Silverfin - terms of use
Last updated: 1 February 2025
1. Applicability
1.3. The most recent version of the Terms of Use is available on the Website www.stg-silverfincom-stagingexp.kinsta.cloud/terms-of-use. The Terms of Use are available in several languages. In case of a difference in interpretation between different versions, the English version shall prevail.
2. Definitions
| Additional Orders: | the order for additional Services following a Silverfin Proposal, accepted and signed by the Customer; |
| Agreement: | these Terms of Use, together with the Silverfin Proposal, Additional Orders and all documents to which reference is made in these Terms of Use; |
| Authorized Users: | the users which are authorized to use the Service by means of an account created by Silverfin or the Customer; |
| Client file: | the client file of each End Customer of the Customer; |
| Confidential Information: | non-public information, technical data or know-how of a Party and/or its affiliates, which is furnished to the other Party in written or tangible form in connection with this Agreement, including all data provided by End Customers. Oral disclosure will also be deemed Confidential Information if it can be reasonably assumed to be of a confidential nature or if its confidentiality is confirmed at the time of disclosure; |
| Content: | Silverfin Content or, insofar applicable, Third Party Content for which (in case not included in the Silverfin Proposal) an Additional Order is concluded (e.g. additional templates or products which support certain themes); |
| Customer: | the party with whom Silverfin has concluded the Agreement; |
| Customer Data: | data or material provided to or submitted to Silverfin by or specifically on behalf of the Customer during the use of the Service; |
| Data Protection Legislation: | the (supra)national privacy legislation applicable to the processing of personal data by the Customer or Silverfin within the scope of the Agreement, such as, but not limited to: (i) the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of April 27, 2016 (“GDPR”); (ii) United Kingdom (UK) Data Protection Act 2018; (iii) the Belgian Privacy Law of 30 July 2018; (iv) the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC of 12 July 2002, including future amendments and revisions thereof; and/or (v) (future) national legislation regarding the implementation of the GDPR; |
| Effective Date: | the date of commencement as specified in the Silverfin Proposal or in the Additional Orders; |
| End Customer: | the end customers of the Customer and their affiliates, advisors, representatives, officers, directors, employees, agents and consultants which may be serviced or processed through the Service by the Customer; |
| License value: | the money value of the Service (in accordance with among other things the number of Client Files) as set out in the pricing schedule in the Silverfin Proposal and Additional Orders; |
| Overage: | the additional usage of the Service on top of the License value as established during the automatic, monthly evaluation; |
| Service: | the online service of Silverfin including the integrations, features and modules, as set forth in the Silverfin Proposal and Additional Orders; the Service may include AI-enabled features and capabilities that utilize artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies; |
| Silverfin Content: | templates, tools, workflows, features, materials, other content information and data provided via the Service; |
| Silverfin Platform: | the Silverfin platform as described and represented via www.stg-silverfincom-stagingexp.kinsta.cloud; |
| Silverfin Proposal: | the initial offer accepted and signed by the Customer; |
| Term: | the duration of the Agreement as set forth in Section 11; |
| Third Party Content: | templates, tools, workflows, features and other content material which are developed, and possibly maintained, by a third party and which are provided to the Customer via the Service; |
| Third Party Services: | integrations provided by the Service with, or other functionalities the Service comprises which give the Customer access to, services or software of third parties (e.g. services of third parties with whom Silverfin sets up a synchronization); |
| Uptime: | the time the Service is operational and available to communicate with the internet on the server location of Silverfin; |
| Virus: | a virus, cancelbot, worm, logic bomb, Trojan horse or other harmful component of software or data; |
| Website: | the Silverfin website, namely: https://www.stg-silverfincom-stagingexp.kinsta.cloud. |
3. License
3.1 Customer license. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Silverfin grants to Customer a renewable, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license (without the right to sub-license) to the Service. During the Term, Customer gets access to the Service for Customer’s business purposes as of the Effective Date.
