Terms and Conditions
Placer Solutions Research Report License Terms (Updated: November 2025)
These Research Report License Terms (“Terms”) explain how you can purchase and use research reports from Placer Solutions LLC (“Placer,” “we,” or “us”).
By completing a purchase or free order, redeeming a code, downloading a Report, or accessing a Report provided to you under another agreement or promotion, you agree to these Terms on behalf of yourself and, if applicable, your organization (“Customer,” “you”). If you are accepting on behalf of a company, you confirm that you have authority to bind that company.
If these Terms conflict with a separate signed agreement between you and Placer (for example, an Enterprise license or consulting agreement), that signed agreement will govern to the extent of the conflict (see § 14).
1. Definitions
We use a few defined terms to keep things clear:
1.1 “Placer” means Placer Solutions LLC.
1.2 “Report” means any digital research report that Placer makes available for purchase or access, including the PDF file, its text, data, analysis, charts, images, and any supplementary materials that come with it.
1.3 “Order” means a purchase or free access grant (for example, using a promotional or event code) for one or more Reports through our website, an invoice, or another written agreement.
1.4 “Individual License” means a license under which a single named person is authorized to use a Report under § 3.1.
1.5 “Team License” means a license under which up to ten (10) individuals within one organization are authorized to use a Report under § 3.2.
1.6 “Enterprise License” means a license under a separate written agreement that allows a broader set of individuals within one organization to use Reports, as described in that agreement and § 3.3.
1.7 “Bundled Access” means access to Reports that is included as part of another offering, such as a cohort, peer group, or consulting engagement, as described in § 3.4.
1.8 “Organization” means the single legal entity (for example, a corporation or LLC) on whose behalf you are purchasing or accessing a Report. Affiliates, subsidiaries, and portfolio companies are not included unless expressly stated in a separate written agreement.
1.9 “Internal Business Use” means use of the Report by you and your Organization for your own informational, strategic, decision‑making, and planning purposes, and not for providing services to third parties that compete with Placer’s offerings.
1.10 “Substantial Portion” means a volume of content from a Report that goes beyond short excerpts or a small number of charts or tables, such that a reasonable person could recreate or substitute for a significant portion of the Report from what you have shared.
1.11 “A.I. System” means any artificial intelligence, machine learning, or large‑scale language model system or service (such as a model training platform or vector database) that ingests content to train, fine‑tune, or otherwise improve algorithmic models, whether or not that use is visible to you.
2. What you're buying: high-level license grant
At a high level: Placer owns the Reports. You are buying a license to use them, not the Reports themselves.
2.1. License, not sale
Subject to these Terms and your applicable license type under § 3, Placer grants you a non‑exclusive, non‑transferable, worldwide license to use each Report you obtain under an Order for your Internal Business Use. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Placer.
2.2. Perpetual for one-off purchases
For one‑off purchases of a Report (for example, a single Individual or Team license), your license is perpetual for that version of the Report, unless terminated under § 15.
2.3. Time-limited for Bundled Access
If you receive Bundled Access as part of a cohort, subscription, or other time‑bound service, your license continues only for as long as that underlying engagement or subscription remains active, unless otherwise stated in that agreement (see § 3.4 and § 14).
3. License types and who can use the Report
This section is about who can access and use a Report under different license types.
3.1. Individual License
An Individual License is designed for single‑seat professional use.
(a) One person only. Only the individual identified at the time of purchase (for example, the CEO who completed the purchase) may access and use the Report. That person may use the Report in their professional capacity, but may not share the full Report or a Substantial Portion with others.
(b) No sharing of the file. You may not forward, upload, or otherwise share the Report file itself (or any unlocked copy of it) with anyone else, inside or outside your Organization.
(c) Limited internal excerpts. You may occasionally share short excerpts (for example, a paragraph, a single chart, or a single table) with colleagues for discussion, provided that:
• the shared content is not a Substantial Portion of the Report;
• it is not posted to a system accessible by the whole Organization (such as a company‑wide intranet or shared knowledge base); and
• it includes clear attribution to Placer as described in § 8.
