Terms of Use

Cybersecurity Risk Foundation Terms and Conditions

The Cybersecurity Risk Foundation website (our “Website”) is operated by Cybersecurity Risk Foundation, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“CRF” or “we” or “our”). These Terms and Conditions (this “Agreement” or “Terms”) state the terms and conditions under which you may access or browse the  Website and govern your use of the Website and its Content (defined below).  By using the Website, you (“User” or “you” or “your”) agree to be bound by this Agreement, whether you are simply accessing or browsing the Website, accessing the free Content offered, ordering a subscription membership, or creating a profile/account. If you wish to use, access or browse this Website and its Content, please read this Agreement carefully. If you object to anything in this Agreement, the CRF Privacy Notice or any other Policy referred to in this Agreement, you should leave and discontinue use of the Website immediately.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

	a.	Electronic Agreement/Modification. This Agreement is an electronic contract that sets out the legally binding terms of your use of the Website. By accessing the Website, ordering or purchasing Content and/or becoming a member, you consent to have this Agreement provided to you in electronic form, accept this Agreement and agree to the terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein. This Agreement includes CRF’s Privacy Notice, other policies referenced herein and any notices regarding the Website. By accessing the Website and/or clicking the “I have read and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Notice” checkbox, you accept this Agreement and agree to the terms, conditions, policies and notices contained or referenced herein.
	b.	Modification. This Agreement, the Privacy Notice and any other policies referenced by this Agreement may be modified by CRF at its sole discretion from time to time, such modifications to be effective upon posting by CRF on the Website and your use of the Website after such posting will constitute acceptance by you of such changes. Please consult this Agreement and the referenced policies regularly. This Agreement was last updated March 1, 2025.
	c.	Access and Retention. A link to this Agreement will be found on the CRF homepage. Please print a copy of this document for your records.

PRIVACY.  Please refer to our Privacy Notice, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

ELIGIBILITY. You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to register, access or use Content and/or create a profile/account with CRF or otherwise use the Website. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that: (a) you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (b) all registration and listing information you submit is truthful and accurate; (c) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; (d) you are 18 years of age or older; and (e) your use of the Website does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

SUBSCRIPTIONS/LICENSE. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the subscription membership level purchased, CRF hereby grants to User a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use certain materials/content (including templates, whitepapers, toolkits, policies, scripts, guides, checklists, questionnaires, videos and software) accessible from the Website (“Content”) during the applicable term of the subscription.  Usage rights shall be determined by subscription levels as follows:

 

 

Subscription Level	Usage rights
Free, Individual and Enterprise	·         Members at these levels may use CRF materials strictly for internal business purposes and may not distribute, share, or utilize them for external client engagements.
Consulting Firm	·         Members at this level may use CRF materials for internal business purposes. ·         Consulting Firm Users may use CRF materials internally for the purpose of delivering consulting services to their clients. However, such Users may not share, distribute, or provide direct access to CRF materials, research, or tools to clients. Clients must obtain their own CRF subscriptions to access content or tools directly. ·         Consulting Firm Users may generate reports using CRF tools and share those reports with clients, provided the report itself does not embed proprietary CRF materials beyond what is necessary to support the consulting deliverable. There shall be no additional charge to the client for such reports.

The applicable subscription plans will be selected by User during User’s registration with the Website or during any subsequent purchase.  Subscription plans and their associated fees and Content can be found here.  By agreeing to grant such license, CRF does not obligate itself to maintain the Website or the Content in its present form. CRF may upgrade, modify, change or enhance the Website or the Content upon reasonable prior notice to User (unless the change is of critical business importance or outside CRF’s control, in which case CRF will explain the reason for the changes as soon as is reasonably practicable). We may change our subscription plans and the price of our service from time to time. We will notify you of any price changes or changes to your subscription plan prior to such changes becoming effective. If you do not wish to accept the price change or change to your subscription plan, you can cancel your membership before the change takes effect.

AUTO RENEWAL. Your Subscription may automatically renew under this Agreement. Your Subscription will continue for the length of the initial term you select on your plan and at the end of your prepaid Subscription, it will automatically renew for additional prepaid periods of the same length unless you choose to cancel at least 24 hours prior to that renewal. In order to cancel your Subscription you must cancel your account in the membership area under Account Settings or contact us at info@crfsecure.org. Your account will automatically be charged (or you will be billed, as Applicable) at the rates in effect at the time of renewal.

