Agreements

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO OUR SERVICES (DEFINED BELOW) ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS OUR SERVICES IN ANY MANNER.

If you accept or agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that company or other legal entity to these Terms and conditions of Use and, in such event, “you” and “your” will refer and apply to that company or other legal entity in addition to you.

Terms and Conditions of Use

Last Modified: May 12, 2020

Please read the following to learn the rules and restrictions that govern your use of our website(s) and mobile application(s) (“our Services”). If you have any questions regarding these terms or our Services, please contact us at info@securitystudio.com.

These Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms”) are a binding contract between you and SecurityStudio Inc (“SecurityStudio”, “we” and “us”). Your use of our Services in any way means that you agree and consent to all of these Terms, and these Terms will remain in effect at all times while you use our Services. These Terms include the provisions in this document, as well as those in the Privacy Policy.

Modification

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify, discontinue, or terminate your use of our Services or to modify these Terms, at any time and without prior notice. If we modify these Terms, we will post the modification on our website or otherwise provide you with notice of the modification. We will also update the “Effective Date” at the top of these Terms. By continuing to access or use our Services after we have posted a modification, you are indicating that you agree to be bound by the modified Terms. If the modified Terms are not acceptable to you, your only recourse is to immediately cease using our Services.

Certain portions of our Services may, or may in the future, have different terms and conditions posted on our website may require you to agree with and accept additional terms and conditions. We may, in our sole discretion, make premium or different applications, software, or services available to you that are subject to different terms and conditions and narrower licenses than as set forth therein. If there is a conflict between these Terms and terms and conditions posted for a specific portion of our Service, the latter terms and conditions shall take precedence with respect to your use of or access to that portion of our Services.

Privacy

See our current Privacy Policy for information and notices regarding our collection and use of personal information.

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) requires that online service providers obtain parental consent before they knowingly collect personally identifiable information online from children who are under 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from children under 13; if you are a child under 13, please do not attempt to register for our Services or send any personal information about yourself to us. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that a child under 13 may have provided us personal information, please contact us at info@securitystudio.com.

Eligibility

By accessing or using our Services you represent and warrant that: (i) you are of legal age to form a binding contract, or, if you are a minor, you have your parent’s permission to use our Services, and your parent has read and agrees to these Terms on your behalf; (ii) all registration information you submit is accurate, current and complete; (iii) you will maintain the accuracy and completeness of such information; (iv) if you are accepting these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you have the authority to bind that company or legal entity to these Terms. You also certify that you are legally permitted to use and access our Services and take full responsibility for the selection and use of and access to our Services. These Terms are void where prohibited by law, and the right to access our Services is automatically revoked in such jurisdictions.

Account Registration

In order to access our Services, you must register to create an account (“Account”) and become a SecurityStudio user. When registering you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself (or, if applicable, the corporate member you represent) as prompted by the registration form (such information being the “Registration Data”) and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or we have grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we may suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of our Services (or any portion thereof).

You may not authorize any third party (other than, if applicable, the employees, consultants or agents of the corporate member you represent) to access or use our Services on your behalf. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the user ID and password, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your user ID or password. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your user ID or password or any other breach of security. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from any unauthorized use of your account.

By providing us with your email address, you agree to receive all required notices electronically, to that email address. From time to time, we will use this email address to send you notifications about product updates and improvements, company news and events, and updates from the SecurityStudio community.

Fees and Payment

Some of our Services are free for SecurityStudio users. If you choose to upgrade to paid services or to provide payment information to us after being prompted to do so, you agree to the pricing, payment, and billing policies as set forth (a) herein, (b) on our website or the mobile application, and/or (c) if applicable, in a separately executed or accepted purchase order. All fees paid for our Services are non-refundable and non-transferable except as may be expressly provided in these Terms. All fees and applicable taxes, if any, are payable in United States dollars. You are solely responsible for the payment of, and shall pay when due, all applicable sales and use taxes and similar fees now in force, enacted, or imposed in the future on the delivery of our Services and/or any related transactions.

If your selected package of our Services requires a recurring subscription fee, such subscription fee will automatically renew, unless we terminate it, or you notify us by email at support@stg-securitystudio-staging.kinsta.cloud of your decision to terminate your current package of our Services. You must cancel any such package of our Services before renewal in order to avoid billing of subscription fees for the renewal term to your credit card. All fees and charges are nonrefundable and there are no refunds or credits for partially used periods.

License granted by SecurityStudio

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable license to download and install a copy of the application on your mobile device and run such copy of the application solely for your own personal or business use. Furthermore, with respect to any App Store Sourced Application (defined below), you will only use the App Store Sourced Application (i) on an Apple-branded product that runs the iOS (operating system software provided by Apple) and (ii) as permitted by the “Usage Rules” set forth in the Apple App Store Terms of Service. We reserve all rights in the application not expressly granted to you by these Terms.

Intellectual Property

We shall own and retain all right, title, and interest in and our Services (except for any licensed content and software components included therein). You agree not to reverse engineer, decompile, distribute, license, sell, transfer, disassemble, copy, alter, modify, or create derivative works of our Services or otherwise use our Services in any way that violates the use restrictions contained in these Terms. We do not grant you any license, express or implied, to any of our intellectual property or that of our licensors. You further acknowledge and agree that any information regarding the design, “look and feel”, specifications, components, functionality or operation and payment terms and pricing (if applicable) of our Services is considered our confidential and proprietary information (collectively “SecurityStudio Confidential Information”).

You shall retain all right, title and interest in and to (a) all graphics, images, files, data and other information transmitted by you to SecurityStudio in connection with your use of our Services and (b) reports and other materials generated by our Services following such transmission (collectively, “User Data”), provided, however, that you hereby grant to us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use (i) non-identifiable, anonymous data transmitted by you to SecurityStudio, (ii) data generated as a result of your use of our Services solely for purposes of (x) maintaining and improving our Services and (y) providing you with access to special product offers and promotions and (iii) non-identifiable, anonymous, aggregated data regarding your use of our Services compiled by us.

Our graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks or trade dress of SecurityStudio in the U.S. and/or other countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as part of domain names, in connection with any product or service in any manner that is likely to cause confusion and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission.

You shall retain all right, title and interest in and to all of your logos, promotional graphics and related marketing designs (collectively, the “User Art”), provided, however, that you hereby grant to us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use the User Art, as well as your corporate and/or trade name, for purposes of fulfilling its obligations hereunder and marketing our products and services to third parties.

General Prohibitions

Your use of the Services is subject to the following additional restrictions:

You represent, warrant, and agree that you will not contribute any content or otherwise use our Services or interact with our Services in a manner that:

1. Infringes or violates the intellectual property rights or any other rights of anyone else (including us);
2. Violates any law or regulation, including any applicable export control laws;
3. Is harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable;
4. Jeopardizes the security of your SecurityStudio account or anyone else’s (such as allowing someone else to log in to our Services as you);
5. Attempts, in any manner, to obtain the password, account, or other security information from any other user;
6. Violates the security of any computer network, or cracks any passwords or security encryption codes;
7. Runs Maillist, Listserv, any form of auto-responder or “spam” on our Services, or any processes that run or are activated while you are not logged into our Services, or that otherwise interfere with the proper working of our Services (including by placing an unreasonable load on our Services’ infrastructure);
8. “Crawls,” “scrapes,” or “spiders” any page, data, or portion of or relating to our Services or Content (through use of manual or automated means);
9. Copies or stores any significant portion of the Content;
10. Decompiles, reverse engineers, or otherwise attempts to obtain the source code or underlying ideas or information of or relating to our Services.

A violation of any of the foregoing is grounds for immediate termination of your right to use or access our Services.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated by something on our Services, please contact our copyright agent as follows:

SecurityStudio

Attention: Legal

5909 Baker Road Suite 500

Minnetonka MN 55345

and provide the following information:

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
• Identification of or a representative list of the work you believe has been infringed;
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you;
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Links to Third-Party Websites

Our Services may now or in the future contain links to third-party websites, advertisers, services, or resources that are not owned or controlled by SecurityStudio. You acknowledge and agree that SecurityStudio has no control over and is not responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources; or (ii) the content, products, privacy policies, practices, or services on or available from such websites or resources. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by SecurityStudio of such websites or resources or the content, products, practices, privacy policies, or services available from such websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources or the Content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources. Additionally, your dealings with or participation in promotions of any third parties, including payment and delivery of goods, and any other terms are solely between you and such third parties. You agree that SecurityStudio shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any sort relating to your dealings with such third parties. We encourage you to be aware of when you leave our Services, and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of any third-party website or service that you visit. You expressly relieve SecurityStudio from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website or services or third party content.

