These terms of use are entered into by and between you and The Executives’ Club of Chicago (“The Executives’ Club of Chicago,” “we,” or “us”). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, “Terms of Use”) govern your access to and use of https://www.executivesclub.org, including any content, functionality, and services offered thereon or therethrough (the “Site”).
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Site. By using the Site or by clicking to accept or agree to these Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and to abide by these Terms of Use including our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use, you must not access or use the Site.
This Site is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States or any of its territories or possessions to use this Site. By using this Site, you represent and warrant that you meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Site.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT: THESE TERMS OF USE CONTAIN A MANDATORY ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, REQUIRING YOU TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND THE EXECUTIVES’ CLUB OF CHICAGO THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION, SUBJECT TO LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, RATHER THAN IN COURT, AND REQUIRING YOU TO FOREGO JURY TRIALS, CLASS, COLLECTIVE, AGGREGATE, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CONSOLIDATED ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, AND ALL OTHER TYPES OF COURT PROCEEDINGS OF ANY AND EVERY KIND. YOU WILL BE BOUND BY THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT BY FOLLOWING THE OPT-OUT PROCEDURES SET FORTH BELOW. BY ENTERING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND HAVE TAKEN TIME TO CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS IMPORTANT DECISION.
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Site thereafter. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently, so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Site in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Site is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Site, or the entire Site.
To access the Site or some of the Site’s resources, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Site that all the information you provide on the Site is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Site or otherwise is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures (your “Account”), you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your Account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to the Site or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security.
We have the right to disable your Account at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.
If you are a member of The Executives’ Club of Chicago (a “Member”), your benefits and terms of membership are subject to our membership guidelines, located at https://my.executivesclub.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx (the “Membership Guidelines”), incorporated herein by reference.
Members may opt to provide us information such as your name, phone number, email, title, organization, or other information (“Membership Information”). By providing Membership Information to us, you agree that we may use your Membership Information pursuant to our Privacy Policy and as necessary to provide you the benefits of your membership outlined in the Membership Guidelines, including but not limited to the Member’s directory. At any time, you may remove or edit such Membership Information upon request by contacting us at membership@executivesclub.org.
The Site (including all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by The Executives’ Club of Chicago its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
These Terms of Use permit you to use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Site.
In addition, you must not delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from the Site.
You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Site.
If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Site in breach of the Terms of Use, your right to use the Site will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Site or any content on the Site is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by The Executives’ Club of Chicago.
Any use of the Site not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
“The Executives’ Club of Chicago Trademarks” consist of The Executives’ Club of Chicago and Executive Exchange names, trademarks, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans of The Executives’ Club of Chicago or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of The Executives’ Club of Chicago. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Site are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You may only use the Site for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use.
You agree not to use the Site:
Additionally, you agree not to:
We have the right to:
We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this Section.
We welcome feedback, comments, reviews and suggestions for improvements to the Site (“Feedback”). Feedback is nonconfidential and shall become the sole property of The Executives’ Club of Chicago. We shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, in and to such Feedback and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of this Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You hereby irrevocably assign to us all of your right, title and interest in and to all Feedback, including intellectual property rights.
The information presented on or through the Site is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Site, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
We may update the information on this Site from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the information on the Site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such information.
If the Site contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those websites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Site, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE EXECUTIVES’ CLUB OF CHICAGO NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXECUTIVES’ CLUB OF CHICAGO MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE EXECUTIVES’ CLUB OF CHICAGO NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXECUTIVES’ CLUB OF CHICAGO REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE EXECUTIVES’ CLUB OF CHICAGO HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVES’ CLUB OF CHICAGO AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS, TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED [THE GREATER OF MEMBERSHIP FEES PAID, IF ANY, AND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100)].
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. Any provisions concerning the exclusion or limitation of certain damages in these Terms of Use are not applicable in New Jersey with respect to punitive damages, loss of data, and loss of or damage to property.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Executives’ Club of Chicago, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Site.
Mandatory Binding Arbitration of Disputes. You and The Executives’ Club of Chicago agree that, subject to limited exceptions specified in this Arbitration Agreement, all disputes, causes of action, or claims arising out of, in connection with, or related to these Terms of Use or this Arbitration Agreement, the Site, or any aspect of the relationship between you, on the one hand, and The Executives’ Club of Chicago, on the other hand, or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity of these Terms of Use or this Arbitration Agreement (collectively, “Disputes”), whether such Disputes arose before, on, or subsequent to you entering these Terms of Use, will be resolved through final and binding, individual arbitration in accordance with the rules and procedures of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”), instead of in a court in any jurisdiction by a judge or jury. You and The Executives’ Club of Chicago agree that an arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any disputes relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of this Arbitration Agreement, including any claim that all or any part of this Arbitration Agreement is void or voidable. The arbitrator shall also be responsible for determining all threshold arbitrability issues, including issues relating to whether these Terms of Use are unconscionable or illusory and any defense to arbitration, including waiver, delay, laches, or estoppel.
Notwithstanding this Arbitration Agreement, you and The Executives’ Club of Chicago each retain the right to bring an individual action in small claims court if it qualifies. Each party also retains the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of a party’s copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property rights.
Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver. You and The Executives’ Club of Chicago agree that each party is waiving the right to trial by a jury or to participate in any purported class, collective, aggregate, representative, or consolidated action, arbitration, or other proceeding. Unless both you and The Executives’ Club of Chicago agree in writing or unless otherwise permitted by this Arbitration Agreement, each party may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, aggregate, mass, representative, or consolidated action, arbitration, or other proceeding. If the parties’ Dispute is resolved through arbitration, the arbitrator may not consolidate another person’s claims with your claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative, mass, or class proceeding. If the foregoing class action/jury trial waiver is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Arbitration Agreement shall be null and void, and you and The Executives’ Club of Chicago shall be deemed not to have agreed to arbitrate Disputes. This Arbitration Agreement shall survive any termination of these Terms of Use.
Opt-Out Procedures. You can choose to reject this Arbitration Agreement by sending The Executives’ Club of Chicago a written opt-out notice (“Opt-Out Notice”) within thirty (30) days following the date you first agree to these Terms of Use by mail at 425 S. Financial Pl., Ste. 908, Chicago, IL 60605 or by email at info@executivesclub.org. If mailed, the Opt-Out Notice must be postmarked no later than thirty (30) days following the date you first agree to these Terms of Use. To be effective, the Opt-Out Notice must contain your name, address, and signature. If you opt-out of the Arbitration Agreement, all other parts of these Terms of Use will continue to apply to you. Opting out of this Arbitration Agreement has no effect on any previous, other, or future arbitration agreements that you may have with The Executives’ Club of Chicago.
Rules & Procedures. In the event of a Dispute, you and The Executives’ Club of Chicago each agree to send the other party a written notice of Dispute stating the name, address, and contact information of the party giving notice; the facts giving rise to the Dispute; and the relief requested (“Notice of Dispute”). You must send any Notice of Dispute by mail at 425 S. Financial Pl., Ste. 908, Chicago, IL 60605 or by email at info@executivesclub.org. We will send any Notice of Dispute to you at the email address or mailing address we have for you, if any. You and The Executives’ Club of Chicago agree to attempt to resolve any Dispute through informal negotiation within thirty (30) days after the Notice of Dispute is received. After the end of that thirty (30)-day period and not before, you or The Executives’ Club of Chicago may commence an arbitration proceeding as set forth in this Arbitration Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, The Executives’ Club of Chicago’s and your right to bring an individual action in small claims court shall not require an attempt to first resolve the relevant Dispute through informal negotiation.
If the parties cannot resolve the Dispute informally, you and The Executives’ Club of Chicago each agree that all Disputes shall be resolved exclusively through individual arbitration, as provided in this Arbitration Agreement. The arbitration will be administered by JAMS under its applicable rules and procedures, including any supplementary rules and fee schedules then in effect (“JAMS Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by these Terms of Use. The JAMS Rules are available at https://www.jamsadr.com/adr-rules-procedures/ or by calling JAMS at 1-800-352-5267. The rules of the arbitral forum will govern all aspects of this arbitration, except to the extent those rules conflict with these Terms of Use.
A party who wishes to start arbitration must submit a written Demand for Arbitration to JAMS and give notice to the other party as specified in the JAMS Rules. You can contact JAMS for more information on how to commence an arbitration proceeding at www.adr.org or 1-800-352-5267. Any arbitration hearings will take place where The Executives’ Club of Chicago’s principal place of business is located, in the city or county wherein you reside, or at another mutually agreed location (including by telephone or remote means).
It is the intent of the parties that the JAMS Rules and the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) shall preempt all state laws to the fullest extent permitted by law. If the JAMS Rules and the FAA are found to not apply to any issue that arises under this Arbitration Agreement or the enforcement thereof, then that issue shall be resolved under the laws of Illinois, without regard to its choice or conflict of law provisions.
In the event that twenty (20) or more similar arbitration demands presented by or with the assistance, coordination, or cooperation of the same law firm, group of law firms, cooperating law firms, or organization are allowed to be submitted for arbitration, the following additional terms in this paragraph shall apply and the parties shall be deemed to have agreed to the application of JAMS Mass Arbitration Procedures and Guidelines available at https://www.jamsadr.com/mass-arbitration-procedures, as modified by this Arbitration Agreement. JAMS shall: (i) administer the arbitration demands in twenty (20) batches, with the discretion to create additional batches if JAMS finds that they are necessary to facilitate the efficient resolution of demands; and (ii) apply a single initial filing fee and administrative fee per batch for each side as set forth in JAMS Mass Arbitration Procedures Fee Schedule. You agree to cooperate in good faith to implement this batch approach to facilitate the efficient resolution of claims. This provision shall in no way be interpreted as authorizing class arbitrations of any kind. The Executives’ Club of Chicago reserves all rights and defenses as to each and any demand and claimant. If any court or arbitrator determines that this subsection is void or unenforceable for any reason or that an arbitration can proceed on a class basis, or that an arbitration can proceed on a mass arbitration basis without the application of this paragraph, then the Arbitration Agreement shall be deemed null and void in its entirety, and you and The Executives’ Club of Chicago shall be deemed not to have agreed to arbitrate Disputes.