If you find yourself wanting to share more widely or more frequently, you are expected to upgrade to a Team or Enterprise License.
3.2. Team License
A Team License is designed for a small group inside one Organization.
(a) Seat limit. A Team License covers up to ten (10) individuals within your Organization. You are responsible for ensuring the number of people with access does not exceed this limit.
(b) Internal sharing within the team. Those individuals may share the Report among themselves and may incorporate excerpts, charts, and tables from the Report into internal presentations and documents within your Organization, provided those materials are not made publicly available and do not consist of a Substantial Portion of the Report.
(c) No organization‑wide posting. You may not post the full Report, or a Substantial Portion of it, to any system that is broadly accessible across your Organization (for example, a company‑wide intranet, knowledge base, or LMS) unless you have an Enterprise License that clearly permits that use.
If you want to make the full Report widely available across your Organization, or to use it as a standard reference in training or enablement, you are expected to move to an Enterprise License.
3.3. Enterprise License
An Enterprise License is designed for broader use within larger Organizations and will typically be governed by a separate signed agreement.
(a) Scope. The number of users, business units, and permitted distribution channels for an Enterprise License will be set out in the relevant signed Enterprise agreement. If that agreement is silent on an issue, these Terms will apply by default.
(b) Precedence of Enterprise agreement. If there is any conflict between these Terms and an Enterprise agreement, the Enterprise agreement will control to the extent of the conflict (see § 14).
3.4. Bundled Access through cohorts or other services
Sometimes you may receive access to Reports as part of a cohort, peer group, subscription, or consulting engagement.
(a) Access scope. The number of people who may access the Reports under Bundled Access, and how long they may do so, will be described in the relevant cohort or consulting agreement or program materials.
(b) Terms apply by default. Unless that other agreement expressly says otherwise, the same use rules that apply to a Team License under § 3.2 and the restrictions in § 6–§ 8 will apply to your Bundled Access.
(c) End of access. When your Bundled Access ends (for example, when a cohort concludes or a subscription expires), your license to any Reports provided only through that Bundled Access ends as well. At that point you will stop using those Reports and delete any copies, unless you have separately purchased a license to those same Reports.
3.5. Complimentary and promotional access
From time to time we may provide access to Reports at no charge (for example, for event participants or as a business development offer). Unless we clearly state otherwise, complimentary access is provided as an Individual License, and these Terms apply in full. Only the payment obligation is waived, not the usage rules.
4. What you may do with the Report (permitted uses)
This section focuses on what is affirmatively allowed under your license, subject to the specific limits in § 3 and the restrictions in § 6–§ 7.
4.1. Internal Business Use
You may:
• read and analyze the Report;
• use the insights and ideas in your own internal strategy, product planning, and decision‑making;
• create internal presentations, memos, and planning documents that are informed by the Report; and
• store the Report on your own systems for access by licensed users under your applicable license type.
4.2. Internal derivative materials
You may create internal documents, frameworks, and presentations that use or build on the ideas, data, or analysis in the Report, so long as:
• those materials are used only within your Organization;
• they do not reproduce the Report verbatim or share a Substantial Portion; and
• they are not marketed or sold as competing research or data products.
4.3. Reasonable backup and archiving
You may make reasonable backup and archival copies of any Report you are licensed to use, provided those copies are not shared beyond your licensed users.
5. What you may not do (restrictions)
5.1. No resale or external commercialization of the Report
You may not:
• sell, license, or otherwise commercialize the Report or any Substantial Portion of it as a standalone product;
• use the Report as source content for a report, database, or research product that you sell or provide to third parties; or
• use the Report to provide services that are substantially similar to Placer’s research offerings.
5.2. No broad redistribution
You may not:
• share the Report file itself (or any unlocked copy) with anyone other than your licensed users as described in § 3;
• post the Report or a Substantial Portion to any public website, social media platform, or shared repository; or
• send the Report or a Substantial Portion as a “bonus” or “freebie” to promote your own products or services.
5.3. No mass copying
You may not:
• copy or reproduce the Report in a way that would allow someone else to reconstruct a Substantial Portion without having to purchase it; or
• systematically scrape, export, or otherwise extract large portions of the text, data, or charts.
5.4. No removal of notices
You may not remove, obscure, or alter any copyright notices, watermarks, or other proprietary notices included with the Report.
5.5. No circumvention
You may not attempt to circumvent any technical measures we use to protect Reports (such as passwords or watermarking).
6. A.I. and automated tools
This section addresses how you may and may not use A.I. Systems with the Reports.
6.1. No use of Reports for training or model building
You will not provide any Report, or a Substantial Portion of a Report, to any A.I. System for the purpose of training, fine‑tuning, or otherwise improving that system or any underlying models or datasets.
6.2. No bulk ingestion into A.I. systems
You will not systematically upload or feed entire Reports, or Substantial Portions of Reports, into any A.I. System, data lake, or vector database, even if the tool says it is “private,” except where we have given you prior written consent.
6.3. Limited use of excerpts with assistive tools
We understand that many professionals use A.I. tools to help draft summaries and talking points. You may use short excerpts (for example, a paragraph, a short quote, or a single chart description) from a Report with AI tools solely to assist your own Internal Business Use, provided that:
• you do not upload or expose a Substantial Portion of the Report to the tool;
• you use available settings or controls to prevent the provider from using that content to train or improve its models or from redistributing it; and
• you do not create or publish outputs that compete with the Report or substitute for purchasing it.
6.4. Enterprise exceptions
If you are an Enterprise customer and want to integrate Reports into internal A.I. tooling or knowledge bases, this will require a separate written agreement that specifically permits such use.
7. Attribution and limited public sharing
We want to encourage thoughtful citation that points people back to Placer, while protecting the value of the Reports. For example, using 1 or 2 charts with attribution in a blog post or public forum is fine; creating a full whitepaper or report that closely follows our frameworks or reuses many charts and data points is not permitted without a separate license.
7.1. Short quotes and figures
You may use short excerpts and a small number of charts or tables from a Report in external presentations, blog posts, or articles, provided that:
• each use is clearly attributed to “Placer Solutions” or “Placer Solutions, Technology Excellence in Construction Research”;
• where possible, you include a visible link to our website or the relevant Report landing page; and
• your use does not reveal a Substantial Portion of the Report or allow someone to reconstruct it without purchase.
7.2. No external sharing of Substantial Portions
You may not publish or present Substantial Portions of a Report externally, whether verbatim or lightly edited, without our prior written permission.
7.3. Requests for broader use
If you’d like to use more of a Report externally than this section allows, contact us at info@placersolutions.io
so we can discuss an appropriate license or attribution approach. If you’re a vendor and want to build a whitepaper or campaign around these findings, contact us about co‑branding or licensed use.
8. Payment, taxes, and refunds
8.1. Prices and payment
Prices for Individual and Team licenses are as shown on our website or in your Order at the time of purchase, unless otherwise agreed in writing. We may change prices prospectively at any time. If your Order shows a price of $0 (for example, because you used a promotional or event code), you still receive a license to use the Report under these Terms; only the payment obligation is waived.
8.2. Taxes
Prices are exclusive of any applicable sales, use, value‑added, or similar taxes. You are responsible for any such taxes that apply to your purchase, other than taxes based on Placer’s income.
8.3. Payment processors
We may use third‑party payment processors. Your use of those services may be subject to their own terms.
8.4. All sales final, with room for goodwill
Except where required by law:
• all fees are non‑cancellable and non‑refundable; and
• we do not guarantee refunds for dissatisfaction.
That said, we may, in our reasonable discretion, offer a refund or credit as a goodwill gesture in particular cases. Any such decision is specific to that case and does not create an ongoing policy.
9. Delivery, access, and updates
9.1. Delivery
Reports are delivered digitally, typically by download link or email to the address you provide. You are responsible for providing a correct email and maintaining access to it.
9.2. No guaranteed updates
Each purchase gives you access to the version of the Report that exists at the time of your Order. We may update or revise Reports in the future, but your purchase does not automatically entitle you to new editions or updates unless expressly stated in your Order or another written agreement.
