Terms and Conditions

Effective date: August 14, 2026 | Last updated: August 14, 2026

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern access to and use of https://cleanexitadvisors.com and any related webpages, forms, portals, content, and online features operated under the Clean Exit Advisors brand (collectively, the "Site"). In these Terms, "Clean Exit Advisors," "Clean Exit," "we," "us," and "our" refer to the operator identified in Section 25.

Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing or using the Site, submitting information through it, or clicking to accept these Terms, you agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

1. Scope and Acceptance

These Terms apply to use of the Site. They do not, by themselves, create a brokerage, agency, fiduciary, advisory, listing, valuation, marketing, confidentiality, or other professional relationship between you and Clean Exit Advisors.

A separate written agreement is required before Clean Exit Advisors is obligated to provide valuation, marketing, brokerage, buyer-introduction, transaction-management, or other services. If these Terms conflict with a signed agreement covering specific services, the signed agreement controls for those services.

2. Eligibility and Authority

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding agreement to use the Site. If you use the Site for a company, franchisee, partnership, trust, or other organization, you represent that you have authority to act for that organization and to bind it to these Terms.

3. What Clean Exit Advisors Provides

Clean Exit Advisors focuses on business valuation, exit planning, confidential marketing, buyer outreach and qualification, negotiation support, and transaction coordination for cleaning, restoration, specialty-service, franchise, and independent businesses. The exact scope of any engagement, including whether it is non-exclusive, is determined only by the applicable signed service agreement.

Unless a signed agreement expressly provides otherwise, Clean Exit Advisors is not the buyer, seller, lender, franchisor, attorney, accountant, tax advisor, investment advisor, escrow agent, or closing agent in a transaction. Clean Exit Advisors may coordinate with those professionals but does not replace them.

4. Separate Service Agreements, Fees, and Non-Exclusivity

Descriptions of services, pricing, credits, success fees, minimum fees, non-exclusive arrangements, cancellation rights, or other commercial terms shown on the Site are general information and may change. The terms applicable to a particular client are those in the client’s signed agreement.

A statement on the Site that a service may be non-exclusive does not waive a fee or determine whether a fee is owed. Fee obligations, including whether a success fee applies when a seller, franchisor, referral source, or another party identifies a buyer, are governed solely by the signed agreement. Unless otherwise stated in that agreement, fees paid for completed work are nonrefundable.

5. No Offer, Commitment, or Guarantee

Site content is provided for general informational and marketing purposes. A listing, valuation range, financing reference, buyer inquiry, franchisor reference, projected timeline, or description of a possible transaction is not an offer, commitment, promise, or guarantee by Clean Exit Advisors.

We do not guarantee that a business will be listed, that a buyer or seller will proceed, that a target price or valuation will be achieved, that financing will be available, that a franchisor or landlord will approve a transfer, that due diligence will be completed, or that any transaction will close.

6. Valuations and Financial Information

Unless a signed agreement expressly states otherwise, any opinion of value, valuation range, market analysis, comparable-sales analysis, pricing recommendation, or exit-planning projection supplied through or in connection with the Site is an estimate for planning or marketing purposes. It is not a certified appraisal, fairness opinion, audit, review, tax opinion, accounting opinion, investment recommendation, or guarantee of sale price.

Valuations and analyses depend on the completeness and accuracy of information supplied by owners, buyers, franchisors, lenders, public sources, and other third parties. Changes in earnings, owner involvement, customer concentration, contracts, labor, local conditions, interest rates, financing, franchise requirements, or market demand may materially affect value. Users should independently verify all information and obtain advice from qualified legal, tax, accounting, valuation, and financial professionals.

7. Listings and Third-Party Information

Business listings, financial summaries, operational descriptions, photographs, documents, and other transaction information may be supplied by sellers or other third parties. Clean Exit Advisors may review or organize this material but does not warrant that it is complete, current, or error-free.

Prospective buyers are responsible for conducting their own investigation and due diligence. Sellers are responsible for providing complete, accurate, non-misleading information and promptly correcting material changes. Clean Exit Advisors may correct, suspend, or remove content that it believes is inaccurate, outdated, unlawful, or inconsistent with an engagement.

