Terms of Service and License Agreement for Webwarden
Effective Date: 10.4.2025
1. Introduction
These Terms of Service and License Agreement (“Terms”) govern the use of the Webwarden Oy (“Webwarden”) website and services (“Service”). By using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
If you do not accept these Terms, you must not use the Service.
2. Service Description
Webwarden provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for monitoring website quality, accessibility, security, and search engine optimization (SEO).
The Service may also include features such as alerts related to findings and the generation of automated accessibility statements. The Service is continuously developed, and features may be added, modified, or removed over time.
3. License and Right of Use
Webwarden grants the Customer a limited, non-exclusive, and non-transferable license to use the Service for the Customer’s internal business purposes.
The Customer shall not:
- Modify, reverse engineer, decompile, translate, or distribute the Service without prior written consent from Webwarden.
- Use the Service for purposes other than those permitted under these Terms.
The Customer may allow subcontractors to use the Service on the Customer’s behalf, provided that the Customer remains fully responsible for their actions and compliance with these Terms.
4. Eligibility and User Accounts
Use of the Service requires that the user is at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into binding agreements.
Certain features require the creation of a user account. The user is responsible for maintaining the security of their credentials and for all activities carried out under their account.
5. Subscription and Payments
- The Service is subscription-based and billed monthly in advance.
- Payment is made either by credit card via the Stripe payment service or by electronic invoice (e-invoice) to the address provided by the Customer.
- The Service may also be purchased under a separate agreement with monthly invoicing; in such cases, the Customer must contact Webwarden sales at contact@webwarden.kansleri.fi.
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled.
- The Customer may cancel the subscription through the Service settings.
- A one-month notice period applies to both the Customer and Webwarden.
- Payments are non-refundable, except as expressly stated in Section 11.
6. Intellectual Property Rights
Webwarden Oy retains all rights, title, and interest in and to the Service and all related intellectual property rights.
- The Customer retains ownership of all data collected by Webwarden’s web crawler from the Customer’s own websites.
- The Customer cannot create new content within the Service.
7. Acceptable Use
The Customer agrees not to use the Service for unlawful or unauthorized purposes.
The Service must not be used to overload systems, bypass security mechanisms, or otherwise in a harmful or disruptive manner.
8. Data Protection and Data Processing
Use of the Service is subject to Webwarden’s Privacy Policy.
Webwarden does not knowingly process personal data other than user account email addresses or user-created names. User-created names can be modified or removed within the Service.
The Service collects publicly available data from the URLs specified by the Customer.
If publicly available content contains personal data (e.g. email addresses), such data may be stored in the Service. The Customer is solely responsible for ensuring the lawful basis for processing such data.
9. Service Modifications
Webwarden may modify or update the Service at any time, provided that such changes do not materially degrade the core functionality of the Service.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
The Service is provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Webwarden shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use the Service.
11. Suspension and Termination
Webwarden has the right to temporarily suspend the Service if necessary for maintenance, security, or compliance with law.
Webwarden may terminate the Service if the Customer materially breaches these Terms and fails to remedy the breach within a reasonable time after receiving written notice.
If Webwarden terminates the Service without the Customer being in breach, Webwarden shall refund any prepaid fees proportionally for the unused portion of the subscription period.
Otherwise, the Service remains available until the end of the agreed billing period.
12. Force Majeure
Webwarden shall not be liable for delays or damages resulting from events beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to war, strikes, network outages, or governmental actions.
13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of Finland.
Any disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be primarily resolved in the District Court of Tampere, Finland.
14. Changes to the Terms
Webwarden may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated on the website and to the Customer’s designated contact person by email.
Continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
15. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding these Terms, please contact:
Webwarden Oy
Email: contact@webwarden.kansleri.fi