Other Important Documents:
Privacy Policy: https://elitesdvob.org/privacy-policy/
ByLaws: https://elitesdvob.org/bylaws/
Corporate Documents: https://elitesdvob.org/corporate-documents/

General Privacy Warning 

All Filings and Contents may be Available to the Public With very limited statutory exceptions, all filings and information contained in filings you submit to the The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN,” “we,” or “us”) will become a TESDVOBN controlled record, including, but not limited to, names, phone numbers, email addresses,text messaging, and mailing and street addresses. By submiting a document for filing you do not have a right to confidentiality in the information being provided, unless a statute expressly provides that the information in that filing is not public. The public may be able to view this information in the TESDVOBN’s records and computer databases and through the information posted on the TESDVOBN’s website. This information also may appear in Internet search engines and other online databases through private companies that acquire the information. 

The information may remain public as long as the document is a record with the TESDVOBN, even for those business entities that are later converted, merged, suspended, forfeited, dissolved, surrendered, cancelled, or expired. However, banking and credit card information is confidential and protected by statute and is not available for public inspection. Additionally, the TESDVOBN redacts driver’s licenses, social security numbers, credit card information, and banking information, when possible, from public filings. This highly sensitive personal information only should be submited in a filing when specifically required by statute. Please note that detailed financial transaction information for any payments made by check or with a credit card, charge card or bank card may be confidential as well as secure, and not intended to be made part of any publicly viewable TESDVOBN record. 

The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN,” “we,” or “us”) portal provides access to electronic filing systems developed by the TESDVOBN and also developed through the use of a cloud sotiware as a service third-party payment processor to ensure Payment Card Industry compliance and to ensure compliance with California and federal privacy laws. The third-party payment processing vendors and provider are responsible for maintaining the privacy and security of that financial information. The above statement supplements the broader full Privacy Statement. You must review that fuller statement and agree to it. 

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE 

Welcome to The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN,” “we,” or “us”) , the Internet website portal of TESDVOBN for online Memberships, Services, filings and services. As is true for many other websites providing online services, the The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN”) portal has rules that apply to your use of this website and your use of a credit card to pay for any services available through this website. Those rules are referred to as “terms and conditions of use,” and are set forth in this Terms and Conditions of Use agreement between you and The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN”) . By submiting online filings, using a credit card to pay for services, and checking the box agreeing to these Terms and Conditions of Use, (or by clicking the “I Agree” buton), you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following Terms and Conditions of Use. You must accept these Terms and Conditions of Use if you wish to use the online filings and services provided by the The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN,”) portal, and you must accept the Terms and Conditions of Use “as is” without any changes (no additions or deletions are permissible). 

Your use of the online filings and services provided by the The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN,” ) portal also is subject to TESDVOBN Rules and Regulations, which are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. 

Who Owns This Website? This website is owned by the TESDVOBN. The TESDVOBN may be the statutorily authorized filing officer for certain business filings, Uniform Commercial Code and other filings. 

Who may use the Online Filings and Services? You may use the online filings and services of this website if you are a person that has reached the age of majority, can form a binding contract with The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN”) , and are not a person barred in California or the United States of America or other applicable jurisdiction, including the country in which you reside or from where you use the The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN,” “we,” or “us”) portal, from doing business or receiving services in California. If you are accepting these Terms and Conditions of Use on behalf of a company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so. 

Fees and Payment Methods. In accordance with California law, the TESDVOBN has adopted specific electronic filings and services with associated fees. Users of this website for online filings and services must pay all required fees in advance. 

Refund Policy. All fees paid are nonrefundable. In the event of an overpayment or rare circumstance of an erroneous charge, a writen request for the return of the overpayment or erroneous charge must be made to: THE ELITE SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS NETWORK 3829 UNIVERSITY AVENUE AN DIEGO, CA 92105. The writen request must include information about the overpayment or erroneous charge, including the date of the credit card transaction, the type of credit card used (e.g. Visa or MasterCard) and a copy of the payment acknowledgement/receipt issued by: THE ELITE SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS NETWORK, or other documentation showing the transaction details and charge, and contact information for the person requesting a refund. The refund request will be reviewed in order to determine if a refund is warranted. No cash refunds will be issued. If a refund is found to be justified, a request will be made to the : THE ELITE SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS NETWORK Chief Financial Officer to issue a warrant to the cardholder (a warrant is similar to a check) in the relevant amount of the refund. You should allow 4-6 weeks for a response. 

Availability of the Website. This website may be unavailable from time to time due to routine maintenance requirements. THE ELITE SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS NETWORK does not guarantee specific hours of availability. Additionally, although the TESDVOBN takes reasonable steps to ensure data in online filing systems is refreshed in a timely manner, the data in online filing systems may be behind the data of actual filings in the TESDVOBN’s main systems of record. 