Termination and Account Cancellation

If you breach any of these Terms, we have the right to suspend, disable or terminate your account or terminate these Terms, at our sole discretion and without prior notice to you. We reserve the right to revoke your access to and use of our Services at any time, with or without cause. In the event SecurityStudio terminates these Terms, you will remain liable for any and all amounts due hereunder. You may cancel your Account at any time by sending an email to support@stg-securitystudio-staging.kinsta.cloud. If your account is inactive for a period of 180 days, we may close your account without further notice.

Additional Terms

Neither we nor our licensors or suppliers make any representations or warranties concerning any Content or information contained in or accessed through our Services, and we will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in or accessed through our Services. We (and our licensors and suppliers) make no representations or warranties regarding suggestions or recommendations of services or products offered or purchased through our Services. Products and services purchased or offered (whether or not following such recommendations and suggestions) through our Services are provided “AS IS” and without any warranty of any kind from us or others (unless, with respect to such others only, provided expressly and unambiguously in writing by a designated third party for a specific product).

OUR SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED BY US (AND OUR LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS) ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT USE OF OUR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL WE (OR OUR LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR (A) ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, ACCURACY OF RESULTS, OR COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR (B) ANY AMOUNT, IN THE AGGREGATE, IN EXCESS OF THE GREATER OF (I) $100 OR (II) THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO US IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SERVICES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THIS APPLICABLE CLAIM, OR (III) ANY MATTER BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold us and our affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and partners harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or in any way related to any third party claims relating to (a) your use of our Services (including any actions taken by a third party using your account), and (b) your violation of these Terms. In the event of such a claim, suit, or action (“Claim”), we will attempt to provide notice of the Claim to the contact information we have for your account (provided that failure to deliver such notice shall not eliminate or reduce your indemnification obligations hereunder).

You may not assign, delegate or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder, or your Services account, in any way (by operation of law or otherwise) without our prior written consent. We may transfer, assign, or delegate these Terms and our rights and obligations without consent.

You agree that these Terms are governed by and will be construed under the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. You also agree that any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms shall be finally settled in Hennepin Count, Minnesota, in English, in accordance with the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) then in effect, by one commercial arbitrator with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and commercial contract disputes, who shall be selected from the appropriate list of JAMS arbitrators in accordance with such Rules. Judgment upon the award rendered by such arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing obligation to arbitrate disputes, each party shall have the right to pursue injunctive or other equitable relief at any time, from any court of competent jurisdiction. For all purposes of this Agreement, the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state or federal courts located in, respectively, Hennepin County, Minnesota, or the District of Minnesota. Any arbitration under these Terms will take place on an individual basis: class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.

Our Services are provided “as is” and without warranty. You acknowledge and agree that from time to time, our Services may be delayed, interrupted or disrupted for an indeterminate period of time. Such events may include, without limitation: server updates, software updates, power outages, equipment malfunctions, natural disasters, attacks on infrastructure by hackers or terrorists, and interruptions or delays in transmission by your telecommunications carrier. We and our affiliates are not liable for any claim arising from any such delay, interruption, disruption or similar failure. In no event will we or our affiliate be liable for indirect, consequential or special damages, including lost profits, arising from your use of our Service, even if such damages were reasonably foreseeable and notice was given regarding them. These limitations will apply to all causes of action, whether arising from breach of contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory.

You will be responsible for paying, withholding, filing, and reporting all taxes, duties, and other governmental assessments associated with your activity in connection with our Services, provided that we may, in our sole discretion, do any of the foregoing on your behalf or for itself as it sees fit. The failure of either you or us to exercise, in any way, any right herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated, to the minimum extent necessary, so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. You agree that these Terms are the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding between you and us, and that it supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications and other understandings relating to the subject matter of these Terms.

You hereby acknowledge and agree that you are not an employee, agent, partner, or joint venture of SecurityStudio, and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind us in any respect whatsoever.

You may not use, export, re-export, import, or transfer our Services except as authorized by United States law, the laws of the jurisdiction in which you obtained our Services, and any other applicable laws. In particular, but without limitation, our Services may not be exported or re-exported: (a) into any United States embargoed countries; or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Person’s List or Entity List. By using our Services, you represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in 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 and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You also will not use our Services for any purpose prohibited by U.S. law, including the development, design, manufacture or production of missiles, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.

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Online Privacy and Security

Last Modified: May 12, 2020

This Online Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) applies to the SecurityStudio Inc (“SecurityStudio”) family of Services. Trust has always been the foundation of our relationship with customers. We recognize that you trust us with your personal information.

The Policy describes the treatment of information that is provided by you or collected through any of our online interfaces to which a copy of the Policy is posted, including all securitystudio.com domains (the “Website”), Applications we have placed on third party sites such as Facebook®, Twitter® and other social media services, and SecurityStudio’s mobile applications (the “Applications,” and together with the “Website,” the “Services”). It also explains how we collect, use and share information based on users’ interactions with online advertisements, both on the Services and on online interfaces owned by third parties. Note that the Policy does not govern our privacy practices offline or with respect to information that is not provided or collected through the Services.

While this Online Privacy Policy describes how we treat information, please be aware that additional terms and conditions may apply for certain parts of our Website and Applications.

1. Types of Information We Collect

We collect two basic types of information through the Services – personal information and anonymous information. We also collect location information in connection with our mobile applications.

“Personal information” refers to information that identifies (whether directly or indirectly) a particular individual, such as information you provide on our forms, surveys, applications or similar online fields. Examples may include your name, postal address, email address, cell phone number, Social Security number, date of birth or account information.

“Anonymous information” means information that does not directly or indirectly identify, and cannot reasonably be used to identify, a particular individual. Examples may include information about your Internet browser, information collected through tracking technologies, demographic information that you provide to us (e.g., your household income) and aggregated or de-identified data.

“Location information” means information that may be collected by certain mobile applications that identifies your physical location.

2. How We Collect Your Information

We collect personal information from you or about you when you provide this information to us directly. For example, we may obtain personal information when you request information, products or services from us, register on the Website or an Application, respond to surveys, contact customer support or otherwise interact with us. We may also receive information about you from other online and offline sources, such as public databases, social media platforms and other third parties.

In addition, we may collect information about your activity on the Services automatically using tracking technologies, such as cookies, and pixel tags.

If you submit any personal information relating to other people to us or to our service providers in connection with the Services, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Policy.

3. How We Use Information That We Collect

We may use information that we collect in order to, among other things:

• Provide you with, or evaluate your eligibility for, products and services
• Communicate with you about your accounts with us
• Send you important information regarding the Services, changes to this Policy and/or other similar administrative information
• Allow you to participate in surveys
• Consistent with local law, required disclosures, and choices and controls that may be available to you:
  • Send you offers and promotions for our products and services, or products and services that may be of interest to you;
  • Personalize content and experiences on the Services;
  • Verify your identity and/or location (or the identity or location of your authorized representative) for security, fraud prevention and other risk control purposes; and
  • Provide you with advertising based on your activity on the Services and on third-party websites and applications.
• Optimize or improve our products and services
• Detect, investigate and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be illegal
• Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
• Enforce our terms and conditions and otherwise protect our rights and operations

4. How We Share Information That We Collect

We will not share your information outside the SecurityStudio family of service providers, except under limited circumstances.

5. Online Tracking and Advertising

We and certain trusted service providers operating on our behalf collect information about your activity on the Services using tracking technologies, including:

• Cookies:

Cookies are pieces of information that are stored directly on the device that you are using. They allow us to collect information such as the type of browser you are using, the amount of time you spend using the Services, the websites or applications you visit and the preferences you have set up for your accounts. We use this information for such purposes as to personalize your experience, enhance security, facilitate navigation, display material more efficiently, recognize the device that you are using to access the Services and understand how the Services are used. The Services do not use cookies that capture unencrypted personal information about you.

