ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms and Conditions

These Supplemental Terms and Conditions for ACQ Vantage ("ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms") form a supplement to the Acquisition.com Terms and Conditions ("Terms") and are incorporated into and made a part of the Agreement formed by the Terms. Unless otherwise defined in these ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms, all capitalized terms used in these ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms have the meanings given in the Terms.

These ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms include additional terms applicable to your participation in the ACQ Vantage (formerly known as “Scale Advisory”) program (“ACQ Vantage”). When you accept these ACQVantage Supplemental Terms, or participate in Vantage, you will be bound by these ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms as part of the Agreement.

These ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms supersede any and all written or oral prior agreements and understandings between the parties concerning ACQ Vantage. In the event of any conflict between the Terms and these ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms, these ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms will prevail solely with respect to your participation in ACQ Vantage.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE ACQ VANTAGE SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS, OR DO NOT MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE ACQ VANTAGE SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS, YOU MAY NOT ENTER INTO THESE TERMS OR PARTICIPATE IN ACQ VANTAGE.

1.   PARTICIPATION 

All participation in ACQ Vantage is subject to the approval of Acquisition.

Participation is limited to owners of businesses with gross revenue exceeding $1 million and is subject to additional requirements established by Acquisition. You hereby represent and warrant you are the owner of a business that meets this revenue requirement and that you otherwise meet the additional requirements established by Acquisition to qualify for participation in ACQ Vantage.

You agree to provide all additional information requested by or on behalf of Acquisition to enable Acquisition to confirm you meet all qualifications for the ACQ Vantage program.

2.   DISCLAIMER 

Depending on your selected ACQ Vantage membership tier, you may be eligible to attend specialist workshops and connect with Acquisition business advisors. 

YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ACQUISITION AND ITS OWNERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OR AFFILIATES (“AFFILIATED PARTIES”) DO NOT PROVIDE INVESTMENT OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE TO YOU AND ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR INVESTMENT, LEGAL OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR RECOMMENDATIONS. 

ALL CONTENT AND OFFERINGS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH ACQ VANTAGE ARE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATION PURPOSES OR GENERAL GUIDANCE ONLY. ACQUISITION’S ADVICE, INCLUDING REGARDING MARKETING, BUSINESS, HUMAN RESOURCES, OR ANY OTHER AREA, MAY HAVE UNKNOWN RISKS INVOLVED AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE. MAKING DECISIONS BASED ON ANY CONTENT PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ACQUISITION, ITS BUSINESS ADVISORS, OR ACQ VANTAGE, SHOULD BE DONE ONLY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU COULD MAKE NO MONEY AT ALL. YOUR PARTICIPATION IN ACQ VANTAGE, INCLUDING ALL OFFERINGS AND CONTENT, DOES NOT CREATE A LEGAL OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP AND DOES NOT CREATE ANY PRIVACY INTERESTS OTHER THAN THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE ACQUISITION PRIVACY NOTICE. YOU ARE SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH ANY AND ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS, INCLUDING ALL LAWS GOVERNING ADVERTISING AND MARKETING CLAIMS. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OR SITUATION. NEVER DISREGARD LEGAL, INVESTMENT, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE (OR REFRAIN FROM SEEKING IT) BECAUSE OF ANY CONTENT YOU HAVE OBTAINED THROUGH ACQ VANTAGE. YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY CONTENT OR OFFERING OBTAINED THROUGH YOUR PARTICIPATION IN ACQ VANTAGE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Acquisition does not promise, guarantee, represent, or warrant any level of success, income, sales, or specific results from participating in ACQ Vantage. You understand and acknowledge that Acquisition will not at any time provide sales leads or referrals to you, and you understand that ACQ Vantage, and the Content and Offerings made available through ACQ Vantage, may or may not be applicable to your specific business. Individual results will vary. You understand that there can be no assurance that any prior successes, or past results in income or earnings, can be used as an indication of your future success or results. You acknowledge monetary and income results are based on many factors. You agree that your success, however defined by you, is your own responsibility, and Acquisition assumes no responsibility, fiduciary or otherwise, for your success. You agree that you are aware of your individual limitations and agree not to exceed them. YOUR BUSINESS’S RESULTS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO YOUR BUSINESS, INCLUDING YOUR LOCATION, BUSINESS MODEL, STAFF, AND SERVICE AND PRODUCT OFFERINGS. 