ENTERPRISE SUBSCRIPTIONS.  A User that is an entity, organization, or institution may purchase a subscription plan called an “Enterprise Membership.” Under such plan, the User may assign individuals who are employees of User (“Authorized End-Users”) to access the Content. If a User desires to assign an individual who is not an employee of the Company, that User must obtain written consent from CRF prior to such assignment. Users will remain liable for all acts or omissions of its Authorized End-Users with respect to access and use of the Content; furthermore, and for the avoidance of doubt, such User will be responsible for ensuring that its Authorized End Users remain fully compliant with these Terms and the Privacy Notice. The number of Authorized End Users under any single Enterprise Membership may not exceed the number of permitted seats paid under the Enterprise Membership (“Maximum Seats”). The Authorized End User’s identifier must not be of a generic nature. An example of a permissible unique identifier is John Doe and john.doe@company.com; examples of impermissible generic identifiers include the following: support@company.com or user1@university.edu.  A User purchasing an Enterprise Membership must designate an administrator (“Master Administrator”).  A Master Administrator shall have reporting access and management tools and may substitute Authorized End Users not to exceed the number of Maximum Seats.

LICENSE RESTRICTIONS. The Content provided in connection with this Website, the Website as a whole and the materials/content accessible in connection with the Content are intended solely for the internal business use of the User. CRF reserves all rights not expressly granted herein. Except as expressly authorized in this Agreement, User shall not: (a) use, copy, reproduce, export, distribute, rent, lease, sublicense, disseminate, transmit, post, merge or transfer any portion of the Website, or its underlying Content, materials, content, software, toolkits, tools, guides, checklists, questionnaires,  or databases or any substantial portion thereof; or (b) modify or create derivative works of the Website, Content, materials, content, software, toolkits, tools guides, checklists, questionnaires, or databases or any substantial portion thereof. User agrees to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Website, the Content or its materials/content. User also agrees not to transfer any access privileges to the Content or its materials/content to any third parties. As a condition of your use of the Content or Website, you warrant to CRF that you will not use the Content or Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement. You may not use the Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Website. User may not post Content on any publicly available internet site. CRF content, tools, and research may not be copied, distributed, or embedded in any deliverable, software, or other system without express written permission from CRF. Consulting Firm Users must ensure that their clients do not gain access to CRF materials or tools unless those clients have their own CRF accounts and subscriptions.

CONFIDENTIALITY. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall include the Content accessible from the Website. User shall treat all Confidential Information as confidential and use this information solely for the internal business use of the User. User shall disclose the Confidential Information only to such personnel of User as is required in order to carry out the purpose for which the Confidential Information was provided to User.  User agrees to undertake all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure that the secrecy and confidentiality of the Confidential Information in its possession will be maintained, including advising its employees, agents and representatives of the obligations hereunder.  The standard of care to be used in the performance of the obligations set forth in this Agreement shall be the strictest of standards to ensure full compliance with the provision thereof notwithstanding the standard of care utilized by a party, if any, in treating its own information which it does not disclose. CRF reserves the right to audit Users to ensure compliance with these restrictions. If violations are found, CRF may suspend or terminate subscriptions without refund. Unauthorized distribution of CRF content may result in legal action, including injunctive relief and damages.

PASSWORD/ACCOUNT SETTINGS. When you create a profile/account and register with CRF, you will also be asked to choose a password for purposes of accessing the Website and its Content and communicating/posting through this profile/account.  User agrees that the username and password are to be used only by User, or any Authorized End-Users. The use of User’s username and password by other individuals is a violation of this Agreement.  User is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the username and password that you designate during the registration process, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your username and password. You shall prevent unauthorized use of the Website using your password. You agree to (a) immediately notify CRF of any unauthorized use of your username or password or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. CRF will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this provision. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information. All assignments of your password shall be void.

