Back

General Terms of Service

General terms and usage restrictions for the service

Last updated: January 29, 2025

1. Introduction

These general terms ("Terms") govern service use and provision by Spinder Company Oy or its subsidiaries ("Service Provider") to customers. They form part of the agreement between customer and Service Provider.

2. Service

2.1 General

  • Service Provider aims for 24/7 availability excluding maintenance
  • Customer responsible for obtaining necessary equipment and internet connectivity
  • Service Provider makes reasonable efforts to minimize service interruptions

2.2 Account Management

  • Administrators manage customer accounts and end users
  • Customer responsible for maintaining credentials securely
  • Each end-user receives individual access (non-shareable)

2.3 Usage Restrictions

Customers must not:

  • Infringe on rights or violate laws
  • Sublicense or transfer usage rights
  • Reverse engineer or attempt source code extraction
  • Create derivative works
  • Mass-scrape data using automated methods
  • Build competing products using the service
  • Create disproportionate system load

3. Payments and Billing

3.1 Fees

  • Payment obligations don't depend on future functionality delivery unless separately agreed
  • Service Provider may adjust pricing with 45 days' notice
  • Early termination without cause requires payment through contract period

3.2 Payment Terms

  • Invoices due 14 days from issuance
  • Late payments incur 12% annual interest
  • Non-payment allows service suspension after 10 business days' notice
  • Prices exclude VAT and applicable taxes

4. Contract Duration and Termination

4.1 Duration

  • Initial term per order form
  • Auto-renews unless cancelled by either party
  • Provider requires 60 days' notice; Customer needs 1 month

4.2 Termination for Cause

Either party may terminate if:

  • Other materially breaches and doesn't cure within 30 days of notice
  • Other enters insolvency/bankruptcy proceedings
  • Other ceases business operations

4.3 Upon Termination

  • Usage rights cease (except data retrieval assistance)
  • All outstanding amounts become immediately due
  • Both parties must return/destroy confidential information

5. Indemnification

5.1 Provider Responsibility

Provider defends customer against IP infringement claims from service usage and covers awarded damages, unless claim stems from customer-supplied content, customer data, service misuse, or unauthorized modifications.

5.2 Customer Responsibility

Customer defends provider against claims arising from customer-supplied data infringing rights.

6. Warranties and Liability Limitations

6.1 AI/ML Characteristics

  • Service may produce incorrect output not matching actual persons, places or facts due to AI nature
  • Customer responsible for output accuracy verification
  • Customer liable for content legality

6.2 Service Warranties

  • Service substantially matches written descriptions
  • Service delivered professionally
  • Service doesn't infringe third-party IP rights
  • Sole remedies for warranty breach: correction or termination

6.2.4 Service provided "as-is" with no additional warranties

6.3 Implementation Work Warranties

  • Delivered professionally
  • Remedy: re-performance or proportional refund

6.4 Liability Limitations

  • Neither party liable for indirect/consequential damages
  • Total liability capped at 6 months of service fees paid
  • Claims must be filed within 12 months of awareness

7. Confidentiality and Security

Confidential information includes marked information, obvious confidential content, customer data, service details, and contractual terms. Both parties implement reasonable security measures.

8. Intellectual Property

  • Service Provider owns service IP including modifications/improvements
  • Customer owns customer-supplied content
  • Customer receives limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license during contract term

9. Personal Data

Service Provider processes customer data as processor per data processing agreement. Data stored in EEA unless specifically agreed otherwise.

10. Miscellaneous

Standard miscellaneous provisions including no partnership/agency, written notices, non-waiver, severability, assignment restrictions, subcontractor use, force majeure, entire agreement, and modification terms.

11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

  • Finnish law applies
  • Disputes resolved via arbitration under Finnish Chamber of Commerce rules
  • Arbitration in Helsinki; language is Finnish