Terms of Service

By accessing or using this website you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to them, do not use the website.

This website is informational. It describes Silas, a federal bid pipeline product from Vortex Computation, and publishes reference material about United States federal government contracting. It has no sign-up, no account, no ordering and no payment. Nothing on it is an offer capable of acceptance, a quotation, or a binding commitment to provide anything.

We may change, suspend or withdraw any part of this website, or any product described on it, at any time and without notice.

The glossary, the comparison pages and everything else published here are general information written for a business audience. They are not legal advice, not accounting or tax advice, not a compliance determination, and not a substitute for reading the solicitation, the regulation or the contract that actually applies to you.

Federal acquisition rules change, and a definition that was accurate when it was written may not be accurate when you read it. Do not make a bid, pricing, certification or representation decision on the basis of a page on this website. Verify against the authoritative source and, where the stakes warrant it, against your own counsel.

Some pages compare Silas with other products and name them. Those names and marks belong to their respective owners and are used here only to identify the products being discussed. No affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement or partnership is claimed or implied in either direction.

Statements about another company's product describe what that company's own public materials said on the review date shown on the page. They are our reading of published information at that time, not a certification of anyone else's current capabilities. If you believe something we have published about your product is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

You agree not to:

• use this website for any illegal purpose, or in violation of any local, state, national or international law;
• violate, or encourage others to violate, the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights;
• upload or transmit viruses, malware or other malicious software;
• attempt to gain unauthorised access to this website, its hosting infrastructure or any connected system;
• use this website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage or impair it, or interfere with anyone else's use of it.

Ordinary reading, quoting with attribution, and automated indexing by search and answer engines are all expressly welcome. This site is published to be read and cited.

This website and its contents, meaning the text, layout, graphics and the arrangement of them, are owned by Vortex Computation and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. Silas is a trademark of Vortex Computation.

You may read, print and quote short extracts for your own business purposes with attribution and a link. You may not republish a page or a substantial part of one, or use our material to train, market or represent a competing product as your own, without our prior written consent.

This website links to other Vortex Computation properties and, on the comparison pages, to third-party websites. We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, their availability or their privacy practices. A link is not an endorsement.

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IN NO EVENT WILL VORTEX COMPUTATION, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT ON IT, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Vortex Computation, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these terms or your misuse of this website.

These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute arising from these terms will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Brevard County, Florida.

We may modify these terms at any time. If we do, we will post the updated terms on this page and revise the “last updated” date. Your continued use of this website after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Questions about these terms, or a correction to something published here:

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