Obedience

Version 2026.08

Understand the platform before you trust it.

Plain-language guidance for the Obedience ecosystem, company controls, support, procurement, legal terms and responsible use.

Ecosystem

EcosystemPublic guide

Choose the right Obedience product

Understand what Global, QuantifyQS and Cloud each do before requesting access.

Task
Select the correct product and route for your organisation’s need.
For
Prospective customers, partners and procurement teams
Open guide
EcosystemPublic guide

Understand the Obedience ecosystem

See how the company site, QuantifyQS product and Cloud account service divide responsibilities while sharing one trusted identity.

Task
Use the understand the obedience ecosystem process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, partners and evaluators
Open guide
EcosystemPublic guide

Select a product for your outcome

Match a business outcome to Global, QuantifyQS or Cloud before starting an evaluation or support request.

Task
Use the select a product for your outcome process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Prospective customers and procurement teams
Open guide

Support

SupportPublic guide

Request access or product support

Send enough information for useful triage without disclosing credentials or project-confidential material.

Task
Reach the correct team and retain a usable support reference.
For
Prospective users, customers and partners
Open guide
SupportPublic guide

Route a support request

Choose the right public contact, signed-in case or security-reporting channel so the request reaches an accountable queue.

Task
Use the route a support request process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers and partners
Open guide
SupportPublic guide

Prepare useful support evidence

Capture reproducible, privacy-conscious evidence that helps support diagnose a fault without receiving unnecessary project data.

Task
Use the prepare useful support evidence process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers and authorised testers
Open guide
SupportPublic guide

Read service status information

Interpret live indicators, planned maintenance notices and incident updates without confusing a marketing badge with a service guarantee.

Task
Use the read service status information process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers and service owners
Open guide
SupportPublic guide

Raise a complaint or escalation

Separate a service complaint from an ordinary support case and ask for review by the appropriate accountable owner.

Task
Use the raise a complaint or escalation process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, users and partners
Open guide

Trust and security

Trust and securityPublic guide

Evaluate security and trust

Use the public controls and evidence boundaries to assess the platform without relying on marketing shorthand.

Task
Complete an initial security, privacy and responsible-AI review.
For
Security reviewers, data protection leads and practice principals
Open guide

Company and procurement

Company and procurementPublic guide

Procurement and company information

Find the legal entity, service boundary and evidence needed to begin supplier review.

Task
Prepare an initial supplier or procurement assessment.
For
Procurement, finance, legal and practice leadership
Open guide

Procurement

ProcurementPublic guide

Prepare for procurement review

Assemble the company, security, privacy and product evidence a buyer normally needs without exchanging secrets by email.

Task
Use the prepare for procurement review process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Procurement, legal and information-security reviewers
Open guide
ProcurementPublic guide

Complete supplier assurance

Evaluate Obedience as a supplier using current, attributable evidence and a clear distinction between public and restricted material.

Task
Use the complete supplier assurance process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Supplier assurance and risk teams
Open guide

Commercial

CommercialPublic guide

Run enterprise discovery

Structure early conversations around outcomes, users, controls, capacity and integration before a tailored proposal is written.

Task
Use the run enterprise discovery process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Enterprise sponsors, heads of department and solution owners
Open guide
CommercialPublic guide

Read a commercial proposal

Understand scope, assumptions, capacity, services and validity before accepting an Obedience proposal.

Task
Use the read a commercial proposal process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Buyers, finance contacts and executive sponsors
Open guide
CommercialPublic guide

Govern customer-specific panels

Commission bespoke Firm or Enterprise panels through a reviewed component release rather than ungoverned customer code.

Task
Use the govern customer-specific panels process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Enterprise sponsors, product owners and technical reviewers
Open guide
CommercialPublic guide

Understand pricing and scoping

Treat published plan descriptions as a starting point and confirm price, capacity, services and customer-specific work in writing.

Task
Use the understand pricing and scoping process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Prospective customers, buyers and sponsors
Open guide
CommercialPublic guide

Understand trials and evaluations

Use a time-bounded evaluation with closed registration, named participants and a clear conversion or closure decision.

Task
Use the understand trials and evaluations process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Prospects, pilot sponsors and administrators
Open guide
CommercialPublic guide

Understand cancellation and retention options

Review consequences, export needs and any genuine retention offer before confirming cancellation.

Task
Use the understand cancellation and retention options process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Account owners and commercial contacts
Open guide
CommercialPublic guide

Raise a billing enquiry

Query an invoice, payment or account reference with enough evidence for finance to respond securely.

Task
Use the raise a billing enquiry process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customer finance teams and account owners
Open guide
CommercialPublic guide

Read an Obedience invoice

Check supplier details, line items, tax treatment, status and payment reference before processing an invoice.

Task
Use the read an obedience invoice process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customer finance and procurement teams
Open guide

Evaluation

EvaluationPublic guide

Plan a proof of concept

Define a bounded evaluation that demonstrates a real workflow without presenting pilot activity as proven production performance.

Task
Use the plan a proof of concept process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Sponsors, evaluators and delivery teams
Open guide
EvaluationPublic guide

Prepare for a product demonstration

Use a short, role-specific demonstration to show the product honestly while keeping unreleased and customer-specific areas out of view.

Task
Use the prepare for a product demonstration process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Prospects, management teams and demonstrators
Open guide
EvaluationPublic guide

Plan a controlled customer pilot

Move from demonstration to limited live use with named users, success criteria, support ownership and an exit decision.

