Terms of
Service.

By accessing or using the Hawthorne Ridge LLC (“Hawthorne Ridge,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) client portal, website, or any related services (collectively, the “Services”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of a legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have authority to bind that entity.

If you do not agree to these Terms in their entirety, you must not access or use the Services. Your continued use of the Services following any modification constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

Hawthorne Ridge LLC is a Puerto Rico–based professional services firm offering tax advisory, IRS resolution, Act 60 incentive consulting, CFO advisory, and related financial consulting services. The Services include a secure client portal through which authorized clients and firm personnel may exchange documents, messages, and information in connection with active engagements.

The Services do not constitute legal advice. Any tax positions, strategies, or recommendations communicated through the portal are subject to the terms of your separate engagement letter with Hawthorne Ridge.

Access to the client portal requires a user account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete registration information.
• Maintain the security and confidentiality of your login credentials.
• Notify Hawthorne Ridge immediately at support@hawthorneridge.co if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.
• Not share your credentials with any third party.
• Take responsibility for all activity that occurs under your account.

Hawthorne Ridge reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts that display suspicious activity or that violate these Terms.

You agree not to use the Services to:

• Upload, transmit, or store content that is unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, or infringing on any third-party rights.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Services or other user accounts.
• Introduce malware, viruses, or any code designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to software or hardware.
• Use automated tools (scrapers, bots, crawlers) against the portal without express written permission.
• Engage in any activity that places an unreasonable or disproportionate load on our infrastructure.
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Services.

Your use of the Services is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Documents and information you upload are used solely to provide the Services. Hawthorne Ridge maintains appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data.

All content, design, software, and proprietary materials comprising the Services are the exclusive property of Hawthorne Ridge LLC or its licensors and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services solely for their intended purpose.

Content you upload (“Client Content”) remains your property. You grant Hawthorne Ridge a limited license to process, store, and transmit Client Content solely as necessary to provide the Services.

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HAWTHORNE RIDGE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HAWTHORNE RIDGE LLC’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE FEES PAID BY YOU IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD $100).

Either party may terminate access to the Services at any time. Upon termination, your right to use the Services ceases immediately. You may request deletion of your account at any time — see our Data Deletion page.

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. For material changes, we will provide notice via email or a prominent notice within the portal. Your continued use of the Services after any change constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us: