Terms of Service (AGB)

General terms and conditions of MJM Hephaistos Solutions UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 14, 10178 Berlin (the “Operator”) for the AI Connect platform.
Version: August 2026

§ 1 Scope and eligible users

(1) These general terms and conditions (AGB) apply to the use of theAI Connect matching and information platform by companies seeking providers as well as to listed providers, unless otherwise agreed in an individual case. Deviating terms of users do not apply.

(2) The matching service is directed exclusively at entrepreneurs within the meaning of Section 14 of the German Civil Code (BGB), legal entities under public law and special funds under public law — not at consumers. The user confirms this capacity via a separate declaration in the inquiry form. This restriction does not apply to the freely accessible information and learning offers (§ 2 (2), § 6); consumers may use those as well.

§ 2 Services of the platform

(1) AI Connect is a directory and matching portal: companies can submit inquiries and are matched with suitable AI providers and IT service companies. For inquiring companies, use is free of charge and non-binding. There is no entitlement to being matched with a specific provider, to a certain number of suggestions or to the conclusion of a contract.

(1a) Order and ranking: The order of listed providers in the directory and in the matching is determined by (1.) the substantive match with the details of the inquiry (most important factor), (2.) in the event of an equal match, the booked listing tier (Featured before Verified before Basic), (3.) an editorially assigned priority and (4.) the name. The listing tiers “Verified” and “Featured” are paid packages; they result in highlighted presentation and a better position in the event of an equal substantive match, are labelled on the listing and cannot substitute for a missing substantive match. Providers belonging to the Operator's group of companies (Velentis network) are labelled as “affiliated company”.

(2) In addition, the platform provides free information and support offerings, in particular editorial articles and news summaries (“Radar”), orientation calculators (e.g. ROI calculator, budget indicator), AI chat assistants, an AI project analysis and learning offerings (“Academy”). These are purely informational services; Section 3 applies in addition.

§ 3 AI-generated content and tools

(1) Parts of the platform’s content and features are created with the help of artificial intelligence (including Radar articles, chat answers, initial assessments of the project analysis and calculator results). Such content is labelled as AI-assisted in place (Art. 50 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the “EU AI Act”).

(2) AI-generated content and assessments are produced with care and technical quality controls but may contain errors and make no claim to accuracy, completeness or currency. They serve solely as initial, general orientation and do not constitute legal, tax, investment or other professional advice. They are not an offer in the legal sense; any price ranges, time and effort estimates are non-binding approximations. Users must not base business decisions solely on this content and are responsible for verifying material information themselves.

§ 4 Role of the Operator; contracts with providers

(1) The Operator acts exclusively as an intermediary. Any contract for specific services is concluded solely between the inquiring company and the respective provider. The Operator does not become a contracting party, is not a vicarious agent or representative of any provider and does not owe any matching success.

(2) Information on listed providers (e.g. service profiles, references, price indications) is based on the providers’ own statements or on publicly available sources. The Operator reviews this information with reasonable care but does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness. The Operator is not liable for services, quality, performance or any damages arising from the business relationship between user and provider; Section 9 remains unaffected.

§ 5 User obligations

(1) Users provide truthful and complete information in forms and keep it up to date.

(2) When using upload and chat features, users must not transmit unlawful content, third-party trade secrets without authorisation or personal data of third parties without a legal basis; special categories of personal data (Art. 9 GDPR) must not be transmitted unless required for the service.

(3) Misuse is prohibited, in particular sham or test inquiries with intent to deceive, automated bulk extraction of the platform (scraping) beyond what is legally permitted, circumvention of technical protection measures, and inputs aimed at manipulating or repurposing the AI features.

(4) The Operator may restrict or remove content originating from users or providers (e.g. provider profiles, inquiries, inputs) if it violates these terms or applicable law (Art. 14 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, the “DSA”). Review takes place on a case-by-case basis and manually, in part with technical support; affected parties are informed of decisions and their essential reasons. Allegedly unlawful content can be reported at any time to info@velentis.eu (Art. 16 DSA).

§ 6 Academy and certificates

Academy courses and final exams are free learning offerings. Issued certificates are private proof of participation or learning success provided by the platform; they are not a state-recognised qualification and not an accredited certification. The Operator may revoke certificates obtained by deception.

§ 7 Content and usage rights

The platform’s content (texts, graphics, databases, software) is protected by copyright. Use for the user’s own internal business purposes is permitted; any further reproduction, distribution or public communication requires the Operator’s prior consent. Rights to linked or quoted third-party original content remain with the respective rights holders.

§ 8 Availability; changes to the offering

The Operator strives for good availability of the platform but does not owe any specific availability. It may modify, restrict or discontinue free features at any time to the extent reasonable for users.

§ 9 Liability

(1) The Operator is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for damages resulting from injury to life, body or health, under the German Product Liability Act, and in the case of fraudulently concealed defects or assumed guarantees.

(2) In cases of simple negligence, the Operator is liable only for the breach of essential contractual obligations (obligations whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose observance the user may regularly rely), limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. Any further liability is excluded.

(3) The above limitations also apply in favour of the Operator’s legal representatives and vicarious agents.

§ 10 Changes to these terms

The Operator may amend these terms with effect for the future where this is warranted by changes in the law, case law or the further development of the platform and the contractual balance is not shifted to the users' detriment. Users in ongoing usage relationships (e.g. newsletter subscribers, listed providers) will be informed of changes in text form at least six weeks before they take effect; if they do not object before the effective date, continued use is deemed consent — this will be pointed out separately in the change notification. For one-off transactions, the version published at the time the inquiry was submitted applies.

§ 11 Final provisions

(1) The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If the user is a consumer with habitual residence abroad, mandatory consumer-protection provisions of their state of residence remain unaffected by this choice of law (Art. 6 (2) Rome I Regulation). For merchants, legal entities under public law and special funds under public law, the place of jurisdiction is Berlin.

(2) The Operator is neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (Section 36 of the German VSBG).

(3) Should individual provisions of these terms be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.