Terms and Conditions

This Agreement is made between Stanescu R. Lucian-Alexandru PFA (“I”, “My”, “Me”, or “Mine”), registered in Romania with number RO38581210, and the visitor to this website (the “Website”) or individual or other legal entity (“You”, or “Your”) I am in contact with for the prospective provision of services as an independent contractor. Such contact shall be known as the “Consultation”, whether taking place over email, telephone calls, video meetings, or any other digital or physical means of information exchange.

By using the Website or entering into a Consultation, You agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Please read them carefully.

When entering into an agreement for Me to provide professional services to You, the terms and conditions of that agreement will supersede this Agreement in its entirety.

Accuracy of Information and Availability

While I will use reasonable attempts to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information provided (the “Information”) on the Website and during the Consultation, to the extent permitted by law, I do not make any warranties or representations (whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise) as to its accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose.

The Information is provided based on My experience as an Information Security Professional. Further, I do not hold any credentials in law and the content of the Website or the Consultation is not, is not intended, and shall not be construed as legal advice.

The use of the Website or the Consultation are not a substitute for professional advice and do not constitute the provision of professional services, whether You are an existing client of Mine or not.

I make no warranties with regards to the availability, error-free state or malware-free state of the Website.

I will make reasonable efforts to respond to You within one business day, except on Romanian public holidays or when I am unavailable due to personal leave. I will make reasonable efforts to publish the dates I am unavailable on due to personal leave on the contact page. However, I make no warranties as to My availability to arrange a Consultation, or respond to Your communication, whether through email, telephone calls, video meetings, or any other digital or physical means of contact.

No content on the Website shall be construed as a warranty that I will engage in the Consultation or enter into an agreement to provide professional services.

I am not responsible for the content of any third-party website that the Website links to or that link to the Website, including, without limitation, the accuracy, completeness, suitability for any purpose, availability, error-free state or malware-free state of such Websites. Such links are only provided as a convenience. Such links do not, are not intended, and must not be construed to represent endorsement of or affiliation with such third parties.

Privacy

As an Information Security Consultant, I understand how important the privacy of Your personal information is. Please see the Privacy Policy for how this is handled.

Confidentiality

I understand the importance of not disclosing to third parties information You may share with Me during the Consultation that You deem sensitive or confidential. If You want or need to share such information with Me during the Consultation, I may, at My own discretion, sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Please feel free to enquire about this during the Consultation.

Public Responsibility / Professional Code of Ethics

I adhere to the CompTIA Professional Code of Ethics.

You shall not ask Me to take any actions or fail to act in a way that violates the law, My duty of care to public health or the professional codes of ethics that I adhere to (the “Illegal Request”).

You shall not take any legal action or seek remedies for a breach of this Agreement due to My reporting of an Illegal Request to the relevant authorities.

Intellectual Property

The content of the Website is protected by intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to copyright and trade marks).

You are allowed to retrieve and render the content of the Website and store such content on electronic or printed form, provided you keep all copyright notices intact. You may not copy (in whole or in part), distribute, modify, or reproduce such content, without My prior written permission.

You may share links to the Website through any means, including, but not limited to, social media or other websites, provided you do not claim or imply ownership over the Website or its content, affiliation with Me, or endorsement by Me.

Liability

Through the use of the Website or the Consultation, to the extent permitted by applicable law, I exclude all liability to You or other third parties for any losses, whether direct, indirect, or consequential (all three of which terms include, without limitation, pure economic loss, loss of production, loss of profits or of contracts, loss of business, loss of or corruption to data, losses incurred by any of Your customers or other third party, depletion of goodwill and like loss).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, I do not exclude My liability for fraud (including, without limitation, fraudulent misrepresentation).

Governing Law

Where You are representing an organisation registered in the United Kingdom, this Agreement, and all court proceedings, are to be construed in accordance with and governed, to the exclusion of the law of any other forum, by the laws of England and Wales; additionally, if You intend to initiate court proceedings, You must do so in England or Wales.

If You are not representing an organisation registered in the United Kingdom, this Agreement, and all court proceedings, are to be construed in accordance with and governed, to the exclusion of the law of any other forum, by the laws of Romania; Additionally, if You intend to initiate court proceedings, You must do so in Romania.

Amendments

These terms and conditions may be changed from time to time, with a new version being posted on the Website as a replacement for the old one. You should review the Website periodically.

The last version was posted on 20th February 2023.

Miscellaneous

In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, all other provisions will nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable with the invalid or unenforceable parts severed from the remainder of this Agreement.

Headings are inserted for convenience only and are not to be considered when interpreting this Agreement.

Words in the singular mean and include the plural and vice versa. Words in the masculine mean and include the feminine and vice versa.

I shall not be responsible for a breach of this Agreement caused by circumstances beyond my reasonable control.