State Monitoring Subscription Agreement

State Monitoring is launching June 2026. Existing dossier buyers may reserve a state today from their dashboard at no charge; subscriptions activate when the service goes live and are governed by this Agreement.

1. Acceptance of Agreement

1.1 Acceptance Through Checkout or Standalone Enrollment

By electing the State Monitoring add-on at the time of an Intelligence Dossier purchase, by separately enrolling in the Service through the DCI Verify website or buyer dashboard, by paying the first monthly fee described in Section 5, and by checking the acceptance checkbox specific to this Agreement, you (“Buyer,” “you,” “your”) agree to be bound by this State Monitoring Subscription Agreement (“Agreement”) with YV Consulting LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company registered to do business in California (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”), offering its products under the “DCI Verify” brand.

This Agreement is a separate and distinct contract from the DCI Verify Terms of Service governing Intelligence Dossier purchases (the “Dossier TOS”). This Agreement governs the State Monitoring Service described herein. The Dossier TOS continues to govern any Intelligence Dossier purchase to which this Agreement is an add-on.

1.2 Sophisticated Commercial Buyer

By executing this Agreement, Buyer represents and warrants that: (a) Buyer is a commercial organization engaging the Company in a business capacity and not as a consumer; (b) the individual accepting this Agreement is authorized to do so on behalf of Buyer; and (c) Buyer has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and to consult independent legal counsel prior to acceptance.

1.3 Express Affirmative Consent to Recurring Billing

By accepting this Agreement, Buyer expressly and affirmatively consents to: (a) the recurring per-state monthly billing structure described in Section 5; (b) the continuous service term described in Section 4; and (c) the cancellation mechanism described in Section 4.3. Buyer acknowledges that subscription charges will continue for each subscribed state until Buyer cancels the corresponding state in accordance with Section 4.3.

2. Nature of the Subscription Service

2.1 Service Description

The State Monitoring Service (“Service”) provides ongoing monitoring of publicly available business-entity data for the contractor businesses profiled in Buyer's purchased Intelligence Dossier(s) for each state Buyer subscribes (“Tracked Contractors”). The Service is a research and intelligence publication subscription, not a real-time monitoring system, certification body, insurance verifier, endorsement service, or professional consultancy.

For each Tracked Contractor, the Service monitors the following categories of public-record data:

• OEM partner status as reflected in publicly available original equipment manufacturer partner directories (e.g., Schneider Electric EcoXpert, Vertiv Partner Locator, Stulz Partner Service Network).
• State contractor license status as reflected in the relevant state licensing authority's public records (e.g., California Contractors State License Board, Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation).
• Federal OSHA establishment record as reflected in the OSHA Establishment Search and Inspection databases.
• Business entity status as reflected in the contractor's state-of-formation Secretary of State public records (active, dissolved, suspended, forfeited).

Buyer receives notifications and a recurring briefing as described in Section 6.

2.2 What the Service Is Not

The Service expressly does NOT include, and the Company expressly disclaims any role in:

• Real-time monitoring of any database or data source. The Service operates by periodic query against third-party public records and is subject to those data sources' update cadence and availability.
• Verification of any contractor credential, insurance policy, certification, or qualification beyond the public-record fields described in Section 2.1. The Service does not validate the substantive sufficiency, accuracy, or applicability of any monitored record.
• Insurance certificate verification, insurance carrier confirmation, additional-insured endorsement review, or any other insurance-related verification function.
• Legal advice, engineering advice, architectural advice, or any other professional advice requiring a state license.
• Endorsement, certification, recommendation, or guarantee of any Tracked Contractor's qualifications, performance, availability, financial stability, or fitness for any particular project.
• Background investigation or screening of any individual. The Service monitors business entities only, not the persons who own or work for those entities.

