Terms of Service
(Publicus Procurement Platform)
iicontent Inc. (operating as Publicus)
Contact: joe@publicus.ai
Website: www.publicus.ai
These Terms are not a signed agreement. They become binding when a Customer accepts them (e.g., by clicking “I agree,” signing an Order Form that incorporates them, or by using the Service where acceptance is presented).
Effective date: May 25, 2026
1. Agreement and acceptance
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern access to and use of the Company's software-as-a-service platform that helps vendors discover and monitor public-sector contracting opportunities (the “Service”). The person or entity using the Service is the “Customer” (“you”).
By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
If the Company and Customer have a written order form, statement of work, master services agreement, or similar document (an “Order Form”) that references these Terms, then these Terms form part of that agreement. If there is a conflict between an Order Form and these Terms, the Order Form controls for that conflict.
2. The Service
The Service aggregates and presents procurement-related information primarily from public sources (for example, official government portals, registries, and publications) and may provide search, alerting, analytics, and workflow tools.
The Company may improve or modify the Service over time. Changes will not materially reduce core functionality during an active paid subscription, except where required for security, legal compliance, or to prevent abuse.
3. Accounts and eligibility
- You must provide accurate registration information and keep it current.
- You are responsible for all activity under your account and for keeping credentials confidential.
- You must promptly notify the Company of suspected unauthorized access or security incidents involving your account.
4. Acceptable use
You will use the Service only for lawful business purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
4.1 Restrictions
- Do not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to discover the source code or underlying algorithms of the Service (except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by law).
- Do not bypass or circumvent access controls, rate limits, or other protective measures.
- Do not introduce malware or harmful code, or interfere with the integrity or performance of the Service.
- Do not use the Service to scrape or bulk-download content in a way that materially degrades the Service or violates applicable law.
- Do not use the Service to infringe, misappropriate, or violate the rights (including intellectual property or privacy rights) of others.
- Do not resell, sublicense, or provide the Service to third parties as a service bureau without the Company's written consent.
5. Data, privacy, and security
5.1 Public data
The Service primarily processes and displays publicly available procurement information. Public data may be incomplete, delayed, or contain errors originating from the source publisher.
5.2 Customer data
Customer Data means information the Customer provides to the Company in connection with the Service (for example, account details, billing contacts, and configuration settings). Except for Customer Data required to operate the account, the Service is designed to minimize collection and storage of Customer interaction content.
5.3 Interaction content
By default, the Company does not persistently store the content of Customer searches, prompts, or interactive queries beyond what is reasonably necessary to deliver the Service and maintain security and reliability (for example, transient processing and short-lived technical logs).
5.4 No model training on Customer Data
The Company does not use Customer Data to train general-purpose machine learning models.
5.5 Security program
The Company maintains a security program aligned with commonly accepted industry practices and the SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria for security and confidentiality. The Company is pursuing SOC 2 attestation for these criteria. The Company will implement reasonable safeguards to protect Customer Data from unauthorized access or disclosure.
5.6 Privacy policy and DPA
The Company's Privacy Policy describes how personal information is handled. If required for a Customer's compliance needs, the parties may enter into a Data Processing Addendum (DPA).
6. Intellectual property
The Service (including software, interfaces, and documentation) is owned by the Company and its licensors. The Company grants Customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use the Service during the subscription term for Customer's internal business purposes, subject to these Terms.
Customer retains ownership of Customer Data. Customer grants the Company a limited license to process Customer Data solely to provide, maintain, and secure the Service.
6.1 Feedback
If Customer provides feedback or suggestions, Customer grants the Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use and incorporate that feedback into the Service without obligation.
7. Fees and payment
Fees (if any) and billing terms are specified in the applicable Order Form. Unless otherwise stated, fees are non-refundable except as required by law or expressly set out in an Order Form.
If Customer fails to pay undisputed fees when due, the Company may suspend access after providing reasonable notice and an opportunity to cure.
