Public access does not expand authority, reliance, or permission.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use and acknowledge the posted Privacy Policy and Data Handling & Security Boundaries. If you do not agree, do not use the website.

• Covered use. These Terms apply to public pages, text, graphics, methods, downloadable files, forms, email and telephone links, navigation tools, embedded features, and external links made available through the website.
• Organizational use. If you use the website for an organization, you represent that you are authorized to use it for that purpose. Your access alone does not authorize you to bind the organization or ARE Global.
• Additional terms. A download, portal, platform, provider, event, proposal, or accepted engagement may carry additional terms. The more specific controlling terms govern that activity.
• Professional audience. The website is designed primarily for business, institutional, procurement, risk, security, policy, and public-information audiences capable of evaluating the material in context.

No website statement gives a visitor authority to speak for ARE Global, commit ARE Global, direct another party, access a system, submit protected records, rely on an expired fact, or treat public content as an accepted instruction.

Authority boundary: Public availability grants a limited right to review the website under these Terms. It grants no agency, delegation, operational authority, system authorization, procurement authority, or right to represent an affiliation.

Website content is provided for general information, capability evaluation, public due diligence, and discussion of potential advisory work. It is not a matter-specific finding, legal opinion, accounting conclusion, tax advice, investment advice, insurance determination, credit decision, law-enforcement instruction, investigative authorization, procurement decision, or official government position.

• Verify material facts. Dates, identifiers, availability, laws, regulations, agency requirements, technical standards, provider terms, and other time-sensitive information may change and should be checked against current authoritative sources.
• Context controls meaning. Illustrations, frameworks, summaries, scenarios, sanitized examples, diagrams, and representative deliverables may omit facts necessary for a real decision.
• No outcome promise. Content does not guarantee prevention, detection, recovery, approval, award, eligibility, compliance, security, performance, acceptance, or any other outcome.
• AI remains support. AI-assisted organization, comparison, analysis, drafting, or routing remains subject to source validation, stated uncertainty, applicable restrictions, and accountable human review.

Reliance boundary: Public content may inform evaluation. It is not the controlling record for a legal, financial, security, identity, payment, procurement, eligibility, personnel, or government decision.

Viewing the website, downloading a public document, sending an email, placing a call, submitting an inquiry, receiving an automated response, or discussing a possible matter does not create a client, consulting, confidential, privileged, fiduciary, agency, subcontractor, partnership, joint-venture, employment, referral, government, or other professional relationship.

• Written acceptance is required. An engagement begins only when ARE Global and the authorized counterparty execute or otherwise formally accept a written agreement or scope through an approved process.
• No duty begins at inquiry. ARE Global has no duty to investigate, preserve evidence, monitor a deadline, secure a right, notify a third party, provide continuous coverage, or act on an unsolicited submission unless that responsibility is accepted in writing.
• No government implication. Registration, identifiers, public capability statements, vendor profiles, experience descriptions, or procurement readiness do not imply an award, contract vehicle, clearance, certification, agency role, official representation, approval, customer relationship, or government endorsement.
• No exclusivity or confidentiality by default. A public inquiry does not create exclusivity or confidentiality beyond applicable law and the posted privacy practices. Do not transmit sensitive records before an approved pathway is established.

Formation boundary: A signed or formally accepted written record—not a page view, inquiry, conversation, proposal draft, or automated message—controls whether an engagement exists.

You may use the website for lawful public review, institutional evaluation, procurement or vendor due diligence, internal routing, discussion of potential services, and reasonable reference to public materials consistent with these Terms.

• No unlawful or deceptive use. Do not use the website to violate law, infringe rights, impersonate a person or organization, misstate authority, fabricate an affiliation, mislead a reviewer, harass, defame, threaten, or facilitate fraud.
• No security testing without written authorization. Do not probe, scan, penetrate, stress, reverse engineer, bypass, exploit, disrupt, monitor, intercept, or test the website, hosting, accounts, forms, email, devices, providers, or connected systems without specific prior written authorization.
• No technical abuse. Do not introduce malicious code, overload resources, defeat rate limits, evade access controls, scrape at a disruptive scale, automate spam, harvest contact information, perform credential attacks, or interfere with availability or accessibility.
• No restricted submissions. Do not send passwords, authentication codes, bank credentials, full Social Security numbers, full account or card numbers, medical records, identity documents, protected legal files, classified information, CUI, private keys, live credentials, security tokens, restricted procurement materials, or confidential third-party files through public channels.
• No false endorsement or republication. Do not alter public documents, remove attribution, present content as your own, use the company name or mark to imply approval, or publish a modified capability statement, methodology, biography, identifier block, or other record as authentic.
• Automated systems remain bounded. Search engines, indexing tools, AI systems, and other automated agents may access public content only in a manner consistent with technical controls, applicable law, and these Terms. Automated access never authorizes security circumvention or false representation.

