Terms of Service

Effective Date: April 1, 2013
Last Updated: December 10, 2025

1. Introduction and Acceptance

Welcome to VETtoCEO. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website located at www.vettoceo.org (the "Site"), our programs, courses, events, communications, and any other services we provide (collectively, the "Services"). The Services are provided by VETtoCEO, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ("VETtoCEO," "we," "us," or "our").

By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not access or use the Services.

These Terms form a binding legal agreement between you and VETtoCEO. Please read them carefully.

2. Eligibility

The Services are intended for adults aged 18 and older. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms. Some programs may have additional eligibility requirements, such as veteran status, military family connection, or completion of prerequisite materials. We will describe those requirements where they apply.

3. About VETtoCEO and Our Mission

VETtoCEO is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides educational programming and resources to help United States military veterans and their families pursue entrepreneurship, including business ownership through acquisition. Our content and programs are educational in nature and are designed to support, not replace, the professional advice you should obtain from qualified attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, lenders, brokers, and other licensed professionals.

4. Account Registration

Some Services require you to register for an account or apply to a program. When you register or apply, you agree to:

  • Provide accurate, current, and complete information.
  • Update your information promptly when it changes.
  • Maintain the confidentiality of any login credentials you create with us or our service providers.
  • Be responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
  • Notify us promptly at [email protected] if you suspect unauthorized use of your account.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that contain inaccurate information or that are used in violation of these Terms.

5. Program Participation

If you apply to or participate in a VETtoCEO program — including but not limited to the VETtoCEO Business Accelerator, webinars, workshops, mentorship matches, or cohort-based courses — you agree to:

  • Engage in good faith and in accordance with any program-specific policies, schedules, or codes of conduct we provide.
  • Treat instructors, mentors, staff, partners, and fellow participants with respect and professionalism.
  • Maintain the confidentiality of other participants' personal stories, business information, and ideas shared during program activities, unless the participant gives clear permission to share.
  • Recognize that admission to selective programs is at our discretion and that we may decline applications or remove participants whose conduct is inconsistent with our mission or these Terms.

We do not guarantee any particular business, financial, employment, or educational outcome from participating in our programs.

6. Educational Content; Not Professional Advice

The Services provide general educational information about entrepreneurship, business acquisition, financing, and related topics. Nothing on the Site or in our programs constitutes legal, tax, accounting, financial, investment, securities, lending, real estate, or other professional advice, and nothing is an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security or business.

Buying, operating, financing, or selling a business involves significant risk, including the risk of total loss of capital. Decisions based on information from the Services are made at your own risk. You should consult qualified, licensed professionals before making any business, financial, legal, tax, or investment decision. We are not responsible for the actions, advice, or services of any third-party professional, mentor, lender, broker, or partner you may engage in connection with the Services.

7. Donations

VETtoCEO does not process donations directly on the Site. When you click a donation link, you are directed to a third-party donation platform that processes the transaction under its own terms and privacy policy. Donations to VETtoCEO are made to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law; we recommend you consult your tax advisor regarding your specific situation. Donations are generally non-refundable except as required by law or where the donation platform's terms provide otherwise.

8. User Conduct

You agree not to use the Services to:

  • Violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right.
  • Harass, threaten, defame, or discriminate against any person, including based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.
  • Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, including your military service or veteran status.
  • Submit content or information that is false, misleading, fraudulent, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise harmful.
  • Upload or transmit viruses, malware, or other code designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to systems or data.
  • Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Services, or breach any security or authentication measures.
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Services or the servers or networks that host them.
  • Use automated means — including bots, scrapers, or crawlers — to access the Services, except for legitimate search-engine indexing.
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Services.
  • Use the Services or any content from the Services for commercial purposes without our prior written permission, except for your own personal, educational use.
  • Solicit other participants for unrelated commercial offerings, multi-level marketing schemes, or investment opportunities.

We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action — including removing content, suspending or terminating accounts, and reporting conduct to law enforcement — for any violation of these Terms.

9. User-Submitted Content

From time to time, you may submit content to the Services — for example, application materials, business descriptions, questions in workshops, posts in community forums, mentor feedback, or testimonials ("User Content").

