PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. IT IS A BINDING LEGAL CONTRACT. BY CHECKING “I AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE” AND SELECTING OK, YOU ELECTRONICALLY SIGN THIS AGREEMENT AND IRREVOCABLY ALLOCATE TO YOURSELF — AND AWAY FROM ARTISAN TECHNICAL COMPUTER SERVICES, LLC — ALL LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY, RISK, AND LIABILITY ARISING FROM USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND SAAS.
1. Parties; formation of contract; electronic signature
This Terms of Service, Acceptable Use, Assumption of Risk, Release, Indemnity, and Limitation of Liability Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Artisan Technical Computer Services, LLC, a limited liability company (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), and you, the individual or entity accessing, using, or paying for Codename Sonar (the “User,” “Operator,” or “you”). If you accept on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are its authorized agent and that the organization is bound.
Checking the box and selecting OK constitutes your electronic signature under the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., and the Virginia Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, Va. Code § 59.1-479 et seq. You agree that this clickwrap is a signed writing, that you had a reasonable opportunity to review the Agreement, and that you are not relying on any statement not contained herein.
If you do not agree to every term, you must not access, use, or purchase the Service. Continued use after any posted update constitutes acceptance of the updated Agreement.
2. The Software and SaaS
“Service” means the Codename Sonar web application, software, SaaS, documentation, scan engines, reports, exports, satellite imagery, threat-intelligence mappings, billing features, and all related content, whether Free or Pro (the “Software” and “SaaS”).
The Service is a defensive reconnaissance and information tool only. It is not a penetration test, not a security certification, not legal advice, not insurance, not an incident-response retainer, and not a substitute for qualified counsel or a licensed security assessor. Company does not warrant that any scan is complete, accurate, non-disruptive, or suitable for any purpose.
3. Limited license
Subject to this Agreement, Company grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to access the Service for your own authorized defensive use. Company retains all right, title, and interest in the Service. No implied licenses are granted.
4. Operator representations — authorization to scan
YOU REPRESENT, WARRANT, AND COVENANT THAT, FOR EVERY TARGET YOU SUBMIT: (A) YOU OWN THE SYSTEM, NETWORK, DOMAIN, OR ADDRESS SPACE, OR (B) YOU HAVE EXPRESS, CURRENT, WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE PERSON OR ENTITY WITH LEGAL AUTHORITY TO GRANT IT, AND (C) YOUR USE COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAW.
Unauthorized access, scanning, probing, or testing of computers may violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030; the Virginia Computer Crimes Act, Va. Code § 18.2-152.1 et seq. (including computer trespass, computer fraud, and computer invasion of privacy); and equivalent laws of other states and nations. You alone determine lawfulness. Company does not authorize, condone, or participate in unauthorized scanning.
You will not use the Service against any system you are not authorized to test, including third-party hosts, shared hosting, cloud tenants you do not control, or critical infrastructure without required approvals.
5. Acceptable use
You shall not, and shall not permit anyone to: (a) use the Service for any unlawful purpose; (b) conduct or facilitate attacks, exploitation, malware delivery, denial of service, credential stuffing, or intrusion; (c) interfere with the Service or other users; (d) reverse engineer, scrape, or overload the Service except as allowed by mandatory law; (e) misrepresent your identity or authorization; (f) resell or timeshare the Service without Company’s prior written consent; or (g) use the Service in a manner that creates liability for Company.
Company may suspend or terminate access immediately for suspected breach, legal risk, or abuse, without liability to you.
6. Assumption of risk; exclusive operator liability
THE SERVICE IS USED ENTIRELY AT YOUR SOLE RISK. YOU — AND NOT COMPANY — ARE SOLELY, EXCLUSIVELY, AND UNCONDITIONALLY RESPONSIBLE AND LEGALLY LIABLE FOR: (I) ALL ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND SAAS BY YOU OR ANYONE USING YOUR ACCOUNT OR DEVICE; (II) ALL TARGETS SCANNED AND ALL PACKETS, REQUESTS, AND DATA SENT; (III) ALL OUTCOMES, RESULTS, OMISSIONS, FALSE NEGATIVES, FALSE POSITIVES, DISRUPTIONS, OUTAGES, DATA LOSS, OR DAMAGE TO ANY SYSTEM; (IV) ALL REGULATORY, CIVIL, CRIMINAL, CONTRACTUAL, AND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS ARISING FROM SUCH USE; AND (V) ALL DECISIONS YOU MAKE BASED ON OUTPUT FROM THE SERVICE.
You assume all risk of loss known and unknown. Scanning may be logged by the target, may trigger alerts, may be treated as hostile, and may cause instability. Company has no duty to warn, monitor, or intervene.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Company has no duty, and accepts no liability, arising from your use or from any third party’s use or misuse of the Service.
7. Disclaimer of warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS.” COMPANY AND ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, LICENSORS, AND AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, “COMPANY PARTIES”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT OUTPUT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR DETECT ANY PARTICULAR VULNERABILITY.
8. Limitation of liability — no liability of Company for your use
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY COMPANY PARTY BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, ENHANCED, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS; COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES; BUSINESS INTERRUPTION; COMPUTER DAMAGE; OR ANY OTHER LOSS, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, STATUTE, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE, THE SAAS, THIS AGREEMENT, OR YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF A COMPANY PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NO COMPANY PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS, PENALTY, FINE, INDICTMENT, ENFORCEMENT ACTION, OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR SCANNING, YOUR TARGETS, YOUR CONFIGURATION, YOUR INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS, YOUR FAILURE TO PATCH, OR ANY THIRD-PARTY SYSTEM.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ALL COMPANY PARTIES FOR ALL CLAIMS SHALL BE ZERO UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$0.00). IF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION HOLDS A ZERO-DOLLAR CAP UNENFORCEABLE AS TO A PARTICULAR CLAIM, THEN THE COMPANY PARTIES’ AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR THAT CLAIM SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU ACTUALLY PAID TO COMPANY FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) TEN UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$10.00).
Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of liability for personal injury, fraud, or willful misconduct. In such jurisdictions, the exclusions apply to the fullest extent permitted, and non-waivable rights remain. Company does not exclude liability that applicable law forbids excluding.
9. Release
You hereby irrevocably release, waive, and discharge the Company Parties from any and all claims, known or unknown, arising out of or relating to the Service or your use of it. You waive any protection of a statute that would otherwise limit a release of unknown claims, to the extent such waiver is permitted.
10. Indemnification, defense, and hold harmless
YOU SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, SUITS, INVESTIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, JUDGMENTS, SETTLEMENTS, PENALTIES, FINES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPERT COSTS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO: (A) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR SAAS; (B) YOUR TARGETS, SCANS, REPORTS, OR EXPORTS; (C) YOUR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OF LAW; (D) YOUR NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT; (E) ANY CLAIM BY AN OWNER, OPERATOR, ISP, CLOUD PROVIDER, GOVERNMENT, OR OTHER THIRD PARTY THAT YOUR ACTIVITY WAS UNAUTHORIZED OR HARMFUL; AND (F) ANY CONTENT YOU SUBMIT.
Company may assume exclusive defense at your expense. You shall not settle any claim imposing obligation or admission on a Company Party without Company’s prior written consent. This indemnity survives termination.
11. No professional advice; no fiduciary duty
Nothing in the Service is legal, accounting, insurance, or professional security advice. No attorney-client, fiduciary, or special relationship is created. You must obtain your own counsel before relying on any output.
12. Third-party services
Payments are processed by PayPal. Sign-in may use Google or X. Imagery and geolocation may come from third-party datasets. Those providers’ terms govern their services. Company is not responsible for third-party acts, outages, chargebacks, or data handling. You authorize Company to share information reasonably required to process payment and authentication.
13. Free tier and Pro subscriptions
Free access is revocable and limited. Pro is a recurring paid subscription billed by PayPal. Fees are stated at checkout and exclude taxes you may owe. Subscriptions renew until cancelled. After cancellation, paid access continues through the end of the then-current paid period and then reverts to Free; no further charges are initiated by Company after PayPal cancellation.
Except where required by law, fees are non-refundable. Upgrading to Pro does not create any warranty, SLA, or duty beyond this Agreement. Re-acceptance of this Agreement is required at each upgrade to Pro.
14. Accounts; operators
You are responsible for all activity under your credentials and for anyone you permit to operate the Service. Notify Company of unauthorized use. Company may refuse, suspend, or delete accounts.
15. Intellectual property; feedback
The Service and its trademarks, including Codename Sonar, are owned by Company or its licensors. Scan results generated from your authorized targets are available for your internal defensive use. Feedback you provide may be used by Company without obligation to you.
16. Export, sanctions, and prohibited persons
You shall not use the Service if you are on a U.S. sanctions or denied-party list, located in an embargoed jurisdiction, or otherwise prohibited from receiving U.S. software or services. You shall comply with export-control laws.
17. Term and termination
This Agreement starts when you accept it and continues until you stop using the Service or Company terminates access. Sections concerning risk, disclaimers, limitation of liability, release, indemnity, governing law, and survival remain in effect indefinitely.
18. Governing law; venue; class waiver
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, U.S.A., without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, except that the Federal Arbitration Act does not apply unless the parties later agree in writing to arbitrate.
Exclusive venue for any dispute lies in the state courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia or the United States District Court sitting in Virginia, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there. YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
YOU MAY BRING CLAIMS ONLY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
19. Miscellaneous
This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and Company concerning the Service and supersedes all prior understandings. If any provision is held unenforceable, it shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed, and the remainder shall continue in force. Failure to enforce is not a waiver. You may not assign this Agreement without Company’s consent; Company may assign it. Headings are for convenience only. “Including” means “including without limitation.” Notices to Company may be sent to the contact published on the Service. Notices to you may be posted in the Service or sent to your account email.
Nothing in this Agreement creates a partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship. Company is an independent provider of software. You agree that you have had the opportunity to consult independent legal counsel before accepting.
20. Kali Linux Cloud Desktop (Alpha)
The Kali Cloud Desktop Alpha boots an ephemeral DigitalOcean droplet running Kali Linux for authorized blue-team reconnaissance and defensive training only. One instance is permitted per Pro operator. Each access spins a new randomly named instance. Closing the Java viewer permanently deletes the droplet.
YOU ARE SOLELY LIABLE for every command, packet, tool, and outcome on that instance. Artisan Technical Computer Services, LLC does not operate, supervise, or control your Kali session and is not liable for it. Session activity is logged. You must accept the Kali Cloud disclaimer and these Terms before a droplet is created.
21. Acknowledgment
Effective date: August 26, 2026. Version 2026.08.26.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY IT, AND THAT ARTISAN TECHNICAL COMPUTER SERVICES, LLC SHALL NOT BE LEGALLY LIABLE FOR WHAT THIS SOFTWARE OR SAAS IS USED FOR, NOR FOR THE OUTCOME OF SUCH USE. ALL SUCH LIABILITY RESTS SOLELY WITH YOU, THE USER AND OPERATOR.
