Terms of Service

2.1Age Requirement

You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent that you meet this requirement.

2.2Permitted Purpose

Acquisera is a purpose-specific platform. The Service may only be used for lawful corporate development activity, including: identifying potential acquisition targets; researching companies for merger, acquisition, or strategic partnership purposes; conducting due diligence research on potential target companies; and contacting identified individuals solely in connection with a bona fide corporate transaction. Use of the Service for any purpose unrelated to corporate development, acquisition research, or M&A activity is a material breach of these Terms and grounds for immediate account termination.

2.3User Representations

By using the Service, you represent and warrant that:

• You are using the Service for a bona fide corporate development, acquisition research, or merger and acquisition purpose;
• You understand that pipeline results and contact data are research outputs and not investment advice, M&A advisory services, or guarantees of accuracy or completeness;
• You are not using the Service to facilitate any transaction that would violate applicable law; and
• You will comply with all applicable laws in connection with your use of the Service, including laws governing electronic communications, data protection, and securities transactions.

3.1Account Registration

To access the Service, you must create an account. You agree to provide accurate, complete, and current information during registration and to keep your account information updated. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

3.2Organization Accounts

Certain subscription tiers allow multiple users within a single organization (“seats”). The account owner is responsible for: (i) managing seat assignments; (ii) ensuring all authorized users comply with these Terms; and (iii) all activity conducted by authorized users under the organization account. Sharing login credentials between multiple individuals is not permitted.

3.3Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account. You must notify us immediately at support (at) acquisera.com (subject line: SECURITY:) if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. Acquisera is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to maintain account security.

3.4Internal Accounts

Acquisera and its affiliates maintain internal accounts on the platform for development and operational purposes. These accounts are on the Enterprise Premium tier at no charge and are excluded from all revenue and usage metrics.

4.1Subscription Tiers

The Service is offered under several subscription tiers with different features, usage quotas, and pricing. Current tier details are available at acquisera.com/pricing. Acquisera reserves the right to modify tier features, quotas, and pricing with notice as described in Section 15.

4.2Billing

Subscription fees are billed in advance on a monthly basis. Payment is processed through Stripe, Inc. By providing a payment method, you authorize Acquisera to charge your payment method for all applicable fees. All fees are non-refundable except as expressly stated in these Terms or required by applicable law.

4.3Add-On Purchases

Subscribers may purchase additional company search capacity beyond their monthly quota (“Add-Ons”). Standard Add-Ons are $20 for 20 companies; Premium Add-Ons are $100 for 20 companies. Add-On capacity is a one-time pool that persists until consumed and does not reset monthly. Add-On purchases are non-refundable.

4.4Free Trial

Acquisera may offer a 14-day free trial for certain subscription tiers. A valid payment method is required to begin a trial. If you do not cancel before the trial period ends, you will be charged the applicable subscription fee for the following billing period. Trials may be limited to one per organization.

4.5Usage Quotas

Each subscription tier includes a monthly quota of companies that may be delivered through the pipeline. Only companies that pass verification and are delivered to your account count against your quota — pipeline overhead, cache hits, and rejected candidates do not count. Quota resets on your monthly billing cycle date, not on the calendar month.

4.6Payment Failure

If your payment method fails, we will notify you and attempt to collect payment. If payment is not received within a reasonable period, your account may be downgraded to the Free tier. Access to paid features will be suspended until outstanding fees are resolved.

4.7Cancellation

You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings or by contacting support (at) acquisera.com (subject line: CANCEL:). Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will retain access to paid features through the end of the period for which you have paid. No refunds are issued for partial billing periods.

4.8Taxes

You are responsible for all applicable taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities in connection with your use of the Service. Acquisera will collect taxes where required by law.

5.1Nature of Contact Data

The Acquisera pipeline may surface professional contact information — including names, titles, professional email addresses, and LinkedIn profiles — pertaining to individuals at companies identified as potential acquisition or merger targets (“Contact Data”). Contact Data is sourced from publicly available business directories, professional networks, and third-party data providers.

5.2Permitted Use

You are authorized to use Contact Data solely for the purpose of initiating direct professional contact with identified individuals in connection with a bona fide proposed acquisition, merger, strategic partnership, or other corporate transaction involving the company with which the individual is associated (“Permitted Purpose”). No other use is authorized.

5.3Prohibited Use

You are expressly prohibited from:

1. (i) using Contact Data for marketing, advertising, solicitation, or any purpose unrelated to a corporate transaction constituting the Permitted Purpose;
2. (ii) reproducing, distributing, sublicensing, exporting, or transferring Contact Data to any third party, including data brokers, marketing platforms, or any other commercial data service;
3. (iii) aggregating or storing Contact Data outside of the Acquisera platform for purposes beyond a specific active transaction;
4. (iv) using Contact Data in any manner that violates applicable law, including the CAN-SPAM Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act, or any applicable anti-spam or data protection legislation; or
5. (v) using Contact Data to harass, threaten, or engage in any unlawful conduct toward any individual.

