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Terms of Service

Last Updated: August 2, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of:

  • https://trumpetmarketing.com;
  • https://trumpetlegalmarketing.com;
  • Websites, landing pages, forms, resources, consultations, communications, and other online services that link to these Terms; and
  • Marketing, consulting, technology, creative, advertising, automation, and related professional services provided by Trumpet Marketing Group, LLC.

Trumpet Marketing Group, LLC does business as Trumpet Marketing and Trumpet Legal Marketing and may be referred to in these Terms as “Trumpet Marketing,” “Trumpet Legal Marketing,” “Trumpet,” “we,” “us,” or “our.”

The person or organization accessing our websites or purchasing or receiving services may be referred to as “you,” “your,” the “Client,” or the “User.”

By accessing our websites, submitting information, scheduling a consultation, purchasing a product or service, signing a proposal or Service Agreement, or otherwise using our services, you agree to these Terms.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not use our websites or services.

1. Scope of These Terms

These Terms apply to website visitors, prospective clients, clients, purchasers, subscribers, and other users of our websites and services.

When Trumpet Marketing and a Client enter into a separate written proposal, statement of work, order form, subscription agreement, or service agreement, collectively referred to as a “Service Agreement,” that Service Agreement will be incorporated into and governed by these Terms.

If a Service Agreement conflicts with these Terms, the Service Agreement will control with respect to the specific services covered by that agreement.

These Terms do not require Trumpet Marketing to provide any service that has not been included in a signed Service Agreement or otherwise accepted by Trumpet Marketing in writing.

2. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms periodically to reflect changes in our services, business practices, technology, or legal obligations.

The revised Terms will be identified by the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Updated Terms become effective when posted unless a different effective date is stated.

Changes to these website Terms will not retroactively modify the material financial terms of an existing signed Service Agreement unless the parties agree to the modification in writing.

Your continued use of our websites after revised Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

3. Eligibility and Business Use

Our services are designed primarily for businesses and adult professionals.

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding agreement to use our services.

When using our websites or services on behalf of a business or other organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information when submitting forms, establishing accounts, entering into Service Agreements, or communicating with us.

4. Informational Content and No Legal Advice

Trumpet Marketing and Trumpet Legal Marketing are marketing service providers. We are not a law firm, do not provide legal services, and do not provide legal advice.

Content available through our websites, emails, resources, consultations, training materials, artificial intelligence tools, and other communications is provided for general informational and business purposes.

Nothing provided by Trumpet Marketing creates an attorney-client relationship between you and Trumpet Marketing.

Information concerning legal marketing, attorney advertising, privacy, accessibility, telecommunications, intellectual property, professional conduct, or regulatory compliance should not be treated as a substitute for advice from qualified legal counsel.

Clients are responsible for obtaining their own legal advice and determining whether their marketing, advertising, business practices, and communications comply with applicable laws and professional rules.

5. Services

Trumpet Marketing may provide services including:

  • Fractional chief marketing officer services;
  • Marketing strategy and consulting;
  • Brand strategy and positioning;
  • Go-to-market planning;
  • Website and landing-page strategy, design, development, or management;
  • Search engine optimization;
  • Artificial intelligence search optimization;
  • Content strategy and content development;
  • Paid advertising management;
  • Social media strategy and management;
  • Email marketing;
  • Text-message marketing;
  • Customer relationship management systems;
  • Marketing automation;
  • Lead-generation systems;
  • Intake and lead-nurturing systems;
  • Artificial intelligence agents, chat systems, and voice systems;
  • Analytics, reporting, and attribution;
  • Public relations and communications;
  • Creative, video, and design services;
  • Training and advisory services; and
  • Other services described in a Service Agreement.

The specific scope, deliverables, timeline, fees, assumptions, and responsibilities for an engagement will be stated in the applicable Service Agreement.

Trumpet Marketing controls the methods, processes, personnel, tools, and sequencing used to perform the services, subject to the objectives, deliverables, and restrictions stated in the Service Agreement.

We may use qualified employees, independent contractors, consultants, technology providers, and subcontractors to provide the services.

6. No Guarantee of Results

Marketing, advertising, search visibility, lead generation, sales, client acquisition, public relations, artificial intelligence performance, and business growth are affected by numerous factors outside Trumpet Marketing’s control.

