Terms of use.

01

Agreement

These terms govern your use of the VectoRise website at vectorise.dev and related public pages (the "Site"). By using the Site you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

"VectoRise", "we", "us", and "our" mean VectoRise, a consultancy based in Chantilly, Virginia. "You" means the person or entity using the Site.

02

The Site is not a contract for services

Nothing on the Site is an offer to sell, a proposal, a quote, or a commitment to perform work. Descriptions of services, case studies, timelines, and outcomes are illustrative. Actual work is performed only under a written agreement signed by VectoRise and the client, typically a master services agreement, statement of work, or equivalent ("Engagement Terms").

If Engagement Terms conflict with these website terms, the Engagement Terms control for that engagement.

03

Inquiries and scoping

Submitting the contact form or sending email does not create a client relationship, a duty of care, or an obligation to respond in any particular way. We may decline work, including after a scoping conversation.

Treat the Site and email as a public-facing channel until we have a signed confidentiality agreement. Do not send trade secrets, credentials, or regulated data through the form. Once we are under Engagement Terms or an NDA, those documents govern confidentiality.

04

Professional services

Fees, scope, acceptance, warranties, service levels, and deliverables are defined only in Engagement Terms. We do not warrant that any system will achieve a particular commercial result, regulatory outcome, or audit finding.

AI and automation features, where included in an engagement, depend on data quality, third-party models and APIs, and operator use. We do not warrant that model output is error-free, complete, or fit for an unreviewed production decision.

05

Intellectual property

The Site, including its design, text, graphics, logos, and code, is owned by VectoRise or its licensors. You may view it for information about our firm. You may not copy, scrape, reverse engineer, or reuse the Site or our marks for a competing offering without our written consent.

Unless Engagement Terms say otherwise: (a) you retain rights in materials you provide to us; (b) upon full payment, you own custom deliverables created specifically for you under that engagement; and (c) VectoRise retains all rights in pre-existing tools, frameworks, software products (including Aegis), libraries, know-how, and generic methods, and in any improvements to them. We may use residual knowledge from an engagement that is not your confidential information.

06

Case studies and testimonials

Work examples and quotes on the Site appear with permission or in a form that does not disclose confidential client information. They are not a guarantee of similar results. You may not imply that we endorse your product because we are listed as a vendor or partner.

07

Acceptable use

You may not use the Site to break the law, to probe or overload our systems, to harvest addresses, to misrepresent your identity, or to upload malware. We may block access that we reasonably believe is abusive.

08

Third-party sites

The Site may link to LinkedIn, client sites, or other third parties. We are not responsible for their content, policies, or availability.

09

Disclaimers

The Site is provided "as is" and "as available". To the maximum extent permitted by law, VectoRise disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors.

Information on the Site is general and is not legal, security, compliance, or investment advice.

10

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, VectoRise and its founders, employees, and contractors are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or business interruption, arising out of the Site or these terms, even if advised of the possibility.

Our total liability arising out of the Site or these website terms will not exceed one hundred US dollars (USD 100). Liability for paid professional services is governed exclusively by the Engagement Terms, and where those terms are silent, will not exceed the fees you paid us for the engagement giving rise to the claim in the twelve months before the claim.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limits. In those places, our liability is limited to the fullest extent the law allows.

11

Indemnity

You will defend and indemnify VectoRise against claims, damages, and reasonable legal fees arising from your misuse of the Site, your violation of these terms, or content you submit that infringes someone else's rights.

12

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Exclusive venue for disputes arising from the Site or these terms is the state courts in Fairfax County, Virginia, or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and you consent to that venue.

Engagement Terms may specify a different venue for client work. That choice controls for those disputes.

13

Changes and contact

We may change these terms by posting an updated version on the Site. The "Last updated" date will change when we do. If you continue to use the Site, the new terms apply.

Questions: contact@vectorise.dev. VectoRise, Chantilly, Virginia, United States.