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General Terms and Conditions (AGB)

Deep Research — AI-Powered Research Reports

Effective: 10 July 2026 · CIATA GmbH, Berlin

These General Terms and Conditions govern the use of the service Deep Research (available at research.ciata.io), operated by CIATA GmbH, Arnimallee 7, 14195 Berlin (hereinafter the „Provider"). The user is hereinafter referred to as the „User".

§ 1 — Scope

These Terms govern the contractual relationship between the Provider and the User regarding the use of the Deep Research service. Deviating or supplementary terms of the User shall not become part of the contract unless the Provider expressly agrees to them in writing.

The service is aimed at both entrepreneurs within the meaning of § 14 BGB (German Civil Code) and consumers within the meaning of § 13 BGB. If the User is a consumer, the mandatory consumer-protection provisions apply; in particular, the User has the right of withdrawal under § 8 of these Terms.

§ 2 — Subject Matter of the Contract

Deep Research is an AI-assisted research tool. The User enters a research question; the service automatically performs web research, analyses the sources found using Large Language Models (LLMs), and produces a structured, source-referenced research report.

All data processing — including AI inference, web search, and data storage — takes place exclusively on servers within the European Union (Hetzner Cloud, Germany; AKI.io, Frankfurt). No personal data is transferred to providers outside the EU.

§ 3 — Registration & User Account

  1. Use of the service requires the creation of a user account with a valid email address and a password.
  2. The email address must be verified. The user account is personal and non-transferable.
  3. The User is obliged to keep their access credentials confidential and to inform the Provider without undue delay of any unauthorised use of their account.
  4. Upon registration, the User receives 3 free credits to try out the service.

§ 4 — Credits & Payment

  1. Use of the service is based on a credit system. One credit entitles the User to the creation of one research report.
  2. Credits can be purchased in the following packages:
    • 10 credits — €29
    • 50 credits — €99
    • 200 credits — €299
    The prices stated are final prices in euros and include statutory value-added tax (gross prices). For entrepreneurs, VAT is shown separately on the invoice; for entrepreneurs from other EU member states with a valid VAT ID, billing is carried out under the reverse-charge procedure. The Provider may adjust prices for future purchases; credits already purchased remain unaffected.
  3. Payment is processed via Mollie B.V. (Amsterdam, Netherlands). The Terms of Mollie apply additionally. The Provider does not store any credit-card or bank details.
  4. Withdrawal and consumption of credits (consumers). For credits not yet consumed, the consumer has the statutory right of withdrawal under § 8 of these Terms; the purchase price of unredeemed credits is refunded upon timely withdrawal. Redeeming a credit to create a report constitutes the supply of a digital service: the User hereby expressly requests immediate performance, agrees that creation of the report begins before the withdrawal period expires, and confirms their knowledge that they lose their right of withdrawal for that report once performance begins (§ 356 (5) in conjunction with § 327 BGB). Credits consumed through report creation are therefore not refunded.
  5. Credits are non-transferable and expire upon deletion of the user account.

§ 5 — Description of Services

  1. The reports created by Deep Research are AI-generated content. They are produced automatically using Large Language Models and are labelled as such.
  2. No warranty of accuracy or completeness. AI-generated reports may contain errors, inaccuracies, or outdated information. The Provider gives no warranty for the correctness, completeness, or timeliness of the reports.
  3. The reports do not constitute legal, tax, medical, or other professional advice. The User is responsible for independently reviewing and using the content.
  4. A PII filter removes recognisable personal data from scraped web content before it is passed to the LLM. However, the Provider cannot guarantee that this filter is fully effective in all cases.
  5. Created reports are stored in the user account and can be downloaded as PDF.
  6. In accordance with the transparency obligations of the EU AI Act, all reports are labelled as AI-generated — both visibly (the „AI Generated" label) and by an invisible digital watermark (VSRMark algorithm). This watermark contains only technical metadata (producer, version number, creation timestamp, job ID) and no personal data.

§ 6 — Rights of Use

  1. The User receives a simple (non-exclusive), temporally and geographically unlimited right of use in the reports generated for them, for all purposes (including commercial use).
  2. The Provider reserves no rights in the content generated for the User. User data and reports are not used to train AI models.
  3. The User ensures that their use of the service does not violate applicable law. In particular, it is prohibited to use the service for unlawful content, spam, or the systematic extraction of third-party copyrighted content.

