1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the BUI DarkWeb Intel Monitor (the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Continued use of the Service constitutes ongoing acceptance of these terms.
2. Licence & Permitted Use
BUI grants users a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access the Service solely for internal business intelligence and cybersecurity monitoring purposes. Users must not resell, sublicence, or redistribute Service output as a standalone data product without prior written consent from BUI.
3. No Warranty — Service Provided "As Is"
THE SERVICE AND ALL INTELLIGENCE DATA ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. BUI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE FROM HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
4. Best-Effort Service
BUI will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain Service availability and data freshness, targeting collection intervals of approximately fifteen (15) minutes. No guaranteed uptime, service level, or response-time commitment is made. Scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, upstream data source outages, or infrastructure failures may cause periods of unavailability.
5. Errors & Omissions
Intelligence data aggregated by the Service is sourced from third-party open-source feeds, public repositories, and threat intelligence providers. BUI makes no representation as to the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, or reliability of such data. Users acknowledge that dark-web intelligence and threat data may contain errors, inaccuracies, outdated information, false positives, or omissions. BUI shall not be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon Service data.
6. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BUI, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION. BUI'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED ZAR 5,000 IN ANY TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD.
7. Data Use & Privacy
Usage metadata may be logged for security monitoring, audit, and service improvement. BUI will not sell this metadata to third parties. Users are responsible for ensuring their use of Service data complies with POPIA in South Africa and GDPR where applicable.
8. Account Security
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their credentials. BUI must be notified immediately upon suspected compromise. BUI reserves the right to suspend or terminate access at any time for breach of these terms or security concerns.
9. Modifications
BUI reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time. Continued use following notification constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Africa.