3.   THIRD-PARTY TERMS 

You understand that your participation in ACQ Vantage may require you to access and use Third Party Offerings, including Skool.com. Your use of each Third Party Offering is subject to any Third Party Terms applicable to that Third Party Offering. Acquisition is not responsible for any Content or Offerings available through any Third Party Offerings. YOUR USE OF ANY THIRD-PARTY OFFERINGS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

4.   YOUR CONTENT 

You may provide and share Content through your participation in ACQ Vantage, including financial, operational, technical, product, marketing, and data or information (“Your Content”), and. All of Your Content will be considered part of your User Content under the Agreement. You agree you will not provide any personal health information, material non-public information, or other sensitive or regulated data through your participation in ACQ Vantage. You grant Acquisition a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, process, and otherwise exploit Your Content for internal, operational, and marketing purposes, including to provide, operate, train, and improve ACQ Vantage or other Offerings, to share with our affiliates, to perform our obligations under the Agreement, and as necessary to comply with applicable law or regulation. You are solely responsible for ensuring that Your Content complies with all applicable laws. You will obtain and maintain all rights, permissions, and consents necessary to provide Your Content and to grant Acquisition the rights in Your Content under the Agreement.

5.   INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

  5.1    Acquisition and its licensors retain all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to all Content made available through ACQ Vantage by or on behalf of Acquisition or its licensors, including all tools, templates, books, playbooks, frameworks, prompts, documents, videos, audio, slide decks, worksheets, workshops, trainings, recordings, posts, and any other materials, and any additions, improvements, updates, and modifications thereto (collectively, “ACQ Vantage Content”). All ACQ Vantage Content shall be considered a part of the Acquisition Property under the Agreement. Subject to your compliance with these ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms and the Agreement, including payment of all Fees for your participation in ACQ Vantage, Acquisition agrees to grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license solely during the term to access and use the ACQ Vantage Content solely for your internal business purposes in connection with your participation in ACQ Vantage. Upon any termination of the Agreement or upon the end of your participation in ACQ Vantage, you will permanently delete all copies of all Vantage Content in your possession or control.   


    5.2     You will not, and will not permit any third party to:

           (a) copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or create derivative works from Vantage Content (except as necessary for internal use);

      (b) sell, resell, rent, lease, license, sublicense, transfer, assign, or otherwise exploit the Vantage Content;

            (c) share login credentials or permit access by anyone outside your organization;

            (d) remove proprietary notices or marks from any Vantage Content;

          (e) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover source code or underlying ideas of any software components (except to the extent prohibited by law);

           (f) use the ACQ Vantage Content to train, fine-tune, or improve any AI model or system; or

     (g) scrape, harvest, or systematically extract content from any community, directory, or platform.

    5.3    Acquisition may record workshops, calls, office hours, intensives, and other sessions for quality control, training, and to provide access by other participants. If you participate in any workshop, call, office hours, intensive, or other session (whether by audio, video, or in person), you understand and acknowledge that your participation, including your voice, image, statements, questions, and any materials you share, may be recorded and included in such recordings. You consent to such recording and to Acquisition’s use and distribution of recordings to other participants in ACQ Vantage and other ACQ programs and for Acquisition's internal training, quality control, and marketing purposes. By participating in any such session, you grant Acquisition a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use your name, voice, image, likeness, and statements in connection with such recordings. You may not record (audio or video), screenshot, stream, post, or rebroadcast any session (or any Content you may obtain through any sessions) without Acquisition’s prior written consent, except as permitted by applicable law. Any such conduct will be a material breach of these terms.

