Terms of Use

Heat Treat Inc.

Last Updated: August 27, 2026

These Terms of Use, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, these “Terms”) are entered into by and between you and Heat Treat Inc., an Indiana corporation with its principal place of business at 500 W. Clinton Street, Logansport, Indiana 46947 (“HTI,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). HTI is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) commercial heat treating company and a member of the MPI Corp family of businesses. These Terms govern your access to and use of the website located at www.callhti.com, together with any associated subdomains, mobile-optimized pages, portals, applications, request-for-quote tools, job application interfaces, and other online services that link to these Terms (collectively, the “Site”), whether as a guest or a registered user.

Please read the Terms carefully before you start to use the Site. By accessing, browsing, or otherwise using the Site, by submitting a request for quotation (“RFQ”), engineering inquiry, employment application, or other information through the Site, or by communicating with us through any contact mechanism offered on the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Site.

IMPORTANT: These Terms contain provisions that limit our liability to you and require you to resolve certain disputes on an individual basis and in the State of Indiana. Please read them carefully.

1. About Heat Treat Inc. and the Site

Heat Treat Inc. is a commercial heat treating company specializing in austempering, headquartered in Logansport, Indiana. We provide heat treating services to customers in the automotive, industrial and manufacturing, hardware and fasteners, safety and defense, and specialty applications industries. The Site exists to inform current and prospective customers, suppliers, job applicants, employee-owners, business partners, and the general public about our capabilities, certifications, facilities, careers, and corporate activities, and to provide tools through which you may contact us, request quotations, upload technical documents, or apply for open positions.

The Site is hosted in and directed primarily to users located in the United States. We make no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access the Site from outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

2. Eligibility and Acceptance

You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, or the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which you reside (whichever is greater), to use the Site. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that (a) you meet this age requirement; (b) you have the legal capacity and authority to enter into and be bound by these Terms; (c) if you are accessing the Site on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms, and references to “you” include that entity; and (d) your use of the Site does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

3. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version on the Site, and any such revision will be effective immediately upon posting unless we indicate otherwise. The “Last Updated” date above will indicate when the Terms were most recently revised. Your continued use of the Site following any change constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If a revision materially reduces your rights, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide additional notice, such as through a banner on the Site. You should review these Terms periodically. If you do not agree to any revised Terms, your sole remedy is to discontinue using the Site.

4. Permitted Use; Limited License

Subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, HTI grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and view the Site and the content made available on it solely for your personal, internal, non-commercial informational purposes or, if you are acting on behalf of a business, for the legitimate business purpose of evaluating or engaging HTI as a service provider, supplier, employer, or business partner. No other use is permitted without our prior written consent. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

5. Prohibited Conduct

You may use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree that you will not, and will not permit any third party to:

use the Site in any manner that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation;
reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, frame, mirror, scrape, harvest, data mine, or otherwise exploit any portion of the Site, the content on it, or the underlying software, except as expressly permitted by these Terms;
reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, object code, or underlying structure, ideas, algorithms, or know-how of the Site or any component of it, except to the extent applicable law expressly permits despite this limitation;
use the Site to develop or train any artificial intelligence model, machine learning model, or competing product, dataset, or service;
transmit through the Site any virus, worm, Trojan horse, ransomware, time bomb, cancelbot, corrupted file, or other malicious or technologically harmful code or material;
attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Site, to other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the Site, or to any non-public area of the Site, including by hacking, password mining, credential stuffing, or other means;
use any robot, spider, crawler, scraper, or other automated means or interface not authorized by us to access the Site or to extract data;
interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Site or the servers or networks used to make the Site available, including by overloading, flooding, mailbombing, or crashing the Site, or by circumventing any security or rate limiting feature;
frame the Site, place pop-up windows over its pages, or otherwise affect the display of its pages;
impersonate any person or entity, including any HTI employee-owner, officer, or representative, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
harvest or collect names, email addresses, telephone numbers, or other personal information of users for any commercial, marketing, or unlawful purpose; or
use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful, fraudulent, harassing, defamatory, libelous, obscene, threatening, or otherwise objectionable.

