Cyprus Security and Intelligence Institute — CySII

Last updated: June 1st, 2026

  1. Introduction
    Welcome to the website of the Cyprus Security and Intelligence Institute, also referred to as CySII, “the Institute,” “we,” “us,” or “our.”
    By accessing, browsing, or using this website, you agree to comply with these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms, you should not use this website.
    These Terms apply to all visitors, users, subscribers, contributors, event participants, applicants, partners, and any other persons who access or use this website.
  1. About CySII
    CySII is an independent research, analysis, and educational institute focused on security, intelligence studies, geopolitical analysis, hybrid threats, cognitive security, societal resilience, strategic risk, public awareness, and related fields.
    The information provided on this website is intended for general informational, educational, research, awareness-raising, and professional purposes only.
    Nothing on this website should be interpreted as:
    1. Official government policy.
    2. Legal advice.
    3. Operational intelligence instruction.
    4. Classified or restricted information.
    5. Personalised security advice.
    6. Financial, investment, or diplomatic advice.
    7. A formal risk assessment unless expressly provided under a separate written agreement.
    8. An instruction, recommendation, or authorisation to take operational, political, legal, financial, security, or governmental action.
  1. Use of the Website
    You may use this website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.
    You agree not to:
    1. Use the website in any way that violates applicable laws or regulations.
    2. Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, server, database, systems, accounts, or related infrastructure.
    3. Interfere with the security, availability, performance, or proper functioning of the website.
    4. Copy, scrape, harvest, monitor, or extract website content using automated systems, bots, crawlers, or similar tools without prior written permission.
    5. Use the website to distribute malware, malicious code, spam, phishing attempts, misleading material, or harmful content.
    6. Misrepresent your identity, institutional affiliation, professional status, nationality, authorisation, or relationship with CySII.
    7. Use CySII’s name, logo, reports, analysis, publications, or institutional identity in a false, misleading, defamatory, political, unlawful, or reputationally harmful manner.
    8. Use the website or its content to support unlawful activity, hostile activity, disinformation, harassment, intimidation, unauthorised surveillance, or harm to individuals, organisations, institutions, or states.
    9. Submit information that is classified, restricted, unlawfully obtained, confidential, privileged, operationally sensitive, or otherwise inappropriate for public website communication.
  1. Intellectual Property
    Unless otherwise stated, all content on this website is owned by or licensed to CySII.
    This includes, but is not limited to:
    1. Text.
    2. Reports.
    3. Articles.
    4. Analysis papers.
    5. Research notes.
    6. Training materials.
    7. Frameworks.
    8. Concepts.
    9. Visual material.
    10. Logos.
    11. Graphics.
    12. Website design.
    13. Institutional branding.
    14. Downloadable documents.
    15. Event materials.
    16. Briefings.
    17. Educational resources.

You may view, download, and print website content for personal, educational, or internal professional use, provided that you do not modify the content and that you clearly acknowledge CySII as the source.
You may not, without prior written permission from CySII:

    1. Reproduce, republish, sell, license, distribute, or commercially exploit website content.
    2. Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works from CySII materials.
    3. Remove copyright notices, source references, institutional markings, disclaimers, or authorship information.
    4. Use CySII’s name, logo, visual identity, or institutional branding.
    5. Present CySII content as your own work.
    6. Use CySII material in a misleading, defamatory, unlawful, political, extremist, hostile, or reputationally damaging context.
    7. Train, test, or develop artificial intelligence systems or automated analytical tools using CySII content without written permission.
    8. Use CySII content for commercial intelligence products, consultancy outputs, reports, training, presentations, or paid services without written permission.
  1. Research, Analysis, and Publications
    CySII may publish research notes, analysis papers, commentaries, reports, briefings, educational content, event material, and professional insights.
    Such content may be based on open-source information, academic literature, expert judgment, public data, publicly available institutional information, media reporting, research methodologies, behavioural science, cognitive science, geopolitical analysis, or other lawful sources.
    CySII’s publications reflect the assessment, interpretation, or professional judgment of the author or Institute at the time of publication. They may change as new information becomes available.
    CySII does not guarantee that all published information will remain current, complete, accurate, or applicable to every situation after publication.
    Users must not rely on website content as the sole basis for decisions involving:
    1. Personal safety.
    2. Public security.
    3. Emergency response.
    4. Operational planning.
    5. Legal matters.
    6. Financial or investment decisions.
    7. Diplomatic engagement.
    8. Governmental action.
    9. Business continuity.
    10. Political strategy.
    11. Media communication.
    12. Crisis management.