You can choose to have your device refuse to accept any cookies, and the majority of devices and browsers offer additional privacy settings for cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Each device and each browser is a little different, so look at your device Settings or your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you will not have access to many features that make your user experience more efficient and some of the Services will not function properly. Please note that you will need to manage your cookie settings for each device and browser that you use.

• Pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs and other similar technologies. These are typically small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the Website, our Applications or certain e-mail communications. They may involve the transmission of information directly to us, to another party on our behalf or to another party in accordance with its privacy policy. We may use these technologies to bring together information we collect about you.
• Location tracking on mobile devices. Certain applications on mobile devices may transmit information to us about your location. We may use that information to improve the products and services we provide to you as well as improving our services generally in your area.

Information collected through tracking technologies is used for many purposes including, for example, to:

• Provide useful features to simplify your experience when you use or return to the Services
• Deliver relevant content based on your preferences, usage patterns and location
• Monitor and evaluate the use and operation of the Services
• Analyze traffic on the Services and on websites or mobile applications of third parties

Other technologies.  We may use other technologies, such as the capture of screenshots while you are using the Services, to understand how you navigate and use the Services. This information helps us to better understand how the Services are used and to improve them.

We may associate this tracking data with any personal information you provide, in which case we will treat it as personal information.

Do Not Track. There is no industry standard for how Do Not Track consumer browser settings should work on commercial websites. Due to the lack of such standards our websites do not respond to Do Not Track consumer browser settings.

We use Omniture SiteCatalyst, C3 Metrics, Google Analytics and other applications.  Google Analytics uses cookies and other similar technologies, to collect information about use of the Services anonymously and report website trends, without identifying individual visitors.

Occasionally, you may encounter banner advertisements for our products and services on third-party websites and mobile applications. We use third-party advertising service providers to distribute our advertisements on websites and mobile applications where we have paid to advertise. These advertisements may use tracking technologies to capture information such as IP address, browser type and usage information in order to track the effectiveness of our advertising efforts. Such tracking technologies do not capture personal information about you, and our advertising service providers are prohibited from using any information collected except to track advertising effectiveness.

In addition, we use advertising service providers such as Google, Yahoo and MSN to place advertisements for our services on websites not affiliated with us, and to help us determine which of our advertisements are most likely to be of interest to you using non-personal behavioral information. Advertisements placed by these service providers may use tracking technologies that allow monitoring of your responsiveness to such advertisements. We restrict access and collection of information by advertising service providers for purposes other than assisting us with our advertising efforts.

Our service providers may use data collected on our website to customize advertisements to you on other sites as you browse the web. Opting-out from a specific advertising provider means that the ads you do receive will not be based on your preferences or behavior. You may still see targeted pages based on your habits as you navigate securitystudio.com.

In order for behavioral advertising opt-outs to work on your device, your browser must be set to accept cookies. If you delete cookies, buy a new device, access the Services from a different device, log-in under a different screen name or change web browsers, you will need to opt-out again. If your browser has scripting disabled, you do not need to opt-out, as online behavioral advertising technology does not work when scripting is disabled. Please check your browser’s security settings to validate whether scripting is active or disabled.

6. Other Information Collected Automatically

Browser or Device Information: Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through your device, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Macintosh), screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, Internet browser type and version, and the name and version of the Services (such as the Application) you are using. We use this information to ensure that the Services function properly.

Application Information: When you download and use an Application, we and our service providers may track and collect usage data, such as the date and time the Application on your device accesses our servers and what information and files have been downloaded to the Application based on your device number.

IP Address: Your IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider. An IP address may be identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever a user accesses the Services, along with the time of the visit and the page(s) visited. Collecting IP addresses is standard practice and is done automatically by many websites, applications and other services. We use IP addresses for purposes such as calculating usage levels, helping diagnose server problems and administering the Services.

7. Linked Websites

The Services may contain links to third-party websites not controlled by SecurityStudio. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Services and to read the privacy policies and terms of use of any such websites that may collect your personal information, as they will likely differ from those of the Services. SecurityStudio does not guarantee and is not responsible for the privacy or security of these websites, including the accuracy, completeness or reliability of their information.

In addition, SecurityStudio is not responsible for the information collection, use and disclosure practices (including the data security practices) of other organizations, such as Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, BlackBerry or any other app developer or provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, wireless service provider or device manufacturer.

8. Data Security

Your privacy is very important to SecurityStudio and we are committed to protecting your personal information from unauthorized access or use. We will use reasonable organizational, physical, technical and administrative measures to protect personal information within our organization. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please immediately notify us at support@securitystudio.com.

9. Preventing Identity Theft

In order to help us protect your personal information, it is important that you always keep your account information safe. Never share your personal ID or password with anyone, under any circumstances.

Note that SecurityStudio will never initiate, (unless otherwise stated for a specific product or service application), a request via email for your sensitive information (e.g., Social Security number, personal ID or password). If you receive an email asking for your sensitive information, you should be suspicious of the request and promptly notify us at support@securitystudio.com to report the suspicious activity.

Please be aware, however, that in certain telephone and in-person transactions we may ask for information to verify your identity. We will never request that you disclose your password under any circumstances, including such telephone or in-person transactions.

10. Children’s Privacy

We do not use the Services to knowingly solicit personal information from or market to children under the age of thirteen (13) without parental consent. We request that such individuals do not provide personal information through the Services. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should promptly notify us at support@securitystudio.com and we will delete such information from our files. For additional information regarding the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), please visit the Federal Trade Commission website.

11. Social Media Platforms

SecurityStudio may interact with registered users of various social media platforms, including Facebook® and Twitter®. Please note that any content you post to such social media platforms (e.g., pictures, information or opinions), as well as any personal information that you otherwise make available to users (e.g., your profile), is subject to the applicable social media platform’s terms of use and privacy policies. We recommend that you review this information carefully in order to better understand your rights and obligations with regard to such content.

12. Retention Period

We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

13. Cross-Border Transfer

The Services are controlled and operated by us from the United States, and are not intended to subject us to the laws or jurisdiction of any country or territory other than that of the United States. We may store and process your personal information in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers, and, by using the Services, you consent to the transfer of information to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have different data protection rules than those of your country.

14. Changes to the Online Privacy Policy

From time to time, we may make changes to this Policy in order to accommodate new technologies, industry practices, regulatory requirements or for other purposes. We encourage you to review the Policy periodically to ensure that you understand how we collect, use and share information through the Services. If we do make changes to the Policy, we will also update the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy.

Any changes to the Policy will become effective when the revised Policy is posted on the Website, relevant Application or other SecurityStudio online interface, as applicable. By continuing to use the Services following such changes, you are agreeing to accept the terms of the revised Policy.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this Policy or our privacy practices generally, we encourage you to contact our customer service department by emailing support@securitystudio.com.

In the event you notice suspicious activity on your account or believe your personal ID or password has been compromised, please contact us immediately.

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Click here to download the Master Subscription Agreement PDF.

Click here to download the Acceptable Use and External-Facing Services Policy PDF.

Last Modified: August 22, 2023

Welcome to the SecurityStudio Community!  The Community is made up of SecurityStudio users, partners, employees, vCISO participants and SecurityStudio Academy students, and serves as a go-to destination for SecurityStudio product know-how, peer-to-peer support and thought leadership on best practices so we can strive to fix the broken information security industry. We also ideate with customers, partners, and end-users directly on how to improve and extend the SecurityStudio products. We’d love to see users learn from each other and build their influence and profile on the SecurityStudio Community.

These SecurityStudio Community Terms of Use (“Community TOU”) are the terms that apply to your use of the SecurityStudio Community.  We hope that these will help ensure the Community is valuable to you and serves as a platform where we can all become better together.  The Community TOU also protects the interests of all of our members, as well as our goodwill and reputation. These terms are so important that we cannot permit you to use the SecurityStudio Community unless you agree to them. By using the SecurityStudio Community, you are agreeing to these terms.

Every Community user of ours agrees to abide by these Community TOU and is responsible for any violations. You are not allowed to assist or engage others in a way that would violate these Community TOU. We will enforce and ensure compliance with this Community TOU by using methods we consider to be appropriate.

