BoardCollective Terms of Use
These Terms of Use (the “Term”) comprise a binding legal agreement between you and Telesto Strategy, LLC, which provides the BoardCollective services at TelestoBoardCollective.com (“BoardCollective”). Please review this agreement carefully.
1. Overview
BoardCollective provides information and educational materials related to serving on a corporate board of directors. By visiting the BoardCollective website located at Telestoboardcollective.com (the “Site”) and/or interacting with the any services provided by the BoardCollective website or services you are accepting to be bound by these Terms, and you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms, including any additional guidelines and future modifications (collectively, the “Terms”). It is effective between you and us as of the date of you accepting this agreement. Some of this information and services are available to users without registering or payment and some information and services require registration and/or payment. However, these Terms apply to all users of the BoardCollective Site and materials.
These Terms were last updated on December 22, 2025. These Terms cover visiting our Site and any actions you take or communications you make to us through our Site or through email (the “Services”). By continuing to use the Services you agree to the Terms and any updates to the Terms. If you do not agree to the Terms or any updates to the Terms, you may not use the Services, may not interact with BoardCollective, and must terminate your engagement with BoardCollective.
In addition to these Terms of Use, if you choose to become a member of the Services or otherwise purchase any materials or services from BoardCollective, the terms of such membership and/or services are set forth on the BoardCollective Membership Page (the “Membership Page”). You acknowledge that such Membership Page may be updated from time to time by BoardCollective and that you agree to all such changes and new Membership Page terms and pricing.
The content provided by BoardCollective is for informational purposes only and you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice, or that any such information will protect you regarding your duties, fiduciary or otherwise, to any organization or third-party.
All Content on the Site is information of a general nature and does not address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Nothing in the Services constitutes professional and/or financial advice, nor does any information on the Site constitute a comprehensive or complete statement of the matters discussed or the law relating thereto. You alone assume the sole responsibility of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the use of any information or other Content on the Site before making any decisions based on such information or other Content. As further set forth herein, in exchange for using the Services, you agree not to hold BoardCollective, its affiliates or any third party service provider liable for any possible claim for damages arising from any decision you make based on information or other Content made available to you through the Services.
2. Content and License to Use Services.
In these Terms, the content on the Services, including all information, writings, methods, data, logos, marks, designs, graphics, pictures, video files, sound files, digital download files, other files, and their selection and arrangement, is called “Content.” All Content and all software available on the Service or used to create and operate the Services is the property of BoardCollective or its licensors, and is protected by domestic and international copyright laws, and all rights to the Services, such as Content and such software are expressly reserved. All trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned in the Services are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by BoardCollective.
BoardCollective grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable license to access the Services and to view, copy and print the portions of the Content available to you on the Services for personal use only or for use by your specific business; provided, however, that no Content may be distributed by you to any third parties without our express permission. Such license is subject to these Terms and specifically conditioned upon your compliance with these Terms. Except as expressly permitted above, any use of any portion of the Content without the prior written permission of its owner is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted in this Section, these Terms and your account with us. Any such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws, including without limitation copyright and trademark laws. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Terms may be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. The license in this Section is revocable by us at any time.
3. Your Content
The information collected when you provide information of any kind to BoardCollective is known as the “User Content.” By providing any User Content to BoardCollective, whether directly through your use of the Services, you grant BoardCollective and BoardCollective’s affiliates and service providers, and each of their and BoardCollective’s respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for the purpose of providing the Services and for other purposes expressed herein. BoardCollective does not claim any ownership in any User Content, including any text, data, information, images, photographs, music, sound, video, or other material, that you upload, transmit, or store through the Services. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Content submitted by you and have full responsibility for such User Content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. BoardCollective is not responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any User Content submitted by you.
BoardCollective disclaims any and all liability in connection with or arising from User Content uploaded, stored, transmitted or otherwise distributed by you. By uploading, storing, transmitting or otherwise distributing User Content, you affirm, represent, and warrant that the User Content does not and will not: (a) violate these Terms , (b) infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right or (c) slander, defame, or libel any other person; or (iv) contain any viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code. Violators of any third-party rights may be subject to criminal and civil liability. BoardCollective reserves all rights and remedies against any Users who violate these Terms.
In the event BoardCollective receives any information or notice that any User Content uploaded, stored, transmitted or otherwise distributed by user violates these Terms or infringes any copyright, trademark, or patent, or is alleged to infringe any copyright, trademark, or patent, BoardCollective reserves the right to immediately remove the User Content without notice to you and without any obligation to investigate an allegation of infringement. BoardCollective further reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to remove for any reason whatsoever and at any time, any User Content uploaded, stored, transmitted or otherwise distributed by you, without prior notice to you.
