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Terms of Service

The terms governing your use of The GovCon Advisor.

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1.Acceptance of these Terms

PlaceholderState that by creating an account, signing in, or using the platform, the customer agrees to these Terms. Reference the contracting party (the customer's business, not the individual user) since this is a B2B product.

2.Description of the service

The GovCon Advisor is an AI-powered compliance platform for government contractor businesses. The platform analyzes incurred cost submissions, rate disclosures, and other compliance documents and produces structured reviews including findings, audit readiness scores, and recommendations.

PlaceholderAdd specifics about what tools are included in each subscription tier, what's excluded, and any service-level expectations (uptime targets, support response times).

3.Account registration

To use the platform, you must create an account through our authentication provider. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activity under your account.

PlaceholderAdd language about minimum age (typically 18+ for B2B accounts), the requirement to provide accurate information, and the customer's responsibility for users they invite into their workspace.

4.Subscription and billing

The platform is offered on a monthly subscription basis. By subscribing, you authorize us (via Stripe) to charge the payment method on file for the recurring subscription fee until you cancel.

  • Subscriptions auto-renew monthly unless canceled before the renewal date.
  • Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; no partial-period refunds.
  • Pricing tiers, limits, and features are described on our pricing page.
  • We may change pricing on prospective billing periods with reasonable notice.

PlaceholderAdd: refund policy (typical: no refunds for monthly plans after charge; pro-rated refund for annual plans). Specify how customers cancel (in-app via Stripe billing portal). Note tax handling.

5.Customer data and ownership

You retain all rights to the documents and data you upload to the platform ("Customer Data"). We do not claim ownership of your Customer Data. We use it solely to provide the platform's features to you, as described in our Privacy Policy and Data Processing Agreement.

PlaceholderConfirm and state explicitly: customer documents are NOT used to train AI models. This is a critical clause for GovCon customers and should be unambiguous. Reference your DPA for processor obligations.

6.AI-generated content disclaimer

The platform produces analyses, findings, recommendations, and narrative drafts using artificial intelligence (Anthropic Claude). These outputs are intended as informational tools to assist your finance team — they are NOT a substitute for professional advice from a CPA, attorney, DCAA-experienced consultant, or other qualified advisor.

You acknowledge and agree that:

  • The AI may make mistakes, including fabricating FAR / CAS citations, dollar amounts, or finding details.
  • AI-generated narrative drafts are starting points, not final submissions — you are responsible for reviewing and verifying all content before submitting to DCAA or any other party.
  • Audit readiness scores are estimates based on the information provided. They are not a guarantee of audit outcome.
  • We make no warranty that the platform's outputs are accurate, complete, or fit for any specific compliance, legal, audit, or business purpose.

7.Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • Use the platform to violate any law or regulation, including federal acquisition regulations.
  • Upload documents you do not have the right to share with us.
  • Reverse engineer, scrape, or attempt to extract the platform's source code or AI prompts.
  • Resell or sublicense the platform to third parties without our written agreement (Advisory tier accommodates this with explicit per-contractor billing).
  • Use the platform in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our systems.

8.Intellectual property

PlaceholderReserve your IP rights in the platform, the underlying software, the prompts, and the brand. Grant the customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the platform during the subscription term.

9.Disclaimers and limitation of liability

PlaceholderStandard disclaimer language: platform provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE", no warranties of merchantability or fitness for purpose, etc. Limit liability to fees paid in the prior 12 months. Exclude consequential, incidental, special, punitive damages. Counsel should review carefully — these clauses are jurisdiction-sensitive.

10.Indemnification

PlaceholderCustomer indemnifies for misuse of the platform, violation of third-party rights, etc. Counsel decides whether you offer mutual indemnification (typical for IP infringement claims against the platform).

11.Term and termination

PlaceholderTerm begins on subscription. Customer can cancel anytime; we can terminate for cause (acceptable use violations, non- payment after grace period). Describe what happens to customer data on termination (typically: 30-day grace period to export, then deletion).

12.Modifications to the service or these Terms

PlaceholderReserve the right to modify the platform. For material Terms changes, give reasonable notice (typical: 30 days, in-app + email) before the change takes effect. Continued use after notice constitutes acceptance.

13.Governing law and disputes

PlaceholderState the governing law (commonly Delaware for SaaS), the venue for disputes (state and federal courts in the venue chosen, OR arbitration via AAA / JAMS). Counsel decides arbitration vs. court venue.

14.Contact

PlaceholderProvide a contact email and mailing address for legal notices. For B2B, often a separate "legal@yourdomain" alias.