Terms of Service
Last Updated: June 2026
Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”) carefully before using the HIT Executive Consulting, Inc. website, scheduling a consultation, submitting information, or engaging with HIT Executive Consulting, Inc. for consulting services.
These Terms apply to website visitors, prospective clients, clients, company representatives, business owners, qualifying individuals, and others who access or use this website, schedule a consultation, communicate with HIT Executive Consulting, or engage HIT Executive Consulting for services.
By accessing this website, scheduling a consultation, submitting information, making payment, or using our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, you should not use this website or engage HIT Executive Consulting for services.
1. Company Information
“HIT Executive Consulting,” “HITEC,” “we,” “our,” or “us” means HIT Executive Consulting, Inc., a Florida domestic for-profit corporation.
Our business mailing address is:
HIT Executive Consulting, Inc.
5342 Clark Rd, Suite 1177
Sarasota, FL 34233
“Client,” “you,” or “your” means a website visitor, prospective client, consulting client, company representative, business owner, qualifying individual, or other person or entity that uses this website, schedules a consultation, communicates with us, or engages us for services.
2. Website Use
This website is provided for general informational, educational, marketing, and business development purposes. The information on this website is not legal, tax, accounting, financial, governmental, or certification-agency advice.
You agree not to misuse this website, interfere with its operation, attempt to gain unauthorized access to any system, use the website for unlawful purposes, copy or exploit website content without permission, or use the website in a way that could damage HIT Executive Consulting or any third party.
We may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of this website at any time without notice.
3. Website Information Is Not a Guarantee or Agency Determination
The information on this website is general in nature. Certification rules, eligibility standards, documentation requirements, agency practices, review procedures, and approval standards vary by certification program and certifying agency.
Nothing on this website should be interpreted as a guarantee that a business, owner, qualifying individual, or applicant will qualify for certification, receive certification approval, maintain certification, obtain recertification, succeed on appeal, or receive any particular business result.
Only the applicable certifying agency, governmental agency, or third-party certification organization can make an official certification determination.
4. Consulting Services and Engagement-Specific Terms
HIT Executive Consulting provides certification consulting, certification strategy, application preparation, document review, business assessment, executive advisory, and related consulting services.
Specific services, fees, timelines, deliverables, payment terms, client responsibilities, confidentiality terms, ownership of work product, abandonment/restart provisions, appeal support, and other engagement-specific terms are governed by the applicable written proposal, invoice, engagement agreement, addendum, statement of work, or other written terms provided by HIT Executive Consulting.
If there is a conflict between these website Terms and a written proposal, invoice, addendum, engagement agreement, or other engagement-specific written terms, the engagement-specific written terms will control for that client engagement.
Receipt of partial or full payment by any means accepted by HIT Executive Consulting may constitute acceptance of the applicable proposal, invoice, engagement terms, and these Terms.
5. Independent Certification Consulting Disclaimer
HIT Executive Consulting is an independent consulting firm and is not affiliated with WBENC, NWBOC, NMSDC, USWCC, NGLCC, the U.S. Department of Transportation, any state or local certification agency, or any other third-party certifying organization.
Certification standards, eligibility requirements, documentation requests, review procedures, timelines, and approval decisions vary by program and certifying agency. HIT Executive Consulting assists businesses with certification strategy, application preparation, document review, certification responses, reevaluations, and related consulting services, but does not control any certifying agency and does not guarantee certification approval.
Eligibility for one certification program does not guarantee eligibility for another certification program. Approval or denial decisions are made by the applicable certifying agency, not by HIT Executive Consulting.
6. No Guarantee of Outcome
HIT Executive Consulting does not guarantee certification approval, recertification approval, appeal success, business opportunities, contract awards, revenue increases, supplier diversity acceptance, agency decisions, or any other specific result.
Certification approval may depend on ownership, control, management, independence, personal net worth, affiliation, business structure, documentation, agency discretion, site visits, interviews, public information, prior submissions, and other factors outside HIT Executive Consulting’s control.
We use commercially reasonable efforts, professional experience, and certification subject-matter knowledge to assist clients, but no consulting service can guarantee a particular agency decision or business outcome.
7. Client and Prospective Client Responsibilities
Clients and prospective clients are responsible for providing accurate, complete, current, and truthful information. This includes information regarding ownership, control, management, finances, operations, affiliated companies, family involvement, prior submissions, agency correspondence, tax records, contracts, licenses, resumes, public information, and other materials relevant to the matter.
Clients are responsible for reviewing all materials before submission and for ensuring that any application, narrative, response, certification submission, or supporting document is accurate and complete.