  5.4 Early Access and Beta Features. Acquisition may provide you with early access to new features, tools, templates, or other ACQ Vantage Content that are in development, testing, or beta stage ("Early Access Features"). You acknowledge and agree that Early Access Features: (a) are provided "as is" and may contain errors, bugs, or incomplete functionality; (b) may be modified, discontinued, or never released in final form; (c) are provided without any warranty or guarantee of performance, accuracy, or suitability; and (d) should not be relied upon. Acquisition may request your feedback on Early Access Features. Your access to Early Access Features may be subject to additional confidentiality obligations or restrictions on use communicated to you by Acquisition.

6.   COMMUNITY ACCESS AND CODE OF CONDUCT 

    6.1 If Acquisition provides you access to the ACQ Vantage community, directory, events, or network (collectively, the “Community”), you acknowledge the Community is a private membership environment. Acquisition does not guarantee any particular introductions, responses, meetings, deals, referrals, outcomes, or business results.

    6.2  Acquisition is not responsible for the conduct, performance, or statements of Community members or third parties.

    6.3    You will not, and will ensure your users will not:
   (a) spam, mass solicit, or send unsolicited promotional messages;
   (b) harass, threaten, discriminate, or engage in abusive conduct;
   (c) share confidential information of other members of the Community

    or  of Acquisition; 
   (d) misrepresent identity, credentials, accreditation status, or intent; 
   (e) request or share illegal content, infringing content, or regulated

    professional advice in a way that violates law;

    (f) scrape, export, or compile the directory/community information for

    use outside ACQ Vantage;

   (g) engage in “poaching,” including soliciting Acquisition or its Affiliated        Parties’ personnel, or the personnel of other members, for employment        or services, whether during your participation in ACQ Vantage or for a          period of 1 year thereafter, except through general solicitations of                  employment made publicly available through normal channels, and            without reference to or use of the Community or ACQ Vantage.

   6.4  You acknowledge that through your participation in the Community and ACQ Vantage, including through discussions and interactions with and among members of the Community, you may learn and obtain access to sensitive business information of others. You agree that any non-public information you learn through the Community and your participation in ACQ Vantage, whether shared by ACQ or any Affiliated Parties, other members, or any hosts, speakers, or guests, is confidential. You will use that information only for your own participation and benefit within the Community and ACQ Vantage and will not copy, distribute, share, publish, or disclose it to any third party in any form without the express prior permission of the owner of that information. You also agree to take reasonable steps to protect that information from unauthorized access or disclosure.

   6.5  Acquisition may, but is not obligated to, remove content, limit visibility, suspend access, or terminate your ACQ Vantage membership or account for any violation of this Agreement or the Community guidelines, or if Acquisition determines your participation may harm Acquisition, the Community, or other members. Where practicable, Acquisition may provide warnings, but is not required to do so.

 6.6 You are solely responsible for evaluating any information, opportunities, or contacts obtained through the Community. Acquisition does not endorse or verify statements made by other members of the Community or third parties and disclaims all liability arising from your interactions with them.

7.   POTENTIAL CO-INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 

   7.1  Acquisition may from time to time provide introductions to ACQ Vantage members to certain issuers or sponsors of potential investment opportunities and which may involve an investment in securities. Investment opportunities may be offered under an exemption from the federal securities registration requirements and available only to persons or entities that qualify as “Accredited Investors” under applicable securities laws. You represent and warrant that any user seeking such access is an Accredited Investor and will be prepared to provide verification directly to the issuer or sponsor of any security or its agent upon request.

      7.2     You acknowledge that: 
     (a) purchasing a subscription or membership to ACQ Vantage or any introductions to investments provided to you does not constitute an offer, or solicitation, to buy and/or sell any type of investment products or securities;

     (b) Acquisition does not guarantee that any investment opportunity will be offered, that you will be eligible to participate, or that you will receive any allocation; and

     (c) your participation in any investment opportunity is governed solely by the definitive offering documents for that opportunity, which may impose additional terms, eligibility requirements, and restrictions.

   7.3.  Acquisition will act solely as an introducer to potential investment opportunities. Acquisition is not a broker-dealer, investment adviser, financial adviser, or fiduciary and does not act in any such capacity for you. Any information provided by Acquisition is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice, a solicitation, a recommendation, or a guarantee of performance of any security. You are solely responsible for your own investment decisions and due diligence and should consult your own legal, tax, and financial advisers.