These factors may include:

  • Market demand;
  • Competition;
  • Advertising costs;
  • Search-engine and social-media algorithms;
  • Third-party platform policies;
  • Client reputation;
  • Website performance;
  • Pricing;
  • sales and intake processes;
  • Client responsiveness;
  • Staffing;
  • geographic conditions;
  • economic conditions;
  • professional regulations; and
  • Changes made by third-party technology providers.

Trumpet Marketing does not guarantee:

  • Any specific number of leads, calls, consultations, clients, cases, sales, or transactions;
  • Any specific advertising cost, conversion rate, return on advertising spend, or return on investment;
  • Any particular search-engine ranking;
  • Approval of an advertisement, account, campaign, website, listing, or communication by a third-party platform;
  • Continuous availability of any third-party service;
  • Any particular business, financial, legal, or marketing outcome; or
  • That artificial intelligence-generated content will always be accurate, complete, unique, or suitable for publication without review.

Forecasts, projections, estimates, examples, case studies, and prior results are provided for informational purposes and are not guarantees of future performance.

7. Client Cooperation and Responsibilities

The Client agrees to provide the cooperation, access, approvals, information, materials, and decisions reasonably necessary for Trumpet Marketing to perform the services.

The Client will designate a person with authority to communicate decisions, provide approvals, and coordinate the engagement.

The Client is responsible for:

  • Providing accurate and complete business information;
  • Responding to reasonable requests within an appropriate timeframe;
  • Providing access to necessary websites, advertising accounts, analytics systems, CRM systems, social accounts, domains, hosting accounts, and other platforms;
  • Reviewing deliverables when review or approval is required;
  • Informing Trumpet Marketing promptly of errors, outdated information, changed circumstances, or compliance concerns;
  • Maintaining appropriate staffing and internal processes to receive, qualify, and respond to leads;
  • Protecting account credentials and notifying Trumpet Marketing of suspected unauthorized access;
  • Maintaining appropriate licenses, registrations, insurance, professional standing, and authority to offer its products or services; and
  • Complying with applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and professional obligations.

Delays caused by the Client may extend delivery dates and campaign launch dates. Trumpet Marketing will not be responsible for missed deadlines, impaired performance, additional costs, or lost opportunities resulting from delayed Client responses, missing information, unavailable access, or delayed approvals.

Material changes to approved work or previously agreed instructions may require a revised timeline, additional fees, or a separate scope of work.

8. Legal and Professional Compliance

The Client is solely responsible for the legality, accuracy, and professional compliance of its products, services, claims, representations, advertisements, offers, and business practices.

Law firm Clients remain solely responsible for compliance with:

  • Applicable rules of professional conduct;
  • Attorney advertising rules;
  • State bar requirements;
  • Required disclaimers;
  • Rules regarding specialization, expertise, testimonials, case results, and comparisons;
  • Restrictions on solicitation;
  • Confidentiality and attorney-client privilege;
  • Conflicts-of-interest obligations;
  • Record-retention obligations; and
  • Any other laws or professional rules governing the Client’s practice.

Trumpet Marketing may provide recommendations, checklists, or technology intended to support compliance. These resources do not constitute legal advice or transfer the Client’s compliance obligations to Trumpet Marketing.

The Client must review and approve legal claims, professional claims, disclaimers, testimonials, case results, practice descriptions, and regulated content before publication when such review is reasonably required.

Trumpet Marketing may decline, suspend, modify, or remove content that we reasonably believe is unlawful, misleading, infringing, unethical, technically harmful, inconsistent with third-party policies, or likely to expose Trumpet Marketing or another party to liability.

9. Client Materials

“Client Materials” means content, information, data, images, videos, logos, trademarks, testimonials, case results, contact lists, client records, account credentials, and other materials supplied or made available by the Client.

The Client retains ownership of its preexisting Client Materials.

The Client grants Trumpet Marketing a limited, nonexclusive license to access, use, copy, modify, format, display, transmit, and distribute Client Materials as reasonably necessary to provide the services.

The Client represents and warrants that:

  • It owns the Client Materials or has sufficient permission to use and provide them;
  • Trumpet Marketing’s authorized use of the Client Materials will not infringe another party’s rights;
  • The Client Materials are accurate and not intentionally misleading;
  • The Client has obtained any legally required consents, permissions, licenses, and releases; and
  • The Client Materials do not contain malicious software or unlawful content.

The Client should not provide medical records, Social Security numbers, privileged legal files, sensitive consumer records, or other highly sensitive information unless the parties have agreed on an appropriate method for securely processing that information.

10. Confidentiality

Each party may receive nonpublic information belonging to the other party.

“Confidential Information” includes information that:

  • Is marked or identified as confidential;
  • Is disclosed under circumstances indicating that it is confidential; or
  • A reasonable person would understand to be confidential because of its nature.

Confidential Information may include business plans, marketing strategies, pricing, financial information, customer or client information, account credentials, processes, technology, research, campaign data, lead information, and proprietary materials.

Each party agrees to:

  • Use the other party’s Confidential Information only for purposes related to the engagement;
  • Protect it using reasonable safeguards;
  • Limit access to individuals and providers who need it for the engagement; and
  • Not disclose it to unauthorized parties.

Confidential Information does not include information that:

  • Was lawfully known without a confidentiality obligation;
  • Becomes publicly available without breach of these Terms;
  • Is received lawfully from another source without a confidentiality restriction; or
  • Is independently developed without use of the other party’s Confidential Information.

A party may disclose Confidential Information when required by law, subpoena, or court order, provided it gives notice when legally permitted.

These confidentiality obligations survive termination of the applicable engagement.

11. Fees, Invoices, and Payment

Fees, payment schedules, recurring charges, deposits, retainers, setup charges, and other financial terms will be stated in the applicable Service Agreement or order form.

Unless otherwise stated in writing:

  • Fees are quoted and payable in United States dollars;
  • Recurring services are billed in advance;
  • Project deposits and initial payments are due before work begins;
  • Invoices are due upon receipt;
  • Media spending, advertising charges, software subscriptions, printing, postage, stock assets, travel, and third-party costs are separate from Trumpet Marketing’s professional fees; and
  • Fees are nonrefundable once the corresponding work has been performed, resources have been reserved, or third-party costs have been incurred.

The Client authorizes Trumpet Marketing and its payment providers to charge the payment method supplied by the Client for approved recurring fees, invoices, expenses, and other amounts due under the applicable Service Agreement.

The Client is responsible for maintaining valid payment information.

Past-due balances may be subject to a late charge stated in the Service Agreement or, when no rate is stated, the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest amount permitted by applicable law.

The Client is responsible for reasonable collection costs, including collection-agency fees, court costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent permitted by law.

Trumpet Marketing may suspend services, campaign management, hosting, software access, publication, or delivery of work when an invoice remains unpaid.

Suspension does not eliminate the Client’s obligation to pay amounts properly due.

12. Additional Services and Scope Changes

Requests outside the agreed scope may be treated as additional services.

Examples may include:

  • Additional meetings;
  • Additional revisions;
  • New campaigns or service areas;
  • Additional landing pages;
  • New integrations;
  • Added software configuration;
  • Expanded research;
  • Additional filming or photography;
  • Rework caused by changed instructions;
  • Rush work;
  • Data migration;
  • Extensive technical troubleshooting; or
  • Work made necessary by a Client or third-party change.

Trumpet Marketing may require written approval of the revised scope, fees, and timeline before beginning additional services.

A deliverable is evaluated according to the agreed scope, specifications, and acceptance criteria—not solely according to a Client’s subjective preference.

13. Advertising and Third-Party Expenses

Advertising media charges and other third-party expenses are normally paid directly by the Client to the applicable provider.

Third-party providers may include:

  • Google;
  • Meta, including Facebook and Instagram;
  • Microsoft;
  • LinkedIn;
  • YouTube;
  • TikTok;
  • Website hosting providers;
  • Domain registrars;
  • Email and SMS providers;
  • GoHighLevel or LeadConnector;
  • Artificial intelligence providers;
  • Call-tracking providers;
  • Scheduling providers; and
  • Other software, media, data, and technology vendors.

