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Last updated: 03 August 2026

Terms of Service

These terms govern your use of CyberException's website and services. Please read them carefully — they set out your rights and ours in plain, practical language.

Introduction

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you ("Client," "you," or "your") and CyberException Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office in London, United Kingdom ("CyberException," "we," "us," or "our").

By visiting our website at cyberexception.com, submitting an enquiry, booking a consultation, or engaging us to deliver any service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you are accepting on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation.

Please read these Terms carefully. If you do not agree to them, you must not use our website or engage our services.

These Terms should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal data.

Our Services

CyberException provides cybersecurity and technology consultancy services to startups and scale-ups, including but not limited to:

  • Security Assessment & Penetration Testing
  • Compliance Auditing (ISO 27001, SOC 2, Cyber Essentials, GDPR)
  • DevOps Automation & Secure Deployment
  • Cloud Cost Optimisation
  • Data Migration
  • IT Support & Office / Network Support
  • Startup Technology Consulting

The specific scope, deliverables, timelines, and fees for any engagement will be set out in a separate Statement of Work ("SOW") or written proposal agreed between us. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and an SOW, the SOW shall take precedence for the matters it addresses.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any service offering at any time with reasonable notice to affected clients.

Website Access

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use our website for your personal or internal business purposes. This licence does not include the right to:

  • Copy, scrape, or systematically download any content from the website
  • Use automated tools (bots, spiders, crawlers) to access or index the website
  • Frame or mirror any part of the website without our prior written consent
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of our systems or infrastructure

We do not guarantee that our website will always be available or uninterrupted. We may suspend, withdraw, or restrict access to all or any part of the website for business or operational reasons without notice.

Intellectual Property

CyberException's IP

All content on our website — including text, graphics, logos, images, page layouts, and software — is owned by or licensed to CyberException and is protected by UK and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right in our IP other than the limited access licence in Section 3.

Deliverables

Unless agreed otherwise in writing in an SOW, upon receipt of full payment for an engagement:

  • Client owns the final written deliverables we produce specifically for that engagement (e.g. reports, ISMS documentation, remediation plans).
  • CyberException retains ownership of all underlying methodologies, tools, frameworks, templates, know-how, and pre-existing IP used to produce those deliverables. We grant you a perpetual, royalty-free licence to use such underlying IP solely as embedded in or necessary to benefit from the deliverables.

Client Materials

You retain full ownership of all materials, data, and information you provide to us. You grant us a limited licence to use those materials solely to deliver the agreed services.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to use our website or services to:

  • Violate any applicable UK or international law or regulation
  • Transmit any material that is unlawful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable
  • Upload or introduce any virus, malware, or other malicious code
  • Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
  • Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of our website or systems
  • Attempt to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of our systems without our express written authorisation (irrespective of purpose)
  • Engage in any conduct that we reasonably consider to be detrimental to CyberException or our other clients

Breach of this section may result in immediate termination of your access and/or engagement, and we reserve the right to report any breach to the relevant authorities.

Confidentiality

In the course of an engagement, each party ("Disclosing Party") may share information that is confidential or proprietary ("Confidential Information") with the other party ("Receiving Party").

The Receiving Party agrees to:

  • Keep Confidential Information strictly confidential and not disclose it to any third party without prior written consent
  • Use Confidential Information solely for the purpose of the relevant engagement
  • Apply at least the same degree of care it applies to its own confidential information, and no less than reasonable care
  • Limit disclosure to employees, contractors, or advisers who need to know and are bound by equivalent confidentiality obligations

These obligations do not apply to information that: (a) is or becomes publicly known through no fault of the Receiving Party; (b) was already known to the Receiving Party before disclosure; (c) is independently developed without reference to the Confidential Information; or (d) must be disclosed by law or regulatory requirement, provided prompt notice is given to the Disclosing Party where lawfully possible.

Confidentiality obligations survive termination of these Terms or any SOW for a period of three (3) years, except in relation to trade secrets, which remain protected indefinitely.

Data & Privacy

We process personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable UK data protection law, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Where we process personal data on your behalf as part of delivering a service (for example, during a security assessment of your systems), the parties will enter into a separate Data Processing Agreement ("DPA") setting out the respective obligations of each party as controller and/or processor.

You are responsible for ensuring that any personal data you share with us has been collected lawfully and that you have appropriate authority to share it for the purposes of the engagement.