FEES/PAYMENT METHODS/TAXES. CRF charges fees for certain of its Content, as well as subscriptions to such Content. CRF establishes the amount of such fees directly with Users. User agrees to pay all applicable fees for our services. We may change our fees from time to time by notifying Users of such changes in advance.  The length of your billing cycle will depend on the type of subscription plan that you choose when you signed up for the service. Subscription fees are fully earned upon payment. In some cases your payment date may change, for example if your Payment Method has not successfully settled, when you change your subscription plan or if your paid subscription began on a day not contained in a given month.  “Payment Method” means a current, valid, accepted method of payment, as may be updated from time to time and which may include payment through your account with a third party.

You authorize us to charge any Payment Method associated to your account in case your primary Payment Method is declined or no longer available to us for payment of your subscription fee. You remain responsible for any uncollected amounts. If a payment is not successfully settled, due to expiration, insufficient funds, or otherwise, and you do not cancel your account, we may suspend your access to the service until we have successfully charged a valid Payment Method. For some Payment Methods, the issuer may charge you certain fees, such as foreign transaction fees or other fees relating to the processing of your Payment Method. Check with your Payment Method service provider for details.

CRF utilizes third party companies, such as Stripe (https://stripe.com/), to handle credit card payment and bank account transactions between Users. CRF is not responsible for such transaction. No sensitive payment information (e.g. credit card numbers, bank account numbers, etc.) is stored on our servers. Therefore the burden of PCI Compliance rests solely on Stripe. Since each transaction and the actual purchase agreement is directly between the users of this website, CRF is not responsible for paying any taxes related to such transaction. It is your sole responsibility to determine and pay any taxes (sales tax or otherwise) that may be relevant.

NO REFUNDS.  All Content, subscriptions or services purchased from CRF are non-refundable. Payments are also nonrefundable and there are no refunds or credits for partially used subscription periods. Following any cancellation, however, you will continue to have access to the service through the end of your current billing period. At any time, and for any reason, we may provide a refund, discount, or other consideration to some or all of our Users (“credits”). The amount and form of such credits, and the decision to provide them, are at our sole and absolute discretion. The provision of credits in one instance does not entitle you to credits in the future for similar instances, nor does it obligate us to provide credits in the future, under any circumstance.

Termination/Cancellation. The license granted pursuant to this Agreement shall automatically terminate (i) upon expiration of the applicable subscription term or (ii) in the event User breaches any provision of this Agreement. User may terminate or cancel the license granted by discontinuing use of the Website and providing written notice to CRF. All license fees are non-refundable and non-cancellable, even if termination occurs prior to the expiration of the subscription term. You agree that CRF may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website with or without notice and for any suspected breach of this Agreement or any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity. If CRF determines that a User has improperly shared, distributed, or granted access to CRF materials, CRF reserves the right to terminate access immediately without refund and may pursue legal remedies. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, User shall immediately cease all use of the Website, and CRF may immediately deactivate or delete User’s account and all related information and files and/or bar any further access to such files or the Website. CRF will not be liable to User or any third party for any claims or damages arising out of any termination or suspension or any other actions taken by CRF in connection with such termination or suspension.

NO ADVICE/ACCEPTANCE OF RISKS.  The Content and information provided on this Website, including the materials/content accessible or available for download on this Website, is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute the rendering of legal, financial, or other professional advice or recommendations by CRF. Such information is a guideline and is not a substitute for professional recommendations, and nothing on the Website is a comment on the specifics of your security environment or the legitimacy, suitability or quality of the materials/content, Content or information provided. You expressly acknowledge that you are making all of your own decisions with respect to any information you disclose or communications that you make on this Website. You also expressly acknowledge that you are subject to a variety of risks related to information that you post or share, which risks are beyond the control of CRF, and you expressly acknowledge that CRF is not liable or responsible for those risks, including any legal liability arising out of any applicable data privacy or data security law or regulation, for which you have sole responsibility.

WEBSITE MATERIALS/CONTENT. Although CRF exercises reasonable efforts to ensure quality and accuracy, occasionally information on the Website may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. CRF reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order). CRF assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions. You are solely responsible for evaluating the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of any opinion, advice, or other content available through the Website or obtained from a linked site.

USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES. The Website may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with other users (collectively, “Communication Services”).  You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, vulgar, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
• Use language or content that discriminates based on race, creed, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, income level, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or any other form of discrimination.
• Language or content that is generally inappropriate, inaccurate, in poor taste or otherwise contrary to CRF’s values and mission.
• Upload files or content that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
• Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer.
• Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
• Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
• Download any content or file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
• Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
• Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
• Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

 

CRF has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, CRF reserves the right to review materials/content posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. CRF reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

 

CRF reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in CRF’s sole discretion.

 

CRF reminds you that certain information is private and is protected by federal and state privacy and security laws. Your comments or posts on the Website or in any Communication Service will be viewed by the general public, and your comments and posts, and any information that you share, will no longer be private.  As such, we request that you refrain from disclosing any personal, medical or financial information that you do not wish to be shared or seen by the public.  Additionally, please do not post any personal, medical, financial or other confidential information about another person or entity without their approval.

 

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. CRF does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, CRF specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized CRF spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of CRF.

 

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials. The information contained in any Materials you upload to a Communication Service are subject to the terms of our Privacy Notice.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. When you visit the Website or send e-mails to CRF, you are communicating electronically. You thereby consent to receive communications from CRF electronically. CRF will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on the Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications provided to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. You also agree that by registering with CRF and creating a profile, you consent to receive newsletters, emails, promotions and other advertisements from CRF or its partners.

You may opt-out of receiving promotional newsletters from CRF by doing one of the following:

• If you originally signed up for CRF newsletters, please email us at info@crfsecure.org.
• If you have received a newsletter from CRF, you can follow the opt-out or ‘unsubscribe’ instructions provided in the email we sent to you.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.  CRF and its licensors owns and retains all right, title and interest in and to the following (collectively, “CRF Property”): (i) the Website and the Content; (ii) the materials/content (including templates, whitepapers, toolkits, policies, scripts, guides, checklists, questionnaires, and software) accessible from the Website; (iii) all ideas, know-how, and techniques that may be developed, conceived, or invented by CRF during its performance under this Agreement; and (iv) all worldwide patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other intellectual property rights in and to the property described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above. Except as otherwise expressly authorized herein or by CRF in writing, the non-exclusive license set forth in this Agreement is the entirety of User’s rights in connection with the CRF Property. This Agreement is not a sale of CRF Property or any portion, copy or derivative work thereof. Accordingly, all rights in the CRF Property are hereby expressly reserved. CRF shall be entitled to use, license, sell, assign, transfer, and/or otherwise provide rights relating to the CRF Property to any third party for any purpose free from any claim of User. The Website is protected by U.S. copyright laws and international treaty, and the unauthorized reproduction or distribution thereof is subject to civil and criminal penalties.

The marks “CYBERSECURITY RISK FOUNDATOIN”, “CRF” and other Website graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks, registered trademarks or trade dress of CRF in the U.S. and/or other countries. CRF’s trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not CRF’s, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or clients, or in any manner that disparages or discredits CRF. All other trademarks not owned by CRF that appear on the Website are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by CRF.  References on the Website to the trademarks, service marks, trade names, products, company names or services of third parties are provided for your convenience and do not in any way constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation of that third party or its products or services by CRF.

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO CRF OR POSTED AT ANY WEBSITE. CRF does not claim ownership of the content/materials that you provide to CRF (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Website or its associated Content (collectively “Submission” or “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting CRF, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees, a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide, royalty-free license to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name, portrait, photograph or likeness in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. CRF is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in CRF’s sole discretion.

 

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions. If the content of your Submission includes personally identifiable information, personal information, personal data, or any data that can be linked to an identified of identifiable individual, as defined by any applicable data privacy law or regulation, you warrant and represent that you have obtained all necessary consent to process that data and that you have maintained and will continue to maintain appropriate documentation of such consent.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE. As a condition of your use of the Website, you warrant to CRF that you will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Website.

METATAGS, HIDDEN TEXT, LINKING OR FRAMING ONLINE.  CRF expressly prohibits any use of its trademarks, trade names or brand names in metatags, keywords and/or hidden text online. The use of CRF trademarks, trade names or brand names in metatags, keywords or hidden text constitutes trademark infringement, and the use of any of the foregoing for purposes of gaining higher rankings in search engines constitutes unfair competition. Linking to the Website, or any page or portion thereof, without the prior written consent of CRF is expressly prohibited. Likewise, framing, in-line linking or other methods of association on the Website or its content with any other site, advertisement, link or other information or materials not originating from this Website is expressly prohibited, unless specifically authorized or in writing as required by CRF.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES.  CRF or third parties may provide links to other websites or resources. Because CRF has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that CRF is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that CRF shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of, or reliance upon, any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource. CRF does not control the privacy policies or practices of these websites. You should review those policies before providing any personal information. CRF is not responsible for the content or practices of any linked websites and provides these links solely for navigation convenience to visitors.

