Terms and Policies

1. Purpose of this website

This website is an educational and awareness resource. It is designed to explain how phishing and social engineering attacks work, how attackers operate, and how you can protect yourself. It also provides safe, controlled simulations so that students and staff can experience what phishing attempts look like without any risk. This is official-style documentation for a phishing awareness project (e.g. final-year research or institutional training). It is not a commercial service and does not provide security or legal advice.

2. No data collection

The simulation pages (e.g. fake login or password-reset style pages) are for demonstration only. Nothing you type on those pages is sent to any server or stored anywhere. The site does not use cookies or similar technologies to track you for advertising or profiling. Any quiz or feedback you submit (if configured) may be handled by third-party tools (e.g. Google Forms) according to their own policies; the operators of this site do not collect or process that data beyond what is necessary for the approved educational or research purpose.

3. Educational and research use

This platform is intended for:

• Learning how phishing and related attacks work
• Understanding what to look for before entering credentials or personal data
• Running approved phishing awareness simulations with consenting participants
• Research (e.g. final-year projects, institutional studies) in line with ethics approval

Simulations must only be used with participants who have been informed and have consented (e.g. via an information sheet and consent form). The operators of this site are not responsible for misuse of the materials outside these purposes.

4. How phishers operate (documentation)

Content on this site describes how attackers typically:

• Impersonate trusted organisations (banks, universities, tech companies)
• Use urgency and fear to prompt quick action
• Direct users to fake login or payment pages to steal credentials or data
• Use stolen data for further attacks or fraud

This is for educational awareness only. The site does not encourage or support any illegal or harmful activity.

5. Accuracy and liability

We aim to keep the information on this site accurate and up to date, but we do not guarantee completeness or suitability for any particular purpose. Use of this site and any simulations is at your own risk. The operators are not liable for any loss or damage arising from use of the site or from reliance on its content. For formal security or legal advice, please consult qualified professionals or your institution’s IT and legal teams.

6. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms and policies from time to time. The current version is always available on this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

7. Contact

For questions about this platform, the research project, or these terms, please contact the project operators through your institution or the contact details provided in the project documentation.