Terms of Use
Updated November 2025
This website and its contents are the property of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (“NCA”). This web page states the “Terms of Use” for the use of the NCA websites, www.staysafeonline.org, and all special campaigns websites (referred collectively as the “Website”). By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. NCA may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting. The terms “You” and “User” are used to refer to anyone who is accessing the Website. If you are using the Website on behalf of a company or other legal entity, such entity may have a separate agreement with NCA, but you are nevertheless individually bound by these Terms of Use.
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.
Ownership of Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property
The entire contents of the Website, including the text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, HTML code, and other "material" are copyrighted by NCA under the copyright laws of the United States. User agrees not to remove or obscure copyright notices appearing on the Website. NCA grants no copyright or ownership interests to User for any of the material and proprietary information referred to herein belonging to NCA; limited use of the materials is permitted only as expressly stated in the terms below. Permission to the Website content may be granted in special circumstances on a case-by-case basis. Please direct any request to use content to info@staysafeonline.org
Permitted Uses of Materials—Sitewide CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
To advance its mission, NCA makes its copyrighted Website materials available to users under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), except as otherwise noted on a specific item.
Under this license, you may share and adapt the materials for noncommercial purposes, provided that you (1) give appropriate attribution to NCA, (2) provide a link to the license, (3) indicate if changes were made, and (4) distribute any adaptations under the same CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Attribution is requested in the following form (or substantially similar): “© Copyright 2025 National Cybersecurity Alliance. Used under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. [Include link to NCA’s source page].” Where feasible, include the work’s title and a concise change note (e.g., “adapted,” “translated,” or “abridged”).
For clarity, “Noncommercial” means not primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or monetary compensation. If you are unsure whether your use is commercial, you must obtain NCA’s prior written permission. Please direct any request by emailing info@staysafeonline.org
Prohibited Uses of Materials
User agrees that materials may not be commercially exploited or sold to third parties without prior written authorization from NCA.
User agrees that materials may not be systematically stored on a server so as to substitute for the purchase of a subscription and/or license agreement to/for the materials.
User agrees that materials may not be used by generative AI developers for the purpose of developing or training AI tools for machine learning without prior written permission from NCA.
Name and Logo
User agrees not to use the name of the National Cybersecurity Alliance, NCA, or their logos for any promotional or commercial purpose or any other purpose without the prior written consent of NCA.
Website Security
Interference with Website operation: User agrees to not access or use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, impair or cause undue burden on the Website and/or its host, servers, network, systems or other users. User agrees to not attempt to interfere in any way with the operation of the Website, that User will not transmit any virus or worm to the Website, that User will not use any spider, robot or any other automated mechanism to access the Website and/or its servers or systems, and that you will not engage in flooding, spamming, mail-bombing, crashing or otherwise sending unsolicited e-mail to other users of the Website. User further agrees that User will not attempt to access NCA that is not intended for your use, that User will not attempt to log on to a server or account that User is not authorized to access, and that User will not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network related in any way to the Website without authorization.
Alteration of Website content: None of the material contained on the Website (including all software, HTML code, and other code) may be reverse-engineered, disassembled, decompiled, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, retransmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photo-reproduction, recordation, or otherwise), resold or redistributed without the prior written permission of NCA.
Violation of Website security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Website. This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Please see our Privacy Policy for further details concerning the Website’s privacy practices.
Compliance: User agrees to comply with all applicable laws, as well as with these Terms of Use. User agrees not to engage in any unlawful or commercial activity on the Website.
Waiver of Liability
NCA is NOT LIABLE for any content posted on the website. User assumes all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom User comes in contact through the Website. Should a dispute arise between User and another user, User hereby agrees to release NCA from all claims, demand, and damages associated with such a dispute.
IN NO EVENT SHALL NCA OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DNCA OR BUSINESS INTERUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT NCA IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
No Warranties
THE CONTENT THAT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. NCA MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE WEBSITE, THE MATERIAL OR OTHER POSTED CONTENT, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.
THE WEBSITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. NCA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
NCA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEBSITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, NCA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.
Links to Other Sites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to User and not as an endorsement by NCA of the third-party or the contents of such third-party websites. Because we do not have any control over such third-party websites, NCA is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites. Linking to third-party websites is performed at User’s own risk.
Indemnity
User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless NCA, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal fees, resulting from your use of the Website or your breach of the Terms of Use, including, without limitation, your submission of content that violates third party rights or applicable law. NCA shall provide notice to User promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist User, at User's expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.
Foreign Access
If User accesses this Website from outside the United States, User does so at User's own risk. User agrees to comply with all applicable local rules and laws regarding the transmission of technical NCA exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notification
To notify NCA of a claimed copyright infringement regarding content posted on the Website, a notification of a claimed copyright infringement must be provided to NCA via e-mail and must include the following information:
The subject line of the e-mail must include the words "Copyright Infringement Claim.”
An electronic signature of the copyright owner, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive copyright that has allegedly been infringed.
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works on that site.
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit NCA to locate the material.
Information reasonably sufficient to permit NCA to contact the Complaining Party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the Complaining Party may be contacted.
A statement that the Complaining Party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the Complaining Party is the owner, or is authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
If NCA concludes that the Complaining Party has raised a legitimate copyright claim, it will remove or deny access to the allegedly infringing material from the Website.
Designated Agent for Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement Email: info@staysafeonline.org