Terms of Use.

Acceptance of these terms

These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and MALTO Cyber, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (“MALTO Cyber,” “we,” “us”). By accessing or using the website at maltocyber.com (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

What these terms cover

These terms govern the Site and its content: the pages, articles, resources, glossary, and other material we publish here. They do not govern our products or our paid work, which are covered by their own agreements:

• Our software (NISTForge and SOCLedger) is licensed under separate product terms that apply when you sign up for or install it.
• Consulting engagements are governed by the written contract we sign with you, not by anything on this Site.

Where those separate agreements conflict with these terms, the separate agreement controls for that product or engagement.

Acceptable use of the Site

You agree to use the Site lawfully and sensibly. In particular, you agree not to:

• Use the Site for any unlawful, harmful, or fraudulent purpose.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its servers, or any connected system, or probe, scan, or test its security without our written permission.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Site, for example by overloading it, scraping it at scale, or introducing malicious code.
• Misuse our forms, including submitting other people’s information without their consent or sending spam, and you agree not to abuse the contact or waitlist forms.
• Copy, republish, or redistribute our content beyond what these terms allow, or remove any attribution or notices.

We may suspend or block access to the Site for anyone who breaks these rules or puts the Site or its users at risk.

Content is informational only

This part matters, so we will say it plainly. The articles, guides, glossary, and other material on this Site are general information for a professional audience. They are not legal, compliance, accounting, or professional security advice, and they are not a substitute for advice tailored to your situation.

Security and compliance are full of context. What is right for one organization can be wrong for another, and our content cannot account for your specific systems, risks, contracts, or obligations. You are responsible for your own compliance posture and security decisions. Before you act on anything you read here, validate it against your own circumstances and, where appropriate, get advice from a qualified professional. We are not liable for decisions made solely on the basis of our published content.

No professional relationship

Reading the Site, subscribing to updates, or contacting us through a form does not create a consulting, advisory, or other professional relationship between us. A professional relationship begins only when we have a signed engagement agreement in place. Information you send us through the Site is not treated as confidential or privileged unless we have agreed otherwise in writing, so please do not send sensitive material through a web form.

Intellectual property

The Site and its content, including text, graphics, logos, and the MALTO Cyber and product names and marks, are owned by MALTO Cyber or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property law. We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive license to view and use the Site for your own informational and business purposes.

You may share a link to our content or quote a short excerpt with clear attribution and a link back to the original page. You may not otherwise copy, republish, sell, or create derivative works from our content without our prior written permission. All rights we do not expressly grant are reserved.

Third-party links and services

The Site links to third-party sites and services that we do not control, such as our scheduling tool and our social media pages. We provide those links for convenience. We are not responsible for the content, products, or practices of third parties, and visiting them is at your own risk and under their terms and privacy policies.

Disclaimer of warranties

The Site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of harmful components, or that the content is complete, current, or accurate.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, MALTO Cyber and its founders, employees, and contractors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Site or its content, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Because the Site is provided free of charge, our total liability to you for all claims relating to the Site is limited to one hundred Canadian dollars (CA$100). Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above may not apply to you, and nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold MALTO Cyber harmless from any claims, losses, or expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from your misuse of the Site or your breach of these terms.

Privacy

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains what we collect and how we handle it. Please read it alongside these terms.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Changes take effect when posted, and continuing to use the Site after that means you accept the updated terms. If you do not agree with a change, please stop using the Site.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada that apply there, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. You agree that the courts located in Ontario have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute relating to the Site or these terms. If the mandatory consumer-protection laws of the place where you live give you rights that cannot be waived, nothing here takes those rights away.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Reach us at hello@maltocyber.com, or write to MALTO Cyber, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.