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Terms of use: the rules of our website

These terms explain how you may use the MarketingExpert4U website, our free marketing tools, guides and consultations, and how our marketing consulting engagements work.

13 min readUpdated 29 October 2026By MarketingExpert4U consultants

The short version

  • Our website, guides and tools give general marketing information, not advice tailored to your business.
  • Free consultations and audits come with no obligation to hire us.
  • Estimates from our pricing planner and calculators are guides, not quotes or guaranteed results.
  • Paid consulting work is governed by a separate written engagement agreement.

Agreement to these terms

These terms of use ("terms") apply to your use of www.marketingexpert4u.com, including its pages, guides, articles, free tools, calculators, forms and any content we publish on it (together, the "website"). The website is operated by MarketingExpert4U ("we", "us", "our").

By using the website you agree to these terms and to our privacy policy. If you don't agree, please don't use the website. If you use the website on behalf of a business, you confirm you have authority to accept these terms for that business.

Paid consulting services are provided under a separate written agreement, such as a proposal, statement of work or engagement letter (an "engagement agreement"). If an engagement agreement conflicts with these terms, the engagement agreement applies to that work.

Our consulting model

MarketingExpert4U is a marketing consultancy. We audit, plan, advise, train and review. Unless an engagement agreement says otherwise, implementation such as running ad campaigns, building websites, publishing content or managing social media accounts is carried out by your own team, freelancers or agencies you choose.

Our recommendations are based on the information, access and data you provide and on our professional judgment at the time. You remain responsible for decisions about your business, your marketing budget and how recommendations are implemented, and for ensuring your marketing complies with the laws and regulations that apply to your industry and markets.

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Strategy sprints

Fixed-scope projects such as audits, strategies and roadmaps, delivered over a defined period.

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Advisory retainers

Ongoing monthly guidance, reviews and decision support for your team or agency.

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Fractional CMO

Part-time senior marketing leadership embedded with your management team.

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Workshops and training

Sessions that build your team's marketing capability.

Free consultations, audits and estimates

We offer free strategy calls and free marketing audits so you can judge whether we're a good fit. They come with no obligation to buy. We may decline or limit free services at our discretion, for example where a request falls outside our expertise or appears to be for competitive research.

Our pricing planner, budget planners and calculators give indicative estimates based on the inputs you provide. They are not quotes, offers or guarantees. A binding price exists only in a written engagement agreement signed by both parties.

Any free audit is a high-level review based on publicly available information or limited access. It may not identify every issue, and it should not be relied on as a complete assessment.

General information, not professional advice

Articles, guides, location and industry pages, checklists, keyword examples and calculator results on the website are general marketing information for educational purposes. They are not tailored to your circumstances and are not legal, financial, tax, investment, medical or regulatory advice.

Where our content mentions regulations, privacy laws or advertising standards, it is a general overview that may not reflect the latest changes or your specific situation. Please take advice from a qualified professional before acting on matters of law, tax, finance or compliance.

No guaranteed results

Marketing results depend on many factors outside our control, including your market, competition, budget, product, pricing, sales process, implementation quality, search engine and advertising platform changes, and economic conditions. We therefore don't guarantee specific rankings, traffic, leads, revenue, return on ad spend or other outcomes, on the website or in our services, unless an engagement agreement expressly says so.

Examples, scenarios and benchmarks on the website illustrate how strategies can work. They are not promises of what you will achieve.

Acceptable use of the website

You may browse, read and share links to the website for lawful purposes. You must not:

  • Use the website in any way that breaks the law or infringes anyone's rights.
  • Submit false, misleading or someone else's information in our forms.
  • Send spam, malware or automated submissions, or try to bypass our spam protection.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our servers, code or data, or disrupt the website.
  • Scrape, copy or republish substantial parts of the website, including with automated tools, without our written permission.
  • Use our content to train or create competing products or services without permission.
  • Frame the website or imply an endorsement or partnership that doesn't exist.

We may block access or remove submissions that break these rules.

Intellectual property

The website and its content, including text, guides, frameworks, checklists, tools, calculators, designs, graphics, logos and code, are owned by MarketingExpert4U or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws. "MarketingExpert4U" and our logo are our trademarks.

