Terms and conditions

Please read these terms carefully before using this website. By accessing or using it, you confirm that you accept these terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the website.

1. About these terms

These terms apply to your use of this website and any pages, portals, forms, videos, downloads, embedded tools and other online features made available through it (together, the Website). References to you include an individual visitor and any organisation on whose behalf that person acts.

Some services, events, opportunities or digital platforms may be subject to additional terms. Those additional terms apply alongside these terms. A signed engagement or service agreement governs any professional services we provide to a client.

If you use the Website on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you have authority to bind that organisation to these terms.

2. About The CFO HQ

The Website is operated by The CFO HQ, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 15349104 and registered office at 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. In these terms, The CFO HQ, we, us and our refer to that operator.

Our network may include independent professionals, advisers, service providers, technology partners and other third parties. Unless expressly stated in a signed agreement, those parties are not employees, partners or agents of The CFO HQ and cannot bind us.

3. Information and professional advice

Content on the Website is provided for general information only. It is not accounting, audit, tax, legal, investment, financial, employment, regulatory or other professional advice, and it is not an offer, recommendation or assurance regarding any transaction, appointment or course of action.

You should obtain advice tailored to your circumstances before acting or refraining from acting. Use of the Website does not create an adviser-client, fiduciary, employment, agency or other professional relationship. Such a relationship arises only under an expressly agreed written contract.

Business, regulatory and market information can change quickly. Although we aim to keep material useful and current, we do not promise that it is complete, accurate or up to date.

4. Access, availability and changes to the Website

Access is provided on a temporary basis. We may change, withdraw, restrict or suspend all or part of the Website without notice, including for maintenance, security, legal or operational reasons. We do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free or continuous availability.

You are responsible for the equipment, software, connectivity and arrangements needed to access the Website, and for ensuring that anyone using it through your connection understands and complies with these terms.

5. Accounts and security

Where an account, portal or restricted area is offered, registration details must be accurate and kept current. Login credentials are personal to the authorised user and must be kept confidential. You must notify us promptly if you suspect unauthorised use or a security incident affecting your account.

We may disable credentials or access where we reasonably believe these terms have been breached, information is inaccurate, security is at risk or access is no longer appropriate. We are not responsible for loss caused by your failure to protect credentials.

6. Permitted use

We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive and non-transferable permission to access and use the Website for lawful personal or internal business information purposes. You may print or download reasonable extracts for those purposes, provided that you do not alter them, remove notices or suggest endorsement.

No other rights are granted. Commercial republication, resale, redistribution, database creation or use of Website content to develop, train or improve a competing product or automated system requires our prior written permission.

7. Prohibited use

You must not use the Website:

• in breach of any law, regulation, court order or third-party right;
• fraudulently, deceptively, abusively or in a way that could damage our reputation or another person;
• to introduce malware, harmful code or material intended to disrupt systems or data;
• to gain or attempt unauthorised access to accounts, servers, databases or security controls;
• to scrape, crawl, harvest or systematically extract content or personal data except as permitted by law or with our written consent;
• to reverse engineer, circumvent access controls, probe vulnerabilities or interfere with performance;
• to impersonate another person, misrepresent authority or submit false, misleading or unlawful information; or
• to send unsolicited promotions, spam or other unauthorised communications.

Unauthorised access or interference may also constitute a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We may report suspected unlawful activity and cooperate with competent authorities.

8. Intellectual property and brand use

The Website and its content—including text, graphics, reports, videos, databases, software, page designs, processes, source code, domain names, trade marks and logos—are owned by or licensed to The CFO HQ and protected by intellectual-property laws.

Except for the limited permission in section 6, you may not copy, adapt, translate, publish, transmit, sell, license, frame, mirror or create derivative works from the Website without the relevant rights-holder’s written permission. “The CFO HQ” and associated names, marks and visual assets may not be used in a manner that implies affiliation, approval or endorsement.

If you believe content on the Website infringes your rights, please contact us with sufficient details to identify the work, the material complained of and the basis of your claim.

9. Submissions, forms and enquiries

Information you submit through forms, uploads, applications, comments or enquiries must be accurate, lawful and not infringe another person’s rights. You confirm that you have the right to provide it.

Do not send confidential, price-sensitive, transaction, client, special-category or other sensitive information unless an appropriate process and safeguards have been agreed. Sending an unsolicited enquiry does not make the information confidential or create a professional relationship.

You grant us a limited right to host, copy, process and transmit submitted material only as reasonably necessary to respond, provide the requested feature, protect the Website and comply with law. Personal data is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

10. Careers, vacancies and talent services

Vacancy, project and talent information is indicative and may be changed, paused or withdrawn at any time. Publication does not guarantee that a role remains available, that an applicant will be interviewed or engaged, or that a particular outcome, rate, duration or working arrangement will apply.

