Terms of Service

Effective date: June 12, 2026 · Beta version

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Avva website, marketplace, APIs, MCP servers, and the Avva Desktop application (together, the "Service"), operated by Avva, Inc. ("Avva", "we", "us"). By creating an account or using the Service you agree to these Terms.

1. Beta status

The Service is in beta. Features may change, break, or be removed without notice. Marketplace statistics displayed during the beta may include simulated data for demonstration. During the beta period, all MCP queries are free — no query fees are charged and no billing occurs. We may suspend or wipe beta accounts and data as part of development. The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind during the beta period.

2. Accounts

You must be at least 18 years old and provide accurate information. You are responsible for activity under your account and for keeping your credentials secure. We may suspend accounts that violate these Terms or harm the Service.

3. Expert contributors

If you publish your expertise on Avva, you additionally agree that:

• You will only publish decision patterns derived from your own professional experience and judgment.
• You will not publish trade secrets, confidential information, material covered by an NDA, or your employer's intellectual property. Avva's anonymization tooling assists with this, but the final responsibility for what you approve and publish is yours.
• You retain ownership of your published decision intelligence. You grant Avva a worldwide, non-exclusive license to host, process, anonymize, distribute, and sell access to it through the marketplace.
• You may unpublish a listing at any time. Existing subscribers retain access for the remainder of their billing period.
• Revenue share: experts receive 70% of net query fees attributable to their listings, paid monthly once payouts launch, subject to a minimum payout threshold and applicable tax reporting (including IRS Form 1099 where required).
• You represent that publishing your expertise does not violate any agreement you have with a third party, including employment and contractor agreements.

4. Buyers and connected agents

• Marketplace listings provide decision intelligence as an input to your own judgment and your agents' workflows. They are not professional advice — legal, financial, medical, or otherwise — and no expert-client relationship is created.
• You may not resell, redistribute, scrape, or use marketplace content to train models without a separate written license from Avva.
• API keys are tied to your account. You are responsible for queries made with your keys.
• After the beta period, fees are charged per query at the listed price. During beta, all queries are free. Pricing may change with notice; changes apply prospectively.

5. Avva Desktop

The desktop application processes your activity locally. Only the anonymized expertise you explicitly approve is uploaded. You may pause capture, exclude applications and repositories, and delete captured data at any time from within the application. You agree not to run the client on machines or accounts you are not authorized to use.

6. Acceptable use

You may not use the Service to:

• publish content that is unlawful, infringing, or deceptive;
• misrepresent your identity, credentials, or experience;
• probe, disrupt, or reverse-engineer the Service;
• circumvent usage limits, fees, or anonymization safeguards.

7. Intellectual property

The Service, including software, design, and branding, is owned by Avva and its licensors. These Terms grant no rights to Avva's trademarks or software except as needed to use the Service.

8. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided without warranties, and Avva is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for decisions made by you or your AI agents based on marketplace content. Avva's aggregate liability is limited to the greater of $100 or the amounts you paid to Avva in the twelve months preceding the claim.

9. Termination

You may close your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate accounts for breach of these Terms. Sections 3 (license and representations), 7, 8, and 10 survive termination.

10. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes will be resolved by binding arbitration in Delaware on an individual basis; you and Avva waive any right to participate in a class action.

11. Changes

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be announced by email or in-product notice at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

Contact

Questions about these Terms: legal@avva.chat.