We reserve the right to modify these Community TOU at any time without giving you prior notice. You can find the most recent version at https://securitystudio.com/agreements. Your use of the Community following any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by these Community TOU as modified. You agree to review the Community TOU on a regular basis and always remain in compliance.

1. Defintions

“Agreement” or “Community TOU” means these SecurityStudio Community Terms of Use and all materials referred or linked to in here.

“Community Content” means all content, including without limitation, language, data, information, and images, provided through or disclosed by use of the SecurityStudio Community, whether by us, our customers, or other users of the SecurityStudio Community.  Community Content does not include Your Content.

“Community Guidelines” means the policies applicable to users of the SecurityStudio Community which we have published at https://discord.com/channels/1022215550547533885/1098388387485982770, or another website we designate.

“SecurityStudio Community”, “CvCISO Community”, “The Official CvCISO Community” means the online community accessible at https://discord.com/channels/1022215550547533885/1098388387485982770  

“Sensitive Information” means credit or debit card numbers; personal financial account information; Social Security numbers; passport numbers; driver’s license numbers or similar identifiers; employment, financial or health information, including any information subject to regulations, laws or industry standards designed to protect data privacy and security, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

“Third-Party Products” means products and professional services that are provided by third parties which may interoperate with or be used in connection with the SecurityStudio products.

“Third-Party Sites” means third-party websites linked from within or accessed through the SecurityStudio Community.

“SecurityStudio”, “we”, “us” or “our” means SecurityStudio Inc and our affiliates.

“You” or “your” means the person or entity using the SecurityStudio Community.

“Your Content” means all content, including without limitation, language, data, information, and images, provided through or disclosed by use of the SecurityStudio Community, by you.

2. Access to the SecurityStudio Community

We will provide you access to use the SecurityStudio Community according to the terms of this Agreement.  We may use third party service providers to provide some or all elements of the SecurityStudio Community.  In order to access and use the SecurityStudio Community, you may be required to establish a username with a third party service provider, and you grant us the right to share the information necessary to enable your use of the SecurityStudio Community with our third party service providers.

You may not use a username that: (i) belongs to someone else, (ii) impersonates another person, (iii) is misleading, (iv) violates any intellectual property or other proprietary rights, (v) is vulgar or offensive, (vi) uses ‘SecurityStudio’ as all or part of it, unless we provide express permission to do so, or (vii) we reject, which we may choose to do in our discretion.  All information you provide in your profile must be accurate.  If you believe your access to or use of the SecurityStudio Community has been breached, compromised, or unauthorized, notify us immediately at security.admin@securitystudio.com.

3. Your Conduct and Content

a. Usage Guidelines.  You must review and follow the Community Guidelines.  We may change the Community Guidelines from time to time by updating the applicable website. Your use of the SecurityStudio Community is subject to the Community Guidelines, which are incorporated to this Agreement by reference.

b.  Acceptable Use.  You will use the SecurityStudio Community for its intended purpose only, and will not use it for solicitation or advertising purposes, unless we otherwise agree.  Your Content should typically relate to information security best practices, the SecurityStudio products or their use.  

The SecurityStudio Community is meant for public discussion, so you may not disclose or solicit anyone’s private information or disclose confidential information.  You are responsible for the use by third parties of any personal information disclosed by you to the SecurityStudio Community, whether or not you permitted such use. This means that no private or personal information should be exchanged within the SecurityStudio Community.  Upon our consent, certain users may be permitted to include a link as part of their signature information, which another user may click to leave the SecurityStudio Community and obtain or share additional information.  If you share your information by following one of these links, then you grant us the right to further share your information with trusted partners so that they may contact you about inbound marketing or sales service offerings.

You are not permitted to sell, rent, lease, assign, sublicense, distribute, transmit, broadcast, commercially exploit, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any right in the SecurityStudio Community or Community Content.   In addition, and without limiting the other requirements in this Community TOU, you may not (directly or indirectly) use the SecurityStudio Community with content, or in a manner that:

is in violation of this Agreement;

is confidential, proprietary or discloses Sensitive Information;

discloses or solicits the private information of any person;

is threatening, abusive, harassing, stalking, or defamatory;

is deceptive, false, misleading or fraudulent;

is invasive of another’s privacy or otherwise violates another’s legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity);

contains vulgar, obscene, indecent or unlawful material;

infringes a third party’s intellectual property right(s);

publishes, posts, uploads, or otherwise distributes any software, music, videos, or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you have all necessary rights and consents to do so;

uploads files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another person’s computer;

downloads any file that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in that way;

falsifies or deletes any author attributions, legal or proprietary designations, labels of the origin or source of software, or other material contained in a file that is uploaded;

restricts or inhibits any other user of the SecurityStudio Community from using and enjoying our website and/or the SecurityStudio product;

harvests or otherwise collects information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;

damages, disables, overburdens, or impairs any SecurityStudio website or interferes with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the SecurityStudio Community;

mirrors or frames the SecurityStudio Community website, or any part of it, on any other website or webpage;

attempts to gain unauthorized access to the SecurityStudio Community, or access the SecurityStudio Community by any means other than through the interface that we provide to you;

violates the usage standards or rules of an entity affected by your use, including without limitation, any ISP, ESP, or news or user group (and including, by way of example, and not limitation, circumventing or exceeding equipment use rights and restrictions and/or location and path identification detail);

violates the terms of SecurityStudio’s Acceptable Use Policy at https://securitystudio.com/agreements/;

is legally actionable between private parties; and/or

is in violation of any applicable law or regulation.

c. Suspension and Notice of Violations. We may immediately suspend use of the SecurityStudio Community, without notice, for actual or suspected violations of the terms contained in this Section 3 (Your Conduct and Content).  If you know of usage that is in violation of this Agreement, please let us know by contacting us at training@stg-securitystudio-staging.kinsta.cloud, and following the process for claims of copyright infringement described below.

d.  Claims of Copyright Infringement.  We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we ask our users to do the same. We may, in its sole discretion, suspend the access or terminate the accounts of users who violate others’ intellectual property rights.  If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes infringement on our website, please follow the steps and provide the information as detailed in the ‘Claims of Copyright Infringement’, ‘DMCA Notices’ section of the SecurityStudio Terms and Conditions available at https://securitystudio.com/agreements/.

e.  Our Use of Your Content.  You grant to us all rights, licenses and permissions necessary to display, reproduce, disseminate, and otherwise use Your Content in connection with the SecurityStudio Community.  We may edit or remove Your Content, or block or disable replies on a topic, at any time in our sole discretion. You also grant us the rights to re-use Your Content to market and promote SecurityStudio, such as on our website, in public or private presentations, press releases and interviews, or in connection with our sales and marketing and other publicity efforts. We will endeavor to work with you before re-using Your Content.

4. SecurityStudio’s Proprietary Rights

You are not granted a license to any software by this Agreement. The SecurityStudio products are protected by intellectual property laws, they belong to and are the property of us or our licensors (if any), and we retain all ownership rights to them. You may not use any SecurityStudio trademarks without our prior written permission.

We encourage all customers to comment on the SecurityStudio products, provide suggestions for improving them, and vote on suggestions they like. You agree that all such comments and suggestions will be non-confidential and that we own all rights to use and incorporate them into the SecurityStudio products, without payment or attribution to you.

We retain all ownership rights in SecurityStudio trademarks. During the term of this Agreement, you may use our trademarks as long as you follow the usage requirements in this section and the incorporated guidelines. You must: (i) only use the images of our trademarks that we make available to you for use as part of your participation in the Community (e.g., customer advocacy badges), without altering them in any way; (ii) only use our trademarks in connection with this Agreement; and (iii) immediately comply if we request that you discontinue use.

You must not use any of our trademarks: (a) in a misleading or disparaging way; (b) outside the scope of this Agreement; (c) in a way that implies we endorse, sponsor or approve of your services or products; or (d) in violation of applicable law or in connection with an obscene, indecent, or unlawful topic or material.

5. Third-Party Sites and Products

Third-Party Products and Third-Party Sites are not under our control. Third-Party Sites and Products are provided to you only as a convenience, and the availability of any Third-Party Site or Product does not mean we endorse, support or warranty the Third-Party Site or Product.

