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By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.

Informational purpose

This website provides general information about HighQ Leadership Institute, its services, speaking engagements, Perspectives, frameworks, tools, and resources. Website content is not legal, financial, employment, governance, or other professional advice and should not be treated as a substitute for advice tailored to your circumstances.

No client relationship

Submitting a form, requesting information, downloading a resource, or communicating through this website does not by itself create an advisory, consulting, fiduciary, or other client relationship. Any engagement must be confirmed through a separate written agreement.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, this website and its content, including text, graphics, logos, Perspectives, Executive Briefs, frameworks, tools, downloads, and design elements, are owned by or licensed to HighQ Leadership Institute and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. HighQ Leadership Institute, HighQ Decision Architecture™, Governance Pressure Gap™, the HighQ Alignment Check, and other identified names, tools, and frameworks may be trademarks or proprietary works of HighQ.

Permitted use of complimentary resources

You may download, print, and use materials that are expressly offered as complimentary resources for your personal use or for internal use within your own organization. This includes using an unmodified resource with members of your own governing board, cabinet, executive team, leadership team, or staff.

You may facilitate an internal organizational discussion using a complimentary resource, provided that all HighQ copyright notices, attribution, trademarks, and branding remain intact. You may also share a link to the applicable HighQ resource page with colleagues or other interested individuals.

Restricted use

Without prior written permission from HighQ, you may not sell, license, publish, publicly post, broadly distribute, modify, translate, rebrand, or create derivative works from website content or HighQ resources. You may not remove HighQ attribution or incorporate HighQ content, frameworks, or tools into another product, assessment, training program, publication, or commercial offering.

HighQ resources may not be used to provide paid consulting, facilitation, training, coaching, or advisory services to third parties without prior written authorization or an applicable license. Brief quotations with appropriate attribution are permitted where allowed by law.

A resource may include additional use instructions. If those instructions differ from these general terms, the terms accompanying that resource will govern its use.

Acceptable conduct

You agree not to interfere with website operation, attempt unauthorized access, introduce malicious code, use automated means to extract substantial content, misrepresent your identity, or use the website for unlawful or harmful purposes.

Third-party services and links

The website may use or link to third-party services. HighQ does not control and is not responsible for their availability, content, security, terms, or privacy practices.

Disclaimer

The website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, HighQ disclaims warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. We may update, remove, or change website content without notice.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, HighQ Leadership Institute and its representatives will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from website use or reliance on its content. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute relating to the website will be addressed in a court of competent jurisdiction in Oregon, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Changes to these terms

We may revise these terms from time to time. The effective date above will be updated when material changes are made. Continued use of the website after revised terms are posted constitutes acceptance of those terms.

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