Fulcrum Point Career Solutions' ("Coach") mission is to empower scientists and STEM professionals to navigate their careers with confidence and integrity. To achieve that mission, Coach leverages their experience as a PhD-trained scientist and career coach to provide human-focused support, clear guidance, and the tools to help Clients achieve their career goals.
Client seeks to retain Coach as an independent contractor to provide Services that help Client develop new skills and strategies to navigate careers.
Coach and Client (collectively referred to as ("Parties") enter into this Agreement for Coach to provide Career Coaching Services (“Services”) to Client according to the terms outlined in a Career Coaching Agreement.
Services
Coach will provide Services to Client as described in a Scope of Work. Briefly, Coach provides career and communication coaching services, including but not limited to self-assessments, career exploration, application document writing, and strategies for job searches, interviewing, and negotiations. Services may be provided in-person, or via video conferencing, email, or other online means.
Free Consultation
We offer a free initial consultation designed to understand your career coaching needs. This is a one-time service provided at no cost and does not create a client-coach relationship unless explicitly agreed upon.
Payment
Client will pay Coach as agreed to in the Payment Schedule of Career Coaching Agreement. All services must be paid for prior to their commencement unless otherwise agreed. Payments can be made securely via the online payment processor on this website. Coach may accept alternate payments at their discretion. Invoices are stored for seven years in compliance with IRS guidelines.
Duties & Responsibilities
Client is responsible for providing accurate and complete information during consultations and throughout the coaching process. Coach provides the coaching services outlined in the Scope of Work, but makes no guarantees or warranties for any outcomes or results from coaching sessions.
Confidentiality. Coach will make commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of all Client personal information. Client agrees that Coach may collect and share anonymized statistical information in the aggregate about Client and Services in Coach's advertising and marketing.
Accountability. Coach will create a plan for Services tailored to Client’s career goals that includes tasks and deadlines assigned to Client (“Homework”). Client will complete and submit Homework by Coach’s deadlines via email to Coach or through the client portal on this website.
Communication. Client agrees that timely communication with Coach is needed for Client to receive the full benefit of Services. Client will promptly respond to all of Coach's inquiries and provide Coach timely notice of Client’s contact information changes.
Cancellations and Remedy
Coach Cancellation. Should Coach cancel a Coaching Session for any reason, Coach will make a good faith effort with Client to reschedule.
Client Cancellation. Client will request any changes to scheduled Sessions with at least 2-hours advance notice. Client forfeits rescheduling of or any refund for the Purchase Price of scheduled Sessions that are canceled without minimum notice. Coach may consider refunds for Sessions canceled with minimum notice per the Refunds section of the Scope of Work.
2.1 No-show. Should Client fail to show for a scheduled Session, Client forfeits rescheduling of or refund for that scheduled Session.
Term, Pause, & Termination
Term. This Agreement begins on the Effective Date and continues until Coach completes Services, unless terminated in accordance with this Section.
Pause. Client may pause Services and any associated billing due to extenuating circumstances beyond their control (“Pause”) by giving 14 days' written notice to Coach. Client may request a Pause for up to 3 months. Coach will start an approved Pause on the 15th day after receipt of written notice. Client Services and any associated Payments will automatically resume at the end of the Pause.
Termination. Coach or Client may terminate this Agreement upon breach of any material term of this Agreement after providing five days' written notice and opportunity to cure.
Termination for Repeated Tardiness or No-shows. Coach may terminate this Agreement if Client repeatedly arrives late or No-Shows for scheduled sessions without any refunds for pre-paid Services.
Termination for Convenience. Either Party may terminate this Agreement by providing 30-days written notice to the other Party.
Fees upon Termination. Client will pay for all Services provided by Coach up to the date of termination.
Intellectual Property & Limited License
Coaching Materials. Coach retains all right, title and interest to all coaching materials, including but not limited to videos, text, graphics, logos, images, session structures, and documents developed by Coach.
Limited License to Client. Coach grants Client a single-user, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access coaching materials strictly for Client’s personal, non-commercial, job-search related use.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Coach
provides the Services on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis,
without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied,
including, but not limited to, merchantability, job search results,
or course of performance.
Indemnification & Limitation of Liability
Indemnification. Client shall indemnify, defend and hold Coach, and its members, employees, agents, successors and assigns (Indemnified Parties), harmless from and against any and all loss, cost, liability, judgments, damage, and expense (including attorneys’ fees, legal and other expenses incident thereto) of every kind, nature or description that an Indemnified Party incurs arising out of any third Party claim alleging any negligent or more culpable act or omission or breach of any term of this Agreement by Client.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL COACH BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO CLIENT FOR ANY SPECIAL DAMAGES, AS DEFINED BELOW, EVEN IF THAT LIABILITY IS BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND EVEN IF ADVISED THAT SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH DAMAGES COULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLY FORESEEN.
SPECIAL DAMAGES. SPECIAL DAMAGES ARE DEFINED AS INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, STATUTORY, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: LOST PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, DAMAGE TO REPUTATION, OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS.
MAXIMUM LIABILITY. COACH’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO CLIENT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT CLIENT HAS PAID FOR SERVICES FOR THE TERM IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.
Privacy and Data Protection
Your privacy is important to us. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information on how we protect your personal data. All client information is securely stored and accessible through our client portal.
Use of Website
By accessing or using our website, you agree to comply with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations. You may not use the website in any way that could damage, disable, or impair the website.
Change to Terms
Coach reserves the right to update these Terms at any time. The most current version of the Terms will be posted on our website, and it is your responsibility to review them periodically.
Governing Law
Oregon state law governs all matters arising under or relating to the Career Coaching Agreement.