3.4 Excluded usage. Customer shall not have the right to:
- use the Service in whole or in part for any other purpose, other than for the purposes provided for in this Agreement;
- decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or attempt to reconstruct, identify or discover any source code, underlying ideas, underlying user interface techniques or algorithms of the Service by any means whatsoever, or disclose any of the foregoing, or
- use the Service in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful.
- the Renewal Term of the Silverfin Data Hub license for a reduction of the Silverfin Data Hub license; or
- the annual renewal of the Content Product license for (i) the reduction of the volume or (ii) termination of the Content Product license; or
- the annual renewal of the Connector license for a termination of the Connector license.
If the Service reduction notification is made too late, Silverfin is entitled to invoice the Customer for the Silverfin Data Hub license for the entire following Renewal Term and/or, for the Content Product or Connector license for the entire following annual license cycle, even if the Customer no longer uses the respective license. Any Service reduction shall apply as from the Renewal Term of the Silverfin Data Hub license and/or the annual renewal of the Content Product or Connector license and shall be formalized in writing between Parties.
Customer shall not be entitled to any reimbursement for any non-usage of the Silverfin Data Hub license or the Content Product or Connector license during the current Term of the Silverfin Data Hub license or the current license cycle of the Content Product or Connector license.
4. Fees & payment terms
4.2.1 Payments. All payment obligations are non-cancellable and all amounts paid are non-refundable. All invoices for any charges under this Agreement are due and payable within 15 (fifteen) days of the invoice date.
4.2.2 Taxes. Amounts due are exclusive of all applicable taxes, levies, or duties, and the Customer will be solely responsible for payment of all such amounts.
4.2.3 Currency and bank account. All amounts should be paid in the currency as stated on the invoice. The payment should be done on the bank account as communicated by Silverfin on the invoice.
4.2.4 Dispute. If the Customer is of the opinion that Silverfin has incorrectly invoiced, then the Customer shall inform Silverfin of this in writing within fifteen (15) days following the invoice date, specifying the supposed error.
4.2.5 No transfer or set off. Invoices may not be transferred or set off without Silverfin’s prior written consent.
4.3.1 Interest. Interest is payable on any amount not paid by the due date at the rate of one and a half percent (1.5%) per month, each month commenced being deemed to have expired.
4.3.2 Service suspension. Silverfin may also suspend access to the Service if the Customer fails to pay any amount due to Silverfin under the Agreement within ten (10) days of the date of Silverfin’s prior written notice of default.
5. Intellectual property rights
6. Customer data
6.1. License. Subject to the terms of the Agreement, Customer grants Silverfin a non-exclusive license to use, copy, store, transmit and display Customer Data to the extent necessary to provide the Service and to maintain it. However, all Customer Data provided by the Customer to Silverfin remains the exclusive property of the Customer or the End Customer.
7. Data protection
7.2.1 Scope. Silverfin is the data controller for the collection, storage and any other processing by Silverfin of personal data of the Customer and/or their staff members, of prospects and/or their staff members.
7.3.1 Scope. If Silverfin processes personal data on behalf of the Customer in the performance of its obligations under the Agreement, the Parties expressly agree that the Customer will be considered the data controller (or the data processor if the End Customer is considered the data controller) for the processing and Silverfin as the data processor (or the data sub-processor if the Customer is considered the data processor).
