Terms

Part A — Website Terms of Use

By using betterway.group you agree to this Part A. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

A1. About this site

This site describes the Group, its service lines and the ventures it is developing. Its content is general information only. It is not professional advice and does not create a client relationship; only a written Engagement Agreement does that. Content may change at any time without notice.

A2. Use of the site

The site’s content, names and logos belong to the Group or its licensors. You may view the site and share links to it, but you may not copy, republish or sell its content, or use our names or logos, without written permission. Do not use the site unlawfully, attempt to access or disrupt its systems, introduce harmful code, or scrape it by automated means (ordinary search engine indexing excepted). Links to other sites, including our service lines and ventures, are governed by those sites’ own terms.

A3. Disclaimer and liability

The site is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We are not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential loss, or loss of profits, data or business, arising from your use of the site, and our total liability for any claim relating to the site is limited to one hundred dollars ($100). Nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

A4. Privacy and changes

Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information, cookies and analytics. Part A is governed as set out in Part B, section 7, according to where you are located. We may update these terms by posting a new version here; the date at the top shows when they last changed.

A5. Photo credits

Photographs on this site are used under the Unsplash License. With thanks to:

• Glass towers at night: Vadim Yefremov
• Tangled server rack: Ivan N
• Organised network rack: Yuriy Vertikov
• Lake at blue hour: Juli Kosolapova

Part B — Business Development Services

These general terms apply to business development work the Group provides to a client (“Client”): strategy and planning, venture building, prototypes and MVPs, systemizing operations, and preparing a business to be handed off or sold. Each engagement is mainly governed by its own written agreement with the Group entity named in it; these terms fill any gaps.

1. Engagements

The services, deliverables, timelines, lifecycle stage and compensation for each engagement are set out in a written agreement (an “Engagement Agreement”), such as a signed proposal, statement of work or invoice. Commitments made in discussion bind either party only once they are written into an Engagement Agreement. If an Engagement Agreement conflicts with these terms, the Engagement Agreement prevails.

The Group advises and builds; the Client makes its own business decisions and remains responsible for its strategy, operations and use of our work. These terms do not create a partnership, joint venture, agency or employment relationship. The Client agrees to provide accurate information and timely feedback, and timelines move if that input is delayed.

2. Compensation and payment

The Group may be compensated through fees, equity, a revenue share or a combination, as set out in the Engagement Agreement. Any equity or revenue-share arrangement exists only once separate definitive documents are signed by both parties; until then, stated fees remain payable.

Work begins once the initial payment is received. If a payment is overdue, the Group may suspend services. Invoices more than fifteen (15) days overdue may incur a $200 administrative fee, in the currency of the invoice, and interest at 2% per month (24% per year) from the due date until paid.

3. Term and termination

Either party may end the relationship on thirty (30) days’ written notice, or immediately if the other party materially breaches these terms or the Engagement Agreement and does not cure the breach within ten (10) days of written notice. On termination, the Client pays for work performed to that date, each party returns or destroys the other’s confidential information, Client assets are returned under section 5, and any signed equity, revenue-share or venture documents continue under their own terms.

4. Confidentiality

Each party will keep the other’s confidential information (including business plans, financials, cap tables, customer data, source code, credentials and the terms of any proposed transaction) confidential, use it only for the engagement, and disclose it only with consent, to professional advisers bound by confidentiality, or as required by law. The Group describes its work publicly only in anonymized form, and will not use the Client’s name or logo without written consent.

5. Client assets and intellectual property

Client materials, data and accounts remain the Client’s. The Group returns Client assets and credentials within thirty (30) days of termination or request, and never withholds them as leverage in a dispute.

Custom deliverables become the Client’s once paid for in full; until then the Client may use them for the engagement. The Group keeps its pre-existing tools, templates, methods, reusable code and know-how, and grants the Client a perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use any that are built into a paid deliverable. Intellectual property in a venture the Group co-develops or co-owns is governed by that venture’s own agreements.

6. Outcomes and liability

The Group performs its services professionally but does not guarantee any business outcome, including revenue, funding, valuation, growth, or a successful hand-off, sale or exit; projections are informed judgements, not promises. The Client is responsible for its own legal, tax and accounting advice. Except for gross negligence or wilful misconduct, the Group’s total liability is limited to the fees the Client paid in the twelve (12) months before the claim, and neither party is liable for indirect or consequential damages or lost profits.

7. Disputes and governing law

The parties will first try to resolve any dispute in good faith; formal proceedings may begin only if it is not resolved within ninety (90) days of written notice, except where urgent relief is needed to protect confidential information, intellectual property or assets.

• Clients in Canada (and outside both countries): the laws of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada apply. Disputes under $25,000 CAD go to binding arbitration under the rules of the ADR Institute of Alberta; larger disputes go to the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. Proceedings take place in Red Deer, Edmonton or Calgary, as the parties agree, or by video conference.
• Clients in the United States: the laws of Wyoming apply. Disputes under $25,000 USD go to binding arbitration under the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Arbitration Rules, seated in Sheridan, Wyoming; larger disputes go to the state courts in Sheridan County or the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Each party bears its own legal costs unless the arbitrator or court orders otherwise.

8. General and notices

These terms, the Engagement Agreement and any signed definitive documents are the entire agreement between the parties. If any provision is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Neither party is liable for delays caused by events beyond its reasonable control, except for payment of amounts owed. Neither party may assign its rights without the other’s written consent, except that the Group may assign to another company in the Group or to a buyer of its business.

Formal notices go by email to conrad@betterway.group, or by mail to: