1. About Stan Consulting
Stan Consulting LLC is a California limited liability company registered in the State of California, with its principal place of business at 1364 Blue Oaks Blvd, Suite 400, Roseville, CA 95678. Stan Consulting provides marketing consulting, marketing services, paid advertising management, and related professional services.
2. Services
2.1 Scope of Services
Stan Consulting offers a range of services including but not limited to fixed-fee marketing projects, 30-Day Marketing Project engagements, Google Ads management, Shopify Performance Max management, Meta Ads management, marketing projects, website and landing page design, and marketing strategy consulting. The specific scope of any engagement is defined in the applicable service page, proposal, statement of work, order confirmation, or email exchange. In the event of conflict, a signed statement of work or order confirmation controls over website copy.
2.2 Nature of Services
Our services are marketing services and professional in nature. Recommendations, audits, marketing services, roadmaps, and implementations are based on information provided by Client and Stan Consulting's professional judgment at the time of delivery. Marketing and advertising outcomes depend on many factors outside Stan Consulting's control, including but not limited to Client's product, offer, pricing, competitive landscape, ad platform changes, seasonality, macroeconomic conditions, and Client's implementation of recommendations.
2.3 No Guarantee of Results
3. Orders, Payment, and Final Sale
3.1 Orders
Orders are placed through the Website, by email, or by signed proposal. An order is accepted when Stan Consulting confirms acceptance in writing (including email) or commences work, whichever occurs first. Stan Consulting reserves the right to refuse or cancel any order at its sole discretion prior to commencement of work. If a payment was captured for an order Stan Consulting does not accept, the charge will be reversed as an administrative correction, not as a client refund right.
3.2 Pricing and Payment
Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars and are exclusive of applicable taxes unless stated otherwise. Payment is due in full at the time of order for fixed-fee services identified as prepaid in the applicable order or statement of work. For ongoing management or multi-phase engagements, payment terms are set out in the applicable statement of work. Accepted payment methods are disclosed at checkout. Late payments accrue interest at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum permitted by law, plus reasonable collection costs.
3.3 Final Sale; No Refunds
3.4 No Refunds on Fixed-Scope Services
A fixed-scope service identified as final sale in the applicable service page, order, or statement of work is sold on those terms. The applicable service fee is final on submission of the required intake form. No refund is available at any point, including after delivery of the agreed written deliverable. The scope of work and deliverable are specified before payment, so the engagement is unambiguous at the point of sale. View-only account access requested as part of the engagement is operational, not a condition of refund. Clients who do not wish to accept these terms should not submit the intake form or place the order.
3.5 Chargebacks
Client agrees not to initiate credit card chargebacks, payment processor disputes, or similar reversals for any reason other than demonstrated fraud. Initiating an unwarranted chargeback constitutes a material breach of these Terms. Client agrees to reimburse Stan Consulting for all fees, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in defending against an unwarranted chargeback, and Stan Consulting reserves the right to pursue collection of any chargeback amount as an outstanding debt.
3.6 Price Changes
Stan Consulting may change prices at any time. Price changes do not apply retroactively to orders already accepted.
3.7 Contractor Website Subscription Plans
The Website plan is billed at $249 per month and has a 12-month initial term, for a minimum initial billing commitment of $2,988. The Website + Local SEO plan is billed at $549 per month and has a 12-month initial term, for a minimum initial billing commitment of $6,588. Website + Local SEO + Ads engagements start at $999 per month with a 12-month initial term; the accepted order states the final monthly price, capacity, advertising scope, and minimum initial billing commitment. Client-paid media spend and third-party platform charges are separate from the plan price.
By completing checkout, Client expressly agrees to the selected plan, monthly price, automatic recurring charges, initial term, these Terms, and the plan scope shown before payment. The initial term is a minimum service and payment commitment. A subscription cannot be canceled effective before the end of its initial term unless Stan Consulting agrees in writing or applicable law requires otherwise.
After the initial term, the subscription automatically continues month to month at the same monthly rate until canceled. Once the initial term is complete, Client may cancel before a future billing cycle by emailing info@stanconsultingllc.com with the subject line "Cancel contractor subscription" or by submitting an online request through the contact page. A cancellation received after the initial term takes effect at the end of the current paid billing period. No further recurring charge will be made after the effective cancellation date. Stan Consulting will retain a record of the cancellation request and confirmation.
