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Website Terms of Use

Acceptance of the Terms of Use 

These terms of use are entered into by and between you and Hill Golnick Advisors, LLC ("Company," "we," or "us"). The following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use") govern your access to and use of https://www.hillgolnickadvisors.com/ (the "Website"), including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website.  

Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, found at www.hillgolnickadvisors.com/privacy-policy, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.  

By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with the Company and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Website. 

 

No Professional Advice or Employment Relationship 

The information provided on this Website is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute professional executive search advice, talent advisory services, leadership consulting, employment placement, or legal advice. The Company provides talent advisory services to investment firms and their portfolio companies but does not function as a licensed employment agency or staffing firm for Website visitors. Nothing on this Website creates an advisory relationship, employment relationship, or agency relationship between you and the Company. Any insights regarding executive talent, leadership assessment, or talent-related matters on this Website should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional advice from a licensed professional or as a guarantee of employment or career outcomes. You should consult with appropriate licensed professionals before making career, employment, or business decisions based on any information provided on this Website. 

 

Changes to the Terms of Use 

We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter.   

Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.  

Accessing the Website and Account Security 

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict user access, including registered user access, to some parts of the Website or the entire Website. 

You are responsible for both: 

Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website. 

Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them. 

 

Intellectual Property Rights 

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. 

These Terms of Use permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows: 

Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials. 

You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes. 

You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution. 

If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications. 

You must not: 

Modify copies of any materials from this site. 

Use any testimonials, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text. 

Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site. 

You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.  

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Website will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. 

Trademarks 

The Company name, the terms, the Company logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks of their respective owners. 

Prohibited Uses 

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website: 

In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).  

For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise. 

To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation. 

To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing). 

To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Company or users of the Website, or expose them to liability. 

Additionally, you agree not to: 

Use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website. 

Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website. 

Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, without our prior written consent. 

Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website. 

Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. 

Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.  

Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. 

Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website. 

Scrape, harvest, or collect information about the Company’s clients, portfolio companies, candidate talent, investment firm relationships, or proprietary business methodologies through any means. 

 

Reliance on Information Posted 

The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. 

This Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Company, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Company. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties. 

 

User Submissions and Communications 

If you submit any materials to us through the Website, including but not limited to resumes, portfolios, work samples, career histories, executive profiles, references, inquiries, or other communications (collectively, “Submissions”), you grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such Submissions throughout the world in any media, including for the purpose of sharing with our clients and their portfolio companies in connection with potential executive search or advisory engagements. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to any Submissions; that the Submissions are accurate; that use of the Submissions does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify the Company for all claims resulting from Submissions you provide. The Company takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Submissions posted or submitted by you or any third party. 

You acknowledge that the Company does not guarantee that it will review, respond to, or take any action with respect to any Submission you provide. The Company is under no obligation to maintain any Submission in confidence, compensate you for any Submission, or return any Submission to you. By providing a Submission, you acknowledge that the Company may be working with or may in the future work with individuals, investment firms, portfolio companies, or entities who have submitted similar or identical materials, and the Company’s activities with such parties shall not be deemed a breach of any obligation to you. 

 

Linking to the Website and Social Media Features 

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.  

This Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to: 

Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Website. 

Send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on this Website. 

Cause limited portions of content on this Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites. 

You may use these features solely as they are provided by us,/ and solely with respect to the content they are displayed with. Subject to the foregoing, you must not: 

Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. 

Cause the Website or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking. 

Link to any part of the Website other than the homepage. 

Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on this Website that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms of Use. 

You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. 

We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.  

 

Links from the Website 

If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. 

 

Disclaimer of Warranties 

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT. 

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.  

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 

THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES RELATED TO CAREER OUTCOMES, EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT, EXECUTIVE SEARCH RESULTS, TALENT REPRESENTATION, INVESTMENT RETURNS, PORTFOLIO COMPANY PERFORMANCE, OR ANY BUSINESS RESULTS ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL RESULT IN EMPLOYMENT, CLIENT ENGAGEMENT, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT OF EXECUTIVE TALENT, OR ANY PARTICULAR CAREER, INVESTMENT, OR BUSINESS OUTCOME. 

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. 

 

Limitation on Liability 

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.  

The limitation of liability set out above does not apply to liability resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct. 

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. 

 

Indemnification 

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, any use of the Website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, your use of any information obtained from the Website, or any misuse or misrepresentation of information regarding investment firms, portfolio companies, or executive talent referenced on or through this Website. 

 

Arbitration and Class Action Waiver 

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be determined by arbitration in New York, New York before one arbitrator. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures. Judgment on the Award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This clause shall not preclude parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction. 

YOU AND THE COMPANY AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, unless both you and the Company agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. 

 

Governing Law and Jurisdiction 

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction). 

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of New York, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts. 

 

Limitation on Time to File Claims 

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED. 

 

Waiver and Severability 

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. 

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.  

 

Assignment 

You may not assign or transfer these Terms of Use, by operation of law or otherwise, without the Company’s prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms of Use without such consent will be null and void. The Company may freely assign or transfer these Terms of Use without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms of Use will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns. 

 

Force Majeure 

The Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms of Use where such failure or delay results from any cause beyond the Company’s reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, pandemics, strikes, or shortages of transportation, facilities, fuel, energy, labor, or materials. 

 

Entire Agreement 

The Terms of Use, /and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Company regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.  

 

Your Comments and Concerns 

This website is operated by Hill Golnick Advisors, LLC, 64 Upper Hook Road, Rhinebeck, New York 12572. 

All notices, feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to: info@hillgolnick.com

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Last Reviewed: June 16, 2026 

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