Terms of Service

§1 Scope & Contracting Parties

These terms apply between the operator of the website Agentic-Firmenbuch.at ("Provider"; full details see Legal Notice) and any natural or legal person who uses the website or the service ("User"). They apply to all present and future services, even if in an individual case no express reference is made to them. By using the service – in particular by connecting to the MCP server or by any query through the interface, including via an AI agent – as well as by requesting an API key or entering into a paid subscription, these terms are accepted in full. Deviating or conflicting terms and conditions of the User apply only if the Provider has acknowledged them in writing.

§2 Description of Service

The Provider operates an MCP server that makes prepared data from the Austrian Firmenbuch (including published annual financial statements) accessible to AI agents through an application programming interface. The subject of the service is exclusively this interface together with the data provided through it. There is no entitlement to any particular scope of functionality, any particular data coverage, any particular availability or permanent provision (see also §17).

The Provider points out that an accessible design (including within the meaning of the Austrian Accessibility Act – BaFG, in force since 28 June 2025) is not separately agreed unless it has been individually requested.

§3 Own MCP Client Required

§4 Scope of Service & Plans

Access is offered in the following plans:

• Free (free of charge): company search with basic data as well as a limited number of full individual queries per month. No access to screening lists, key-figure history, peer/cohort analyses, the full dataset or document downloads.
• Pro (paid): full functionality of all query tools without the Free restrictions. For price, tax and term see §5–§7.
• Enterprise (by agreement): for high-volume or processual use, a dedicated access with higher limits and assured availability. For prerequisites and the threshold see §13 (Permitted Use).

The Provider may adjust the configuration of the plans (limits, included tools) with effect for the future (§23).

§5 Prices & VAT

The Pro plan costs EUR 79.00 per month including VAT (gross price, recurring monthly). The applicable tax rate is included in the price and is shown on the invoice. For VAT-registered businesses from other EU countries, the reverse-charge procedure may apply; the invoice then shows the VAT accordingly.

§6 Trial Period

New Pro subscriptions begin with a free trial period of 14 days. If the subscription is not cancelled before the end of the trial period, it transitions seamlessly into the paid monthly subscription; the first payment then becomes due. Within the trial period, cancellation is possible at any time free of charge.

§7 Term & Cancellation

The Pro subscription runs monthly and can be cancelled at any time to the end of the current billing period – on a self-service basis through the payment service provider's customer portal (§8). Once the cancellation takes effect, Pro access ends and is downgraded to the Free plan. Fees already paid for the current period are not refunded on a pro-rata basis, to the extent legally permissible.

The right of both contracting parties to extraordinary termination for good cause remains unaffected. For the Provider, good cause exists in particular in the event of a significant breach of §13.

§8 Payment Processing (Stripe)

Payment processing is handled by the payment service provider Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd.). The Provider does not store any full payment data (e.g. card numbers); these are processed exclusively by Stripe. Invoices as well as the management and cancellation of the subscription are handled through the Stripe customer portal. For the processing of data, see the Privacy Policy.

§9 Payment Default & Suspension

If a due payment is not completed (e.g. a failed charge) or the subscription is terminated, access is downgraded to the Free plan without a grace period. The Provider is not obliged to continue providing Pro features in the event of a payment default. Statutory consequences of default remain unaffected.

§10 Right of Withdrawal

Consumers (§ 1 KSchG / FAGG) generally have a 14-day right of withdrawal for paid contracts concluded online. By using the service within the trial period or by expressly requesting immediate commencement of performance, the right of withdrawal may lapse early in accordance with the FAGG; separate information about this is provided during the ordering process.

There is no statutory right of withdrawal towards businesses (B2B); here the cancellation rules under §7 apply.

§11 Registration & API Key

• A verified e-mail address (double opt-in) is a prerequisite. No payment information is collected for the Free plan.
• The issued API key is personal and confidential and must not be passed on to third parties. The User is liable for use through their key.
• If misuse or compromise is suspected, the User may request a new key at any time (the old one becomes invalid) or have their account deleted.

§12 User's Duties to Cooperate

The User cooperates to the extent necessary for the provision of the service. In particular:

• They provide a suitable own MCP client including network connectivity (§3) and set up the connection themselves.
• They keep the access credentials required for use (API key, logins) confidential and secure them against access by third parties.
• They ensure that their own use – in particular the further processing of retrieved data – complies with the legal requirements applicable to them.

§13 Permitted Use

The User undertakes not to use the service abusively. The following are prohibited in particular:

• circumventing or overloading the rate limits or technical protective measures;
• automated mass queries beyond fair-use levels as well as any attempt to systematically reproduce the entire dataset;
• the systematic extraction or further processing of personal data (in particular the names of persons authorised to represent) to build up one's own databases, address or marketing records. This information originates from the public Firmenbuch and may be used for the individual query; any further-reaching commercial re-use of Firmenbuch data is restricted under Austrian law;
• use for unlawful purposes, in particular contrary to data-protection, competition or copyright requirements;
• reverse engineering of the infrastructure as well as interference with security or availability.