9.3. Technical issues
If you have a technical issue accessing a Report you have purchased, contact us at info@placersolutions.io
and we will use reasonable efforts to help you access it (for example, by re‑sending the file).
10. No professional advice and no guarantees
This section is about what the Reports are not.
10.1. Informational only
Reports are for informational purposes only. They are not legal, financial, investment, tax, engineering, or other professional advice, and you should not treat them as such.
10.2. No client relationship
Purchasing or accessing a Report does not create any advisory, consulting, or fiduciary relationship between you and Placer.
10.3. Forward-looking statements
Reports may include forward‑looking statements, estimates, and opinions about future events or performance. These are inherently uncertain and based on assumptions that may change. Actual outcomes may differ materially, and we have no obligation to update the Report to reflect new information or future events.
10.4. No guarantee of results
We do not promise that use of a Report will produce any particular outcome for your business (for example, improved performance, cost savings, or successful product launches). Any decisions you make using the Report are your responsibility.
11. Intellectual property and ownership
11.1. Placer's IP
Placer and its licensors own all intellectual property rights in and to the Reports, including all copyrights and any trademarks associated with them. These rights are protected by U.S. and international laws.
11.2. No transfer of ownership
Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of any intellectual property from Placer to you. You are receiving a license to use Reports as described in § 2–§ 4.
11.3. Your pre-existing IP
You retain all rights in your own pre‑existing content, tools, and data. To the extent you share feedback or suggestions about the Reports with us, you grant Placer a non‑exclusive, worldwide, royalty‑free license to use that feedback to improve our products and services.
11.4. Use of your name and logo
We may use your Organization’s name and logo in customer lists and basic marketing materials (for example, “Selected customers”), but not in a way that suggests you endorse Placer’s services beyond being a customer. You may opt out of this by emailing info@placersolutions.io
12. Responsibility, disclaimers, and limits of liability
This section explains how we limit our legal exposure in a way that we believe is reasonable given the nature of the Reports.
12.1. "As-is" basis
Each Report is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the maximum extent permitted by law, Placer disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non‑infringement, accuracy, or completeness.
12.2. Limit on types of damages
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Placer will not be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising out of or relating to your use of a Report, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. This includes lost profits, lost opportunities, and loss of goodwill.
12.3. Cap on direct damages
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Placer’s total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to a particular Report (or to Bundled Access to Reports in a single program) will not exceed the amount you paid Placer for that Report or that specific program in the twelve (12) months before the event giving rise to the claim.
12.4. Essential purpose
The limitations in this § 12 are intended to apply even if any remedy fails of its essential purpose.
12.5. Non-waivable rights
Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. In those cases, the limitations in this § 12 will apply only to the maximum extent permitted by law and will not limit any non‑waivable rights you may have.
13. Other ways your may get Reports (cohorts and Enterprise deals)
13.1. Cohorts, peer groups, and consulting engagements
If you receive access to Reports as part of a cohort, peer group, or consulting engagement, the terms of your signed agreement or program materials will describe the scope and duration of that access. These Terms will apply to your use of those Reports unless that agreement says otherwise.
13.2. Enterprise agreements
If you enter into a separate signed Enterprise or master services agreement with Placer, that agreement may include customized Report license terms for your Organization. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and an Enterprise agreement, the Enterprise agreement will control to the extent of the conflict (§ 14.1).
14. How these Terms interact with other agreements
14.1. Order of precedence
If you have one or more written agreements with Placer that reference Reports (such as an Enterprise license, cohort agreement, or consulting agreement), and there is a direct conflict between that agreement and these Terms, the following order of precedence will apply (highest to lowest):
1) Any mutually signed master services or Enterprise agreement;
2) Any mutually signed cohort or consulting agreement;
3) Any Order form or invoice that specifically modifies Report usage terms;
4) These Terms.
14.2. Additional terms
Any additional or different terms that you include in a purchase order or other document will be of no effect unless expressly accepted in writing by Placer.
15. Term, termination, and survival
15.1. Term
For one‑off purchases, these Terms apply to your use of each Report from the date of your Order and continue for as long as you use that Report. For Bundled Access, these Terms apply for the duration of the underlying engagement, as supplemented by § 4.4 and § 13.
