Terms of use

1. Who we are, and what these terms cover

The Veft website at veft.ai is operated by Autarky LLC, a limited liability company organised under the laws of [Delaware], [registered address], United States (“Veft”, “we”). By using the website you accept these terms. The website addresses businesses and professionals in executive search; it is not directed at consumers.

2. The website is informational

The website describes a product in development. Descriptions of features, compliance posture, availability, and pricing are provided for information, may change without notice, and constitute neither an offer nor a binding commitment. Binding commitments on data protection, data residency, and security are made in the subscription agreement and the data processing agreement referred to in section 3. Nothing on this website — including journal articles and statements about the GDPR or the EU AI Act — is legal, tax, or other professional advice.

3. Use of the product is governed separately

Access to the Veft product is granted under a separate subscription agreement and a data processing agreement concluded with your firm. Where these website terms conflict with a signed agreement, the signed agreement prevails for the product. Nothing on this website relieves a customer of its own obligations as a controller under applicable data protection law.

4. Demo bookings

You may request a demo through the booking page. You confirm that you book for business purposes and on behalf of a company. We may decline or reschedule a demo request; a booking creates no obligation on either side beyond the appointment itself.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to (a) scrape, harvest, or systematically extract content or data from the website; (b) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the website without our prior written permission; (c) interfere with its operation or circumvent access controls; (d) misrepresent your identity or affiliation; or (e) use the website in violation of applicable law.

6. Intellectual property

The website and its content — text, design, graphics, and the Veft wordmark — are protected by intellectual property law and belong to us or our licensors. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive licence to view the website for your internal business purposes. Any other use, including reproduction of substantial parts, requires our prior written consent. You may not use the Veft name or wordmark without our consent; quoting the journal with attribution and a link is welcome.

7. Third-party services

The website links to and embeds third-party services, notably the Google booking calendar on the demo page. Those services are governed by their providers' own terms and privacy notices; we are not responsible for third-party content.

8. Privacy

How we handle personal data on this website is described in the privacy notice at /privacy. For candidate and client data inside the product, see the data processing agreement described at /dpa.

9. Liability and governing law — EU, EEA, UK, and Switzerland

This section applies if you are domiciled or have your principal place of business — for individuals, your habitual residence — in the European Union, the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland; it replaces section 10. Liability. For damage arising out of or in connection with the use of the website and the booking of a demo, we are liable as follows: without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body, or health, under the German Product Liability Act, for fraudulently concealed defects, and under any guarantee we have expressly assumed. In cases of slight negligence we are liable only for the breach of essential contractual obligations — obligations whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose observance you may regularly rely — and only for the foreseeable damage typical of this kind of contract. Any further liability is excluded. This section does not shift the burden of proof to your disadvantage. Governing law and venue. These terms are governed by German law, excluding its conflict-of-law rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a merchant, a legal person under public law, or a special fund under public law, or if you have no general venue in Germany, then — insofar as an agreement on jurisdiction is permissible — the exclusive venue is [Berlin], Germany.

10. Liability and governing law — all other cases, including the United States

This section applies in all other cases, including if you are domiciled or have your principal place of business — for individuals, your habitual residence — in the United States; it replaces section 9.

To the maximum extent permitted by law: the website is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to these terms or the website. Our aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these terms or the website will not exceed one hundred US dollars (USD 100), regardless of the theory of liability — contract, tort including negligence, strict liability, or otherwise — and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations; to that extent they may not apply to you.

These terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the website are governed by the laws of the State of [Delaware], USA, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Such disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts located in [Delaware] and, where federal jurisdiction exists, of the United States District Court for the District of [Delaware]; each party consents to personal jurisdiction there and waives any objection to venue or forum non conveniens.

11. Responsibility for your use

You are responsible for your use of the website and will indemnify us against third-party claims arising from your culpable, unlawful use of it, including reasonable costs of defence, except to the extent we are responsible for the violation ourselves.

12. Changes to these terms

We may amend these terms with effect for the future. The version published on this page applies; the effective date below indicates the last revision. For a demo already booked, the version published at the time of booking remains applicable.

13. Final provisions

Should a provision of these terms be or become invalid, the remaining provisions stay unaffected. These terms are published in English and German: where section 9 applies and you are domiciled or habitually resident in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, the German version is authoritative; otherwise the English version prevails. Questions: legal@veft.ai. Effective: 22 July 2026.