General Terms and Conditions (GTC)
These terms govern the use of the DiscloseKit service (disclosekit.eu), operated by Kristian Hoffmann, Karl-Kraut-Straße 15, 30177 Hannover (hereinafter the “provider”).
1. Scope
These GTC apply to all contracts concerning the use of DiscloseKit between the provider and the user. Deviating terms of the user do not apply unless the provider expressly agrees to their validity in writing.
2. Description of services
DiscloseKit is a software-as-a-service solution that helps teams implement the transparency obligations under Article 50 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EU AI Act). Depending on the plan booked, the scope of services includes in particular a self-assessment, an AI system inventory, generated transparency statements, an embeddable disclosure widget, labelling aids and an evidence log.
No legal advice. DiscloseKit is a technical tool and provides documentation. It is designed around Article 50 and helps with implementing the transparency obligations, but it does not replace legal advice in an individual case and does not guarantee legal compliance. The user remains responsible for determining their own obligations and should seek qualified legal advice in case of doubt.
3. Conclusion of contract and account
The contract is concluded upon registration of an account or upon booking a paid plan. The user is responsible for activities under their account as well as for keeping their access credentials and API keys confidential. Workspace owners are responsible for the members they invite.
4. Prices and payment
The prices stated on the pricing page at the time of booking apply. Paid plans are billed monthly or annually via the payment service provider Stripe. Payment is due in advance for the respective billing period.
5. Term and cancellation
Paid plans have the term chosen at the time of booking (monthly or annual) and are each extended by the same period unless cancelled. Cancellation is possible at any time with effect from the end of the current billing period via the customer portal. A free account can be deleted at any time.
6. Right of withdrawal for consumers
DiscloseKit is aimed primarily at businesses. If the user acts as a consumer, the following statutory right of withdrawal applies.
Withdrawal notice
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason. The withdrawal period is fourteen days from the day the contract was concluded.
To exercise this right you must inform us — Kristian Hoffmann, Karl-Kraut-Strasse 15, 30177 Hanover, Germany, moin@kristianhoffmann.de — by means of a clear statement (for example a letter sent by post or an email) of your decision to withdraw. You may use the model withdrawal form below, but it is not obligatory. To meet the deadline it is sufficient to send your notification before the withdrawal period expires.
You can also exercise your right of withdrawal online at disclosekit.eu/legal/withdraw. We confirm receipt without undue delay on a durable medium, stating the content of your declaration and the date and time it reached us.
Consequences of withdrawal: If you withdraw, we reimburse all payments received from you without undue delay and at the latest within fourteen days of the day we receive your notification. We use the same means of payment you used for the original transaction; you will not be charged any fees for the reimbursement.
Early expiry of the right of withdrawal
For contracts concerning the supply of digital content and services, the right of withdrawal expires early only if you have expressly agreed that performance begins before the withdrawal period ends and you have confirmed your knowledge that you thereby lose that right. We do not currently collect these two confirmations, so your right of withdrawal remains intact for the full fourteen days, even if you have used the service in the meantime.
Model withdrawal form
(Complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract.)
To: Kristian Hoffmann, Karl-Kraut-Strasse 15, 30177 Hanover, Germany, moin@kristianhoffmann.de
I/We (*) hereby give notice that I/We (*) withdraw from my/our (*) contract for the provision of the following service (*):
Ordered on (*) / received on (*):
Name of consumer(s):
Address of consumer(s):
Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper):
Date:
(*) Delete as appropriate.
7. Obligations of the user
The user undertakes not to use DiscloseKit to publish false disclosures, to conceal the identity of third parties or in any other unlawful manner. The provider is entitled to block accounts that misuse the service or its interfaces.
8. Availability and liability
The service is provided with reasonable care. Uninterrupted availability is not owed. The provider is liable without limitation in cases of intent and gross negligence as well as under the German Product Liability Act and for injury to life, body or health. In cases of simple negligence the provider is liable only for the breach of a material contractual obligation (cardinal obligation) and limited in amount to the damage typical for the contract and foreseeable. Otherwise liability is excluded. No liability is assumed for any regulatory outcome resulting from the use of the service.
9. Changes to the GTC
The provider may amend these GTC. The user will be informed of material changes by email or within the application. If the user does not object within a reasonable period and continues to use the service, the amended terms are deemed accepted.
10. Final provisions
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Mandatory consumer protection provisions of the state in which the user has their habitual residence remain unaffected. If the user is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction is the registered office of the provider. Should individual provisions be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected.
Questions? Write to moin@kristianhoffmann.de.
These terms were concluded in German. The German version is the legally binding one; this English text is a convenience translation provided for your understanding. In the event of any discrepancy between the two, the German version prevails.