Terms of service

Accepting these terms

By using the SBK Consultants website (https://sbkconsultants.com/) and services, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use them.

We may change these terms at any time. Using the website after a change means you accept it.

Our services

SBK Consultants provides IT consulting services, including but not limited to these.

• Cybersecurity assessments and risk management.
• Compliance consulting, such as HIPAA, SOC 2 and PCI DSS.
• Managed and co-managed IT.
• Cloud consulting and digital transformation.
• IT strategy and advice, including a vCTO or vCISO.
• Technology services for nonprofits.

Each service runs as a project or on a retainer, as its own service agreement sets out. This website gives general information about our services. It is not a binding service agreement.

Payment

Each service agreement or statement of work sets its own payment terms. These general terms apply unless it says otherwise.

• We send invoices monthly.
• Payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date.
• A late payment may carry interest of 1.5% a month.
• We accept checks, ACH transfers and major credit cards.
• A project may need a deposit, as its proposal states.

Intellectual property

Everything on this website, including text, graphics, logos and software, belongs to SBK Consultants. Intellectual property law protects it.

The service agreement governs work made during an engagement. Unless it says otherwise, these terms apply.

• A deliverable made for a client becomes the client's property once paid for in full.
• SBK Consultants keeps the right to use the general knowledge, techniques and methods developed in its work.
• Tools, templates and frameworks that existed before the work remain SBK Consultants's property.

Limits on liability

As far as the law allows, SBK Consultants is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages. These include lost profits, data or business opportunities, arising from our services or this website.

Our total liability for any claim is capped at the fees the client paid for that engagement. Only fees paid in the twelve months before the event count.

This website and our AI chat assistant give general information only, not professional advice. We give specific recommendations only in a formal consulting engagement.

Confidentiality

We treat all client information as confidential. We share nothing from a consultation, assessment or engagement with anyone else without your written consent, unless the law requires it.

Each service agreement and non-disclosure agreement sets its own confidentiality terms.

Governing law

The laws of the State of New York govern these terms, without regard to conflict of law rules. The courts of New York County, New York, alone hear any dispute under them.

Contact us

To ask about these terms, write to contact@sbkconsultants.com or call (718) 407-4169. We are in New York, NY.