When Trumpet Marketing pays an approved expense on the Client’s behalf, the Client agrees to reimburse Trumpet Marketing according to the applicable invoice or Service Agreement.

Trumpet Marketing is not responsible for charges imposed directly by third-party providers, including media costs, platform charges, taxes, overages, subscription fees, usage charges, or account fees.

14. Third-Party Platforms

Our services may depend on third-party platforms, software, websites, telecommunications systems, advertising networks, artificial intelligence systems, APIs, integrations, and service providers.

Third-party services are governed by their own agreements, policies, restrictions, fees, and technical requirements.

Trumpet Marketing does not control and is not responsible for:

  • Platform outages;
  • Account suspensions or restrictions;
  • Advertisement disapprovals;
  • Algorithm changes;
  • Policy changes;
  • Price increases;
  • Data loss caused by a third party;
  • Integration failures;
  • Changes to functionality;
  • Deliverability problems;
  • Search-ranking changes;
  • Reduced reach or visibility;
  • Telecommunications delays; or
  • Discontinuation of a third-party product or service.

Trumpet Marketing may recommend or implement reasonable alternatives when a third-party service changes, but additional work may require additional fees.

The Client is responsible for reviewing and complying with the terms governing its third-party accounts.

15. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems

Trumpet Marketing may use artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, and other technology in connection with strategy, research, drafting, analysis, content development, communications, reporting, intake, and other services.

Artificial intelligence systems can produce incomplete, incorrect, outdated, biased, or non-unique outputs.

Unless expressly agreed otherwise:

  • Artificial intelligence output is a working resource and not legal, financial, medical, or other professional advice;
  • The Client is responsible for reviewing and approving material before publication or operational use;
  • The Client must verify important facts, citations, claims, calculations, and legal requirements;
  • The Client should not submit confidential, privileged, or highly sensitive information to an artificial intelligence system without authorization and appropriate safeguards; and
  • Trumpet Marketing does not guarantee that artificial intelligence output will be error-free or eligible for copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual-property protection.

16. Intellectual Property

16.1 Trumpet Marketing Materials

Trumpet Marketing retains ownership of its preexisting and general-purpose materials, including:

  • Processes;
  • Methodologies;
  • Frameworks;
  • Templates;
  • Checklists;
  • Training materials;
  • Research methods;
  • Prompts;
  • Workflows;
  • Automation structures;
  • Software configurations;
  • Reusable code;
  • Strategic models;
  • Know-how; and
  • Other materials not created exclusively for a particular Client.

No ownership of Trumpet Marketing’s underlying tools or intellectual property is transferred unless expressly stated in a signed Service Agreement.

16.2 Client Deliverables

Ownership and licensing of Client-specific deliverables will be governed by the applicable Service Agreement.

Unless the Service Agreement states otherwise, after all associated fees and expenses have been paid in full, the Client will own the final Client-specific content and creative deliverables created exclusively for the Client.

Trumpet Marketing retains ownership of:

  • Drafts not selected as final deliverables;
  • Internal files and working materials;
  • General concepts and ideas;
  • Reusable systems and templates;
  • Licensed third-party materials;
  • Stock assets;
  • Fonts;
  • Software;
  • Plugins;
  • Code libraries;
  • Platform components; and
  • Materials that cannot legally or contractually be transferred.

To the extent a Trumpet Marketing-owned component is embedded in a paid final deliverable, Trumpet Marketing grants the Client a nonexclusive, perpetual license to use that component as part of the final deliverable for the Client’s business purposes.

16.3 Third-Party Materials

Third-party assets remain subject to the applicable provider’s license.

The Client may be required to maintain subscriptions or licenses to continue using certain fonts, images, plugins, software, hosting services, artificial intelligence services, integrations, or other third-party components.

16.4 Unpaid Work

Trumpet Marketing may withhold publication, transfer, final files, administrative access, or licenses to deliverables until all associated invoices have been paid in full.

17. Accounts, Platforms, and Administrative Access

Ownership and administrative access for websites, advertising accounts, social accounts, domains, CRM systems, analytics accounts, and other digital assets will be determined by the applicable Service Agreement.

Whenever practical, Client-specific advertising, analytics, social media, domain, and platform accounts should be established in the Client’s name or under Client-controlled ownership.