We reserve the right, but assume no obligation, to investigate any suspected violation of these Terms, to suspend or terminate access to the Site, and to refer suspected unlawful activity to appropriate law-enforcement or regulatory authorities.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

6.1 HTI Materials

The Site and all content, materials, features, and functionality available on or through it — including, without limitation, all text, articles, capability descriptions, technical specifications, equipment lists, certifications, case studies, photographs, illustrations, graphics, drawings, schematics, videos, audio, music, software, code, page layouts, page designs, look and feel, the selection, coordination, and arrangement of content, and all trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, and logos, including the “Heat Treat Inc.,” “HTI,” and “MPI Corp” names and logos (collectively, the “HTI Materials”) — are owned by or licensed to HTI and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights laws. Except for the limited license expressly granted in Section 4, no right, title, or interest in or to the HTI Materials is transferred to you.

6.2 Trademarks

“Heat Treat Inc.,” “HTI,” “MPI Corp,” and the related logos, taglines, and other service names used on the Site are trademarks or service marks of Heat Treat Inc. or its affiliates, whether or not registered. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission. Third-party trademarks, service marks, and logos that appear on the Site — including customer logos and the names and marks of standards bodies and organizations such as ISO, ASM International, and MTI — are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification and informational purposes only. Their appearance on the Site does not imply any endorsement of HTI by, or affiliation with, those third parties beyond the relationships expressly described.

6.3 Feedback

If you choose to submit any comments, ideas, questions, suggestions, improvements, or other feedback regarding the Site or our services or operations (collectively, “Feedback”), you grant HTI a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, fully paid up license to use, reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works of, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, and otherwise exploit the Feedback for any purpose, without any obligation, compensation, or attribution to you. HTI will treat all Feedback as non-confidential and non-proprietary.

7. User Submissions; RFQs and Technical Information

7.1 Submissions

The Site enables you to submit information to us through, among other things, the request-for-quote form, the contact form, the careers portal, file upload tools (which accept PDF format up to 25 MB), and email links. Anything you submit (collectively, “Submissions”) must be accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge and must not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights of any third party, breach any agreement to which you are a party, or violate any applicable law.

7.2 No Confidentiality from Unsolicited Submissions

Unless you and HTI have signed a written non-disclosure or other confidentiality agreement that specifically covers the Submission in question, all Submissions made through the Site are deemed non-confidential, non-proprietary, and free of any obligation of confidentiality on the part of HTI. Do not submit information you consider confidential, proprietary, sensitive, or trade secret through the Site without first contacting us to put an appropriate written agreement in place. For the avoidance of doubt: posting or uploading a drawing, document, specification, or other technical material through the Site, without an executed agreement, does not by itself create a confidentiality obligation.

7.3 Quotation and Sales Terms

Any quotation, proposal, drawing review, or other response that HTI may provide following an RFQ or other Submission is for your evaluation only and does not constitute an offer to provide services or a binding commitment by HTI to perform any work. Provision of services by HTI is governed exclusively by HTI’s written terms and conditions of sale or by a separate written agreement signed by an authorized representative of HTI. Nothing in these Terms, in any quotation, or in any communication through the Site shall be construed to incorporate any of your standard purchasing terms, and any reference by you to such terms is expressly rejected.

8. Careers and Job Applications

The Site includes a careers section through which you may view current openings, join our talent network, and submit applications. Job application functionality is provided in partnership with our applicant tracking system vendor, Breezy HR (or its successor). When you click “Apply” or a similar button, you may be directed to, or your information may be processed within, the third-party platform, and the third party’s terms and privacy notice will also apply to that processing. HTI is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Submission of an application through the Site does not create an offer of employment, a promise of employment, or an employment relationship; if hired, any employment with HTI is on an at-will basis, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

9. Third-Party Content and Links

The Site may contain links to, or be linked from, websites, applications, services, or resources operated by parties other than HTI, including links to MPI Corp and other operating company sites, customer sites, social media platforms, certifying body websites, and embedded videos and maps. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by HTI of the linked party, its content, its products, or its services. We have no control over, do not monitor, and assume no responsibility for the content, accuracy, privacy practices, or any other aspect of any third-party site or service. Your use of any third-party site or service is at your own risk and is subject to that third party’s terms and policies.

10. Disclaimers

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, MATERIALS, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITH ALL FAULTS, AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HTI DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE.

Without limiting the foregoing, HTI does not represent or warrant that: (a) the Site or any content on it will be accurate, complete, reliable, current, error-free, or uninterrupted; (b) defects on the Site will be corrected; (c) the Site or the servers that make it available are free of viruses or other harmful components; (d) the Site will be available at any particular time or location; or (e) any information you obtain through the Site is suitable for any particular purpose. Specifications, certifications, equipment lists, capacities, lead times, awards, employee counts, square footages, and other facts described on the Site are presented for general informational purposes and may change without notice; binding statements regarding any of these matters must be made in a written quotation or contract signed by an authorized representative of HTI. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from HTI or through the Site, creates any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms.