8. Franchise, Lender, Landlord, and Other Approvals

A franchise resale may be subject to the franchise agreement, franchisor transfer conditions, training requirements, financial qualifications, transfer fees, rights of first refusal, lease requirements, disclosure obligations, and other approvals. Financing, assignment of contracts, licenses, permits, and landlord consent may also be required.

Clean Exit Advisors does not control and cannot guarantee any third-party approval. Each party must review the governing documents, satisfy applicable requirements, and consult its own advisors. Nothing on the Site constitutes an offer to sell a franchise or a substitute for any disclosure document required by law.

9. No Legal, Tax, Accounting, or Investment Advice

Clean Exit Advisors is not a law firm, accounting firm, tax advisory firm, or investment adviser. Site content and communications are not legal, tax, accounting, securities, lending, or investment advice. Clean Exit Advisors may help coordinate a transaction with a party’s legal team, but the parties and their attorneys are responsible for drafting and approving purchase agreements, notes, security documents, assignments, leases, closing documents, and other legal instruments.

10. Confidentiality and Sensitive Information

Do not submit trade secrets, passwords, Social Security numbers, full bank-account numbers, medical information, or other highly sensitive information through a general Site form or ordinary email. Submission of information through the Site does not create a nondisclosure agreement or other confidentiality obligation unless Clean Exit Advisors expressly agrees in writing.

For an active engagement, confidentiality obligations and access to a secure data room are governed by the applicable service agreement, nondisclosure agreement, portal terms, and access controls. We use reasonable administrative and technical measures, but no Internet transmission or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. User Submissions

You retain ownership of information and materials you submit. You grant Clean Exit Advisors a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, copy, format, analyze, and use those materials as reasonably necessary to respond to you, evaluate a possible engagement, provide requested services, operate and secure the Site, and comply with law.

You represent that you have the right to submit the materials; that they are accurate to the best of your knowledge; and that our permitted use will not violate another person’s rights, a contract, or applicable law. You remain responsible for maintaining backup copies of your materials.

12. Acceptable Use

You may not use the Site to violate law; submit false, misleading, infringing, confidential, or harmful material; impersonate another person; interfere with Site security or operation; introduce malware; scrape, harvest, or systematically extract data without written permission; attempt unauthorized access; reverse engineer Site technology except where law prohibits restriction; use listing information to bypass agreed fees or confidentiality restrictions; or contact employees, customers, vendors, franchisors, or owners identified through confidential materials without authorization.

We may investigate suspected misuse, preserve relevant information, restrict access, and cooperate with lawful requests.

13. Intellectual Property

The Site and its original text, branding, graphics, videos, valuation frameworks, business profiles, databases, software, and other content are owned by or licensed to Clean Exit Advisors and are protected by intellectual-property laws. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, nontransferable license to view and use the Site for legitimate personal or internal business purposes.

You may not reproduce, publish, sell, license, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, or commercially exploit Site content without written permission, except for ordinary printing or downloading for your own evaluation of our services. Names and logos of franchisors, marketplaces, lenders, and other third parties belong to their respective owners; their appearance does not imply endorsement.

14. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Site may link to or integrate with third-party websites, listing platforms, data rooms, calendars, payment processors, lenders, franchisors, social networks, or other services. Clean Exit Advisors does not control and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, privacy practices, or terms. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider’s terms.

15. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information are described in the Privacy Policy posted on the Site. By using the Site, you acknowledge that information may be processed as described in that policy. If you submit information about another person, you represent that you are authorized to do so.

16. Communications

If you request information, submit a form, schedule a consultation, or otherwise contact us, you authorize Clean Exit Advisors to respond using the contact information you provide. Standard carrier charges may apply to calls or text messages.

Consent to receive marketing calls or texts is not a condition of purchasing services and, when legally required, will be requested separately. You may opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe method provided and may revoke consent to marketing texts by replying STOP or using another reasonable method identified in the message. Transactional or service-related communications may continue when necessary to administer an active request or engagement, subject to applicable law.

