1) Primary Purpose
Respond OT tools are intended for educational, simulation, and skill-development purposes only. They are built to help teams practice incident management workflows (planning, communications, coordination, and documentation) in a controlled environment.
2) Production Disclaimer
While these tools are functional, users should exercise extreme caution and discretion if attempting to use them within a live production environment. OT environments vary significantly, and even well-intentioned actions can create unintended safety, process, availability, or compliance impacts.
3) Validation and Governance Required
Always validate tool outputs against your organization’s official protocols, engineering standards, and change management process before implementation. Where applicable, route outputs through appropriate review channels (e.g., OT leadership, engineering authority, cybersecurity, safety, and legal/compliance).
4) Safety and Operational Priority
For OT incidents, people safety and operational integrity come first. Do not use these tools as a substitute for established safety procedures, emergency response plans, functional safety requirements, or operator/engineering judgment.
5) No Warranty
Tools, templates, and generated outputs are provided “as-is” without warranties of any kind—express or implied—including, but not limited to, accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
6) Liability
RespondOT.com and its developers hold no responsibility for any outcomes, data loss, process disruption, production downtime, regulatory impacts, safety events, or service interruptions resulting from the use of these tools in a professional or live setting.
7) Responsibility of Use
You are responsible for ensuring appropriate authorization, environment suitability, and compliance with applicable policies, contracts, and regulations. This includes confirming that any actions taken align with your organization’s incident response, change control, and operational governance requirements.
8) Confidentiality and Sensitive Information
Do not enter confidential, proprietary, export-controlled, or sensitive operational details into tools unless you have explicit approval to do so. Use anonymized or simulated data whenever possible for training and exercises.
Note: Always validate tool outputs against your organization’s official protocols before implementation.