Terms of Use

Acceptance of these Terms

These Terms of Use ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Bellbriar, Inc. ("Bellbriar," "we," "us"), a Delaware corporation, governing your access to and use of bellbriar.ai, our documentation, dashboards, evaluation tools and reports, published artifacts, compliance packs, APIs, and related services (together, the "Services") offered by Bellbriar. By accessing the Services you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.

These Terms — including the Arbitration Agreement in Section 19 — apply to any dispute arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms, whether based on acts, omissions, or events occurring before or after your acceptance.

What Bellbriar provides

Bellbriar publishes informational compliance knowledge — packaged as machine-readable "skills" — together with automated evaluation reports and monitoring. We are a technical publisher and monitoring service. We are not a law firm, and we do not provide legal advice or legal representation. Use of the Services does not create an attorney-client relationship.

The Services include our public website, technical documentation, published benchmark results, evaluation tools and audits we may offer, and account features. Paid subscriptions, knowledge packs, evaluation services, support, and any legal-expense reimbursement program are governed by the applicable order form, subscription agreement, or master services agreement between you and Bellbriar (a "Customer Agreement"). A Customer Agreement controls over these Terms for its subject matter.

Changes to these Terms

We may modify these Terms by posting a revised version and updating the "Last Updated" date. For material changes we will provide at least thirty (30) days' notice through the Services or by email before the revised Terms take effect, except that changes required by law, regulation, court order, or security necessity may take effect immediately, with notice as soon as practicable. Changes do not apply to any dispute for which a Dispute Notice (Section 18) was delivered before the change's effective date. We may present material changes for click-through re-acceptance at your next sign-in, and acceptance recorded that way governs; otherwise, your continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by law.

Our Services are designed to measurably reduce compliance risk and to provide evidence of that reduction. They do not guarantee compliance with any law, regulation, or standard, and do not guarantee that you will not receive a demand letter, complaint, or lawsuit. Compliance depends on facts, implementation, and legal judgment specific to you. You are responsible for your own compliance and must retain your own counsel for legal determinations.

Privacy

Our Privacy Statement, linked in the footer of every page, describes what information we collect — including information logged with account activity and form submissions — and how we use it and retain it. It is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

Accounts

You agree to provide accurate, complete, registration information and to keep it current. You are responsible for safeguarding your credentials and for all activity under your account, and you will notify us promptly of any unauthorized use. Accounts are for the registered user or organization; credentials may not be shared beyond seats you are authorized to use. The Services are intended for users who are at least eighteen (18) years old and for business use.

No legal advice; no compliance guarantee

The Services provide compliance-related information, tooling, and evaluation reports. They are informational resources, not legal advice. Bellbriar is not a law firm, and no attorney-client relationship is created by your use of the Services, even where content has been reviewed by attorneys. Compliance is determined by facts, implementation, and the application of law by courts and regulators. Bellbriar does not certify compliance and does not warrant or guarantee that any website, product, output, or process will comply with any law, regulation, or standard, or that use of the Services will prevent claims, demand letters, lawsuits, or enforcement actions. Evaluation results and audit reports are point-in-time measurements against defined test criteria — they quantify risk reduction; they are not certifications. You remain responsible for your own compliance and that of your deliverables, and you should consult your own counsel. [should we only use the word "deliverables" here? Is it the right word and, if so, is it sufficient?]

Intellectual property; site license; feedback

The Services, including the packs, eval harnesses, benchmarks, site content, design, code, evaluation methodologies, and technology (and derivative works of them) are owned by or licensed to Bellbriar and are protected by United States and international intellectual property laws. Bellbriar's names, logos, and marks are the property of Bellbriar. Subject to these Terms, Bellbriar grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to access and use the Services for your internal business purposes. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. If you provide feedback, suggestions, or ideas, Bellbriar may use them without restriction or obligation to you.

Packs, skills, and content licensing

• (a) Paid materials. Knowledge packs, skills, evaluation suites, and related deliverables provided under a Customer Agreement are licensed as that Customer Agreement provides
• (b) Public artifacts. Free or public artifacts we publish (including open skills, published benchmark data, and sample code) are licensed under the license accompanying each artifact. If no license accompanies an artifact, Bellbriar grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive license to use it internally to evaluate the Services.
• (c) Intended use. Loading Bellbriar content into AI systems you control — including an agent's context window or a retrieval index — in the course of your licensed use is the intended use of the product and is not restricted by subsection (d).
• (d) Restrictions. Except as a license expressly permits, you will not: redistribute, resell, or sublicense Bellbriar content; use Bellbriar content as training data for, or to fine-tune, any machine-learning model; use the Services or Bellbriar content to build, improve, or validate a competing knowledge, evaluation, or compliance product; remove or alter attribution, version identifiers, signatures, or license notices; or circumvent version pinning, authentication, metering, or usage limits.

Acceptable use

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Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Bellbriar harmless from claims arising out of your misuse of the Services, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or third-party right. [PLACEHOLDER — do not accept uncapped customer indemnification obligations without confirming insurance coverage; route negotiated indemnities through counsel.]

Governing law & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute will be resolved by binding arbitration seated in [PLACEHOLDER — venue, e.g., New Castle County, Delaware] under [PLACEHOLDER — arbitration rules], except that either party may seek injunctive relief for intellectual-property misuse. To the extent litigation is permitted, the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware. [Confirm arbitration, class-waiver, and venue terms with counsel.]

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, by notice. Your continued use of the Services after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

Contact

Questions about these Terms may be submitted through our contact form.