Trumpet Marketing may require ongoing administrative access for the duration of an engagement.

The Client agrees not to remove or materially restrict required access while Trumpet Marketing remains responsible for managing the affected service.

Trumpet Marketing is not responsible for failures, losses, security issues, or performance problems caused by:

  • Removal of our access;
  • Unauthorized Client changes;
  • Changes by another provider;
  • Shared credentials;
  • Client-controlled configuration changes; or
  • Failure to maintain required subscriptions.

Upon termination and payment of all outstanding amounts, Trumpet Marketing will reasonably cooperate with the orderly transfer of eligible Client-owned assets and access.

Material migration, documentation, training, reconstruction, export, or technical transfer work may be billed separately.

18. Website Content and Limited License

The websites and their contents—including text, graphics, branding, images, videos, downloads, layouts, design elements, and software—are owned by Trumpet Marketing or used under license.

Subject to these Terms, Trumpet Marketing grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to access and use the websites for lawful personal or internal business purposes.

You may not, without written permission:

  • Reproduce or republish substantial website content;
  • Sell, license, or commercially exploit our content;
  • Remove copyright, trademark, or ownership notices;
  • Present our content as your own;
  • Use automated systems to scrape or harvest content or data;
  • Reverse engineer website software;
  • Interfere with website security or operation; or
  • Use our names, logos, or trademarks in a way that suggests endorsement or affiliation.

19. Prohibited Uses

You may not use our websites or services to:

  • Violate a law or regulation;
  • Infringe intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, or contractual rights;
  • Submit false, misleading, defamatory, threatening, or unlawful material;
  • Distribute malware or harmful code;
  • Attempt unauthorized access to an account or system;
  • Interfere with website performance or security;
  • Harvest contact information;
  • Send unlawful or unsolicited communications;
  • Impersonate another person or organization;
  • Misrepresent your affiliation with Trumpet Marketing;
  • Circumvent security or access restrictions; or
  • Engage in conduct that could damage Trumpet Marketing, our Clients, our providers, or other users.

We may block access, remove content, suspend services, or take other appropriate action in response to suspected prohibited use.

20. Email, Telephone, and Text Communications

By submitting your contact information, you authorize Trumpet Marketing to respond to your inquiry and send communications related to requested information, consultations, services, appointments, transactions, or an existing business relationship.

When you expressly consent to marketing communications, Trumpet Marketing may send promotional emails, telephone calls, or text messages.

Text messages may be sent using automated technology. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

Consent to receive marketing text messages is not a condition of purchasing services.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe link included in the message.

You may opt out of text messages by replying STOP. For text-message assistance, reply HELP or contact hello@trumpetmarketing.com.

Additional information about communications and personal information is available in our Privacy Policy.

21. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information are governed by our Privacy Policy.

By using our websites and services, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the Privacy Policy.

When Trumpet Marketing processes personal information on behalf of a Client, the parties may enter into additional privacy, confidentiality, security, or data-processing terms when appropriate.

The Client is responsible for maintaining legally sufficient privacy notices, consent language, opt-out procedures, data practices, and internal policies for its own business and marketing activities.

22. Term and Termination of Client Services

The term of a Client engagement will be stated in the applicable Service Agreement.

Unless otherwise stated in that agreement:

  • Either party may terminate ongoing month-to-month services by providing 30 days’ written notice;
  • Project services continue until completion, cancellation under the Service Agreement, or termination for cause;
  • Either party may terminate for a material breach that remains uncured for 10 days after written notice;
  • Trumpet Marketing may suspend or terminate services immediately for unlawful conduct, security threats, misuse, infringement, nonpayment, abusive behavior, or conduct that could expose Trumpet Marketing or another party to material liability; and
  • Amounts properly earned or incurred before termination remain due.

Termination does not require Trumpet Marketing to refund fees for completed work, reserved capacity, noncancelable commitments, media charges, licensed materials, setup work, or expenses already incurred.

The specific cancellation terms in a signed Service Agreement will control over this section.

