Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing this website or engaging with HIVE's products or services, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age, have the legal authority to enter into these Terms on behalf of yourself or your organisation, and agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

2. Description of Services

HIVE Technologies provides field-level database encryption software and related professional services, including Proof of Concept (POC) engagements, integration support, and technical consultancy. The specific scope, deliverables, and pricing of any commercial engagement are governed by a separate written agreement or order form.

3. Permitted Use

You may use this website and our services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

• Use the website or services in any way that violates applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of our systems, networks, or data.
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of any HIVE software.
• Use automated tools (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to access or collect data from our website without prior written consent.
• Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material.

4. Intellectual Property

All content on this website — including text, graphics, logos, product names, software, and documentation — is the exclusive property of HIVE Technologies or its licensors and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use HIVE's trademarks, trade names, or logos without prior written permission.

5. Confidentiality

Any non-public technical, commercial, or business information shared between the parties in the course of a POC or commercial engagement shall be treated as confidential and not disclosed to third parties without written consent, except as required by law.

6. Disclaimers

The website and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. HIVE makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or fitness for a particular purpose of any content or service. We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, HIVE Technologies and its directors, employees, and partners shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, this website or our services — even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total aggregate liability for any claim shall not exceed the amounts paid by you to HIVE in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

8. Third-Party Links and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or integrate with third-party services. HIVE is not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of those sites or services. Accessing them is at your own risk.

9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

10. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will indicate the revision date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

11. Termination

HIVE reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the website or any services at its sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that violates these Terms or is otherwise harmful to HIVE, its users, or third parties.