Hack Halt Inc.

Effective Date: March 12, 2026

Last Updated: [March 12, 2026

These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Hack Halt website, WordPress plugin, and related services provided by Hack Halt Inc. (“Hack Halt”, “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”).

By installing, accessing, or using Hack Halt products or services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Hack Halt services.

1. Description of Services

Hack Halt provides website security software designed to help protect WordPress websites from malicious activity.

Services may include:

firewall protection
intrusion prevention
vulnerability scanning
login protection
security monitoring
threat intelligence feeds
bot detection and mitigation
incident logging and reporting
collaborative threat intelligence features

Hack Halt may modify, update, or improve services at any time.

2. No Guarantee of Security

Hack Halt provides tools intended to improve website security. However:

Hack Halt does not guarantee that your website will be free from vulnerabilities, attacks, or security breaches.

Cybersecurity threats evolve constantly, and no software can completely eliminate risk.

By using Hack Halt services, you acknowledge that:

security tools reduce risk but cannot eliminate it
website owners remain responsible for maintaining secure systems
Hack Halt is not responsible for damages resulting from security incidents.

3. Account Registration

Certain services may require account creation.

You agree to:

provide accurate information
maintain the confidentiality of account credentials
notify us of unauthorized access

You are responsible for activities occurring under your account.

4. Subscription and Payments

Some Hack Halt features may require a paid subscription.

Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers such as Stripe.

By purchasing a subscription, you agree that:

subscriptions may renew automatically unless cancelled
fees will be charged according to the selected billing plan
taxes may apply depending on your location

Hack Halt reserves the right to modify pricing with reasonable notice.

5. Refunds

Refund eligibility, if offered, will follow the refund policy displayed at the time of purchase.

Unless otherwise required by law, subscription fees may be non-refundable once services have been activated.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use Hack Halt services:

to conduct illegal activities
to attempt to compromise other systems
to distribute malware
to reverse engineer the software
to interfere with service infrastructure
to abuse the threat intelligence network

Hack Halt reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules.

7. Intellectual Property

All software, code, trademarks, branding, and technology associated with Hack Halt are the intellectual property of Hack Halt Inc.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the software according to these Terms.

You may not:

copy, distribute, or resell the software
reverse engineer the plugin
remove copyright or licensing notices
create derivative products based on Hack Halt technology.

8. Threat Intelligence Network

Certain Hack Halt features may contribute anonymized threat intelligence to a collaborative security network.

This may include:

malicious IP addresses
attack signatures
exploit techniques
bot scanning behavior

Data shared through this network is anonymized and used solely to improve threat detection and protection for Hack Halt users.

9. Third-Party Services

Hack Halt services may integrate with third-party services including:

WordPress
hosting providers
payment processors
analytics providers

Hack Halt is not responsible for the availability, security, or practices of third-party services.

10. Service Availability

Hack Halt aims to maintain reliable service but does not guarantee uninterrupted availability.

Services may be temporarily unavailable due to:

maintenance
infrastructure outages
software updates
circumstances beyond our control.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

Hack Halt Inc., its officers, employees, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to:

loss of data
loss of profits
website compromise
business interruption
system downtime

arising from the use or inability to use Hack Halt services.

Total liability shall not exceed the amount paid by the user for Hack Halt services during the previous 12 months.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Hack Halt Inc. from any claims, damages, or liabilities resulting from:

misuse of the services
violation of these Terms
activities conducted through your account.

13. Termination

Hack Halt may suspend or terminate access to services if:

these Terms are violated
services are misused
payment obligations are not met.

Users may terminate their use of services at any time by uninstalling the plugin and cancelling subscriptions.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any disputes arising from these Terms shall be resolved in the courts of Alberta.

15. Changes to Terms

Hack Halt may update these Terms from time to time.

Continued use of the services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

16. Contact Information

For questions regarding these Terms, contact: