Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") apply to use of tonystpierre.com, including the Production Handoff Review page (together, the "Site"), operated by Tony St. Pierre ("Tony"). If you do not accept them, do not use the Site.

If you use the Site on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to act for that organization in connection with your use of the Site. These Terms govern only the public Site; they do not by themselves govern a paid professional engagement.

The Site presents Tony’s professional background and general information about a fixed-scope Production Handoff Review. Site content is provided for informational and evaluation purposes.

Descriptions of scope, pricing, timing, capacity, credentials, or process are not an offer capable of acceptance, a quote, a guarantee of availability, or a reservation of capacity. They may be corrected or changed before a written engagement agreement is signed.

Sending an email, discussing a possible review, or sharing preliminary information does not create a client, adviser, fiduciary, or confidential relationship; reserve capacity; authorize system access; or obligate Tony to accept work.

An engagement begins only when Tony and the client sign a written agreement or statement of work. That agreement controls scope, fees, payment, timing, client responsibilities, secure access, confidentiality, data handling, deliverables, intellectual property, retention, warranties, liability, termination, and dispute terms. If it conflicts with these Site Terms, the signed engagement agreement controls the engagement.

For each Production Handoff Review, the agreement identifies the applicable confidentiality terms, approved tools and service providers, permitted client materials, prohibited customer data, access scope and revocation responsibilities, and the deletion and permitted-retention schedule.

Do not send source code, credentials, API keys, production data, customer data, regulated information, financial information, health information, or other sensitive system material in an initial email. Use an agreed secure channel only after appropriate confidentiality, access, and handling terms are in place.

Unless an existing written confidentiality agreement or applicable law provides otherwise, unsolicited communications are not treated as confidential. An email inquiry does not grant Tony permission to enter or test any system.

A mutually acceptable nondisclosure agreement is available for execution before repository or environment access is provisioned. Confidentiality begins only as stated in an executed nondisclosure or engagement agreement.

Any Production Handoff Review is fixed-scope, evidence-based, and limited to the information and access available during the agreed review period. Findings reflect professional judgment at a point in time and identify material risks and decisions; they do not ensure, guarantee, certify, or prove that a system is secure or free of vulnerabilities.

As stated on the review page, the review is not penetration testing, compliance certification, incident response, on-call support, operational ownership, full remediation, or open-ended staff augmentation. Site content is not legal, financial, accounting, insurance, or compliance advice and is not a substitute for advice from qualified professionals in those fields.

The standard review does not request or require production customer or end-user data. Client materials are accessed or processed only through tools and service providers approved in the written handling plan and through agreed least-privilege, read-only access. Tony makes no production changes, removes credentials and access under his control when the review is complete, asks the client to revoke client-controlled access, and deletes temporary working copies after final delivery. Final deliverables and minimum business or legal records are retained only as permitted by the signed engagement agreement and applicable obligations.

You may view, download, or print Site content for your own lawful personal or internal business evaluation. No other right or license is granted.

You may not use the Site to violate law or another person’s rights; misrepresent your identity or affiliation; introduce malicious code; seek unauthorized access; bypass security controls; interfere with Site delivery; or use automated means in a manner that unreasonably burdens the Site or its providers. Ordinary search indexing and accessible browsing are not prohibited.

Except for third-party materials and open-source components, the Site’s original copy, design, code, and branding are owned by or licensed to Tony and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. Tony St. Pierre’s name and identity may not be used to imply endorsement or affiliation without permission.

These Terms do not claim ownership of prospective-client materials or determine ownership of engagement deliverables. Those matters belong in the signed engagement agreement.

The Site may link to third-party services, including LinkedIn, and may open your selected email application. Tony does not control those services and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, or privacy practices. Your use of them is governed by their own terms and policies.

Reasonable care is taken with Site content, but it may contain errors or become outdated. Tony may correct, update, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site without notice. No representation is made that the Site will always be available, uninterrupted, complete, or error-free.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Site is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Tony will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, profits, revenue, business, opportunity, or goodwill, arising from use of or inability to use the public Site or a third-party service linked from it.

These Site limitations do not replace or limit obligations expressly accepted in a signed engagement agreement and do not exclude liability that applicable law does not permit to be excluded.

The Privacy Policy explains how information connected with Site visits and inquiries is handled. Please review it alongside these Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Maine, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Courts with jurisdiction in Maine will have jurisdiction over disputes arising solely from the public Site, except where applicable law requires otherwise. A signed engagement agreement may establish different or more specific dispute terms for professional services.

Tony may update these Terms by publishing a revised version and changing the effective date above. Continued use of the Site after an update means the revised Terms apply to later use.

If any provision is found unenforceable, it will be limited or removed only to the extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms are the entire agreement concerning use of the public Site, but not any professional engagement.

Questions about these Terms may be sent to contact@tonystpierre.com.