Terms for using this website.

1. What this Site is

The Site is an information and enquiry site. It describes our Deep Scan web-security assessment service and lets you request a scan. The Site itself does not perform any security scan, and submitting the request form does not start one.

2. Scan requests are enquiries, not orders

Submitting the “Request a scan” form is a request for us to contact you. It does not create a contract, oblige us to provide any service, or authorise any testing of any system. We will follow up to discuss and scope your request.

3. Engagements are governed by a separate written agreement

Any scan we perform is delivered only under a separate written engagement agreement and scan authorisation, signed before work begins. That agreement — not this website — sets out the scope, fees, deliverables, and terms of the work. Pricing shown on the Site is indicative; the fee for a given engagement is confirmed in writing after scoping.

No unauthorised testing. We only test a target where the client has proven ownership or control of it and has given written authorisation. Requesting a scan for a system you do not own or control, or without authority to authorise testing of it, is prohibited.

4. Acceptable use of the Site

• Do not use the Site unlawfully, or to submit false, misleading, or third-party information without authority.
• Do not attempt to disrupt, probe, or gain unauthorised access to the Site or its infrastructure.
• Do not scrape, republish, or reuse Site content except as permitted below.

5. Intellectual property

All content on the Site, including the sample report, text, and branding, is owned by Auto Alpha Advisory (Pty) Ltd or its licensors and is provided for your information only. The sample report is a redacted illustration run against a safe test target; it may not be represented as an assessment of any other system.

6. No warranty on Site content

The Site and its content (including indicative pricing and the sample report) are provided “as is” for general information. We make no warranty that the content is complete, current, or error-free, and it does not constitute security, legal, or compliance advice. Statements about our service — including “zero false positives” — describe the Confirmed tier of an actual engagement and are qualified by the scope and limitations set out in each engagement report; they are not a guarantee of the security of any system.

No assurance of security. Nothing on the Site assures you that any system is secure. The report from an engagement is a point-in-time automated assessment of the targets it names, and it does not assure you that no other vulnerability exists. The sample report is prepared as an illustration only: no person may rely on it as an assessment of any system, and Auto Alpha Advisory (Pty) Ltd and its directors, employees and contractors owe no duty of care to anyone in connection with it.

7. Limitation of liability

These limits apply to your use of the Site. Liability for any engagement is governed exclusively by the engagement agreement for that work.

Losses we do not cover. Auto Alpha Advisory (Pty) Ltd and its directors, employees and contractors are not liable to you for indirect or consequential loss, or for loss of profit, revenue, business, goodwill or anticipated savings, arising from your use of the Site.

The cap. Our total liability to you for all claims arising out of or in connection with the Site, together, whether the claim is in contract, in delict (including negligence), under statute or otherwise, is limited to R50,000. That is one amount shared by Auto Alpha Advisory (Pty) Ltd and its directors, employees and contractors, not one amount each.

What these Terms do not limit. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits:

1. liability for fraud or dishonesty;
2. liability for wilful misconduct;
3. where the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 applies, liability for loss attributable to our gross negligence or that of anyone acting for or controlled by us;
4. otherwise, liability for gross negligence to the extent the law does not allow it to be limited;
5. any right you have under the Consumer Protection Act or the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 that cannot be waived, or any other liability the law does not allow us to limit.

Saving. If any part of this section cannot be enforced against you, that part applies to the fullest extent the law allows, and the rest of these Terms continues to apply.

Claims lie against the company. You agree to bring any claim arising out of or in connection with the Site against Auto Alpha Advisory (Pty) Ltd only, and not against any of its directors, employees or contractors personally, except in the case of their fraud. The limits above are for the benefit of those directors, employees and contractors as well as the company, and each of them may rely on them.

8. Privacy

Our handling of personal information you submit through the Site is described in our Privacy Policy and POPIA notice.

9. Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the current version. Continued use of the Site after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

10. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the law of the Republic of South Africa, and any dispute is subject to the jurisdiction of the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town.

11. Entire agreement

These Terms, with our Privacy Policy and POPIA notice, are the whole agreement between you and us about your use of the Site. This does not limit liability for a fraudulent misrepresentation, and it is not an acknowledgement that no representations were made to you.

12. Who we are and how to reach us

Auto Alpha Advisory (Pty) Ltd, a private company registered in South Africa with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission under registration number 2025/213512/07, trading as Auto Alpha Security.

Director

Matthew Owen

Address, including for service of legal documents

96 New Church Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001

Telephone

084 584 1849

Email

matt@autoalphaadvisory.co.za