15.2. Your right to stop using the Report
You may stop using a Report at any time. If you want to terminate your license, you will:
• stop using the relevant Report; and
• delete or destroy all copies within your possession or control.
15.3. Our right to terminate for breach
We may suspend or terminate your license to a Report (or to all Reports) if:
• you materially breach these Terms (for example, by redistributing Reports widely, using them to train AI Systems in violation of § 6, or failing to respect seat limits); and
• you do not cure that breach within thirty (30) days after we notify you in writing, or we reasonably determine the breach cannot be cured.
For serious or intentional misuse of our intellectual property, we may terminate immediately without a cure period.
15.4. Effect of termination
Upon termination of your license for any reason:
• all rights and licenses granted to you for the affected Reports will immediately end; and
• you will promptly stop using those Reports and delete or destroy all copies within your possession or control.
15.5. Survival
The following sections will survive any termination or expiration of your license: § 2.1–2.3, § 5–§ 8, § 10–§ 12, § 14–§ 17.
16. Governing law, disputes, and how we'll handle problems
We want disputes to be rare, but we also want a clear path if they arise.
16.1. Governing law
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or to the Reports will be governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, USA, without regard to its conflict‑of‑laws rules. If you are a consumer in a country where local law requires a different choice of law, that local law may apply to the extent required.
16.2. Informal resolution first
If a dispute arises, both parties agree to try in good faith to resolve it informally. You can start this process by emailing info@placersolutions.io with a description of the issue. We will use reasonable efforts to respond and work with you to resolve the issue within thirty (30) days.
16.3. Where claims can be brought
If we can’t resolve a dispute informally, either party may bring an action:
• in the state or federal courts located in Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; or
• in any other court that has jurisdiction and that both parties agree to in writing.
You and Placer consent to the personal jurisdiction of the courts in Multnomah County, Oregon for such disputes.
16.4. Injuctive relief
Nothing in this § 16 prevents either party from seeking urgent injunctive or equitable relief in any court with jurisdiction, particularly for unauthorized use or disclosure of intellectual property or confidential information.
16.5. No class actions
To the maximum extent permitted by law, each party agrees that any dispute or claim will be brought only in its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative proceeding.
17. Changes to these Terms
17.1. When we may update these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in our business, our offerings, or applicable law.
17.2. Which version applies
• For one‑off Report purchases, the version of the Terms in effect at the time of your Order will apply to that purchase, unless we notify you that updates are required to comply with law and you continue using the Report after that notice.
• For Bundled Access or ongoing programs, the updated Terms will apply to your continued use of Reports after we post the updated Terms and, where required by law, notify you.
17.3. If you disagree with changes
If you do not agree to materially updated Terms that apply prospectively, you should stop using the Reports and, if applicable, contact us to discuss options under any separate agreement you may have.
18. Miscellaneous legal terms
18.1. Entire agreement
These Terms, together with any applicable Orders and any signed agreement between you and Placer, form the entire agreement between you and Placer regarding Report licenses and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings on that subject.
18.2. Assignment
You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent, except to a successor in interest in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all of your assets. We may assign these Terms in connection with a corporate transaction or to an affiliate.
18.3. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will stay in full force and effect, and the invalid provision will be replaced by a valid provision that most closely reflects the original intent.
18.4. No waiver
If either party does not enforce a right or provision under these Terms, that does not mean it is waiving that right or provision.
18.5. Independent contractors
You and Placer are independent contractors. These Terms do not create any partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship.
18.6. Notices
Formal legal notices to Placer under these Terms must be sent by email to info@placersolutions.io and by mail to the address listed on our website, with a copy to any contact specified in a separate written agreement. We may send notices to you at the email address associated with your Order or account.
18.7. Language
These Terms are drafted in English. If they are translated into another language, the English version will control to the extent of any conflict.
19. Contact information
If you have any questions about these Terms or how they apply to a specific use case, you can contact us at:
Placer Solutions LLC
Email: info@placersolutions.io