Terms of Use
Terms governing access to and use of the ECM USA website.
These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the website, pages, forms, materials, content, notices, communications, and general information made available by Efficient Consulting & Management USA LLC (“ECM USA”).
By accessing or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms of Use, together with ECM USA’s Disclaimer, Privacy Policy, Cookie Notice, Anti-Fraud Notice, and other published website notices.
Acceptance of Terms
Use of this website is subject to these terms.
By accessing, browsing, reviewing, submitting information through, or otherwise using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you should not use this website.
These Terms of Use apply to all visitors, prospective clients, users, counterparties, service providers, professional contacts, and any other person or entity accessing or using the website.
ECM USA may modify, update, supplement, restrict, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website or these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice.
Permitted Use
The website may be used only for lawful and appropriate purposes.
Visitors may use this website to learn about ECM USA’s institutional advisory, transaction-management, documentation, mandate-readiness, and professional coordination services.
Prohibited Use
Users must not misuse the website, ECM USA’s identity, or its materials.
ECM USA reserves all rights and may take action against improper, fraudulent, misleading, unlawful, abusive, or unauthorized use of its website, name, brand, content, or communications.
No Client Relationship
Submitting information through the website does not create an engagement.
Accessing this website, submitting a form, sending an email, requesting information, downloading materials, reviewing website pages, or communicating with ECM USA does not create a client relationship, advisory obligation, financing commitment, transaction commitment, fiduciary relationship, agency relationship, partnership, joint venture, or engagement by ECM USA.
ECM USA may accept, decline, suspend, or terminate any preliminary request, Institutional Review, or proposed engagement in its sole discretion. ECM USA is not obligated to respond to every inquiry, review every submission, accept every mandate, or provide reasons for declining a matter.
Formal services begin only after ECM USA has accepted the matter in writing, completed required onboarding, executed definitive engagement documentation, and received applicable fees.
Intellectual Property
ECM USA’s website content and materials are protected.
The website and its content are owned by, licensed to, or controlled by ECM USA, except where otherwise indicated.
All website content, text, design elements, layouts, service descriptions, frameworks, notices, trademarks, trade names, logos, graphics, documents, forms, page structures, and other materials appearing on the website are the property of ECM USA or used with permission, unless otherwise stated.
Users may not copy, reproduce, republish, modify, distribute, transmit, display, perform, sell, license, scrape, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit any ECM USA website content without prior written authorization from ECM USA.
Unauthorized use of ECM USA’s name, identity, brand, logo, templates, notices, forms, website content, or communications style may result in legal, operational, platform, or professional action.
Submissions & Communications
Users are responsible for the information they submit.
ECM USA expects all submissions and communications to be accurate, lawful, authorized, and appropriate for the communication channel used.
Limitation of Liability
Use of the website is at the user’s own risk.
ECM USA does not warrant that the website will be error-free, uninterrupted, complete, current, secure, or suitable for any specific purpose.
Governing Law & Interpretation
These Terms are interpreted as website-use terms, not engagement terms.
These Terms of Use govern general use of the ECM USA website. They do not replace, amend, or override any separately executed engagement agreement, mandate agreement, confidentiality agreement, service agreement, or other written agreement signed by ECM USA and a client or counterparty.
Where a separate written agreement exists, that agreement will govern the covered engagement or relationship according to its own terms. In the event of inconsistency between these website Terms of Use and a signed engagement agreement, the signed engagement agreement will govern the specific engagement to which it applies.
ECM USA reserves the right to interpret, apply, update, or enforce these Terms of Use in a manner consistent with its business interests, legal rights, professional standards, risk controls, and website governance requirements.
Website Use Notice
Use controlled channels for serious mandate communications.
Prospective clients with serious commercial, financial, project, or cross-border mandates should review ECM USA’s standards, restrictions, disclaimer, and engagement pathway before submitting a request for Institutional Review.
Submission does not create a client relationship or obligate ECM USA to conduct a review. ECM USA may decline any matter in its sole discretion.