1. Purpose and Scope

Ask A Maven provides general brand, marketing, and communications guidance for U.S.-based small businesses. All content, including responses and recommendations, is provided strictly for informational and educational purposes.
Nothing shared through Ask A Maven constitutes legal, financial, medical, or other licensed professional advice. Use of this service does not create a professional-client relationship of any kind.

2. No Guarentees or Promises

Ask A Maven offers general guidance, not customized or comprehensive strategy. While we aim to offer thoughtful, informed responses, we do not guarantee any specific outcomes, business results, or success based on the content provided.
You alone are responsible for evaluating and applying the information shared, and for any decisions or actions you take as a result.

3. Submission Guidelines

Ask A Maven was built to support small businesses — but not every question is a fit. We reserve the right to pass on submissions that are inappropriate, irrelevant, or outside the scope of our brand, marketing, and communications expertise. This includes, but isn’t limited to:
- Offensive, discriminatory, or illegal content
- Requests for legal, financial, or medical advice
- Questions that don’t align with our mission to support small business growth

We make these decisions at our sole discretion and without obligation to provide a reason or response.

4. Limitation of Liability

Maven Misfit & Muse and Ask A Maven disclaim all liability for any losses, damages, disruptions, or other consequences — direct or indirect — arising from your use of or reliance on this service.
Your use of Ask A Maven is entirely at your own discretion and risk. We make no representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the completeness, accuracy, or usefulness of the responses provided.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

All content, language, formats, and materials shared by Ask A Maven — including responses, copy, templates, visual assets, or digital content — remain the exclusive intellectual property of Maven Misfit & Muse.
You may not copy, reproduce, republish, adapt, distribute, or use this content for commercial purposes without prior written permission. Ask A Maven content is licensed to you for personal, non-commercial use only.

6. User Submissions and Consent

All questions submitted to Ask A Maven are treated as confidential by default. If you choose to opt in to anonymous content sharing, you grant Ask A Maven the right to adapt and feature the spirit of your question in content such as thought leadership, social posts, or newsletters — excluding any personal or identifying information.
You may revoke this permission at any time by contacting us at AskAMaven@MavenMisfitAndMuse.com.

7. Modifications to Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time without notice. Any changes take effect immediately upon posting. Continued use of Ask A Maven constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

8. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Any disputes arising from or relating to Ask A Maven shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York.