4. Your Limited License of User Content to Us.
We do not claim any ownership interest in your User Content, but we do need the right to use your User Content to the extent necessary to provide content and to operate the Services now and in the future. We also need the right to use your User Content in order to aggregate certain raw data contained or derived from that content, in a manner consistent with our Privacy Policy, to provide our users additional services and information.
Therefore, by posting or distributing User Content to or through the Services, you (a) grant BoardCollective and its affiliates and subsidiaries a non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, transferable right to use, display, perform, reproduce, distribute, publish, modify, adapt, translate, and create derivative works from such User Content on the Services, in the manner in and for the purposes for which the Services from time to time uses such User Content; and (b) represent and warrant that (i) you own and control all of the rights to the User Content that you post or otherwise distribute, or you otherwise have the lawful right to post and distribute that User Content, to or through the Services; and (ii) the use and posting or other transmission of such User Content does not violate these Terms and will not violate any rights of or cause injury to any person or entity.
If your User Content is intended for the use of other users on the Services, you also grant us and our affiliates and subsidiaries a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable right to sublicense such User Content to such users for their use in connection with their use of the Services.
These licenses from you are non-exclusive because you have the right to use your User Content elsewhere. They are royalty-free because we are not required to pay you for the use of your User Content on the Services. And they are transferable because we need the right to transfer these licenses to any successor operator of the Services. We reserve the right to sell or otherwise transfer aggregate data generated from the Services to third parties. We have the right to “modify, adapt, translate, and create derivative works from such User Content because the normal operation of the Services does this to your User Content when it processes it for use on the Services and any such modified, adapted, or translated derivative work is the property of BoardCollective’s property.
If you use the BoardCollective Services to post any Content on behalf of a company, nonprofit, or other organization you are involved with, you warrant that you are authorized to post such Content and represent yourself on behalf of such organization.
5. Prohibited Activities; Enforcement of Policies
By agreeing to these Terms, you agree not to (or authorize or encourage any third party to) use the Services to (a) upload, store, transmit or otherwise distribute any content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, obscene, contains viruses, or is otherwise objectionable as reasonably determined by BoardCollective; (b) upload, store, transmit or otherwise distribute content that infringes upon another party’s intellectual property rights or other proprietary, contractual or fiduciary rights or obligations; (c) use the Services for any fraudulent or inappropriate purpose, (d) impersonate any person or entity, falsely claim an affiliation with any person or entity, or access accounts of others without permission, forge another persons’ digital signature or identity, misrepresent the source, identity, or content of information transmitted via the Services, or perform any other similar fraudulent activity; or (e) use the Services for any illegal purpose, or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law, including, without limitation, laws governing intellectual property and other proprietary rights, and data protection and privacy.
BoardCollective reserves the right to scan all User Content to ensure compliance with these Terms. In the event BoardCollective determines, in its sole discretion, that your use of the Services is in violation of these Terms, BoardCollective shall have the right without recourse by the user to immediately terminate your account.
6. Linking to the Services.
You may provide links to the Services, provided that (a) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright notice, or other notices on the Services, (b) your service does not engage in illegal or pornographic activities, and (c) you discontinue providing links to the Services immediately upon request by us.
7. Registration.
To use certain portions of the Services requires you to register. When registering you agree to provide us with accurate, complete registration information. You must be at least 18 years old to use the Services. Your registration must be done using your real name and accurate information. You are responsible for preventing any unauthorized use, and you agree to accept all risks of unauthorized access to your registration data. BoardCollective shall not be liable for any consequences that may result from incorrect, incomplete, false, stole, or lost information. BoardCollective may also allow registration and use of the Site and Services through third-party means such as Google at its discretion. BoardCollective makes no guarantee related to such login methods and offers them only for convenience.
You agree to keep all user IDs and access codes/passwords confidential. Sharing of account information and passwords is strictly forbidden. If you believe that you user ID or password has been compromised, you agree to contact BoardCollective immediately via e-mail or telephone.
8. Inactive Accounts; Cancellation; Termination.
You and/or BoardCollective may terminate your use of the Services at any time. Specifically, we reserve the right to terminate your user account and your use of the Services without prior notice if we believe in our discretion that you have violated or acted inconsistently with these Terms. When your account is terminated, we may retain an archival copy of your User Content after termination for up to sixty (60) days; however, we do not make any guarantee that we will do so.