2.3 Source-Type Labeling Continuity

Notifications and briefings delivered under this Agreement use the same source-type labeling system applied in Intelligence Dossiers under the Dossier TOS: OEM-Provided, Confirmed, Phone-Verified, Contractor-Reported, Self-Attested, and Not Assessed. Buyer acknowledges that Contractor-Reported and Self-Attested fields reflect representations by the contractor business, for which the Company bears no responsibility.

2.4 OEM Non-Affiliation

The Company is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or authorized by Schneider Electric, Vertiv, Stulz, or any other original equipment manufacturer. OEM partner status references in any notification or briefing are based solely on the Company's independent observation of publicly available OEM partner directories.

2.5 Buyer's Sole Decision Authority

Buyer retains sole and exclusive decision-making authority over: (a) which states to subscribe to for the Service; (b) which states to remove from the Service; (c) how to act on any notification or briefing delivered under the Service; (d) any retention, replacement, or disengagement decision regarding any Tracked Contractor; and (e) any legal, insurance, technical, or commercial determination connected to any Tracked Contractor. The Service supports Buyer's independent procurement activities and does not substitute for Buyer's own due diligence or decision-making.

3. License Grant

3.1 Limited License

Notifications and briefings delivered under the Service are licensed, not sold. Subject to Buyer's compliance with this Agreement and payment of all applicable fees, the Company grants Buyer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service deliverables for Buyer's organization's internal business purposes only.

3.2 Restrictions

Buyer may not:

• Resell, redistribute, sublicense, or share Service deliverables with third parties outside Buyer's organization.
• Reproduce Service deliverables in public-facing documents, marketing materials, or publications.
• Use Service deliverables to build, contribute to, or enhance a competing research, directory, or intelligence product.
• Remove, alter, or obscure any watermark or other identifying marking applied by the Company.
• Use automated means (bots, scrapers, spiders, crawlers) to access, download, or index any part of the Service or the buyer dashboard.
• Use the Service or any Service deliverable for employment screening, credit decisions, insurance eligibility determinations, or any purpose governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.).

3.3 FCRA Carve-Out

The Company is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Service deliverables are not “consumer reports” under the FCRA. Buyer agrees not to use the Service or any Service deliverable for any purpose described in Section 604 of the FCRA.

4. Subscription Term

4.1 Activation Date

The subscription term for a given state commences on the date Buyer first elects State Monitoring for that state and pays the initial monthly fee (the “Activation Date” for that state). Each subscribed state runs as an independent monthly subscription tied to the contractors profiled in Buyer's Intelligence Dossier for that state.

4.2 Continuous Service

This Agreement is a continuous service arrangement. Each state subscription renews on a monthly basis from its Activation Date and continues until cancelled in accordance with Section 4.3 or Section 4.4. There is no fixed minimum term.

4.3 Cancellation by Buyer

Buyer may cancel any state subscription at any time, without cause, by either: (a) submitting a cancellation request through the buyer dashboard; or (b) sending a cancellation notice by email to [email protected].

Cancellation is effective at the end of the then-current paid month. Buyer's access to the Service and the buyer dashboard for the cancelled state continues through the end of the paid month, after which all tracking for that state ceases. Cancellation is final upon written confirmation from the Company, which the Company will provide within two (2) business days of receipt of a cancellation request.

The Company will not impose any cancellation fee, retention sequence, or other friction on Buyer's exercise of the cancellation right under this Section. The mechanism to cancel is, by design, as accessible as the mechanism by which Buyer initially subscribed.

4.4 Termination by Company

The Company may suspend or terminate the Service immediately upon written notice in any of the following events:

• Buyer fails to pay any fee under this Agreement and the failure is not cured within ten (10) business days after written notice of non-payment.
• Buyer materially breaches any term of this Agreement or the Dossier TOS, and the breach is not cured within ten (10) business days after written notice of breach (or, in the case of a breach of Section 3.2 or Section 3.3, immediately).
• The Company determines, in its reasonable judgment, that continued provision of the Service to Buyer creates an unacceptable legal, regulatory, or operational risk to the Company.