23. Effect of Termination

After termination:

  • The Client must pay outstanding invoices and approved expenses;
  • Each party will return or destroy Confidential Information when reasonably requested, subject to legal and backup-retention requirements;
  • The Client’s right to access Trumpet Marketing-controlled subscription services may end;
  • Trumpet Marketing may stop managing campaigns, systems, websites, communications, and third-party services;
  • The Client is responsible for replacing payment methods and assuming direct payment of transferred third-party services; and
  • Trumpet Marketing will provide reasonable transition cooperation as described in the Service Agreement.

Provisions concerning payment, confidentiality, intellectual property, disclaimers, indemnification, limitation of liability, dispute resolution, and other provisions that by their nature should survive will remain effective.

24. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR WEBSITES, CONTENT, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”

TRUMPET MARKETING DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, AND RESULTS.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT:

  • THE WEBSITES OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE;
  • ALL DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED;
  • THE WEBSITES OR SERVERS WILL BE FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS;
  • INFORMATION WILL ALWAYS BE ACCURATE OR CURRENT;
  • THIRD-PARTY SERVICES WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE; OR
  • THE SERVICES WILL PRODUCE A PARTICULAR RESULT.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS. IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS, THESE EXCLUSIONS APPLY ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

25. Indemnification

The Client agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Trumpet Marketing Group, LLC and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, agents, affiliates, successors, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, penalties, judgments, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from or related to:

  • Client Materials;
  • The Client’s products or services;
  • Claims, promises, representations, or offers made by the Client;
  • The Client’s violation of law or professional rules;
  • The Client’s violation of these Terms or a Service Agreement;
  • Instructions supplied by the Client;
  • The Client’s failure to obtain required permissions, consents, releases, or licenses;
  • The Client’s infringement of another party’s rights;
  • The Client’s handling of leads, consumers, clients, or personal information;
  • Communications sent using Client data or accounts;
  • Content published or approved by the Client; or
  • The Client’s negligence, willful misconduct, or unauthorized use of the services.

Trumpet Marketing will promptly notify the Client of a covered claim and provide reasonable cooperation at the Client’s expense.

The Client may not settle a claim in a manner that admits wrongdoing by Trumpet Marketing, imposes obligations on Trumpet Marketing, or restricts Trumpet Marketing without our written consent.

26. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TRUMPET MARKETING AND ITS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

THIS EXCLUSION INCLUDES DAMAGES ARISING FROM:

  • LOST PROFITS;
  • LOST REVENUE;
  • LOST BUSINESS;
  • LOST OPPORTUNITIES;
  • LOST LEADS;
  • LOSS OF GOODWILL;
  • LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA;
  • BUSINESS INTERRUPTION;
  • PLATFORM OUTAGES;
  • ACCOUNT SUSPENSION;
  • ADVERTISEMENT REJECTION;
  • ALGORITHM CHANGES;
  • CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS;
  • THIRD-PARTY FAILURES; OR
  • THE COST OF REPLACEMENT SERVICES.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TRUMPET MARKETING’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO A SERVICE AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE PROFESSIONAL FEES PAID TO TRUMPET MARKETING UNDER THE AFFECTED SERVICE AGREEMENT DURING THE THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

FOR CLAIMS ARISING SOLELY FROM USE OF A FREE WEBSITE, FREE RESOURCE, OR FREE CONSULTATION, TRUMPET MARKETING’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ASSERTED AND EVEN IF TRUMPET MARKETING WAS ADVISED THAT DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

27. Independent Contractor

Trumpet Marketing provides services as an independent contractor.

Nothing in these Terms or a Service Agreement creates an employment relationship, partnership, joint venture, franchise, fiduciary relationship, or agency relationship between Trumpet Marketing and the Client.

Neither party has authority to bind the other unless expressly authorized in writing.

Unless a Service Agreement expressly provides exclusivity, Trumpet Marketing may provide services to other businesses, including businesses in the same industry or geographic market as the Client.

Trumpet Marketing will not intentionally disclose one Client’s Confidential Information to another Client.

28. Non-Solicitation

During an active Service Agreement and for 12 months after it ends, neither party will knowingly and directly solicit for employment an employee of the other party who was materially involved in the engagement.

This restriction does not apply to:

  • General job advertisements;
  • Recruiting campaigns not directed at a particular individual;
  • A person who independently initiates contact;
  • A person whose employment ended before the solicitation; or
  • Hiring approved by the other party in writing.

