Terms of Service

1. Provider and scope#

The service is provided by ArgonGate Ltd (“we”, “the provider” — full provider identification in the Impressum) to business customers (“tenant”, “you”). By creating an account, requesting API credentials, or using the API you accept these terms on behalf of the business you represent.

2. The service#

FastCBAM is a deterministic calculation engine for the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Regulation (EU) 2023/956 and its implementing acts), exposed as a REST API and an MCP tool surface. The same input always produces the same output; every calculation can emit a signed, replayable trace. The service does not use AI or machine learning anywhere in the calculation path.

3. Plans, tokens and top-ups#

A token is one engine call: one sector calculation, one CN lookup, one trace assembly. The dispatcher counts as one token regardless of how many precursors it walks.

• Developer (€0): 500 tokens/month, test-mode (watermarked) traces.
• Starter (€49/month): 10,000 tokens/month, verifier-signable. Top-ups: €19 / 5,000 tokens.
• Pro (€299/month): 100,000 tokens/month, multi-installation. Top-ups: €99 / 50,000 tokens, 90-day rollover.
• Enterprise (custom): volume tokens, dedicated capacity, annual commit discounts.

Top-up packs never expire on annual plans. Overages on monthly plans draw from your top-up balance first; once exhausted, further requests may be refused with HTTP 402 and a machine-readable error code. During the current rollout, quotas are enforced administratively rather than automatically; we will notify you before automatic enforcement is enabled. Prices exclude VAT. ArgonGate Ltd is not currently VAT-registered (below the UK registration threshold), so no UK VAT is charged on invoices. Business customers outside the United Kingdom remain responsible for self-accounting for VAT or equivalent taxes under the rules of their own jurisdiction (e.g. reverse charge) where those rules so require.

4. Regulatory role — important disclaimer#

FastCBAM supports the preparation of CBAM calculations and declarations; it does not discharge any legal obligation you carry as a declarant under Regulation (EU) 2023/956. In particular:

• We are not an accredited verifier within the meaning of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2546; engine traces support verification but do not replace it.
• Calculation results depend entirely on the activity data you submit. You remain responsible for the accuracy and completeness of your inputs and for anything you file with a national competent authority or the CBAM registry.
• Regulatory parameters (default values, factor tables, phase-in schedules) follow the cited EU acts as published; where the Commission amends them, the engine is updated per our regulatory monitoring process.

5. Tenant obligations#

• Keep API credentials (service-account keys) confidential; rotate or report them immediately if compromised.
• Use the service lawfully and only for CBAM/ESG compliance purposes; no resale of raw API access without a written agreement.
• Do not attempt to disrupt the service, probe its infrastructure beyond documented interfaces, or exceed fair use of your plan.

6. Data protection#

Processing of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy. For tenant-submitted commercial data we act as processor on your documented instructions; a data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is part of the subscription. All processing takes place in the EU.

7. Intellectual property#

We retain all rights in the engine, API, documentation and site. You retain all rights in the data you submit and in the calculation results and traces generated for you.

8. Availability#

We operate the service with reasonable skill and care on EU cloud infrastructure, but v1 carries no committed service level. Planned maintenance is announced in advance where practicable. Enterprise plans may include a negotiated SLA.

9. Liability#

Our aggregate liability for all claims arising in a contract year is capped at the fees you paid for the service in the twelve months preceding the claim. We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, or regulatory penalties to the extent they arise from inaccurate or incomplete data you submitted, from filings you chose to make, or from use of the service contrary to these terms or the documentation. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.

10. Term, termination, changes#

Subscriptions renew per billing period until cancelled; you can cancel any time with effect from the end of the current period. We may suspend or terminate access for material breach (including credential misuse or non-payment) after notice where the breach is curable. We may amend these terms with at least 30 days’ notice; continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

11. Governing law and jurisdiction#

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales (provider: ArgonGate Ltd, registered in England and Wales — see Impressum), excluding conflict-of-law rules and the CISG. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction, to the extent permissible for business customers.