5.4Consequences of Violation

5.5Individual Removal Requests

If an individual requests removal of their contact information from the Acquisera platform, Acquisera will suppress that information from future pipeline deliveries. You agree to promptly notify Acquisera at support (at) acquisera.com (subject line: PRIVACY: Contact Suppression Request) if you receive a direct request from an individual to remove their information, and to cease using that individual's Contact Data immediately upon receiving such a request.

6.1Research Output Only

The results produced by the Acquisera pipeline — including company identification, fit scores, enrichment data, financial estimates, contact information, and any other output — are research tools only. They are not investment advice, M&A advisory services, fairness opinions, valuations, or recommendations to buy, sell, or pursue any transaction.

6.2Not a Registered Advisor

Acquisera is not a registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, investment bank, or financial advisor. Nothing in the Service or its output constitutes financial, legal, tax, or professional advice of any kind. You should consult qualified professional advisors before making any business, financial, or legal decisions.

6.3No Reliance

You represent and warrant that you are making independent business judgments based on your own analysis and that of your professional advisors, and that you are not relying on Acquisera's pipeline output as the sole or primary basis for any acquisition decision, investment decision, or corporate transaction. Acquisera expressly disclaims any liability for decisions made in reliance on pipeline output.

6.4Accuracy Disclaimer

Pipeline results are generated through automated research processes that may include AI-generated content, third-party data, and web-sourced information. Acquisera does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, currency, or fitness for any particular purpose of any pipeline result. Fit scores are algorithmic estimates and do not constitute a representation about any company's actual suitability as an acquisition target. You are responsible for independently verifying all material information before acting on any pipeline result.

6.5Contact Deliverability

Acquisera does not guarantee that contact information surfaced by the pipeline is current, accurate, or deliverable. Decision-makers change roles, email addresses change, and contact details may be outdated at the time of delivery. Acquisera is not responsible for bounced emails, undeliverable contacts, or outreach that does not reach its intended recipient.

8.1Permitted Uses

You may use the Service for any lawful corporate development purpose consistent with Section 2, including researching potential acquisition targets, analyzing public company data, managing outreach to identified contacts, and modeling deal economics using the financial modeling tools.

8.2Prohibited Uses

You may not:

• Use the Service in any way that violates applicable law or regulation;
• Use the Service to research, target, or contact individuals for purposes unrelated to a corporate transaction;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service or another user's account;
• Use automated tools, bots, scrapers, or crawlers to access the Service without Acquisera's express written permission;
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service;
• Reproduce, distribute, or resell pipeline results, contact data, or public company data outside of the platform;
• Use the Service to harass, threaten, or intimidate any individual;
• Impersonate any person or entity in connection with use of the Service;
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service; or
• Use the Service in a manner that imposes an unreasonable load on the platform infrastructure, as determined by Acquisera in its reasonable discretion.

9.1Acquisera's IP

The Service, including its software, algorithms, pipeline methodology, user interface, design, scoring models, and all content created or provided by Acquisera, is owned by Acquisera or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. These Terms do not grant you any right, title, or interest in the Service beyond the limited license to use it as described herein.

9.2License to Use

Subject to your compliance with these Terms and payment of applicable fees, Acquisera grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service during your subscription term solely for the Permitted Purpose described in Section 2.

9.3Your Content

You retain ownership of any data, criteria, templates, or other content you provide to the Service (“Your Content”). By providing Your Content, you grant Acquisera a non-exclusive license to use Your Content solely to provide the Service to you. Acquisera does not claim ownership of Your Content.

9.4Feedback

If you provide Acquisera with feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Service, you grant Acquisera a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use that feedback for any purpose without compensation or attribution to you.

9.5Pipeline Output Ownership

Pipeline output delivered to your account — including company lists, contact data, and enrichment results — is provided to you for use within the scope of these Terms. You do not acquire any ownership right in the underlying data, third-party data sources, or Acquisera's proprietary scoring methodology. Your right to use pipeline output is limited to the Permitted Purpose and survives only for the duration described in Section 5.

10.1Mutual Confidentiality

Each party may receive confidential information of the other party in connection with the Service (“Confidential Information”). Each party agrees to: (i) hold the other's Confidential Information in strict confidence; (ii) not disclose Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent; and (iii) use Confidential Information only for the purpose of performing its obligations or exercising its rights under these Terms.

10.2Acquisera's Confidential Information

Acquisera's Confidential Information includes, without limitation: the pipeline methodology, scoring algorithms, AI model configurations, vendor integrations, pricing structures, and any non-public technical or business information disclosed to you in connection with the Service.

10.3Your Confidential Information

Your Confidential Information includes your search criteria, acquisition targets, deal parameters, outreach history, and financial modeling inputs. Acquisera will not disclose your Confidential Information to other subscribers or third parties except as required to provide the Service or as required by law.

10.4Exceptions

Confidentiality obligations do not apply to information that: (i) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the receiving party; (ii) was already known to the receiving party before disclosure; (iii) is independently developed by the receiving party without use of Confidential Information; or (iv) is required to be disclosed by law or court order, provided the receiving party gives prompt notice to the disclosing party where legally permitted.