6. Privacy

Your use of the SecurityStudio Community is subject to SecurityStudio’s Privacy Policy, available at https://securitystudio.com/agreements/  

7. Customer Advocacy Terms

If you are a current SecurityStudio customer in good standing, you may elect to participate in customer advocacy features that are made available from time to time through SecurityStudio Community.  

If you elect to participate in customer advocacy activities, such as a case study or acting as a customer reference, you agree that SecurityStudio may use your name, title, company name, company logo, quote from you, and other information or materials provided by you in connection with those activities, and you agree to sign any further release form(s) that may be requested by SecurityStudio to document such permission. If you elect to share SecurityStudio news or information, including links, through your own social media accounts, you agree to always use hashtag #fixbrokenindustry to identify your relationship with SecurityStudio in such posts.

Participation in customer advocacy activities and benefits is at SecurityStudio’s sole discretion, and SecurityStudio may, in its sole discretion, terminate any participant’s access to customer advocacy features or suspend their eligibility to participate in customer advocacy activities or benefits, without notice, for any conduct that SecurityStudio, in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of any applicable law, is inconsistent with these terms or their purpose, or is otherwise harmful to the interests of SecurityStudio or the Community. SecurityStudio may change these Customer Advocacy Terms, Customer Advocacy Guidelines, rules, regulations, awards and offers (collectively, the “Customer Advocacy Terms”) at any time with or without notice, and may change or remove customer advocacy features at any time without prior notice. Participants expressly waive any rights or claims of liability against SecurityStudio and/or any of its employees or agents for any awards or other benefits provided under the Customer Advocacy Terms.

8. Term and Termination

a.  Term.  This Agreement will apply for as long as you use or maintain a username for the SecurityStudio

b.  Termination and Suspension.  We may terminate this Agreement and/or suspend your access to the SecurityStudio Community immediately if you: (i) violate any of the terms of this Agreement, (ii) use the SecurityStudio Community in a way which has or may negatively reflect on or affect us, our prospects, or our customers, or (iii) if we determine it to be necessary or desirable in our sole discretion.  We are not obligated to provide you with any of Your Content used in connection with the SecurityStudio Community after termination.  Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not cause your subscription agreement to be terminated, if you have one.

9. Your Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant that: (i) your participation in the SecurityStudio Community will not conflict with any of your existing agreements or arrangements, (ii) you have sufficient rights to share all Your Content with us for our use and with other users of the SecurityStudio Community, and that you are not violating any confidentiality obligations by submitting Your Content to the SecurityStudio Community, and (iii) that Your Content does not violate or constitute the infringement of any intellectual property right, right of privacy, right of publicity or other proprietary right.

10. Indemnification

You will indemnify, defend and hold us harmless, at your expense, against any third-party claim, suit, action, or proceeding (each, an “Action”) brought against us (and our officers, directors, employees, agents, service providers, licensors, and affiliates) by a third party to the extent that such Action is based upon or arises out of (a) your use of the SecurityStudio Community, (b) your disclosure or solicitation of personal information, (c) any use of personal information that you disclosed, whether this use is by you or a third party, (d) your noncompliance with or breach of this Agreement, or (e) your use of Third-Party Products or Third-Party Sites. We will: notify you in writing within thirty (30) days of our becoming aware of any such claim; give you sole control of the defense or settlement of such a claim; and provide you (at your expense) with any and all information and assistance reasonably requested by you to handle the defense or settlement of the claim. You shall not accept any settlement that (i) imposes an obligation on us; (ii) requires us to make an admission; or (iii) imposes liability not covered by these indemnifications or places restrictions on us without our prior written consent.

11. Disclaimers; Limitations of Liability

a.  Disclaimer of Warranties. WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND AGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, SECURITY OR ACCURACY OF THE SECURITYSTUDIO PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, THE SECURITYSTUDIO COMMUNITY, OR THE COMMUNITY CONTENT FOR ANY PURPOSE. APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (APIs) MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SECURITYSTUDIO COMMUNITY IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE SECURITYSTUDIO COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE SECURITYSTUDIO COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY CONTENT MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.

b.  No Indirect Damages. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

c. Limitation of Liability. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WE ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

d.  Third Party Products and Sites.  WE DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS AND THIRD-PARTY SITES THAT YOU USE. OUR LICENSORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ABSENT YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, WE WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE SECURITYSTUDIO COMMUNITY TO YOU.

12. General

a.  Amendment; No Waiver. We may update and change any part or all of this Agreement. If we update or change this Agreement, the updated Agreement will be posted at https://securitystudio.com/agreements/. The updated Agreement will become effective and binding on the next business day after it is posted. When we change this Agreement, the “Last Modified” date above will be updated to reflect the date of the most recent version. We encourage you to review this Agreement periodically. If you do not agree with a modification to this Agreement, you should not use the SecurityStudio

b. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. In the event either of us initiates an action in connection with this Agreement or any other dispute between the parties, the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of such action shall be in the state and federal courts in Hennepin County Minnesota.

c. Force Majeure. Neither party will be responsible for failure or delay of performance if caused by: an act of war, hostility, or sabotage; act of God; electrical, internet, or telecommunication outage that is not caused by the obligated party; government restrictions; or other event outside the reasonable control of the obligated party. Each party will use reasonable efforts to mitigate the effect of a force majeure event.

d.  Relationship of the Parties. Both you and we agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of this Agreement.

e.  Compliance with Applicable Laws. You shall comply with all applicable foreign and domestic laws (including without limitation, export laws), governmental regulations, ordinances, and judicial administrative orders. Export laws and regulations of the United States and any other relevant local export laws and regulations may apply to the Community Content and the SecurityStudio products and services. You will comply with the sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury. You will not directly or indirectly export, re-export, or transfer the Community Content or the SecurityStudio products and services to prohibited countries or individuals or permit use of the Community Content or the SecurityStudio products and services by prohibited countries or individuals.

f.  Correction of Errors and Inaccuracies. The Community Content may contain typographical errors or other errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. We therefore reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update the Community Content and Your Content at any time without prior notice. However, we do not guarantee that any errors, inaccuracies or omissions will be corrected.

g.  Severability. If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in effect.

h. Notices. Notice will be sent to the contact address set forth herein (as such may be changed by notice given to the other party), and will be deemed delivered as of the date of actual receipt.

To SecurityStudio Inc: 6550 York Ave S Ste 500, Edina MN 55435, U.S.A. Attention: General Counsel

To you: your address as provided in our account information for you.  We may give electronic notices specific to you by email to your e-mail address(es) on record in our account information for you. We may give notice to you by telephone calls to the telephone numbers on record in our account information for you.

i.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement between us for SecurityStudio Community and supersedes all other proposals and agreements, whether electronic, oral or written, between us. We object to and reject any additional or different terms proposed by you, including those contained in your purchase order, acceptance or website. It is the express wish of both you and us that this Agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English. We might make versions of this Agreement available in languages other than English. If we do, the English version of this Agreement will govern our relationship and the translated version is provided for convenience only and will not be interpreted to modify the English version of this Agreement.

j.  No Third Party Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person or entity (other than the parties hereto) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

k. Community Guidelines. We may change the Community Guidelines from time to time by updating our website.

l. No Licenses. We grant to you only the rights and licenses expressly stated in this Agreement, and you receive no other rights or licenses with respect to us, the SecurityStudio products and services, our trademarks, or any other property or right of ours.

m. Authority. Each party represents and warrants to the other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that it is binding upon such party and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

n.  Survival. The following sections shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement: ‘SecurityStudio’s Proprietary Rights’, ‘Your Representations and Warranties’, ‘Indemnification’, ‘Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability’, and ‘General’.

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Welcome to the SecurityStudio Community! Here you’ll find a buzzing community of professionals with one common mission: Fixing the broken information security industry. 

The Community consists of SecurityStudio customers, partners, employees, and information security practitioners. It serves as your go-to destination for discussions around the industry, best practices, thought leadership, professional and business development, and SecurityStudio products. The Community is a place where you can connect with others, grow your business and career, and share your professional expertise. 

We strive to ensure that the SecurityStudio Community embodies our values and is a space where all members are respected and valued. The following house rules establish the ground rules for Community use. They are part of our SecurityStudio Community Terms of Use. Please make sure you’ve read the terms that apply to your use.

