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Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("Client," "you," or "your") and Map Authority Consultants LLC, operating as Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), with primary mailing address: 4539 N. 22nd St., Suite 6125, Phoenix, AZ 85016.

By engaging our services — including but not limited to scheduling The Ember™, purchasing The Foundation, entering into a Hyper-Visibility Partnership™, submitting an inquiry through our website contact form, or otherwise transacting business with Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona — you agree to be bound by these Terms in full.

If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not engage our services.

Services Described

Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona provides AI search visibility consulting and optimization services under its proprietary AscendSEO™ methodology. Our service categories include, but are not limited to:

• Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): Optimizing content and brand signals so AI systems surface your brand in generated responses.
• Answer Engine Optimization (AEO): Positioning your brand as an authoritative answer across AI platforms including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Bing Copilot, Claude, and others.
• AI Overview Optimization: Structuring content for eligibility in Google's AI Overview and featured snippet results.
• Internet Business Profile (IBP) Consulting and Management: Advisory and management of online business profiles, including Google Business Profiles, as AI visibility signals.
• Knowledge & Entity Building: Establishing authoritative brand signals including structured data, knowledge panels, and third-party citations.
• Everywhere Visibility Audit (The Ember™): Proprietary assessment of your brand's current position across AI search platforms.
• Voice Search Engine Optimization (VSEO): Optimizing brand presence for voice-activated AI search platforms.

All services are delivered under the AscendSEO™ methodology. Specific deliverables, timelines, and scopes are confirmed in writing prior to engagement or as part of a Hyper-Visibility Partnership™.

The Ember™

The Ember™ is a proprietary discovery and visibility audit service priced at $249. It is conducted by the Map Authority Consultants team and includes a professional synopsis of your brand's current popular AI and Google search visibility position, discussed in a private executive strategy session.

The Ember™ is a standalone engagement. Completion of The Ember™ does not obligate you to enter into any Hyper-Visibility Partnership™ or additional service agreement with Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona.

The Foundation

The Foundation is a one-time engagement priced at $849, designed to establish the essential digital infrastructure upon which all Hyper-Visibility Partnership™ tiers build. It includes review and initial configuration of your Google Business Profile and some baseline entity signals, as specifically determined and under the sole discretion of Map Authority Consultants.

The Foundation is a prerequisite for all ongoing Hyper-Visibility Partnership™ engagements. When The Foundation is paired with a Hyper-Visibility Partnership™ initiated within 7 days, a credit of $249 may be applied and credited toward the first month installment of any agreed upon (incremental) investment toward your services under the Hyper-Visibility Partnership™ tier selected and when purchased separately — reducing the net Foundation investment to $600.

The Foundation investment is non-refundable and earned in full upon receipt — as it signals that onboarding has commenced and services on your behalf have begun.

Hyper-Visibility Partnership™

Hyper-Visibility Partnership™ (HVP) is an ongoing consulting and optimization engagement delivered under the AscendSEO™ methodology. Three partnership tiers are available:

• Rising: Entry-level visibility and local presence management, focused on foundational AI recognition and monthly authority building. This is an introductory service tier only, capped at 90 days, and requires 30 days' written notice to cancel.
• Emergent: Growth-tier engagement with active content optimization, citation building, and steady cadence entity authority development.
• Ascendant: Full-scale AscendSEO™ methodology deployment for aggressive multi-platform authority building — building your trust profile aimed towards achieving dominance in popular AI and Google recommendations.

All HVP tiers are custom-scoped to your individual business. Investment amounts are discussed and confirmed at your Ember™ strategy session. Scope, deliverables, and billing cadence are documented in a separate written agreement executed prior to the commencement of HVP services. All amounts and credits toward HVP tiers are deemed earned in full and non-refundable upon receipt. By entering into agreement and receiving services on a month-to-month basis you agree that any chargebacks, cancelled payments, or similar actions are to be refunded to Map Authority Consultants, LLC or Phoenix Ascendant, LLC (whichever is receiving payments on your behalf) immediately upon presentation of these Terms and your mutually executed agreement (signed with or without notary, copy, digital copy, via any electronic format, etc.).

ALL AMOUNTS PAID TO MAP AUTHORITY CONSULTANTS, LLC, AND/OR PHOENIX ASCENDANT, LLC ARE EARNED IN FULL UPON RECEIPT AND NON-REFUNDABLE. DOUBLE PAYMENTS IN ANY BILLING PERIOD WILL BE CREDITED TO THE NEXT BILLING CYCLE. IN ANY RARE INSTANCES WHERE WE MAY DECIDE TO ISSUE A REFUND, IT WOULD BE AT OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WOULD NOT NEGATE THIS POLICY.