High-volume or processual use. The limits above are aimed at abusive reproduction, not at legitimate high-throughput use. Where the use is high-volume and processual – for example an automated service that continuously reconciles tens of thousands of companies – a dedicated access with higher limits is required so that the Provider can guarantee throughput and reliability to the standard you need. In practice this becomes relevant once use permanently reaches or exceeds the limits of the chosen plan (currently 600 queries/minute or 100,000 queries/day on the Pro plan) or an automated process continuously retrieves a substantial part of the dataset. In such cases, please get in touch in advance via the contact details in the Imprint so that a suitable (Enterprise) access with higher limits and assured availability can be set up. The restrictions on the further use of personal data set out above remain unaffected.

In the event of breaches, the Provider may suspend access (API key) without prior notice.

§14 Rights of Use

The User receives a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right, limited to the term of the contract, to use the interface and the data provided through it for their own use within the framework of these terms. No further rights are granted. For the underlying Firmenbuch data, the licence under §16 additionally applies.

§15 Data Without Warranty

The data does not constitute legal, tax or investment advice and does not replace an official Firmenbuch extract. The official Firmenbuch is always authoritative. The User makes decisions based on the data on their own responsibility.

§16 Source & Licence (CC BY 4.0)

The underlying data originates from the Austrian Firmenbuch / BMJ – Justiz and is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Anyone who re-uses or publishes the data obtained through the service assumes the obligation to state the source and names: "Austrian Firmenbuch / BMJ – Justiz, CC BY 4.0". This attribution obligation is passed on to the User with use.

§17 Availability & Force Majeure

There is no guarantee of availability. The service may be changed, restricted, interrupted or discontinued at any time. Maintenance, outages or limits give rise to no claims.

To the extent and for as long as the provision of the service is prevented or delayed by force majeure (e.g. natural disasters, strike, failure of the power or telecommunications supply, failure of third-party inputs, sovereign interventions, changes in the law taking effect after conclusion of the contract), this does not constitute a breach of contract.

§18 Warranty

Towards businesses, the warranty period – to the extent applicable at all for the paid service – is six (6) months; an obligation to update within the meaning of § 7 VGG is excluded to the extent legally permissible, and the right to raise the defence of defectiveness under § 933 para. 3 ABGB is excluded. If a defect is based on the User's failure to cooperate (§12), free-of-charge rectification of the defect is excluded.

Towards consumers, the statutory warranty rights (in particular under the VGG/ABGB) apply unchanged; the above restrictions do not apply to consumers.

§19 Liability

The Provider is liable for culpably caused damage only in the case of intent and gross negligence. For indirect damage – such as lost profit, costs of a business interruption, data losses or third-party claims – as well as for damage arising from decisions made on the basis of the data provided, liability is excluded. For culpably caused personal injury, the Provider is liable in accordance with the statutory provisions. Mandatory statutory grounds for liability (in particular under the Product Liability Act as well as claims that cannot be waived towards consumers) remain unaffected. The Provider is not liable for disruptions to the telecommunications or client infrastructure of the User or third parties (§3).

§20 Data Protection

The processing of personal data (including on registration, payment and use as well as in relation to personal data published in the Firmenbuch) is described in the Privacy Policy in accordance with Art. 13/14 GDPR.

§21 Confidentiality

Each contracting party treats the other's trade secrets that become known to it in connection with the contract as confidential and does not make them accessible to third parties, unless they are generally known, were already known to the recipient without any obligation of confidentiality, or must be disclosed on the basis of a final official or judicial decision.

§22 Account Deletion

The usage relationship may be terminated by either party at any time without notice. The User can have their account and key removed via the unsubscribe/deletion route (see Privacy Policy). An ongoing paid subscription must additionally be cancelled under §7. The Provider may deactivate access in the event of breaches or discontinuation of the service.

§23 Changes to the Terms

The Provider may adjust these terms with effect for the future, in particular in the event of changes to the scope of functionality or the legal situation. The current version in each case is available on this page. Material changes to ongoing paid subscriptions are notified to the User in advance; in this case they may cancel with effect from when the change takes effect.

§24 Final Provisions

Amendments and additions require the written form; this also applies to the waiver of the written-form requirement. Should individual provisions be or become invalid or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected; the invalid provision is to be replaced by a valid rule that comes closest to its economic purpose. Austrian law applies to the exclusion of its conflict-of-law rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Towards businesses, the court with subject-matter jurisdiction in Vienna is agreed as the place of jurisdiction; towards consumers, the statutory jurisdictions apply.

§25 Dispute Resolution

In the event of disputes arising from this contract that cannot be settled amicably, the involvement of a registered mediator (ZivMediatG) specialising in business mediation is recommended as a business-friendly means of dispute resolution. Consumers additionally have the option of online dispute resolution via the platform of the European Commission (ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr). The Provider is not obliged to participate in a dispute-resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration body, but participates voluntarily to the extent provided by law.