You may view, download and print pages for your own internal business use and share short quotations with clear attribution and a link to the original page. Any other use requires our written permission.

Ownership of deliverables created for clients, such as strategies, audits and plans, is set out in the relevant engagement agreement. Usually the client receives a licence to use deliverables for its own business once fees are paid, while we keep our underlying methods, templates and know-how.

Information you send us

When you submit a form, email us or share materials, you confirm the information is accurate and that you have the right to share it. You keep ownership of your information. You allow us to use it to respond to you and provide services, as described in our privacy policy.

We treat information shared in consultations and audits as confidential and won't disclose it to third parties except as needed to provide services, as required by law, or as our privacy policy allows. Please don't send passwords; where access to your tools is needed, we'll ask you to grant user-level access through the platform's own sharing settings.

Third-party websites and platforms

The website links to and mentions third-party websites, platforms and tools, such as Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Shopify and industry bodies. We don't control them and aren't responsible for their content, availability, terms or privacy practices. Mentions of third-party products are for information and don't imply endorsement or partnership unless we say so.

Third-party names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Website availability and changes

We work to keep the website available and accurate, but we provide it "as is" and "as available". We may change, suspend or remove any part of it at any time, and content may become out of date. We don't promise that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of harmful components, so please use appropriate security software.

Limitation of liability

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law, such as liability for fraud, or for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or your statutory rights as a consumer.

Subject to that, and to the fullest extent permitted by law: we are not liable for any loss arising from your use of, or reliance on, the website, its content or free tools; we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for loss of profits, revenue, business, data or goodwill; and our total liability to you in connection with the website and any free services is limited to one hundred US dollars (USD 100).

Liability for paid consulting services is governed by the relevant engagement agreement.

Your responsibility to us

If you use the website in breach of these terms or the law, and that causes a claim against us, you agree to compensate us for the reasonable losses and costs that result, to the extent permitted by law.

Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which MarketingExpert4U is established, unless an engagement agreement specifies another law for client work. If you are a consumer, you also keep the protection of mandatory laws in your country of residence.

If you have a concern, please contact us first at support@marketingexpert4u.com. Most issues can be resolved quickly by talking. If we can't resolve a dispute informally, either party may take it to the courts with jurisdiction under the applicable law.

Definitions

TermMeaning
Websitewww.marketingexpert4u.com and all its pages, tools and content.
ServicesMarketing consulting services provided by MarketingExpert4U, including free consultations and audits.
Engagement agreementThe written proposal, statement of work or contract for paid services.
DeliverablesStrategies, audits, roadmaps, reports and other materials we create for a client.
YouThe person using the website, or the business they represent.

Fees and payment for consulting

Fees, payment schedules, expenses and taxes for paid services are set out in your engagement agreement. We don't publish fixed prices on the website because scope varies between clients. Unless your agreement says otherwise, strategy sprints are usually invoiced in stages and ongoing engagements are invoiced in advance each billing period.

Media spend, software subscriptions, agency fees and other third-party costs are paid by you directly to those providers unless agreed otherwise. We don't mark up third-party costs.

Changes, pauses and cancellation

Your engagement agreement sets out how scope changes, pauses and cancellations work, including any notice period. We aim to be flexible: if your priorities change, we'll discuss adjusting scope before anyone needs to cancel. Fees for work already delivered remain payable.

Confidentiality

We keep confidential the non-public information you share with us during consultations, audits and engagements, and use it only to provide our services. This duty doesn't apply to information that is already public, that you've agreed we may share, or that we must disclose by law. We're happy to sign a mutual non-disclosure agreement.

Use of AI tools

We may use AI tools to support research, analysis and drafting, always with human review by our consultants. We don't enter your confidential information into AI tools that use it to train public models, and we're responsible for the advice we give regardless of the tools used. Tell us if your organisation has specific AI policies and we'll follow them.

Testimonials and reviews

Testimonials and reviews on the website reflect individual clients' experiences and aren't a guarantee of similar results. We only publish client names, logos or results with permission.

Electronic communications

When you use the website or email us, you agree to receive communications from us electronically. Notices we send by email are treated as received on the next working day. Formal legal notices should be sent to the email address on this page.

Events outside our control

We aren't responsible for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control, such as internet or hosting outages, platform changes, natural disasters or government actions. We'll tell you promptly and do our best to minimise the impact.