    7.4    You understand that different types of securities and investments involve varying degrees of risk, and there can be no assurance that any specific security, investment or investment strategy introduced to you will be suitable for your investment portfolio. Furthermore, you understand that investments in private companies or private funds are speculative and involve substantial risk, including the possible loss of the entire investment, illiquidity, lack of diversification, valuation uncertainty, long holding periods, and limited information rights. Past performance (if discussed) does not guarantee future results.

   7.5    Acquisition and its Affiliated Parties may or may not also be an investor in introduced investment opportunities. Acquisition and its Affiliated Parties may also have relationships with issuers, sponsors, or other parties involved in co-investment opportunities (including ownership interests or advisory relationships). Those relationships may include compensation or other economic benefits. Where required or deemed appropriate, such relationships will be disclosed in the relevant offering materials or communications. The co-investment and relationships of Acquisition or its Affiliated Parties with any issuers or sponsors should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase any investment and may present a conflict of interest. 

   7.6  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ACQUISITION DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO ANY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY, INCLUDING YOUR PARTICIPATION, NON-PARTICIPATION, ALLOCATION DECISIONS, ISSUER PERFORMANCE, LOSSES, OR DISPUTES WITH THIRD PARTIES. ANY DISPUTES RELATED TO AN INVESTMENT ARE BETWEEN YOU AND THE ISSUER/SPONSOR AND ARE GOVERNED BY THE APPLICABLE OFFERING DOCUMENTS. 

  7.7 This Section 7 will survive any termination of these ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms or the Agreement.

8.   PAYMENT AND TERMINATION 

   8.1    You will pay the applicable Fees for ACQ Vantage monthly in advance. You authorize Acquisition (and its payment processors) to charge the credit card or other payment method provided at signup for all Fees on a recurring basis without further authorization. Fees are exclusive of all applicable taxes, levies, duties, or similar governmental assessments (including sales, use, VAT, or GST), which are your responsibility, except for taxes based on Acquisition’s net income. If you fail to pay any amount when due, Acquisition may suspend access to ACQ Vantage and pursue any remedies available under this Agreement or at law.

   8.2   You may terminate your ACQ Vantage membership for convenience at any time by providing 30 days’ prior written notice to Acquisition. Acquisition may terminate this Agreement immediately for non-payment or other material breach by you. Notwithstanding any termination, you remain responsible for all Fees accrued through the effective date of termination. All Fees are non-refundable, and no refunds or credits will be issued for partial months, unused services, or cancellations.

9. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) FEATURES

Any access you may receive to any artificial intelligence features provided through ACQ Vantage is subject to the Acquisition Supplemental Terms and Conditions for ACQ AI (“AI Supplemental Terms”). All such artificial intelligence features will be considered AI Features under the AI Supplemental Terms. When you access or use any AI Features provided through ACQ Vantage, you will be bound by the AI Supplemental Terms as part of the Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the ACQ AI Supplemental Terms and these Terms, the ACQ AI Supplemental Terms will control solely with respect to your use of the AI Features.

10. REFERRAL PROGRAM

Acquisition may, from time to time, offer referral programs or incentives for members of ACQ Vantage who refer new participants to ACQ Vantage. Your participation in any such referral program is subject to the specific terms and conditions of that program as provided by Acquisition. You agree that: (1) you will only refer individuals or entities that meet the qualification requirements for ACQ Vantage; (2) you will accurately represent ACQ Vantage and will not make false, misleading, or exaggerated claims about the program or its benefits; (3) you will comply with all applicable laws in connection with any referrals, including laws governing testimonials, endorsements, and incentivized referrals; and (4) Acquisition reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate any referral program at any time in its sole discretion. Acquisition may withhold or revoke any referral incentives if you violate this Agreement or the specific terms of the referral program.

11. UPDATES

Acquisition may, in its sole discretion, modify these ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms from time to time, and Acquisition will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide you notice of any material modifications. Your continued participation in ACQ Vantage or access to or use of ACQ Vantage Content following that date constitutes your acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, any modified ACQ Vantage Supplemental Terms.

Last updated: February 4, 2026