Terms of Use

Effective Date: August 9, 2026 Last Updated: August 9, 2026

These Terms govern your use of derechodefense.com. They cover what you may do with the content on this site, what you should not send us, and the limits of what this website creates. They do not replace any agreement you may have with us.

1. Acceptance

By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the website.

2. Who We Are

This website is operated by DERECHO, INC. ("DERECHO," "we," "us," "our"), a Delaware-registered United States defense technology company. "You" means the visitor and any person or organization on whose behalf you act.

3. Scope

These Terms apply to the public website at derechodefense.com and to content we make available through it. They do not apply to any product, system, or service except as described in publicly available material on this website.

4. Relationship to Other Agreements

These Terms do not modify, replace, or supersede any of the following:

• Executed non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements
• Customer, supplier, distributor, or reseller agreements
• Government contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transaction agreements
• Teaming agreements or memoranda of understanding
• Employment, consulting, or contractor agreements
• Written data rights, license, or intellectual property agreements

Where these Terms conflict with a signed agreement covering the same subject matter, that agreement controls.

5. Eligibility and Lawful Use

You must have the legal capacity to accept these Terms. You agree to use the website only for lawful purposes and in compliance with applicable law, including export control and sanctions law.

6. Limited License

We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and view this website for your own informational purposes. All other rights are reserved.

7. Ownership of Content

The website and its content, including text, graphics, images, video, renders, layouts, software, and design, are owned by DERECHO or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property law.

8. Copyright

Content on this website is protected by copyright. You may not reproduce, distribute, publish, or create derivative works from it except as permitted by these Terms or applicable law.

9. Trademarks

DERECHO and the DERECHO product names identified on this website are trademarks or trade names used by DERECHO. No claim of federal registration is made on this website, and no registered-trademark symbol is used. Nothing on this website grants any license to use them.

10. Product Names and Brand Identifiers

Product names, program names, and configurations shown on this website may change. Use of a DERECHO product name by any third party in marketing, presentations, domain names, metadata, or search advertising requires our prior written permission.

11. Third-Party Content and Licensed Media

Some content may be licensed from third parties or contributed under agreements that restrict reuse. Third-party marks belong to their owners. You may not assume that any content is available for reuse.

12. Restrictions on Copying and Commercial Reuse

You may not copy, republish, redistribute, sell, license, sublicense, frame, mirror, or commercially exploit website content without our prior written permission.

13. Automated Access and Scraping

You may not use automated tools to crawl, scrape, harvest, index, or extract content from this website except that we permit good-faith indexing by conventional search engines that respect our robots directives.

14. Dataset Creation

You may not compile website content into a dataset, corpus, archive, or database for redistribution or commercial use without our prior written permission.

15. Generative AI Training

You may not use website content, including text, imagery, renders, video, or technical descriptions, to train, fine-tune, or evaluate generative artificial intelligence or machine learning systems without our prior written permission. This restriction is a condition of the limited license in Section 6.

16. Reverse Engineering

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive source code, design, or method of manufacture from any downloadable file, interactive element, or media on this website.

17. Security Testing

You may not conduct security testing against this website except as expressly authorized by our Cybersecurity and Responsible Disclosure Policy and strictly within the scope stated there.

18. Technical Controls

You may not bypass, disable, or interfere with any authentication, rate limiting, access control, or other technical measure on this website.

19. Impersonation

You may not impersonate any person or organization, misrepresent your affiliation, or submit information under a false identity.

20. Malicious Code

You may not upload, transmit, or introduce any virus, worm, malicious code, or other harmful component.

21. Service Disruption

You may not conduct or attempt any denial-of-service activity, flooding, or other action designed to impair website availability for others.

22. Inquiries and Submissions

When you contact us by email, you are responsible for the accuracy of what you send and for your right to send it. Do not send anything you are not authorized to disclose.

23. Unsolicited Ideas

We do not accept unsolicited ideas, inventions, concepts, proposals, designs, or business plans through this website. If you send one anyway, you do so voluntarily and at your own risk.

24. No Confidentiality From Ordinary Submissions

Information you send through this website or by ordinary email is not confidential and does not create a confidential relationship, an NDA, an attorney-client relationship, a teaming arrangement, a supplier relationship, a customer relationship, or a government contract relationship.

If you need a confidential channel, ask us and we will discuss whether a written agreement is appropriate before you send anything.

25. No Obligation to Review or Compensate

We have no obligation to review, evaluate, respond to, keep, return, or compensate anyone for an unsolicited submission.

26. Feedback

If you voluntarily send us feedback, suggestions, or comments about our website or publicly described products, you agree we may use that feedback to improve our website and products without obligation to you. This section applies only to feedback you choose to send through public website channels. It does not apply to information exchanged under a signed agreement, and it does not transfer ownership of any patent, copyright, or other intellectual property you hold.

27. Restricted Information

You may not submit through this website or by ordinary email:

• Classified information
• Controlled Unclassified Information
• Export-controlled technical data or defense services information
• Source code subject to access restrictions
• Procurement-sensitive or source-selection information
• Third-party proprietary or trade secret information you are not authorized to disclose
• Information covered by another party's non-disclosure agreement without authorization
• Security credentials, keys, or passwords
• Exploit code beyond what our security policy authorizes
• Personal information beyond what your inquiry reasonably requires

If you need to exchange restricted material, contact us to discuss an approved method. Do not send it first and ask afterward.

28. Third-Party Links

This website may link to third-party sites we do not control. We are not responsible for their content, and a link is not an endorsement.

29. Export Controls and Sanctions

Access to this website does not grant any export license or authorization. You agree not to use this website in violation of United States export control or sanctions law, and you represent that you are not a person or entity with whom United States persons are prohibited from dealing.

30. Developmental Products

Products described on this website are developmental. See our Website Disclosures and Product Status Notice, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

31. No Government Endorsement

Nothing on this website implies endorsement, sponsorship, approval, or affiliation by the United States Government or any of its components.

32. No Securities Offering

Nothing on this website is an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security.

33. Availability

We do not guarantee that this website will be available, uninterrupted, or error free. We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of it at any time.

34. Disclaimer of Warranties

The website and its content are provided "as is" and "as available." To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement, and any warranty as to accuracy, completeness, currency, or uninterrupted availability.

35. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, DERECHO and its officers, directors, employees, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or business interruption, arising out of your use of or inability to use this website, regardless of the theory of liability and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to this website will not exceed one hundred United States dollars (US $100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

36. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless DERECHO and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from third-party claims and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from your breach of these Terms, your unlawful use of the website, or your submission of information you were not authorized to disclose.

37. Suspension or Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to this website at any time, without notice, for any reason.

38. Modifications

We may modify these Terms at any time by posting an updated version with a new effective date. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance. We will not apply material changes retroactively.

39. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any action arising out of these Terms or this website will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New Castle County, Delaware, and you consent to jurisdiction there.

40. Severability

If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.

41. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it.

42. Entire Agreement as to Website Use

These Terms, together with the policies they reference, are the entire agreement between you and DERECHO regarding your use of this website. They do not affect any separate signed agreement.

Contact Us

Email us at info@derechodefense.com.