Terms of Use

1. About Does IT Fit

Does IT Fit, Inc. is a consulting, advisory, training, speaking, and intellectual property company focused on helping leaders and organizations create clarity from complexity.

Our offerings include:

• consulting and advisory services;
• decision intelligence;
• organizational transformation;
• business process review and analysis;
• artificial intelligence and technology strategy;
• leadership development and executive advisory;
• training and workshops;
• keynote speaking and events;
• the LISTEN book, framework, methodology, and related resources;
• articles, reports, white papers, assessments, tools, and downloadable materials;
• future digital products, subscriptions, courses, or other DIF offerings.

Information presented on the Site is intended to provide general information about Does IT Fit and its offerings.

2. No Professional Engagement Created

Your use of this Site, submission of an inquiry form, download of a resource, scheduling of a conversation, or communication with Does IT Fit does not by itself create a consulting, advisory, professional services, fiduciary, or other client relationship.

A formal engagement with Does IT Fit begins only when the applicable parties execute a written agreement, statement of work, engagement letter, purchase agreement, or other authorized contract.

Until such an agreement exists, information exchanged through the Site should not be considered confidential unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing.

3. Educational and Informational Purposes

Content available through the Site is provided for general educational, informational, and business purposes.

Although we strive to provide thoughtful and useful information, Site content is not intended to constitute legal, financial, accounting, investment, medical, regulatory, cybersecurity, or other licensed professional advice.

You are responsible for evaluating information and making decisions appropriate to your own circumstances.

DIF frameworks, assessments, tools, articles, workshops, and resources are intended to support thinking and decision-making. They do not guarantee any particular business, organizational, leadership, financial, or operational outcome.

4. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the Site and its contents are owned by or licensed to Does IT Fit, Inc. and are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

This includes, without limitation:

• the Does IT Fit and DIF names and branding;
• logos, marks, visual identities, and design elements;
• the LISTEN name, framework, methodology, concepts, diagrams, models, language, and associated materials;
• decision intelligence frameworks and methodologies;
• Business Clarity Sprint materials;
• DIF assessments, worksheets, templates, reports, tools, and processes;
• course and training materials;
• keynote materials and presentations;
• books, manuscripts, articles, white papers, reports, and publications;
• graphics, illustrations, videos, photographs, audio, and website content;
• proprietary models, processes, and methodologies developed by Does IT Fit.

Except as expressly permitted in writing, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, republish, display, create derivative works from, license, sell, commercialize, teach, use to train artificial intelligence systems or models, or otherwise exploit DIF intellectual property.

Access to publicly available Site content does not transfer ownership or grant a license to use DIF intellectual property commercially.

Trademarks. The Does IT Fit and DIF names, the DIF wave logo, and the names of DIF frameworks, programs, platforms, and offerings, including those identified on the Site with the ™ or ® symbol, are trademarks of Does IT Fit, Inc. Other names and marks are the property of their respective owners. Nothing on the Site grants a license to use any DIF trademark.

5. Limited Personal Use

You may access and use publicly available Site content for your own lawful, noncommercial informational purposes.

You may not:

• remove copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices;
• reproduce substantial portions of Site content;
• use DIF materials to create competing products or services;
• use DIF frameworks in paid training, consulting, coaching, or other commercial work without written authorization;
• represent DIF materials as your own;
• scrape, harvest, systematically download, or reproduce Site content;
• use Site content to train or develop artificial intelligence systems, datasets, models, or commercial knowledge products without written permission.

Additional license terms may apply to purchased or licensed resources.

6. LISTEN and Other Proprietary Frameworks

The LISTEN framework and related materials are proprietary intellectual property of Does IT Fit, Inc.

References to LISTEN on the Site are provided to explain the methodology and its applications.

Other DIF frameworks, methodologies, models, and assessments referenced on the Site are likewise proprietary to Does IT Fit, Inc. and are described for informational purposes only.

Without a written license or agreement from Does IT Fit, Inc., you may not:

• certify others in the framework;
• reproduce the framework in commercial materials;
• incorporate it into your own consulting or training methodology;
• create derivative assessments or courses;
• license, sublicense, teach, or sell the framework;
• use DIF trademarks or proprietary terminology in a manner suggesting affiliation, certification, sponsorship, or endorsement.

7. Speaking, Consulting, and Training Inquiries

The Site may allow you to request information about consulting engagements, executive advisory services, speaking engagements, workshops, training, strategy sessions, events, partnerships, licensing, bulk purchases, or other offerings.

Submitting an inquiry does not guarantee availability, acceptance, pricing, or engagement.

Any scope, fees, deliverables, intellectual property rights, travel arrangements, cancellation provisions, payment terms, or other conditions will be governed by the applicable written agreement.

8. Purchases and Payments

The Site may permit the purchase of products, services, event registrations, digital materials, deposits, or other offerings.

When making a purchase, you agree to provide accurate and complete payment and billing information.

Prices, availability, product descriptions, and offerings may change without notice.