You retain ownership of your User Content. By submitting User Content, you grant VETtoCEO a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display that User Content for purposes related to operating, promoting, and improving our Services and mission. We will not publicly attribute your User Content to you without your reasonable consent, except where you have submitted it in a context that is clearly public (for example, a public testimonial or social media post tagged to us).

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to your User Content and that it does not violate any law or infringe any third-party right.

10. Intellectual Property

The Services and their content — including text, graphics, logos, course materials, videos, presentations, frameworks, methodologies, software, and the selection and arrangement of content — are owned by or licensed to VETtoCEO and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Services for your personal, non-commercial educational use. This license does not include the right to:

  • Republish, redistribute, or resell our content.
  • Use our content to train artificial intelligence or machine learning models without our prior written permission.
  • Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices.
  • Use our name, logos, or branding to suggest endorsement or affiliation without our prior written permission.

"VETtoCEO" and our logos are trademarks of VETtoCEO. All other trademarks, service marks, and trade names referenced on the Services are the property of their respective owners.

11. Third-Party Services and Links

The Services may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, or services — including donation platforms, webinar and event platforms, partner organizations, social media, lenders, brokers, and other resources. We do not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for any third-party content, products, or services. Your use of third-party services is subject to those third parties' terms and privacy policies, and any dealings you have with them are solely between you and them.

12. Communications

By using the Services, providing your contact information, or registering for a program, you consent to receive communications from us by email, including transactional messages (such as program updates and confirmations) and, where applicable, newsletters and informational messages. You may unsubscribe from non-transactional communications at any time using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting [email protected].

13. Privacy

Your use of the Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, share, and protect information. By using the Services, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in the Privacy Policy.

14. Disclaimers

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, VETtoCEO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

Without limiting the foregoing, VETtoCEO does not warrant that:

  • The Services will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.
  • Any information, content, or material on the Services is accurate, complete, current, or reliable.
  • Participation in our programs will result in any specific business, financial, employment, or educational outcome.
  • Any third-party professional, mentor, lender, broker, or partner you encounter through the Services will perform satisfactorily or meet your expectations.

Any reliance you place on information provided through the Services is at your own risk.

15. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL VETtoCEO, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, CONTRACTORS, INSTRUCTORS, MENTORS, OR PARTNERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES — INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, GOODWILL, DATA, OR INVESTMENT CAPITAL — ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, EVEN IF VETtoCEO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

VETtoCEO'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO VETtoCEO FOR THE SPECIFIC SERVICE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. In those jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

16. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless VETtoCEO and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, contractors, instructors, mentors, and partners from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses — including reasonable attorneys' fees — arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Services; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any law or third-party right; or (d) any User Content you submit.

17. Termination

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to all or part of the Services at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including any violation of these Terms. You may stop using the Services at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, governing law, and dispute resolution — will survive.

18. Changes to the Services

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Services at any time, including specific programs, features, content, or events. We are not liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Services.

19. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in our Services, our practices, or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date above and, where appropriate, provide additional notice — for example, by posting a notice on the Site or sending an email to registered users. Your continued use of the Services after the changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

20. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

Before filing any formal legal action, you agree to first contact VETtoCEO at [email protected] and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally for at least sixty (60) days.

Any legal action that is not resolved informally must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and you and VETtoCEO consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you and VETtoCEO each waive any right to a jury trial and agree that any dispute will be resolved on an individual basis only — not as part of a class action, consolidated action, or representative proceeding.

21. General Provisions

  • Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any program-specific terms we provide, form the entire agreement between you and VETtoCEO regarding the Services and supersede any prior agreements.
  • No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision or any other.
  • Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect, and the unenforceable provision will be modified only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
  • Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, asset transfer, restructuring, or similar transaction.
  • No third-party beneficiaries. These Terms do not confer any rights on any third party.
  • Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.
  • Force majeure. We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, pandemics, war, civil unrest, governmental action, labor disputes, or internet or utility failures.

22. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms or the Services, please contact us:

VETtoCEO
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.vettoceo.org