SERVICE AVAILABILITY. CRF will use commercially reasonable efforts to enable the Content to be accessible, except for scheduled maintenance and required repairs, and except for any interruption due to causes beyond the reasonable control of, or not reasonably foreseeable by CRF, including, but not limited to, any Force Majeure Event (as defined below). The foregoing undertaking shall not apply to the extent of any non-conformance caused by use of the Content contrary to CRF’s instructions, or modification or alteration of the Content by any party other than CRF. If the Content are in non-conformance with the foregoing undertaking, CRF will, at its expense, use reasonable commercial endeavors to correct such non-conformance promptly, or provide Subscriber with an alternative means of accomplishing the desired performance.

WARRANTY LIMITATION. Except for those warranties expressly provided herein, you hereby acknowledge and agree that CRF (including OWNERS, MEMBERS, managers, Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents, REPRESENTATIVES and independent contractors of CRF) has not made any other warranties, express or implied, concerning the Website, SERVICES, CRF PROPERTY, INFORMATION PROVIDED, or the INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED ThRough THIS WEBSITE.  THE WEBSITE, SERVICES, CRF PROPERTY AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED BY CRF ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN WRITING.  CRF DISCLAIMS, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE, ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE or any warranties regarding completeness, SECURITY, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the Website, SERVICES, CRF PROPERTY, INFORMATION PROVIDED, or the INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED on the Website for any purpose. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, CRF hereby makes no representation nor any warranties of any kind in connection WITH the information provided herein, That Content, products OR information will meet your requirements, OR THE QUALITY OF ANY Content, PRODUCTS OR information. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

 

THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCU­RACIES, OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.  WE MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY SERVICES LISTED HEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.  THE CRF PROPERTY, MATERIALS, CONTENT OR SERVICES AT THIS SITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND WE MAKE NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH MATERIALS OR SERVICES. The fact that CRF is including or offering any product or service on the Website is not an endorsement or a recommendation of ANY KIND.

CRF MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES OR ANY INFORMATION OFFERED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS OR WILL BE (A) ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, (B) FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS,  OR (C) APPLICABLE AND APPROPRIATE FOR USE OR ACCESS IN LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY.   IN NO EVENT SHALL CRF OR ANY OF ITS OWNERS, Members, managers, Affiliates, Subsidiaries, officers, employees, agents, REPRESENTATIVES or independent contractors, BE IN ANY WAY LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, GENERAL, COMPENSATORY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, ARISING FROM, OR RELATING TO, THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS THEREOF, OR OF ANY LINKED WEBSITE, OR FOR ANY TRANSACTION CONDUCTED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE WEBSITE, OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE LINKED TO, FROM OR ADVERTISED OR PROMOTED ON THE WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE RELATING HERETO, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE SAME ARE FORESEEABLE OR IF CRF WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, BY YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, THAT YOUR USE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK, THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OF ANY EQUIPMENT, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR DATA YOU USE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND THAT CRF SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RELATED TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE.

CRF MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE, CONTENT, SOFTWARE OR ANY PRODUCT OFFERED OR PURCHASED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS APPLICABLE OR APPROPRIATE FOR USE OR ACCESS IN LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, CRF’S MAXIMUM liability to you for any cause whatsoever, and regardless of the form of the action, will at all times be limited to (I) the amount paid, if any, by you to CRF for the SERVICES DURING THE TWO (2) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE CLAIM OR ACTION AROSE OR (II) TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200), REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CLAIM OR ACTION IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, INDEMNIFICATION OR OTHERWISE. THE EXISTENCE OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CLAIMS AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE MISUSE OF THE SERVICES BY SUBSCRIBER AND/OR ITS AUTHORIZED END USERS.

INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to indemnify and hold CRF, its owners, members, managers, affiliates, subsidiaries, sponsors, advertisers, licensors, employees, agents, representatives and independent contractors, harmless from any loss, liability, damages, claims, actions, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Website in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from any use of this Website, its Content or the materials/content (including toolkits, policies, scripts, guides, checklists, questionnaires, videos and software) accessible from the Website.

FORCE MAJEURE. CRF shall not be liable for failing to perform its obligations hereunder because of circumstances reasonably beyond its control.  Such circumstances shall include (without limitation) any acts or omissions of any government or governmental authority, natural disaster, act of a public enemy, acts of terrorism, riot, sabotage, labor disputes, power failure, delays in transportation or deliveries of supplies or materials, acts of God, computer failure, hardware failure, telecommunications failure, software failure, failure of users to cooperate with the reasonable requests of CRF, breach of this Agreement by users, cyber-attacks, cyber-hacks, cyber-crimes, or cyber-disruptions and any other events reasonably beyond the control of CRF (each a “Force Majeure Event”).

Consent to Jurisdiction, Forum Selection and Choice of Law. By using the Website you expressly agree that if there is any dispute arising out of the Website and/or the products, or in the event of any judicial action arising directly, indirectly, or otherwise in connection with, out of, related to or from this Agreement or any transaction covered hereby or otherwise arising in connection with the relationship between the parties, regardless of whether such action is brought under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, any such dispute shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and you expressly agree and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts of the State of Florida, in Sarasota County, for the resolution of any such dispute. The aforementioned choice of venue is intended by the parties to be mandatory and not permissive in nature, thereby precluding the possibility of litigation between the parties with respect to or arising out of this Agreement in any jurisdiction other than that specified in this paragraph. You hereby waive any right you may have to assert the doctrine of forum non conveniens or similar doctrine or to object to venue with respect to any proceeding brought in accordance with this paragraph, and stipulate that the State and Federal courts located in the County of Sarasota, State of Florida shall have in personam jurisdiction and venue over you for the purpose of litigating any dispute, controversy, or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement. Any final judgment rendered against a party in any action or proceeding shall be conclusive as to the subject of such final judgment and may be enforced in other jurisdictions in any manner provided by law.

PREVAILING PARTY.  In any action to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover its legal expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, legal assistants’ fees, costs and expenses from the non-prevailing party of all court costs (including bankruptcy proceedings and appeals) in addition to any other relief to which the party is entitled.  Any cause of action brought by you against CRF or its officers, partners, directors, managers, members, shareholders, distributors, affiliates, subsidiaries, sponsors, advertisers, licensors, employees, agents, representatives or independent contractors, must be instituted within one year after the cause of action arises or be deemed forever waived and barred.

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  User acknowledges that a breach of any confidentiality or proprietary rights provision of these Terms may cause CRF irreparable damage, for which the award of damages would not be adequate compensation. Consequently, CRF may seek an injunction to prevent User from taking any and all acts in violation of those provisions, which remedy shall be cumulative and not exclusive, and CRF may seek the entry of an injunction enjoining any breach or threatened breach of those provisions, in addition to any other relief to which CRF may be entitled at law or in equity.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between you and CRF regarding the use of the Website. The Privacy Policy and other policy statements as referenced herein (as modified by CRF from time to time) is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement.

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

ASSIGNMENT.  You may not assign your rights and obligations under these Terms to any third party, and any purported attempt to do so will be null and void.  CRF may freely assign its rights and obligations under these Terms.

 

RELATIONSHIP. By using the Website or purchasing Content, the only relationship created is that of a buyer and a seller. No other legal relationship exists or is implied.

 

WAIVER.  Any failure by CRF to enforce or exercise any provision of these Terms of Use or related rights will not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

Captions. The headings and captions of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference and do not define, limit or describe the scope or intent of this Agreement or any particular section, paragraph, or provision.

COPYRIGHT AGENT. CRF respects the intellectual property rights of others, and we ask users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes infringement on the Website, please provide the following information to CRF’s Copyright Agent:

• an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
• a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
• a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
• your address, telephone number, and email address;
• a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and,
• a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

CRF’s Copyright Agent
Cybersecurity Risk Foundation, LLC
Attn: Legal Department

390 NE 191^st Street, Suite 8153

Miami, FL 33179
Email: info@CRFsecurg.org

 

Please contact us with any questions regarding this Agreement.