Terms of service

The platform is provided by DataVerse, operated by LatentWorlds, based in Zurich, Switzerland (“DataVerse”, “we”, “us” or “our”).

Contact: abdul@latentworlds.ai. Our formal corporate particulars and registered address will be published here as the business is formally constituted and as legal requirements apply.

By accessing the site, submitting a data request, configuring a dataset, adding items to a basket, requesting a sample, listing data or otherwise using the platform, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the platform.

Where you and DataVerse sign a separate written agreement, order form or licence covering the same subject matter, that document prevails over these terms to the extent of any conflict.

The platform is offered for business use. You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into contracts. If you use the platform on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you are authorised to bind that organisation to these terms, and “you” means both you and that organisation.

You must not use the platform if applicable sanctions, export-control or other laws prohibit us from providing it to you.

DataVerse operates a marketplace that helps buyers discover, configure and request datasets, and helps providers present and supply them. Datasets may be supplied by independent third-party providers or, in some cases, by us.

Unless we state otherwise in writing for a specific transaction, we act as an intermediary and are not a party to the underlying data supply contract between a buyer and a third-party provider. Accordingly, we do not guarantee:

• that a provider, dataset, sample, annotation or collection capability is or will remain available;
• the accuracy, completeness or currency of listing metadata supplied by providers;
• that any dataset is fit for your purpose, of a particular quality, or suitable for training, evaluating or deploying any model;
• that any verification status, badge or review has been completed for a given listing; or
• that any request, enquiry, basket or configuration will result in a completed transaction.

You are responsible for your own due diligence, technical evaluation and legal assessment before committing to acquire or use any dataset.

Parts of the platform are in preview and may change, be limited to certain customers, or be withdrawn. The display of a feature, listing, price, hour band, delivery format, annotation option or verification indicator is not a promise that it is commercially available to you or that it will function in a particular way. Preview functionality is provided as-is to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Much of the platform can be browsed without an account. Where we provide credentials or other access to restricted areas, samples or delivery locations, you must keep those credentials confidential, use them only for the permitted purpose, restrict them to authorised personnel, and notify us promptly at abdul@latentworlds.ai of any suspected compromise or unauthorised use. You are responsible for activity carried out using access we grant you.

If you list, contribute, host or supply data through the platform, you warrant that:

• you own or have all rights, licences, consents and authority necessary to list, supply and permit the described use of the data, including any third-party, model-release, contractual or database rights;
• your listing metadata — including modality, volume, resolution, sensors, environment, geography, annotation, provenance and licence terms — is accurate, complete and not misleading, and you will keep it current;
• where the data contains personal data, you have a lawful basis or justification, have given any required notices, and have obtained any required consents, and you disclose the presence of personal data, sensitive data and biometric data in the listing;
• the data was lawfully collected and its supply and use will not breach applicable law, including data protection, privacy, intellectual property, confidentiality, sanctions and export-control law;
• you apply appropriate technical and organisational security measures to the data and to any credentials or delivery locations we share; and
• you will cooperate promptly with reasonable requests relating to verification, complaints, rights requests, corrections, takedowns and incidents.

You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, display, index, excerpt and distribute your listing content, metadata, previews and samples for the purpose of operating, marketing, verifying and improving the platform. This licence does not transfer ownership of your data.

• Evaluate the suitability, legality and quality of any dataset for your intended purpose before relying on it.
• Comply with the licence, order terms, approved purpose, field-of-use, territory, term and volume restrictions attached to any dataset, sample or delivery.
• Keep samples, previews and delivered data secure, with access limited to personnel who need it, and apply appropriate technical and organisational measures.
• Do not copy, publish, resell, sublicense, redistribute or make available any dataset or sample except as expressly permitted by the applicable licence.
• Do not attempt to re-identify individuals, defeat de-identification or circumvent privacy controls, and do not remove provenance, attribution or licence notices.
• Delete or return data when the licence ends or when required by the order terms, and report suspected incidents to us and to the provider without undue delay.

When you submit a data request, you ask us to take steps to identify relevant supply, confirm availability and, where possible, prepare a sample. Submitting a request creates no obligation on either party to enter into a transaction, and we may decline or close a request.

You must provide accurate information and must not submit unnecessary personal data, credentials, or confidential material belonging to others. We may share your requirements and contact details with relevant providers or collection partners to the extent reasonably necessary to respond, as described in our Privacy notice.

Samples are provided for evaluation only, on the terms notified with them. Unless stated otherwise, samples may not be used in production, redistributed, or used to train or fine-tune models.

The “Add to basket” interaction on the platform records and configures your interest in a dataset — including any selected hours or volume, delivery format and annotation options — so that we can prepare a quotation or proposal. It does not by itself complete a purchase, reserve supply, or create a binding contract, and no payment is taken through the site at present.

A binding order exists only when it is confirmed in a separate written order, order form, quotation acceptance or checkout process that expressly states that the order is accepted. Until then:

• displayed prices, hour bands, delivery formats and annotation premiums are indicative estimates and may change;
• prices are exclusive of value added tax, withholding taxes, duties and payment charges unless expressly stated, and those are payable in addition where applicable;
• availability, lead time, delivery method, licence scope and final volume are subject to confirmation; and
• we and the provider may decline, adjust or withdraw an offer before acceptance.

Final price, taxes, payment terms, delivery, licence scope and volume are governed by the confirmed order documentation, which prevails over anything displayed in the interface.

