Legal
Terms of Service
The agreement between Syncplify and the customer that holds
an SFTP.cloud account.
Terms of Service
The agreement between Syncplify and the customer that holds an SFTP.cloud account.
Effective
24 August 2024
Last Updated
1 September 2026
Version
1.1
1. This agreement
These Terms of Service (these "Terms") are a binding agreement between Syncplify, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Syncplify", "we", "us"), and the entity or person that opens an SFTP.cloud account (the "Customer", "you").
By opening an account, clicking to accept these Terms, or using the Service, you agree to them. If you are accepting on behalf of an entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity, and "Customer" means that entity.
These Terms incorporate the Acceptable Use Policy, the Privacy Policy, the Service Level Agreement, and, where one is in place, the Data Processing Addendum. Together these form the whole agreement between the parties for the Service.
2. Definitions
"Service" means SFTP.cloud, including the cloud control plane, the Storage Connector software, and the documentation we make available for them.
"Storage Connector" means the Syncplify software the Customer deploys on or adjacent to its own storage, which establishes an outbound connection to the Service.
"Authorized User" means any user, employee, contractor, partner, or other third party the Customer permits to access the Service.
"Customer Data" means the files and other content that pass between the Customer’s storage and its Authorized Users through the Service.
"Service Metadata" means the operational records our systems generate about use of the Service, including account identifiers, connection and session records, authentication events, configured storage endpoints, transfer volumes, and administrative actions.
"Order" means the plan selected in the Service, or a written order form or statement of work signed by both parties.
3. The Service
Customer Data is never persisted to storage operated by Syncplify. This shapes what we can warrant, what we can be liable for, and what we can produce under legal process.
What we provide.
Subject to these Terms and to payment of the applicable fees, Syncplify grants the Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to access and use the Service during the Term, and to install and run the Storage Connector for that purpose.
How data moves.
Customer Data moves between the Customer’s storage and its Authorized Users through the channel established by the Storage Connector. Syncplify does not persist Customer Data to storage it operates and does not hold credentials to Customer storage. The Customer’s audit trail is generated within the Customer’s own environment and signed with a key Syncplify does not hold.
What we do not do.
We do not screen, scan, index, or review Customer Data, and we have no technical means of doing so. We have no obligation to monitor the Service and do not undertake to do so.
Support.
We provide support in accordance with the support terms published in the documentation or set out in an Order. Availability commitments and service credits are governed by the Service Level Agreement.
4. Accounts and Authorized Users
The Customer is responsible for all activity under its account and for the acts and omissions of every Authorized User as if they were the Customer’s own.
The Customer must provide accurate account information and keep it current, must keep credentials confidential, and must notify us without undue delay of any suspected compromise of a Service account.
Accounts may not be shared among individuals in order to avoid per-user limits or fees. The Customer must be at least eighteen (18) years old, or the age of majority in its jurisdiction if higher, and the Service is not offered to consumers for personal or household use.
5. Customer responsibilities
Because the security and availability of the Service depend on components the Customer controls, the Customer must:
- Keep the Storage Connector current. Updates are applied automatically when the Connector is idle. Where the Connector is busy, the Customer will be notified and can apply the update at a convenient point with a single action. The Customer must not disable or indefinitely defer Connector updates, and must apply any update Syncplify designates as critical without undue delay.
- Protect the credentials, keys, and certificates used by the Storage Connector, which remain in the Customer’s possession at all times.
- Maintain its own storage, network, and infrastructure, and provide the outbound connectivity the Storage Connector requires.
- Promptly disable Service accounts belonging to users who should no longer have access.
- Maintain its own backups. The Service is a transfer service, not a backup or archival service, and Syncplify holds no copy of Customer Data.
The Customer is solely responsible for the lawfulness of Customer Data and for holding all rights, consents, and lawful bases required to transfer it.
6. Acceptable use
Use of the Service is subject to the Acceptable Use Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms. A violation of that policy is a breach of these Terms. The enforcement measures available to us, including suspension and termination, are set out in that policy and in section 9 below.
7. Fees, billing, and taxes
Fees.
The Customer will pay the fees for the plan or Order it selects. Fees are stated exclusive of taxes. Unless an Order says otherwise, fees are payable in advance for each subscription period and are non-refundable except as expressly provided in these Terms.
Plan limits.
Plans carry limits on transfer accounts and Storage Connectors. Where the Customer reaches a limit, provisioning of additional accounts or Connectors is prevented until the plan is upgraded or capacity is freed. Syncplify does not bill overage charges. Transfer volume is subject to the fair use thresholds published on the pricing page; where usage exceeds a threshold, Syncplify will contact the Customer to discuss the workload rather than apply a charge.
Payment.