Information regarding heat treating processes, materials, specifications, applications, and component performance is provided as general engineering information only. It is not a substitute for engineering judgment, specification development, or qualification testing for your particular application. You are solely responsible for determining whether any HTI service or capability is suitable for your intended use.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of certain implied warranties, so the above disclaimers may not apply to you in their entirety. In such jurisdictions, the disclaimers apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL HTI, ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES (INCLUDING THE OTHER MPI CORP OPERATING COMPANIES), OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE-OWNERS, AGENTS, LICENSORS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUPPLIERS, OR CONTRACTORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “HTI PARTIES”) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, WARRANTY, STATUTE, OR OTHERWISE, FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST BUSINESS, LOST GOODWILL, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, EVEN IF AN HTI PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH DAMAGES WERE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.

IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE HTI PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100). THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS IN THIS SECTION 11 APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence.

12. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the HTI Parties from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of or relating to: (a) your access to or use of the Site; (b) any Submission you make to or through the Site; (c) your violation of these Terms; (d) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; or (e) your violation of any right of any third party, including any intellectual property, privacy, or publicity right. HTI reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with HTI in asserting any available defenses. You may not settle any matter without the prior written consent of HTI.

13. Copyright Complaints (DMCA Notice)

HTI respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Site to do the same. If you believe that material located on or accessible through the Site infringes a copyright that you own or control, you may submit a notice of claimed infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) to our designated agent at the address below. To be effective, your notice must include all of the following: (a) a physical or electronic signature of the owner or a person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed upon; (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it; (d) your contact information, including address, telephone number, and email address; (e) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Designated DMCA Agent:

Heat Treat Inc., Attn: DMCA Agent

500 W. Clinton Street, Logansport, IN 46947, USA

Submitting a knowingly false notice may result in liability for damages. If you receive a notice claiming that material you provided to us infringes copyright, you may submit a counter notice meeting the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 512. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, terminate the access of users who are repeat infringers.

14. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice, with or without cause, and without liability to you. Upon termination, all licenses granted to you under these Terms will immediately cease, and you must stop accessing and using the Site. Sections 5 through 7, 10 through 13, and 14 through 17, together with any other provisions that by their nature should survive, will survive any termination.

15. Governing Law; Venue; Dispute Resolution

15.1 Governing Law

These Terms, and any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site, are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, United States of America, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

15.2 Venue

Subject to Section 15.3, you and HTI each irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Cass County, Indiana, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, for the resolution of any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site. You waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue based on inconvenient forum or otherwise.

15.3 Informal Resolution

Before filing any claim against HTI, you agree to first contact us at 574-722-2814 and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally for at least sixty (60) days.

15.4 Limitations Period

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any cause of action or claim you may have arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues; otherwise, the claim is permanently barred.

15.5 Class Action Waiver

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you and HTI each agree that any dispute will be resolved on an individual basis and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, consolidated, or representative proceeding.

16. General

16.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other policies or terms posted on the Site or incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and HTI regarding the Site and supersede any prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral. Provision of services by HTI is separately governed by HTI’s written terms and conditions of sale or a signed contract.

16.2 No Waiver

Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that right or provision. A waiver is effective only if in writing and signed by an authorized representative of HTI.

16.3 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

16.4 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent, and any attempted assignment without such consent is void. HTI may assign these Terms freely, including to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of assets.

16.5 No Agency

No agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, or franchisee relationship is created by these Terms or your use of the Site.

16.6 Force Majeure

HTI will not be liable for any failure or delay in operating the Site caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, fire, flood, severe weather, epidemic, pandemic, public health emergency, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government action, labor dispute, supply chain disruption, power or telecommunications failure, internet outage, or cyber-attack.

16.7 Headings

Headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Terms.

16.8 Electronic Communications

When you use the Site or send communications to us through the Site, you are communicating with us electronically and consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

16.9 Notices

Notices to HTI under these Terms should be sent in writing to: Heat Treat Inc., Attn: Legal Department, 500 W. Clinton Street, Logansport, IN 46947, USA. Notices to you may be provided by posting to the Site or by email to the address you most recently provided to us.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms or the Site, please contact us: