Privacy & Legal Notice

Effective Date: October 2, 2026, (replaces previous version from June 2026)

‍The S&L Strategic Ventures Firm, LLC., also referred to in this Notice as “the Firm” or “the Company,” values discretion, integrity, and the responsible handling of information. The Firm is committed to protecting the personal, business, financial, operational, and nonpublic information provided by prospective partners, operators, vendors, service providers, and other parties who communicate with the Firm or use its website.

Privacy Policy
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‍The Firm may collect information that you voluntarily provide through the Firm’s website, contact form, email, phone calls, meetings, documents, applications, business summaries, or communications with the Company’s personnel. This may include your name, address, email address, phone number, business name, business address, business background, ownership information, banking information, payment information, insurance information, vehicle information, equipment information, operational details, vendor information, financial information, growth goals, and other information you choose to share with the Firm.
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The Company may also collect limited technical information through its website, hosting provider, contact forms, security tools, basic analytics, or related website functionality. This may include information such as browser type, general device information, referring pages, time of visit, website interaction data, form submission activity, and similar information used to maintain website performance, security, functionality, and user experience.

This website is not designed to sell, track, or disclose user information for advertising, resale, or third-party marketing purposes. Any website analytics or contact form tracking used by the Firm are intended only to understand website performance, improve user experience, support website security, maintain website functionality, and respond to submitted inquiries.

The Company may use collected information to understand your goals, evaluate potential partnership opportunities, respond to inquiries, communicate with you, conduct reasonable review or due diligence, prepare potential business arrangements, protect legal or business interests, and support legitimate business operations.

By submitting information through the Firm’s contact form, you consent to being contacted by the Firm, including by telephone, regarding your inquiry. Submitting this information does not obligate the Firm to respond, and does not create any partnership, agreement, or other business relationship between you and the Firm.

The Firm does not sell, rent, trade, or disclose personal, business, financial, operational, or nonpublic information for third-party marketing purposes. The Company does not disclose nonpublic information about prospective partners, current partners, former partners, operators, vendors, or other parties except as permitted by law, required by legal process, authorized by you, necessary to protect the Firm’s rights or property, or reasonably necessary for authorized business purposes, including work with legal, accounting, insurance, banking, technology, compliance, or other professional advisors.

The Firm’s data collection is limited to business, governmental, and commercial contacts made in connection with prospective partnerships, vendor relationships, and public-private engagements. The Firm does not collect personal data from consumers at the volume, or for the purposes, that would trigger obligations under state comprehensive consumer privacy statutes. Should the Firm’s data practices or volumes change, this Notice will be updated accordingly.

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and the Firm does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

The Firm operates with the intent to protect information consistently across the states and locations in which it conducts or may conduct business, including jurisdictions from Virginia through Maine, subject to applicable federal, state, and local law. Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or information about certain personal information maintained by the Firm. Privacy questions or requests may be directed to the Company at contactus@SL-StrategicFirm.com.
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The Firm may retain information, communications, documents, business records, and related information for up to seven (7) years, unless a longer or shorter retention period is required or permitted by law, necessary for legal, tax, accounting, insurance, operational, contractual, due diligence, dispute-resolution, or legitimate business purposes.
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Access to nonpublic information is limited to Company personnel, representatives, advisors, or authorized service providers who need such information for legitimate business purposes. The Firm maintains reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration, destruction, or loss.

Unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, theft, interference with, or improper use of the Firm’s nonpublic information, systems, communications, documents, financial information, banking information, vehicle information, insurance information, business records, confidential materials, or digital property is strictly prohibited. Such conduct may result in civil or criminal penalties where applicable, including civil liability, equitable relief, damages, injunctive relief, referral to appropriate authorities, and other remedies available under federal or state law. Applicable federal laws may include, without limitation, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030, and federal trade secret protections, including the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1836.

Copyright, Trademark, Brand Use, and Intellectual Property Notice

© 2026 The S&L Strategic Ventures Firm, LLC. All rights reserved.

All website content, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, photographs, design elements, brand language, trade names, trademarks, service marks, slogans, page layouts, concepts, written materials, downloadable materials, business materials, and related intellectual property, is owned by or licensed to the Company and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, unfair competition, and intellectual property laws.

The Company is currently pursuing registered trademark protection for certain names, marks, logos, slogans, brand elements, and related intellectual property. Nothing on this website grants any license, ownership interest, permission, or right to use the Firm’s name, logo, trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand materials, website content, written materials, or intellectual property.

No portion of this website or the Firm’s brand materials may be copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, displayed, republished, transmitted, posted, used for commercial purposes, incorporated into another website, used in marketing materials, used in advertising, used in social media, used to imply endorsement, or otherwise exploited without prior written consent from the Firm.

Any permission to use the Company’s name, logo, trademarks, service marks, brand materials, website content, written materials, or intellectual property must be expressly granted in writing by the Managing Partner or Partner of the Firm. Valid written consent must be issued through the Firm’s official company email account, official letterhead, or another verifiable written communication authorized by the Company. Verbal permission, informal statements, third-party representations, social media messages, or unauthorized communications shall not constitute valid consent.

Unauthorized use, copying, reproduction, modification, distribution, imitation, misrepresentation, or misuse of the Firm’s name, brand identity, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade names, website content, business materials, or other intellectual property is strictly prohibited and may result in legal action. This prohibition applies broadly to any use not expressly authorized inwriting by the Firm, regardless of intent, except to the extent such useconstitutes fair

Third-Party Links

Some links on this website may direct users to third-party websites, services, tools, articles, platforms, vendors, or other external resources. Such links may be provided for convenience, informational, marketing, operational, or business purposes only.
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Third-party websites are not owned, operated, or controlled by the Firm. The Firm’s inclusion of a third-party link does not constitute endorsement, sponsorship, recommendation, approval, representation, warranty, or guarantee of the content, services, products, privacy practices, security practices, accuracy, reliability, or business conduct of any third party.

The Company is not responsible for the content, policies, practices, representations, errors, omissions, availability, security, data handling, or privacy practices of any third-party website or material that may be accessed through this website. Users who visit third-party websites do so at their own discretion and are encouraged to review the applicable terms, privacy policies, and practices of those third parties.

Legal Disclaimer, No Warranties, and Limitation of Liability

The information provided on this website is for general informational and business-introduction purposes only. It is not legal, financial, tax, investment, insurance, employment, or professional advice. Nothing on this website creates a partnership, joint venture, employment relationship, agency relationship, fiduciary duty, professional relationship, or binding obligation.

Submission of information through the Firm’s website, or to the Company’s personnel, does not require the Firm to respond, proceed, evaluate, approve, fund, invest in, partner with, or enter into any business relationship with any person or entity. Any potential business relationship is subject to review, due diligence, written agreement, and applicable law.

The Firm makes no guarantee that any business relationship, investment structure, operational arrangement, financing opportunity, asset arrangement, vehicle arrangement, insurance arrangement, partnership opportunity, or revenue result will occur from use of this website or submission of information.

This website and its content are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. The Firm does not guarantee that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, omission-free, secure, current, accurate, complete, or free of viruses or other harmful components. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Firm disclaims all warranties relating to this website and its content, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, or reliability.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, and except in cases of the Firm’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud, the Firm shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, punitive, or other damages arising out of or related to use of this website, reliance on website content, submission of information, inability to access the website, third-party links, technical issues, errors, omissions, interruptions, or unauthorized access, regardless of the legal theory asserted.

Indemnification obligations relating to use of this website and submission of information are set forth in the Firm’s Terms and Conditions.

The Firm is committed to providing a website that is accessible to all users. If you experience difficulty accessing any content on this website, please contact the Firm at contactus@SL-StrategicFirm.com so we can assist you.
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Regulatory Status
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The Firm is not a bank, trust company, depository institution, or other regulated financial institution, and does not accept deposits or extend federally insured credit. The Firm is not registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or any state securities law, and is not a broker-dealer registered under Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Nothing in this Notice constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, or investment, legal, tax, or financial advice.

References in this Notice to “banking information,” “financing,” “investment structure,” or similar terms describe categories of business information the Firm may collect or discuss in the ordinary course of its acquisition, operational, and advisory activities, and should not be construed as indicating that the Firm is a bank, investment company, investment adviser, or other regulated financial institution.
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Governing Law and Venue

This website and any disputes arising out of or relating to it or this Notice shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict-of-laws provisions. The parties agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute arising out of or relating to this Notice or the website shall be the state or federal courts located in New Castle County, Delaware, and each party consents to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and waives any objection based on inconvenient forum.

Any arbitration, dispute-resolution, or jury-trial-waiver provisions applicable to your relationship with the Firm are set forth in the Firm’s Terms and Conditions.

Severability

If any provision of this Notice is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal, and enforceable while preserving its original intent; if no such modification is possible, the provision shall be severed, and all remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Updates to This Policy and Notice
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The S&L Strategic Ventures Firm, LLC., may revise, update, or modify this Privacy & Legal Notice at any time without prior notice. Any updates will be effective upon posting to this website. Users are responsible for periodically reviewing this page to remain informed of any changes. This Privacy & Legal Notice was last updated on October 2, 2026.
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