Terms of Use

Updated: September 29, 2026

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of this website and its articles, videos, podcasts, resources, downloads, and other content. By using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the site.

About This Website

michaelsaad.net is the personal website of Michael Saad. It provides commentary, personal experiences, educational material, resources, and information concerning policing, leadership, public safety, community, professional development, and other subjects Michael chooses to cover.

Although Michael Saad serves as Chief of Police for the Louisville Police Department in Alabama, this website is not the official website of the Louisville Police Department, the Town of Louisville, or any other government agency unless a particular page expressly states otherwise.

Opinions, commentary, personal experiences, and other content published here should not automatically be interpreted as official positions, policies, directives, or statements of the Louisville Police Department or the Town of Louisville.

Official Louisville Police Department information should be obtained through the department’s official communication channels.

Not an Emergency or Official Communication Service

This website is not monitored as an emergency communication system and should never be used to request police, fire, medical, or other emergency assistance. If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911.

Messages submitted through michaelsaad.net do not constitute legal notice to the Louisville Police Department, the Town of Louisville, Michael Saad in his official capacity, or any other governmental entity.

Submitting information through this website does not constitute filing a police report, making an official complaint, submitting a public-records request, serving legal process, appealing an administrative decision, or satisfying any formal notice requirement.

When an official procedure is required, use the appropriate governmental channel.

Educational and Informational Purposes

Material on this site is provided for general educational and informational purposes.

Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created by accessing or using the site. Laws, court decisions, policies, procedures, and law-enforcement practices can change and may vary by jurisdiction.

Nothing on this site constitutes medical, financial, mental-health, or other professional advice unless expressly identified otherwise. Consult an appropriately qualified professional when your circumstances require professional advice.

Articles and other materials may discuss criminal law, police procedure, constitutional law, departmental practices, court decisions, officer discretion, and other law-enforcement subjects. These explanations should not be treated as a substitute for current law, agency policy, advice from an attorney, or instructions given by a law-enforcement officer during an actual encounter.

Privacy

michaelsaad.net may collect information that you provide voluntarily and certain technical information generated when you use the site. Information may also be processed by service providers used for functions such as hosting, email delivery, analytics, security, forms, and embedded content. The Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected, how it may be used, the role of service providers, and the choices available to you.

Copyright and Republication

Original material published on michaelsaad.net is protected by copyright. Unless otherwise stated, original articles may also be made available for republication under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.

The license allows qualifying material to be shared, including republication at no cost, subject to its terms. Attribution is required, and modified versions may not be distributed under that license. michaelsaad.net also requests use of the canonical URL and the article’s republication tracking pixel whenever possible.

• These permissions do not automatically apply to third-party photographs, graphics, quotations, trademarks, embedded material, or other content that Michael Saad does not own.
• The Copyright & Republication Policy explains the license, attribution, republication practices, permissions, and copyright-notice process in more detail.

Standards & Practices

michaelsaad.net publishes commentary, analysis, personal experience, and other original work. The site uses publishing practices addressing matters such as accuracy, sourcing, corrections, updates, attribution, personal experience, and the use of technology in producing content. Read the Standards & Practices for more information about how content is handled.

External Links and Third-Party Services

This website may link to government agencies, courts, businesses, books, products, news organizations, social media services, videos, research materials, and other third-party websites or services.

A link is generally provided because it may offer useful information or context. Unless specifically stated otherwise, a link does not constitute an endorsement of the organization, individual, product, service, opinion, or content involved.

Third-party websites operate under their own terms, policies, and practices. michaelsaad.net does not control and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, or privacy practices.

Affiliate Links, Recommendations, and Commercial Relationships

From time to time, the site may discuss or link to books, equipment, software, services, or other products. Some links may be affiliate links or may otherwise result in compensation if you make a purchase. When required or appropriate, those relationships will be disclosed. Compensation does not guarantee a favorable review or recommendation. You should evaluate products and services based on your own needs and circumstances.

User Submissions

Where the website allows comments, questions, form submissions, story suggestions, photographs, documents, or other user-provided material, you remain responsible for the content you submit.

Do not submit material that is unlawful, threatening, defamatory, harassing, fraudulent, invasive of another person’s privacy, infringing on intellectual-property rights, malicious, or otherwise inappropriate for the purpose of the site.

Do not submit confidential law-enforcement information, criminal-justice information, protected medical information, Social Security numbers, financial-account information, passwords, or other sensitive information through ordinary website forms.

Submission of material does not guarantee publication, response, investigation, or other action.

Permission to Use Submitted Material

When you intentionally submit material for possible publication, quotation, discussion, or use in Michael Saad content, you represent that you have the right to provide that material.

Unless otherwise agreed, you grant Michael Saad and michaelsaad.net permission to reproduce, quote, edit, discuss, display, or otherwise use material that you expressly submit for publication or public discussion.

Private correspondence will not be treated as permission for public use merely because it was sent through the website.

Prohibited Uses

You may not use this website to:

• violate applicable law
• interfere with the operation or security of the site
• attempt unauthorized access to the website, server, accounts, or systems
• distribute malicious software or code
• impersonate another person
• collect information about other users unlawfully
• infringe intellectual-property rights
• use automated systems in a manner that places an unreasonable burden on the website
• use the site to threaten, harass, defraud, or harm another person

Access may be restricted or blocked when necessary to protect the website, its users, or its systems.

No Warranties

This website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, no warranties are made, express or implied, concerning the accuracy, reliability, completeness, availability, security, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of the website or its content.

There is no guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors or harmful components.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Michael Saad and michaelsaad.net will not be liable for damages arising from your access to, use of, inability to use, or reliance upon this website or any material available through it. You are responsible for deciding whether information found here is appropriate for your circumstances.

Changes to the Website

Content may be corrected, updated, removed, reorganized, or otherwise changed at any time. There is no obligation to maintain any specific article, resource, feature, link, or service indefinitely.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of Alabama and applicable federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. To the extent permitted by law, disputes arising from the use of this website will be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Alabama.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Changes to These Terms

These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time as the website, its services, or applicable requirements change. The date displayed on this page identifies the most recent revision. Continued use of the website after a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

Contact

Questions concerning these Terms may be submitted through the contact page.