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Last updated: 31 August 2026
These terms govern your use of vessent.app. Paid work is governed by a separate engagement letter signed by both parties; where that letter differs from these terms, the engagement letter controls.
1. Use of this website
You may use this site for lawful purposes related to evaluating or engaging our services. You agree not to attempt to disrupt the site, probe it for vulnerabilities without written authorisation, or scrape it at a volume that degrades service for others.
2. No advice relationship
Content published here, including framework descriptions and sample material, is general information about our approach. It is not technical, legal, tax, or investment advice for your specific transaction, and no advisory relationship is created until an engagement letter is signed.
3. Engagements
Scope, timing, fees, deliverables, and dependencies are set out in the engagement letter for each piece of work. Our stated delivery windows assume timely access to repositories, cloud environments, documentation, and the people we need to interview. Delays in access shift the timeline accordingly.
4. Findings and reliance
Reports reflect our professional judgment based on the material made available within the agreed timeframe. Diligence is a sampling exercise, not an exhaustive audit or a guarantee about a target's future performance, security, or compliance status. Decisions to transact remain yours.
Reports are prepared for the named client and may not be relied on or circulated to other parties without our written consent.
5. Confidentiality
Each party will protect the other's confidential information and use it only for the purposes of the engagement. Specific confidentiality obligations, including any non-disclosure agreement, are set out in the engagement documents.
6. Intellectual property
Site content, our diligence frameworks, templates, and methodology remain our property. On payment in full, you receive a licence to use the deliverables prepared for you within your organisation and with your transaction advisers.
7. Independence and conflicts
We work as an independent adviser and do not accept vendor referral fees on technology recommended in our reports. If a conflict arises, we will disclose it and, where it cannot be managed, decline or withdraw from the engagement.
8. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by law, our aggregate liability arising from an engagement is limited to the fees paid for that engagement, and we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, including lost profits or lost deal value.
9. Changes
We may update these terms as our services change. The version published here at the time you use the site is the version that applies.
10. Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact form on our home page.