Accessibility

We aim to make the website usable for everyone, following recognised accessibility practices such as semantic headings, keyboard navigation and readable contrast. If you have difficulty using any part of the website, please contact us and we'll provide the information in another format.

Free tools and calculators

Our free marketing calculators and health check are provided for planning and education. They use simplified formulas and the figures you enter, run entirely in your browser and don't store your inputs. Results are estimates, may not suit your circumstances and shouldn't be the only basis for financial decisions.

Feedback and ideas

If you send us suggestions or feedback about our website or services, we may use them to improve what we do without any obligation to you. This doesn't give us rights to your confidential business information.

Professional standards

We aim to give advice with reasonable skill and care, based on recognised marketing practice and the information available. We follow advertising platforms' published policies in our recommendations and encourage clients to do the same. Where advice touches on specialist legal, financial or regulatory matters, we recommend you consult the relevant professional.

Security of the website

We take reasonable steps to keep the website secure, including HTTPS encryption and server protections. You mustn't misuse the website by knowingly introducing viruses or other harmful material, attempting to gain unauthorised access to it or its servers, or attacking it through denial-of-service or similar methods. We may report such behaviour to the relevant authorities and cooperate with them.

Using the website from other countries

We advise clients in many countries, and the website is accessible worldwide. Content about regulations, platforms or markets is general and may not reflect the rules in your country. You're responsible for complying with local laws that apply to your use of the website and to your marketing.

General

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. If we don't enforce a right immediately, we haven't waived it. You may not transfer your rights under these terms without our consent; we may transfer ours as part of a reorganisation or sale of our business.

We may update these terms from time to time. The "last updated" date shows the current version, 29 October 2026. Continuing to use the website after changes means you accept them.

Contact: support@marketingexpert4u.com or our contact page.

Frequently asked questions

Are the free consultation and audit really free?

Yes. They come with no obligation to hire us. We may decline requests outside our expertise or that appear to be competitive research.

Is the pricing planner estimate a quote?

No. Estimates from our pricing planner and calculators are guides. A binding price exists only in a signed engagement agreement.

Do you guarantee marketing results?

No. Results depend on many factors outside our control, so we don't guarantee rankings, leads or revenue unless an engagement agreement expressly says so.

Who implements the recommendations?

Usually your own team, freelancers or agencies. MarketingExpert4U advises, plans and reviews; implementation is outside our scope unless agreed in writing.

Can I share your guides?

Yes. You can share links and short quotations with attribution. Republishing substantial parts requires our written permission.

Is your content legal or financial advice?

No. It is general marketing information. Please consult a qualified professional for legal, tax, financial or regulatory advice.

Do you mark up ad spend or software costs?

No. Third-party costs such as media, software and agency fees are paid directly to those providers, and we don't add a margin.

Can I cancel a consulting engagement?

Yes. Cancellation and notice terms are set out in your engagement agreement, and we aim to be flexible when priorities change.

Can I link to your website?

Yes, as long as the link is fair and doesn't suggest an endorsement or partnership that doesn't exist.

Which terms apply if I become a client?

Your engagement agreement governs paid work. These website terms continue to apply to your use of the website, free tools and content.

Who owns the strategy you create for us?

Ownership and licence terms for deliverables are set out in your engagement agreement. Usually you can use deliverables freely in your business once fees are paid, while we keep our underlying methods and templates.

Can these terms change?

Yes. We may update them from time to time and the last updated date shows the current version. Changes don't affect engagement agreements already signed.

Is the information on your website up to date?

We review our content regularly, but marketing platforms, regulations and best practices change quickly. Check the last updated dates and confirm important details before acting on them.

What happens if part of these terms is invalid?

The rest of the terms remain in force. Only the affected part is removed or adjusted to the minimum extent needed to make it enforceable.

How do I contact you about these terms?

Email support@marketingexpert4u.com or use our contact page. We're happy to explain any part of these terms before you use our website or services.

Do these terms affect my consumer rights?

No. If you use our website as a consumer, nothing in these terms limits the statutory rights you have under the consumer protection laws of your country.

Questions about these terms?

Get in touch and we'll explain anything that isn't clear before you use our services.