Terms and conditions

Cardinal Element is the trade name of Scott Ewalt LLC, a California limited liability company based in Los Angeles. In these terms, “Cardinal Element,” “we,” and “us” refer to Scott Ewalt LLC. “You” refers to anyone who visits or uses cardinalelement.com.

By using this website you agree to these terms and to our privacy notice. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. These terms cover the website only. Consulting work, audits, and other services are governed by a separate written agreement, and that agreement controls if it conflicts with anything here.

You may use the site for lawful purposes and in line with these terms. You agree not to:

• Use the site in any way that breaks a law or regulation.
• Scrape, crawl, or copy site content for redistribution or to train models without our written permission.
• Interfere with the site, its security, or the servers and networks connected to it.
• Submit false information through the contact form, newsletter signup, or scheduling tool.
• Impersonate another person or misrepresent your affiliation with any organization.

We may suspend or block access to the site for anyone we believe is violating these terms.

Articles, case studies, lab experiments, frameworks, and other material on this site are provided for general information. They are not legal, financial, tax, or professional advice, and they do not create a client relationship. Results described on the site depend on many factors and are not a promise of similar results for your business. Confirm anything important with a qualified professional before acting on it.

The site and its content, including text, graphics, logos, diagrams, code samples, and the Cardinal Element name and marks, belong to Scott Ewalt LLC or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.

You may view, download, and print pages for your own non-commercial reference. You may also share links to the site and quote short excerpts with attribution. Any other use, including republishing full articles or using our marks, requires written permission. Third-party trademarks that appear on the site belong to their owners and are shown for identification only.

If you send us feedback, ideas, or suggestions about the site or our services, you agree we may use them without any obligation to you. Do not send confidential information through the website. If you want to discuss something confidential, ask us for a non-disclosure agreement first.

The site uses third-party tools such as Calendly for scheduling, Resend for newsletter delivery, and optional analytics tags described in the privacy notice. It also links to outside sites like LinkedIn, X, and Substack. Those services have their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control them and are not responsible for their content or how they handle your information.

When you subscribe to Elemental Insights we will send you email at the address you provide. Every message includes a way to unsubscribe. We may change the frequency or content of the newsletter, or stop publishing it, at any time.

The site is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent the law allows, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not promise that the site will be accurate, complete, uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors or viruses.

To the fullest extent the law allows, Scott Ewalt LLC and its members, employees, and contractors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of the site. Our total liability for any claim related to the site will not exceed one hundred US dollars. Some jurisdictions do not allow these limits, so some of them may not apply to you.

You agree to defend and hold harmless Scott Ewalt LLC from claims, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, that arise from your misuse of the site or your violation of these terms.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any dispute related to the site will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you consent to their jurisdiction. Before filing, please contact us so we can try to resolve the issue informally.

We may update these terms as the site or our practices change. The revised version takes effect when it is posted, and the date below shows the latest revision. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Questions about these terms can be sent to scott@cardinalelement.com.