Legal Notice & Terms of Use

1. Website operator

This website is published and operated by Shanghai APIS Consulting Ltd. Co. (上海安匹思信息技术有限公司), trading as APIS Consulting, a company established in Shanghai, China.

Contact: contact@apisconsulting.cn. Website: https://apisconsulting.cn.

Hosting provider: o2switch, France.

2. Acceptance and scope

By accessing or using this website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please stop using the website. Separate proposals, statements of work and contracts govern professional services supplied by APIS Consulting and prevail over these website terms where they differ.

3. Information, not professional advice

The website, blog, free audit and interactive exercises provide general information and awareness material. They do not constitute a formal security audit, legal opinion, compliance certification or advice tailored to your organisation. You should verify time-sensitive requirements and obtain appropriate professional advice before acting.

4. Accuracy and availability

We aim to keep the website useful and accurate, but information may become incomplete, outdated or unavailable. We may change, suspend or withdraw content or features without notice. Archived articles reflect the information available on their original publication date.

5. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, the website design, text, graphics, tools and original materials belong to APIS Consulting or are used with permission. You may view the site and share links for lawful personal or internal business use. You may not reproduce, republish, sell, modify or create derivative works from substantial parts of the site without prior written permission, except where applicable law permits it.

Third-party names, logos and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. Their appearance does not imply endorsement beyond any relationship expressly described on the website.

6. Acceptable use

You must not use the website to:

• Break the law, infringe rights or transmit harmful or deceptive material.
• Probe, scan, attack, bypass or interfere with the website or its security controls.
• Submit automated spam, false information, malicious code or excessive requests.
• Extract or reuse content systematically in a way that harms the website or APIS Consulting’s legitimate interests.

7. External websites

Links to third-party websites are provided for convenience or attribution. APIS Consulting does not control their content, security, availability or privacy practices and is not responsible for them. A link does not necessarily constitute endorsement.

8. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, APIS Consulting is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential loss arising from use of, inability to use, or reliance on this website or linked content. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limits rights that applicable law makes mandatory.

9. Privacy and security

Our Privacy Policy explains how information submitted through the website is handled. You are responsible for using an appropriately secured device and network when accessing the website.

Read the Privacy Policy

10. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China, without limiting any mandatory protection available under other applicable law. The parties should first try to resolve a dispute in good faith. If that is unsuccessful, the dispute is subject to the courts with jurisdiction at the operator’s registered location, unless mandatory law requires another forum.

11. Changes and contact

We may revise these terms when the website, our services or applicable requirements change. The date above identifies the current version. Questions about these terms can be sent to contact@apisconsulting.cn.