Summit Search Partners, LLC
Effective Date: June 9, 2026
These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) constitute a binding legal agreement between Summit Search Partners, LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“Summit Search,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), and the person or entity accessing or using our website located at www.summitsearchteam.com (the “Site”) or any related services we offer through the Site (collectively, the “Services”). “You” and “User” refer to any individual or entity that accesses or uses the Site or the Services. Please read these Terms carefully before using the Site.
By accessing, browsing, or otherwise using the Site or the Services, or by submitting any information through the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Site or the Services.
Where the Site presents an electronic acceptance mechanism (such as a checkbox or “I agree” button), clicking or selecting that mechanism constitutes your express agreement to these Terms. In the absence of such mechanism, your continued use of the Site constitutes your assent to these Terms.
We may modify these Terms at any time in our sole discretion. The revised Terms will be posted on the Site with an updated Effective Date. Material changes will, where reasonably practicable, be brought to your attention through the Site or by other reasonable means. Your continued access to or use of the Site or the Services after the Effective Date of the revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of those revised Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, your sole remedy is to discontinue use of the Site and the Services.
Summit Search is an executive recruiting, staffing, and talent placement firm. Through the Site, we provide general information about our recruiting services, accept resumes and other materials submitted by candidates and job seekers (“Candidates”), and offer informational resources for prospective and existing client companies (“Clients”).
The Site is informational in nature. Nothing on the Site constitutes an offer of employment, an offer to render recruiting services, a representation that any particular position is currently available, or a binding commitment of any kind. The provision of recruiting or placement services to any Client is governed exclusively by a separate written engagement agreement signed by Summit Search and the Client.
We make no guarantee, representation, or warranty that any Candidate will be referred to a Client, interviewed, hired, placed, retained, or compensated, or that any Client will receive any particular Candidate, slate of Candidates, or placement outcome. All recruiting outcomes depend on factors outside our control, including hiring decisions made by Clients and decisions made by Candidates.
Summit Search is not the employer, joint employer, or co-employer of any Candidate. Summit Search does not pay wages or salary to Candidates, does not withhold or remit employment taxes on behalf of Candidates, does not provide employee benefits to Candidates, and does not direct or control the means, manner, or terms of any Candidate’s employment with a Client. The employment relationship, if any, is solely between the Candidate and the Client.
Nothing in these Terms or on the Site creates a partnership, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship between Summit Search and any User. No User has any authority to bind Summit Search, and Summit Search has no authority to bind any User, except as may be expressly set forth in a separate written agreement signed by an authorized representative of Summit Search.
These Terms apply to all Users of the Site. In addition to the general provisions, the following category-specific provisions apply.
If you access the Site on behalf of an employer or prospective employer seeking recruiting services, you represent and warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the entity you represent, and that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms. Your use of the Site does not, by itself, create any obligation on the part of Summit Search to provide recruiting services or to refer any Candidate.
If you access the Site as an individual seeking employment, career information, or placement assistance, you represent and warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and legally authorized to seek employment in the jurisdiction(s) for which you are applying. Your submission of a resume or other information does not create any obligation on the part of Summit Search to represent you, refer you to any Client, review your submission, or respond to you.
By submitting a resume, curriculum vitae, cover letter, application, work history, references, biographical data, or other information (collectively, “Candidate Materials”) to Summit Search through the Site, by email, or by any other means, you grant Summit Search a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to receive, store, evaluate, reproduce, transmit, disclose, and share the Candidate Materials with prospective Clients and with Summit Search’s personnel, contractors, and service providers, in each case for the purpose of evaluating and pursuing potential employment opportunities on your behalf and for the lawful operation of our recruiting business.
You represent and warrant that all Candidate Materials are true, accurate, complete, and current; that you have the right to submit them; that they do not contain any third-party confidential information that you are not authorized to disclose; and that they do not violate any contractual obligation, including any non-disclosure, non-solicitation, or non-competition agreement. You are solely responsible for the accuracy and lawfulness of all Candidate Materials.
Summit Search is under no obligation to review, retain, acknowledge, respond to, or act upon any Candidate Materials. You acknowledge that the volume of submissions we receive makes individualized responses impracticable, and the absence of a response does not indicate any particular assessment of you or your qualifications. Summit Search may retain Candidate Materials in its records consistent with its document retention practices and applicable law.
Clients and prospective Clients who post, transmit, or otherwise provide job descriptions, position specifications, hiring criteria, compensation information, or other employer-side materials (collectively, “Client Materials”) to Summit Search represent and warrant that the Client Materials are accurate, complete, lawful, and not misleading, and that the Client has all rights necessary to provide them.
Clients are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to recruitment, hiring, employment, equal employment opportunity, anti-discrimination, wage and hour, immigration, background checks, data privacy, and any other matters governing the Client’s relationship with any Candidate. Summit Search does not provide legal advice and does not assume responsibility for the Client’s compliance with such laws or regulations.
