HACKBYLAW.COM

WEBSITE TERMS OF USE

Effective Date: August 13, 2026

These Website Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of HackByLaw.com (the “Website”), operated by HA SOLUTION CONSULTING INC. / HackByLaw.com (“HackByLaw,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).

By accessing, browsing, or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, you should not use the Website.

These Terms apply to the Website only. They do not replace or modify any separate agreement, statement of work, penetration testing agreement, Rules of Engagement, or other written contract entered into between HackByLaw and a customer.

1. Acceptance of These Terms

1.1

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to comply with these Terms and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

1.2

If you use the Website on behalf of a company, organization, or other legal entity, you represent that you have authority to accept these Terms on behalf of that entity.

1.3

If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Website.

2. Purpose of the Website

2.1

HackByLaw.com provides information concerning cybersecurity, information security, penetration testing, cybersecurity awareness, security education, consulting, and related services.

2.2

Information published on the Website may include educational materials, cybersecurity information, articles, recommendations, descriptions of services, security concepts, and other informational content.

2.3

The Website is intended to provide general informational and educational content and to describe services offered by HackByLaw.

2.4

The availability of information on the Website does not create a contractual relationship between HackByLaw and a Website visitor.

2.5

A contractual relationship for cybersecurity or penetration testing services exists only when the parties enter into an applicable written agreement or other legally binding service arrangement.

3. Permitted Use

You may use the Website for lawful purposes, including:

  • learning about cybersecurity and information security;

  • reviewing HackByLaw’s services;

  • accessing publicly available educational materials;

  • contacting HackByLaw through an available communication method;

  • evaluating whether HackByLaw’s services may be appropriate for your organization.

You must use the Website in accordance with these Terms and applicable law.

4. Prohibited Use

You may not use the Website to:

4.1

Engage in unlawful activity or activity that violates applicable federal, state, or local law.

4.2

Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, its servers, databases, networks, systems, or infrastructure.

4.3

Probe, scan, test, or attack the Website or its infrastructure without express written authorization from HackByLaw.

4.4

Attempt to bypass authentication, access controls, security mechanisms, rate limits, or other technical protections.

4.5

Introduce malware, ransomware, viruses, worms, trojans, malicious code, or other harmful material.

4.6

Conduct denial-of-service (“DoS”), distributed denial-of-service (“DDoS”), flooding, resource-exhaustion, or similar attacks against the Website.

4.7

Use automated systems, bots, crawlers, scrapers, or other mechanisms to access the Website in a manner that places an unreasonable load on the Website or interferes with its operation.

4.8

Attempt to obtain information that is not intentionally made publicly available through the Website.

4.9

Use information obtained from the Website to facilitate unlawful surveillance, harassment, stalking, fraud, unauthorized access, or other unlawful activity.

4.10

Misrepresent your identity, affiliation, authority, or relationship with HackByLaw.

4.11

Interfere with the operation, security, availability, or integrity of the Website.

4.12

Use the Website or its content to violate the rights of another person or organization.

5. Cybersecurity and Educational Content

5.1

HackByLaw may publish cybersecurity information that describes vulnerabilities, security techniques, attack methods, defensive measures, penetration testing concepts, or other technical subjects.

5.2

Such information is provided for lawful educational, research, defensive, and authorized security purposes.

5.3

The publication of cybersecurity information does not constitute authorization to access, test, scan, exploit, or interfere with any computer system, network, application, device, account, or other infrastructure.

5.4

You are solely responsible for obtaining appropriate authorization before performing security testing or other security-related activity against systems that you do not own or have explicit permission to test.

5.5

HackByLaw does not authorize Website visitors to test HackByLaw systems merely because cybersecurity testing techniques are described on the Website.

6. No Professional Advice

6.1

Information provided through the Website is general informational and educational material.

6.2

Website content does not constitute legal advice, financial advice, insurance advice, or a guarantee of cybersecurity protection.

6.3

Cybersecurity risks vary depending on the specific systems, technologies, configurations, threats, business operations, and circumstances of an organization.

6.4

You should obtain appropriate professional advice based on your specific circumstances when necessary.

6.5

No information on the Website should be interpreted as a representation that a particular security measure will prevent all cybersecurity incidents, vulnerabilities, attacks, unauthorized access, data loss, or other security events.

7. No Guarantee of Security

7.1

Cybersecurity is an ongoing process and no security assessment, penetration test, security product, configuration, or security measure can guarantee that a system will be completely secure.

7.2

Information published on the Website should not be interpreted as a guarantee that HackByLaw can identify every vulnerability or prevent every cybersecurity incident.

7.3

Any guarantees, warranties, service levels, testing scope, testing limitations, or performance obligations applicable to a specific customer engagement shall be governed exclusively by the applicable written agreement.

8. Intellectual Property

8.1

Unless otherwise stated, the Website and its content are owned by or licensed to HackByLaw.

8.2

The Website may contain, without limitation:

  • text;

  • graphics;

  • logos;

  • photographs;

  • illustrations;

  • videos;

  • software;

  • designs;

  • documentation;

  • articles;

  • educational materials;

  • trademarks;

  • service marks;

  • other intellectual property.

8.3

You may access and view Website content for personal, informational, educational, or legitimate business purposes.

8.4

Except as expressly permitted by applicable law or by HackByLaw in writing, you may not:

  • reproduce substantial portions of the Website;

  • redistribute Website content;

  • sell Website content;

  • commercially exploit Website content;

  • modify Website content;

  • create derivative works from Website content;

  • remove copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices;

  • represent HackByLaw content as your own.

