# Cellebrite "Facts" page — the vendor's own position (sales restrictions; NSO Group disavowal; forensic-not-spyware framing) > *Cellebrite's official corporate statement of its own position, captured to represent the vendor fairly alongside the documented regulatory record. It is the primary source for Cellebrite's self-description of its sales-restriction practices (no sales to U.S./EU/UK/Israeli-sanctioned countries or FATF-blacklisted states; named country exclusions), its insistence that its tools are forensic and used post-event under legal process rather than real-time surveillance/spyware, and — important for investigative discipline — its explicit statement that Cellebrite is NOT affiliated with and does not work with NSO Group (the Pegasus spyware vendor). This page is the vendor's framing; the SEC filings and government sources in this cell supply the documented regulatory record against which it should be read.* ## Source metadata - **Publisher:** Cellebrite DI Ltd. (cellebrite.com), corporate "Cellebrite Facts" page (article modified 2022-03-01 per metadata) - **URL:** https://cellebrite.com/en/cellebrite-facts/ - **Archived:** 2026-06-07 via firecrawl_scrape (markdown) - **Tier:** 2 (primary — vendor's own published position statement) ## Extract — verbatim (lightly cleaned) ### Sales restrictions / human-rights screening (vendor's stated practice) "Cellebrite does not sell to countries sanctioned by the U.S., EU, UK or Israeli governments, or that are on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist. We pursue only those customers who we believe will act lawfully and not in a manner incompatible with privacy or human rights. For example, we have chosen not to do business in Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Russia and Venezuela partially due to concerns regarding human rights and data security, and we may in the future decide not to operate in other countries or with other potential customers for similar reasons." "Cellebrite continuously reviews and updates an internal list of countries and regimes we do not export to. The list is updated based on strict internal parameters, recent and long-term human rights record, and additional restrictive factors..." ### License kill-switch (vendor's stated capability) "As of March 2021, when an internet connected Cellebrite UFED license expires, Cellebrite can stop the device from functioning or receiving software updates." "Our licensing agreements strictly prohibit unauthorized third-party re-sales. Cellebrite routinely reviews eBay and other platforms for unauthorized re-sales and takes legal action to remove unauthorized listings." ### Forensic-not-spyware / not-surveillance framing (vendor's position) "Spyware is malicious software that is installed on a computer or mobile device without the user's consent. Cellebrite's technologies are not used to intercept communication or gather intelligence in real-time. Rather, our tools are forensic in nature and are used to access private data only in accordance with legal due process or with appropriate consent to aid investigations legally after an event has occurred." "Cellebrite is not an offensive cyber-technology company, and we do not produce technology solutions that support surveillance or monitoring efforts." ### NSO Group disavowal (critical for investigative discipline — do not conflate) "Cellebrite is not affiliated, nor do we work with NSO Group in any way. Cellebrite is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker CLBT. Its shareholders include Sun Corporation, True Wind Capital, Axon and Israel Growth Partners."