Any serious decision should be based on a separate professional assessment, formal mandate, written agreement, or qualified expert advice.

  1. No Operational, Legal, or Professional Advice
    The content on this website is provided for general informational and educational purposes only.
    It does not constitute:
    1. Legal advice.
    2. Financial advice.
    3. Investment advice.
    4. Government advice.
    5. Diplomatic advice.
    6. Intelligence tasking.
    7. Operational security instruction.
    8. Emergency planning advice.
    9. Cybersecurity advice tailored to a specific system.
    10. Personalised psychological, medical, or mental health advice.
    11. A substitute for professional consultation.

No user should act or refrain from acting on the basis of website content without seeking appropriate professional advice.

  1. No Client, Advisory, or Confidential Relationship
    Accessing this website, reading CySII publications, submitting a contact form, sending an email, registering interest, or communicating with CySII through the website does not create a client, advisory, consultancy, employment, academic, partnership, fiduciary, or confidential relationship.
    Any such relationship may only be created through a separate written agreement expressly accepted by CySII.
  1. No Submission of Classified or Sensitive Information
    CySII does not request, invite, or accept classified, restricted, unlawfully obtained, privileged, operational, confidential, or security-sensitive information through this website.
    Users must not submit, upload, transmit, or disclose through this website any information that:
    1. Is classified, restricted, or protected by law.
    2. Belongs to a government, intelligence, military, law-enforcement, diplomatic, or security body without lawful authorisation.
    3. Was obtained unlawfully.
    4. Contains confidential third-party information.
    5. Contains personal data about others without lawful authority.
    6. Could endanger individuals, organisations, institutions, infrastructure, or public safety.
    7. Could compromise an investigation, operation, security procedure, or protected process.

CySII reserves the right to delete, disregard, report, or take appropriate action in relation to such material where necessary or legally required.

  1. User Submissions and Contact Forms
    If you contact CySII through the website, submit a form, send an email, register for an event, or otherwise provide information to us, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate, lawful, and not misleading.
    You must not submit:
    1. Defamatory, abusive, threatening, discriminatory, or unlawful material.
    2. Malware, harmful files, or misleading information.
    3. Classified or unlawfully obtained information.
    4. Personal data about others without lawful authority.
    5. Content that infringes intellectual property rights.
    6. Content that falsely suggests representation, endorsement, authorisation, or affiliation.

CySII reserves the right not to respond to messages, proposals, requests, or submissions that are unlawful, abusive, unsafe, irrelevant, misleading, or outside the Institute’s scope.

  1. Events, Training, Reports, and Services
    CySII may provide information about events, seminars, training programmes, workshops, briefings, research projects, publications, consultancy services, partnerships, or institutional activities.
    Publication of such information does not create a binding obligation on CySII to provide a service, accept a participant, enter into a partnership, publish a report, respond to a request, or deliver a specific outcome.
    Where paid services, event registration, consultancy, subscriptions, memberships, paid reports, or training are offered, additional terms may apply. These may include payment terms, refund terms, cancellation rules, eligibility requirements, confidentiality provisions, intellectual property clauses, service limitations, and separate contractual conditions.
  1. External Links
    This website may contain links to external websites, institutions, publications, reports, databases, media sources, universities, research centres, public authorities, private organisations, or third-party resources.
    These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes only.
    CySII does not control and is not responsible for:
    1. The content of external websites.
    2. The accuracy of third-party information.
    3. The availability of third-party websites.
    4. The security of third-party websites.
    5. The privacy practices of third parties.
    6. The views, conclusions, or claims of third-party authors.