SecurityStudio Community House Rules

 1. Be respectful.

The Community is a place where you can ask questions and seek out the knowledge of your peers. This is a shared space of connection and learning. So please be polite and considerate in your interactions with other members. All people are welcome to use the Community. However, personal insults, threats of violence, and/or harassment have no place in the Community and will result in revoked Community membership. 

2. Be relevant.

There’s a lot of conversation happening in the Community. Keep your comments constructive and relevant to the topic. If you have a new question, start a new thread rather than interrupting a conversation. Please make sure to review section 3(b) of our Community Terms of Use for more information on acceptable use.

We are committed to high standards of validity and factuality of information in our Community. The moderators are empowered (at their discretion) to remove irrelevant or incorrect content (created either by humans or AI) and issue account suspensions if needed.

We encourage responsible and thoughtful use of generative AI. Please disclose that your content was assisted by AI and check the accuracy of the information before posting in the Community.

 3. Share the love.

As our fearless visionary, @efrancen mentioned, the #1 rule is “Don’t be an asshole!”. What brings us together is our focus on the mission to #fixbrokenindustry. That should be our focus in this group. We are here to support, encourage, help, enhance, and challenge one another. Aside from the most important rule, we also ask for conformity to these professional standards:

• Members shall act honestly and ethically while performing any volunteer duties.
• Members shall treat all SecurityStudio employees, and other community members with respect, courtesy, and dignity.
• Members shall not discriminate and should respect ethnic, national, religious, and cultural differences.
• Members shall not harass, bully, or mistreat staff or other community members.
• Members shall obey all applicable local, state, and federal laws, while acting on behalf of the Academy, including all laws and regulations that govern appropriate conduct in the workplace.

• Members shall deter wrongdoing and ensure accountability for adherence to the Code of Conduct.
• Members shall report violations or suspected violations of the Code of Conduct.  Violations should be reported to the Academy Director at training@securitystudio.com.
• Members shall seek assistance if they have questions about any of these guidelines. If a staff or community member has any questions or concerns about the code of conduct or wishes to file a formal complaint, they may contact training@securitystudio.com.  

4. Be Responsible

You are solely responsible for your interactions with other community members. Please practice common sense and use good judgment when posting and/or interacting with others. Do not post anything that would violate any contractual agreements (copyright, trade secret or otherwise) or nondisclosure agreements to which you are a party.

5. Protect everyone’s privacy.

Don’t share anything about yourself, your business, or another community member that you/they would not want to be made publicly available. Do not post personal information that you receive in private messages or other one-to-one communications on the Community without the other party’s consent. 

6. Keep in mind, this is user-generated content.

The SecurityStudio Community is full of user-generated content with plenty of good advice, instruction, and insight. SecurityStudio is not responsible for the content generated by other users. Please apply the same good judgment pertaining to 3rd party content on the Community that you would apply to information anywhere on the Internet.

By engaging on, and contributing to, the SecurityStudio Community you agree to follow these rules as well as the full SecurityStudio Community Terms of Use.

7. The SecurityStudio Logo and Employees.

You will notice that some community members may have a SecurityStudio logo next to their names – this means they are SecurityStudio employees. Like you, they are members of the community around SecurityStudio products, and we encourage them to share their knowledge and opinions here. 

8. Flagging inappropriate content for review

If you recognize any violation of these guidelines or our Community Terms of Use, or if you have any questions about our guidelines, terms, or policies, let us know via legal@securitystudio.com.

Both staff and community members are expected to comply with the code of conduct described in this document. Failure to comply may be grounds for removal from the SecurityStudio Community.

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Last Modified: August 23, 2023

Welcome to the SecurityStudio Academy!  

These SecurityStudio Academy Terms of Use (“Academy TOU”) are the terms that apply to your use of the SecurityStudio Academy.  We hope that these will help ensure the Academy is valuable to you and serves as a platform where we can all become better together.  The Academy TOU also protects the interests of all of our members, as well as our goodwill and reputation. These terms are so important that we cannot permit you to participate in SecurityStudio Academy training courses or certifications unless you agree to them. By creating an account, or registering for or participating in a training course or certification, or participating in a discussion as part of a training course or certification in the SecurityStudio Academy, you are agreeing to these terms.

Every Academy user of ours agrees to abide by these Academy TOU and is responsible for any violations. You are not allowed to assist or engage others in a way that would violate these Academy TOU. We will enforce and ensure compliance with this Academy TOU by using methods we consider to be appropriate.

We reserve the right to modify these Academy TOU at any time without giving you prior notice. You can find the most recent version at https://securitystudio.com/agreements. Your use of the Academy following any such modification constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by these Academy TOU as modified. You agree to review the Academy TOU on a regular basis and always remain in compliance.

1. Definitions

“Agreement” or “Academy TOU” means these SecurityStudio Academy Terms of Use and all materials referred or linked to in here.

“Academy Content” means all content, including without limitation, language, data, information, and images, provided through or disclosed by use of the SecurityStudio Academy, whether by us, our customers, or other users of the SecurityStudio Academy.  Academy Content does not include Your Content.

“Academy Guidelines” means the policies applicable to users of the SecurityStudio Academy which we have published at https://securitystudio.com/academy-guidelines/, or another website we designate.

“SecurityStudio Academy”, “CvCISO Academy”, “The Official CvCISO Academy”, “S2 Academy” means the training courses and certifications offered online or in person by SecurityStudio.  

“Sensitive Information” means credit or debit card numbers; personal financial account information; Social Security numbers; passport numbers; driver’s license numbers or similar identifiers; employment, financial or health information, including any information subject to regulations, laws or industry standards designed to protect data privacy and security, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

“Third-Party Products” means products and professional services that are provided by third parties which may interoperate with or be used in connection with the SecurityStudio products.

“Third-Party Sites” means third-party websites linked from within or accessed through the SecurityStudio Academy.

“SecurityStudio”, “we”, “us” or “our” means SecurityStudio Inc and our affiliates.

“You” or “your” means the person or entity using the SecurityStudio Academy.

“Your Content” means all content, including without limitation, language, data, information, and images, provided through or disclosed by use of the SecurityStudio Academy, by you.

2. Access to the SecurityStudio Academy

We will provide you access to use the SecurityStudio Academy according to the terms of this Agreement.  We may use third party service providers to provide some or all elements of the SecurityStudio Academy.  In order to access and use the SecurityStudio Academy, you may be required to establish a username with a third party service provider, and you grant us the right to share the information necessary to enable your use of the SecurityStudio Academy with our third party service providers.

You may not use a username that: (i) belongs to someone else, (ii) impersonates another person, (iii) is misleading, (iv) violates any intellectual property or other proprietary rights, (v) is vulgar or offensive, (vi) uses ‘SecurityStudio’ as all or part of it, unless we provide express permission to do so, or (vii) we reject, which we may choose to do in our discretion.  All information you provide in your profile must be accurate.  If you believe your access to or use of the SecurityStudio Academy has been breached, compromised, or unauthorized, notify us immediately at security.admin@stg-securitystudio-staging.kinsta.cloud.

3. Your Conduct and Content

a. Usage Guidelines.  You must review and follow the Academy Guidelines.  We may change the Academy Guidelines from time to time by updating the applicable website. Your use of the SecurityStudio Academy is subject to the Academy Guidelines, which are incorporated to this Agreement by reference.

b. Acceptable Use.  You will use the SecurityStudio Academy for its intended purpose only, and will not use it for solicitation or advertising purposes, unless we otherwise agree.  Your Content should typically relate to information security best practices, the SecurityStudio products or their use.

The SecurityStudio Academy is meant for public discussion, so you may not disclose or solicit anyone’s private information or disclose confidential information.  You are responsible for the use by third parties of any personal information disclosed by you to the SecurityStudio Academy, whether or not you permitted such use. This means that no private or personal information should be exchanged within the SecurityStudio Academy.  Upon our consent, certain users may be permitted to include a link as part of their signature information, which another user may click to leave the SecurityStudio Academy and obtain or share additional information.  If you share your information by following one of these links, then you grant us the right to further share your information with trusted partners so that they may contact you about inbound marketing or sales service offerings.

