Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using adValorem ("the Site"), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Site.

2. Purpose and Nature of Content

adValorem provides insights, analysis, and community discussion regarding the transformation of professional services pricing and value capture models. The content provided:

Represents industry patterns and collective experiences
Is anonymized to protect confidentiality
Does not disclose specific organizational practices or proprietary information
Should not be construed as professional advice

3. Intellectual Property Rights

3.1 Site Content

All content published on adValorem, including but not limited to articles, analyses, frameworks, methodologies, comments, discussions, and user contributions, becomes the intellectual property of adValorem upon publication
This includes all user submissions once published on the platform
By submitting or posting content to adValorem, you irrevocably assign all intellectual property rights in that content to adValorem
adValorem maintains the exclusive right to use, modify, adapt, publish, distribute, and create derivative works from all published content

3.2 Limited License

Users are granted a limited, non-exclusive license to:

Access and view content for personal, non-commercial use
Share insights within their organizations with appropriate attribution to adValorem
Engage in community discussions and contribute to the dialogue

3.3 Restrictions

Users may not:

Reproduce, distribute, or commercialize site content without explicit written permission from adValorem
Create derivative works based on adValorem content
Use content for commercial purposes without a license agreement
Remove copyright notices or attributions

4. User Contributions and Community Engagement

4.1 Acceptable Use

When contributing to discussions or sharing insights, users must:

Respect confidentiality and maintain anonymity of organizations and individuals
Share only generalized insights and patterns, not specific organizational practices
Avoid disclosure of proprietary information or trade secrets

4.2 Content Ownership

By contributing to discussions or sharing insights, users grant adValorem a non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, modify, and incorporate such contributions into the site's content while maintaining appropriate anonymization.

5. Professional Services Context

5.1 Non-Advisory Nature

Content provided on the Site:

Is for informational purposes only
Does not constitute professional advice
Should not be relied upon for specific business decisions without appropriate professional consultation

5.2 Industry Transformation Focus

Users acknowledge that:

The Site focuses on industry transformation and emerging models
Implementation of concepts requires professional judgment and consideration of specific circumstances
Success in applying concepts is not guaranteed

6. Confidentiality and Anonymization

6.1 Platform Role

adValorem:

May anonymize content at its discretion
Reserves the right to moderate or remove content
Makes no guarantee regarding the confidentiality of user-submitted content

6.2 User Responsibility

Users are solely responsible for:

Compliance with their organizational policies and confidentiality obligations
Any disclosures they make about themselves or their organizations
Obtaining necessary permissions before sharing organizational information
Any consequences resulting from their disclosures

6.3 Content Verification

While adValorem strives to maintain content quality:

We cannot verify all claims made by users
We make no representations about the accuracy of user-submitted content
We reserve the right but not obligation to verify or moderate content

7. Limitation of Liability

7.1 Information Accuracy

While adValorem strives for accuracy, we:

Make no warranties about the completeness or accuracy of content
Are not responsible for implementation outcomes
Reserve the right to modify or remove content at any time

7.2 Implementation Risk