To protect Summit Search’s legitimate business interests and the integrity of its candidate referrals, Clients agree that they will not directly or indirectly circumvent Summit Search by employing, engaging, retaining, or compensating any Candidate referred or identified by Summit Search outside the scope of, or in avoidance of, the parties’ separate written engagement agreement. The specific fee terms, placement fees, retainer arrangements, guarantee periods, and circumvention remedies applicable to any engagement are governed exclusively by such separate written
agreement.
Access to and use of the Site is provided free of charge. Nothing on the Site, and no submission or communication made through the Site, creates any fee obligation, placement fee, retainer obligation, or other monetary obligation owed to Summit Search. All fees, expenses, billing terms, payment terms, and related obligations are governed exclusively by a separate written engagement agreement signed by Summit Search and the applicable Client.
The Site and all content, materials, text, graphics, images, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, designs, software, and other elements made available through the Site (collectively, the “Site Content”) are owned by Summit Search or its licensors and are protected by United States and international intellectual property laws. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved by Summit Search and its licensors.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Summit Search grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Site and the Site Content solely for your personal or internal business use in evaluating Summit Search’s services or, in the case of Candidates, in seeking employment opportunities through Summit Search. You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, display, publish, sell, license, create derivative works of, or otherwise exploit any Site Content, except as expressly permitted by these Terms or with our prior written consent.
The marks “Summit Search Partners,” the Summit Search logo, and any related marks are trademarks or service marks of Summit Search. You may not use these marks without our prior written consent.
You agree that you will not, and will not permit any third party to: (a) use the Site or the Services for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right; (b) use the Site to submit false, misleading, fraudulent, defamatory, harassing, or otherwise tortious content; (c) impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; (d) access or attempt to access any portion of the Site that is not made publicly available; (e) interfere with, disrupt, or impose an undue burden on the Site or the servers or networks connected to the Site; (f) attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Site or to breach any security or authentication measures; (g) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code or underlying ideas of the Site, except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by applicable law; (h) use any robot, spider, scraper, crawler, or other automated means to access, harvest, or copy any portion of the Site or the Site Content; (i) collect or harvest personal information about other Users; (j) use the Site or the Services to develop or train any artificial intelligence or machine learning model without our prior written consent; or (k) use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Site.
The Site is a public-facing resource and is not intended as a means for the transmission of confidential or proprietary information. You should not submit through the Site any information that you consider confidential, trade-secret, privileged, or otherwise sensitive, except for routine Candidate Materials submitted for recruiting purposes.
Except as expressly set forth in a separate written non-disclosure agreement signed by Summit Search, Summit Search undertakes no duty of confidentiality with respect to any information submitted through the Site, and no confidential, fiduciary, or similar relationship is created by your use of the Site or by your submission of information through the Site. Summit Search will, however, handle personally identifiable information in accordance with its Privacy Policy and
applicable law.
THE SITE, THE SITE CONTENT, AND THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SUMMIT SEARCH AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SUMMIT PARTIES”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR
OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AND QUIET
ENJOYMENT.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE SUMMIT PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR
ERROR-FREE; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; THAT THE SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR THAT ANY CONTENT OR
INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, OR CURRENT. THE SUMMIT PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY OR
GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER REGARDING JOB PLACEMENT, INTERVIEWS, OFFERS, COMPENSATION, RETENTION, CANDIDATE QUALITY, CANDIDATE SUITABILITY,
BACKGROUND OR CREDENTIAL VERIFICATION, HIRING OUTCOMES, OR THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANY EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties. To the extent such exclusions are not permitted, the foregoing exclusions apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL ANY OF THE SUMMIT PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS, GOODWILL, DATA, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, THE SITE, THE SITE CONTENT, OR THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE SUMMIT PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE SUMMIT PARTIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, THE SITE, THE SITE CONTENT, OR THE SERVICES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNTS, IF ANY, PAID BY YOU TO SUMMIT SEARCH FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00).
The limitations in this Section apply to the maximum extent permitted by law and survive termination of these Terms. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages; in such jurisdictions, the foregoing limitations apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. You acknowledge that the disclaimers and limitations of liability in these Terms reflect a reasonable allocation of risk and are an essential basis of the bargain between you and Summit Search.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Summit Parties from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising out of or relating to: (a) your access to or use of the Site, the Site Content, or the Services; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any applicable law or regulation or any right of a third party, including any intellectual property, privacy, publicity, employment, or contractual right; (d) the accuracy, completeness, or lawfulness of any Candidate Materials or Client Materials submitted by you; (e) any dispute between you and any Candidate, Client, employer, or other third party arising in
connection with the Site or the Services; and (f) any willful misconduct or negligent act or omission by you.
Summit Search reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Summit Search in asserting any available defenses. You will not settle any matter subject to indemnification hereunder without Summit Search’s prior written consent.
