Terms of Service

By accessing our website, submitting information through our scheduling flow, or otherwise engaging BraveOn to provide Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference.

If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, you must not access the website or use the Services.

BraveOn provides AI governance and delivery-assurance consulting services to organizations seeking to establish structured, defensible programs for the responsible adoption, oversight, and delivery of artificial intelligence systems. Our Services may include governance readiness assessment, advisory engagements, framework design, delivery-assurance review, workshops, and related deliverables.

The website provides informational content about our approach and a scheduling flow through which you may request a consultation. The specific scope, deliverables, fees, and timelines of any consulting engagement are established in a separate written agreement, statement of work, or order form (an “Engagement Agreement”) executed between you and BraveOn. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and an Engagement Agreement, the Engagement Agreement controls with respect to the subject matter of that engagement.

The Services are intended for business and professional use by organizations and the individuals authorized to act on their behalf. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age and are able to form a legally binding contract.

You agree that any information you provide to us, including through our scheduling flow, is accurate, current, and complete, and that you are authorized to provide it.

Submitting a scheduling request or other inquiry does not create a consulting relationship or any obligation on either party. A consulting relationship is formed only upon execution of an Engagement Agreement.

Unless otherwise stated in an Engagement Agreement, our deliverables are advisory in nature. You remain solely responsible for the decisions you make and the actions you take based on our advice, including how you design, deploy, operate, and govern your own AI systems and business processes. We do not assume operational control of, or responsibility for, your systems.

When using our website and Services, you agree that you will not:

• Use the Services in violation of any applicable law or regulation;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website, our systems, or the systems of our service providers;
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the website, including by introducing malware or launching denial-of-service activity;
• Scrape, harvest, or collect information about other users, or use automated means to access the website in a manner that imposes an unreasonable burden;
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation, or submit information that is false, misleading, or that you are not authorized to provide; or
• Use the website or any content or deliverables to develop, market, or provide a competing product or service, except as permitted by an Engagement Agreement.

The website and all content, materials, frameworks, methodologies, templates, software, text, graphics, logos, and other works made available by BraveOn (the “BraveOn Materials”) are owned by The Local Pond, LLC or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property and other laws. Except for the limited rights expressly granted in these Terms or an Engagement Agreement, no rights are transferred to you.

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and view the website for your internal business and evaluation purposes. Deliverables produced under an Engagement Agreement are licensed to you as set forth in that agreement. Absent express written terms to the contrary, our pre-existing intellectual property, know-how, and general methodologies remain our property, and we retain the right to use the general knowledge, skills, and experience gained in the course of providing Services.

“BraveOn” and associated names, logos, and marks are marks of The Local Pond, LLC. You may not use them without our prior written consent.

You retain all rights in the materials, data, and information you provide to us (“Client Materials”). You grant us a limited license to use Client Materials solely to provide the Services and to fulfill our obligations to you.

Each party may receive confidential information of the other party in connection with the Services. Each party agrees to protect the other party's confidential information using at least the same degree of care it uses for its own confidential information (and no less than a reasonable degree of care), and to use it only for purposes of the engagement. These obligations do not apply to information that is publicly available, already known without a duty of confidentiality, independently developed, or rightfully obtained from a third party, and do not prevent disclosure required by law provided reasonable notice is given where permitted. Our handling of personal information is further described in our Privacy Policy.

Our Services provide governance and delivery-assurance consulting. They do not constitute legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, or other licensed professional advice, and no attorney-client or other privileged relationship is created by your use of the Services. Content on the website is provided for general informational purposes only.

You are responsible for obtaining independent legal and professional advice regarding your specific obligations, and for ensuring your own compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to your organization.

The website and, except as expressly stated in an Engagement Agreement, the Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, BraveOn disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, that defects will be corrected, or that any advice or deliverable will achieve a particular outcome, including any specific regulatory, audit, or governance result. Outcomes depend on factors within your control and on circumstances that may change over time.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, BraveOn and The Local Pond, LLC, and their respective members, officers, employees, and agents, will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunity, arising out of or relating to the website, the Services, or these Terms, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the total aggregate liability of BraveOn and The Local Pond, LLC arising out of or relating to the website, the Services, or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the fees you paid to us for the specific engagement giving rise to the claim during the twelve (12) months preceding the event that gave rise to the liability, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100). These limitations form an essential basis of the bargain between the parties and apply regardless of the theory of liability. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless BraveOn and The Local Pond, LLC, and their respective members, officers, employees, and agents, from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or in any way connected with (a) your use of the website or Services in violation of these Terms, (b) Client Materials you provide, or (c) your violation of any applicable law or the rights of any third party. This section applies except to the extent a loss is caused by our gross negligence or willful misconduct.

The website may rely on third-party service providers and may contain links to third-party websites or resources. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the content, policies, or practices of any third party. Your use of third-party services is governed by the terms and policies of those providers.

These Terms apply while you access the website or use the Services. We may suspend or terminate your access to the website at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms or to protect the website, our users, or our rights. Termination of a consulting engagement is governed by the applicable Engagement Agreement.

Provisions that by their nature should survive termination, including intellectual property, confidentiality, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law, will survive.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Subject to any dispute-resolution terms in an applicable Engagement Agreement, you agree that the state and federal courts located in Texas will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the website, and you consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in those courts.

Any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the website must be brought within one (1) year after the claim arose, except where a longer period is required by applicable law.

We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, Services, or applicable law. When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website or Services after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

These Terms, together with any applicable Engagement Agreement and our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and BraveOn regarding the website and supersede any prior understandings on that subject. If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full effect. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that provision. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. There are no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms.

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us: