Rental Agreement

This Rental Agreement is between you (“Renter”) and Forge Industrial Tool Rental (“Forge,” “we,” “us”).

Your complete agreement with us is made up of three things:

1. These Rental Terms;
2. the rental confirmation we send you, which identifies the specific equipment, the rental dates and period, and the price; and
3. your electronic acceptance of this Agreement through the Stripe checkout when you pay.

Together, those documents and electronic records form the entire agreement between you and Forge for that rental.

1. Who can rent

You must be at least 18 years old. We may verify your identity using a valid government-issued photo ID before releasing equipment.

We may keep identity-verification information for as long as reasonably necessary for fraud prevention, rental administration, collection, insurance, legal compliance, and resolving disputes, subject to applicable law and our privacy practices.

If you're renting on behalf of a company, you confirm you're authorized to bind that company, and “Renter” means both you and the company.

2. The equipment and the rental period

The equipment, rental period, rate, and pickup details are set out in your rental confirmation. Rates are per day.

Extensions must be approved by us in advance. Simply keeping the equipment longer does not extend the rental. If you need more time, contact us before the return time — the answer is usually yes. We can confirm an extension by email, text message, electronic invoice, an updated rental confirmation, or other written or electronic communication.

If equipment comes back after the agreed return time without an approved extension, you are responsible for the daily rate for each additional day the equipment is out, plus any loss-of-use amount under Section 10.

3. Payment

The rental charge is normally paid through Stripe before you pick up the equipment. We release equipment once payment and electronic acceptance are complete.

Amounts that arise later — late return, damage, loss, theft, excessive cleaning, improper fuel, repair, replacement, recovery expenses, or other amounts expressly owed under this Agreement — will be invoiced to you separately, or collected through another payment arrangement you agree to at that time. We will tell you what the charge is and why before we bill it.

We will not automatically charge a saved payment method for these later amounts unless you have separately and expressly authorized us to do so.

4. Cancellations

Cancel more than 24 hours before your rental starts and we refund your payment in full. Inside 24 hours we refund what we reasonably can, depending on whether we turned away other bookings for those dates. Tell us as early as you can.

5. Condition at pickup

Inspect the equipment before you take it. We photograph it as it goes out and go over its condition with you.

Taking possession confirms that you received the specific equipment described in the rental confirmation, that it appears to be in operating condition, that you accept its documented condition, and that responsibility for the equipment has passed to you.

If something isn't right, say so before you leave — not after.

6. Who may operate the equipment

You are responsible for anyone you give access to the equipment, including your employees, contractors, agents, guests, and anyone else.

You agree that anyone operating the equipment will:

• be legally permitted to operate it;
• be physically capable and competent to operate it;
• follow the manufacturer's instructions and normal safe practice;
• use appropriate protective equipment — eye, ear, and respiratory protection as the tool requires;
• not operate it while impaired by alcohol, illegal drugs, or any medication that makes operation unsafe; and
• not disable, bypass, remove, or alter any guard or safety device.

You also agree not to modify, disassemble, or repair the equipment yourself, and not to rent, lend, or sub-rent it to anyone else.

7. Transporting, securing, and storing the equipment

Once you take possession, you are responsible for safely loading, unloading, transporting, tying down, securing, and storing the equipment, and for complying with applicable vehicle, trailer, and load-securement requirements.

Keep the equipment secured when it isn't in use.

8. Fuel — gas-powered equipment

Some of our equipment runs on a two-stroke engine that takes 50:1 pre-mixed fuel only. Straight pump gasoline will destroy that engine. Mixed and unmixed fuel look identical in the tank, so the damage often isn't visible until later.

We supply all fuel for the rental at no extra charge. Equipment goes out fueled, with a spare container of the correct mix. You don't need to refuel it, and you don't need to return it topped off.

Do not add gasoline, diesel, or any fuel we did not supply. If equipment is returned containing fuel we didn't supply, or if engine damage is later found to have been caused by incorrect or unauthorized fuel, you are responsible for the reasonable cost of repair or, if it can't be economically repaired, the Replacement Cost — plus a loss-of-use amount calculated under Section 10.

If you run out of fuel mid-job, contact us and we'll bring more at no charge.

9. Damage, loss, and theft

You're responsible for the equipment from the moment you take it until we have it back.

Normal wear from ordinary correct use is on us, not you. Blades, bits, cutters, and other consumables are expected to wear.

If equipment is damaged beyond normal wear, you're responsible for the reasonable cost of repair. If it's lost, stolen, or damaged beyond economical repair, you're responsible for its Replacement Cost.

Replacement Cost means the reasonable current cost for us to obtain replacement equipment of substantially similar type, capability, and condition — and the same make and model where reasonably available — including reasonable taxes, freight, delivery, and setup costs, less any salvage value we actually recover where appropriate. It is not intended to operate as a penalty.