You are not permitted to sell, rent, lease, assign, sublicense, distribute, transmit, broadcast, commercially exploit, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any right in the SecurityStudio Academy or Academy Content.   In addition, and without limiting the other requirements in this Academy TOU, you may not (directly or indirectly) use the SecurityStudio Academy with content, or in a manner that:

is in violation of this Agreement;

is confidential, proprietary or discloses Sensitive Information;

discloses or solicits the private information of any person;

is threatening, abusive, harassing, stalking, or defamatory;

is deceptive, false, misleading or fraudulent;

is invasive of another’s privacy or otherwise violates another’s legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity);

contains vulgar, obscene, indecent or unlawful material;

infringes a third party’s intellectual property right(s);

publishes, posts, uploads, or otherwise distributes any software, music, videos, or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you have all necessary rights and consents to do so;

uploads files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another person’s computer;

downloads any file that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in that way;

falsifies or deletes any author attributions, legal or proprietary designations, labels of the origin or source of software, or other material contained in a file that is uploaded;

restricts or inhibits any other user of the SecurityStudio Academy from using and enjoying our website and/or the SecurityStudio product;

harvests or otherwise collects information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;

damages, disables, overburdens, or impairs any SecurityStudio website or interferes with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the SecurityStudio Academy;

mirrors or frames the SecurityStudio Academy website, or any part of it, on any other website or webpage;

attempts to gain unauthorized access to the SecurityStudio Academy, or access the SecurityStudio Academy by any means other than through the interface that we provide to you;

violates the usage standards or rules of an entity affected by your use, including without limitation, any ISP, ESP, or news or user group (and including, by way of example, and not limitation, circumventing or exceeding equipment use rights and restrictions and/or location and path identification detail);

violates the terms of SecurityStudio’s Acceptable Use Policy at https://securitystudio.com/agreements/;

is legally actionable between private parties; and/or

is in violation of any applicable law or regulation.

c.  Suspension and Notice of Violations. We may immediately suspend use of the SecurityStudio Academy, without notice, for actual or suspected violations of the terms contained in this Section 3 (Your Conduct and Content).  If you know of usage that is in violation of this Agreement, please let us know by contacting us at training@stg-securitystudio-staging.kinsta.cloud, and following the process for claims of copyright infringement described below.

d.  Claims of Copyright Infringement.  We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we ask our users to do the same. We may, in its sole discretion, suspend the access or terminate the accounts of users who violate others’ intellectual property rights.  If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes infringement on our website, please follow the steps and provide the information as detailed in the ‘Claims of Copyright Infringement’, ‘DMCA Notices’ section of the SecurityStudio Terms and Conditions available at https://securitystudio.com/agreements/.

e. Our Use of Your Content.  You grant to us all rights, licenses and permissions necessary to display, reproduce, disseminate, and otherwise use Your Content in connection with the SecurityStudio Academy.  We may edit or remove Your Content, or block or disable replies on a topic, at any time in our sole discretion. You also grant us the rights to re-use Your Content to market and promote SecurityStudio, such as on our website, in public or private presentations, press releases and interviews, or in connection with our sales and marketing and other publicity efforts. We will endeavor to work with you before re-using Your Content.

4. SecurityStudio’s Proprietary Rights

You are not granted a license to any software by this Agreement. The SecurityStudio products are protected by intellectual property laws, they belong to and are the property of us or our licensors (if any), and we retain all ownership rights to them. You may not use any SecurityStudio trademarks without our prior written permission.

We encourage all customers to comment on the SecurityStudio products, training courses and certifications, provide suggestions for improving them, and vote on suggestions they like. You agree that all such comments and suggestions will be non-confidential and that we own all rights to use and incorporate them into the SecurityStudio products, training courses and certifications, without payment or attribution to you.

We retain all ownership rights in SecurityStudio trademarks. During the term of this Agreement, you may use our trademarks as long as you follow the usage requirements in this section and the incorporated guidelines. You must: (i) only use the images of our trademarks that we make available to you for use as part of your participation in the Academy (e.g., customer advocacy badges), without altering them in any way; (ii) only use our trademarks in connection with this Agreement; and (iii) immediately comply if we request that you discontinue use.

You must not use any of our trademarks: (a) in a misleading or disparaging way; (b) outside the scope of this Agreement; (c) in a way that implies we endorse, sponsor or approve of your services or products; or (d) in violation of applicable law or in connection with an obscene, indecent, or unlawful topic or material.

5. Third-Party Sites and Products

Third-Party Products and Third-Party Sites are not under our control. Third-Party Sites and Products are provided to you only as a convenience, and the availability of any Third-Party Site or Product does not mean we endorse, support or warranty the Third-Party Site or Product.

6. Privacy

Your use of the SecurityStudio Academy is subject to SecurityStudio’s Privacy Policy, available at https://securitystudio.com/agreements/  

7. Customer Advocacy Terms

If you are a current SecurityStudio customer in good standing, you may elect to participate in customer advocacy features that are made available from time to time through SecurityStudio Academy.  

If you elect to participate in customer advocacy activities, such as a case study or acting as a customer reference, you agree that SecurityStudio may use your name, title, company name, company logo, quote from you, and other information or materials provided by you in connection with those activities, and you agree to sign any further release form(s) that may be requested by SecurityStudio to document such permission. If you elect to share SecurityStudio news or information, including links, through your own social media accounts, you agree to always use hashtag #fixbrokenindustry to identify your relationship with SecurityStudio in such posts.

Participation in customer advocacy activities and benefits is at SecurityStudio’s sole discretion, and SecurityStudio may, in its sole discretion, terminate any participant’s access to customer advocacy features or suspend their eligibility to participate in customer advocacy activities or benefits, without notice, for any conduct that SecurityStudio, in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of any applicable law, is inconsistent with these terms or their purpose, or is otherwise harmful to the interests of SecurityStudio or the Academy. SecurityStudio may change these Customer Advocacy Terms, Customer Advocacy Guidelines, rules, regulations, awards and offers (collectively, the “Customer Advocacy Terms”) at any time with or without notice, and may change or remove customer advocacy features at any time without prior notice. Participants expressly waive any rights or claims of liability against SecurityStudio and/or any of its employees or agents for any awards or other benefits provided under the Customer Advocacy Terms.

8. Term and Termination

a.  Term.  This Agreement will apply for as long as you use or maintain a username for the SecurityStudio Academy.

b.  Termination and Suspension.  We may terminate this Agreement and/or suspend your access to the SecurityStudio Academy immediately if you: (i) violate any of the terms of this Agreement, (ii) use the SecurityStudio Academy in a way which has or may negatively reflect on or affect us, our prospects, or our customers, or (iii) if we determine it to be necessary or desirable in our sole discretion.  We are not obligated to provide you with any of Your Content used in connection with the SecurityStudio Academy after termination.  Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not cause your subscription agreement to be terminated, if you have one.

9. Your Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant that: (i) your participation in the SecurityStudio Academy will not conflict with any of your existing agreements or arrangements, (ii) you have sufficient rights to share all Your Content with us for our use and with other users of the SecurityStudio Academy, and that you are not violating any confidentiality obligations by submitting Your Content to the SecurityStudio Academy, and (iii) that Your Content does not violate or constitute the infringement of any intellectual property right, right of privacy, right of publicity or other proprietary right.

10. Indemnification

You will indemnify, defend and hold us harmless, at your expense, against any third-party claim, suit, action, or proceeding (each, an “Action”) brought against us (and our officers, directors, employees, agents, service providers, licensors, and affiliates) by a third party to the extent that such Action is based upon or arises out of (a) your use of the SecurityStudio Academy, (b) your disclosure or solicitation of personal information, (c) any use of personal information that you disclosed, whether this use is by you or a third party, (d) your noncompliance with or breach of this Agreement, or (e) your use of Third-Party Products or Third-Party Sites. We will: notify you in writing within thirty (30) days of our becoming aware of any such claim; give you sole control of the defense or settlement of such a claim; and provide you (at your expense) with any and all information and assistance reasonably requested by you to handle the defense or settlement of the claim. You shall not accept any settlement that (i) imposes an obligation on us; (ii) requires us to make an admission; or (iii) imposes liability not covered by these indemnifications or places restrictions on us without our prior written consent.

