated by Orton Companies (“Orton,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a construction business based in Big Lake, Minnesota.

By visiting the Site, submitting an inquiry, or otherwise using the Site, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

These Terms apply to the website. They do not replace a signed construction contract, design agreement, change order, or other written project document. If a signed project agreement conflicts with these Terms, the signed project agreement controls for that project.

Orton Companies designs and builds pole barns, post-frame buildings, car condominiums, residential new construction, commercial new construction, and related construction design. We serve Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin from Big Lake, Minnesota.

The Site describes our services, shows completed work, and lets you request an estimate or conversation. It is marketing and information, not a bid package, permit set, or offer that you can accept by clicking a button.

You must be at least 18 years old to submit an inquiry or otherwise use the Site for business purposes. If you contact us on behalf of a company, farm, partnership, or other organization, you represent that you have authority to do so.

We may decline, ignore, or stop responding to inquiries that appear fraudulent, abusive, or outside our service area or capabilities.

You may use the Site to learn about our work and to request a conversation about a potential project. You agree not to:

• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose, or in violation of these Terms
• Submit false, misleading, or stolen contact information
• Attempt to disrupt, overload, scrape, reverse engineer, or gain unauthorized access to the Site
• Bypass Cloudflare Turnstile or other security or anti-spam controls
• Use automated tools to submit forms, harvest content, or generate traffic except ordinary search-engine indexing
• Copy, republish, or commercially exploit Site content without our written permission
• Impersonate Orton Companies or suggest an affiliation you do not have

Submitting the contact form, calling us, or emailing us is a request for information. It is not an order, a reservation of our crew, or a construction contract. We may follow up, ask questions, visit a site, or decline the work.

Any price ranges, square-foot figures, timelines, or “builds twice as fast” statements on the Site are general marketing. Actual cost and schedule depend on site conditions, materials, permits, weather, scope, finishes, and a written agreement. An estimate is not a lump-sum bid unless we say so in writing.

A binding construction, design, or supply obligation exists only when both parties sign a written contract (or we issue and you accept a written proposal in the manner that proposal specifies). Change orders, allowances, and extras are handled in that contract, not by these Terms.

If you use the contact form, you may provide your name, email, phone number, project address, reason for inquiry, message, land-ownership status, planned build location, whether you have construction plans, estimated square footage, and budget. You represent that the information is accurate and that you have the right to share it.

You grant Orton Companies a non-exclusive right to use that information to evaluate the inquiry, prepare estimates, communicate with you, and, if we are hired, perform the work. We do not claim ownership of your existing plans or land. We do own our own drawings, takeoffs, pricing, and proposals unless a signed agreement says otherwise.

Do not send confidential third-party documents, trade secrets you are not authorized to share, or sensitive personal data we do not need (for example, Social Security numbers or payment-card numbers) through the Site.

Concept drawings, 3D views, floor plans, specifications, takeoffs, and similar materials we prepare remain our intellectual property until a signed agreement transfers or licenses them. Viewing samples on the Site does not give you a license to build from them.

If we prepare preliminary design work before a construction contract, that work is for discussion only unless we agree in writing that it is a deliverable you may use with another builder. Copying our designs for construction by others without a written license is not permitted.

The Site and its text, photographs, videos, logos, drawings, layout, and branding are owned by Orton Companies or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. “Orton Companies” and related marks are our trademarks.

You may browse the Site and share links to public pages. You may not copy the Site, scrape its media library, or use our photos or logo in advertising without written permission, except for fair use or other uses the law already allows.

Photos and descriptions of completed buildings are examples of past work. They are not a guarantee that your project will look the same or cost the same. Site conditions, materials, and client choices vary.

If we photograph a project we built, we may use those images on the Site and in marketing unless a signed contract restricts that use. If you are a client and want a specific image removed, contact us and we will consider the request in good faith.

We represent that we maintain licensing and insurance appropriate for the construction work we take on in our service area. Specific coverage, limits, and license numbers are provided in project documents or on request, not as a warranty created by these website Terms.

Permits, zoning, setbacks, HOA rules, wetland restrictions, and utility locates are project matters. Unless a signed contract assigns a task to us, you remain responsible for land ownership, access, and legal authority to build. We may pause or refuse work if a site is unsafe or not authorized.

Our safety practices describe how we expect crews to work. They are operational standards, not a separate insurance policy or indemnity in your favor.

The Site may link to maps, social profiles, Google, Cloudflare, or other third-party sites. Those services have their own terms and privacy practices. We are not responsible for their content or availability.

The contact form uses Cloudflare Turnstile to reduce spam. The Site includes a Google Analytics tag; analytics cookies and measurement are used only if you accept them. Details are in the Privacy Policy and on our Cookie Settings page.

If you give us an email address or phone number, you agree that we may contact you about your inquiry by email, phone, or text using the details you provided. Message and data rates may apply. You can ask us to stop marketing messages at any time. We may still contact you about an active estimate or contract.

Notices we post on the Site, or send to the email you provided, satisfy any legal requirement that we communicate with you in writing for website matters.

THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ORTON COMPANIES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SITE, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful code, or that published information is complete or current. Construction warranties, if any, appear only in a signed project contract.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ORTON COMPANIES AND OUR OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AND CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR RELIANCE ON SITE CONTENT.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE SITE ITSELF WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100). This cap does not limit liability that cannot be limited under Minnesota law, and it does not rewrite the remedies in a signed construction contract.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Orton Companies and our owners, employees, and contractors from claims, damages, losses, and reasonable legal fees arising from your misuse of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or content you submit, except to the extent caused by our own willful misconduct.

We may update the Site or these Terms at any time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will change when we do. Continued use of the Site after an update means you accept the revised Terms. For a material change, we may also note it on the Site. Check this page if you need the current version.

We may suspend or block access to the Site, or refuse an inquiry, if we believe you have violated these Terms or that continued access would harm us, other visitors, or the Site. Sections that by their nature should survive (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity, and governing law) survive termination.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. You agree that state and federal courts located in Minnesota have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from the Site or these Terms, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there. If a court finds a provision unenforceable, the rest of the Terms remain in effect.

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Orton Companies regarding the Site. They do not create a partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign your rights under these Terms. We may assign ours in connection with a business transfer.

This page is a website legal notice. It is not legal advice to you, and it is not a substitute for a construction contract reviewed by your own attorney.

Questions about these Terms: Email contact@ortoncompanies.com, call 612-398-1573, or write Orton Companies, Big Lake, MN 55309. Related pages: Privacy Policy · Cookie Settings · Contact.