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Last updated: May 11, 2026
These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the 4thground.consulting website, as well as any consulting, growth, coaching, automation, or platform services delivered by Fourth Ground Consulting ("Fourth Ground," "we," "us," or "our"). By using this website or engaging our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
Fourth Ground Consulting is a business and growth consulting firm based in Davao City, Philippines, operating under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing the website, submitting an inquiry, booking a strategy call, requesting a proposal, or entering into a service engagement, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the website or our services.
2. Our Services
Fourth Ground provides business consulting, digital marketing, growth strategy, brand development, marketing automation, coaching, and related professional services. Specific deliverables, timelines, fees, and scope are defined in a separate signed proposal, statement of work, or engagement letter for each client.
Pricing and package details published on the website (including the Growth Multiplier 30x, 60x, and 100x tiers, the 4G Growth Platform, Diagnostics, and A La Carte offerings) are indicative and may be updated. The signed engagement document is the controlling reference for any active client relationship.
3. Engagement, Payment, and Refunds
- Engagement fee: Most engagements require an upfront engagement or onboarding fee, which is non-refundable once work has commenced.
- Recurring fees: Retainers, platform subscriptions, and monthly service fees are invoiced in advance. Late payment may result in suspension of services.
- Currency and taxes: Fees are quoted in Philippine Pesos (PHP) unless otherwise stated. Applicable taxes (VAT, withholding tax) are the client's responsibility unless agreed otherwise in writing.
- Refunds: Refunds are not provided for completed work, delivered deliverables, or time-based services already rendered. Where a refund is granted at our discretion, it will be processed in writing.
4. Client Responsibilities
Successful delivery depends on collaboration. By engaging us you agree to:
- Provide accurate, complete, and timely information, access, and approvals
- Designate a primary point of contact with authority to make decisions
- Respond to deliverables, drafts, and approval requests within the agreed turnaround
- Pay invoices according to the terms in your engagement document
- Comply with applicable laws when using systems, content, and assets we deliver
5. Intellectual Property
- Our IP: All proprietary frameworks, methodologies, templates, training content, system prompts, and pre-existing materials — including the Growth Multiplier, Search Evolution Framework, 4G Profit Tracker, Legacy Alignment Framework, Clarity-to-Execution Matrix, Stewardship Scorecard, Structural Advantage Framework, Intelligent Scale Method, and Enterprise Alignment System — remain the exclusive property of Fourth Ground Consulting.
- Client deliverables: Final deliverables created specifically for you (e.g., brand assets, custom strategy documents, finalised creatives) become your property upon full payment, subject to the licence we retain to reference the work in our portfolio and case studies.
- Licence to use: You receive a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use our pre-existing IP solely in connection with the services and only during the engagement.
- Third-party materials: Where third-party tools, fonts, stock assets, or platforms are used, their respective licences apply.
6. Confidentiality
Both parties agree to keep non-public information disclosed during the engagement confidential and to use it only for the purpose of delivering or receiving the services. Confidentiality obligations survive termination of the engagement.
7. Case Studies, Testimonials, and Marketing
Unless you opt out in writing, you grant Fourth Ground the right to reference your engagement at a high level in case studies, portfolio entries, and marketing materials. Sensitive figures (e.g., exact revenue) will not be disclosed without your consent, and we honour the principle of delicadeza — no client situation is shamed and no previous providers are named.
8. Warranties and Disclaimers
We perform our services with professional skill, care, and the discipline that our directors bring from decades of operating and selling companies. However, business outcomes depend on many factors outside our control — including market conditions, execution discipline within your team, capital, and timing.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Fourth Ground does not guarantee specific revenue, ranking, traffic, conversion, or business outcomes. The website and all content are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by Philippine law, Fourth Ground's total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with any engagement is limited to the fees paid by the client to Fourth Ground in the three (3) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
In no event shall Fourth Ground be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages — including lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, or business interruption — even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Fourth Ground, its directors, employees, and partners from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of: (a) your misuse of our services or deliverables; (b) your violation of these Terms; or (c) your breach of any applicable law or third-party right.
11. Termination
Either party may terminate an engagement in accordance with the notice period stated in the relevant engagement document. Where no specific term is stated, a written notice of thirty (30) days applies. On termination:
- You remain liable for fees and expenses incurred up to the effective termination date
- Each party returns or destroys confidential information of the other
- Any licences granted to pre-existing IP terminate automatically
12. Force Majeure
Neither party is liable for delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, government action, pandemic, internet or infrastructure failure, or other circumstances of force majeure.
13. Website Use
You agree not to use the website to: (a) violate any applicable law or regulation; (b) attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems; (c) interfere with the operation of the website; (d) scrape, copy, or republish content without permission; or (e) misrepresent your affiliation with Fourth Ground.
14. Third-Party Links and Tools
The website may contain links to third-party sites and embedded tools (such as scheduling platforms or payment processors). We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third party.
15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and any engagement entered into with Fourth Ground Consulting are governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines. Any dispute arising shall be resolved exclusively by the appropriate courts of Davao City, Philippines, unless the parties agree in writing to arbitration or mediation.
16. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version is always available at 4thground.consulting/terms, and the "Last updated" date will reflect the most recent revision. Material changes affecting active engagements will be communicated directly to clients.
17. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any signed engagement document, constitute the entire agreement between you and Fourth Ground Consulting with respect to the website and services, and supersede prior understandings.
18. Contact Us
Questions about these Terms can be directed through our booking page or by email at hello@4thground.consulting.