Tell us immediately if equipment is damaged, stolen, or involved in an accident. If it's stolen, file a police report and give us the report number. Reporting promptly never makes things worse for you; not reporting does.

10. Loss of use

If equipment is out of service because of damage, loss, or improper fuel, you are responsible for a loss-of-use amount equal to the daily rental rate for the reasonable period actually required to repair or replace it.

This is intended to compensate us for rental availability we actually lost — not to operate as a penalty. Loss-of-use charges stop at the earliest of: the equipment being repaired and back in service; replacement equipment becoming available to us; or your payment of the Replacement Cost.

11. Return condition

Bring it back in the condition it went out, allowing for normal wear. Knock the loose dirt and debris off it. If equipment comes back needing significant cleaning before it can be rented again, we may charge a reasonable cleaning fee, and we'll tell you before we do.

12. No warranty — please read this

We maintain our equipment and we won't knowingly rent you something defective. But:

The equipment is rented “as is” and “with all faults.” To the maximum extent permitted by Florida law, Forge disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability and any implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.

You're the one who knows your job. Choosing the right tool for it is your call.

If equipment fails during your rental through no fault of yours, tell us — we will repair it, replace it, or refund the unused portion of your rental, at our option. That is the extent of what we owe you for a failure of the equipment itself.

Nothing in this section disclaims any warranty or obligation that cannot lawfully be disclaimed.

13. Risk and release — please read this

Industrial equipment is inherently dangerous when misused, and carries risks that cannot be eliminated even when it is used correctly.

You assume the risks associated with possessing, transporting, and operating the equipment, including risks of injury and of property damage to you and to others.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you release Forge from claims for injury, death, or property damage arising out of your use, possession, or transportation of the equipment that are caused by Forge's ordinary negligence.

This release does not apply to — and you are not releasing — claims arising from Forge's gross negligence or intentional misconduct, or any liability that applicable law does not permit Forge to release.

14. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Forge harmless from third-party claims, damages, liabilities, and reasonable costs and expenses arising out of:

• your use or misuse of the equipment;
• operation of the equipment by anyone you allowed to use it;
• your negligence;
• your violation of any law;
• your transportation or possession of the equipment; or
• your breach of this Agreement.

This indemnity does not extend to claims caused by Forge's own negligence, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct.

15. Limits on liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Forge is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages — including lost profits, project delays, business interruption, downtime, or the cost of substitute equipment — even if we were told such damages were possible.

For any other claim, and except to the extent such a limitation is prohibited by applicable law, Forge's total liability arising out of a rental will not exceed the amount you paid Forge for that rental.

These limits do not apply to any liability that applicable law does not permit us to limit, including, where applicable, claims for personal injury.

16. If equipment isn't returned

If you can't return equipment on time, contact us immediately. We would much rather rearrange than chase.

If equipment is not returned as required and you have not been in contact with us, we may take reasonable steps to recover it, and we may report the facts concerning the unreturned equipment to law enforcement where reasonably appropriate. You remain responsible for the equipment's Replacement Cost if it is not returned, and for our reasonable costs of recovering it.

17. Collection costs

To the extent permitted by law, you are responsible for the reasonable costs we incur in collecting undisputed amounts properly owed under this Agreement, or in recovering equipment wrongfully withheld — including reasonable attorneys' fees and collection expenses where they are legally recoverable.

18. Governing law, venue, and severability

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You and Forge agree that any dispute arising out of this Agreement will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts serving Duval County, Florida, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.

If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable — or, if that isn't possible, severed — and the rest of the Agreement remains in full force. This applies specifically to Sections 12 through 15: if part of the warranty disclaimer, release, indemnification, or liability limitation is unenforceable, the remainder still applies to the fullest extent the law allows.

Our not enforcing something on one occasion doesn't waive our right to enforce it later.

19. How you accept this Agreement

Before you pay, we give you access to this Agreement, and you must affirmatively indicate your agreement through the Stripe checkout.

By checking the box indicating that you agree to the Forge Industrial Tool Rental Agreement and submitting payment, you electronically acknowledge that you:

• have had the opportunity to review this Agreement;
• agree to be legally bound by it;
• agree that your electronic acceptance constitutes your signature and acceptance of this Agreement; and
• agree that the rental confirmation, this Agreement, and the electronic payment and acceptance record together constitute your rental contract with Forge.

We may retain the electronic transaction record, your customer information, the date and time of acceptance, the payment record, the rental confirmation, and the version of this Agreement you accepted.

The version of this Agreement identified in your rental confirmation — or in effect when you electronically accept it — is the version that governs that rental. Later changes to this page do not modify a rental you have already accepted.

Taking possession of the equipment additionally confirms your receipt of the equipment and your acceptance of its documented condition, as described in Section 5.