Terms of Use

1. Introduction

These Terms of Use govern the access to and use of AIETHIQ by AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES.

AIETHIQ is a professional B2B tool designed to assist organizations in assessing AI systems in relation to the European AI Act, including AI Act scoring, high-risk classification, recommendations and PDF report generation.

AIETHIQ is published and operated by:

By purchasing, installing, accessing or using AIETHIQ, the Client agrees to these Terms of Use. If the Client does not agree with these Terms of Use, the Client must not install, access or use AIETHIQ.

2. Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms of Use:

• “AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES” means AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES SASU, the publisher and owner of AIETHIQ.
• “AIETHIQ” means the AIETHIQ by AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES software, tool, questionnaire, methodology, scoring system, classification logic, recommendation system, report generation features, documentation, updates and related materials.
• “Client” means the professional legal entity that purchases or uses a licence to AIETHIQ.
• “User” means any employee, contractor, consultant, lawyer, advisor or authorized representative of the Client who accesses or uses AIETHIQ under the Client’s licence.
• “Licence” means the limited right granted to the Client to install and use AIETHIQ under the conditions set out in the quote, invoice, order form, agreement or these Terms of Use.
• “Workstation” means a single computer, device, local machine, virtual environment or equivalent access point on which AIETHIQ is installed or made available, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
• “Output” means any result generated through AIETHIQ, including scores, classifications, recommendations, summaries, analysis and PDF reports.
• “Client Data” means any information entered into AIETHIQ by the Client or its Users in their local environment.
• “Documentation” means any user guide, technical documentation, commercial documentation or written instructions provided by AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES in relation to AIETHIQ.

3. B2B use only

AIETHIQ is intended exclusively for professional, business and institutional use. It is not intended for consumers or private individuals acting outside a professional context.

The Client represents and warrants that it uses AIETHIQ for professional purposes only.

4. Contractual documents and order of priority

The Client’s access to AIETHIQ may be governed by one or more of the following documents: a quote; an order form; an invoice; a licence agreement; a specific written contract; these Terms of Use.

In case of contradiction between these Terms of Use and a specific written agreement signed by AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES and the Client, the specific written agreement shall prevail. In the absence of a specific written agreement, these Terms of Use shall apply.

5. Purpose of AIETHIQ

AIETHIQ is designed to assist the Client in analyzing AI systems, especially in relation to: AI Act classification; high-risk AI system identification; structured assessment; AI Act scoring; recommendations; generation of PDF reports; internal documentation support.

AIETHIQ is an analytical support tool. It does not replace legal advice, regulatory advice, technical audit, cybersecurity audit, data protection assessment, conformity assessment or professional judgment.

6. No legal advice

AIETHIQ does not provide legal advice. The information, questions, scores, classifications, recommendations and reports generated through AIETHIQ are provided for informational, analytical and decision-support purposes only.

The Client remains responsible for consulting qualified legal, technical, compliance, cybersecurity, data protection or sector-specific professionals where appropriate.

No Output generated by AIETHIQ should be interpreted as a legal opinion, binding legal assessment, regulatory approval, certification, audit conclusion or guarantee of compliance.

7. No guarantee of compliance

AIETHIQ does not guarantee that the Client, its organization, its AI systems, its documentation or its internal processes are compliant with the AI Act or any other applicable law or regulation.

AIETHIQ provides an indicative analysis based on: the information entered by the Client; the Client’s understanding of its own AI systems; the applicable questionnaire and methodology available at the time of use; the assumptions and limitations of the tool.

The accuracy, completeness and usefulness of the Output depend on the accuracy, completeness and quality of the information provided by the Client. The Client remains solely responsible for final decisions relating to AI Act classification, risk assessment, compliance strategy, implementation measures and regulatory obligations.

8. Client responsibility

The Client is solely responsible for: identifying the AI systems to be assessed; entering accurate, complete and up-to-date information into AIETHIQ; reviewing the Output generated by AIETHIQ; validating the results with qualified professionals where necessary; deciding whether an AI system is high-risk or subject to specific obligations; implementing any compliance, documentation, governance, risk management or technical measures; ensuring that its use of AIETHIQ complies with applicable laws, professional rules, confidentiality obligations and contractual obligations.

If the Client uses AIETHIQ to assist its own clients, including as a lawyer, consultant, auditor, advisor or service provider, the Client remains solely responsible for the advice, services, conclusions, deliverables or recommendations provided to its own clients.

