These terms set out the rules for using this website and clarify an important point: browsing this site, reading our articles, or sending us a message does not by itself make you a client of LA Global.
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These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the LA Global website and any content, tools, or materials made available through it (together, the "Site"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
If you use the Site on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and "you" refers to both you and that organization.
Who we are
LA Global LLC is an advisory firm providing AI strategy, transformation, and data monetization counsel to media and technology organizations. Our practice areas include AI implementation and operational efficiency, agent deployment, internal owned-and-operated data strategy, strategic data licensing and monetization, and board and C-suite advisory.
No advisory relationship from this website
Using this Site does not make you a client of LA Global. An advisory relationship is created only by a written engagement agreement signed by both parties.
Nothing on this Site — including articles, frameworks, the readiness diagnostic, or any response to an enquiry — constitutes legal, financial, investment, accounting, tax, or regulatory advice, and none of it should be relied upon as a substitute for advice from qualified professionals licensed in the relevant jurisdiction.
Sending us a message, completing the diagnostic, or scheduling a call does not create a confidential or fiduciary relationship. Please do not send confidential or proprietary information through the Site before a written confidentiality agreement is in place. See Confidentiality.
How engagements are formed
Advisory services are provided exclusively under a written engagement agreement or statement of work that specifies scope, deliverables, fees, timelines, confidentiality obligations, data handling, intellectual property ownership, and termination rights.
Where the terms of an executed engagement agreement conflict with these Terms, the engagement agreement controls as to the services it covers. These Terms continue to govern your use of the Site.
We accept a limited number of engagements at any time and reserve the right to decline any enquiry or prospective engagement, including where a conflict of interest exists or where we determine we are not the right fit.
Permitted use of this website
You may use the Site for lawful business and informational purposes. You agree not to:
- Use the Site in violation of any applicable law or regulation
- Copy, republish, sell, license, or commercially exploit Site content except as permitted in Intellectual property
- Use automated systems — scrapers, crawlers, bots, or harvesting tools — to extract content or data, except for standard search engine indexing
- Use Site content to train, fine-tune, or evaluate any machine learning or artificial intelligence model without our prior written permission
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its servers, or connected systems
- Introduce malware, or interfere with the operation, security, or availability of the Site
- Misrepresent your identity or affiliation, or submit false information
- Use the Site to send unsolicited commercial communications
We may suspend or terminate access to the Site at any time, without notice, where we reasonably believe these Terms have been breached.
Intellectual property
All content on the Site — including text, articles, diagnostic questions and scoring logic, frameworks, methodologies, graphics, design, layout, code, and the LA Global name, logo, and marks — is owned by LA Global LLC or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
You may view, download, and print Site content for your own internal, non-commercial business reference, provided you keep all proprietary notices intact. Any other use — including reproduction, distribution, public display, modification, or creation of derivative works — requires our prior written consent.
Our advisory frameworks, assessment methodologies, and valuation approaches are proprietary. Access to them through the Site or a preliminary conversation grants no license to use them in your own consulting, advisory, or commercial activities.
Ownership of deliverables created during an engagement is governed by the applicable engagement agreement, not by these Terms.
Your submissions
When you send us information through a contact form, email, or diagnostic, you represent that you have the right to share it and that it is accurate to the best of your knowledge.
You retain ownership of what you submit. You grant LA Global a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, store, and reproduce your submission solely to respond to you, evaluate a potential engagement, and administer our business relationship. We handle submissions in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
If you send unsolicited ideas, proposals, or suggestions, we may use them without obligation, compensation, or confidentiality, unless a written agreement provides otherwise.
Confidentiality
We take client confidentiality seriously. Material shared with us during an engagement is protected under the confidentiality provisions of the applicable agreement.
Before a confidentiality agreement is signed, treat any information you send through the Site as non-confidential. We cannot guarantee confidential treatment of unsolicited submissions, and receiving them creates no obligation of confidence on our part.
If you need to discuss sensitive matters — proprietary data assets, licensing negotiations, unannounced strategy, or board deliberations — tell us and we will put an appropriate confidentiality agreement in place first.
The readiness diagnostic
The readiness diagnostic on the Site is a simplified self-assessment tool offered for general orientation. It is not an audit, a professional assessment, a certification, or a substitute for engagement-level diagnostic work.
Its output is indicative only and is based entirely on the answers you provide, without verification. It does not account for your industry position, regulatory environment, technical estate, competitive dynamics, or organizational context. You should not make investment, personnel, governance, or strategic decisions on the basis of its result alone.
Third-party links and services
The Site links to third-party services, including our scheduling provider and any hosted forms. Those services are operated independently and governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content, availability, security, or practices. Linking does not imply endorsement.
Disclaimer of warranties
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LA GLOBAL LLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or that content is current, complete, or accurate. Market conditions in artificial intelligence, data licensing, and media technology change rapidly, and material may become outdated. See our Disclaimer for further detail.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
Limitation of liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LA GLOBAL LLC AND ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS (US$100).
This section does not limit liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, willful misconduct, or any liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law. Liability arising from advisory services is governed separately by the applicable engagement agreement.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless LA Global LLC and its members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses — including reasonable legal fees — arising from your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, your violation of any law or third-party right, or any content you submit.
Governing law
These Terms and any dispute arising from them are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
Dispute resolution
Informal resolution first. Before filing any claim, you agree to contact us at legal@laglobal.io and attempt to resolve the matter informally for at least 30 days.
Binding arbitration. If informal resolution fails, any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Site will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, before a single arbitrator, seated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, conducted in English. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court, and either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in a state or federal court located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to protect intellectual property or confidential information.
No class actions. Disputes will be resolved on an individual basis. You and LA Global waive any right to bring or participate in a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action.
If any part of this section is found unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect, except that if the class action waiver is unenforceable, this entire arbitration section does not apply.
General provisions
Changes to these Terms
We may revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version with a new "Last updated" date. Material changes will be flagged prominently on the Site. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.
Severability
If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remaining provisions stay in full force.
No waiver
Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
Assignment
You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our written consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
Entire agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and LA Global regarding the Site, superseding any prior understanding on that subject.
Force majeure
We are not liable for any failure or delay caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
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