Stan Consulting may not increase the selected plan's monthly price during the initial term. After the initial term, Stan Consulting may change the monthly price only after giving advance written notice. Client may cancel before the new price takes effect. If Stan Consulting materially changes the recurring plan scope during the initial term, Client may reject the change and continue under the accepted scope or cancel as required by applicable law.
The standard website build, launch page limit, monthly production unit, maintenance, edit allowance, visibility work, and advertising work included in each plan are stated on the applicable service page and accepted order. Custom integrations, pages or edits beyond the plan, paid media below the Website + Local SEO + Ads plan, media spend, photography, premium software, third-party fees, and other work outside the listed scope require a separate written quote or order. Local Services Ads eligibility is determined by Google. Rankings, AI citations, platform approval, traffic, calls, estimate requests, and sales are not guaranteed.
Client retains ownership of Client's domain, business information, and Client-owned business and advertising accounts. After twelve successful monthly payments, full payment of all amounts due, and completion of the initial term, Stan Consulting will provide the Client-specific standard website files and included plan assets identified in the accepted order through a reasonable handoff process. Stan Consulting Background IP, reusable systems, templates, third-party licenses, hosting accounts, and non-transferable tools are excluded from transfer.
4. Client Responsibilities
To enable Stan Consulting to perform services effectively, Client agrees to:
- Provide accurate, complete, and current information requested by Stan Consulting
- Grant timely access to ad accounts, data accounts, CMS, Shopify admin, or other systems required for the engagement
- Respond to reasonable requests for input, approvals, or decisions within a reasonable time
- Implement recommendations correctly or authorize Stan Consulting to implement them on Client's behalf
- Comply with all applicable laws, including advertising regulations, consumer protection laws, and platform policies
- Maintain backups of Client's own data and systems
Stan Consulting is not responsible for delays, cost overruns, or reduced outcomes caused by Client's failure to meet these responsibilities.
5. Intellectual Property
5.1 Stan Consulting's Intellectual Property
All content published on the Website, including but not limited to written articles, blog posts, pillar guides, cluster articles, service page copy, case study narratives, marketing plan frameworks, audit checklists, methodologies, diagrams, illustrations, icons, schema markup, HTML templates, CSS, JavaScript, design tokens, color palettes, photography, logos, trademarks, and trade dress (collectively, "Stan Consulting IP"), is owned by Stan Consulting LLC or its licensors and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.
Stan Consulting retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Stan Consulting IP. No license to the Stan Consulting IP is granted except as expressly stated in these Terms.
5.2 Permitted Use of Website Content
You may view, assess, and print Website content for your personal, non-commercial reference. You may share direct links to Website pages on social media and in emails. Any other use requires prior written permission from Stan Consulting.
5.3 Prohibited Uses
- Copy, reproduce, republish, redistribute, or create derivative works from any Website content or Stan Consulting IP, in whole or in part
- Use Website content to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop any artificial intelligence or machine learning model, regardless of whether the use is commercial or non-commercial
- Scrape, crawl, harvest, index, or extract Website content through automated means, except by general-purpose search engines operating in compliance with robots.txt
- Use the Stan Consulting name, logo, trademarks, or trade dress in any manner that suggests endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship without written permission
- Remove or alter any copyright notice, trademark notice, or other proprietary marking on any Stan Consulting content or deliverable
- Use any Stan Consulting deliverable, summary, audit, roadmap, template, or methodology for the benefit of any third party, or resell, sublicense, or redistribute any deliverable
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source or methodology behind any Stan Consulting deliverable
5.4 Deliverables and License to Client
Upon full payment of all applicable fees for an engagement, Stan Consulting grants Client a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide license to use the final deliverables produced for that engagement (for example, a written marketing plan, a campaign structure document, or a landing page build) solely for Client's own internal business purposes.
For avoidance of doubt, this license does NOT include the right to:
- Resell or sublicense the deliverable or any portion of it
- Share the deliverable with any third party outside Client's organization, except professional advisors bound by confidentiality
- Use the deliverable to create competing consulting services or products
- Publish the deliverable or its contents publicly in whole or in substantive part
Stan Consulting retains ownership of all pre-existing materials, methodologies, frameworks, templates, know-how, and general skills developed during the engagement ("Background IP"). Nothing in an engagement transfers Background IP to Client.
