Terms of Service

Last updated: September 20, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of septiva.com and the information, materials, and features made available through the website.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to them, please do not use the website.

References to "Septiva," "we," "us," or "our" mean Septiva as the operator of this website.

1. Website Purpose

The Septiva website provides information about Septiva, its approach to enterprise software delivery, its services, engagement models, perspectives, and related capabilities.

The website is intended primarily for business and professional audiences.

Content on the website is provided for general informational and business-development purposes.

Nothing on this website, by itself, creates a client relationship or obligates Septiva to provide services.

2. No Engagement Is Created by Using the Website

Visiting the website, submitting an inquiry, requesting a conversation, challenging an existing technology approach, requesting a Second Opinion, or otherwise communicating through the website does not by itself create a contractual engagement with Septiva.

Any actual engagement with Septiva will be governed by a separate written agreement addressing the applicable scope, responsibilities, deliverables, fees, intellectual property, confidentiality, security, data handling, warranties, limitations of liability, and other terms.

If these Terms conflict with a signed client agreement concerning a specific engagement, the signed client agreement controls for that engagement.

3. Website Content Is Not a Guarantee

Septiva seeks to provide useful, accurate, and current information.

However, website content may describe:

• principles
• methodologies
• illustrative approaches
• potential engagement structures
• examples
• perspectives
• possible outcomes

Website content is not a guarantee that a particular project will achieve a specific:

• timeline
• cost
• staffing level
• outcome
• performance level
• business result
• technical result

Actual software-development outcomes depend on the circumstances of the project, including scope, complexity, architecture, integrations, data, security requirements, governance, client participation, infrastructure, dependencies, and other factors.

4. "Build in Days" and Similar Statements

Statements concerning speed or accelerated delivery describe Septiva's delivery philosophy and the potential for meaningful working capability to appear earlier in a software initiative.

They should not be interpreted as a representation that every complete production system can or will be delivered within a fixed number of days.

Production software may require additional work involving matters such as:

• architecture
• security
• testing
• integration
• infrastructure
• governance
• accessibility
• compliance
• data
• procurement
• deployment
• operations

Any project-specific commitments will be stated in the applicable written agreement.

5. AI-Assisted Engineering

Septiva uses AI-assisted engineering methods as part of its delivery approach.

References to AI-native or AI-assisted engineering do not mean that software is produced without human engineering judgment, review, architecture, testing, security practices, or other appropriate controls.

The tools, systems, data-handling practices, and controls applicable to a client engagement may vary depending on the project and will be addressed as appropriate in the applicable engagement documentation.

6. Informational Materials and Insights

Articles, insights, frameworks, diagrams, examples, illustrations, and other materials published on the website reflect Septiva's perspectives and are provided for informational purposes.

They are not:

• legal advice
• financial advice
• accounting advice
• investment advice
• cybersecurity certification
• procurement advice specific to a particular transaction
• a substitute for professional advice tailored to your circumstances

You are responsible for evaluating information in light of your own organization's requirements and obtaining appropriate professional advice when necessary.

7. Illustrative Content

Some parts of the website may contain clearly identified illustrative examples, sample outputs, hypothetical situations, or demonstration materials.

Illustrative content is intended to explain Septiva's approach.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, illustrative materials should not be interpreted as:

• actual client work
• client results
• testimonials
• case studies
• guaranteed outcomes

Septiva does not intend illustrative materials to misrepresent client experience.

8. Information You Submit

If you communicate with Septiva through the website or by email, you are responsible for the information you choose to provide.

For an initial inquiry, please do not send:

• passwords
• authentication credentials
• regulated personal information
• sensitive production data
• trade secrets
• source code requiring confidential treatment
• classified or export-controlled information
• other highly sensitive material

unless Septiva has agreed to an appropriate method for receiving that information.

Submitting information through a general website inquiry does not, by itself, create a confidentiality obligation beyond obligations otherwise imposed by applicable law.

If confidential treatment is necessary, appropriate terms should be established before sensitive information is transmitted.

9. Acceptable Use

You may use the website only for lawful purposes.

You may not use the website to:

• violate applicable law
• attempt unauthorized access to systems or accounts
• interfere with the website's operation or security
• introduce malicious code
• conduct unauthorized vulnerability scanning or penetration testing
• scrape or harvest personal information unlawfully
• impersonate another person or organization
• use automated systems in a manner that materially burdens the website
• misrepresent Septiva content as your own
• use the website to facilitate fraud, abuse, or unlawful activity

Septiva may restrict access to the website when reasonably necessary to protect its systems, users, or legal interests.

10. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the website and its original content, including text, design, graphics, diagrams, branding, structure, and other materials, are owned by Septiva or used with permission.

Septiva grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to access and use the website for lawful informational and business purposes.

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of Septiva's intellectual property.

You may not, without appropriate permission:

• reproduce substantial portions of the website for commercial republication
• remove proprietary notices
• falsely imply endorsement by Septiva
• use Septiva branding in a manner likely to create confusion
• sell or license Septiva website content as your own

Reasonable quotation, linking, and use permitted by applicable law are not prohibited by this section.

11. Client Intellectual Property

These website Terms do not determine intellectual-property ownership for client engagements.

Ownership, licensing, reuse rights, pre-existing materials, open-source software, third-party components, deliverables, and related intellectual-property matters for an engagement will be governed by the applicable written agreement.

12. Third-Party Services and Links

The website may link to or rely on services operated by third parties.

Septiva does not control third-party websites or services and is not responsible for their:

• content
• availability
• privacy practices
• security
• terms
• accuracy

Links are provided for convenience or reference and do not necessarily constitute endorsement.

Your use of third-party services is subject to their own terms and policies.

13. Availability and Changes

Septiva may modify, update, suspend, or discontinue all or part of the website at any time.

We do not guarantee that:

• the website will always be available
• every feature will remain unchanged
• every page will be error-free
• every link will remain available

We may also revise website content as our services, methods, technology, and business evolve.

14. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

Septiva does not make warranties concerning the public website beyond those that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Without limiting the foregoing, Septiva does not warrant that the website will be:

• uninterrupted
• error-free
• completely secure
• free of harmful components
• suitable for every purpose

This section applies to the public website and does not modify warranties, if any, expressly provided in a signed client agreement.

15. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Septiva will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising solely from your use of, or inability to use, the public website.

This includes, where permitted by law, damages relating to:

• lost profits
• lost opportunities
• lost data
• business interruption

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where doing so would be prohibited by applicable law.

Any limitation of liability applicable to a client engagement will be governed by the applicable written agreement rather than this website provision.

16. Privacy

Your use of the website is also subject to Septiva's Privacy Policy.

17. Security

You may not attempt to circumvent, disable, interfere with, or defeat security-related features of the website.

If you believe you have identified a security issue involving Septiva's website, contact Septiva rather than exploiting or publicly exposing the issue.

Use:

engage@septiva.com

unless another verified security-contact address already exists.

18. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to be responsible for claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising from your unlawful misuse of the website or your material violation of these Terms.

This provision does not apply to the extent liability results from Septiva's own conduct where applicable law provides otherwise.

19. Severability

If a provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law.

20. No Waiver

A failure by Septiva to enforce a provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that provision or of the right to enforce it later.

21. Changes to These Terms

Septiva may update these Terms as the website, services, technology, or legal requirements change.

When the Terms are updated, revise the Last updated date at the top of this page.

Material changes will be communicated in any manner required by applicable law.

Your continued use of the website after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by law.

22. Contact

Questions concerning these Terms may be directed to:

Septiva LLC

Email: engage@septiva.com

Website: septiva.com