1. Parties and Agreement
These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between Vaixus Technologies, a technical consulting practice operating from Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India ("Vaixus", "we", "our", or "us"), and the individual or business entity ("Client", "you", or "your") engaging our services.
By submitting an assessment request, accepting a proposal, approving an invoice, making payment, or otherwise engaging our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms.
If you are acting on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.
2. Scope of Services
Vaixus Technologies provides business-to-business consulting services relating to email infrastructure, including but not limited to:
- Infrastructure Assessments
- Email Authentication Reviews
- SPF, DKIM, and DMARC analysis
- Root-cause investigation and evidence collection
- Remediation planning and implementation guidance
- Verification assessments
- Configuration monitoring and drift detection
- Reporting and consultant review services
- Monitoring retainers and periodic reassessments
Each engagement is governed by a written proposal, quotation, invoice, statement of work, or other written agreement specifying:
- Scope
- Deliverables
- Pricing
- Timeline
- Responsibilities
- Any applicable limitations.
3. Role of Vaixus Technologies
Vaixus Technologies acts solely as an independent technical consultancy.
We are not:
- an Email Service Provider
- an Internet Service Provider
- a domain registrar
- a hosting provider
- a managed email service
- a guarantee provider for inbox placement or email performance.
Our role is limited to:
- identifying infrastructure conditions
- collecting evidence
- providing recommendations
- assisting with remediation activities where agreed
- verifying outcomes and
- monitoring infrastructure conditions where applicable.
The Client retains ownership and responsibility for their domains, DNS zones, email programs, sending infrastructure, and operational decisions.
4. Client Responsibilities
The Client agrees to:
Including:
- domains
- active email service providers
- sending platforms
- infrastructure details
- business requirements.
This may include:
- DNS management access
- delegated administrator permissions
- API access
- reporting platform access
- postmaster platform access.
The Client remains responsible for:
- approving changes
- implementing recommendations where Vaixus is not expressly authorised to assist
- maintaining their infrastructure after engagement completion.
The Client remains responsible for maintaining backups and preserving historical DNS configurations before approving any infrastructure modifications.
Vaixus is not responsible for delays, incomplete remediation, or verification limitations caused by inaccurate information or failure to provide required access.
If required access is not provided within five (5) business days after written request, Vaixus may pause or terminate the engagement.
5. Deliverables
Deliverables may include:
- assessment reports
- remediation plans
- verification reports
- monitoring summaries
- evidence documentation
- implementation guidance
- executive summaries.
Deliverables are:
- provided electronically
- subject to consultant review
- based on information available during the engagement period.
Deliverables represent professional opinions and observations at the time of assessment and may become outdated due to infrastructure changes occurring after delivery.
Estimated timelines are provided in good faith and may change due to dependency on third-party providers, client responsiveness, infrastructure complexity, or access delays.
6. Confidentiality
Vaixus treats Client information as confidential.
We will not intentionally disclose:
- infrastructure details
- assessment findings
- DNS configurations
- vendor relationships
- engagement information
to third parties without written consent except:
- where required by law
- where necessary to process payments
- where required to protect our legal rights.
Public sample reports contain only synthetic data, anonymised information, or publicly observable information.
7. Data Handling
Assessment data is retained only for operational, legal, security, and support purposes.
Clients may request deletion of assessment data, subject to:
- legal obligations
- accounting requirements
- legitimate business recordkeeping requirements.
Data handling practices are further described in our Privacy Policy.
8. Fees and Payment
Pricing is defined within each engagement proposal or invoice.
Unless otherwise agreed:
- Assessment engagements are invoiced prior to delivery.
- Remediation engagements are invoiced according to the approved proposal.
- Monitoring retainers are invoiced monthly in advance.
Prices are stated in United States Dollars (USD) unless otherwise specified.
The Client is responsible for:
- applicable taxes
- duties
- withholding taxes
- jurisdiction-specific charges.
Where applicable, Indian GST requirements may apply.
Refund eligibility is governed exclusively by the Refund Policy.
9. No Guarantee of Outcomes
Email performance and deliverability depend on numerous factors beyond Vaixus' control, including but not limited to:
- sender reputation
- content quality
- recipient engagement
- list hygiene
- third-party filtering decisions
- provider policies
- platform configuration changes
- infrastructure changes made after delivery.
Accordingly, Vaixus does not guarantee:
- inbox placement rates
- delivery percentages
- reputation scores
- sender certification
- revenue outcomes
- business performance
- specific deliverability improvements.
Our services identify conditions, provide evidence, recommend actions, and verify observable outcomes where possible.
10. Professional Standards
Vaixus warrants that services will be performed:
- in good faith
- using reasonable professional skill and care
- in accordance with generally accepted industry practices
- using available vendor documentation and applicable standards where appropriate.
Except as expressly stated herein, services are provided on a reasonable-efforts basis and without warranties of specific business outcomes.
11. Intellectual Property
Upon full payment:
- Client-specific reports
- engagement deliverables
- documentation prepared specifically for the Client
become the property of the Client.
Vaixus retains ownership of:
- methodologies
- frameworks
- templates
- internal tooling
- software systems
- audit engines
- processes
- proprietary intellectual property.
Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of Vaixus proprietary systems.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Vaixus' total aggregate liability arising from an engagement shall not exceed the total fees paid by the Client under the specific engagement giving rise to the claim.
Under no circumstances shall Vaixus be liable for:
- indirect damages
- consequential damages
- incidental damages
- special damages
- punitive damages
- lost profits
- lost revenue
- lost business opportunities
- reputational harm
- data loss.
Vaixus is not responsible for:
- DNS propagation delays
- provider outages
- ESP-side changes
- policy changes by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, or other third parties
- actions taken by third-party service providers.
13. Force Majeure
Vaixus shall not be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from events beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to internet outages, cloud service disruptions, cyber incidents, acts of government, natural disasters, labour disputes, or failures of third-party platforms and service providers.
14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of India.
The parties agree to attempt good-faith resolution through written negotiation for not less than fourteen (14) calendar days before commencing formal proceedings.
If resolution cannot be reached, disputes shall be submitted to arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
- Seat of Arbitration: Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Language: English
Nothing herein prevents either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
15. Modifications
Vaixus may update these Terms from time to time.
Material changes affecting active engagements will be communicated through the contact information provided by the Client.
The latest version of these Terms is always published on our website.
16. Contact
Vaixus Technologies
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India
General Enquiries: soorya@vaixus.tech
Legal Notices: legal@vaixus.tech
Security Disclosures: security@vaixus.tech