9. Advertisers.
The Services may contain advertising and sponsorships. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Services is accurate and complies with applicable laws. We are not responsible for the illegality or any error, inaccuracy or problem in the advertiser’s or sponsor’s materials.
10. Errors, Corrections and Changes.
We do not represent or warrant that the Services will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. We do not represent or warrant that the information available on or through the Services will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise reliable. We may make changes to the features, functionality or content of the Services at any time. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any documents, information or other content appearing on the Services. We are not obligated to create or provide support, corrections, upgrades, bug fixes and/or enhancements to the Services.
11. Unlawful Activity.
We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of this Agreement and to take any action we deem appropriate, including but not limited to reporting any suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials, regulators, or other third parties, and disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted materials, IP addresses and traffic information.
12. Legal Compliance.
You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of the Services and the content and materials provided therein.
13. Electronic Communications.
When you visit the Services or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this Services. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
14. Service Interruptions.
BoardCollective is not responsible for interruptions of the Services beyond its control. This includes interruptions by its suppliers and natural disasters.
15. Third Party Services.
BoardCollective may use third-party vendors to deliver some of its Services. By using the Services, you agree to BoardCollective using such third-party vendors and sharing your User Content and information with these vendors. BoardCollective is not liable for any damages or liabilities caused by the use of any third-party vendor.
16. Data Confidentiality and Security.
BoardCollective has taken commercially reasonable measures to ensure the safety of User Content when it is being stored and transmitted.
17. Privacy.
Your privacy is important to BoardCollective. The BoardCollective Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully for information relating to BoardCollective’s collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information.
18. Modification of These Terms.
When using the Services, any additional posted guidelines or rules applicable to specific services and features which may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines and rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms. BoardCollective may, at its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms and policies at any time; by using the Services you agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions. If you do not accept and abide by these Terms, you may not use the Services.
When the Terms have been modified, we will, at our discretion, send you a notification or post an announcement on our website which will be displayed for a period of seven (7) days from the date the Terms were modified.
19. Indemnifications and Hold Harmless.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BoardCollective, its affiliated companies, officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all claims, demands, suits, costs, damages, and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and reasonable settlements that BoardCollective may sustain or incur by reason of (a) your use of the Services, (b) breach, alleged breach or violation of the foregoing warranties, representations and covenants, (c) any violation of any third party right arising from Content submitted by you, (d) any claim that any User Content submitted by you caused damage to a third party, or (e) any other violation of these Terms. Your obligation to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BoardCollective shall survive these the termination of any license between you and BoardCollective, including these Terms.
20. Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitations of Liability.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES SHALL BE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THIS SITE AND THE SERVICES FOUND AT THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS”. BOARDCOLLECTIVE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND ALL THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. BOARDCOLLECTIVE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT (a) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF THE SITE OR SERVICES, (b) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, AND/OR (c) THE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS FOUND AT THIS SITE OR ANY SITES LINKED (THROUGH HYPERLINKS, BANNER ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE) TO THIS SITE, AND BOARDCOLLECTIVE ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAME.
THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND SHALL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE OR THE SERVICES.
21. Limitation of Damages.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL BOARDCOLLECTIVE OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO ANY CLAIM RELATED TO THE SERVICES, THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES AND WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF BOARDCOLLECTIVE OR ANY SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES WILL BE EFFECTIVE EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM LICENSEE MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE APPLICATION MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES OTHERWISE SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, IN NO CIRCUMSTANCE, ANY DAMAGES OWED TO YOU BY BOARDCOLLECTIVE FOR ANY REASON SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO BOARDCOLLECTIVE IN THE PAST CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE THE CLAIM THAT GIVE RISE TO SUCH DAMAGES.
22. U.S. Government Restricted Rights.
The Services and related documentation are “Commercial Items”, as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of “Commercial Computer Software” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation”, as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights are reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.
23. Miscellaneous Terms.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, except for its conflicts of laws principles. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts in Cook County, Illinois. BoardCollective may transfer and assign these Terms and ownership of the Services without restriction. You may not transfer or assign any of these Terms or any Services. You affirm and warrant that you are legally competent to enter into these Terms, and the conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, covenants and warranties set forth herein. If any provision of these Terms is found illegal or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms shall not be affected. No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed to constitute a continuing waiver of such term. By accepting these Terms, you agree to allow BoardCollective to send you periodic emails including but not limited to system maintenance announcements, newsletter, and other marketing materials. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.
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Date last updated: December 22, 2025