8.5

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of any HackByLaw intellectual property to you.

9. Trademarks

“HACKBYLAW,” “HackByLaw,” HackByLaw.com, logos, names, slogans, and other marks displayed on the Website may constitute trademarks or service marks of HackByLaw or their respective owners.

You may not use HackByLaw trademarks without prior written permission, except as permitted by applicable law.

10. User Submissions and Communications

10.1

The Website may not currently provide public comment sections, user accounts, or general submission forms.

10.2

If you voluntarily communicate with HackByLaw by email or another available communication method, information contained in that communication may be used to respond to your request or conduct legitimate business activities.

10.3

You represent that information you provide to HackByLaw is accurate and that you have the right to provide such information.

10.4

You must not send HackByLaw confidential, proprietary, regulated, or sensitive information unless such information is necessary for an authorized service engagement or HackByLaw has specifically requested it.

10.5

Do not send passwords, authentication credentials, private keys, recovery codes, or other highly sensitive information through ordinary website communications unless specifically requested through an appropriate secure process.

11. Third-Party Websites and Services

11.1

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, services, or resources.

11.2

Third-party websites and services are operated independently from HackByLaw and may have their own terms, privacy policies, security practices, and other conditions.

11.3

HackByLaw does not control third-party websites or services and is not responsible for their availability, content, security, privacy practices, or policies.

11.4

Your use of third-party websites or services is subject to the applicable terms and policies of those third parties.

12. Website Availability

12.1

HackByLaw may modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any portion of the Website at any time.

12.2

We do not guarantee that the Website will always be:

  • available;

  • uninterrupted;

  • error-free;

  • secure;

  • compatible with every device or browser;

  • free from malicious code or vulnerabilities.

12.3

Maintenance, upgrades, security events, technical failures, third-party service interruptions, or other circumstances may temporarily affect Website availability.

13. Website Security

13.1

HackByLaw takes reasonable measures intended to protect the Website and its infrastructure.

13.2

However, no Internet-connected system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13.3

If you believe you have identified a security vulnerability affecting HackByLaw.com, you should report it responsibly to:

Email: info@hackbylaw.com

13.4

You should not exploit, disclose publicly, modify, destroy, or access data beyond what is reasonably necessary to demonstrate the reported security issue.

13.5

HackByLaw may establish additional vulnerability disclosure or responsible disclosure procedures from time to time.

14. Privacy

14.1

Your use of the Website is also subject to the HackByLaw Privacy Policy.

14.2

Our Privacy Policy explains how information associated with Website use may be handled, including information that may be automatically processed by website infrastructure and third-party service providers.

14.3

The Website currently does not provide general visitor accounts, public comment sections, or forms designed to require visitors to submit personal information.

14.4

However, information may be processed in connection with communications, cybersecurity services, contractual relationships, or other legitimate business activities.

14.5

Where cybersecurity services are provided to a Customer, the handling of Customer Data may additionally be governed by the applicable service agreement, statement of work, Rules of Engagement, confidentiality agreement, or other contractual documents.

15. Cybersecurity Services Are Governed Separately

15.1

These Website Terms of Use do not constitute a penetration testing authorization.

15.2

These Terms do not establish the scope of any penetration test, vulnerability assessment, security assessment, monitoring service, consulting engagement, or other cybersecurity service.

15.3

Any such services must be governed by an applicable written agreement or other legally binding authorization.

15.4

Where a conflict exists between these Website Terms of Use and a specific written service agreement concerning the provision of cybersecurity services, the applicable service agreement will control with respect to that service engagement.

16. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

HACKBYLAW DISCLAIMS WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, AND SECURITY.

HACKBYLAW DOES NOT WARRANT THAT:

  1. the Website will meet your particular requirements;

  2. the Website will be continuously available;

  3. the Website will be error-free;

  4. Website content will always be complete, current, or accurate;

  5. defects will be corrected;

  6. the Website will be free from malicious software or vulnerabilities; or

  7. use of the Website will produce any particular result.

17. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HACKBYLAW AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE.

THIS INCLUDES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS IS INTENDED TO EXCLUDE OR LIMIT LIABILITY THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

18. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HackByLaw and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, affiliates, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and reasonable expenses arising out of or related to:

  1. your violation of these Terms;

  2. your unlawful use of the Website;

  3. your violation of applicable law;

  4. your infringement of another person’s intellectual property or other rights; or

  5. your misuse of Website content.

19. Changes to the Website

HackByLaw may change, update, remove, or add Website content, services, features, or functionality at any time without prior notice.

We do not guarantee that previously published information will remain available.

20. Changes to These Terms

HackByLaw may update these Terms from time to time.

When we make changes, we will post the updated version on this page and update the Effective Date.

Your continued use of the Website after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

21. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

22. Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising out of or relating to your use of the Website or these Terms shall be resolved in accordance with applicable California law.

To the extent permitted by law, any legal proceeding relating to these Terms shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction located in California.

Nothing in this section prevents HackByLaw or a Website user from seeking emergency injunctive or equitable relief where such relief is legally available.

23. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision shall be interpreted or modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

24. No Waiver

Failure by HackByLaw to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or of HackByLaw’s right to enforce it in the future.

25. Entire Agreement

These Website Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the terms governing your use of the Website.

These Terms do not replace or supersede a separate written agreement governing cybersecurity, penetration testing, consulting, monitoring, or other professional services.

26. Contact Information

If you have questions regarding these Website Terms of Use, please contact:

HackByLaw.com
HA SOLUTION CONSULTING INC.
Email: info@hackbylaw.com
Website: HackByLaw.com