Task
Use the plan a controlled customer pilot process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customer sponsors and implementation teams
Open guide

Product

ProductPublic guide

Submit product feedback

Give actionable feedback that can be assessed for a customer-specific agreement or the shared product roadmap.

Task
Use the submit product feedback process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, pilot users and professional reviewers
Open guide

Trust

TrustPublic guide

Understand incident communications

Know how confirmed service incidents are assessed, updated and closed without treating unverified reports as established events.

Task
Use the understand incident communications process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, security teams and service owners
Open guide
TrustPublic guide

Review business continuity

Understand the public approach to service resilience, communication, prioritisation and recovery governance.

Task
Use the review business continuity process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, procurement and risk teams
Open guide
TrustPublic guide

Review disaster recovery expectations

Frame recovery objectives, customer responsibilities and evidence questions for the relevant contracted service.

Task
Use the review disaster recovery expectations process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Technology, risk and procurement teams
Open guide

Accessibility

AccessibilityPublic guide

Request accessibility support

Explain an accessibility barrier and preferred adjustment so the team can respond without requiring unnecessary health information.

Task
Use the request accessibility support process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Users, evaluators and support contacts
Open guide

Privacy

PrivacyPublic guide

Make a privacy rights request

Submit an identity-verifiable request for access, correction, restriction, portability or deletion of personal data.

Task
Use the make a privacy rights request process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, users and data subjects
Open guide
PrivacyPublic guide

Understand data protection responsibilities

Distinguish customer, user and Obedience responsibilities when personal and project information is processed.

Task
Use the understand data protection responsibilities process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Privacy, procurement and customer administrators
Open guide
PrivacyPublic guide

Manage cookie and analytics consent

Use the visible consent controls to make, change or withdraw optional analytics choices.

Task
Use the manage cookie and analytics consent process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Website visitors and signed-in users
Open guide
PrivacyPublic guide

Review subprocessors

Understand how relevant service providers are disclosed and evaluated for the product you intend to use.

Task
Use the review subprocessors process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Privacy, legal and procurement teams
Open guide
PrivacyPublic guide

Understand data retention

Identify which records are retained, why retention varies and how deletion or legal holds affect the lifecycle.

Task
Use the understand data retention process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, privacy teams and administrators
Open guide

Responsible AI

Responsible AIPublic guide

Understand responsible AI use

Know when AI assistance may be used, what human review remains mandatory and what information should not be submitted.

Task
Use the understand responsible ai use process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, evaluators and governance teams
Open guide
Responsible AIPublic guide

Review AI provider transparency

Understand the disclosed provider boundary, consent expectations and records used for AI-assisted features.

Task
Use the review ai provider transparency process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, privacy teams and AI governance reviewers
Open guide

Security

SecurityPublic guide

Use the public security overview

Assess the published layers for identity, transport, isolation, storage, monitoring and secure development.

Task
Use the use the public security overview process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Security reviewers and procurement teams
Open guide
SecurityPublic guide

Report a suspected vulnerability

Send a responsible, minimally invasive vulnerability report through the dedicated security route.

Task
Use the report a suspected vulnerability process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Security researchers, customers and partners
Open guide
SecurityPublic guide

Understand two-factor expectations

Know which accounts must enrol, how test identities differ and why administrators cannot bypass personal factor setup.

Task
Use the understand two-factor expectations process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Users, administrators and security reviewers
Open guide

Accounts

AccountsPublic guide

Understand the account lifecycle

Follow invitation, activation, security, suspension, recovery and closure as distinct governed account states.

Task
Use the understand the account lifecycle process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Users and customer administrators
Open guide

Governance

GovernancePublic guide

Understand administrator boundaries

Separate Global corporate ownership, Cloud platform operations and Quantify workspace administration.

Task
Use the understand administrator boundaries process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Owners, administrators, customers and auditors
Open guide

Company

CompanyPublic guide

Verify company information

Use authoritative company identity and registered-office information during supplier setup and contracting.

Task
Use the verify company information process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Procurement, finance and legal teams
Open guide
CompanyPublic guide

Submit a partnership enquiry

Describe a relevant technical, commercial or professional partnership without sending a generic sales pitch.

Task
Use the submit a partnership enquiry process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Potential partners and professional bodies
Open guide
CompanyPublic guide

Submit a press or media enquiry

Route factual questions, interview requests and publication deadlines to the appropriate company contact.

Task
Use the submit a press or media enquiry process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Journalists, analysts and event organisers
Open guide
CompanyPublic guide

Understand careers and contractor engagement

Use the appropriate route for employment, contractor or specialist-review opportunities.

Task
Use the understand careers and contractor engagement process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Candidates, contractors and professional reviewers
Open guide

Communications

CommunicationsPublic guide

Manage email preferences

Distinguish essential service mail from optional newsletters and promotional communications, then update preferences.

Task
Use the manage email preferences process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, users and subscribers
Open guide
CommunicationsPublic guide

Understand newsletters and offers

Know how weekly product news and occasional commercial offers should be consented, identified and measured.

Task
Use the understand newsletters and offers process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Subscribers and customer contacts
Open guide
CommunicationsPublic guide

Read product and policy change notices

Interpret what changed, when it applies, who is affected and whether customer action is required.

Task
Use the read product and policy change notices process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
Customers, administrators and procurement teams
Open guide

Documentation

DocumentationPublic guide

Use the documentation conventions

Navigate categories, search terms, versions, review dates, related guides, access labels and downloadable copies consistently.

Task
Use the use the documentation conventions process consistently and retain the right evidence.
For
All documentation readers
Open guide