8. Confidentiality
Each party may receive confidential information from the other. “Confidential Information” means non-public information that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential given its nature and the circumstances of disclosure.
- Each party will use the other party's Confidential Information only to perform under these Terms.
- Each party will protect the other party's Confidential Information using reasonable care (no less than the care it uses for its own confidential information).
- Confidential Information does not include information that is public through no fault of the receiving party, independently developed, or rightfully received from a third party without confidentiality obligations.
These confidentiality obligations survive termination for three (3) years, and for trade secrets as long as they remain trade secrets under applicable law.
9. Warranties and disclaimers
Each party warrants that it has authority to enter into these Terms. Except as expressly stated, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available”. The Company disclaims all implied warranties to the maximum extent permitted by law, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
The Company does not warrant that the Service will identify every opportunity or that public data is complete or error-free. Customers should verify critical procurement details with the official publishing source.
10. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither party will be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to the Service or these Terms (including lost profits, lost revenue, or business interruption).
Except for a party's indemnification obligations, breach of confidentiality, or willful misconduct, each party's total liability arising out of or related to these Terms will not exceed the fees paid (or payable) by Customer to the Company for the Service during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
11. Indemnification
11.1 Customer indemnity
Customer will defend and indemnify the Company from third-party claims arising from (a) Customer's use of the Service in violation of these Terms or applicable law, or (b) Customer Data that infringes third-party rights.
11.2 Company indemnity
The Company will defend and indemnify Customer from third-party claims alleging that the Service, when used as authorized, infringes the claimant's copyright or trade secret, and will pay damages awarded (or agreed in settlement) for such claims.
The Company's obligations do not apply to claims arising from Customer's modification of the Service, combination with non-Company products or data (where the claim would not occur absent the combination), or use in violation of these Terms.
11.3 Procedure
The indemnified party will promptly notify the indemnifying party of the claim and cooperate. The indemnifying party will control the defense and settlement, except it may not settle in a way that imposes non-monetary obligations on the indemnified party without consent (not to be unreasonably withheld).
12. Term, suspension, and termination
These Terms apply for the duration of Customer's access to the Service. Subscription terms and renewals are set out in the Order Form (if any).
- Customer may stop using the Service at any time. For paid subscriptions, cancellation takes effect at the end of the then-current billing period unless the Order Form states otherwise.
- The Company may suspend access if Customer materially breaches these Terms or if necessary to protect the security or integrity of the Service.
- Either party may terminate for material breach if the breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice (or sooner for non-payment where reasonable).
Upon termination, Customer's access to the Service ends. Sections that by their nature should survive (including confidentiality, limitations of liability, and indemnities) will survive.
13. Compliance
Each party will comply with applicable laws and regulations. Customer is responsible for ensuring its procurement and bidding activities comply with relevant government procurement rules.
14. Governing law and dispute resolution
Unless stated otherwise in an Order Form, these Terms are governed by the laws of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of laws principles.
The parties will attempt in good faith to resolve disputes through informal negotiation. If unresolved, disputes will be brought in the courts located in Toronto, Ontario and each party consents to that jurisdiction, unless applicable law requires a different forum.
15. Changes to these Terms
The Company may update these Terms from time to time. If changes materially reduce Customer's rights, the Company will provide reasonable advance notice (for example, by email or in-product notice). Continued use of the Service after the effective date of updated Terms constitutes acceptance.
16. Miscellaneous
- Assignment: Customer may not assign these Terms without the Company's consent, except to a successor in connection with a merger or sale of substantially all assets.
- Force majeure: Neither party is liable for delays caused by events beyond its reasonable control.
- Severability: If a provision is unenforceable, the remainder remains in effect.
- No partnership: The parties are independent contractors.
- Notices: Notices will be sent to the contact information on file or as specified in the Order Form.
Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent to joe@publicus.ai.
iicontent Inc. (operating as Publicus)
Suite 307, 125 Bamburgh Circle
Toronto, Ontario M1W 3G4
Canada
Contact: joe@publicus.ai | 416-899-0724