CRI Cyber Readiness Program 

Terms of Use

Welcome to the Cyber Readiness Institute (“CRI”) Cyber Readiness Program (“Program”)!  CRI is an effort supported by the Center for Global Enterprise (“CGE”) and the Center for Responsible Enterprise and Trade, and administered by CGE (“we”, “our”, or “us”).  

Access and use of the Program and the related CRI website, services, and other content (“Content”) are subject to these Terms of Use. By accessing or using the Program or any Content, you represent and agree that you and your company have read, understand, accept, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.  

1. Access and Use.  

• Internal business use only. You may access and use the Program and Content only for your internal business purposes, and only in the manner and for the uses permitted by the provided functionality and stated purposes of the Program and these Terms of Use (the "Authorized Uses").  
• No legal or technical advice. The information and content provided as part of the Program, such as our tools, resources, guidance, and other Content, merely constitute information that may be useful to you as part of your independent business considerations but are not intended to provide and should not and cannot be considered as legal or technical advice or opinion. The Program and Content are intended for informational and educational use only. Cybersecurity risks and needs vary widely by company and are constantly changing. You therefore assume sole responsibility for any and all actions you take based upon your use of, or any information provided by, the Program or any Content. Any reliance upon the Program or any such Content is at your sole risk. We make no guarantees as to your or any other person’s cybersecurity, technical, or legal compliance, conformity, or levels of security or maturity achieved.  

2. Rights and Licenses in the Program.  

• Protected content. The Program and all Content, as well as the trademarks, service marks, logos, and other indicia of origin used in connection with the Program and Content, are protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property protections under the law. We and/or our licensors solely and exclusively own all intellectual property and other proprietary rights, title, and interests in the Program and all such Content. 
• Licensed use of Program: Creative Commons License. We grant you a Creative Commons License (v.3.0, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported) to download and use the Program at your company for your own internal purposes, and to reproduce and distribute the Program intact, so long as you comply with the terms of this license and our Terms of Use. This license does not permit you to offer or distribute our Program as part of a commercial service, or to distribute the Program if you have transformed, built upon, or otherwise adapted the Program (including by dividing up elements of the Program and distributing them separately).

3. Prohibited Activities. 

• No violations of law. You will not violate any applicable law or regulation, or use the Program or Content for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. 
• No interference. You will not interfere or permit interference with our website, Program, Content, or other users’ use thereof, for example by uploading or propagating any virus or other destructive material, trying to gain unauthorized access to or use of any service, data, account, or network, or engaging in destructive or nuisance activity.   
• No unauthorized use of content. No licenses are granted for you or any other person to use to our intellectual property except as described in these Terms of Use. We and our licensors reserve all rights in and to the Program and the Content not expressly granted to you in these Terms of Use. You will not copy, edit, reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, sell, display, perform, make available, license, sublicense, make translations or other derivative works of, or otherwise use, take out of context, or exploit the CRI Program, Content or any elements thereof for any purpose except as authorized in these Terms of Use or with our express prior written consent. You will not remove, alter, obscure, or separately use any of the trademarks, service marks, logos, or other indicia of ownership that we use in connection with our Program and Content. Please contact us if you would like to use the Program or any Content in other ways, including in a commercial service offering. 

4. Confidentiality and Use of Data.  

• No disclosure of confidential data. You will not upload or otherwise disclose any of your confidential information to us in using the Program tools and resources, or in communicating to us your progress in completing the Program or various elements thereof. Neither you nor we shall use or disclose each other’s confidential information, whether it is marked as such or should reasonably be treated as confidential by its nature or the circumstances of its disclosure, except as provided in these Terms of Use or otherwise agreed in writing. You and we will use reasonable technical and organizational efforts to protect each other’s confidential information. We may anonymize, use, disclose, or transfer any data related to your use of the Program in aggregated, anonymous form that is not identifiable to you. 
• Personal data and security. Personally identifiable information that you supply to us through the Program or Content will be protected under terms of our Privacy Policy, which governs how we collect, maintain, use, and disclose such information. We will comply with relevant privacy legislation, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act, as applicable. 
• Other. You and we acknowledge that disclosures of confidential information may be required by law, for example, by court order or subpoena.     

5. Warranties and Limitations.  

• Our warranties. We represent and warrant that we own or have secured all rights necessary for you to use the Program and any Content as provided under these Terms of Use; we will fully comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and other government requirements; and our personnel will comply with our duties hereunder.  
• Your warranties. You represent and warrant that you will fully comply with all applicable laws, regulations and other government requirements; and your personnel will comply with your duties hereunder.  
• WARRANTY AND LIABILITY LIMITATIONS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY AGREED IN WRITING, YOUR AND OUR EXPRESS WARRANTIES IN THESE TERMS OF USE ARE EXCLUSIVE. YOU AND WE MAKE NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, NOR DO ANY OF OUR SUPPLIERS, CONTRACTORS, DISTRIBUTORS, OR PARTIES THAT PROVIDE A REFERRAL OR ARE OTHERWISE SUPPLYING THE PROGRAM OR CONTENT. WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOU AND WE DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF THE COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. EXCEPT FOR DAMAGES RELATED TO ANY CLAIMS FOR MISUSE OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF OUR, YOUR OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, IN NO EVENT SHALL YOU OR WE, OR ANY OF OUR SUPPLIERS, CONTRACTORS, DISTRIBUTORS, REFERRERS OR OTHERS INVOLVED IN PROVIDING THE PROGRAM OR CONTENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR USE, OR LEGAL OR ACCOUNTING FEES OR COSTS RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE PROGRAM OR CONTENT, EVEN IF YOU OR WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  

6.  Other. 

We may the modify these Terms of Use from time to time by posting these on our website; by continuing to access or use the Program or any Content after we have modified these Terms of Use, you agree to be bound by the modified Terms of Use. These Terms of Use and any action related thereto will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York, U.S.A., without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles. Any claim relating to these Terms of Use must be resolved through binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association using its commercial arbitration rules and must be brought within one year of the claim arising, and any hearings shall be held in New York. If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at [email protected].