Candidates are responsible for ensuring that applications are accurate and that they have the qualifications, permissions and right to work required. Employers and hiring organisations remain responsible for their selection decisions, due diligence and compliance obligations. Any appointment or engagement is effective only when confirmed in a formal written agreement and may be subject to checks.

Our careers experience may use an embedded applicant-tracking or recruitment platform, including Manatal. The provider’s own terms and privacy information may also apply when you interact with that service.

11. Third-party services, integrations and links

The Website may link to or embed services operated by third parties, including recruitment platforms, video hosts, social networks, analytics, maps, payment or communications providers. These features are provided for convenience and do not necessarily imply endorsement.

We do not control third-party websites or services and are not responsible for their content, security, availability, data practices or terms. You use them at your own risk and should review the provider’s applicable notices. A link to the Website must not imply association or approval, must be fair and lawful, and must not frame the Website or damage our reputation. We may withdraw linking permission at any time.

12. Automated and AI-enabled tools

Where the Website offers search, matching, chat, recommendations, summaries or other automated or AI-enabled features, outputs may be incomplete, inaccurate or unsuitable for your circumstances. They are provided to assist—not replace—professional judgement and independent verification.

You must not rely on an automated output as the sole basis for a material financial, legal, employment, investment or regulatory decision. Do not enter confidential or sensitive information unless the feature expressly states that it is designed and approved for that purpose.

13. Privacy and cookies

Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use personal data. The Website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential operation, security, preferences, measurement and other purposes described in the relevant cookie notice and consent controls.

Communications over the internet are not inherently secure. Although we use reasonable safeguards, no system can guarantee absolute security.

14. Disclaimers and warranties

The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude implied warranties, conditions and representations relating to satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy and availability.

We do not warrant that the Website will be secure or free from bugs, viruses or harmful components. You should use appropriate security software and controls. Nothing on the Website is a promise of a particular financial, commercial, recruitment or operational result.

15. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Business users

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for loss of profit, revenue, business, opportunity, anticipated savings, goodwill, reputation, data or systems, or for any indirect or consequential loss, arising from or connected with the Website. We will not be liable for loss resulting from reliance on general Website content, unavailability, malicious software, unauthorised access, third-party services or events beyond our reasonable control.

Consumers

If you are a consumer, we are responsible for foreseeable loss caused by our breach of these terms or failure to use reasonable care and skill, but not for loss that is not foreseeable. The Website is provided for private and business-information use; we are not responsible for business losses incurred by a consumer. Your mandatory consumer rights are not affected.

Liability for professional services, placements, introductions or other contracted work is governed by the relevant signed agreement rather than this section.

16. Business-user indemnity

If you use the Website for business purposes, you will indemnify The CFO HQ against reasonable losses, claims, liabilities and costs arising directly from your unlawful use of the Website, your material breach of these terms or material you submit that infringes another person’s rights. This does not apply to the extent that a loss was caused by our own breach or negligence.

17. Suspension, investigation and termination

We may investigate suspected misuse and may suspend, restrict or terminate access, remove material, preserve relevant information or take other proportionate action. Where appropriate, we may notify service providers, affected parties or authorities. Provisions intended to continue after termination—including intellectual property, disclaimers, liability and governing law—will remain effective.

18. Changes to the Website and these terms

We may update the Website and these terms to reflect changes in law, services, technology, security or business practice. Revised terms take effect when published, unless a later date is stated. The “Effective” date above shows when these terms were last materially updated. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

19. General provisions

Entire agreement. For Website use, these terms and the policies expressly referred to contain the entire agreement between you and us and supersede previous discussions relating to that use. They do not replace a signed service or engagement agreement.

No partnership or agency. These terms do not create a partnership, joint venture, fiduciary, employment or agency relationship.

Assignment. You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these terms without our written consent. We may transfer ours as part of a reorganisation, sale or transfer of the Website or business, provided this does not reduce any mandatory rights.

No waiver. A delay or failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of that right.

Severability. If a provision is found unlawful or unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary or treated as deleted, and the remaining provisions will continue.

Third-party rights. Unless expressly stated, no person other than you and The CFO HQ may enforce these terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

Language. These terms are prepared in English. Any translation is for convenience; the English version prevails to the extent permitted by law.

20. Governing law, jurisdiction and contact

These terms and any non-contractual dispute arising from them are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

If you are a business user, the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction. If you are a consumer, you may also have the right to bring proceedings in the part of the United Kingdom or other country where you live, and your mandatory local rights remain unaffected.

Last updated: 28 July 2026.