12.1Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Acquisera disclaims all warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. Acquisera does not warrant that: (I) the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free; (II) pipeline results will be accurate, complete, or current; (III) contact information will be deliverable; (IV) the Service will meet your requirements; or (V) any defects will be corrected.

12.2Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Acquisera, its officers, directors, employees, or affiliates 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, arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the Service. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Acquisera's total cumulative liability to you for any claims arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service will not exceed the greater of: (I) the total fees paid by you to Acquisera in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim; or (II) one hundred dollars ($100).

12.3Essential Basis

The disclaimers and limitations in this Section 12 are an essential basis of the agreement between you and Acquisera. Acquisera would not provide the Service on the terms set forth herein without these limitations. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of certain damages — in such jurisdictions, the exclusions and limitations above apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

12.4M&A Transaction Losses

Acquisera is specifically not liable for: (i) any loss arising from a corporate transaction pursued or not pursued based on pipeline output; (ii) any loss arising from an acquisition target that did not meet expectations after closing; (iii) any loss arising from contact outreach that did not result in a transaction; or (iv) any loss arising from inaccurate fit scores, financial estimates, or enrichment data. You acknowledge that M&A transactions involve substantial risk that is independent of and not mitigated by the use of the Service.

14.1Term

These Terms are effective from the date you first access or use the Service and continue until your subscription is terminated in accordance with these Terms.

14.2Termination by You

You may terminate your subscription at any time in accordance with Section 4.7. Termination does not entitle you to a refund of any prepaid fees.

14.3Termination by Acquisera

Acquisera may suspend or terminate your account immediately and without notice if: (i) you breach any material provision of these Terms, including the Contact Data restrictions in Section 5; (ii) you fail to pay fees when due and do not cure within five (5) business days of notice; (iii) your use of the Service poses a security or legal risk to Acquisera or other users; or (iv) Acquisera is required to do so by law or court order.

14.4Effect of Termination

Upon termination: (i) your license to use the Service immediately ceases; (ii) you must cease all use of Contact Data; (iii) your account data will be deleted in accordance with the Privacy Policy; and (iv) provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive will survive, including Sections 5 (Contact Data), 6 (Disclaimers), 9 (Intellectual Property), 10 (Confidentiality), 12 (Limitation of Liability), 13 (Indemnification), and 16 (Dispute Resolution).

15.1Service Changes

Acquisera reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time. Acquisera will provide reasonable notice of material changes where practicable. Acquisera is not liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

15.2Terms Changes

Acquisera may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will: (i) post the updated Terms at acquisera.com/terms with a new “Last Updated” date; and (ii) notify you by email at least 14 days before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Service and cancel your subscription.

15.3Pricing Changes

Acquisera may change subscription pricing with at least 30 days' notice. Price changes take effect on your next billing cycle following the notice period. Continued use after the price change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the new pricing.

16.1Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

16.2Informal Resolution

Before initiating any formal dispute resolution, you agree to contact Acquisera at support (at) acquisera.com (subject line: DISPUTE) and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days. Acquisera will likewise attempt informal resolution before pursuing formal proceedings.

16.3Binding Arbitration

If informal resolution is unsuccessful, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, except as provided in Section 16.4. The arbitration will be conducted in Cook County, Illinois. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

16.4Exceptions to Arbitration

Either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual property rights or confidential information obligations. Claims under $10,000 may be brought in small claims court.

16.5Class Action Waiver

You agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action. You waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration. If this waiver is found unenforceable, the arbitration provision will be null and void.

16.6Venue

For any disputes not subject to arbitration, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois.

17.1Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, any applicable Managed Tier engagement letter, and any order forms or written agreements between the parties, constitute the entire agreement between you and Acquisera with respect to the Service and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings.

17.2Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

17.3Waiver

Acquisera's failure to enforce any provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of its right to enforce that provision in the future. No waiver is effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Acquisera.

17.4Assignment

You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without Acquisera's prior written consent. Acquisera may assign these Terms, in whole or in part, without restriction. These Terms bind and inure to the benefit of the parties' permitted successors and assigns.

17.5Force Majeure

Acquisera is not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, government actions, internet outages, or third-party vendor failures.

17.6No Third-Party Beneficiaries

These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights. No individual whose contact information is surfaced through the platform acquires any right to enforce these Terms.

17.7Notices

Notices to Acquisera must be sent to support (at) acquisera.com (subject line: LEGAL NOTICE) or by certified mail to Acquisera LLC, Attn: Legal, 1658 N Milwaukee Ave, Suite 297, Chicago, IL 60647. Notices to you will be sent to the email address associated with your account.

17.8Relationship of the Parties

The parties are independent contractors. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, or employment relationship between you and Acquisera.

17.9Export Compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable export and import laws and regulations in connection with your use of the Service. You represent that you are not located in a country subject to U.S. government embargo or sanctions.