This section applies only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

29. Force Majeure

Neither party will be liable for delay or failure to perform caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

Such circumstances may include:

  • Natural disasters;
  • Severe weather;
  • Fire;
  • Epidemics or public-health emergencies;
  • War;
  • Terrorism;
  • Civil unrest;
  • Government action;
  • Labor disputes;
  • Utility failures;
  • Telecommunications failures;
  • Internet outages;
  • Cyberattacks;
  • Platform outages;
  • Provider failures; or
  • Other events that could not reasonably have been prevented.

The affected party will make commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance.

Payment obligations for services already provided or expenses already incurred are not excused by a force majeure event.

30. Dispute Resolution

Before filing a legal action, the parties agree to attempt in good faith to resolve a dispute through direct discussions between individuals with authority to settle the dispute.

A party initiating a dispute must provide written notice describing the issue and the requested resolution.

The parties will allow at least 30 days after receipt of the notice to attempt an informal resolution, unless immediate action is reasonably necessary to protect confidential information, intellectual property, security, or other legal rights.

Nothing in this section prevents either party from:

  • Seeking temporary or emergency injunctive relief;
  • Bringing an eligible matter in small claims court;
  • Pursuing collection of an undisputed past-due invoice; or
  • Taking action necessary to prevent imminent harm.

31. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms and any dispute arising from them are governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Unless the parties agree otherwise in writing or a Service Agreement requires another dispute-resolution process, any legal proceeding must be brought in a state or federal court with jurisdiction over Montgomery County, Maryland.

Each party consents to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those courts.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN A DISPUTE ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR A SERVICE AGREEMENT.

32. Notices

Formal notices concerning a Service Agreement must be provided in writing.

Notices to Trumpet Marketing may be sent to:

Trumpet Marketing Group, LLC
Doing business as Trumpet Marketing and Trumpet Legal Marketing
Boyds, Maryland 20841
Email: hello@trumpetmarketing.com
Telephone: (301) 284-3665

Notices to the Client may be sent to the email or mailing address listed in the Client’s Service Agreement, account, or business records.

Email notice is effective when sent, provided the sender does not receive a delivery-failure notification.

Termination, breach, indemnification, and formal dispute notices should clearly identify the nature of the notice.

33. Assignment

The Client may not assign a Service Agreement or these Terms without Trumpet Marketing’s prior written consent.

Trumpet Marketing may assign these Terms or a Service Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of the business, transfer of substantially all relevant assets, or transfer to an affiliated entity.

Subject to these restrictions, these Terms bind and benefit the parties and their permitted successors and assigns.

34. Severability

If a provision of these Terms is found invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted or modified as necessary to make it enforceable.

The remaining provisions will remain in effect.

35. No Waiver

A party’s failure or delay in exercising a right does not waive that right.

A waiver is effective only when made in writing by an authorized representative.

A waiver concerning one event does not waive rights concerning a later event.

36. Entire Agreement

These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and any applicable Service Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter they address.

They replace prior or contemporaneous representations and understandings concerning that subject matter.

Marketing materials, website descriptions, proposals, estimates, sales discussions, and other communications do not modify a signed Service Agreement unless incorporated into it in writing.

37. Electronic Communications and Signatures

You consent to receive agreements, notices, disclosures, invoices, and other communications electronically.

Electronic signatures, online acceptance, email approvals, and electronically transmitted copies may be treated as originals to the extent permitted by law.

You are responsible for maintaining current contact information.

38. Headings and Interpretation

Section headings are provided for convenience and do not limit the meaning of these Terms.

Words such as “including” mean “including without limitation.”

References to laws include applicable amendments and successor provisions.

These Terms will not be interpreted against either party solely because that party or its representative prepared them.

39. Contact Information

Questions about these Terms may be directed to:

Trumpet Marketing Group, LLC
Doing business as Trumpet Marketing and Trumpet Legal Marketing
Boyds, Maryland 20841
Email: hello@trumpetmarketing.com
Telephone: (301) 284-3665
Websites: https://trumpetmarketing.com and https://trumpetlegalmarketing.com