Payment is due on the invoice date unless an Order specifies net terms. Amounts not paid when due accrue interest at the lesser of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month and the maximum rate permitted by law. If an invoice is more than thirty (30) days overdue, we may suspend the Service under section 9 after giving at least ten (10) days’ written notice.
Taxes.
The Customer is responsible for all sales, use, VAT, GST, and similar taxes, excluding taxes on Syncplify’s income. Where the Customer is required to withhold tax, it will gross up the payment so that Syncplify receives the amount it would have received without the withholding.
Price changes.
We may change our prices with effect from the start of a renewal term, on at least thirty (30) days’ notice before the renewal date. A price change does not affect a term already paid for.
8. Term, renewal, and termination
Term.
These Terms begin when the Customer first accepts them or first uses the Service, and continue for as long as any subscription is active (the "Term").
Renewal.
Subscriptions renew automatically for successive periods equal to the then-current period unless either party gives notice of non-renewal at least thirty (30) days before the end of the current period, or the plan is canceled in the Service before that date.
Termination for convenience.
The Customer may cancel at any time with effect from the end of the current subscription period. Cancellation does not entitle the Customer to a refund of fees already paid.
Termination for cause.
Either party may terminate these Terms if the other party materially breaches them and does not cure the breach within thirty (30) days of written notice, or immediately if the other party becomes insolvent, enters administration or liquidation, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors. We may also terminate for cause under the Acceptable Use Policy on the terms stated there.
Effect of termination.
On termination, the Customer’s right to access the Service ends and the Storage Connector must be uninstalled. Because Syncplify holds no Customer Data, there is no data export or retrieval period. Service Metadata is retained and deleted in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Fees accrued before termination remain payable.
Survival.
Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, and any accrued payment obligations survive termination.
9. Suspension
We may suspend an account, an Authorized User, or specific functionality where the Acceptable Use Policy permits it, where an invoice is overdue after notice under section 7, or where suspension is necessary to protect the Service, other customers, or third parties.
We will apply the least disruptive measure reasonably sufficient, and we will restore the Service promptly once the cause is resolved. Suspension does not relieve the Customer of its payment obligations, and suspension for cause does not entitle the Customer to service credits under the Service Level Agreement.
10. Trials, betas, and previews
We may offer free trials, beta features, or preview features. These are provided as is, without warranty of any kind and without any availability commitment, and the Service Level Agreement does not apply to them. We may modify or withdraw them at any time. Any obligation of confidentiality we mark or identify in connection with a beta applies to the Customer’s use of it.
11. Confidentiality
"Confidential Information" means non-public information disclosed by one party to the other that is marked confidential or that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential, including the Service’s non-public features, security architecture, and pricing.
The receiving party will protect Confidential Information with at least reasonable care, will use it only to perform under these Terms, and will disclose it only to personnel and advisors who need it and who are bound by confidentiality obligations at least as protective as these.
These obligations do not apply to information that is or becomes public without breach, was already known without a duty of confidence, is independently developed, or is lawfully received from a third party. A party may disclose Confidential Information where required by law or valid legal process, giving prior notice where it is lawfully able to do so.
12. Intellectual property
Syncplify property.
Syncplify and its licensors own all right, title, and interest in the Service, the Storage Connector, and all related software, documentation, and trademarks. Except for the rights expressly granted in section 3, no rights are granted by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.
Customer property.
The Customer owns all right, title, and interest in Customer Data. These Terms grant Syncplify no license to Customer Data, and none is required, because Syncplify does not store, access, or process the contents of Customer Data.
Restrictions.
The Customer must not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or modify the Storage Connector or any other Syncplify software, except to the extent that restriction is unenforceable under applicable law; must not remove proprietary notices; and must not make the Service available to third parties except as Authorized Users.
Feedback.
If the Customer gives us suggestions or feedback about the Service, we may use them without restriction or obligation. Feedback is given voluntarily and is not Confidential Information unless the Customer marks it as such at the time.
13. Data protection
Our handling of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy. Where Syncplify processes personal data on the Customer’s behalf, the Data Processing Addendum applies and forms part of these Terms.
The parties acknowledge that, because Customer Data is not persisted to storage operated by Syncplify and its contents are not accessible to Syncplify, the personal data Syncplify processes on the Customer’s behalf consists principally of Service Metadata.
14. Warranties and disclaimers
Mutual warranties.
Each party warrants that it has the authority to enter into these Terms and that doing so does not breach any other agreement binding on it.
Our warranty.
We warrant that the Service will perform materially in accordance with its documentation, and that we will provide it with reasonable skill and care. The Customer’s exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty is the correction of the non-conformity or, if we cannot correct it within a reasonable period, termination and a pro rata refund of prepaid fees for the unused portion of the then-current term.
Disclaimer.