5.5 Client Materials
Client retains ownership of all materials Client provides to Stan Consulting, including brand assets, product content, customer data, and account access ("Client Materials"). Client grants Stan Consulting a license to use Client Materials solely for the purpose of delivering the engagement.
5.6 Use of Anonymized Results
Stan Consulting may reference engagement results, outcomes, and learnings in anonymized, aggregated, or otherwise non-identifying form for marketing, case studies, and portfolio purposes, provided that no specific client name, brand, domain, or identifying detail is disclosed without Client's express written consent.
5.7 DMCA and Copyright Complaints
Stan Consulting respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe content on the Website infringes your copyright, please send a written notice through the contact page with the subject line "DMCA Notice" including: (a) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed; (b) identification of the allegedly infringing material and its location on the Website; (c) your contact information; (d) a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized; (e) a statement under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner's behalf; and (f) your physical or electronic signature.
6. Confidentiality
During an engagement, each party may receive confidential information from the other. Each party agrees to hold the other's confidential information in confidence, to use it only for purposes of the engagement, and not to disclose it to third parties except as required by law or with the disclosing party's consent. Confidential information does not include information that (a) is or becomes publicly known through no fault of the receiving party; (b) was known prior to disclosure; (c) is independently developed; or (d) is lawfully received from a third party.
7. Third-Party Platforms and Dependencies
Stan Consulting's services often rely on third-party platforms and services including Google Ads, Google Analytics 4, Meta Ads Manager, Shopify, WordPress, Cloudflare, Web3Forms, and similar. Stan Consulting has no control over these platforms and is not responsible for platform outages, policy changes, account suspensions, rate-card changes, or other actions taken by third-party platforms. Client is responsible for maintaining good standing with all platforms Client uses.
8. Disclaimers
Stan Consulting does not warrant that the Website will be secure, free of viruses, or uninterrupted. Stan Consulting does not warrant that any advice, recommendation, or deliverable will produce any specific business result.
9. Limitation of Liability
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of liability for certain damages. If applicable law does not allow some of the exclusions or limitations above, the exclusions and limitations apply only to the maximum extent permitted.
10. Indemnification
Client agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Stan Consulting LLC and its members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, and fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) Client's use of the Website or services; (b) Client's breach of these Terms or any representation or warranty herein; (c) Client's violation of any law or third-party right; (d) Client's products, services, offers, or advertising content; or (e) any claim by a third party (including ad platforms, regulators, or consumers) related to Client's business.
11. Termination
Either party may terminate a specific engagement in accordance with the terms of the applicable statement of work. Stan Consulting may terminate these Terms, any engagement, or Client's access to the Website at any time, without notice, for breach of these Terms, non-payment, conduct Stan Consulting deems harmful, or for any lawful reason. Upon termination, all unpaid fees for work performed become immediately due, and Sections 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13 of these Terms survive.
12. Governing Law, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, and Class Waiver
12.1 Governing Law
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms, the Website, or any service are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
12.2 Informal Resolution
Before filing any claim, the party with a claim agrees to notify the other party in writing and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute through direct communication for at least 30 days.
12.3 Binding Arbitration
12.4 Class Action Waiver
12.5 Injunctive Relief Carve-Out
Notwithstanding the above, either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in the state or federal courts located in Sacramento County, California, to protect its intellectual property, confidential information, or trade secrets.
13. Miscellaneous
13.1 Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any applicable statement of work or order confirmation, constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter and supersede all prior agreements or communications.
13.2 Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
13.3 No Waiver
Stan Consulting's failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
13.4 Assignment
Client may not assign or transfer these Terms or any rights or obligations under them without Stan Consulting's prior written consent. Stan Consulting may assign these Terms freely, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
13.5 Force Majeure
Stan Consulting shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, labor disputes, pandemic, government action, internet or platform outages, or third-party service failures.
13.6 Independent Contractor
Stan Consulting is an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms creates an employment, partnership, joint venture, agency, or fiduciary relationship between the parties.
13.7 Notices
Notices to Stan Consulting must be sent through the contact page or to 1364 Blue Oaks Blvd, Suite 400, Roseville, CA 95678. Notices to Client will be sent to the email address or address on file.
13.8 Changes to Terms
Stan Consulting may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top reflects the most recent version. Material changes will be communicated via the Website. Continued use of the Website or services after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
14. Contact
For questions about these Terms, contact Stan Consulting LLC directly.