ARE Global may investigate apparent misuse, preserve relevant records, restrict or block access, notify affected providers or authorized parties, and pursue other lawful remedies. Public accessibility is not an invitation to test security or operational tolerance.

Security boundary: No public statement, service description, security content, contact link, or technical response constitutes authorization to access, test, alter, or interfere with a system.

The website and its original text, arrangement, design, graphics, frameworks, methods, document architecture, service descriptions, and other materials are owned by or licensed to ARE Global unless otherwise identified. Third-party names, marks, documents, data, and content remain the property of their respective owners. No trademark registration or third-party sponsorship is implied.

The limited permission in this section is revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and does not convey ownership. It does not authorize access to source code, non-public material, confidential methods, client records, restricted systems, or unpublished deliverables.

Submitting unsolicited ideas or feedback does not create confidentiality, compensation, exclusivity, or an obligation to use the submission. Do not send proprietary methods, trade secrets, or other confidential material without an approved written pathway.

Record-integrity boundary: A public ARE Global document may be evaluated and routed in its complete, unmodified form. Altered or excerpted material must not be represented as the controlling company record.

The website may link to or rely on hosting, email, forms, scheduling, document storage, analytics, security, telecommunications, payment, mapping, social, government, standards, or other third-party services. Those parties control their own systems, content, availability, accessibility, terms, privacy practices, security measures, and processing locations.

• Links are not endorsements. A link or reference does not establish ownership, control, sponsorship, approval, affiliation, accuracy, continued availability, or responsibility for the external resource.
• Authoritative sources remain controlling. Government registrations, laws, regulations, standards, procurement notices, provider terms, and similar facts should be verified on the issuing authority’s current official system.
• External transactions are separate. Any purchase, account, communication, download, submission, or other interaction with a third party is governed by that party’s terms and the user’s relationship with it.
• Downloads require ordinary safeguards. Users are responsible for confirming file source, type, date, completeness, compatibility, and security before opening, distributing, or relying on downloaded material.
• Availability may change. ARE Global does not control external outages, access restrictions, content changes, domain changes, retention, platform decisions, or removal of a linked resource.

ARE Global may add, change, or remove links and third-party features without notice. Contact the relevant provider or issuing authority for questions about an external system or record.

External-system boundary: Leaving this website moves the user into another party’s environment. That party’s current controls and terms apply.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the website and public materials are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. ARE Global disclaims warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, availability, security, timeliness, compatibility, and uninterrupted or error-free operation.

You are responsible for your use of the website, decisions made from public information, devices and networks used to access it, verification of material facts, compliance with applicable law, and the conduct of persons acting through your systems or credentials.

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ARE Global Consulting LLC and its owner, personnel, and service providers from third-party claims, losses, liabilities, costs, and reasonable fees arising from your unlawful conduct, material breach of these Terms, infringement of another party’s rights, false representation of affiliation, or unauthorized access to or interference with a system.

Risk-allocation boundary: A signed agreement may allocate responsibility differently for accepted work. It changes these website terms only when it expressly does so.

ARE Global may update these Terms as the website, services, systems, risks, or requirements change. The effective date identifies the controlling public version. Continued use after revised Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.

• Access control. ARE Global may restrict, suspend, or terminate website access, remove content, block automated traffic, or preserve relevant records when reasonably necessary for security, maintenance, legal compliance, misuse prevention, or protection of rights.
• Governing law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
• Forum. Subject to non-waivable law, disputes arising solely from public website use will be brought in a state or federal court with jurisdiction in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and each party consents to that forum.
• Severability and waiver. If a provision is held unenforceable, it will be limited or removed only to the extent necessary and the remaining provisions will continue. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
• Entire public-use agreement. These Terms, together with the posted Privacy Policy and Data Handling & Security Boundaries, form the complete public-use terms for the website unless a more specific posted notice applies.

Questions about these Terms should identify the organization, relevant page or material, intended use, and requested clarification. Do not include protected records, credentials, confidential files, or sensitive attachments in the first message.

Public-terms notice: These Terms are a public operating record, not legal advice to a visitor. They do not create a data-processing agreement, confidentiality agreement, security certification, service-level commitment, or professional engagement.