Terms of Service — ClearanceIQ™

ClearanceIQ Inc. · Delaware C-Corp · Effective September 16, 2026

    These Terms of Service govern your use of ClearanceIQ™ products and services operated by ClearanceIQ Inc.. By accessing or using our services, you agree to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the service.
  

1. The Company

ClearanceIQ is operated by ClearanceIQ Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), with a principal place of business in Irvine, California. You may contact us at hello@clearanceiq.io or +1 (949) 385-1481.

2. Description of Services

ClearanceIQ provides three tiers of cybersecurity compliance support services for US Department of Defense contractors subject to DFARS 252.204-7012 and CMMC 2.0 requirements:

ASSESS (Free): An anonymous, browser-based CMMC Phase 1 readiness assessment that provides an estimated SPRS score and gap summary. No account required.
CERTIFY ($999–$8,000): A guided 110-control documentation workflow that produces a System Security Plan (SSP), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and an Affirming Official attestation letter for SPRS submission, with practitioner review.
DEFEND ($8,000–$20,000/year): An AI-powered adversarial review service that challenges certification claims using a simulated DOJ Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative investigator persona and produces a False Claims Risk Report prior to SPRS submission. Annual recertification included.

3. Important Disclaimer — Not Legal or Compliance Certification

ClearanceIQ is a software tool and documentation service. We are not a C3PAO (Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization), a law firm, or a government agency. Use of our services does not constitute a formal CMMC certification, a legal opinion, or a guarantee that your SPRS submission will be accepted by the Department of Defense or any prime contractor. The Affirming Official at your organization remains solely responsible for the accuracy of any SPRS attestation submitted under their signature. False Claims Act liability rests with the Affirming Official, not with ClearanceIQ or ClearanceIQ Inc..

Our practitioner review is a professional quality check — not a legal guarantee. We strongly recommend consulting qualified legal counsel before submitting any SPRS score or self-assessment attestation to the federal government.

4. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age and authorized to enter into contracts on behalf of your organization to use paid services. By using ClearanceIQ, you represent that you meet these requirements and that the information you provide is accurate and complete.

5. Payment Terms

CERTIFY and DEFEND services require payment in full prior to delivery of documentation packages or expert review.
All prices are in US dollars. Payments are processed securely through Stripe.
Annual DEFEND subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 30 days before the renewal date.
Refunds are available within 48 hours of purchase if no documentation has been generated and no expert review has commenced. After that point, all sales are final.
Stripe's standard processing fee (approximately 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction) is included in the listed price.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree to use ClearanceIQ only for lawful purposes related to your organization's legitimate CMMC compliance efforts. You may not:

Submit false or misleading information to generate compliance documentation you know to be inaccurate
Use the service to assist any organization in submitting a fraudulent SPRS attestation
Reverse engineer, copy, or resell any component of the ClearanceIQ platform without written permission
Attempt to circumvent any security or access control feature of the platform
Use the AI Red Team feature to generate challenge questions for purposes unrelated to your own compliance program

7. Intellectual Property

ClearanceIQ, its anonymous-first scoring architecture, AS9100/CMMC crosswalk methodology, and AI Red Team self-certification system are protected by US Patent Pending Applications 64/110,963, 64/110,968, and 64/111,830. ClearanceIQ™ is a trademark of ClearanceIQ Inc. (Serial No. 99938427).

The documentation we generate for you (your SSP, POA&M, and attestation letter) belongs to your organization. We retain no rights to your compliance data. The underlying software, methods, and platform remain the exclusive property of ClearanceIQ Inc..

8. Privacy and Data

The ASSESS tool scores your responses entirely within your browser. No assessment data is transmitted to our servers unless you explicitly choose to share it by submitting your email address.

CERTIFY and DEFEND services require you to provide company information and control implementation details. We use this information solely to generate your compliance documentation and provide practitioner review. We do not sell, share, or disclose your compliance data to any third party. See our full Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy for complete details.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ClearanceIQ Inc. and its officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of revenue, loss of contracts, regulatory penalties, or False Claims Act liability arising from your use of or reliance on ClearanceIQ services.

Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising from these Terms or your use of the services shall not exceed the total amount you paid to us in the twelve months preceding the claim.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless ClearanceIQ Inc. from any claims, damages, penalties, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from: (a) your use of the service; (b) any SPRS submission or government attestation made using documentation generated by ClearanceIQ; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any applicable law or regulation.

11. Modifications to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new Terms at this URL with an updated effective date. Continued use of the service after changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to paid services if you violate these Terms or if we reasonably believe your use creates legal or regulatory risk. If we terminate your account without cause, we will refund any prepaid amounts for services not yet delivered.

13. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Orange County, California under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property rights.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us:

Email: hello@clearanceiq.io
Phone: +1 (949) 385-1481
Address: 43 Diamond, Irvine, CA 92620