The Company may also terminate this Agreement without cause upon thirty (30) calendar days' prior written notice to Buyer, in which case the Company will refund any unused portion of monthly fees Buyer has paid in advance for the affected state(s).

4.5 Effect of Cancellation or Termination

Upon cancellation by Buyer or termination by the Company under Section 4.4:

• The Service for the affected state ceases at the end of the then-current paid month (or immediately, in the case of Section 4.4 second or third bullet where stated).
• Monthly fees already paid are non-refundable for any completed or partially completed month, except as provided in Section 4.4 final paragraph or Section 5.3 (mid-cycle removal credit).
• The license granted in Section 3.1 terminates with respect to the affected state. Buyer's continued possession or use of any prior Service deliverable is governed by the surviving license restrictions in Section 3.2.
• Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14 survive cancellation or termination.

5. Fees and Billing

5.1 Per-State Monthly Fee

For each state Buyer subscribes, Buyer shall pay a monthly fee of Three Hundred Forty-Nine U.S. Dollars ($349.00) (the “Per-State Fee”). Per-State Fees are billed monthly in advance, beginning on the Activation Date for that state. There is no separate activation retainer; the first month's Per-State Fee initiates the subscription.

5.2 What the Per-State Fee Covers

The Per-State Fee covers monitoring of every contractor business profiled in Buyer's purchased Intelligence Dossier for the subscribed state, for the duration of the paid month. The set of Tracked Contractors for each subscribed state is the set of contractors profiled in Buyer's Intelligence Dossier for that state as of the Activation Date, refreshed as the Company updates the underlying dossier roster.

5.3 Adding and Removing State Subscriptions

Buyer may add or remove state subscriptions at any time through the buyer dashboard.

Additions. A state added mid-month is pro-rated for the remainder of that month based on the number of calendar days remaining and is billed at subscription time. Beginning the following month, the state is billed at the full Per-State Fee.

Removals. A state removed mid-month receives a pro-rated credit for the unused portion of that month based on the number of calendar days remaining. The credit is applied to Buyer's next monthly invoice. If the credit exceeds the amount of the next invoice, the excess carries forward and is applied to subsequent invoices until exhausted.

Mid-cycle additions and removals take effect within one (1) business day of Buyer's request through the buyer dashboard. Tracking for an added state commences upon the take-effect date. Tracking for a removed state ceases upon the take-effect date.

5.4 Payment Method

All recurring Per-State Fees are charged to the payment method Buyer designates at the time of subscription enrollment, processed through Stripe, Inc. By accepting this Agreement, Buyer authorizes the Company to charge that payment method on a recurring monthly basis until the subscription is cancelled in accordance with Section 4.3.

Buyer may update the designated payment method at any time through the buyer dashboard. Buyer is responsible for maintaining a current and valid payment method during the term of the subscription.

Purchase Order Option. Buyers may request to pay by Purchase Order on net thirty (30) day terms in lieu of recurring card billing. PO requests are subject to Company approval and require written agreement to a billing schedule that approximates the recurring monthly cadence. All other terms of this Agreement apply unchanged to PO-billed subscriptions.

5.5 Fee Changes

The Company may change the Per-State Fee from time to time. Fee changes that affect future billing cycles will be communicated to Buyer by email at least thirty (30) calendar days before the fee change takes effect, together with clear instructions on how to cancel the Service before the change takes effect.

Buyer may cancel the Service before the effective date of any fee change without further obligation by following the cancellation process in Section 4.3. Continued use of the Service after the effective date of a fee change constitutes acceptance of the new fee.

Fee changes do not affect Per-State Fees for months that have already been billed in advance.

5.6 Suspension for Non-Payment

If a recurring payment is declined or otherwise fails, the Company will notify Buyer by email and will retry the payment in accordance with standard dunning practice. If Buyer has not cured the non-payment within ten (10) business days after the initial notice, the Company may suspend the Service for the affected state(s). Tracking will pause during the suspension period; the buyer dashboard will remain accessible in read-only mode.

