Terms of Use

1. Purpose

This website presents the professional work, publications and perspectives of Dr. Mario Bettenbühl, including the ongoing editorial series The Human Layer of Scale (HLS).

The content is intended to encourage reflection and professional discussion on leadership, organizational design, transformation and scaling.

2. Nature of the Content

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all essays, articles, models and visual concepts published on this website represent the personal observations, interpretations and conclusions of the author.

They are not intended to constitute legal, financial, tax, investment or management consulting advice.

Readers remain responsible for evaluating the applicability of any ideas to their own circumstances.

3. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all original content published on this website—including, but not limited to:

• essays
• written articles
• concepts
• frameworks
• illustrations
• diagrams
• graphics
• visual identity
• website design

is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

No ownership or usage rights are transferred through access to this website.

4. Permitted Use

Visitors are welcome to:

• read and share links to published content;
• quote reasonable excerpts with proper attribution and a link to the original source where practical.

5. Prohibited Use

Without prior written permission, visitors may not:

• reproduce complete articles or substantial parts thereof;
• republish content in books, newsletters, websites or commercial publications;
• remove copyright notices or attribution;
• use the content for commercial training, consulting or AI datasets in a manner that reproduces or redistributes substantial portions of the work.

6. AI-Assisted Editorial Process

Artificial intelligence tools may be used during the editorial process for language refinement, structural review and analytical assistance.

All ideas, interpretations, conclusions and editorial responsibility remain solely with the author.

7. External References

References or links to third-party websites are provided for convenience only and do not constitute endorsement of their content.

8. Changes

These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time.

The version published on this website is the current and applicable version.

9. Contact

Questions regarding permissions, licensing or reuse of content may be directed via the contact details provided in the Legal Notice.