EFFECTIVE APRIL 18, 2026

THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) GOVERN YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF WWW.RLDXGROUP.COM AND ANY RELATED PAGES, CONTENT, FEATURES, NEWSLETTERS, AND COMMUNICATIONS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE (“SITE”).

BY USING THE SITE, AND WHERE PRESENTED WITH AN UNCHECKED BOX, BUTTON, OR SIMILAR MECHANISM, BY SUBMITTING A FORM, SUBSCRIBING TO THE INDEX, OR BOOKING TIME THROUGH THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE SITE.

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Section 1. Scope of the Site

Rolodex Group (“Rolodex,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a Chicago-based advisory serving creatives, entrepreneurs, and innovative organizations. The Site provides information about Rolodex, publishes editorial and newsletter content, and offers ways to contact us.

The Site is for informational, editorial, and business development purposes. Any separate client or service relationship is governed by a written agreement signed by both parties.

Section 2. Informational Content

The Site contains general information, commentary, and educational material. You are responsible for evaluating whether any content on the Site fits your circumstances.

The Site does not provide legal, tax, accounting, investment, mental health, or other regulated professional advice. Site content does not substitute for advice from a qualified professional engaged for your specific matter.

Section 3. No Attorney-Client Relationship

Rolodex is not a law firm. Your use of the Site, your subscription to The Index, your submission of an inquiry, or your participation in an introductory call through the Site does not create an attorney-client relationship, fiduciary relationship, or formal advisory engagement.

Any paid advisory, project, consulting, or service engagement begins through a separate written agreement executed by all parties.

Section 4. Unsolicited Information

You may contact us through the Site or by email. Do not send confidential, proprietary, privileged, sensitive, or time-sensitive information unless we have expressly agreed in writing to receive it.

Rolodex handles communications with care. Unsolicited submissions through the Site or by email do not automatically create duties of confidentiality, privilege, or non-disclosure.

Section 5. Eligibility

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

Section 6. Intellectual Property

The Site and its contents, including text, design, branding, graphics, newsletters, compilations, and original editorial material, are owned by Rolodex Group or used with permission and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may access and use the Site for personal use and internal business reference. You may not, without prior written permission from Rolodex:

• reproduce, republish, distribute, publicly display, sell, license, or exploit Site content;

• modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works from Site content;

• use Rolodex’s name, marks, or branding in a way that implies endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship; or

• remove copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices.

Section 7. Limited License

Subject to these Terms, Rolodex grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Site for lawful personal or internal business purposes. This license ends immediately if you violate these Terms.

Section 8. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Site lawfully and in a way that respects Rolodex, its content, and other users. You may not:

• use the Site for fraudulent, misleading, unlawful, or harmful purposes;

• interfere with the Site’s operation, security, or integrity;

• attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or related systems;

• introduce malware, malicious code, spam, or harmful material;

• impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation; or

• use the Site in a way that could damage Rolodex, the Site, or others.

Section 9. Anti-Scraping; No Automated Harvesting

Except as expressly authorized by Rolodex in writing, you may not use any automated means to access, monitor, copy, scrape, crawl, harvest, mine, extract, or reuse any portion of the Site, its content, or its underlying data.

This restriction includes bots, spiders, browser automation tools, AI agents, model-training pipelines, data-mining tools, and similar technologies used for commercial, competitive, archival, training, or bulk-extraction purposes.

Rolodex may suspend access, block traffic, or pursue available legal remedies in response to violations.

Section 10. User Submissions and Feedback

If you send Rolodex ideas, suggestions, feedback, or other non-confidential submissions about the Site or our public-facing content, you grant Rolodex a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use and incorporate that feedback for business purposes without compensation.

This section does not give Rolodex ownership of materials you provide under a separate signed client agreement.

Section 11. Newsletter and Electronic Communications

If you subscribe to The Index or otherwise provide your contact information, Rolodex may send you newsletters, updates, responses to your inquiries, and other business-related communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting ask@rldxgroup.com. Administrative or relationship-based communications may still be sent where appropriate.

Information about how we handle contact information and email communications is described in our Privacy Policy.

Section 12. Third-Party Links and Tools

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services, and we may use third-party tools or service providers to support site hosting, communications, payments, scheduling, analytics, newsletters, and related operations.

Rolodex is not responsible for the content, availability, or independent privacy practices of third-party sites or services. Additional information about how we work with service providers is described in our Privacy Policy.

Section 13. Accessibility

Rolodex aims to make the Site usable and accessible. If you encounter an accessibility barrier, contact ask@rldxgroup.comand identify the issue so we can review it.

Section 14. Disclaimer

The Site and its contents are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Rolodex disclaims warranties of availability, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, title, and non-infringement.

Rolodex does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Site, error-free operation, or any particular outcome from reliance on Site content.

Section 15. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Rolodex Group and its owners, affiliates, contractors, and representatives will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from or relating to your use of the Site.

Rolodex’s liability for claims arising solely from Site use will be limited to direct damages actually proven. This limitation does not override any liability that cannot lawfully be limited under applicable law.

Section 16. Indemnity for Misuse

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Rolodex Group and its owners, affiliates, contractors, and representatives from claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising from your unlawful use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of another party’s rights.

Section 17. Changes to the Site and These Terms

Rolodex may revise the Site and these Terms from time to time. Updated Terms become effective when posted, unless a later date is stated.

Section 18. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict of laws rules.

Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or the Site will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois, and you consent to that jurisdiction and venue.

Section 19. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect.

Section 20. No Waiver

A failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision or any other right.

Section 21. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Rolodex regarding your use of the Site, except to the extent a separate written agreement governs a specific service relationship.

Section 22. Contact

Rolodex Group
Chicago, Illinois
ask@rldxgroup.com
www.rldxgroup.com