Terms of Service

LAST UPDATED · JULY 2026

1. Acceptance of these Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Five Aligned ("we," "us"). By submitting an application, creating an account, or paying for membership, you accept these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and the Member Agreement & Code of Conduct (together, the "Agreement"). If you do not agree, do not use the service.

2. What Five Aligned is (and is not)

Five Aligned is a paid peer community that matches members into small groups ("pods") of approximately five founders for structured weekly calls, group chat, and mutual accountability. Five Aligned is a facilitator of peer discussion. It is not a professional services firm, and nothing in the service constitutes financial, legal, tax, investment, or professional business advice. See Section 10.

3. Eligibility and applications

• You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract.
• Membership is by application. We may accept or decline any application at our sole discretion, and we do not guarantee placement timing or pod composition.
• You agree that information you provide in your application (including revenue range, business description, and availability) is truthful. Material misrepresentation is grounds for removal without refund.

4. Membership, billing, and cancellation

• Membership is billed monthly in advance at the rate displayed at checkout (currently $49/month, or promotional founding rates where offered). Prices may change with at least 30 days' notice; changes apply at your next billing cycle.
• Payments are processed by Stripe. By subscribing you authorize recurring charges to your payment method until you cancel.
• You may cancel at any time from your account or by emailing team@fivealigned.com. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; you retain access until then.
• Except where required by law, payments are non-refundable, including partial months.

5. Seats, attendance, and re-matching

• Pods depend on attendance. If you miss three consecutive scheduled pod calls without advance notice to your pod, your seat may be reassigned and you may be offered re-placement in a future pod.
• Pod composition, backfills, bracket placement, and quarterly re-matching decisions are made by Five Aligned at its discretion, using the information members provide.
• Removal from a pod for conduct or attendance reasons does not by itself terminate billing; you remain responsible for cancelling if you do not wish to be re-placed.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to: record pod calls; share other members' confidential information; solicit, pitch, or recruit members for paid products, services, or employment without their invitation; harass or abuse members or staff; use the service for any unlawful purpose; scrape, copy, or reverse-engineer the platform; or create accounts under false identity.

7. Member content

You retain ownership of content you share. You grant Five Aligned a limited, non-exclusive license to host, display, and transmit that content solely to operate the service. We do not use your private pod content for marketing without your separate written consent.

8. Our intellectual property

The Five Aligned name, logo, website, call formats, matching methodology, and platform are our property or licensed to us. Membership grants a personal, non-transferable right to use the service; it grants no license to our brand or materials for your own commercial use.

9. Termination by us

We may suspend or terminate membership for breach of this Agreement, including the Code of Conduct, with the response proportionate to the breach. Fees already paid are non-refundable except where required by law or where we terminate without cause, in which case we will refund the unused portion of the current month.

10. Disclaimers

PEER DISCUSSION, NOT ADVICE. Conversations between members reflect personal experience and opinion only. Five Aligned does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for anything members say. You are solely responsible for your business decisions and their outcomes. Consult a qualified professional before acting on anything discussed in the community.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT ANY BUSINESS OUTCOME, REVENUE RESULT, OR THE CONDUCT OF ANY MEMBER.

11. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, FIVE ALIGNED'S TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, OR DATA.

12. Indemnification

You will indemnify and hold harmless Five Aligned and its officers, employees, and contractors from claims arising out of your content, your breach of this Agreement, or your violation of law or third-party rights.

13. Governing law and disputes

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Travis County, Texas, and you consent to their jurisdiction.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be notified by email or in-app at least 14 days before taking effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

15. Contact

Five Aligned · team@fivealigned.com