Submission Terms

These Submission Terms govern all information, communications, materials, documents, files, proposals, inquiries, and other content submitted to Mebanewood LLC, Mebanewood Management LLC, or any affiliated entity (collectively, “Mebanewood,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) through mebanewood.com or by reference to the Site.

These terms apply to, among other things:

• contact form submissions;
• requests for introductions or meetings;
• business proposals;
• investment opportunities;
• strategic partnerships;
• service-provider inquiries;
• media inquiries;
• employment or recruiting submissions;
• requests for information; and
• any other unsolicited or requested communication submitted through the Site.

These Submission Terms should be read together with the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Legal & Regulatory.

1. No Obligation to Review

Mebanewood has no obligation to review, acknowledge, respond to, investigate, retain, return, or act upon any submission.

Receipt of a submission does not create any obligation to enter into discussions, negotiations, due diligence, employment, an advisory relationship, an investment relationship, a commercial arrangement, or any other transaction.

Mebanewood may accept, decline, disregard, archive, or delete submissions in its sole discretion.

2. No Confidential Relationship

Unless Mebanewood has expressly agreed in advance and in writing to receive confidential information, all submissions are deemed to be made on a non-confidential basis.

Do not submit through the Site:

• confidential business information;
• trade secrets;
• material nonpublic information;
• investment ideas submitted with an expectation of confidentiality;
• proprietary business plans;
• source code;
• client information;
• account information;
• passwords or authentication credentials;
• government-issued identification numbers;
• financial account numbers; or
• other sensitive information.

If you choose to submit such information without a prior written confidentiality agreement, you do so at your own risk.

3. No Fiduciary or Advisory Relationship

Submitting information does not create:

• an investment advisory relationship;
• a fiduciary relationship;
• a client relationship;
• an attorney-client relationship;
• an agency relationship;
• an employment relationship;
• a partnership;
• a joint venture; or
• any other contractual or legal relationship.

An advisory relationship with Mebanewood Management LLC exists only after the Firm has accepted the engagement and entered into a written investment advisory agreement.

4. Unsolicited Ideas and Opportunities

Mebanewood receives communications concerning investment opportunities, business ideas, strategic initiatives, technologies, operating businesses, and other proposals from numerous sources.

Accordingly, Mebanewood cannot agree to treat unsolicited ideas, proposals, or opportunities as confidential or proprietary.

If you submit an unsolicited concept, proposal, investment opportunity, or similar material, you acknowledge that:

• Mebanewood may already possess similar information;
• Mebanewood may independently develop similar ideas;
• Mebanewood may evaluate similar opportunities from other sources;
• no compensation or credit is owed solely because similar ideas are later pursued; and
• submission alone does not create any ownership, licensing, compensation, fiduciary, or other legal obligation.

Nothing in these Terms limits any intellectual property rights you may otherwise have under applicable law.

5. Accuracy of Information

You represent that, to the best of your knowledge:

• the information you submit is accurate;
• you are authorized to provide it;
• submitting it does not violate applicable law or any contractual obligation;
• submitting it does not infringe another person’s intellectual property or other legal rights; and
• the submission does not contain malicious code or other harmful material.

6. Communications

Submitting information does not guarantee a response.

If Mebanewood chooses to respond, the timing, scope, and substance of any response are entirely within its discretion.

Communications should not be interpreted as:

• acceptance of a proposal;
• agreement to negotiate;
• agreement to conduct due diligence;
• an investment recommendation;
• investment advice;
• legal advice;
• tax advice; or
• any commitment to proceed.

7. Investment Opportunities

Submission of an investment opportunity, operating business, financing request, private placement, or other transaction proposal does not obligate Mebanewood to:

• review the opportunity;
• maintain confidentiality;
• conduct diligence;
• provide feedback;
• negotiate;
• execute a confidentiality agreement;
• invest; or
• explain any decision.

Investment decisions are made solely at Mebanewood’s discretion and subject to internal review processes, legal considerations, investment objectives, available capital, and other factors.

8. Employment Inquiries

Submission of a résumé, curriculum vitae, biography, employment application, or similar material does not create:

• an employment relationship;
• an agency relationship;
• a promise of employment;
• an interview obligation; or
• any other contractual right.

Employment discussions, if any, remain subject to separate written documentation.

9. Electronic Transmission

Electronic communications may be delayed, intercepted, corrupted, incomplete, misdirected, lost, or accessed by unauthorized persons.

Mebanewood cannot guarantee the confidentiality, integrity, security, or timely receipt of information transmitted through the internet or ordinary email.

Do not submit through the Site:

• trading instructions;
• subscription or redemption instructions;
• wire instructions;
• payment instructions;
• account changes;
• authentication credentials; or
• other time-sensitive or security-sensitive communications.

10. Privacy

Personal information submitted through the Site is handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy and, where applicable, the Adviser Privacy Notice.

11. Intellectual Property

Except as required by applicable law, submitting material does not transfer ownership of your intellectual property to Mebanewood.

Likewise, nothing in these Submission Terms grants you any ownership interest in Mebanewood’s intellectual property.

Any separate confidentiality, licensing, assignment, investment, employment, consulting, or commercial arrangement must be established by an independent written agreement executed by the applicable parties.

12. Reservation of Rights

Mebanewood reserves the right to:

• decline any submission;
• discontinue accepting submissions through the Site;
• remove or disable submission functionality;
• modify submission procedures; or
• request additional information before considering any matter.

13. Governing Documents

If you subsequently enter into an investment advisory agreement, confidentiality agreement, employment agreement, consulting agreement, subscription agreement, vendor agreement, or other written contract with Mebanewood, that agreement governs the applicable relationship to the extent of any inconsistency with these Submission Terms.

14. Changes to These Terms

Mebanewood may revise these Submission Terms from time to time by posting an updated version on the Site.

The revised terms become effective upon posting unless otherwise stated.

15. Contact

Questions concerning these Submission Terms may be directed to:

+1 (615) 854-8585
contact@mebanewood.com