Terms of use

These terms govern your use of scriptus.ca (the “site”). By browsing, reading, or otherwise using the site, you agree to them. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the site.

These terms cover the public, informational website only. Paid work we do for a client is governed by a separate, signed project agreement. Where that agreement and these terms ever disagree, the project agreement is what controls.

You may read, link to, and share the site for your own lawful purposes. We’re glad to have you here.

You agree not to misuse it: no attempts to break, overload, or gain unauthorised access to the site or the systems behind it; no scraping at a scale that degrades service; no using the site to distribute malware or unsolicited messages; and nothing unlawful.

The site is provided for general information. Nothing on it is an offer, a quote, or advice you should act on without speaking to us first about your specific situation.

Everything that makes up this site — the writing, layout, brand, name, logo, and code — belongs to Scriptus or our licensors and is protected by copyright and other rights. You may quote short passages with attribution; please ask us before republishing anything substantial.

Work we deliver to a client is different, and the difference matters to us. What we build for you under a project agreement is yours: once the engagement is paid up, you own the source code we wrote for you, your domain, and the deliverables outright. That’s our “yours to keep” promise, and it is set out in full in the project agreement.

Two narrow exceptions, both spelled out in that agreement: third-party and open-source components keep their own licences, and a small amount of our reusable, general-purpose tooling may remain ours under a licence granted to you. The project agreement says exactly which is which — this page never overrides it.

The site is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We don’t promise that it will be accurate, complete, current, uninterrupted, or error-free, and we may change, suspend, or remove any part of it at any time.

Any links to other websites are offered for convenience only. We don’t control those sites and aren’t responsible for their content.

This section is about the informational website. The warranties and service commitments that apply to work we deliver live in the project agreement, not here.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Scriptus will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss arising from your use of — or inability to use — the site, including lost profits, lost data, or lost goodwill.

Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law. As above, liability for paid engagements is governed by the project agreement, which sets its own terms and caps.

These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada that apply there, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The courts located in Ontario have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of the site or these terms.

We may update these terms as the site evolves. When we do, we’ll revise the effective date shown below, and we may note significant changes on the site itself. Your continued use of the site after a change takes effect means you accept the updated terms.

Questions about these terms, or about anything on the site? Email us — a real person reads every message.