Arbitration Costs. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the JAMS Rules.
Changes to Arbitration Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms of Use, if The Executives’ Club of Chicago changes any of the terms of this Arbitration Agreement after the date you first accepted these Terms of Use (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms of Use), you may reject any such change by sending us written notice of such rejection within thirty (30) days of the date such change became effective, as indicated in the “Last Updated” date above, or by not accessing or using the Site. The written notice must be provided either by mail at 425 S. Financial Pl., Ste. 908, Chicago, IL 60605 or by email at info@executivesclub.org. To be effective, your notice must include your full name and clearly indicate your intent to reject changes to this Arbitration Agreement. By rejecting any change, you are agreeing that you will arbitrate any Dispute between you and The Executives’ Club of Chicago in accordance with the terms of this Arbitration Agreement as of the date you first accepted these Terms of Use (or accepted any subsequent changes to these Terms of Use).
No waiver by The Executives’ Club of Chicago of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of The Executives’ Club of Chicago to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
Except as provided in Section 13, if any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
These Terms of Use constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and The Executives’ Club of Chicago regarding the Site and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Site.
This Site is operated by The Executives’ Club of Chicago located at: 425 S. Financial Pl., Ste. 908, Chicago, IL 60605.
All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Site should be directed to: info@executivesclub.org.
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, users of the Services from California are entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.
Website Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 23, 2025
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how The Executives’ Club of Chicago (“we,” or “us,” or “our”) collects and uses your personal information when you visit our website at https://www.executivesclub.org, including the member portal (the “Site”). By accessing the Site, you agree to our collection and use of personal information as described in this Policy and in our Terms of Use.
Personal Information We Collect – Sources and Types
When you interact with our Site, we collect your personal information. We collect the following categories of personal information: name, email address, job title, company name, addresses provided, telephone numbers, member portal password, and photographs you choose to provide (for example, in connection with an event profile). We also collect records of programs or events you register for or consider, podcast episodes you access through the Site, membership application information and status, and payment information. We also collect your IP address, device and browser type, and information about your interaction with our Site.
How We Use Your Personal Information
We use the personal information we obtain through the Site to provide you with the information you request, to contact you from time to time to provide you with event updates, member communications, leadership resources, customer support, and marketing promotions or offers about programs, events, and services we believe may interest you.
We also use personal information about your use of our Site to monitor and improve the Site; for internal business analysis; to prevent fraud, activities that violate our Terms of Use or that are illegal; for security purposes; and to protect our rights and the rights and safety of our users or others.
Disclosures of Your Personal Information
We may disclose personal information we collect through the Site with service providers that help us operate our organization, including payment processors that handle membership dues, sponsorships, and event fees; vendors that verify membership eligibility and maintain member or attendee records; providers that manage email communications, security services and cloud-based data-storage platforms, and support other IT functions; marketing partners that promote our programs, events and sponsor offerings; and analytics providers.
We may also disclose your personal information as required or permitted by law to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process or government request, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is legally required or otherwise necessary to protect our or others’ rights, property, or safety, including to law enforcement agencies, and judicial and regulatory authorities. Additionally, we may disclose your personal information to third parties to help detect and protect against fraud or data security vulnerabilities. And we may disclose or transfer your personal information to a third party in the event of an actual or potential merger, consolidation, reorganization, dissolution, or other corporate restructuring, or any transfer of our programs or assets to a successor nonprofit or other qualified organization.
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small, sometimes encrypted text files that are stored on computer hard drives by websites that you visit. They are used to help users navigate websites efficiently as well as to provide information to the owner of the websites. You may set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent; some browsers have other cookie management tools.
When you visit our Site, we and our partners may place cookies or other online tracking technologies (e.g., pixels, web beacons) on your browser. Among other things, these help us operate our Site, recognize you when you return to our Site, provide information for analytics, and help us and our partners personalize advertisements.
We use Google Analytics to evaluate the use of our Site. Google Analytics uses cookies and other similar technologies to collect information, such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other websites they visited prior to visiting our website. To learn more about Google Analytics’ data collection and processing practices, please review Google’s Privacy Policy.
Personal Information of Minors
Our products and services are not directed to minors under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect the personal information of minors under 13.
How We Keep Your Personal Information Secure
We implement and maintain reasonable security measures appropriate to the nature of the personal information that we collect, use, retain, transfer or otherwise process. Those measures include administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information. However, data security incidents and breaches can occur due to a variety of factors that cannot reasonably be prevented; therefore, our safeguards may not always be adequate to prevent all breaches of security.
Other Websites and Social Media Buttons
Our Site may contain links to other websites or social media buttons. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those websites or social media platforms. This Privacy Policy applies only to our business and the personal information we collect.
Changes to This Policy
If we make changes to this Privacy Policy, we post those changes on the website and update the date of the Privacy Policy. If the changes are material, you will be notified via a notice on our website.
Accessibility
To make accessibility-related requests with respect to our Site, please contact us at info@executivesclub.org.
Contact Us
If there are any questions regarding this Policy or to request a copy of this Policy in another format you may contact us at info@executivesclub.com.