Terms & Conditions

These Terms and Conditions govern your use of the ectus website at ectus.com and any services provided by Ectus, LLC. By accessing our website or engaging our services, you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use our website or services.

1. Services

Ectus, LLC provides ingredients intelligence services including Signal Assessments, Strategic Advisory retainers, and Think Tank membership. The specific scope, deliverables, and terms of each engagement are governed by a separate Statement of Work or Service Agreement signed between Ectus, LLC and the client.

2. Use of this website

You may use this website for lawful purposes only. You agree not to:

• Reproduce, distribute, or republish any content without written permission
• Use automated tools to scrape, crawl, or extract data from this website
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site or its infrastructure
• Use this website in any way that could damage, disable, or impair its operation

3. Intellectual property

All content on this website, including text, logos, graphics, and research materials, is the property of Ectus, LLC or its licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Nothing on this site grants you any license to use our intellectual property without prior written consent.

4. Confidentiality

Assessments, reports, and advisory materials delivered to clients are confidential and intended solely for the named recipient. Clients may not share, distribute, or resell deliverables to third parties without express written consent from Ectus, LLC.

5. Accuracy of information

We take care to ensure that the information we publish is accurate and based on verified sources. However, the ingredients and agriculture markets move quickly. Information on this website is provided for general guidance only and should not be relied upon as the sole basis for commercial, regulatory, or investment decisions. Ectus, LLC accepts no liability for decisions made based on publicly available website content.

6. Third-party links

This website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for convenience only. Ectus, LLC has no control over and accepts no responsibility for the content or practices of any linked sites.

7. Affiliate links

Some links on our Stack page are affiliate links. This means ectus may receive a commission if you purchase through those links, at no additional cost to you. We only recommend tools we use ourselves.

8. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ectus, LLC shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of this website or our services. Our total liability in any matter shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the specific service giving rise to the claim.

9. Governing law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

10. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of this website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update.

11. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at legal@ectus.com.