Rights to use any dataset are granted only by the licence identified in the applicable listing, licence document or order terms. Those terms control permitted purposes, model training rights, derivative works, territory, term, number of users, sublicensing, attribution and deletion obligations.

No ownership of, or intellectual property right in, any dataset transfers to you unless a written agreement expressly says so. Rights not expressly granted are reserved. Any use outside the licence is a breach of these terms and may infringe third-party rights.

Verification indicators, badges, labels or review states shown on the platform describe process steps we or a provider have recorded — for example that documentation was submitted or that a check was carried out. They are indicators of process only. They are not warranties, certifications, audits or endorsements of a provider or dataset, and they do not relieve you of your own due diligence.

Our handling of personal data relating to users and business contacts is described in the Privacy notice.

Each party must keep confidential the non-public information it receives from the other in connection with the platform, use it only for the purposes of the relationship, and protect it with at least reasonable care. This does not apply to information that is public through no breach, independently developed, lawfully received from a third party, or required to be disclosed by law or a competent authority.

Where either party processes personal data on behalf of the other, the parties will put in place a data processing agreement or equivalent terms before that processing begins. Each party remains responsible for compliance with data protection law in its own role.

Our Acceptable use policy forms part of these terms and is incorporated by reference. Breach of that policy is a breach of these terms.

The platform, including its software, design, taxonomy, structure, text, graphics and brand elements, is owned by DataVerse or its licensors and protected by intellectual property law. Subject to these terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use the platform for your internal business purposes.

You must not copy, scrape at scale, frame, resell, or create derivative works from the platform or its listings, or reverse engineer the platform except to the extent that restriction is unenforceable under mandatory law.

If you send us feedback, ideas or suggestions, we may use them without restriction or compensation. You are not required to send feedback.

The platform may link to or interoperate with third-party websites, providers, storage locations and services. Those are governed by their own terms and privacy notices, and we are not responsible for them.

You may stop using the platform at any time. We may suspend, restrict or terminate access, remove or unpublish a listing, or decline a request, where we reasonably believe it is necessary — for example because of a breach of these terms or the Acceptable use policy, a legal or regulatory requirement, a rights complaint, a security risk, or non-payment under a confirmed order.

Where practicable and lawful, we will give notice and act proportionately. Terms which by their nature should survive — including licence restrictions, confidentiality, liability, indemnity and governing law — survive termination. Confirmed orders remain governed by their own terms.

The platform is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and without limiting any mandatory statutory rights or the express warranties given in a confirmed order, we do not warrant that the platform will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure, or that content, listings, metadata, estimates or verification indicators are accurate, complete or current.

Nothing in this section limits any liability that cannot lawfully be limited, including liability for intent or gross negligence, or for death or personal injury.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where exclusion or limitation is prohibited by mandatory law. In particular, we do not exclude or limit liability for intent (Absicht) or gross negligence (Grobfahrlässigkeit), for death or personal injury, or for any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Subject to that, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, revenue, anticipated savings, business, goodwill or data, or for losses arising from a third-party provider’s data, acts or omissions, from your use of or inability to use a dataset, or from decisions you take on the basis of listings, estimates or verification indicators.

Any financial cap on our liability applies only as set out in the confirmed order or separate written agreement covering the relevant transaction, and in every case applies subject to mandatory law. Where no such agreement is in place — for example where you simply browse the site or submit a request — our liability is limited to the extent permitted by law.

You will indemnify us against reasonable losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from third-party claims to the extent caused by:

• content, listings, datasets or samples you submit or supply that are unlawful, misleading, or infringe or misappropriate third-party rights;
• your breach of applicable law, including data protection, privacy, sanctions or export-control law;
• your breach of these terms, a dataset licence, an order term or the Acceptable use policy; or
• your misuse of the platform or of data obtained through it.

This indemnity is proportionate: it does not apply to the extent the claim results from our own breach, our intent or gross negligence, and it is reduced accordingly where we contributed to the loss. We will notify you of the claim without undue delay, allow you to participate in the defence, and not settle without your consent, not to be unreasonably withheld.

• Force majeure — neither party is liable for delay or failure caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including outages, natural events, war, civil unrest, industrial action, or acts of authorities.
• Severability — if a provision is held invalid or unenforceable, it is replaced by a valid provision closest to its economic intent, and the remainder stays in force.
• Waiver — failure or delay in enforcing a right is not a waiver of it.
• Assignment — you may not assign or transfer these terms without our prior written consent; we may assign them to an affiliate or in connection with a reorganisation, financing or transfer of the business.
• Entire agreement and precedence — these terms, the Acceptable use policy and the Privacy notice form the whole agreement about platform use. Where a signed agreement or confirmed order covers the same subject matter, that document prevails over these terms for that transaction.
• Changes — we may update these terms; the current version is posted here with a revised date. Material changes will be communicated through appropriate channels, and continued use after the change takes effect means acceptance. Confirmed orders are not changed retroactively.
• Notices — notices to us should be sent to the contact address below.

These terms and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with them are governed by the substantive law of Switzerland, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules and excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

The exclusive place of jurisdiction is Zurich, Switzerland, subject to any mandatory place of jurisdiction provided by law. The service is intended primarily for business users; where a party qualifies as a consumer under mandatory law, that party retains the protections and jurisdiction rules that mandatory law gives them.

Questions about these terms: abdul@latentworlds.ai. DataVerse is operated by LatentWorlds and based in Zurich, Switzerland.