17. Electronic Records and Signatures

You consent to receiving notices and records electronically through the Site or at the email address you provide. When the Site presents an acceptance checkbox, signature process, or similar electronic action, you agree that your electronic action may serve as your signature and evidence of assent, to the extent permitted by law. You may retain these Terms by printing or saving a copy.

18. Site Availability and Changes

We may update, correct, suspend, discontinue, or restrict any part of the Site at any time. We do not promise that the Site will always be available, secure, uninterrupted, or error-free. We are not responsible for delays or failures caused by events outside our reasonable control.

19. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SITE AND ALL SITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." CLEAN EXIT ADVISORS DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE SITE, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AND RESULTS.

This disclaimer applies to the Site and general Site content. Warranties, if any, relating to paid professional services are governed by the applicable signed agreement.

20. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CLEAN EXIT ADVISORS AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY; OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM RELIANCE ON SITE CONTENT, LOSS OF CONFIDENTIALITY DURING INTERNET TRANSMISSION, THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE.

For claims arising solely from use of the Site, the total aggregate liability of Clean Exit Advisors will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid specifically for access to the Site during the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim or $100. This Section does not limit liability that cannot lawfully be limited and does not replace any liability provision in a signed service agreement.

21. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Clean Exit Advisors and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from third-party claims, damages, judgments, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from your unlawful use of the Site, your material breach of these Terms, or materials you submit that violate another person’s rights. This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim results from Clean Exit Advisors’ own unlawful conduct.

22. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms and any dispute arising from Site use are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Subject to any different dispute-resolution provision in a signed service agreement, the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state or federal courts serving Kent County, Michigan. Nothing in this Section prevents either party from seeking temporary or emergency relief necessary to protect confidential information or intellectual-property rights.

23. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Site when reasonably necessary to protect the Site, users, confidential information, or our legal rights, or when we believe these Terms have been materially violated. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including intellectual-property, disclaimer, limitation-of-liability, indemnification, governing-law, and general provisions.

24. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The revised Terms will be posted on the Site with a new "Last updated" date. Changes apply prospectively when posted unless a later date is stated. If a change materially affects an active paid engagement, the applicable signed agreement will control unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. Continued use of the Site after revised Terms take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

25. Contact Information

The Site is operated by Smart Move Michigan LLC, doing business as Clean Exit Advisors.

Questions about these Terms may be sent to [email protected] or mailed to 6333 Apio Circle, Hudsonville, MI 49426. Website: https://cleanexitadvisors.com.

26. General Provisions

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted and the remaining provisions will remain in effect. A waiver must be in writing and applies only to the specific instance stated. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, reorganization, sale of assets, or transfer of the Site or business.

These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement governing use of the Site. They do not supersede or amend a signed service agreement, nondisclosure agreement, or transaction-specific agreement. Headings are for convenience only, and "including" means "including without limitation."

27. SMS / Text Messaging Program Terms

Clean Exit Advisors, operated by Smart Move Michigan LLC, offers an SMS/text messaging program to send appointment reminders, consultation confirmations, and related service notifications to individuals who opt in (for example, through the Request a Consultation form). By opting in, you agree to these SMS Terms in addition to the Terms above.

Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old to consent to receive SMS messages from us.

Program description. Message types include appointment reminders, consultation confirmations, and rescheduling or cancellation notices. These are transactional, non-marketing messages related to a request you initiated.

Message frequency and rates. Message frequency varies depending on your scheduled appointments and requests. Message and data rates may apply based on your mobile carrier and plan.

Opt-out (Text STOP). You may cancel SMS messages at any time by texting STOP. After you send STOP, we will send one final message confirming your unsubscription, after which you will no longer receive SMS messages from us, except as needed to complete a request already in progress. Text HELP for help, or contact us using the support information below.

Support contact information. For support with the SMS program, email [email protected], call (616) 299-0222, or write to 6333 Apio Circle, Hudsonville, MI 49426.

Carrier liability disclaimer. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Participating carriers include major U.S. wireless carriers. Carriers are not responsible for the content of the messages sent through the program.

Privacy. Your use of the SMS program is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, and protect your information, including your mobile number and SMS opt-in status.