The Service will resume upon payment of all outstanding amounts. The Company may terminate the affected state subscription if non-payment continues beyond a second ten-business-day cure period.

5.7 No Refunds for Prior Months

Except as expressly provided in Section 5.3 (mid-cycle removal credit) and Section 4.4 (Company termination without cause), all paid Per-State Fees are non-refundable. Cancellation by Buyer or termination by the Company does not entitle Buyer to a refund of any fee already paid for a current or prior month.

5.8 Chargebacks

Buyer agrees not to initiate a chargeback or payment dispute with its payment card issuer without first contacting the Company in writing at [email protected] and allowing ten (10) business days to resolve the matter. Unauthorized chargebacks may result in immediate termination of the subscription under Section 4.4 and collection of any outstanding amounts.

6. Notifications and Service Levels

6.1 Monitoring Scope

For each Tracked Contractor in each subscribed state, the Service monitors the data sources described in Section 2.1. The Company queries those data sources on a periodic basis using the cadence appropriate to each source. The Company does not control, and is not responsible for, the availability, accuracy, completeness, or update frequency of any third-party data source.

6.2 Notification Channels and Cadence

The Company provides the following deliverables to Buyer:

• Monthly Briefing. A recurring email briefing delivered no less frequently than once per calendar month for the duration of each state subscription. The Monthly Briefing summarizes the status of all Tracked Contractors in the subscribed state and identifies any material changes observed during the period.
• Change Alerts. Email alerts delivered when the Company detects a material change in the public-record status of a Tracked Contractor. Material changes include OEM partner status changes, state contractor license status changes (issuance, lapse, discipline), new OSHA inspections or citations, and business entity status changes.
• Buyer Dashboard. A web-based dashboard reflecting the most recent observed status of all Tracked Contractors in all subscribed states, accessible to Buyer's designated users during the term of each subscription.

6.3 No Real-Time Guarantee

The Service is a periodic-query monitoring service, not a real-time alerting system. The Company does not warrant that any change in a Tracked Contractor's public-record status will be detected or communicated within any specific time interval. Detection latency is a function of (i) the Company's query cadence for the relevant data source, and (ii) the data source's own update cadence. Buyer acknowledges that some changes may not be reflected in Service deliverables until days or weeks after the underlying change occurs in the third-party data source.

6.4 Buyer's Responsibility for Independent Verification

Notwithstanding the Service, Buyer is solely responsible for independently verifying any Tracked Contractor's credential, insurance coverage, certification, license status, or other qualification before engaging that Tracked Contractor for any project. The Service assists Buyer in monitoring publicly available information only and does not substitute for Buyer's own due diligence, technical evaluation, insurance review, legal review, or contracting practices.

7. Proprietary Materials and Watermarking

7.1 Proprietary Nature

The Service deliverables, including the Monthly Briefing, Change Alerts, and buyer dashboard content, together with their format, organization, and the Company's selection and arrangement of monitored data, are the Company's proprietary materials produced through the Company's independent research and editorial judgment.

7.2 Watermarking

Service deliverables are uniquely watermarked or otherwise marked with Buyer-identifying metadata to enable traceability in the event of unauthorized distribution. Buyer may not remove, alter, or obscure any such marking.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company provides the Service and all Service deliverables “as is” and “as available,” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, or uninterrupted operation.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Company does not warrant that: (a) any change in a Tracked Contractor's public-record status will be detected by the Service, or detected within any specific timeframe; (b) any Service deliverable is complete, current, or accurate as of any date other than the date of that deliverable; (c) any third-party data source the Service queries is itself complete, current, accurate, or available; (d) any Tracked Contractor will remain in business, hold any particular credential, or perform satisfactorily under any contract; or (e) the Service will meet Buyer's specific requirements or result in any particular outcome.

