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Terms

Last updated 18 August 2026.

What this site is

This site describes SOC 2 readiness and preparation consulting, and gives general information about the SOC 2 process. It is not legal, accounting, or audit advice, and reading it does not create a client relationship.

What we are not

We are not a CPA firm. We do not perform SOC 2 audits and we do not issue SOC 2 reports. The formal SOC 2 examination is performed by a separate, licensed, independent CPA firm, and the opinion in that report is theirs alone.

SOC 2 produces an attestation, not a certification. No certifying body exists, and nobody can sell you a SOC 2 certificate.

No guarantee of outcome

We cannot promise that you will pass an examination. Nobody honestly can, because the opinion belongs to an independent auditor. What we do is reduce the chance that something predictable is missing.

Figures on this site

Cost and timeline ranges are drawn from published United States market sources for 2025 and 2026. They are given so you can plan. They are not a quote, and your own figure depends on your scope.

How work is delivered

You contract with us and we are responsible to you. Some specialist tasks are performed by vetted partner firms working under contract to us. Any engagement is governed by a signed agreement, which takes precedence over anything written on this site.

Third parties

Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, Sprinto and any other products named here are the trademarks of their owners. Naming them is description, not endorsement by them of us.