Terms of Website Use

Last updated: September 26, 2026

1. About these terms

These Terms of Website Use ("Terms") address access to and use of www.farpointconsulting.com (the "Site"), operated by FarPoint LLC, doing business as FarPoint Consulting ("FarPoint," "we," "us," or "our"). They cover the public Site and its informational materials and contact and scheduling links—not a separately contracted consulting engagement.

Please review these Terms before using the Site. By using the Site after receiving legally sufficient notice of these Terms, you agree to them. If you do not agree, please discontinue use. Nothing in these Terms removes a right or remedy that cannot lawfully be waived.

2. Information, not individualized advice

The Site describes our services and provides general information, commentary, and research concerning technology, risk, governance, and related topics. It is not advice tailored to your organization, systems, or circumstances. Do not rely on it alone to make a legal, security, compliance, financial, or operational decision.

FarPoint Consulting provides technical and operational consulting, not legal services. The Site does not offer legal representation, and using it does not establish an attorney-client relationship or attorney-client privilege.

Research, demonstrations, examples, and evaluations must be read in their stated context. Work described as ongoing or experimental may change. A result in a particular test or configuration is not a promise of accuracy, security, regulatory compliance, or performance in another setting.

3. Consulting engagements are separate

Reading the Site, emailing us, or arranging an introductory meeting does not establish a consulting engagement or obligate either party to proceed. An engagement begins only when FarPoint and the client enter into an applicable written agreement.

That agreement governs matters such as scope, fees, deliverables, intellectual property, confidentiality, data handling, warranties, and responsibility for the services. These website Terms do not amend or override an engagement agreement, nondisclosure agreement, data-processing agreement, or separately stated license. In a conflict concerning its subject matter, the applicable separate agreement controls.

4. Communications and information you provide

Provide information you are entitled to share and do not knowingly submit false or misleading information. Please keep an initial inquiry to a description of the issue and your contact details. Do not send confidential, proprietary, sensitive, or legally privileged materials unless we have agreed on an appropriate way to receive them.

An unsolicited communication does not create a confidentiality agreement, professional engagement, or legal privilege. This does not eliminate our obligations under the Privacy Policy, applicable law, or an existing agreement. These Terms do not grant us a general right to publish your inquiry or exploit its contents.

The Site and its contact channels are not intended for emergencies, formal service of legal process, or communications that require a response by a legal or operational deadline. Do not assume a message has been accepted for action merely because it was transmitted.

5. Permitted use and intellectual property

Site materials belong to FarPoint or the applicable rights holders, except where otherwise identified. You may read, link to, and download or print reasonable portions for personal reference or internal business evaluation, keeping any attribution and proprietary notices intact.

Unless a separate license or applicable law permits it, do not republish, sell, distribute, modify, or commercially exploit protected Site materials without the rights holder's permission. Do not use our name, trademarks, or branding to imply sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation without permission. Nothing here restricts fair use, other statutory exceptions, or rights granted by an applicable open-source or other license.

Software, templates, datasets, or other resources made available under separate license terms remain governed by those terms. A link to third-party material does not transfer ownership of that material to FarPoint or grant additional rights in it.

6. Acceptable use

Use the Site lawfully and without interfering with its operation or another person's access. Do not attempt unauthorized access to nonpublic systems or information; evade access controls; transmit malicious code; impersonate another person; send spam or fraudulent appointment requests; or deliberately place a disruptive load on the Site.

Ordinary browsing, lawful linking, and lawful indexing are not prohibited by this section. Access to public pages does not authorize entry into restricted systems or security testing that would otherwise require permission.

7. Scheduling and third-party services

Our contact page includes an email link and an external link to Squarespace / Acuity Scheduling. The scheduling page opens separately and is subject to the provider's applicable terms and privacy practices. Scheduling an introductory meeting does not itself engage FarPoint for professional services.

The Site also depends on publishing, hosting, and delivery providers, including Sites and Cloudflare, and may link to external research or other resources. We do not control external content or independently operated services. Their availability, content, and practices may change, and a link alone is not an endorsement. This section does not disclaim any responsibility that applicable law places on FarPoint for its own conduct or its use of providers.

8. Privacy

The Privacy Policy explains how FarPoint handles information associated with the Site, inquiries, and appointments. It is a notice about information practices, not blanket consent to optional processing. Where consent or another legal requirement applies, merely visiting the Site does not substitute for meeting that requirement.

9. Website warranties

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE AND ITS GENERAL INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not promise uninterrupted availability, freedom from errors or harmful components, or that every publication will remain accurate, complete, or current. This website disclaimer does not replace an express commitment in a separate agreement, excuse an obligation imposed by law, or apply where the relevant disclaimer is prohibited.

10. Limits of website liability

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FARPOINT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE. SUBJECT TO THE EXCEPTIONS BELOW, FARPOINT'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE SITE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED US $100.

These limitations concern the public website, not liability governed by a separate services or other agreement. They do not exclude or limit liability for fraud, intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or any liability that applicable law does not permit us to exclude or limit. They do not eliminate nonwaivable statutory rights or remedies. Where a limitation is not permitted, it applies only to the extent the law allows.

11. Changes and availability

We may update, suspend, or discontinue portions of the Site. We will post revisions to these Terms with an updated date and provide any additional notice or obtain any agreement required by applicable law. Changes apply prospectively and do not, merely by being posted, waive an accrued claim or amend an existing client agreement. Continued use has the effect of acceptance only where legally sufficient notice and any required assent have been provided.

12. Governing law and disputes

Minnesota law governs these Terms, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules, except where another jurisdiction's mandatory law applies. Subject to nonwaivable rights concerning governing law or venue, disputes concerning the Site or these Terms are to be brought in a state or federal court in Minnesota with authority to hear the dispute. Subject to those nonwaivable rights, you and FarPoint consent to those courts' jurisdiction.

Nothing here requires arbitration, waives a class-action right, or prevents a complaint to a regulator or another remedy that cannot lawfully be restricted. A separate engagement agreement may address disputes concerning that engagement.

13. General provisions

If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to the extent permitted by law. A failure to enforce a provision on one occasion does not by itself waive the right to enforce it later. These Terms govern use of the public Site; they do not supersede the separate agreements identified above or limit rights arising under applicable law.

14. Contact

FarPoint LLC — Website Terms 400 S. 4th St., Suite 401 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Email: nordick@farpointconsulting.com