This McKinsey Solutions User Notice was last reviewed on March 27, 2025.
IP ownership/usage
The McKinsey proprietary solutions and their content (collectively, the "Solutions") which you have received access to are the intellectual property of McKinsey & Company (“McKinsey” or “we”), and cannot be reproduced, disclosed, or distributed for any other purpose without the prior written consent of McKinsey. You acknowledge that you are responsible for maintaining the privacy and security of your access credentials (as applicable). You may not share the access credentials for any reason with any third party, except your organization. If you believe the privacy or security of the access credentials has been compromised, you should notify McKinsey immediately.
Community Standards
Do not submit or upload to, or otherwise publish or make available through, any Solution, or otherwise provide to McKinsey, any content that (a) is threatening, defamatory, or obscene; (b) would break or encourage the breaking of any applicable laws; (c) use someone else’s intellectual property without their permission; (d) contains a computer virus or other damaging element; (e) contains advertising; (f) are deceitful or a misrepresentation of your name, sponsoring organization, or your reason for accessing the Solution; (g) may unreasonably interfere with McKinsey’s ability to provide the Solution and the ability of other participants to use and enjoy the Solution; (h) violate any applicable Solution’s terms of use; and (i) violate any applicable policy or requirement of your organization. We do not and cannot review all content (i) submitted or uploaded to any Solutions or (ii) otherwise published or made available by other Solutions users (including any messages or discussion board posts on any third-party platform). We reserve the right to refuse to accept or publish any content, and to remove any previously accepted or published content, at our sole and absolute discretion. Please understand that failure to abide by any of these Community Standards may result in notification to your organization and/or discontinuing your access to Solutions.
Restricted parties
Additionally, Solutions may not be used by or shared with any restricted parties or comprehensively sanctioned countries (including a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country), nor may they be accessed by any participant or user located in such a sanctioned jurisdiction. McKinsey reserves the right to remove participants or disable user access to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. You may not access Solutions if you are (i) identified on, or acting on behalf of, any individuals or entities identified on an applicable restricted party list; or (ii) ordinarily a resident in, located in, or acting on behalf of, any jurisdiction(s) subject to comprehensive sanctions. You must inform McKinsey if at any time you are not in compliance with the foregoing statements.