Terms & Conditions
Effective May 2026
These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of thedarkhorseadvisory.com (the "Site"), operated by The Dark Horse Advisory, LLC, doing business as The Dark Horse Advisory ("Dark Horse," "we," "us," or "our"), based in Middleton, Idaho. By using this Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. About the Site
This Site describes Dark Horse's professional services, including workshops, diagnostics, and advisory engagements for leadership teams. The Site is informational. It is not an offer, contract, or commitment to provide services. All engagements are governed by a separate written agreement.
2. Intellectual Property
All content on this Site, including written work, frameworks, methodologies, diagrams, photography, videos, audio, designs, layouts, names, logos, and trademarks, is owned by The Dark Horse Advisory, LLC or its licensors, and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
The following are claimed as trademarks of The Dark Horse Advisory, LLC: The Dark Horse Advisory™. Use of these marks without prior written permission is prohibited.
Permitted use. You may read, view, and personally share Site content for non-commercial, internal, or educational purposes with proper attribution. You may quote brief excerpts in articles, reviews, or social media with clear attribution and a link to the original source.
Prohibited use. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, redistribute, modify, sell, license, train AI or machine learning models on, or create derivative works from any Site content without prior written permission. You may not strip or obscure any copyright, trademark, or attribution notice.
3. AI-assisted content
Some content on this Site is created with assistance from artificial intelligence tools used in research, drafting, editing, and design. All published content is human-directed, human-edited, and reviewed by Christy Slanaker before publication. See the AI Disclosure for details on how AI tools are used in Dark Horse's work, including engagement work involving client data.
4. Educational and Informational Content Only
The content on this Site, including blog posts, frameworks, service descriptions, case examples, and any related materials, is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute professional, legal, financial, tax, accounting, regulatory, investment, or compliance advice, and should not be relied on as such.
Reading content on this Site does not create a consulting, advisory, or fiduciary relationship between you and Dark Horse. A formal advisory or consulting relationship is established only through a signed engagement letter or master services agreement, with mutually agreed scope, fees, deliverables, and terms.
Frameworks, methods, and approaches described on this Site are conceptual and generalized. Their application to your specific organization requires assessment of your specific facts, constraints, and goals, which is what engagement work is for.
5. Engagement Inquiries
This Site is a starting point for engagement inquiries. Any actual workshop, diagnostic, advisory, or consulting work is governed exclusively by a separate written agreement. Nothing on this Site, including service descriptions, sample structures, indicative timelines, or general fee ranges, constitutes a binding offer, contract, or guarantee of availability or pricing.
6. No Reliance
You agree that you will not rely on any content on this Site as a substitute for professional advice tailored to your specific situation. Outcomes described or referenced on this Site reflect specific past circumstances and do not guarantee comparable results for your organization.
7. User Conduct
You agree not to use this Site to:
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Violate any applicable law or regulation.
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Infringe on intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any person or organization.
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Send spam, malware, or any harmful or disruptive content.
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Attempt to access, scrape, reverse engineer, or interfere with any part of the Site or its underlying systems.
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Harass, threaten, or defame any person.
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Train artificial intelligence models on Site content without express written permission.
8. Third-party Links
This Site links to external sites including LinkedIn, christyslanaker.com, steadyheartstories.com, and others. Those sites have their own terms and privacy practices. Linking to a site is not an endorsement of its content or operator. Dark Horse is not responsible for the content, practices, or policies of third-party sites.
9. Disclaimers
The Site and all content on it are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, non-infringement, or uninterrupted availability.
Dark Horse uses reasonable efforts to ensure information on the Site is accurate and current, but does not warrant that it is. Information may become outdated, and the Site may contain errors, omissions, or inaccuracies.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Dark Horse Advisory, LLC, The Dark Horse Advisory, Christy Slanaker, and any contributors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of, or inability to use, this Site or its content, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Total aggregate liability for any claim related to the Site shall not exceed one hundred US dollars ($100). Liability for any signed engagement is governed by the limitation of liability clause in the relevant engagement letter or master services agreement, not by these Terms.
Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so portions of this section may not apply to you.
11. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Dark Horse Advisory, LLC, The Dark Horse Advisory, Christy Slanaker, and any affiliated parties from any claim, damage, loss, liability, cost, or expense (including reasonable attorney fees) arising out of your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any right of another party.
12. Modification of the Site
The Site, its content, features, and availability may be changed, updated, or discontinued at any time without notice.
13. Changes to These Terms
These Terms may be updated periodically. The effective date will be revised. Material changes will be communicated where reasonable. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance.
14. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Idaho, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Site shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Canyon County, Idaho, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.
15. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.
16. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Accessibility Statement, and AI Disclosure, constitute the entire agreement between you and The Dark Horse Advisory, LLC regarding your use of the Site. Engagement work is governed by separate written agreements.
Contact
christy@thedarkhorseadvisory.com
The Dark Horse Advisory, LLC, dba The Dark Horse Advisory
Middleton, Idaho, USA