Creative Talent Endeavors LLC
Effective Date: July 30, 2026
Supersedes the version previously published at hirecte.com/terms-and-conditions (effective May 4, 2020).
These Terms and Conditions (the "Terms") govern your access to and use of hirecte.com, including all pages, forms, calculators, and other interactive features made available through it (collectively, the "Site"). The Site is owned and operated by Creative Talent Endeavors LLC ("CTE," "we," "us," or "our").
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not access or use the Site.
Please read these Terms carefully and retain a copy for your records.
CTE is a retained executive search and talent advisory firm. We are a limited liability company with our principal place of business at 15105-D John J Delaney Dr., Ste. 249, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277.
We provide executive search, talent pipelining, and related advisory services to organizations that engage us to identify and evaluate leadership talent.
These Terms govern your use of the Site only.
These Terms do not govern, modify, limit, or supersede any separate written agreement between you and CTE. If you are a client of CTE, your engagement is governed exclusively by the master services agreement, statement of work, data processing addendum, and any other agreement executed between you and CTE, and those documents control in the event of any conflict with these Terms.
Nothing on the Site, and nothing in these Terms, constitutes an offer to perform services, a quotation of fees, a guarantee of results, or any other binding commitment by CTE. CTE is bound only by an agreement signed by an authorized representative of CTE.
Our collection and use of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy. If you are a candidate being identified, sourced, or evaluated in connection with a search engagement, please also see our Candidate Privacy Notice.
The Site is directed to business professionals and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from any person under the age of 16. If you are under the age of 18, you may use the Site only with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.
By using the Site, you represent that you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms and that you are not barred from doing so under any applicable law.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, CTE grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site for your own internal business or personal informational purposes.
You agree that you will not, and will not permit any third party to:
We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action, including legal action, against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates this section.
The Site makes available Fairantee™, a proprietary tool that generates an indicative estimate of search fees based on role and organizational inputs that you supply.
Any output generated by Fairantee™ is an estimate only. It is not a quotation, not an offer, and not binding on CTE. Fee estimates depend entirely on the accuracy and completeness of the information you enter, and CTE makes no representation or warranty that any estimate will correspond to fees ultimately quoted, agreed, or charged. Actual fees are established only in a statement of work executed by both parties.
Use of Fairantee™ requires you to submit an email address so that the estimate can be delivered to you. Information you submit through Fairantee™ is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By submitting an email address, you consent to receive the requested estimate and related communications from CTE, and you may opt out of further marketing communications at any time.
The comparative figures shown alongside a Fairantee™ estimate are illustrative and are based on prevailing percentage-of-compensation fee conventions in the retained search industry. They are not representations about the fees charged by any specific firm.
Resumes, curricula vitae, candidate profiles, and other candidate information transmitted to CTE through the Site or otherwise, other than in direct response to a specific written request from CTE, are unsolicited. CTE has no obligation to review, acknowledge, respond to, retain, or act upon any unsolicited submission.
No fee, commission, or other compensation is or will become payable by CTE to any individual, agency, or firm that submits candidate information to CTE on an unsolicited basis. No such submission creates a referral, agency, fee-sharing, or other business relationship with CTE. CTE accepts candidate referrals from third parties only under a written agreement executed in advance by an authorized representative of CTE.
Personal information contained in candidate materials is handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice. Submission of your information to CTE does not entitle you to be considered for, presented for, or placed in any role, and does not create an employment, agency, or contractual relationship between you and CTE or between you and any CTE client.
All content on the Site, including text, graphics, logos, images, page design, and the selection, arrangement, and compilation of that content, together with any software or tools made available through the Site, is the property of CTE or its licensors and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, trade dress, and other intellectual property laws.
Fairantee™, Momentum, OneWin, CTE Ambassador, Creative Talent Endeavors, and the CTE logo are marks of Creative Talent Endeavors LLC. You may not use them without our prior written permission.
You agree to observe all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in Site content and not to alter or remove them. Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you acquire no ownership interest and no license, express or implied, in any CTE intellectual property.
