Terms of Service · ETHOSLINK

These Terms of Service govern your use of ethoslinkadvisory.com and any communications or engagements with ETHOSLINK LLC. By using this site, you agree to these terms.

These terms are separate from the engagement agreements we execute with paying clients and search candidates. Those engagement-specific contracts control where they conflict with the general terms below.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using ethoslinkadvisory.com (the "Site") or interacting with ETHOSLINK LLC ("ETHOSLINK," "we," "our," or "us") through the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Site.

2. About ETHOSLINK

ETHOSLINK LLC is a North Carolina limited liability company providing executive search, fractional executive placement, business advisory, and growth management consulting services to founders, operators, and enterprise talent leaders. We are headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

3. Use of the Site

Informational purposes

The Site is provided for general informational purposes. Content on the Site — including blog posts, frameworks, and methodologies — describes how we approach our work but does not constitute legal, financial, employment, or other professional advice. Reliance on any content on this Site is at your own risk.

No client relationship from the Site

Using the Site, reading our content, or contacting us through general inquiry channels does not by itself create a client, candidate, advisory, or contractual relationship with ETHOSLINK. A client or candidate relationship arises only upon mutual execution of a written engagement agreement.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its servers, or any related systems
Use automated systems (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access the Site in a manner that imposes unreasonable load on our infrastructure
Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Site for commercial purposes without our express written consent
Misrepresent your identity, employer, or the purpose of your inquiry
Transmit any virus, malware, or other harmful code

4. Intellectual Property

All content on the Site — including text, frameworks, methodologies (such as "The 90-Day Window," "The Operator's Eye," and "RISQ™"), graphics, logos, visual marks, and the underlying code — is the property of ETHOSLINK LLC or its licensors and is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

The ETHOSLINK name, the EL monogram, the wordmark, and the taglines "Precision Talent. Permanent Impact." and "We don't fill positions. We place the precise person who transforms an organization." are trademarks of ETHOSLINK LLC.

You may share links to our content and cite excerpts with attribution. You may not reproduce substantial portions of our content in derivative works, training datasets, or commercial products without written permission. Limited fair-use quotation for editorial, journalistic, or AI-search-citation purposes is permitted with link attribution.

5. User Communications

If you send us a message, résumé, business idea, or any other communication through the Site or via email, you grant ETHOSLINK a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use that communication for the purposes of responding to you, evaluating any engagement opportunity, and improving our services. We will not publish your communications without your consent.

Do not send us information you consider confidential without first establishing a confidentiality agreement. General inquiries are not by default protected by attorney-client privilege, fiduciary obligation, or any other professional confidentiality regime.

6. Third-Party Links and Services

The Site may link to third-party websites and services (such as our scheduling provider at Cal.com or our LinkedIn presence). We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, privacy practices, or terms of those third parties. Your interactions with them are governed by their respective terms.

7. Disclaimers

THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ETHOSLINK DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant that any information on the Site is current, complete, or accurate.

No outcome guarantees. Nothing on the Site constitutes a guarantee of any particular outcome from an executive search engagement, advisory engagement, or other professional service. Any outcomes referenced in case studies, testimonials, or insights represent past results and do not guarantee future performance.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ETHOSLINK LLC, ITS MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES — INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST OPPORTUNITY, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION — ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100), EXCEPT WHERE A SEPARATE WRITTEN ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ETHOSLINK SPECIFIES A DIFFERENT LIMIT.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ETHOSLINK LLC, its members, employees, contractors, and agents from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party right.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and you consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in those courts.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be noted at the top of this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Site after any such change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, discontinue use of the Site.

12. Termination

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, with or without notice, for any reason — including violation of these Terms.

13. Severability and Entire Agreement

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any executed engagement agreements, constitute the entire agreement between you and ETHOSLINK regarding your use of the Site.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact:

ETHOSLINK LLC
Attn: Legal
Charlotte, NC, United States
Email: hello@ethoslinkadvisory.com

Plain-English summary. Use this site reasonably. The information here is educational, not professional advice — engagement-specific contracts govern actual client work. Our content is ours; cite us with a link if you reference us. We make no outcome guarantees. Disputes go to North Carolina courts.