Terms of Service

These Terms of Service apply to all contracts for the use of the Sanctions Compliance Platform (scp.one), including the web application and the REST API, between Alexander Bergmann, Quellenstraße 7a, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany (hereinafter "Provider") and the user (hereinafter "User").

The offer is directed exclusively at entrepreneurs within the meaning of Section 14 German Civil Code (BGB), legal entities under public law and special funds under public law. No contracts are concluded with consumers (Section 13 BGB). By accepting these Terms, the User confirms that they use the platform in the exercise of their commercial or independent professional activity.

Deviating, conflicting or supplementary terms and conditions of the User only become part of the contract if the Provider expressly agrees to their validity in text form.

The Provider offers a software-as-a-service platform for matching names and further details of persons, companies and other entities against international sanctions lists. Access is provided via a web application and via a REST API with a personal API token. Depending on the plan, the service includes searching, a search history and monitoring of selected listed entities with email notification of status changes. The specific scope of services results from the plan overview shown on the website at the time the contract is concluded.

The sanctions data is taken from publicly accessible official sources (including USA/OFAC, European Union, United Nations, United Kingdom/OFSI, Switzerland/SECO). It is retrieved automatically, usually daily; real-time updates are not owed. The selection of sources may change. The included lists and their update status can be viewed in the platform.

No specific availability of the platform is owed. Maintenance work, security updates and disruptions beyond the control of the Provider may lead to temporary restrictions.

Use of the platform requires a user account. Upon registration and acceptance of these Terms, a free-of-charge contract for the use of the free plan is concluded.

The User books paid plans in the platform via the checkout process of the payment service provider Stripe; the contract is concluded upon completion of the checkout process. License keys are activated by entering them in the user account; their purchase is subject to the terms agreed at the time of purchase.

The User is obligated to provide truthful information and to keep their login credentials and API tokens confidential. The User is responsible for all activities that occur under their account. If misuse is suspected, the User must immediately revoke or regenerate the affected API token and change their login credentials.

The current version of these Terms is available at scp.one/terms and can be saved using the print or save function of the browser. The Provider stores which version of the Terms the User accepted and when.

Payment is made via the payment service provider Stripe by card or by the payment methods offered in the checkout process. The Standard plan is due upon completion of the checkout process. The fee for the Unlimited plan is due monthly in advance; the subscription renews for one further month at a time unless it is cancelled.

If a payment fails, the User is informed by email. If the payment is not made up and the subscription ends as a result, the user account is switched to the free plan. Further rights of the Provider remain unaffected.

The User is responsible for entering personal data of third parties into the platform only in a lawful manner; in particular, there must be a legal basis under the GDPR for the screening.

In the event of violations of these obligations, the Provider may temporarily block access or terminate the contract for good cause.

For personal data of third parties that the User processes in the course of searches and monitoring, the User is the controller within the meaning of the GDPR. The Provider processes this data as a processor solely for the purpose of providing the contractual services. The data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR, which forms part of the contract and is available at scp.one/dpa, applies.

The processing of the personal data of the User themselves is governed by the Privacy Policy.

The Provider is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, under the German Product Liability Act and to the extent of any guarantee given.

In case of slight negligence, the Provider is only liable for breach of an essential contractual obligation, i.e. an obligation whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose compliance the User may regularly rely. In this case, liability is limited to the foreseeable, contract-typical damage. Otherwise, liability for slight negligence is excluded.

Liability for data loss is limited to the typical cost of recovery.

The sanctions data originates from third-party sources. The Provider does not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or timeliness of this source data. The platform does not replace legal advice. The User remains responsible for compliance with their own compliance obligations.

Matches and match scores are automatically generated indications and not a final determination. Their assessment and any decisions based on them are the responsibility of the User.

The contract for the free plan runs for an indefinite period. The User can end it at any time by deleting their account in the account settings.

The Unlimited subscription has a term of one month and renews automatically for one further month at a time. The User can cancel it at any time with effect from the end of the current billing period, using the "Cancel Subscription" button in the subscription management or by email to alexander.bergmann@scp.one. Access continues until the end of the billing period; the user account is then switched to the free plan. If the User deletes their account, the subscription ends immediately; there is no pro-rata refund unless otherwise provided by law.

The Standard plan is a one-time contract without a term. When the user account is deleted, unused quotas expire; fees already paid are not refunded unless otherwise provided by law.

The right of both parties to terminate for good cause remains unaffected. For the Provider, good cause exists in particular in the event of serious or repeated violations of Section 6.

The Provider may amend these Terms with effect for the future if there is a valid reason, in particular changes in the law or case law, in the services offered or in the technical framework.

The Provider will notify the User of the amended Terms by email at least four weeks before they take effect.

The amended Terms only apply to the User once the User has expressly accepted them. Acceptance is requested at the next login after they take effect; without acceptance, further use of the web application is not possible. Silence or mere continued use does not constitute acceptance.

If the User does not accept the amended Terms, the User may terminate the contract; this is also possible without prior acceptance, in particular by email to alexander.bergmann@scp.one. The Provider will point this out in the change notification.

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from the contractual relationship is Stuttgart, provided the User is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law.

The contract language is German. The German version is legally binding; this English translation is provided for convenience only.