Privacy and Filings. Generally, all filings and contents may be available to the Public. Filings and information contained in filings you submit to the TESDVOBN may be a public record, including names, phone numbers, email addresses, and mailing and street addresses, except as provided in statutes. To avoid issues related to identity theti you should avoid using and submiting confidential information in public filings unless specifically required by statute. The public may be able to view information and download documents contained in the ESDVOBN’s electronic records using digital search tools and information posted on the ESDVOBN’s website. Also, please note that individuals and private companies use this public information to create third party access to these records. 

Security. The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN”) , as developers and managers of this website, have taken steps to safeguard the integrity of the telecommunications and computing infrastructure, including but not limited to authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day practices of the operating environment as part of the continuing commitment to risk management. This information should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof the security of information provided via the TESDVOBN’s supported website. All provisions and penalties as described in California Penal Code section 502 shall apply to this Terms and Conditions of Use. User’s should ensure that the computer and sotiware used to access the website, including the Internet browser sotiware, are up to date with all security patches and sotiware, hardware and firmware updates and should ensure that up-to date anti-virus and anti-malware sotiware is used when accessing the online filings and services provided by the The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN,” “we,” or “us”) portal. 

 

Your Use Obligations. You are responsible for all activities undertaken by you using any services provided by the TESDVOBN’s. All such activities are at your own risk. You shall not use, nor permit others to use, this website or any TESDVOBN services provided through this website in a manner or for a purpose contrary to these Terms and Conditions of Use. If using a customer account or login, you are responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account, and will keep your password(s) confidential. You will immediately notify the TESDVOBN of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security. You will not disrupt the functioning of the website, solicit another user’s password, or otherwise act in a way that interferes with other users’ use of the website. You will not post or distribute any computer program that damages, detrimentally interferes with, surreptitiously intercepts, or expropriates any system, data, or personal information. 

 

Prohibited Uses. The user of the TESDVOBN’s website and online filing systems is prohibited from using the website or online filing systems in any way to: 

    • Restrict or inhibit another user from using and enjoying the website; 
    • Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national, or international law; 
    • Post or transmit comments containing harassing or offensive language, including sexual references, sexual nicknames, racial slurs, or rude or deliberately offensive comments, or engage in disruptive activities online, including excessive use of scripts, sound waves, scrolling (repeating the same message over and over); 
    • Access another person’s or entity’s account information or records files without the permission of that person or entity; 
    • Post or transmit any information, sotiware, or other material which violates or infringes the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which is protected by copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right without first obtaining permission from the owner or right holder; 
    • Upload, post, or otherwise transmit any information, sotiware, or other material that contains a “deep link,” “page-scrape,” “robot,” “spider,” or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of this website or any content, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of this website or any content, to obtain or atempt to obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not made purposely available through the website; The TESDVOBN reserves the right to bar such activity. • Atempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the website, or any other systems or networks connected to the website or to any TESDVOBN server, or to any of the services offered on or through the website, by hacking, password “mining” or any other illegitimate means; 
    • Probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the website or any network connected to the website, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the website or any network connected to the website; 
    • Reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the website, or any other Member, Director, or contributor or customer of the TESDVOBN, including any TESDVOBN account not owned by you, to its source, or exploit the website or any service or information made available or offered by or through the website, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including but not limited to personal identification or information, other than your own information, as provided for by the website; 
    • Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the website or the TESDVOBN or the TESDVOBN’s systems or networks, or any systems or networks connected to the website or to the TESDVOBN; 
    • Use any device, sotiware or routine to interfere or atempt to interfere with the proper working of the website or any transaction being conducted on the website, or with any other person’s use of the website; 
    • Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message or transmital you send to the TESDVOBN on or through the website or any service offered on or through the website; 
    • Use the website or any content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms and Conditions of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of the Members of TESDVOBN or tits Contributors, Directors, or others; 
    • Upload, post, or otherwise transmit any information, sotiware, or other material that contains a virus, worm, time bomb, trap door, or any other harmful component that is designed to interrupt, destroy, impair, or limit the functionality or interfere in the performance of the products and services of the TESDVOBN ; 
    • Post or transmit content that encourages or provides instructional activities about illegal activities, such as hacking; 
    • Post, transmit, or in any way exploit any information, sotiware, or other material for advertising or commercial purposes; 
    • Solicit other users to join, become members of, or contribute money to any online service or other organization, advocate or atempt to get users to join in legal or illegal schemes, or plan or participate in scams involving other users; 
    • Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your professional or other affiliation with any person or entity including, but not limited to, the TESDVOBN or any governmental official or employee; 
    • Decompile, disassemble, modify, translate, adapt, reverse engineer, create derivative works from, or sublicense any proprietary sotiware deployed in connection with the TESDVOBN products and services; 
    • Use the website to collect personally identifying information about users of the website in violation of the California TESDVOBN ‘s Privacy Policy; or 
    • Perform any activities that the TESDVOBN determines (in its sole discretion) may be harmful to the TESDVOBN, the website, or other users of the website. 

