Website Terms of Use

1. About these terms

These Website Terms of Use govern access to and use of the website operated by Meta Defence Labs Ltd ("MDLabs", "we", "us" or "our"). By using this website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree to them, you should not use the website.

These are website-use terms only. They do not replace or amend any proposal, Statement of Work, certification agreement, consultancy agreement, data-processing agreement or other contract between MDLabs and a client. Services are provided only under the applicable written commercial and scheme terms.

2. About MDLabs

Meta Defence Labs Ltd is registered in England and Wales under company number 09691044. Our registered office is First Floor, 81-85 High Street, Brentwood, Essex, England, CM14 4RR.

General website and business enquiries can be sent to info@metadefencelabs.com.

3. Website information is general information

The information on this website is provided for general business and informational purposes. It is not a substitute for advice based on your organisation's particular circumstances and should not be treated as a formal cybersecurity assessment, certification decision, legal opinion, security guarantee or statement that a particular control or configuration will satisfy a scheme in every case.

Cybersecurity standards, vendor support positions, scheme rules and official guidance can change. Where a decision depends on current Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, Defence Cyber Certification, IASME, NCSC, MOD or other requirements, you should check the current authoritative requirements and obtain appropriate advice for your circumstances.

4. No client or certification relationship is created by using the website

Visiting the website, downloading or reading material, contacting us or submitting an enquiry does not by itself appoint MDLabs as your adviser, assessor or Certification Body and does not create a client, consultancy, certification or other contractual relationship. Any engagement begins only when the relevant terms have been agreed or accepted through the appropriate process.

5. Permitted use

You may use the website for lawful personal, professional and internal business purposes, including evaluating MDLabs and our services. You may print or download reasonable extracts of website content for your own internal reference, provided that you do not remove ownership notices or use the material in a misleading way.

6. Prohibited use

You must not use the website unlawfully, fraudulently or in a way that could damage, disable, overload, compromise or interfere with the website, its infrastructure, other users or connected systems.

Without our explicit written permission, you must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website or supporting systems, probe for or exploit vulnerabilities, perform penetration testing or intrusive security testing, introduce malware or malicious code, circumvent security controls, carry out denial-of-service activity, or use automated tools at a volume or in a manner that materially disrupts the service.

You must not impersonate MDLabs or another person, falsely suggest endorsement or affiliation, or reproduce, scrape, harvest, republish or commercially exploit substantial parts of the website except where permitted by law or expressly authorised by us.

7. Intellectual property

Unless stated otherwise, the website and its content, including text, graphics, branding, logos, layouts, documents and other materials, are owned by or licensed to MDLabs and are protected by intellectual-property laws. No ownership rights are transferred to you by your use of the website.

You may use website content only as permitted by these terms or by applicable law. You must not reproduce, adapt, distribute, sell, license, publish or use our content or branding for commercial purposes without prior permission where permission is required.

8. Accuracy and changes to website content

We take reasonable care with website content, but we do not guarantee that every item will always be complete, current or free from error. Information may become outdated as schemes, standards, technologies and official guidance change.

We may update, remove, correct or reorganise website content at any time without notice. A page's publication or review date, where shown, should be considered alongside the current authoritative source for any time-sensitive requirement.

9. Website availability and security

We aim to provide a secure and reliable website, but we do not promise that access will always be uninterrupted or that every function will always be available. We may suspend, restrict or change all or part of the website for maintenance, security, operational or other reasons.

You are responsible for using appropriate security measures on the systems and devices you use to access the website. Although we take security seriously, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely free from vulnerabilities, malicious activity or technical faults.

10. Third-party websites and resources

The website may link to third-party websites and resources, including government, scheme, registry and technology-provider websites. Links are provided because they may be useful or provide authoritative supporting information. Unless expressly stated, a link does not mean that MDLabs controls, endorses or accepts responsibility for the third party or its content, availability, security or privacy practices.

11. Linking to this website

You may link fairly and lawfully to publicly available pages on our website, provided that the link does not damage our reputation, misrepresent the relationship between us or imply an association, approval or endorsement that does not exist. You must not frame, mirror or reproduce the website in a way that presents MDLabs content as your own or obscures its source.

12. Our responsibility to you

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

To the extent permitted by law, MDLabs is not responsible for loss or damage arising solely from reliance on general website information where organisation-specific advice or current authoritative requirements should reasonably have been obtained, or from third-party content, links, or temporary inability to access the website.

If you use this website for business purposes, we will not be liable, to the extent permitted by law, for indirect or consequential loss or for loss of profit, revenue, business, contracts, opportunity, anticipated savings, goodwill or data arising from use of the website itself. This website limitation does not replace any liability provisions agreed separately for services supplied by MDLabs.

If you are a consumer, nothing in these terms affects any rights or remedies that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable consumer law.

13. Privacy, cookies and website data

Our Privacy Policy explains how we use personal data. Our Cookie Policy explains our use of cookies, browser storage, analytics and cookie preferences.

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms to reflect changes to the website, our business or applicable law. The date at the top of this page identifies the version currently provided on the website. Continued use of the website after revised terms take effect is subject to the revised terms.

15. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms and any non-contractual dispute arising from use of the website are governed by the law of England and Wales. If you are using the website in the course of a business, the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory law that applies otherwise.

If you are a consumer, you may have mandatory rights relating to the law and courts of the part of the United Kingdom or other country in which you live, and nothing in these terms is intended to remove those rights where they apply.

16. Contact us

Meta Defence Labs Ltd
Company number 09691044
Registered office: First Floor, 81-85 High Street, Brentwood, Essex, England, CM14 4RR
General enquiries: info@metadefencelabs.com