Fees & Payment

Fees

Our fees for each engagement will be set out in the relevant SOW or written proposal. All fees are quoted in GBP and are exclusive of VAT unless stated otherwise. VAT will be added at the prevailing rate where applicable.

Payment Terms

Unless the SOW states otherwise:

  • Invoices are due within 30 days of the invoice date
  • Payment must be made by bank transfer to the account details on the invoice
  • A deposit of up to 50% may be required before work commences on larger engagements

Late Payment

If any undisputed invoice remains unpaid after the due date, we reserve the right to: (a) charge statutory interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 at 8% above the Bank of England base rate; and (b) suspend delivery of services until the outstanding balance is settled.

Expenses

Reasonable, pre-agreed travel, accommodation, and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in delivering services will be invoiced at cost with supporting receipts.

Warranties

Our warranties

We warrant that:

  • We will perform services with reasonable skill, care, and diligence
  • We have the right to enter into these Terms and any SOW
  • Our personnel working on your engagement will have appropriate qualifications and experience
  • We will comply with all applicable laws in delivering the services

Disclaimer

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS, ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, AND REPRESENTATIONS — WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE — INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN PARTICULAR, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT OUR SERVICES WILL IDENTIFY ALL VULNERABILITIES IN YOUR SYSTEMS OR GUARANTEE THAT YOUR SYSTEMS WILL BE FREE FROM SECURITY INCIDENTS FOLLOWING ANY ENGAGEMENT.

Your warranties

You warrant that: (a) you have the authority to enter into these Terms; (b) all information and materials you provide to us are accurate and you have the right to share them; and (c) your use of our services will comply with all applicable laws.

Limitation of Liability

Exclusion of indirect loss

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE, BUSINESS, GOODWILL, DATA, OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR ANY SOW, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Cap on liability

Subject to the exceptions below, our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with any engagement — whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise — shall not exceed the total fees paid or payable by you to us under the relevant SOW in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

Exceptions

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability for:

  • Death or personal injury caused by negligence
  • Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Any liability that cannot be lawfully limited or excluded under applicable UK law

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CyberException, its directors, employees, and contractors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with:

  • Your breach of these Terms or any applicable SOW
  • Your violation of any applicable law or regulation
  • Any inaccuracy in materials or information you provide to us
  • Any unauthorised use of our services or deliverables

We will indemnify you against any claim that our services infringe any UK intellectual property right of a third party, provided you give us prompt written notice of the claim, allow us to control the defence, and cooperate reasonably with us.

Term & Termination

Term

These Terms apply from the date you first access our website or engage our services and continue until terminated in accordance with this section. Each SOW will have its own defined term.

Termination for cause

Either party may terminate an SOW (and by extension these Terms, to the extent they apply solely to that SOW) immediately by written notice if the other party:

  • Commits a material breach that is not remedied within 14 days of written notice requiring remedy
  • Becomes insolvent, enters administration, receivership, or makes an arrangement with creditors
  • Ceases or threatens to cease trading

Termination for convenience

Either party may terminate an SOW for any reason by giving 30 days' written notice, unless the SOW specifies otherwise. In such a case, you will pay for all work completed and expenses incurred up to the termination date; we will refund any prepaid fees for work not yet started.

Effect of termination

On termination: (a) all outstanding fees become immediately payable; (b) each party will promptly return or securely destroy the other's Confidential Information on request; (c) provisions that by nature should survive (confidentiality, IP, liability, governing law) will continue in full force.

Governing Law

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms.

We are committed to resolving disputes quickly and fairly. Before commencing any legal proceedings, we ask that you contact us directly at [email protected] so we can attempt to resolve the matter amicably within 30 days.

Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify active clients by email.

Your continued use of our website or services after any change constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you should stop using our website and, if applicable, notify us to discuss the impact on any active engagement.

Changes will not apply retrospectively to SOWs already in place — existing engagements continue under the Terms in force at the time they were agreed, unless both parties agree in writing to adopt updated Terms.

General. These Terms (together with any applicable SOW) constitute the entire agreement between us relating to their subject matter and supersede all prior discussions, representations, and agreements. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full force. No waiver of any right is effective unless in writing. We may assign our rights and obligations to an affiliate or in connection with a business sale; you may not assign without our prior written consent. The parties are independent contractors — nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship.

Contact Us

For any questions about these Terms, to discuss an engagement, or to raise a legal matter, please reach out:

CyberException Ltd

London, United Kingdom
General: [email protected]
Phone: 07352 131 787

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