The inclusion of an external link does not imply endorsement, approval, partnership, representation, authorisation, or institutional affiliation unless expressly stated.

  1. Data Protection and Privacy
    CySII may collect and process personal data through this website, including where users contact us, subscribe to updates, register for events, request information, apply to collaborate, or interact with website tools.
    Personal data will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation and applicable Cyprus data protection law.
    Further information is provided in CySII’s separate Privacy Policy.
  1. Cookies
    This website may use cookies or similar technologies for functionality, security, analytics, performance, embedded content, or user experience purposes.
    Strictly necessary cookies may be used to operate the website. Non-essential cookies, such as analytics or tracking cookies, may require user consent depending on the cookie type and applicable law.
    Further information is provided in CySII’s separate Cookie Policy.
  1. Security of the Website
    CySII takes reasonable steps to maintain the security and integrity of the website.
    However, no website, server, network, database, communication system, or online platform can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
    Users are responsible for taking reasonable security precautions when accessing the website, including using secure devices, updated software, trusted networks, and caution when communicating online.
    CySII is not responsible for damage caused by viruses, malware, cyber incidents, third-party attacks, unauthorised access, service disruption, or other events beyond its reasonable control.
  1. Limitation of Liability
    To the fullest extent permitted by law, CySII, its directors, officers, researchers, contributors, employees, advisers, partners, contractors, and representatives shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, reputational, economic, operational, legal, or other loss arising from:
    1. Use of the website.
    2. Reliance on website content.
    3. Inability to access the website.
    4. Errors, omissions, delays, or outdated information.
    5. External links or third-party websites.
    6. Cybersecurity incidents affecting the user’s own systems.
    7. Decisions made by users based on general information published on the website.
    8. Misuse of CySII content by third parties.
    9. Unauthorised reproduction or misrepresentation of CySII material.
    10. User-submitted information that is inaccurate, unlawful, confidential, or harmful.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability where such exclusion is not permitted by applicable law.

  1. Disclaimer of Warranties
    The website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
    CySII does not guarantee that:
    1. The website will always be available, secure, uninterrupted, or error-free.
    2. Website content will always be accurate, complete, current, or suitable for a particular purpose.
    3. The website will be free from malware, vulnerabilities, or technical defects.
    4. The content will meet the expectations, needs, or requirements of every user.
    5. Any analysis, forecast, interpretation, or assessment will prove correct over time.
  1. Independence and Non-Endorsement
    Unless expressly stated, references to governments, public authorities, international organisations, research centres, universities, companies, experts, media outlets, reports, or third-party materials do not imply endorsement, approval, partnership, representation, authorisation, or official affiliation.
    CySII maintains its independence as a research, analysis, and educational institute.
  1. Separate Agreements
    Where CySII enters into a separate written agreement with a client, partner, funder, trainee, event participant, researcher, contractor, sponsor, or collaborator, that agreement shall prevail over these Terms in case of conflict.
  1. Changes to These Terms
    CySII may update these Terms of Use from time to time.
    The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Continued use of the website after changes are published means that you accept the updated Terms.
  1. Suspension or Restriction of Access
    CySII reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or block access to the website or specific content if we believe that a user has violated these Terms, attempted to compromise website security, misused CySII content, submitted inappropriate material, or acted unlawfully.
  1. Severability
    If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
    These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Cyprus.
    Any dispute arising from or related to the use of this website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts of the Republic of Cyprus, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
  1. Contact
    For questions about these Terms of Use, please contact:

Cyprus Security and Intelligence Institute — CySII
Email: info@cysii.org
Website: www.cysii.org