What we are agreeing to, and what we are not.

Who we are

Inference Institute is the trading name of Inference Inst Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales, company number 16676252. It is an independent enterprise AI architecture, governance and risk practice operating from the United Kingdom. In these terms, "we" and "us" mean that company.

Use of this site

This site is published for information. Engagement descriptions and the fee bases stated with them are indicative and do not constitute an offer capable of acceptance. Nothing here creates a client relationship; that begins with a signed contract.

Engagements

Every engagement is fixed in scope before it starts, and the scope is written down. Where something in a published scope does not apply to your situation, we remove it at scoping along with its share of the fee. Where the work turns out to be materially different from what was scoped, we stop and re-agree rather than absorbing it silently.

Fees & payment

Fees are not published on this site. Each engagement is quoted against the scope agreed at scoping, exclusive of VAT and expenses, and the contracted fee is the one in your engagement letter. Fixed-scope engagements are invoiced on agreed milestones; retainers monthly in advance. Payment terms are thirty days unless the contract says otherwise.

Intellectual property

You own the deliverables produced for you, on payment. We retain ownership of our pre-existing methods, templates, frameworks and know-how, including anything of that kind embedded in a deliverable, and you receive a perpetual licence to use it within the deliverable for your own purposes.

Confidentiality

Client material is confidential, used only for that engagement, and never reused for another client or to train any model. We do not name clients, describe engagements or publish case studies without written permission — see our work page, which is deliberately thin for that reason.

Nature of our advice

We deliver readiness and alignment — formal interpretation of any regulation stays with your legal counsel.

We do not certify, audit or accredit anyone, and we are not a notified body. We produce readiness and alignment work: an assessment of where you stand against an obligation, the controls that would close the gap, and the evidence a decision-maker would need. The decision, and the legal interpretation behind it, remain yours.

Liability

Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited. Subject to that, our aggregate liability arising from an engagement is limited to the fees paid under it, and we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, or loss of anticipated savings. The specific position for your engagement is in its contract.

Independence & conflicts

We do not resell platforms, take vendor commission, or bid for the implementation of an architecture we specified. If a conflict arises we disclose it and, where it cannot be managed, we decline the work.

Term & termination

Fixed-scope engagements run to their stated deliverables. Retainers run month to month with thirty days' notice on either side. On termination we hand over the work completed to that point and invoice for it; you owe nothing for work not done.

Governing law

These terms and any engagement are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction.

Contact

Questions about these terms to hello@inference.institute.

This page is provided for information and does not constitute legal advice. Questions to hello@inference.institute.