7.3.2 Other provisions. Considering the above, the following applies in any case:
- the Customer acknowledges and agrees that the personal data may be transferred or stored in all countries of the European Economic Area, for the purpose of fulfilling Silverfin’s obligations under the Agreement;
- the Customer shall ensure that it has the right to transfer the relevant personal data to Silverfin so that Silverfin can legally use, store, transfer or otherwise process it on behalf of the Customer in accordance with the Agreement;
- the Customer must ensure that the relevant data subjects are notified and have signed the relevant legal mechanisms for the use, processing, storage and transfer, in accordance with Data Protection Legislation;
- Silverfin will process the personal data in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the Silverfin Data Processor Addendum (as defined below) and in accordance with any lawful instructions the Customer may reasonably give from time to time;
- the Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Customer Data will be shared with the employees, representatives, officers, directors, agents, advisors, affiliates and consultants of Silverfin who need the data to perform the Agreement and who are bound by a duty of confidentiality which does not allow publication;
- Silverfin will make reasonable efforts to comply with any reasonable request from the Customer to cooperate, provide assistance and provide information for the purpose of enabling the Customer to fulfill its obligations under Data protection laws and such compliance to show;
- Silverfin and the Customer take all appropriate technical and organizational measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing of personal data or accidental loss, destruction or damage.
8. Service level warranty
9. Disclaimers & liabilities
9.2.1 No guarantees. Unless expressly provided otherwise in the Agreement, Customer accepts the Service “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties with respect to:
- the use or performance of the Service, including, but not limited to: implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose;
- the compatibility of the Service with applications, programs or platforms not specifically identified as compatible with the Service.
9.2.2 Damage types. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the parties shall not be liable to each other for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages of any kind, including, but not limited to: damages or expenses resulting from loss of profit, loss of data, loss of turnover, loss of goodwill, business loss, purchase of replacement services, or physical or material damage arising out of or in connection with the Agreement (including, but not limited to: incorrect calculations, or the (mis)use of or inability to use the Service) regardless of the legal claim or theory of liability, whether based in tort, contract or otherwise.
9.2.3 Limitation of liability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Party is held liable, its aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with the Agreement shall be the Fees paid by the Customer under the Agreement during the twelve (12) months prior to the event giving rise to a Party’s liability.
9.2.4 Exclusion of extra-contractual liability. Each Party hereby excludes any extra-contractual liability related to the formation, performance, and termination of this Agreement (and guarantees that its affiliated persons exclude this) with respect to any other party and the directors, employees, shareholders, and direct or indirect auxiliary persons of such other party and its affiliated persons to the fullest extent permitted by law (including gross negligence).
10. Confidentiality
- the Receiving Party may only use the Confidential Information of the Providing Party for its own account and when this is reasonably necessary for the execution of the Agreement;
- each Party will keep the other Party’s Confidential Information confidential by means no less restrictive than those it uses for its own Confidential Information;
- the Receiving Party will not disclose or in any way make available Confidential Information of the Providing Party to third parties (i.e. persons other than its employees or subcontractors who are bound by a duty of confidentiality and who need the same Confidential Information to fulfill the obligations of the Receiving Party under the Agreement), without the express written approval of the Providing Party;
- the Receiving Party may not participate in or authorize others to engage in reverse engineering, disassembly or decompilation of any Confidential Information of the Providing Party;
- no Receiving Party may directly benefit from the Confidential Information of the Providing Party.
- is already in the possession of the Receiving Party and is not subject to a duty of confidentiality vis-à-vis the Party providing the information;
- is independently developed by the Receiving Party;
- has been made public, but not because of the fault of the Receiving Party;
- was lawfully learned by the Receiving Party directly from a third party who is not subject to an obligation of confidentiality;
- has been released with the written consent of the Providing Party; or, finally,
- disclosed pursuant to a legal obligation, regulation or court order, provided that the Receiving Party promptly notifies the Providing Party of such demand and cooperates to obtain a protective order or similar treatment by any means necessary.
10.4.1 Obligations. Upon termination or expiration of the Agreement, unless otherwise agreed in writing or otherwise in the Agreement, each Receiving Party shall, at the request of the Providing Party, either (i) release all Confidential Information of the Providing Party, as well as any copies in its possession or under the control of the Receiving Party, return it to the Providing Party; or (ii) destroy all Confidential Information and copies thereof in the Receiving Party’s possession or control. The Receiving Party shall subsequently certify in writing at the request of the Providing Party that the Receiving Party (including its personnel or agents) has not retained any copies.