 

Right to Change the Website and Services Provided. The TESDVOBN reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any services provided through this website (or any part thereof) with or without notice. The TESDVOBN also may discontinue, edit, delete or change any aspect of the website, including, but not limited to: (i) restricting availability times; (ii) restricting compatibility with certain computer sotiware or hardware; (iii) restricting amounts of use permited; and (iv) restricting, suspending, or terminating any user’s right to use the website, at the TESDVOBN ‘s sole discretion and without prior notice or liability. You agree that TESDVOBN shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of such services. Intellectual Property Rights. The content organization, graphics, design, computer code, compilation, and other materials on or related to the website are protected under applicable copyright, trademark, and other proprietary and intellectual property rights of their respective owners. The data that is published on or collected via our website related to filings is public information. There is no restriction placed on the use of data by the TESDVOBN, although certain information and names contained in the data may be owned by third parties and may be protected under applicable copyright, trademark, and other proprietary and intellectual property rights of those third parties. The names The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN,” “we,” or “us”) , UCC Connect, the logos, and other names for the TESDVOBN online products and services are trademarks and service marks of The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN”) . Other product and company names mentioned on the website may be trademarks/service marks of their respective owners. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, document, or other materials viewed or created through the website or obtained from the website. 

Limitation of Liability. The TESDVOBN atempts to maintain the highest accuracy of content on its website. Any errors or omissions should be reported for investigation. The TESDVOBN makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the absolute accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this website and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this website.

NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, IMPLIED, EXPRESSED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE OR ITS HYPERLINKS TO OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES. REFERENCE IN THIS WEBSITE TO ANY SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, PROCESSES, OR SERVICES, OR THE USE OF ANY TRADE, FIRM, OR CORPORATION NAME IS FOR THE INFORMATION AND CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR FAVORING BY TESDVOBN OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS. THIS TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 

NEITHER THE TESDVOBN, its MEMBERS, DIRECTORS OR CONTRIUTOR WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE TESDVOBN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS OR ANY SERVICES RELATING TO THE ONLINE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. 

Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN”) , their affiliates, and their respective, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, actions, suits, or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable atorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) any material posted or otherwise provided by you that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, or other intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy; (b) any misrepresentation made by you in connection with your use of the website; (c) any violation by you of this Terms and Conditions of Use agreement; and (d) any claims brought by other persons or entities arising from or related to your use of the website, including information obtained through the website. Indemnification by a federal, state, or local governmental unit is only to the extent allowed by law. 

Disclaimer. Every atempt has been made to ensure that the information contained on the TESDVOBN website is accurate at the time of publication. However, due to the possibility of human or mechanical error and other factors, the TESDVOBN will not be responsible for any loss, consequence, or damage resulting directly or indirectly from reliance on the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of the information. Additionally, The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN”) are not responsible for the content, completeness or accuracy of any document filed on the web site that was prepared and submited for filing by others. Customers should periodically review the content and/or documents on the web site or its links to determine and ensure that the documents and information are complete and accurate. Neither the TESDVOBN nor any division, officer, or employee of the TESDVOBN warrants the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information on this website, and shall not be liable for any losses resulting directly or indirectly from such reliance on the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of such information. Any person or entity who relies on any information obtained from the website does so at his, her or its own risk. 

Links to Other websites. The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN,” “we,” or “us”) portal has links to websites we feel might be useful to you and which may provide services. When you link to another website, you are no longer on our website and are subject to the privacy and use policies of the new website. These websites are neither controlled, sponsored nor endorsed by the TESDVOBN. This TESDVOBN takes no responsibility for the views, content or accuracy of any such linked information. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the content, quality, and accuracy of materials or information obtained from such sites. All such information is provided “as is.” Information received via TESDVOBN’s website should not be construed as legal, tax or financial advice; an appropriate professional should be consulted regarding your particular situation. 