The Site may contain links to, or integrations with, third-party websites, applications, platforms, or services that are not owned or controlled by Summit Search (“Third-Party Services”). Summit Search provides such links and integrations as a convenience and does not endorse, sponsor, or assume responsibility for any Third-Party Services or for the content, products, services, privacy practices, or policies of any Third-Party Service. Your access to and use of any Third-Party Service is at your own risk and is governed by the terms and policies of the applicable third party. Summit Search disclaims all liability arising from your access to or use of any Third-Party Service.
Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, available at [INSERT PRIVACY POLICY URL], which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. The Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal information. By using the Site, you consent to our collection and use of information as described in the Privacy Policy.
These Terms remain in effect for as long as you access or use the Site or the Services. Summit Search may, at any time and in its sole discretion, suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to all or any portion of the Site or the Services, with or without notice and with or without cause, including for any actual or suspected violation of these Terms or applicable law.
Upon termination, your right to access and use the Site will immediately cease, and you must promptly cease all use of the Site and the Site Content. The following provisions survive termination of these Terms: Sections 3, 5 (with respect to materials previously submitted), 6 (final sentence regarding circumvention), 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19, together with any other provision that by its nature is intended to survive.
These Terms, the Site, and the Services are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to these Terms.
Subject to Section 18, the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Salt Lake County, Utah, for any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, or the Services, and each party waives any objection to such jurisdiction or venue, including any objection based on forum non conveniens.
Before initiating any formal dispute resolution proceeding, you agree to first contact Summit Search at jgreen@catalystogc.com and provide a written description of your claim and the relief sought. The parties will attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally for a period of thirty (30) days following such notice.
Except as set forth in Section 18.4, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, the Site Content, or the Services, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach, or termination of these Terms, or any noncontractual claim arising out of or relating to these Terms (each, a “Dispute”), will be finally resolved by binding arbitration administered by JAMS pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, or, if the amount in controversy is below the threshold for the Streamlined Arbitration Rules, by those Streamlined Rules. The arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator in Salt Lake County, Utah, in the English language. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator may award only such relief, and only against such party, as is consistent with these Terms and applicable law.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL DISPUTES MUST BE BROUGHT IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY ONLY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE PERSON AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by that party’s individual claim. If this class action waiver is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of Section 18.2 will be null and void, but the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may (a) bring an individual action in small claims court for any Dispute within the jurisdictional limits of that court, and (b) seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent or enjoin the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of intellectual property rights, confidentiality obligations, or unauthorized access to the Site or the Services.
You may opt out of the arbitration and class action waiver provisions of this Section 18 by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to info@summitsearchteam.com within thirty (30) days after first accepting these Terms. Your notice must include your full name, mailing address, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. If you opt out, the remaining provisions of these Terms continue to apply.
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any separate written agreement executed between you and Summit Search, constitute the entire agreement between you and Summit Search with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings, communications, and agreements, whether oral or written, with respect thereto. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and a separate written engagement agreement signed by Summit Search and a Client, the terms of such separate written agreement control with respect to the engagement governed by it.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or if it cannot be so modified, it will be severed from these Terms, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
No failure or delay by Summit Search in exercising any right, power, or privilege under these Terms operates as a waiver thereof, nor does any single or partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. Any waiver must be in a writing signed by Summit Search to be effective.
You may not assign, delegate, or transfer these Terms or any of your rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without Summit Search’s prior written consent. Any purported assignment in violation of this provision is null and void. Summit Search may freely assign, delegate, or transfer these Terms or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without your consent. These Terms inure to the benefit
of and are binding upon the parties and their permitted successors and assigns.
Summit Search will not be liable for any failure or delay in performance under these Terms to the extent caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, war, terrorism, civil unrest, governmental action, labor disturbances, internet or telecommunications failures, or utility outages.
The parties are independent contractors. Nothing in these Terms creates any partnership, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship.
Notices to Summit Search must be in writing and sent to: Summit Search Partners, LLC, 5223 S Ascension Way, STE 250 Murray, Utah 84123, with a copy by email to info@summitsearchteam.com. Notices to you may be sent to the email address you have provided to Summit Search or by posting to the Site. Notices are deemed given upon receipt, or, in the case of posting to the Site, upon publication.
Section headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the interpretation of these Terms. The words “include,” “including,” and “such as” are
deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” These Terms have been drafted by the parties jointly, and no rule of construction against the drafter applies to their interpretation.
By using the Site, you consent to receive electronic communications from Summit Search and agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other
communications that Summit Search provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
You represent and warrant that you are not located in, and are not a national or resident of, any country or jurisdiction subject to comprehensive U.S.
economic sanctions, and that you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
Questions or notices regarding these Terms may be directed to:
Summit Search Partners, LLC
5223 S Ascension Way, STE 250
Murray, Utah 84123
Email: info@summitsearchteam.com
Website: www.summitsearchteam.com
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE OR THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS, UNDERSTAND THEM, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.