Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Non-circumvention: 12 months
Parties
This letter is between Talent Hunt Edge, operating from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and the client organization that submits a brief. Until a formal company is incorporated on the firm file, the founding desk is the contracting party. When an entity is incorporated, this letter continues against it without requiring a fresh signature.
Sending a brief, and accepting this letter, starts one mandate. It does not create an account-wide standing retainer, and it does not guarantee that every seat can be staffed.
1. What a brief is
The brief, the shortlist, and any information discussed during an expert call are strictly confidential. Use them exclusively for the business decision described in your mandate. Do not redistribute, publish, or share them beyond your immediate diligence team.
Names of experts are released only on a formal shortlist after conflict clearance, and only if the desk confirms the seat can be staffed. A public seat card is an anonymous capability, not an introduction.
Do not include unannounced M&A transactions, undisclosed target tickers, or confidential project code names in your initial public brief. The desk will request necessary transaction specifics in a private session after conflicts are cleared.
2. Restricted questions (MNPI & SEBI)
You agree not to request material non-public information (MNPI), Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) under the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, unreleased financial metrics of a current employer, or proprietary technical data that an expert is legally or contractually bound to keep confidential.
Consultation calls through Talent Hunt Edge do not constitute investment advice, legal advice, fairness opinions, or medical advice.
3. Recording and direct contact
You agree not to record an expert call, and not to admit third-party AI transcription or note-taking agents (including Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, or equivalent software) to the line without prior written authorization from the desk.
You agree not to initiate direct communication with an introduced expert outside of this desk — whether by phone, email, WhatsApp, or LinkedIn — for this project or any subsequent consultation. The desk coordinates scheduling and billing.
4. Ten-minute quality guarantee
If, within the first ten minutes of a consultation, the expert does not possess the operational depth required by the brief, notify the desk and end the call. The consultation will be billed at ₹0 / USD 0. The desk’s written pre-call screening is designed to make this rare, but the rule is absolute.
5. Fees, GST, and wires
Commercial fees are agreed in writing upon delivery of the shortlist. Nothing on this website constitutes a binding price quote. Invoicing follows the completion of the consultation.
Indian entities are invoiced under GST under Service Accounting Code (SAC) 998311 (Management consulting services, including market research). Karnataka places of supply are billed at 9% CGST + 9% SGST; other states are billed at 18% IGST. Cross-border mandates are invoiced in USD and settled by bank wire.
6. Non-circumvention — 12 months
For twelve (12) months following an introduction or completed engagement with an expert through Talent Hunt Edge, you will not directly hire that expert, nor engage them independently for advisory, consulting, or board services, except through this desk, unless mutually agreed under a formal written release.
A direct hire or independent engagement without a written release constitutes circumvention. A standard placement or release fee will apply. This obligation cannot be waived or shortened to six months without written consent.
7. Law and jurisdiction
This engagement is governed by the laws of India. The courts of Bengaluru, Karnataka have exclusive jurisdiction. Acceptance of this letter via the checkbox on brief submission constitutes a valid, legally binding agreement. A handwritten or stamped signature is not required.