9. Limitation of Liability

9.1 Aggregate Liability Cap

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Company's aggregate liability to Buyer for any and all claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Service shall not exceed the total fees actually paid by Buyer to the Company under this Agreement in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

This cap is independent of, and not in addition to, any liability cap under the Dossier TOS. If a single event implicates more than one of those agreements, the higher applicable cap controls; in no event shall the Company's aggregate liability for any single event or related series of events exceed that higher cap.

9.2 Exclusion of Consequential Damages

In no event shall the Company be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to lost profits, lost revenue, loss of data, business interruption, cost of replacement services, equipment damage or downtime, reputational harm, cost of substitute procurement, regulatory fines or penalties, breach notification costs, or loss of business opportunity, even if the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages and regardless of the theory of liability.

9.3 Carve-Outs

The limitations in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 shall not apply to:

• Buyer's indemnification obligations under Section 10;
• Buyer's payment obligations;
• Breaches of confidentiality or intellectual property provisions;
• Claims of fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence to the extent such exclusions are required by governing law.

10. Indemnification

Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company and its members, managers, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to:

• Buyer's use of or reliance on the Service or any Service deliverable;
• Buyer's engagement of, or decision not to engage, any Tracked Contractor or any other contractor;
• Buyer's breach of this Agreement;
• Any claim by a Tracked Contractor or other third party arising from Buyer's use of the Service or Service deliverables.

11. Data and Privacy

11.1 Buyer-Side Data

The Company collects and processes Buyer's billing and account information in accordance with the DCI Verify Privacy Policy posted at dciverify.com/privacy. Buyer's billing data is processed by Stripe, Inc. under Stripe's published terms; the Company does not directly collect or store payment card numbers or bank account information.

11.2 Contractor Public-Record Data

The Service operates exclusively on publicly available business-entity data. The Service does not collect, store, transmit, or process any personal information about any individual associated with a Tracked Contractor. Monitored data consists of business-entity records (company legal name, state contractor license number and status, OEM partner identifiers, OSHA establishment records, business entity status records). No individual names, individual phone numbers, individual email addresses, Social Security numbers, or financial account information of contractor personnel are collected, stored, or transmitted by the Service.

12. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

12.1 Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The parties consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for purposes of 6 Del. C. § 2708.

12.2 Binding Arbitration

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Service shall be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. If the amount in controversy is less than $75,000, the AAA's Expedited Procedures shall apply. Arbitration shall be conducted before a single arbitrator in Contra Costa County, California. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

12.3 Class Action Waiver

Buyer agrees that any dispute resolution proceedings under this Agreement will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action. Buyer waives any right to participate in any class action, class arbitration, or other representative proceeding.

12.4 Prevailing Party

The prevailing party in any arbitration or court proceeding arising under this Agreement shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs from the non-prevailing party.

13. Severability and Entire Agreement

If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

This Agreement, together with the Dossier TOS, the Privacy Policy, and any order confirmation or written amendment signed by both parties, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Service and supersedes all prior agreements, representations, and understandings.

In the event of a conflict among these documents with respect to the State Monitoring Service specifically, this Agreement controls. In all other respects, the document most specific to the subject matter controls (e.g., the Dossier TOS controls dossier license matters; the Privacy Policy controls buyer-side personal information handling).

14. Updates to Agreement

The Company may update this Agreement at any time. Updated Agreement text will be posted on the Company's website at dciverify.com/terms/compliance-tracking with a revised effective date.

For non-material changes, the version in effect at the start of Buyer's then-current billing month governs that month. The updated version applies to subsequent billing months unless Buyer cancels.

For material changes that affect Buyer's rights or obligations (including, without limitation, changes to fee structure, cancellation mechanics, liability allocation, or dispute resolution), the Company will provide at least thirty (30) calendar days' advance notice by email and require renewed electronic acceptance through the buyer dashboard before the updated Agreement takes effect for Buyer.

15. Contact Information

For questions regarding this Agreement, including cancellation requests, fee dispute notices, and indemnification or other correspondence:

YV Consulting LLC
DCI Verify
82 Snow Mountain Court, Danville, CA 94506
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (949) 385-1189