Terms of Engagement & Website Usage

1. Scope of Application & Agreement

These Terms of Engagement govern the access and use of the website operated by Zealous Technologies GmbH (in Gründung), as well as preliminary inquiries conducted through our interactive calculation tools, briefing generators, and appointment scheduling systems.

By browsing this website or dispatching an inquiry, you acknowledge and agree to these terms. Formal software engineering, architectural advisory, and design sprints are governed by a mutually executed Statement of Work (SOW) referencing our General Terms and Conditions (AGB).

2. Indicative Nature of Interactive Tools (/estimate & /brief)

Calculations generated via our Project Cost Estimator (/estimate) and synthesized briefs from our AI Brief Generator (/brief) represent non-binding indicative budgetary models. They serve as architectural discovery baselines and do not constitute a binding legal contract or commercial offer until verified and signed in a bespoke project proposal.

3. Intellectual Property Rights & Code Ownership

All proprietary design systems, code architecture, text, UI components, and software prototypes published on this website are the intellectual property of Zealous Technologies and protected under international copyright and intellectual property treaties.

For bespoke client software projects, all customized production application code, proprietary database schemas, and digital assets are assigned to the client upon full payment of the agreed sprint or project milestones, as stipulated in the respective client agreement.

4. Warranty & Limitation of Liability

While we strive for 100% uptime, zero hydration drift, and sub-second edge latency, this website and its interactive tools are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.Zealous Technologies shall only be liable for gross negligence (grobe Fahrlässigkeit) or willful misconduct (Vorsatz) in accordance with Austrian civil law. Liability for minor negligence (leichte Fahrlässigkeit) and indirect or consequential damages is excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law.

5. Governing Law & Place of Jurisdiction

These terms and any legal relations arising from website usage shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Republic of Austria, excluding its conflict-of-law rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The competent court in Vienna (Handelsgericht Wien), Austria shall have exclusive jurisdiction.