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Terms of Use

Effective date: [Insert date]

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Decision Surface™ Group website, content, resources, downloads, forms, and related online materials.

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

1. Website purpose

The Decision Surface™ Group website provides information about our research, publications, frameworks, services, executive briefings, and thought leadership related to accountable agentic workflows, AI governance, workflow architecture, and institutional accountability.

The website is for informational and business-development purposes only. It does not create a client, advisory, fiduciary, legal, compliance, audit, or consulting relationship unless and until Decision Surface™ Group and the relevant client enter into a written agreement.

2. No professional advice

Content on this website is provided for general informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal, regulatory, compliance, audit, accounting, cybersecurity, financial, or professional advice.

You should not rely on website content as a substitute for advice from qualified legal, compliance, risk, audit, cybersecurity, financial, or other professional advisors familiar with your specific circumstances.

3. No guarantee of outcomes

Decision Surface™ Group materials may discuss governance methods, risk concepts, operating models, evidence architectures, audits, workflows, and institutional practices. We do not guarantee any specific business, compliance, regulatory, examination, litigation, financial, operational, or technical outcome from use of this website or from downloading any resource.

Any examples, scenarios, frameworks, or case illustrations are provided to explain concepts and should not be treated as predictions, guarantees, or institution-specific recommendations.

4. Intellectual property

All content on this website, including text, graphics, diagrams, frameworks, methodology descriptions, downloads, page designs, service descriptions, and related materials, is owned by or licensed to Decision Surface™ Group unless otherwise stated.

Decision Surface™, Trust Harness, Signature Gap, Asymmetric Illegibility, Agentic Residual Loss, Cognition Budget, Authority Surface, Evidence Fabric, Agentic Manager, Significance Auditor, and related framework terms are used as proprietary methodology terms of Decision Surface™ Group.

You may view, download, and print website materials for your internal business review, provided you do not remove proprietary notices or misrepresent the source.

You may not, without prior written permission:

  • copy, reproduce, or redistribute substantial portions of the website or downloadable materials;
  • use Decision Surface™ Group materials to create competing commercial services or products;
  • modify materials and present them as your own;
  • remove copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices;
  • use Decision Surface™ Group names, marks, or frameworks in a way that suggests endorsement, partnership, or affiliation without written permission.

5. Permitted use

You agree to use the website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use.

You agree not to:

  • interfere with the operation or security of the website;
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems or data;
  • submit malicious code, spam, or misleading information;
  • scrape or harvest content except as permitted by law;
  • use the website in a way that infringes intellectual property, privacy, or other rights;
  • misrepresent your identity or affiliation.

6. Form submissions

If you submit a form, request a briefing, download a resource, or contact us through the website, you agree that the information you provide is accurate and that Decision Surface™ Group may use it to respond to you and communicate about relevant services or materials, subject to our Privacy Policy.

Do not submit confidential, regulated, privileged, or sensitive institutional information through public website forms. Website form submissions do not create a confidential relationship unless a separate written agreement is in place.

7. Third-party services and links

The website may use or link to third-party services, including hosting, analytics, form processing, email, webinar, payment, or content platforms. Decision Surface™ Group is not responsible for third-party websites, services, policies, or practices.

Your use of third-party services may be governed by separate terms and privacy policies.

8. Availability and changes

We may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website or any materials at any time without notice. We do not guarantee that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or available at all times.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

The website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, Decision Surface™ Group disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and availability.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Decision Surface™ Group and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, and representatives will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, exemplary, or similar damages arising from or related to your use of the website or reliance on its content.

Nothing in these Terms of Use limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Decision Surface™ Group and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, and representatives from claims, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from your misuse of the website, violation of these Terms of Use, or infringement of any rights of another party.

12. Governing law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of [Insert governing jurisdiction], without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts located in [Insert venue], unless otherwise required by applicable law.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the website after updates are posted means you accept the revised terms.

14. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Use, contact:

Decision Surface™ Group
Email: [Insert legal/contact email]
Website: https://www.decisionsurface.com