Legal Framework // Project Cardinal
Terms of Use
Governing the standards of our strategic partnership.
Last Updated: September 21, 2026
Welcome to Strategic Cardinal Marketing. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the Strategic Cardinal Marketing website, content, resources, forms, and other features available through our website.
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By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of the website.
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In Simple Terms
We want this website to be helpful, transparent, and easy to use. The information we share is designed to educate, inform, and help businesses make smarter marketing decisions.
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Please use our website responsibly, respect our intellectual property, and understand that marketing results vary from business to business. Nothing on this website guarantees a specific marketing, financial, search ranking, lead generation, or business result.
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1. Website Information
Strategic Cardinal Marketing provides information related to marketing strategy, search engine optimization (SEO), website design, branding, social media marketing, paid advertising, email marketing, automation, consulting, fractional CMO services, and other marketing-related topics.
We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate and current information. However, marketing platforms, search engines, technology, algorithms, industry standards, and best practices change frequently.
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We do not guarantee that every piece of information on this website will always be complete, current, or applicable to your specific business.
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2. No Guaranteed Results
Marketing involves many factors outside the control of Strategic Cardinal Marketing.
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Examples, case studies, testimonials, strategies, recommendations, search rankings, traffic results, lead generation results, conversion improvements, or other outcomes referenced on this website are provided for informational purposes and are not guarantees of future performance.
We cannot guarantee specific revenue, leads, conversions, search rankings, website traffic, social media growth, advertising performance, or other business outcomes.
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Your results may vary based on your business, industry, market, competition, budget, implementation, timing, platforms, customer behavior, and other factors.
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3. No Professional Relationship Created by Website Use
Visiting this website, downloading a resource, submitting a contact form, subscribing to communications, or booking an initial consultation does not automatically create a client relationship with Strategic Cardinal Marketing.
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A formal client relationship begins only when the appropriate agreement, scope of work, or other written contract has been accepted by both parties.
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Any services provided to clients are also subject to the terms of the applicable client agreement.
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4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes.
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You may not use the website to:
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Violate applicable laws or regulations
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Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, its systems, or associated accounts
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Introduce viruses, malware, malicious code, or other harmful technology
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Scrape, copy, reproduce, or systematically collect website content without permission
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Interfere with the security, functionality, or operation of the website
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Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with another person or organization
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Use website content in a misleading, fraudulent, or unlawful manner
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We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access to the website when we reasonably believe these terms have been violated.
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5. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the content available on this website is owned by or licensed to Strategic Cardinal Marketing.
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This may include website copy, graphics, branding, logos, photographs, videos, downloads, resources, frameworks, marketing materials, designs, strategies, and other original content.
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You may view and use website content for personal or internal business purposes.
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You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, modify, copy, present as your own, or commercially exploit our content without prior written permission from Strategic Cardinal Marketing.
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Additional information regarding the use of our intellectual property may be provided in our Copyright Policy.
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6. Third-Party Websites and Platforms
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, software, applications, or resources.
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Strategic Cardinal Marketing does not control these third parties and is not responsible for their content, privacy practices, security, availability, accuracy, policies, or services.
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The inclusion of a third-party link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement.
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Your use of third-party websites and services is subject to their respective terms and policies.
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7. Website Availability
We want the Strategic Cardinal Marketing website to remain accessible and functional, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access.
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The website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical issues, hosting interruptions, platform changes, security updates, or circumstances outside our control.
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We may modify, update, suspend, or discontinue portions of the website at any time.
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8. Disclaimer
This website and its content are provided for general informational and educational purposes.
While we work hard to provide useful and accurate information, the website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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Strategic Cardinal Marketing makes no warranties regarding the completeness, accuracy, reliability, availability, or suitability of the website or its content for a particular purpose.
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9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Strategic Cardinal Marketing and its owners, employees, contractors, representatives, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this website.
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This includes losses associated with business interruption, lost profits, lost data, lost opportunities, reliance on website information, or third-party services.
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Nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to exclude or limit liability where doing so would be prohibited by law.
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10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Strategic Cardinal Marketing and its owners, employees, contractors, representatives, and affiliates from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses resulting from your misuse of the website, violation of these Terms of Use, or infringement of another person's rights.
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11. Privacy
Your use of this website is also subject to our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
Those policies explain how information may be collected, used, stored, and otherwise handled when you interact with our website.
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12. Governing Law
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
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Any dispute relating to these Terms of Use or your use of the website will be handled in accordance with applicable South Carolina and federal law.
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13. Changes to These Terms
Strategic Cardinal Marketing may update these Terms of Use periodically to reflect changes to our website, business practices, services, technology, or legal requirements.
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When changes are made, the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will be revised.
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Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms of Use.
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14. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please contact:
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Strategic Cardinal Marketing
Jacqueline Calise
Greenville, South Carolina
jackie@strategiccardinalmarketing.com
Have specific questions about our terms or acceptable use policies? We lead with integrity and are here to provide clear answers.