Clients are also responsible for timely communication, timely document production, meeting attendance, and cooperation with HIT Executive Consulting and any applicable certifying agency.
If a client delays, fails to respond, changes ownership or control, changes the company structure, changes location, withholds information, provides inaccurate information, or fails to cooperate, HIT Executive Consulting may pause work, require a new proposal, charge additional fees, or terminate the engagement as allowed under the applicable proposal, invoice, engagement agreement, addendum, or written terms.
8. Certifying Agency Portals, Deadlines, and Third-Party Requirements
Certifying agencies, government agencies, and third-party certification organizations may impose their own deadlines, portal rules, document requirements, review procedures, filing fees, site visit requirements, appeal procedures, and communication rules.
HIT Executive Consulting is not responsible for agency portal deletions, changed agency standards, agency delays, third-party system errors, missed deadlines caused by client delay, agency filing fees, or agency decisions outside HIT Executive Consulting’s control.
Once an application is initiated in a certifying agency’s online portal, the agency may impose a limited window to complete and submit the application before it is deleted, archived, or closed. Extensions may not be available and are outside HIT Executive Consulting’s control.
9. Fees, Payments, and Refunds
Fees, deposits, payment schedules, retainers, hourly rates, late charges, travel expenses, payment methods, and refund terms are governed by the applicable written proposal, invoice, engagement agreement, addendum, or other written terms.
Unless otherwise stated in writing, project fees are due in advance and are non-refundable once work has commenced. Fees compensate HIT Executive Consulting for reserving professional capacity, performing front-end review, providing strategic guidance, accessing proprietary methods, and beginning work on the engagement.
Work outside the agreed scope, work after the initial engagement period, appeals, restarts, additional applications, changed circumstances, abandoned projects, or additional advisory work may require a separate proposal, additional fee, hourly billing, retainer, or written addendum.
Credit card payments, wire transfers, international payments, late payments, returned payments, or third-party payment platforms may be subject to additional charges as stated in the applicable proposal, invoice, or engagement terms.
10. Third-Party Payors
A person or entity may voluntarily pay fees on behalf of a client. A third-party payor is not a client of HIT Executive Consulting unless HIT Executive Consulting separately agrees in writing.
A third-party payor has no right to direct the services, receive confidential information, obtain strategic advice, control the engagement, demand work product, or seek a refund or chargeback solely because the third-party payor made payment.
HIT Executive Consulting may provide limited status updates to a third-party payor in its discretion, but confidential client information will not be disclosed to a third-party payor unless authorized by the client or required for the engagement.
11. Confidentiality and Client Information
HIT Executive Consulting takes client confidentiality seriously. Certification consulting may involve sensitive business, ownership, financial, operational, personal, family-related, or strategic information.
HIT Executive Consulting will use client confidential information only to perform the services, support the engagement, communicate with the client, comply with legal or professional obligations, or as otherwise authorized by the client.
Confidential information may be shared with service providers, professional advisors, consultants, certifying agencies, government agencies, or other third parties only as authorized by the client, reasonably necessary for the engagement, required by law, or described in our Privacy Policy.
Additional confidentiality terms may be included in the applicable proposal, invoice, engagement agreement, addendum, or written terms.
12. Privacy Policy
Use of this website and HIT Executive Consulting’s handling of personal information are also governed by our Privacy Policy.
By using this website, scheduling a consultation, submitting information, or engaging HIT Executive Consulting, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and agree to the practices described in the Privacy Policy.
13. Proprietary Materials and Intellectual Property
The content on this website, including text, layout, branding, service descriptions, graphics, images, logos, downloads, checklists, templates, frameworks, methods, and other materials, is owned by HIT Executive Consulting or used with permission, unless otherwise stated.
HIT Executive Consulting’s templates, checklists, forms, training materials, processes, know-how, strategies, methods, and other proprietary materials remain the property of HIT Executive Consulting.
Clients may receive a limited right to use client-specific work product for their own business and certification purposes after all required fees are paid. Clients do not receive ownership of HIT Executive Consulting’s underlying templates, methods, systems, processes, or proprietary materials unless expressly stated in writing.
You may not copy, distribute, sell, publish, reproduce, reverse-engineer, modify, or use HIT Executive Consulting’s proprietary materials to provide consulting services to others or to build a competing service.
14. No Legal, Tax, Accounting, or Financial Advice
HIT Executive Consulting is not a law firm, accounting firm, tax advisor, financial advisor, government agency, or certifying agency.
