Legal
A plain summary of what Techster Consulting does and does not do, and how to treat the information on this website. This sits alongside, not instead of, the full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.
Version 1.0 · Last updated 2 July 2026
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1. Advisory only, no system access 2. No affiliation with any ISP or hosting provider 3. No affiliation with any open source project 4. No guarantee of outcomes 5. Not legal, financial, or regulatory advice 6. Blog and training content is general information 7. Accuracy and currency of information 8. External links 9. Client responsibility 10. Relationship to the Terms of ServiceTechster Consulting provides advisory and consulting services only. We do not access, log into, or take remote control of any client system, and we never ask for or require a client's passwords, private keys, API tokens, or other credentials. All guidance is provided to the client, who chooses whether and how to implement it on their own infrastructure.
This website and our advisory content may mention internet service providers, hosting companies, or VPS providers (for example Hetzner, OVHcloud, Contabo, or IONOS) for illustrative or comparison purposes. Techster Consulting is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any of these companies. We do not receive commission, referral fees, or any other payment from them, and mentioning a provider is not a recommendation that it is the best or only option for your situation.
Open source tools mentioned on this website or in our content (for example Vaultwarden, Mattermost, Nextcloud, WordPress, GitLab, or any other project) are the work of their respective communities and maintainers. Techster Consulting is not affiliated with, employed by, or sponsored by any of these projects, and does not speak on their behalf. Product and project names, logos, and brands mentioned remain the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.
Advice on server hardening, security, backups, or infrastructure design is provided based on our professional experience and current industry good practice, but no advisory service can guarantee that a system will be free from vulnerabilities, downtime, data loss, or compromise. Security is a continuous process, not a one-off fix, and outcomes depend heavily on how advice is implemented and maintained after we are involved.
Nothing on this website constitutes legal, financial, tax, insurance, or regulatory compliance advice. Where our guidance touches on data protection, licensing, or other regulated areas, it reflects a technical practitioner's understanding and is not a substitute for advice from a qualified solicitor, accountant, or compliance specialist. If your situation involves regulatory obligations (for example GDPR, PCI DSS, or sector-specific rules), please seek advice from an appropriately qualified professional.
Blog posts, guides, and free training materials on this site are written for a general audience and are not tailored to any individual's specific systems, business, or risk profile. Figures such as pricing, resource budgets, and RAM estimates are illustrative and based on conditions at the time of writing. They will not fit every situation exactly, and should be treated as a starting point for your own research rather than a specification to follow without judgement.
We make a reasonable effort to keep this website accurate, but software, pricing, and provider offerings change constantly. We do not warrant that any information here is complete, current, or error-free, and we accept no liability for actions taken solely on the basis of website content without independent verification.
This website links to third-party websites, including provider websites, open source project pages, and documentation. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, availability, or privacy practices of external sites. Including a link is not an endorsement of everything on that site.
Because Techster Consulting operates on an advisory basis, the client remains responsible for reviewing, testing, and implementing any recommendation on their own systems, and for maintaining their own backups before making changes. We strongly encourage testing significant changes in a non-production environment first wherever practical.
This disclaimer is a plain-language summary intended to set expectations up front. It does not replace, and should be read alongside, our full Terms of Service, which is the governing document for any paid engagement. Where the two differ, the Terms of Service takes precedence.