Terms of Use

The Friends of Scarritts Mill
Effective Date: September 16, 2026

Welcome to the website of The Friends of Scarritt's Mill ("Friends," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using this website, you agree to the following Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not use the website.

Friends is a nonprofit organization organized exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our mission is to protect and preserve Scarritt's Mill Pond, its dam structure, and surrounding natural habitat in West Hartford, Connecticut through conservation initiatives, community education, habitat restoration, and environmental stewardship.

1. Purpose of this Website

This website is provided to share information concerning Friends, Scarritt's Mill Pond, conservation and habitat restoration efforts, educational initiatives, community activities, volunteer opportunities, fundraising efforts, and other matters related to our nonprofit mission.

Information provided on this website is for general informational and educational purposes only. While Friends endeavors to provide accurate and current information, we do not warrant that all information appearing on the website is complete, current, or error-free.

2. Ownership & Access to Scarritt's Mill Pond and Surrounding Property

Friends' mission includes the protection, preservation, and stewardship of Scarritt's Mill Pond, its dam structure, and surrounding natural habitat. References on this website to Friends' conservation, preservation, maintenance, fundraising, educational, or stewardship activities should not be interpreted as a representation that Friends owns Scarritt's Mill Pond, the dam, surrounding land, or any other property associated with the pond.

Nothing contained on this website creates or grants any right of public access, license, easement, permission, or other right to enter upon or use Scarritt's Mill Pond or any privately owned property surrounding or associated with the pond.

Visitors are responsible for respecting all applicable property boundaries, posted restrictions, rules, and applicable laws.

3. No Guarantee Regarding Conditions

Information concerning the pond, dam, trails, natural areas, wildlife, environmental conditions, events, or other physical conditions may change without notice.

Friends makes no representation or warranty regarding the safety, accessibility, suitability, water quality, environmental condition, structural condition, or availability of any property or natural resource discussed on this website.

Nothing on this website should be relied upon as permission to enter private property or as professional environmental, engineering, structural, legal, medical, safety, or other professional advice.

4. Donations

Friends may accept charitable contributions through this website or through third-party payment processing services.

Donations are used to support Friends' charitable, scientific, educational, conservation, preservation, restoration, community outreach, and other activities in furtherance of its nonprofit mission.

Unless Friends expressly agrees otherwise in writing, a donation does not entitle the donor to direct or control the particular use of donated funds.

Friends will endeavor to honor a donor's stated preference or designation when a designated fundraising opportunity is offered. However, to the extent permitted by law and consistent with any applicable donor restriction accepted by Friends, Friends retains appropriate discretion and control over charitable funds in furtherance of its exempt purposes.

Donations are generally nonrefundable. Friends may, however, correct duplicate or erroneous transactions or issue a refund when Friends determines that doing so is appropriate.