Any comments, suggestions, observations, or recommendations regarding contracts, operating agreements, corporate structure, tax returns, financial statements, ownership records, business documents, or related materials are provided from the perspective of certification requirements, business strategy, and general consulting experience.
Such comments are not a substitute for advice from qualified legal, tax, accounting, financial, or other licensed professionals. Clients are responsible for obtaining their own legal, tax, accounting, or financial advice as needed.
15. Vendors, Referrals, and Third-Party Services
Clients are responsible for selecting, contracting with, and paying any third-party vendors, including accountants, attorneys, bookkeepers, consultants, software providers, filing services, or other professionals.
HIT Executive Consulting may provide general observations or suggestions regarding third-party vendors or resources, but does not act as the client’s agent and is not responsible for any third-party vendor’s services, fees, advice, delay, act, omission, error, or breach.
Unless otherwise disclosed in writing, HIT Executive Consulting does not receive referral fees, commissions, kickbacks, or other financial benefits from third-party vendors it may mention to clients, and does not pay referral fees or commissions to others for referring potential clients to HIT Executive Consulting.
16. Links to Other Websites and Third-Party Platforms
This website may contain links to third-party websites and platforms, including certifying agencies, government agencies, scheduling tools, payment processors, video meeting platforms, secure file-sharing platforms, press releases, articles, or other external resources.
HIT Executive Consulting does not own or control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, privacy policies, terms, accuracy, security, practices, or availability.
You should review the terms and privacy policies of any third-party website or platform you use.
17. Consultations and Communications
Scheduling a consultation does not guarantee that HIT Executive Consulting will accept the engagement. HIT Executive Consulting may decline an engagement in its discretion, including where the matter appears outside our scope, presents a conflict, involves inaccurate or incomplete information, involves suspected misuse of a certification program, or is otherwise not a fit.
Communications through the website, email, phone, video meeting, text message, scheduling platform, or other channels do not create a client relationship unless HIT Executive Consulting agrees to provide services and the applicable proposal, payment, or engagement terms are accepted.
18. Misrepresentation, Misuse, and Right to Decline or Terminate Services
HIT Executive Consulting may decline, pause, or terminate services if it reasonably believes that a client or prospective client has misrepresented facts, omitted material information, is seeking to misuse a certification program, is attempting to create or support a shell structure, is using certification to circumvent program requirements, or is asking HIT Executive Consulting to assist with inaccurate, misleading, or improper submissions.
HIT Executive Consulting may retain fees paid, cease further work, withdraw from the engagement, or require additional written terms as allowed under the applicable proposal, invoice, engagement agreement, addendum, or written terms.
Nothing in these Terms makes HIT Executive Consulting a certifying agency, gatekeeper, legal authority, or enforcement body.
19. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, HIT Executive Consulting’s total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to this website, any consultation, any proposal, any engagement, or any services shall not exceed the total fees paid to HIT Executive Consulting for the specific engagement giving rise to the claim.
In no event will HIT Executive Consulting be liable for indirect, consequential, incidental, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost revenue, lost contracts, lost business opportunities, lost certification opportunities, reputational harm, data loss, or agency denial, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some limitations may not apply to you.
20. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless HIT Executive Consulting, Inc., its owners, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, and affiliates from and against claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising out of or related to your use of the website, your violation of these Terms, your submission of inaccurate or misleading information, your misuse of certification materials, your violation of third-party rights, or your failure to comply with applicable laws, agency rules, or certification requirements.
21. Governing Law and Venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms, the website, a consultation, a proposal, an engagement, or services provided by HIT Executive Consulting shall be brought exclusively in the state courts located in Sarasota County, Florida, or the federal courts having jurisdiction over Sarasota County, Florida, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
Each party consents to the personal jurisdiction and venue of those courts.
22. Changes to These Terms
We may update or modify these Terms at any time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
Your continued use of the website, scheduling of consultations, submission of information, payment for services, or continued engagement with HIT Executive Consulting after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.
23. Severability and Waiver
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
24. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any applicable written proposal, invoice, engagement agreement, addendum, or written service terms, constitute the agreement between HIT Executive Consulting and you regarding website use, consultations, communications, and services.
For client engagements, the applicable proposal, invoice, engagement agreement, addendum, or written service terms may include additional or more specific terms. If there is a conflict between these Terms and engagement-specific written terms, the engagement-specific written terms will control for that engagement.
25. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact:
HIT Executive Consulting, Inc.
5342 Clark Rd, Suite 1177
Sarasota, FL 34233
Phone: 833-254-9489
Email: info@hitexecutiveconsulting.com