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Terms and Conditions
These terms govern your use of departmentofinternetsecurity.net (the “site”), run by Departmentofinternetsecurity. By using the site you agree to them. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the site.
What the site is
The site publishes general information about internet security and online safety. It is an independent publication. It is not a government department or agency, and nothing here is official guidance or professional advice.
Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- use the site for anything unlawful, or to plan or carry out unauthorized access to any system;
- attempt to probe, scan or test the site’s security without our written permission;
- interfere with the site, its servers or other visitors, including through automated scraping that degrades service;
- submit content through our forms that is abusive, defamatory, infringes someone’s rights, or contains other people’s personal data without permission;
- misrepresent your identity or impersonate us or anyone else.
Intellectual property
Articles, design, graphics and the site’s wordmark belong to Departmentofinternetsecurity unless stated otherwise. You may share links and quote short passages with credit and a link back. You may not republish full articles without written permission. Headlines shown in feed boxes belong to their original publishers.
Your submissions
If you send us a tip, sample or comment, you give us permission to use it for reporting. We won’t publish your name without your consent. Please don’t send anything you’re not allowed to share.
External links and advertising
We link to other websites and display ads served by third parties. We don’t control those sites or ads and aren’t responsible for their content, products or privacy practices.
Disclaimers
The site is provided “as is.” We work to keep information accurate and current, but security threats change quickly and we can’t guarantee that any article is complete, error-free or suited to your situation. Follow any advice at your own discretion and, where the stakes are high, get help from a qualified professional.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, Departmentofinternetsecurity and its contributors won’t be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential loss, or for loss of data, profits or business, arising from your use of the site or reliance on its content. Where liability can’t be excluded, it is limited to the amount you paid us to use the site, which is normally nothing.
Availability
We may change, pause or remove any part of the site at any time without notice. The site has no user accounts, so there’s no login to protect on our side, and no one from this site will ever ask you for a password or payment to read an article.
Severability
If a court finds any part of these terms unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.
Changes
We may update these terms. The date at the top shows the latest version, and continued use means you accept the changes.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be handled in the state or federal courts located in South Carolina, unless the law where you live gives you a right to bring it elsewhere.
Contact
Questions about these terms can go through our contact page.