Monitoring. TESDVOBN has no obligation to monitor this website, however, the TESDVOBN reserves the right to, and may, from time to time, monitor any and all information transmited or received through the website, to ensure proper operation, to verify the functioning of applicable security features, and for comparable purposes. Anyone using this website or online filing systems expressly consents to such monitoring. Unauthorized atempts to modify any information stored on this website or online filing systems, to defeat or circumvent security features, or to utilize this website or online filing systems for other than the intended purposes are prohibited and may result in criminal prosecution. 

Minors. Children are not eligible to use website services that require submission of personal information, including those requiring payments by credit card, and we prohibit minors (under the age of 18) from submiting any personal information to us. This prohibition includes submiting personal information to TESDVOBN’s or the TESDVOBN as part of a user profile or personalization profile. If you have agreed to allow your minor child, or a child for whom you are the parent or legal guardian (a “Minor”), to use the website, you the parent or legal guardian agree that you shall be solely responsible for: (a) all online conduct of such Minor; (b) monitoring such Minor’s access to and use of the website; and (c) the consequences of any use of the website by such Minor, including being responsible for payments for any applicable fees.

 

Infringement Policy. TESDVOBN respects the intellectual property of others and asks you to do the same. TESDVOBN reserves the right, but not the obligation, to terminate your use of the website if it determines in its sole and absolute discretion that you are involved in infringing activity, including alleged acts of first-time or repeat infringement, regardless of whether the material or activity is ultimately determined to be infringing. 

Miscellaneous. This Terms and Conditions of Use agreement is the entire agreement between you and The Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network (“TESDVOBN”) and shall be treated as though it were executed and performed in San Diego, San Diego County, California and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California (without regard to conflict of law principles). The language in this Terms and Conditions of Use agreement shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against either party. All legal proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Terms and Conditions of Use agreement shall be brought solely in the City of San Diego, San Diego County, California. You expressly submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of said courts and consent to extra-territorial service of process. Should any part of this Terms and Conditions of Use agreement be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed consistent with the applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that anything in or associated with the website is in conflict or inconsistent with this Terms and Conditions of Use agreement, this Terms and Conditions of Use agreement shall take precedence. TESDVOBN’s delay or failure to enforce any provision of this Terms and Conditions of Use agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default. The titles and subtitles used in this Terms and Conditions of Use agreement are used for convenience only. The . TESDVOBN’s TERMS of USE and PRIVACY POLICY should be read together, as complimentary. Should any conflict arise between them, then the interpretation that most protects. TESDVOBN’s interests should prevail and govern. 

GOVERNING LAW These Terms and Conditions apply for all issues regarding this Site shall be governed by the laws of the United States and in the State of California. An SDVOB (Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business) is a business which has been certified by an accredited state, local, or federal agency. An example of this would be The California State Office of Small and Minority Business and is one of the following: Sole proprietor, Publicly owned business (stock corp.) Subsidiary (voting stock of parent corp.) Joint venture (earnings), a Limited Liability Company, a Veteran directed non profit, and/or a Partnership; And meets these requirements: at least 51% is owned by one or more disabled veterans, whose management and control are by one or more disabled veterans, whose home office is located in the United States and its territories, an/or is not a branch of a foreign-based or controlled firm or government. Generally, as stated and limited by: Corporations Code – CORP, TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS [100 – 14707] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1038. ), DIVISION 2. NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW [5000 – 10841] ( Heading of Division 2 amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 567. ), PART 3. NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATIONS [7110 – 8910] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 567. ), CHAPTER 1. Organization and Bylaws [7110 – 7160]. Specifically, as stated in the Corporations Articles of Incorporation and the model emergency bylaws adopted with this statement. The Bylaws shall be amended by the members consistent with Cal. Corp. Code § 7150. The guiding governance principle is that the voting Membership shall be only qualified Service Disabled Veterans who actively own a certifiable Service Disabled business. Day to day governance of TESDVOBN is through and by a Board of Directors elected by the voting Members. Directors must be voting Members of TESDVOBN. Election of Directors shall occur annually, by the Members. The Board of Directors shall be elected in staggered terms of two years and be limited to a total of three (3) terms. A copy of the Bylaws and governing Rules & Regulations are posted on the WEB site and are included, by reference, in these terms. Users agree to Terms of Use, Bylaws, and Rules & Regulations. 

 

EFFECTIVE DATE These Terms and Conditions are effective as of February 1,2025. All previous licenses, permissions to use TESDVOBN. property, images, past permited uses, as may be described above, without limitation, or related rights provided by law, are hereby terminated. Past permissions or licenses must be renewed in writing. All users must agree to this policy, the full Privacy Policy and the Rules and Regulations published by TESDVOBN. It is your responsibility to request current TERMS OF USE, PRIVACY POLICY, RULES and REGULATIONS, and Bylaws from the TESDVOBN