Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using CTO Coach, you confirm that you are at least 16 years of age and agree to comply with these Terms. If you do not agree to any part of these Terms, you must not use the Site.

2. Description of Service

CTO Coach is an educational platform for aspiring and first-time Chief Technology Officers. Our services include:

• CTO Readiness Assessment — a self-evaluation tool that scores your leadership competencies across multiple dimensions and provides personalised feedback.
• Blog and career guides — educational articles, frameworks, and resources on the CTO career path.
• Structured courses — online learning programmes covering technical leadership, people management, and business acumen (when available).
• Email content — newsletters, tips, and updates delivered to subscribers who have opted in.

3. Disclaimers

CTO Coach provides educational content and self-assessment tools for informational purposes only. Please note:

• Our content does not constitute professional career advice, executive coaching certification, or employment counselling.
• Assessment results are based on self-reported data and are intended as a directional guide, not a definitive evaluation of your readiness or capability.
• We make no guarantees regarding career outcomes, promotions, job placements, salary changes, or business results from using our services.
• You are solely responsible for decisions made based on information obtained through CTO Coach.

4. Intellectual Property

All content on CTO Coach — including text, graphics, logos, assessment frameworks, course materials, and software — is the property of CTO Coach or its content suppliers and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, or otherwise exploit any content from this Site without our prior written consent, except for personal, non-commercial use.

5. User Conduct

When using CTO Coach, you agree not to:

• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable laws.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site, its servers, or any connected systems.
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Site.
• Scrape, crawl, or use automated means to access the Site or extract data without our written permission.
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.

6. Assessment Data

When you complete the CTO Readiness Assessment, your responses and results are stored to provide you with personalised feedback and to improve our assessment tool. We may use aggregated and anonymised assessment data for research and content development purposes. Your individual responses will never be shared publicly or with third parties without your explicit consent.

For details on how we handle your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

7. Email Communications

By providing your email address, you may opt in to receive newsletters, educational content, and product updates from CTO Coach. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email or by contacting us at hello@ctocoach.com. We will process unsubscribe requests within 48 hours.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, CTO Coach and its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses resulting from:

• Your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) the Site.
• Any conduct or content of any third party on the Site.
• Any content obtained from the Site, including assessment results and educational materials.
• Unauthorised access, use, or alteration of your data or transmissions.

The Site and all content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

9. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Material changes will be communicated via a notice on the Site or by email. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [TBD]. Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of [TBD].

11. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

hello@ctocoach.com