General Terms & Conditions
Payment Security

We do not work or are affiliated with Google, we optimize your page and Google listing to rank with algorithms.

The web and Google are always going through ongoing adjustments to searches, policies, practices, results, listings and reviews. Nothing can be guaranteed.

Google rankings and listings are controlled by Google and not through HQ Consultancy Toronto.

We do not control the content of the reviews made on your page but assist the potential growth of traffic to your page resulting in more reviews.

This is a monthly payment that can be cancelled via email to hqconsultancytoronto@gmail.com

Any failure or delay in payment cancels all deliverables and time line guarantees as this affects the service that requires financial support.

Google may re-verify which affects ranking. Hq Consultancy Toronto will do their best to ensure as long ss you are our client to ensure we do what we can to aim for top listing,

We may require login credentials to make changes and optimize for our services. Any damages to the website, and reviews are not held liable by Hq Consultancy Toronto.

Payment is for 30 days of work and can be scheduled on a 6 to 12 month agreement which is on no-“contract meaning the client may cancel or change their plan with two weeks notice. Any paid services will not be refunded.

SEO Agreement
Payment
Reporting
Assignment of Rights
Non Disclosure Agreement
Terms and Conditions
Termination
Governing Law & Jurisdiction
Acceptance

Service Provider agrees to provide Client with Search Engine Optimization and Reporting Services as described in this SEO Agreement for the period of [Agreement.Period]. Project will start upon this agreement’s signing and conclude when all deliverables are completed and approved or termination has commenced of said agreement.

Payment

Client agrees to pay all fees as stated. Any and all deposits must be received prior to the start of any services provided.

All payments are subject to the due dates listed on them unless otherwise noted by HQ Consultancy Toronto.

Any and all incidental cost related to the SEO Services provided to the client above and beyond deliverable services will be reimbursed to Provider with prior client approval.

If the client decides to Terminate project without prior notification or violates any terms of this agreement, full payment will be required.
Pricing below is based on a 6 to 12 month agreement on a non-contract term.

Reporting

Provider agrees to provide Client with monthly reports detailing activities performed for the previous 30 day period along with the results of SEO efforts.

Provider and Client agree to make themselves available for a monthly call to discuss this report and any upcoming projects related to this SEO Agreement.

Provider agrees to make every effort to produce reports that are easy to read and comprehend and clearly indicate the benefits (if any) that SEO activities have had for the Client.

Assignment of Rights

For the purposes of receiving professional SEO services, Client agrees to provide the following:

All back-end access to the web site needed for the uploading of new web pages, and making changes on the web pages for the purpose of on-page optimization.
Permission to communicate directly with any and all necessary staff including third party vendors.
Full access to all existing website analytics platforms, such as Google Analytics.
Consent for use of all copyright material for the use of creating informational pages as well as use for anything else deemed necessary by service provider for needed optimization.
Client will provide any and all page content for sites as well as any additional content needed.
Provider has offered to provide content at an additional cost of $200.00 per page.
Non Disclosure Agreement

Provider agrees to keep all information obtained during the term of this agreement confidential. Client will not disclose any confidential information without prior written consent from owner. Furthermore client agree to withhold the highest level of respect for all individuals employed by provider during and at anytime following agreement terms.

Terms and Conditions

Provider has been granted permission to use the specific keywords and/or phrases for developing and improving the ranking of the Client’s site(s) in approved search engines.
All fees and deposits are non-refundable.
Service provider has no claim or control of any participating search engine directory or regulations. If at any point clients property is excluded from said services it will not be at the fault of Provider.
Provider does not guarantee any search engine rankings for specific keywords due to the complex, competitive nature of SEO.
Client recognizes that some websites will drop listings for no apparent reason Provider will not be help liable for any penalties or dropped listings abstained from search engine sites
Client understands site rankings change and can fluctuate any day, any time because of on-going changes in the ranking algorithm. Actual ranking placement may take months to achieve due to the “Boosting Effect” and Client will expect reasonable results as such.
Client guarantees all elements of text, graphics, photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork provided to be their property.
Provider represents and warrants that no interest or obligations exist which would prevent, limit, or impair performance of any part of this agreement.

Termination

This agreement will come to an end if any of the following occur;

All deliverables completed
Either party enters bankruptcy
Any obligations of the agreement become impossible to achieve due to man-made calamities or any natural calamities (flood,hurricane,volcano).
Both parties approve written terms of termination.

Furthermore, Provider makes no guarantee/warranty of project timeline or need for additional expenses if any of the following occur without prior notification.
Any file additions, or changes to folder, web document, widget or any functionality.
Location of file changes (either to different domain or folder)
Any modifications to text on a web document or in the title tag occurs,or any removing of certain HTML tags required for site authentication.
Removing analytics code from the web page which is used to track website traffic.
Renaming URLs of existing web documents.
Taking down the website or any portion of the website.
Renaming, re-locating, adding or removing any file, folder or sub domain on a web server including web documents, robots.txt, sitemap.xml, rss.xml etc
Changes in the site architecture

Governing Law & Jurisdiction

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of Canada and submit to the jurisdiction of that province.

Payment Security

PAYMENTS ARE PROCESSED BY STRIPE WHO IS A CERTIFIED PCI LEVEL ONE SERVICE PROVIDER SO THAT MEANS THAT THE CARD DETAILS ARE PROCESSED IN A SECURE MANNER WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL SECURITY.

Stripe has been audited by a PCI-certified auditor and is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1. This is the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry.

HTTPS and HSTS for secure connections
Stripe forces HTTPS for all services using TLS (SSL), including the public website and the Dashboard.

Stripe regularly audits the details of implementation: the certificates we serve, the certificate authorities we use, and the ciphers we support. We use HSTS to ensure browsers interact with Stripe only over HTTPS. Stripe is also on the HSTS preloaded lists for both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Encryption of sensitive data and communication
All card numbers are encrypted at rest with AES-256. Decryption keys are stored on separate machines. None of Stripe’s internal servers and daemons are able to obtain plaintext card numbers; instead, they can just request that cards be sent to a service provider on a static whitelist. Stripe’s infrastructure for storing, decrypting, and transmitting card numbers runs in separate hosting infrastructure, and doesn’t share any credentials with Stripe’s primary services (API, website, etc.).

More info at https://stripe.com/docs/security/stripe

Data Usage, Privacy and Security
part of the Stripe Services Agreement: https://stripe.com/en-ca/ssa#section_d