Historical membership information
The service
FA-72 membership provides:
- a complete FA-72 Red Sea Commercial Transit Risk Monitor every 72 hours during an active monitoring cycle;
- FA-72 Flash reporting for qualifying threshold events;
- FA-72 Alerts and Assessment Updates where warranted;
- a sequential subscriber archive, assessment history and material-change record;
- forward indicators across 72-hour, 7-day and 14-day horizons;
- evidence confidence, intelligence gaps and alternative explanations;
- commercial exposure across shipping, insurance, energy and supply chains;
- Maritime and Regional Insights supporting the wider operating picture; and
- delivery through the secure member archive.
“Every 72 hours” applies during an active monitoring cycle. It does not promise continuous publication indefinitely or a Flash, Alert or Assessment Update for every reported incident. Event-driven publication is governed by evidential maturity, materiality and decision relevance.
Price, billing and renewal
The introductory launch price is £30 per month, with no joining fee and no minimum term. The applicable price is shown clearly before any order is placed.
Payment is monthly in advance with automatic renewal until cancelled. The Stripe checkout identifies the accepted payment method and the fact that the order creates an obligation to pay.
Order and contract formation
Before payment, the customer will be shown the service description, total price, start date, renewal arrangement and cancellation method, and will be able to correct order errors. A contract will be formed only when OPTARUS accepts the order and sends confirmation in a form the customer can retain.
The confirmation will identify the subscriber, the membership supplied, the price, the billing and renewal dates, and the terms applying at the time of purchase.
Access, permitted use and copyright
Membership is intended for the subscribing individual or organisation identified at checkout. Unless a written organisational licence states otherwise, reports may be used internally for decision support but may not be resold, republished, posted publicly or systematically redistributed.
Brief extracts may be quoted for legitimate professional discussion with appropriate attribution, subject to applicable copyright exceptions. Subscriber credentials must not be shared outside the licensed user or organisation.
Availability and service limits
OPTARUS will take reasonable care in producing and delivering the service but does not guarantee uninterrupted access, complete source availability or that every relevant development will be identified. Publication can be delayed by verification requirements, source outages, legal review or events outside reasonable control.
The analytical limitations and advice boundaries in the Analytical Disclaimer form part of these service terms.
Changes to price or service
Material changes affecting an existing subscriber will be communicated before they take effect. Price changes will not be applied retrospectively. Subscribers will be able to cancel before a changed renewal price applies.
Consumer rights and governing law
Nothing in these terms excludes rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded. Business customers and consumers may have different statutory rights; any mandatory consumer protections continue to apply.
These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, while consumers retain any mandatory protections that apply where they live. The dedicated Cancellation Terms explain the monthly cancellation process and cooling-off treatment.