10.4.2 Survival. The confidentiality obligation in this section remains in effect for one (1) year after the termination or expiry date of the Agreement.
11. Term
12. Termination
12.1.2 Breach by either Party. Either Party may terminate the Agreement by notifying the other Party in writing if the other Party materially breaches the terms of the Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days of receipt of a notice of default.
12.1.3 Bankruptcy e.a. Either Party may terminate the Agreement by providing written notice to the other Party, effective as of the date such notice is issued, if the other Party becomes the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding or otherwise liquidates or terminates its business activities.
13. Applicable & jurisdiction
14. Miscellaneous
14.8 Entire Agreement. The Agreement, together with any applicable attachment(s), constitutes the entire agreement between the Customer and Silverfin and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous, written or oral, negotiations, discussions or agreements between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of the Agreement. An amendment or modification to the Agreement is only binding if it is in writing and signed by the authorized representatives of the Parties.
Annex 1: Silverfin API access
1. Definitions
APIs
the Application Programming Interface and all related Documentation as provided by Silverfin;
Documentation:
the API documentation as described at and provided via https://api.getstg-silverfincom-stagingexp.kinsta.cloud/api_docs.
2. License – purpose
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Annex 1, Silverfin grants Customer a restricted, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable license, without the right to sub-license, to the APIs solely in accordance with the Documentation and solely for its internal business purposes (“Purpose”).
3. Restrictions
Customer must comply with all restrictions set forth in this Annex 1 and the Documentation. Customer shall not have the right to (i) use the APIs in whole or part for any other Purpose, other than as provided herein (ii) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or attempt to reconstruct, identify or discover any source code, underlying ideas, underlying user interface techniques or algorithms of the APIs by any means whatsoever, or disclose any of the foregoing, or (iii) use the APIs in any way that is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful; or (iv) in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity. Customer will ascertain that its API credentials and tokens are not used by any third party and that it shall keep its credentials and tokens confidential and secured.
4. Intellectual property
Silverfin and its suppliers retain all intellectual property rights, title and interest in and to the APIs. All rights in and to the APIs are reserved by Silverfin or its licensors. No license is granted to Customer except as to use the APIs as expressly stated herein.
5. Representations & warranties
Silverfin makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the use or performance of the APIs, including, without limitation: any implied warranties of merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose or the APIs reliability and availability. Silverfin does not warrant or represent that the API’s will be compatible with any application, program or platform not specifically identified as compatible in the Documentation. Other than as provided for in this Annex 1 Customer accepts the APIs “as is”.
6. Modifications
Customer acknowledges and agrees that Silverfin may modify the APIs and the Documentation from time to time (“Modification(s)”). Customer will be notified of a Modification to the APIs through notifications on the Silverfin API Change log available at https://community.stg-silverfincom-stagingexp.kinsta.cloud/t/api-latest-changes/ or posts on the Silverfin Developer Website or any other website owned and operated by Silverfin or through a form of direct communication from Silverfin to Customer. Via https://developer.stg-silverfincom-stagingexp.kinsta.cloud/reference/authentication. Customer can subscribe to receive updates.
Customer further acknowledges and agrees that such Modification(s) may be implemented at any time and without any notice to Customer. Customer shall, within thirty (30) days from the date of first notice of any Modification(s) (or such shorter period of time specified in the notice of the Modification(s)) (“Conformance Period”) comply with such Modification(s) by implementing and using the most current version of the API and making any changes to applications that may be required as a result of such Modification(s). Customer acknowledges that a Modification may have an adverse effect on applications, including but not limited to changing the manner in which applications communicate with the APIs. Silverfin shall have no liability of any kind to Customer with respect to such Modifications or any adverse effects resulting from such Modifications. Customer’s continued access to or use of the APIs following the Conformance Period shall constitute binding acceptance of the Modification(s) at issue.