Terms of Service.

The PR Summit provides editorial public relations services including but not limited to digital and print placements, broadcast bookings, editorial consulting, and white-label PR partnership programs. The scope of any individual engagement is defined in the engagement letter or statement of work signed by both parties.

These terms govern your use of theprsummit.com and any engagement that incorporates them by reference. If a signed engagement letter conflicts with these terms, the engagement letter controls.

Engagements begin once both parties have signed an engagement letter or statement of work, and the first invoice has been paid (or, for partnership engagements, after onboarding has been completed and an initial order placed).

Each engagement names the deliverables, target publications where applicable, timeline, and pricing. Changes to scope require written agreement from both parties before they take effect.

Tier-1 single placements carry a Published or Refunded contractual guarantee. If we do not place the client's story in a named tier-1 publication within thirty days of the engagement start date, the client does not pay for that placement.

The guarantee applies when (a) the engagement letter names the tier-1 publication, (b) the client provides timely cooperation including review and approval of drafts and pitch materials, (c) the client does not unilaterally withdraw the engagement, and (d) the named publication has not formally restricted coverage of the subject for editorial reasons unknown at scoping.

Tier-2 single placements, quarterly campaigns, annual partnerships, broadcast bookings, editorial consulting, and white-label engagements carry the same standard of effort but are not subject to the Published or Refunded guarantee. Specific guarantees for those engagements, where they exist, are stated in the engagement letter.

• -Refunds for missed tier-1 placements are processed within thirty days of the placement deadline.
• -Refunds for engagements canceled by the client during active work are pro-rated based on time and materials billed.
• -We do not offer refunds for completed work or for engagements where the client has materially breached cooperation obligations.

Drafts, pitches, and editorial assets developed during an engagement are the client's property upon final payment, with the following exceptions: tools, methodologies, and templates we use across engagements remain our property and are licensed for client use only within the scope of the engagement.

Editorial work that runs in third-party publications is governed by that publication's content rights. We do not assign rights we do not hold. Where a publication assigns rights to the byline author, those rights pass to the client through the byline relationship.

Both parties retain ownership of pre-existing intellectual property brought to the engagement. Use of either party's name, mark, or logo in promotional materials requires written consent unless otherwise stated in the engagement letter.

We treat client information confidentially by default. NDAs are countersigned during onboarding for clients who request them and are required for white-label partnership engagements.

We may reference completed work in our portfolio, case studies, and marketing materials only where the client has given written consent. For engagements where confidentiality is the default (notably high-net-worth and white-label), no portfolio reference is made without affirmative authorization.

Our aggregate liability under any engagement is limited to the fees paid by the client for that engagement during the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost goodwill, or business interruption.

Nothing in this section limits liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

The client agrees to indemnify The PR Summit and its personnel against claims, damages, and reasonable legal expenses arising from inaccurate information the client provides for use in editorial materials, breach of representations the client makes in the engagement letter, or use of our work product outside the scope of the engagement.

We agree to indemnify the client against claims arising from our gross negligence or willful misconduct in performing the engagement.

These terms and any engagement letter incorporating them are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The state and federal courts located in San Diego County, California have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising under or relating to them.

Before filing any dispute, the parties agree to attempt resolution through good-faith negotiation for at least thirty days. Class actions and class arbitrations are waived where permitted by law.

We may modify these terms over time. Material changes will be flagged at the top of this page for at least thirty days. Continued use of the site or services after the effective date constitutes acceptance. The terms in force at the time an engagement letter is signed govern that engagement, even if these site terms are later updated.

Questions about these terms go to hello@theprsummit.com. Notices of breach, disputes, or formal legal correspondence may be sent to The PR Summit, San Diego, California, with copy to hello@theprsummit.com.