ThreatWA™ Reports Subscription Agreement

This Subscription Agreement (“Agreement”) is between Center for Internet Security, Inc. (“CIS”), located at 31 Tech Valley Drive, East Greenbush, NY 12061-4134, and Subscriber.

Subscriber is purchasing from CIS a subscription (this “Subscription”) that allows it to access ThreatWA weekly emerging threat reports and periodic in-depth analytic reports (“Reports”).  By completing this purchase, Subscriber agrees that this transaction and its use of the Reports is subject to the following terms and conditions:

I. Subscription

Subject to Subscriber’s payment of applicable fees and compliance with this Agreement, CIS will provide Subscriber with access, by email or another means of transmission made available by CIS from time to time, to Reports issued by CIS during the term of this Agreement (the “Subscription”).

II. License

During the term of this Agreement, CIS grants Subscriber one of the following licenses:

1. An Individual Subscription that allows Subscriber to download, print, and reproduce the Reports for Subscriber’s personal use only, on a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-licensable, and non-transferable basis. CIS will send Reports to the single email address specified by Subscriber. OR
2. An Organization Subscription that allows Subscriber to download, print, and reproduce the Reports within the Subscriber’s organization and for Subscriber’s internal use only, on a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicensable, and non-transferable basis. CIS will send Reports to up to five (5) email addresses specified by Subscriber.

III. Ownership of Intellectual Property

CIS owns the copyright and all other rights, title, and interest in and to the Reports.

Unless and to the extent otherwise noted below, Subscriber shall not reproduce, modify or alter the content of the Reports, or disseminate the Reports or any content from the Reports.

Purchasers of an Organization Subscription may disseminate full, unmodified Reports only within their organization, and must display the disclaimer and copyright notice on the Reports intact and unaltered.

IV. Restrictions on Use

Subscriber may not offer the Reports for sale or license to any other individual or entity. The Reports may not be printed, copied, posted, published, converted into any other file or transmitted in any way, whether electronically or otherwise, except as expressly permitted above, and may not be used to create other works based on it, without prior written consent from CIS.

V. No Warranty or Liability

All Reports are provided “as is” without any warranty of any kind, either express or implied and to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law. CIS expressly disclaims any and all liability for Subscriber’s use of or reliance on the content of the Reports.
For Canadian Subscribers: CIS also expressly excludes the implied conditions and warranties of fitness for purpose and merchantable quality under the Sale of Goods Act (Ontario).

VI. Term and Termination

For online Subscription purchases:

The first term of this Agreement (the “Initial Term”) is one month (for Monthly Subscribers) or one or more years (for Annual Subscribers) from the date Subscriber completes their online Subscription purchase.  At the end of the Initial Term, this Agreement will automatically renew for the same duration as the Initial Term, until cancelled.  Subscriber may cancel at any time, but the cancellation will take effect at the end of the current paid term.  No refund will be provided with respect to any Initial Term or Renewal Term, unless and to the extent required by applicable law.

For Subscriptions purchased together with CIS SecureSuite Membership: The Initial Term shall be one or multiple years, as listed in the relevant CIS Invoice. The Subscription Term shall begin at the same time as the Subscriber’s CIS SecureSuite Membership.  At the end of the Initial Term, this Agreement will automatically renew for the same duration as the Initial Term, until cancelled.  Subscriber may cancel at any time, and the cancellation will take effect at the end of the current paid Term.  No refund will be provided with respect to either an Initial Term or Renewal Term, unless and to the extent required by applicable law.

CIS may terminate this Agreement at any time with thirty days written notice, in which case a prorated refund will be provided to Annual Subscribers only.  If Subscriber fails to comply with the terms of this Agreement CIS may terminate the Agreement immediately, and no refund will be provided unless and to the extent required under applicable law.       

VII.  Fee and Payment

Subscriber will pay a monthly, annual or multi-year Subscription Fee corresponding to the chosen Subscription Term (the “Fee”) in full at the commencement of each Term. If Subscriber cancels their Subscription, cancellation will take effect at the end of the then-current paid Term, and no partial refund will be provided.  Subscriber accepts responsibility for all recurring charges until Subscriber cancels their Subscription.

1. Monthly Subscription. If purchasing a monthly subscription, Subscriber will pay an initial and recurring monthly Fee at the then-current monthly Subscription rate.
2. Annual Subscription. If purchasing an annual or multi-year subscription, Subscriber will pre-pay for one full year of Reports. Annually thereafter, Subscriber will be billed a renewal Fee at the then-current rate. CIS will notify Subscriber before each renewal Fee is billed.

Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Parties in writing, any discount provided will apply only to the Initial Term. 

VIII. Assignment

CIS may assign this Agreement without prior written consent.

IX. Applicable Law

Subject to the jurisdiction specific provisions below, this Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes related to this Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in New York.

By accepting this Agreement, Subscriber certifies that Subscriber has read and agrees to comply with the above terms and conditions and that Subscriber is authorized to sign on behalf of Subscriber’s organization.

For Canadian Subscribers: Subscriber agrees that this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Subscriber agrees that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed only in the provincial or federal courts located in Toronto, Ontario, and Subscriber consents and submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

Version updated:
30 April 2025