11. Disclaimers; Limitations of Liability

a.  Disclaimer of Warranties. WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND AGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, SECURITY OR ACCURACY OF THE SECURITYSTUDIO PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, THE SECURITYSTUDIO ACADEMY, OR THE ACADEMY CONTENT FOR ANY PURPOSE. APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (APIs) MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SECURITYSTUDIO ACADEMY IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE SECURITYSTUDIO ACADEMY AND THE ACADEMY CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE SECURITYSTUDIO ACADEMY AND ACADEMY CONTENT MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.

b.  No Indirect Damages. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

c.  Limitation of Liability. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WE ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

d. Third Party Products and Sites.  WE DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS AND THIRD-PARTY SITES THAT YOU USE. OUR LICENSORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ABSENT YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, WE WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE SECURITYSTUDIO ACADEMY TO YOU.

12. Fees and Payments

Payments for SecurityStudio Academy training courses and certifications are non-cancelable, and fees paid are non-refundable.  If you have paid for a course or certification that you have not completed, in certain cases we allow reenrollment in an equivalent course.  This is approved or denied on a case-by-case basis and is at the sole discretion of SecurityStudio.

13.  General

a.  Amendment; No Waiver. We may update and change any part or all of this Agreement. If we update or change this Agreement, the updated Agreement will be posted at https://securitystudio.com/agreements/. The updated Agreement will become effective and binding on the next business day after it is posted. When we change this Agreement, the “Last Modified” date above will be updated to reflect the date of the most recent version. We encourage you to review this Agreement periodically. If you do not agree with a modification to this Agreement, you should not use the SecurityStudio Academy.

b.  Applicable This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. In the event either of us initiates an action in connection with this Agreement or any other dispute between the parties, the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of such action shall be in the state and federal courts in Hennepin County Minnesota.

c.  Force Neither party will be responsible for failure or delay of performance if caused by: an act of war, hostility, or sabotage; act of God; electrical, internet, or telecommunication outage that is not caused by the obligated party; government restrictions; or other event outside the reasonable control of the obligated party. Each party will use reasonable efforts to mitigate the effect of a force majeure event.

d.  Relationship of the Parties. Both you and we agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of this Agreement.

e.  Compliance with Applicable Laws. You shall comply with all applicable foreign and domestic laws (including without limitation, export laws), governmental regulations, ordinances, and judicial administrative orders. Export laws and regulations of the United States and any other relevant local export laws and regulations may apply to the Academy Content and the SecurityStudio products and services. You will comply with the sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury. You will not directly or indirectly export, re-export, or transfer the Academy Content or the SecurityStudio products and services to prohibited countries or individuals or permit use of the Academy Content or the SecurityStudio products and services by prohibited countries or individuals.

f.  Correction of Errors and Inaccuracies. The Academy Content may contain typographical errors or other errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. We therefore reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update the Academy Content and Your Content at any time without prior notice. However, we do not guarantee that any errors, inaccuracies or omissions will be corrected.

g.  Severability. If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in effect.

h. Notices. Notice will be sent to the contact address set forth herein (as such may be changed by notice given to the other party), and will be deemed delivered as of the date of actual receipt.

To SecurityStudio Inc: 6550 York Ave S Ste 500, Edina MN 55435, U.S.A. Attention: General Counsel

To you: your address as provided in our account information for you.  We may give electronic notices specific to you by email to your e-mail address(es) on record in our account information for you. We may give notice to you by telephone calls to the telephone numbers on record in our account information for you.

i.  Entire This Agreement is the entire agreement between us for SecurityStudio Academy and supersedes all other proposals and agreements, whether electronic, oral or written, between us. We object to and reject any additional or different terms proposed by you, including those contained in your purchase order, acceptance or website. It is the express wish of both you and us that this Agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English. We might make versions of this Agreement available in languages other than English. If we do, the English version of this Agreement will govern our relationship and the translated version is provided for convenience only and will not be interpreted to modify the English version of this Agreement.

j.  No Third Party Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person or entity (other than the parties hereto) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

k.  Academy We may change the Academy Guidelines from time to time by updating our website.

l. No Licenses. We grant to you only the rights and licenses expressly stated in this Agreement, and you receive no other rights or licenses with respect to us, the SecurityStudio products and services, our trademarks, or any other property or right of ours.

m.  Authority. Each party represents and warrants to the other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that it is binding upon such party and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

n.  Survival. The following sections shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement: ‘SecurityStudio’s Proprietary Rights’, ‘Your Representations and Warranties’, ‘Indemnification’, ‘Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability’, and ‘General’.

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Welcome to the SecurityStudio Academy!  

 We strive to ensure that the SecurityStudio Academy embodies our values and is a space where all members are respected and valued. The following house rules establish the ground rules for Academy use. They are part of our SecurityStudio Academy Terms of Use. Please make sure you’ve read the terms that apply to your use.

 SecurityStudio Academy House Rules

 1. Be respectful.

The Academy is a place where you can ask questions and seek out the knowledge of your peers. This is a shared space of connection and learning. So please be polite and considerate in your interactions with other members. All people are welcome to use the Academy. However, personal insults, threats of violence, and/or harassment have no place in the Academy and will result in revoked Academy membership. 

2. Be relevant.

There’s a lot of conversation happening in the Academy. Keep your comments constructive and relevant to the topic. If you have a new question, start a new thread rather than interrupting a conversation. Please make sure to review section 3(b) of our Academy Terms of Use for more information on acceptable use.

We are committed to high standards of validity and factuality of information in our Academy. The moderators are empowered (at their discretion) to remove irrelevant or incorrect content (created either by humans or AI) and issue account suspensions if needed.

We encourage responsible and thoughtful use of generative AI. Please disclose that your content was assisted by AI and check the accuracy of the information before posting in the Academy.

3. Share the love.

As our fearless visionary, @efrancen mentioned, the #1 rule is “Don’t be an asshole!”. What brings us together is our focus on the mission to #fixbrokenindustry. That should be our focus in this group. We are here to support, encourage, help, enhance, and challenge one another. Aside from the most important rule, we also ask for conformity to these professional standards:

• Members shall act honestly and ethically while performing any volunteer duties.
• Members shall treat all SecurityStudio employees, and other Academy members with respect, courtesy, and dignity.

• Members shall not discriminate and should respect ethnic, national, religious, and cultural differences.
• Members shall not harass, bully, or mistreat staff or other Academy members.
• Members shall obey all applicable local, state, and federal laws, while acting on behalf of the Academy, including all laws and regulations that govern appropriate conduct in the workplace.
• Members shall deter wrongdoing and ensure accountability for adherence to the Code of Conduct.
• Members shall report violations or suspected violations of the Code of Conduct.  Violations should be reported to the Academy Director at training@securitystudio.com.

• Members shall seek assistance if they have questions about any of these guidelines. If a staff or Academy member has any questions or concerns about the code of conduct or wishes to file a formal complaint, they may contact training@securitystudio.com.  

4. Be responsible.

You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Academy members. Please practice common sense and use good judgment when posting and/or interacting with others. Do not post anything that would violate any contractual agreements (copyright, trade secret or otherwise) or nondisclosure agreements to which you are a party.

5. Protect everyone’s privacy.

Don’t share anything about yourself, your business, or another Academy member that you/they would not want to be made publicly available. Do not post personal information that you receive in private messages or other one-to-one communications on the Academy without the other party’s consent. 

6. Keep in mind, this is user-generated content.

The SecurityStudio Academy is full of user-generated content with plenty of good advice, instruction, and insight. SecurityStudio is not responsible for the content generated by other users. Please apply the same good judgment pertaining to 3rd party content on the Academy that you would apply to information anywhere on the Internet.

By engaging on, and contributing to, the SecurityStudio Academy you agree to follow these rules as well as the full SecurityStudio Academy Terms of Use.

7. The SecurityStudio Logo and Employees.

You will notice that some Academy members may have a SecurityStudio logo next to their names – this means they are SecurityStudio employees. Like you, they are members of the Academy around SecurityStudio products, and we encourage them to share their knowledge and opinions here. 

8. Flagging inappropriate content for review

If you recognize any violation of these guidelines or our Academy Terms of Use, or if you have any questions about our guidelines, terms, or policies, let us know via legal@securitystudio.com.

Both staff and Academy members are expected to comply with the code of conduct described in this document. Failure to comply may be grounds for removal from the SecurityStudio Academy.

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