HVP agreements may include minimum commitment periods as specified in your individual engagement letter. Early termination provisions, if any, are defined in that agreement.

No specific ranking or placement in AI search results, Google search results, or any other platform is guaranteed. Results vary based on industry, market conditions, platform algorithm changes, and competitive landscape. We work diligently toward improving your brand's visibility using our customized AscendSEO™ methodology, tailored per your agreement.

Payment & Billing

All fees are stated in United States dollars. Payment terms for each engagement type are as follows:

• The Ember™ ($249): Payment due in full prior to commencement.
• The Foundation ($849): Payment due in full prior to onboarding commencement.
• Hyper-Visibility Partnership™: Billing cadence, amount, and method as specified in your individual HVP agreement.

Accepted payment methods will be communicated at the time of engagement. Late or failed payments will result in a suspension or pause of active services until the account is made current. Continued delinquency past 5 calendar days will result in termination of the engagement as described in Section 11.

Payments may be processed through third-party payment processors, including but not limited to Stripe. Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona is not responsible for processing delays, technical errors, declined transactions, or service interruptions caused by a third-party payment processor, and you agree to comply with the applicable terms of service of any such processor used to complete your payment.

Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona reserves the right to adjust investment amounts for new engagements with reasonable advance notice. Because market conditions and the costs of doing business are unstable in the modern world, active HVP agreements will be subject to price changes during their confirmed commitment period with 30 days written notice.

Intellectual Property

Map Authority Consultants™, Map Authority Consultants™ powered by Phoenix Ascendant™, AscendSEO™, Hyper-Visibility Partnership™, and Phoenix Ascendant™ are trademarks of Map Authority Consultants LLC as owned/operated by Phoenix Ascendant LLC. All proprietary methodologies, frameworks, scoring systems, reports, and deliverables produced by Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona remain the intellectual property of Map Authority Consultants LLC unless expressly transferred in writing.

Client-specific deliverables — including your Ember™ synopsis, visibility score, and any customized strategy documents, the scope and form of which are determined at Map Authority Consultants' sole discretion — are provided for your business use. You may not copy, disclose, resell, redistribute, sublicense, or represent these materials as independently created without written authorization.

Content, copy, structured data, schema markup, and other materials created on your behalf for implementation on your own digital properties are owned by you upon full payment of the associated engagement fees.

The Map Authority Consultants website, brand assets, and all published content are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission.

Disclaimers & No Guarantees

AI search platforms — including but not limited to ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Grok, Bing Copilot, Claude, and voice assistants — operate under algorithms and systems controlled entirely by their respective owners. These platforms change frequently and without notice.

Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona makes no guarantee, promise, or warranty that your business will appear in any specific AI-generated response, achieve any specific search ranking position, receive any specific volume of AI-referred traffic, or produce any specific revenue outcome as a result of our services.

You are solely responsible for ensuring that any content, citations, schema, or optimizations we deliver comply with applicable industry-specific laws, regulations, and professional or advertising rules governing your business — including without limitation state bar advertising rules, medical and healthcare advertising and privacy laws, financial-services marketing regulations, and any other licensing-body or regulatory-body requirements applicable to your industry. We do not review deliverables for industry-specific regulatory compliance and make no representation, and assume no liability, that any deliverable satisfies such requirements. You are responsible for your own legal review of any regulated-industry content prior to publication or use.

We work diligently toward improving your brand's visibility, authority signals, and entity presence using our AscendSEO™ methodology. Results vary and depend on factors including but not limited to your industry, geographic market, competitive landscape, platform algorithm behavior, and the quality and consistency of your digital footprint.

Services are provided "as is" and "as available." We do not warrant that services will be uninterrupted or error-free at all times.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Map Authority Consultants LLC, its members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of our services — including loss of revenue, loss of business opportunity, or loss of data — even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total cumulative liability to you for any claim arising out of or related to these Terms or our services shall not exceed the total fees paid by you, or net fees received from you, to Map Authority Consultants LLC ("MAC") or Phoenix Ascendant, LLC ("PA") — whichever entity received payment — in the ninety (90) days immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

When some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations on liability, to the extent such limitations are not permitted in your jurisdiction, they shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Client Conduct

To enable effective delivery of services, you agree to:

• Provide accurate, complete, and truthful information about your business, services, and digital presence.
• Respond to reasonable requests for access, approvals, or information in a timely manner.
• Not engage in or direct us to engage in deceptive, misleading, or fraudulent practices in any digital channel.
• Not use our deliverables or methodology in a manner that violates the terms of service of any third-party platform, nor violates codes, laws, or administrative standards applicable to your business licensing and/or approved credential in any relevant jurisdiction.
• Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations in connection with your use of our services, and conduct your business with integrity and in good faith.
• Maintain professional and respectful communication with our team.

Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona reserves the right, at the sole discretion of Map Authority Consultants, to refuse service or terminate any engagement without notice, with all amounts received to be forfeit, fully earned, and the sole property of Map Authority Consultants, if Client conduct is found to be abusive, fraudulent, or materially harmful to third parties or to the integrity of our services.

Termination

Either party may terminate an ongoing Hyper-Visibility Partnership™ engagement in accordance with the terms set forth in the individual HVP agreement. Where no specific termination clause exists, thirty (30) days written notice to info@mapauthorityconsultants.net is required.

One-time engagements (The Ember™, The Foundation) are not subject to termination once work has commenced, and fees paid are non-refundable as described in Sections 03 and 04.

Upon termination of any engagement, you retain ownership of all client-owned digital deliverables already online for which full payment has been received. We retain all proprietary methodology, frameworks, and tools. Access to any shared reporting platforms or dashboards shall be discontinued at termination.

Force Majeure

Neither party shall be in default or liable for any delay or failure to perform obligations under these Terms to the extent such delay or failure is caused by circumstances beyond that party's reasonable control, including but not limited to: acts of God; natural disasters; fire; flood; earthquake; epidemic or pandemic; war; terrorism; riot or civil unrest; actions of governmental authorities; internet or telecommunications outages; platform algorithm changes or outages by third-party AI or search platforms; or labor disputes. The affected party shall provide prompt notice and use commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance as soon as practicable. Financial hardship does not constitute a force majeure event.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Map Authority Consultants LLC, Phoenix Ascendant, LLC, and their respective officers, managers, members, employees, and agents from any claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising out of or relating to: your breach of these Terms; your misuse of any deliverable; your violation of applicable law or a third-party platform's terms of service; or content, citations, or claims about your business that you provided, approved, or directed us to publish on your behalf.

Relationship of the Parties

Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona provides services to you as an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms creates an employment relationship, joint venture, partnership, agency relationship, or fiduciary duty between us. Neither party has authority to bind the other in contract or otherwise without express written authorization.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Agreement to Arbitrate. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof — including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate — shall be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, on an individual basis only.

Arbitrator & Rules. Arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Commercial Arbitration Rules then in effect. The parties shall attempt in good faith to mutually agree upon a single arbitrator within fifteen (15) business days of a demand for arbitration; if they cannot agree, the arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with AAA rules. Proceedings shall take place in Maricopa County, Arizona, or another mutually agreed location, or by videoconference or written submission where the parties agree. EACH PARTY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

Individual Basis Only. Arbitration shall proceed on an individual basis only; neither party may bring a claim as a plaintiff or class member in any class, collective, or representative proceeding.

Carve-Outs. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court where it qualifies, and either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction in Maricopa County, Arizona to protect its intellectual property or confidential information, pending arbitration.

Costs. Each party bears its own attorneys' fees and costs, except as otherwise required by AAA rules or applicable law, or awarded by the arbitrator.

For any matter not subject to this arbitration agreement, you agree to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with any Hyper-Visibility Partnership™ agreement, engagement letter, or exhibit incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona with respect to their subject matter, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, representations, and agreements, whether written or oral. No prior or contemporaneous oral agreement shall modify any provision of these Terms.

Waiver

No failure or delay by Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona in exercising any right, power, or remedy under these Terms shall operate as a waiver of that right. No single or partial exercise of any right precludes any further exercise of that right or any other right. A waiver of any breach shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable or, if modification is not possible, severed from these Terms, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Assignment

You may not assign, transfer, or delegate any rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. Any purported assignment without such consent is void. Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona may assign these Terms, in whole or in part, to any successor entity, affiliate, or acquirer of all or substantially all of its assets or business, without your consent, upon written notice.

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

These Terms are for the sole and exclusive benefit of you and Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona and our respective permitted successors and assigns. Nothing in these Terms, whether express or implied, is intended to confer upon any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit, or remedy of any nature.

Changes to These Terms

Map Authority Consultants of Phoenix, Arizona reserves the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. When changes are made, the Effective Date at the top of this page will be updated. For active HVP clients, material changes will be communicated via email to the address on file.

Your continued use of our services following any update to these Terms constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you should notify us in writing and discontinue use of our services.

Contact

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