Except as expressly stated in these Terms, the Service is provided "as is" and Syncplify disclaims all other warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or error free. The Service Level Agreement states the sole availability commitment.
High risk uses.
The Service is not designed for use in circumstances where failure could lead to death, personal injury, or severe environmental damage, and the Customer must not use it for such purposes.
15. Indemnification
By Syncplify.
We will defend the Customer against any third party claim alleging that the Service, used in accordance with these Terms, infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, and will pay damages finally awarded or amounts in an approved settlement. If the Service becomes, or we believe it may become, the subject of such a claim, we may procure the right to continue using it, modify it so it is no longer infringing, or terminate the affected subscription and refund prepaid fees for the unused portion of the term. We have no obligation for claims arising from Customer Data, from modifications not made by us, or from use of the Service in combination with anything we did not supply.
By the Customer.
The Customer will defend us against any third party claim arising from Customer Data, from the Customer’s or an Authorized User’s violation of the Acceptable Use Policy, or from the Customer’s violation of law, and will pay damages finally awarded or amounts in an approved settlement.
Process.
The indemnified party must promptly notify the indemnifying party of the claim, give it sole control of the defense and settlement, and provide reasonable cooperation at the indemnifying party’s expense. No settlement that imposes an obligation on the indemnified party may be made without its consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld.
16. Limitation of liability
It limits what either party can recover from the other, including in circumstances where a party has been advised that loss was possible.
Neither party is liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost revenue, lost business, or loss or corruption of data, however caused and on any theory of liability, even if advised of the possibility.
Each party’s total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms is limited to the fees paid or payable by the Customer for the Service in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the liability.
These limits do not apply to the Customer’s payment obligations, to either party’s indemnification obligations under section 15, to a party’s breach of section 11, or to liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
The parties agree that these limits are a reasonable allocation of risk, that they reflect the fees charged, and that Syncplify would not provide the Service on these commercial terms without them.
17. Export control and sanctions
Each party will comply with applicable export control, economic sanctions, and anti-money-laundering laws. The Customer represents that it is not, and is not owned or controlled by, a person subject to applicable sanctions or export restrictions, that it is not located in a territory subject to comprehensive sanctions, and that it will not provide access to the Service to any such person.
18. Publicity
Neither party may use the other’s name, logo, or trademarks in publicity without prior written consent. Consent given for a customer list or case study may be withdrawn on thirty (30) days’ written notice, after which the material will be removed from our website within a reasonable period.
19. Changes to the Service and to these Terms
Changes to the Service.
We may improve and change the Service. We will not materially reduce its core functionality during a paid term. Where we discontinue a material feature, we will give at least ninety (90) days’ notice, and the Customer may terminate the affected subscription and receive a pro rata refund of prepaid fees for the unused portion of the term.
Changes to these Terms.
We may update these Terms. Material changes will be notified at least thirty (30) days before they take effect, by email to the account’s administrative contact or by notice within the Service, and take effect at the start of the next renewal term for existing subscriptions. Changes required by law, or reasonably necessary to address a security, abuse, or legal risk, may take effect immediately upon notice. If the Customer does not accept a material change, its remedy is to terminate before the change takes effect.
20. General
Governing law and venue.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions and excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The state and federal courts located in Delaware have exclusive jurisdiction, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction there.
Order of precedence.
If there is a conflict, the following order applies: a signed Order, then the Data Processing Addendum, then these Terms, then the Service Level Agreement, then the Acceptable Use Policy, then the documentation.
Notices.
Notices to Syncplify must be sent to legal@sftp.cloud. Notices to the Customer are given by email to the account's administrative contact or by notice within the Service. A notice is treated as received on the next business day after it is sent.
Assignment.
Neither party may assign these Terms without the other’s prior written consent, except that either party may assign them in full to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all of its assets, on notice to the other party.
Force majeure.
Neither party is liable for a failure to perform, other than a payment obligation, caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including natural disaster, war, terrorism, civil unrest, labor action, government action, and failures of the internet or of third party infrastructure.
Independent contractors.
The parties are independent contractors. These Terms create no partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship, and neither party may bind the other.
No third party beneficiaries.
These Terms are for the benefit of the parties only. No other person has any right to enforce them.
Severability and waiver.
If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary and the rest remains in force. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later.
Entire agreement.
These Terms, together with the documents they incorporate, are the entire agreement between the parties for the Service and supersede all prior proposals and understandings. Any conflicting or additional terms in a Customer purchase order have no effect.
21. Contact
| Purpose | Address |
|---|---|
| Legal notices | legal@sftp.cloud |
| Billing | billing@sftp.cloud |
| Support | support@sftp.cloud |
Syncplify, Inc., a Delaware corporation.