Terms of Use

Acceptance of these terms

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of doblersolutions.com and everything published on it (the “Site”). By visiting the Site, downloading a resource, or submitting a form, you agree to these Terms and to the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, which are incorporated here by reference. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

Who you are dealing with

The Site is operated by Dobler Consulting, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Dobler Consulting,” “I,” or “we”). References to “you” mean the individual using the Site and any organisation on whose behalf you act.

Eligibility

The Site is intended for business audiences. By using it you represent that you are at least eighteen years old and, where you are acting for an organisation, that you have authority to bind it to these Terms.

Your licence to use the Site

Subject to these Terms, you are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access the Site and to use its content for your own personal or internal business purposes. That includes reading the articles, downloading the checklist, applying the frameworks inside your own organisation, and sharing links freely.

This licence does not transfer ownership of anything, and it ends automatically if you breach these Terms.

Ownership of content

All content on the Site — articles, the readiness checklist, frameworks, diagrams, page design, typography, code, photographs, and the arrangement of all of it — is owned by Dobler Consulting or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. “Dobler Consulting,” “Dobler Data Solutions,” and “Dobler Insights,” together with associated logos, are marks of their respective owners. Nothing on the Site grants you any licence to use those marks.

Quotation, indexing and AI systems

I want this material found, read, and cited. Accordingly, and as an exception to the restrictions below, the following are expressly permitted:

• Search engines and AI assistants may crawl, index, summarise, and cite Site content in answers, consistent with the Site’s robots.txt and llms.txt files. Attribution to Peter Dobler and a link to the source page is requested.
• Quotation. You may quote a short excerpt — ordinarily a paragraph or less — in your own writing, presentation, or post, provided you attribute it to Peter Dobler and link to the original page.
• Internal circulation. You may share a copy of a downloaded resource inside your own organisation.

Bulk reproduction, republication of full articles, resale, and use of Site content to train a commercial model that substitutes for the original are not permitted without written permission. If you want to do something the Site does not obviously allow, ask — the answer is usually yes.

What you may not do

• Copy, republish, sell, licence, or distribute Site content as your own or as part of a competing offering.
• Remove or obscure copyright, attribution, or proprietary notices.
• Scrape, harvest, or systematically extract content by automated means beyond what is permitted above, or in a manner that burdens the Site’s infrastructure.
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Site, or breach or circumvent any security or authentication measure.
• Introduce malware, or interfere with the operation of the Site or any user’s use of it.
• Use the Site’s forms to transmit unlawful, defamatory, infringing, or misleading material, or unsolicited commercial messages.
• Use the Site or any resource obtained from it in violation of applicable law or export control regulations.
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation, or use the Site in a way that suggests an endorsement or partnership that does not exist.

What you send me

If you send a message, comment, suggestion, or other material through the Site, you retain ownership of it, but you grant Dobler Consulting a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to use, reproduce, and adapt it in the operation of the business — including using anonymised themes from enquiries as material for articles. I will not publish your name, employer, or identifying details without your permission.

You are responsible for ensuring that anything you send does not breach a confidentiality obligation you owe to someone else. Submissions are not treated as confidential, and no confidential or non-disclosure obligation arises from them. If you need a confidential conversation, ask for a non-disclosure agreement first.

No consulting relationship

The Site is published for general information. Using it, downloading a resource, subscribing, or exchanging messages does not create a consulting, advisory, fiduciary, or professional relationship between you and Dobler Consulting or Peter Dobler. A relationship arises only under a signed written engagement agreement identifying scope and fees. See the Disclaimer for the full statement.

Email and electronic communications

When you request the checklist or submit an enquiry, you consent to receive electronic communications from Dobler Consulting relating to your request, and to receive occasional emails on data architecture and analytics topics where you have opted in. Every marketing email carries an unsubscribe link that works immediately. You agree that electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that a communication be in writing.

Third-party sites and marks

The Site links to third-party websites and refers to third-party products — including Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, LinkedIn, and other named technologies. Those names and marks belong to their respective owners, are used for identification and commentary only, and their use does not imply affiliation with, sponsorship by, or endorsement from those owners. I do not control third-party sites and am not responsible for their content, accuracy, or practices.

Disclaimer of warranties

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Limitation of liability

These limits apply because the Site and its resources are provided free of charge and reflect a reasonable allocation of risk. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you. Nothing here excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for fraud.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dobler Consulting, Inc., Peter Dobler, and their officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claim, demand, loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Site, your breach of these Terms, your violation of any law, or your infringement of the rights of any third party.

Disputes, governing law and venue

Talk to me first. If you have a complaint, email me before filing anything. Most issues are resolved in a single conversation, and both sides agree to attempt informal resolution in good faith for thirty days.

Governing law. These Terms and any dispute arising from them or from the Site are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

Venue. You and Dobler Consulting agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute is the state or federal courts located in Hillsborough County, Florida, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction there.

Jury trial and class actions. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each party waives any right to a jury trial, and disputes must be brought individually rather than as a class, collective, or representative action.

If you are a consumer resident in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, mandatory provisions of your local law that cannot be varied by agreement continue to apply, and this section does not deprive you of the protection of those provisions.

Changes and termination

I may modify these Terms at any time. The revised version takes effect when posted, with an updated effective date. Continuing to use the Site after that means you accept the change. I may also modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site, or restrict access, at any time and without notice.

General provisions

• Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, it is modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remainder stays in force.
• No waiver. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without written consent. Dobler Consulting may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
• Entire agreement. These Terms, with the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, are the entire agreement between you and Dobler Consulting concerning the Site, and supersede any prior understanding on that subject. They do not supersede a signed engagement agreement, which governs the services it covers.
• Force majeure. Dobler Consulting is not liable for any failure or delay caused by events beyond its reasonable control.
• Survival. Sections 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 survive any termination of your use of the Site or of these Terms.
• No third-party beneficiaries. These Terms confer no rights on anyone other than you and Dobler Consulting, Inc. No one who is not a party may enforce them.
• No reliance. You acknowledge that you have not relied on any statement, representation, or assurance that is not expressly set out in these Terms or in a signed engagement agreement.
• Independent contractors. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship between you and Dobler Consulting, Inc.
• Headings. Headings are for convenience and do not affect interpretation.