Acceptance of terms
By accessing or using boolton.com (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Site. These terms apply to all visitors, including those who read articles, contact us, or otherwise interact with the Site.
About the content on this site
Boolton publishes editorial content about business and professional skills, primarily focused on marketing, entrepreneurship, performance analytics, and critical thinking. Articles on the Site are general-interest educational material written for a broad audience.
The content on this site is not professional advice. It is not legal advice, financial advice, investment advice, tax advice, medical advice, accounting advice, or any other form of professional advice tailored to your specific situation. Reading an article on Boolton does not create any kind of advisor-client relationship.
If you face a decision where the outcome materially affects your business, finances, health, or legal position, please consult a qualified professional in the relevant field. Boolton's articles are written to help you ask better questions of those professionals — not to replace them.
No warranties
The Site and all of its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, and uninterrupted availability.
We make reasonable efforts to keep the content on Boolton accurate, complete, and current, but we do not warrant that any specific article is free from error, fully up-to-date with respect to recent developments, or applicable to any particular situation. The Internet is a moving target, and so is most of what we write about.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Boolton, VCA Groupe, its officers, employees, contractors, or agents be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages — including but not limited to damages for lost profits, lost data, business interruption, or any other intangible losses — arising from or related to your use of the Site, your inability to use the Site, or your reliance on any content on the Site, even if Boolton has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Where applicable law does not permit the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by that law.
Intellectual property
The articles, images, illustrations, graphics, and other original content on the Site are © Boolton and/or VCA Groupe, except where another author or rights holder is attributed. All trademarks and service marks appearing on the Site are the property of their respective owners.
Readers are welcome to share and link to articles on Boolton, including on social media, in newsletters, and in private communications. Brief quotations of articles for review, commentary, criticism, education, or news reporting are permitted under the fair use doctrine in the United States and equivalent doctrines in other jurisdictions.
Republication of full articles or substantial portions of articles, on any platform and in any medium, requires our prior written permission. Email hello@boolton.com if you'd like to inquire about republication or licensing.
Third-party links and references
Articles on Boolton frequently link to third-party websites, books, tools, and services, either for citation purposes or as recommendations to readers. We do not control these third-party resources and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability, or practices. A link from Boolton to a third-party site does not imply endorsement of every aspect of that site or its operator.
If you discover a broken link or an outdated reference, we'd appreciate a note at hello@boolton.com so we can correct it.
User conduct
When using the Site, please do not:
- Attempt to disrupt the operation of the Site or any related infrastructure, including through denial-of-service attacks, automated scraping at abusive volumes, or attempts to bypass technical access controls.
- Use the Site or its content to harass, threaten, defame, or harm any other person.
- Misrepresent your affiliation with Boolton, VCA Groupe, or any third party.
- Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable regulation.
Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate any user's access to the Site, with or without notice, where we believe a user has violated these Terms or engaged in conduct that we determine, in our reasonable discretion, is harmful to the Site or to other users.
Governing law and venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.
Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates the date of the most recent change. Material changes will be flagged on the Site for a reasonable period. Your continued use of the Site after a revision becomes effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, please email us at hello@boolton.com.