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Terms of Service

These Terms of Service govern your use of the website located at https://www.cloudexpat.com and any related services provided by AZdev Limited.

By accessing https://www.cloudexpat.com, you agree to abide by these Terms of Service and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with these Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using or accessing this website or using any other services provided by AZdev Limited.

We, AZdev Limited, reserve the right to review and amend any of these Terms of Service at our sole discretion. Upon doing so, we will update this page. Any changes to these Terms of Service will take effect immediately from the date of publication.

These Terms of Service were last updated on 10 April 2025.

Limitations of Use

By using this website, you warrant on behalf of yourself, your users, and other parties you represent that you will not:

  1. modify, copy, prepare derivative works of, decompile, or reverse engineer any materials and software contained on this website;
  2. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from any materials and software on this website;
  3. transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server;
  4. knowingly or negligently use this website or any of its associated services in a way that abuses or disrupts our networks or any other service AZdev Limited provides;
  5. use this website or its associated services to transmit or publish any harassing, indecent, obscene, fraudulent, or unlawful material;
  6. use this website or its associated services in violation of any applicable laws or regulations;
  7. use this website in conjunction with sending unauthorized advertising or spam;
  8. harvest, collect, or gather user data without the user’s consent; or
  9. use this website or its associated services in such a way that may infringe the privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights of third parties.

Service Level Commitments

AZdev Limited strives to maintain high availability of the CloudExpat platform. However, we do not provide guaranteed uptime percentages or service level agreements (SLAs) unless explicitly stated in a separate written agreement.

The CloudExpat service depends on third-party cloud providers, including but not limited to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Service interruptions or degradations caused by these third-party providers are beyond our control, and AZdev Limited shall not be liable for any service unavailability resulting from such third-party failures.

We will make reasonable efforts to notify users of scheduled maintenance that may impact service availability.

Services and Pricing

CloudExpat offers cloud optimization services under multiple access models:

  1. Direct Registration: When you register directly through our website, pricing is typically calculated as a percentage of demonstrated cloud cost savings.

  2. Marketplace Integration: When you access our services through integrated marketplaces (including but not limited to Microsoft Azure Marketplace), pricing is based on the specific plan selected through that marketplace.

Different service tiers may offer varying levels of functionality, reporting capabilities, and support. The specific features included in each plan are described on our website and/or the relevant marketplace listing.

AZdev Limited does not guarantee specific cost savings amounts, as actual savings depend on your cloud usage patterns, implementation of recommendations, and market conditions beyond our control.

Intellectual Property

The intellectual property in the materials contained in this website are owned by or licensed to AZdev Limited and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. We grant our users permission to download one copy of the materials for personal, non-commercial transitory use.

This constitutes the grant of a license, not a transfer of title. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions or the Terms of Service, and may be terminated by AZdev Limited at any time.

Subscription Terms

Subscription Period and Auto-Renewal

For marketplace subscriptions (such as through Microsoft Azure Marketplace), your subscription term is determined by the plan you selected during purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew for successive terms of the same duration unless cancelled prior to the renewal date through the marketplace platform.

Payment and Billing

Payment methods, billing cycles, and subscription management depend on how you access our services:

  1. For direct registrations, payment is processed through our supported payment processors as identified in our Privacy Policy.

  2. For marketplace integrations, billing and payment are processed according to the marketplace provider’s terms and billing systems. All billing and payments for subscriptions purchased through the Azure Marketplace are processed directly by Microsoft. Your payment obligations, methods, and the collection of applicable taxes are governed by the terms you agreed to with Microsoft and your Azure billing account configuration.

AZdev Limited reserves the right to change pricing with reasonable notice. For marketplace plans, price changes will be communicated according to the marketplace provider’s policies.

Cancellation and Refunds

You may cancel your marketplace subscription at any time through the Azure Portal or other means provided by Microsoft for managing Azure Marketplace subscriptions. Cancellation will take effect at the end of your current paid billing term.

Subscriptions purchased through the Azure Marketplace are generally non-refundable. Any potential refunds are subject to the refund policies of the Microsoft Azure Marketplace and must be requested through Microsoft’s standard processes. AZdev Limited does not issue refunds directly for Marketplace subscriptions.

Upon cancellation taking effect, your access to the paid features of the Service will cease, and your subscription will not auto-renew.

Liability

Our website and the materials on our website are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. To the extent permitted by law, AZdev Limited makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property, or other violation of rights.

In no event shall AZdev Limited or its suppliers be liable for any consequential loss suffered or incurred by you or any third party arising from the use or inability to use this website or the materials on this website, even if AZdev Limited or an authorized representative has been notified, orally or in writing, of the possibility of such damage.

In the context of this agreement, “consequential loss” includes any consequential loss, indirect loss, real or anticipated loss of profit, loss of benefit, loss of revenue, loss of business, loss of goodwill, loss of opportunity, loss of savings, loss of reputation, loss of use and/or loss or corruption of data, whether under statute, contract, equity, tort (including negligence), indemnity, or otherwise.

Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

In addition to the limitations of liability stated above, you acknowledge and agree that:

  1. AZdev Limited makes no guarantees regarding specific cost savings amounts. While our service is designed to help identify potential cloud cost optimizations, actual savings may vary based on your implementation of recommendations, cloud usage patterns, and market conditions.

  2. CloudExpat relies on access to your cloud account information to provide its services. You are responsible for providing accurate access credentials and maintaining necessary permissions. AZdev Limited is not liable for service degradation resulting from revoked access, incorrect permissions, or changes to your cloud account configurations.

  3. In no event shall AZdev Limited’s liability exceed the amount paid by you for the service during the 12 months preceding any claim.

Accuracy of Materials

The materials appearing on our website are not comprehensive and are for general information purposes only. AZdev Limited does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on this website, or otherwise relating to such materials or on any resources linked to this website.

AZdev Limited has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement, approval, or control by AZdev Limited of the site. Use of any such linked site is at your own risk and we strongly advise you make your own investigations with respect to the suitability of those sites.

Marketplace-Specific Terms

When accessing our services through third-party marketplaces such as Microsoft Azure Marketplace:

  1. Your use of CloudExpat is subject to both these Terms of Service and the terms of the respective marketplace.

  2. In the event of conflicts between these terms and the marketplace terms, the marketplace terms will generally prevail with respect to transaction-related matters including but not limited to billing, payment processing, refunds, and cancellations.

  3. You acknowledge that certain account, subscription, and billing information may be shared between AZdev Limited and the marketplace provider for service provisioning, billing, and support purposes.

  4. Support for the CloudExpat service is provided as described on our website or via email at [email protected]. Support terms may vary based on your subscribed plan.

  5. You agree to indemnify and hold AZdev Limited harmless from any claims, damages, or liabilities arising out of your use or misuse of the service, violation of these terms, or infringement of any rights of a third party through your use of the service.

Right to Terminate

We may suspend or terminate your right to use our website and terminate these Terms of Service immediately upon written notice to you for any breach of these Terms of Service.

Severance

Any term of these Terms of Service which is wholly or partially void or unenforceable is severed to the extent that it is void or unenforceable. The validity of the remainder of these Terms of Service is not affected.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland. You irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.