Terms and Conditions

Effective date: August 11, 2026

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of encryptedsyntaxconsulting.com (the “Site”), operated by Encrypted Syntax Institute LLC through its Encrypted Syntax Consulting division (“Encrypted Syntax Consulting,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

1. Informational website only

Content on this Site is provided for general informational and educational purposes. It is not legal, regulatory, financial, insurance, or other professional advice, and it is not a substitute for an assessment of your organization’s specific circumstances. Use of the Site, including submitting an inquiry, does not create a consultant-client, fiduciary, or other professional relationship.

2. Cybersecurity engagements require a written agreement

No cybersecurity testing, assessment, monitoring, access, or other professional service begins through use of this Site alone. Services are performed only after the appropriate parties execute a separate written agreement, statement of work, authorization, and—when applicable—rules of engagement. Those documents control the scope, systems, locations, accounts, dates, methods, deliverables, fees, responsibilities, limitations, and approved contacts for the engagement. If these Terms conflict with an executed service agreement, the executed service agreement controls for that engagement.

3. Authorization and lawful use

You may request services only for systems, networks, applications, facilities, accounts, information, or other assets that you own or for which you have sufficient legal authority to authorize the requested work. You are responsible for obtaining all required approvals from system owners, hosting providers, cloud providers, vendors, employees, and other affected parties. We will not knowingly perform unauthorized testing or access.

You may not use the Site or information obtained from it to violate law; gain unauthorized access; introduce malicious code; disrupt services; harvest data; impersonate another person; infringe intellectual property or privacy rights; or assist an unlawful, abusive, or deceptive activity. We may decline or terminate an inquiry or engagement when authorization, legality, safety, or ethical use is uncertain.

4. Proposals, scheduling, fees, and changes

Descriptions on the Site are illustrative and do not constitute a binding offer, guaranteed scope, price, schedule, or outcome. A proposal remains subject to its stated expiration date and any required deposit or acceptance conditions. Fees, payment schedules, taxes, travel, third-party costs, cancellation terms, rescheduling terms, and refund eligibility will be stated in the applicable proposal or service agreement. Changes to an approved scope may require a written change order and additional fees or time.

5. Client responsibilities

Clients must provide accurate information, timely access, authorized points of contact, required credentials through approved secure channels, suitable backups, maintenance windows where necessary, and notice of sensitive or high-availability systems. Clients remain responsible for operational decisions, legal and regulatory obligations, business continuity, backups, remediation, and determining whether recommendations are appropriate for their environment. Credentials, secrets, regulated records, or exploit details should not be submitted through the public contact form.

6. Nature and limitations of cybersecurity work

Cybersecurity assessments reflect the systems, information, configuration, access, scope, assumptions, and conditions available during the agreed assessment period. Technology and threats change continuously. No assessment, test, report, recommendation, control, training activity, or remediation effort can identify every weakness, prevent every incident, guarantee compliance, or guarantee that an environment is secure. Findings may be affected by scope restrictions, unavailable systems, third-party dependencies, changes made after testing, and information supplied by the client.

7. Deliverables and reliance

Deliverables are prepared for the client identified in the applicable service agreement and for the purposes and scope stated there. Unless we agree otherwise in writing, third parties may not rely on a deliverable. Clients are responsible for reviewing findings, prioritizing recommendations, testing changes, and consulting appropriate legal, compliance, insurance, financial, or technical specialists when necessary.

8. Confidentiality and security information

Engagement confidentiality, permitted disclosures, data handling, and retention are governed by the applicable written agreement. We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards, but no transmission or storage method is completely secure. Please use the communication and transfer methods designated for the engagement rather than sending sensitive system information through ordinary email or public forms.

9. Intellectual property

The Site and its original text, branding, graphics, layouts, methodologies, templates, and other materials are owned by or licensed to Encrypted Syntax Institute LLC and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. You may view and print reasonable portions for your internal evaluation of our services. You may not reproduce, republish, sell, scrape, modify, remove notices from, or create derivative commercial materials from Site content without written permission.

Ownership and permitted use of engagement deliverables, client materials, pre-existing tools, methodologies, software, and third-party materials will be defined in the applicable service agreement.

10. Third-party services and links

The Site may link to or rely on third-party services. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, availability, security, privacy practices, or terms. A link does not imply endorsement. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider’s terms and policies.

11. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information through the Site are described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

12. Disclaimers

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AVAILABILITY, OR SECURITY. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.

13. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ENCRYPTED SYNTAX INSTITUTE LLC, ITS DIVISIONS, OWNERS, PERSONNEL, CONTRACTORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, BUSINESS, OR GOODWILL ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO USE OF THE SITE. For claims relating solely to the Site, our aggregate liability will not exceed the greater of one hundred U.S. dollars (US $100) or the amount you paid us specifically for use of the Site during the twelve months preceding the claim. Limitations applicable to paid professional services will be stated in the relevant service agreement. Some jurisdictions do not permit certain limitations, so they apply only to the extent allowed by law.

14. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Encrypted Syntax Institute LLC and its personnel from claims, losses, liabilities, damages, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful or unauthorized use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of another party’s rights. This section does not expand any obligation that applicable law prohibits.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Unless an applicable written agreement states otherwise, disputes relating to the Site will be brought in a state or federal court with jurisdiction over the county in Texas where Encrypted Syntax Institute LLC maintains its principal office, and each party consents to that jurisdiction and venue. Before filing a claim, the parties agree to make a good-faith effort to resolve the matter through written notice and reasonable discussion.

16. Changes, suspension, and severability

We may modify the Site or these Terms from time to time. Updated Terms become effective when posted with a revised effective date. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. We may restrict or suspend access to protect the Site, our users, or others. If a provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be directed to:

Encrypted Syntax Institute LLC
Encrypted Syntax Consulting division
Email: info@encryptedsyntaxinstitute.com
Phone: (956) 655-0877