If you send us comments, suggestions, ideas, or other feedback regarding the Site or our services, you agree that such feedback is non-confidential and non-proprietary, and you grant CTE a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and incorporate that feedback for any purpose without restriction and without compensation to you.
When you use the Site or send email to CTE, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
The Site may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties, including scheduling tools, social media platforms, and client career sites. Those links are provided for convenience only. CTE does not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for the content, privacy practices, or availability of any third-party site or service. Your use of any third-party site or service is governed by that party's own terms and privacy policy, and you access it at your own risk.
Our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in connection with the Site is described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Candidates should also review our Candidate Privacy Notice.
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH IT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CTE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Without limiting the foregoing, CTE does not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site or the servers that make it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Information on the Site may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors, and CTE may make changes or improvements to the Site at any time without notice.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CTE OR ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, AND EVEN IF CTE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
CTE'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).
This section does not limit liability for any matter for which liability cannot lawfully be limited or excluded. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Site or with these Terms, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.
For the avoidance of doubt, this section limits liability arising from use of the Site only. It does not limit CTE's liability under any separate executed agreement, which is governed by the terms of that agreement.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CTE and its members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from and against any losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or relating to your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, your violation of any applicable law, or your violation of the rights of any third party. CTE 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 case you agree to cooperate fully with CTE in asserting any available defenses.
Informal resolution. Before initiating any arbitration or legal proceeding, the party raising the dispute shall provide the other party with written notice describing the dispute and the relief sought. Notice to CTE shall be sent to info@hirecte.com and to the mailing address in Section 23. The parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute for thirty (30) days following that notice.
Arbitration. If the dispute is not resolved within that period, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its applicable rules, before a single neutral arbitrator, seated in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this section. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall determine the scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision.
Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual action in small claims court. Either party may also seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of its intellectual property, confidential information, or data security, without first satisfying the informal resolution requirement above.
CLASS ACTION WAIVER. ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THESE TERMS SHALL BE CONDUCTED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE THE CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE PERSON AND MAY NOT PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
If the class action waiver above is found unenforceable as to any particular claim, that claim shall be severed from the arbitration and brought in the courts identified in Section 17, while all remaining claims shall proceed in arbitration. This section survives termination of these Terms.
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or to the Site are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
Subject to the arbitration provisions in Section 16, you and CTE consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site, and you waive any objection to jurisdiction or venue in those courts.
Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms.
CTE may, in its sole discretion and without notice, suspend or terminate your access to the Site or any portion of it at any time and for any reason, including for any conduct that CTE believes violates these Terms or is harmful to CTE, to other users, or to third parties. Sections 7 through 9 and 13 through 22 survive any termination.
Nothing in these Terms and no use of the Site creates any joint venture, partnership, employment, agency, or fiduciary relationship between you and CTE. Use of the Site does not entitle any person to consideration for, presentation to a client for, or placement in any position.
The Site is controlled, operated, and administered by CTE from within the United States. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws. You agree not to use Site content in any country or in any manner prohibited by applicable law.
CTE may change these Terms at any time in its sole discretion. The Effective Date above reflects the date of the most recent revision, and the current version supersedes all prior versions. Your continued use of the Site after a revised version is posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.
Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or if it cannot be so modified, severed, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and, where applicable, the Candidate Privacy Notice, constitute the entire agreement between you and CTE with respect to the Site, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals with respect to the Site. They do not supersede any separately executed agreement between you and CTE, as described in Section 3.
Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any rights under them without CTE's prior written consent. CTE may assign these Terms without restriction.
No waiver. CTE's failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision or of any other provision.
Headings and language. Section headings are for convenience only and have no legal effect. It is the express wish of the parties that these Terms and all related documents be drafted in English.
Electronic records. A printed version of these Terms and of any notice given electronically shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
Questions or comments regarding these Terms may be directed to:
Creative Talent Endeavors LLC
15105-D John J Delaney Dr., Ste. 249
Charlotte, NC 28277
Email: info@hirecte.com