§ 7 — Availability & Liability

  1. The Provider endeavours to ensure high availability of the service but owes no specific availability (no SLA). Maintenance work and technical faults may lead to temporary restrictions.
  2. The Provider's liability for slightly negligent breaches of non-essential contractual obligations is excluded. In the case of a slightly negligent breach of essential contractual obligations (cardinal obligations), liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract. Essential contractual obligations are those whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose compliance the User may regularly rely.
  3. The above limitations of liability do not apply to damages arising from injury to life, body, or health, nor to claims under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz), nor in cases of intent or gross negligence.
  4. In particular, the Provider is not liable for decisions the User makes on the basis of AI-generated reports.

§ 8 — Right of Withdrawal for Consumers

If the User is a consumer within the meaning of § 13 BGB, they have a statutory right of withdrawal.

Withdrawal Policy

Right of withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without giving any reason. The withdrawal period is fourteen days from the day of conclusion of the contract (purchase of credits).

To exercise your right of withdrawal, you must inform us (CIATA GmbH, Arnimallee 7, 14195 Berlin, email: privacy@ciata.io) of your decision to withdraw from this contract by means of a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or an email). You may use the model withdrawal form below, although this is not mandatory. To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Consequences of withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you without undue delay and no later than fourteen days from the day on which we receive notification of your withdrawal from this contract. For this repayment, we will use the same means of payment that you used for the original transaction, unless expressly agreed otherwise with you; in no event will you be charged any fees for this repayment.

Early expiry of the right of withdrawal (digital service)

Your right of withdrawal continues to exist for credits not yet consumed. For a specific research report, your right of withdrawal expires as soon as you, by redeeming a credit, expressly request the immediate creation of the report and have confirmed that you lose your right of withdrawal for that report once performance begins (§ 356 (5) in conjunction with § 327 BGB). You will receive the confirmation under § 312f BGB together with your purchase confirmation by email.


Model Withdrawal Form

(If you wish to withdraw from the contract, please complete and return this form.)

To: CIATA GmbH, Arnimallee 7, 14195 Berlin — privacy@ciata.io

I/we (*) hereby withdraw from the contract concluded by me/us (*) for the purchase of Deep Research credits.

Ordered on (*): __________
Name of consumer(s): __________
Address of consumer(s): __________
Signature of consumer(s) (only for notification on paper): __________
Date: __________

(*) Delete as applicable.

§ 9 — Data Protection

The protection of personal data is of the highest priority for the Provider. Details of data processing can be found in the Privacy Policy.

Key data-protection features of the service:

  • All data is processed and stored exclusively on EU servers (Hetzner, Germany).
  • AI inference is performed via AKI.io (Frankfurt, Germany) — no transfer to US providers.
  • Web search is performed by default via Staan (EU-sovereign search index by Ecosia/Qwant).
  • No tracking cookies, advertising networks, or US analytics services are used.
  • A PII filter cleanses personal data from scraped web content before LLM processing.
  • User data is not used to train AI models.

§ 10 — Termination

  1. The User may delete their account at any time without notice via the account management. Upon account deletion, the User’s personal data is permanently erased or anonymised and all stored reports are deleted, unless a statutory retention obligation applies (in which case the affected records are retained only for the statutory period and then deleted).
  2. Unused credits expire without compensation upon account deletion.
  3. The Provider may terminate the user account for good cause, in particular in the event of serious or repeated breaches of these Terms. Credits already consumed are not refunded. If the Provider terminates without good cause attributable to the User, the User is refunded the purchase price attributable to credits not yet consumed.

§ 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. With respect to consumers, mandatory provisions of the state in which the consumer has their habitual residence remain unaffected.
  2. The place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from this contract is Berlin, provided the User is a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law.
  3. Should any provision of these Terms be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected (severability clause).
  4. If differences of opinion arise, please contact us directly — we always aim to find an amicable solution. The Provider is neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
  5. These Terms are provided in German and English. In the event of any discrepancy between the language versions, the German version shall prevail.

Provider Information

CIATA GmbH
Arnimallee 7
14195 Berlin, Germany
HRB 266084 B · Charlottenburg Local Court (Amtsgericht Charlottenburg)
Managing Director: Prof. Dr. Tim Landgraf
VAT ID: DE369688098
Email: privacy@ciata.io