Additional terms may apply to particular products or services, including refund policies, cancellation policies, subscription terms, licensing restrictions, delivery terms, event policies, and engagement agreements.

Where additional terms conflict with these Terms, the more specific terms applicable to that purchase or service will control.

Where we ask you to affirmatively accept these Terms or other terms (for example, by checking a box at checkout, at registration, or before downloading a resource), that acceptance forms part of your binding agreement with us.

9. Digital Products and Downloads

Some DIF materials may be provided electronically. Unless otherwise stated, purchase or access grants you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable license for your own authorized use.

Unless your license expressly permits it, DIF digital materials may not be:

• resold;
• redistributed;
• uploaded to shared public repositories;
• reproduced for organizational use beyond the purchased license;
• incorporated into competing products;
• used to create derivative commercial materials;
• shared with third parties beyond the permitted license.

Organizational, enterprise, training, or licensing use may require a separate agreement.

10. Accounts and Access

Certain future Site features may require you to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials, providing accurate information, securing access to your account, and activities occurring through your account.

You may not impersonate another individual or organization or use another person's account without authorization.

We may suspend or terminate access if we reasonably believe an account is being misused, compromised, or used in violation of these Terms.

11. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Site to:

• violate applicable law;
• infringe intellectual property or privacy rights;
• transmit malicious software;
• attempt unauthorized access to systems or data;
• interfere with Site operations or security;
• scrape or harvest information through automated means without permission;
• submit false, misleading, fraudulent, or unlawful information;
• impersonate another person or entity;
• use the Site to distribute spam or unsolicited communications;
• attempt to reverse engineer proprietary tools, applications, assessments, or systems.

12. User Submissions

You may submit information through contact forms, inquiry forms, surveys, assessments, event registrations, comments, or other Site features.

You represent that information you submit is accurate and that you have the right to provide it.

You should not submit confidential, proprietary, regulated, or sensitive information through general website forms unless specifically requested through an authorized and appropriate channel.

Unless otherwise stated, submitting ideas, suggestions, or general feedback does not create a confidential relationship or obligation to compensate you.

If you choose to submit ideas, suggestions, or feedback about DIF, the Site, or our offerings, you grant Does IT Fit, Inc. a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive license to use, modify, and incorporate that feedback for any purpose, without obligation or attribution to you. This does not apply to confidential information you provide under a separate written agreement with DIF.

13. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy, which should be read together with these Terms. By using the Site, you acknowledge the practices described in the Privacy Policy.

14. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, retailers, scheduling providers, payment processors, social media services, publishers, event platforms, or other external resources.

Does IT Fit does not control and is not responsible for third-party websites, content, privacy practices, availability, security, products, or services. A link does not necessarily constitute endorsement.

Your use of third-party services is governed by their applicable terms and policies.

15. Artificial Intelligence and Digital Tools

DIF may use or provide technology-enabled tools, including artificial intelligence, automation, decision-support systems, assessments, or interactive experiences.

Outputs generated by these tools may contain inaccuracies, incomplete information, or limitations.

Such outputs are intended to assist human judgment and should not be treated as a substitute for appropriate professional expertise, organizational governance, independent verification, or responsible decision-making.

Users remain responsible for decisions made using such tools.

16. Testimonials and Results

Testimonials, examples, case studies, scenarios, and descriptions of outcomes may illustrate experiences or applications of DIF services.

They do not guarantee that any individual or organization will achieve identical or similar results.

Results depend on numerous factors, including circumstances, implementation, leadership, resources, organizational conditions, and decisions outside DIF's control.

17. Site Availability

We may modify, suspend, discontinue, restrict, or update any portion of the Site at any time.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted access or that the Site will always be error-free, secure, or available.

We may correct errors, update information, or change functionality without prior notice.

18. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE."

DOES IT FIT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND AVAILABILITY.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ITS CONTENT WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR SUITABLE FOR EVERY PURPOSE.

19. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DOES IT FIT, INC., ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE.

THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, DATA, GOODWILL, REVENUE, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION.

TO THE EXTENT LIABILITY CANNOT LEGALLY BE EXCLUDED, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID DIRECTLY TO DOES IT FIT FOR THE SPECIFIC SITE-BASED PRODUCT OR SERVICE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

Some jurisdictions do not permit certain limitations, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

20. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Does IT Fit, Inc., its officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, and representatives from claims, liabilities, losses, damages, expenses, or costs arising from your violation of these Terms, misuse of the Site, violation of applicable law, infringement of third-party rights, or misuse of DIF intellectual property.

21. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute not otherwise subject to a separate written agreement will be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction located in Maryland, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

22. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms periodically. The revised version will be posted on the Site with an updated "Last Updated" date.

Your continued use of the Site after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

23. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

24. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms applicable to specific products, services, purchases, or engagements, constitute the agreement governing your use of the Site.

Separate written contracts executed with Does IT Fit will govern professional engagements and will control in the event of a conflict relating to those services.