9. Licence model

AIETHIQ is provided under a paid enterprise licence. The licence terms are defined on a case-by-case basis in the applicable quote, invoice, order form or written agreement.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, AIETHIQ is licensed per Workstation. The licence is granted to the Client only and may not be transferred, assigned, sublicensed, resold or made available to a third party without the prior written consent of AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES.

10. Licence rights

Subject to full payment of the applicable fees and compliance with these Terms of Use, AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES grants the Client a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable right to install and use AIETHIQ for the duration and scope defined in the applicable quote, invoice, order form or agreement.

The Client may allow its authorized Users to use AIETHIQ only within the scope of the licence. The Client is responsible for ensuring that all Users comply with these Terms of Use. Any use exceeding the agreed licence scope requires prior written approval from AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES and may be subject to additional fees.

11. Local installation

AIETHIQ is installed in the Client’s own local environment. The Client is responsible for ensuring that its local environment meets the technical, security and compatibility requirements necessary to install and use AIETHIQ.

The Client is responsible for: installation environment security; device security; operating system updates; access management; internal network security; backups; data storage; user permissions; protection of locally generated reports; prevention of unauthorized access.

AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES shall not be liable for security incidents, data loss, unauthorized access, technical failures, corruption, disclosure or damage resulting from the Client’s own environment, infrastructure, users, devices, systems or security practices.

12. Local processing of Client Data

The Client’s answers, assessment results, classifications, recommendations and PDF reports are generated and stored locally within the Client’s own environment.

By default, AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES does not host, store or access the Client’s answers, AI Act assessment results, generated recommendations or PDF reports. The questionnaire, update content and methodological elements may be hosted or made available by AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES in order to provide and update the tool. The Client remains responsible for all Client Data entered into AIETHIQ and for all Outputs generated locally.

13. PDF reports and sharing of Outputs

AIETHIQ may allow the Client to generate PDF reports locally. The Client may share generated reports with its internal teams, management, legal advisors, auditors, consultants, investors, regulators, partners or clients, provided that such sharing is consistent with the Client’s professional, contractual, confidentiality and legal obligations.

If the Client is a lawyer, consultant, auditor or professional advisor, the Client may use AIETHIQ Outputs as part of its professional services to its own clients, provided that:

• AIETHIQ is not presented as an official certification or regulatory approval;
• the Output is not presented as a legal opinion issued by AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES;
• the Client remains responsible for its own advice and conclusions;
• the Client does not resell, sublicense, copy or commercially distribute AIETHIQ itself;
• the Client does not misrepresent the origin, meaning or limitations of the Output.

The Client shall not remove, alter or obscure any proprietary notices, references, disclaimers or limitations included in the reports, unless expressly authorized in writing by AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES.

14. Updates

AIETHIQ may include automatic updates. When the tool is opened, updates may be integrated automatically without any specific action required by the Client. Updates may include changes to questions, methodology, recommendations, technical features, user interface, scoring logic, documentation or regulatory references.

AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES may modify, improve, correct, update or discontinue certain features of AIETHIQ at any time, provided that such changes do not materially deprive the Client of the essential purpose of the licence during the agreed licence period.

The Client acknowledges that legal and regulatory frameworks may evolve. AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES makes reasonable efforts to update AIETHIQ but does not guarantee that AIETHIQ will always reflect every legal, regulatory, administrative, judicial or interpretative development immediately.

15. Optional support and advisory services

Human support, advisory services, training, implementation assistance, legal review, compliance consulting or customized analysis are not included by default in the AIETHIQ licence. Such services may be provided separately upon the Client’s request and subject to a separate quote, agreement or statement of work.

Unless expressly agreed in writing, AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES has no obligation to provide legal, technical, regulatory, operational or strategic consulting services as part of the AIETHIQ licence.

16. Fees, invoicing and payment

AIETHIQ is provided under a paid enterprise licence based on a quote. Fees are defined in the applicable quote, invoice, order form or agreement. Invoices are issued manually and are payable by bank transfer, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

All fees are stated exclusive of taxes unless expressly indicated otherwise. The Client is responsible for paying all applicable taxes, duties and charges. Unless otherwise stated in the quote or invoice, invoices are payable within the payment period indicated on the invoice.

In case of late payment, AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES may suspend access to updates, support, licence activation or any related service until full payment is received. Late payment may also result in late payment interest and recovery costs in accordance with applicable French law.

17. Intellectual property

AIETHIQ, including its software, source code, object code, architecture, design, user interface, questionnaire, questions, scoring system, classification logic, methodology, recommendations, templates, documentation, database, content, reports structure, know-how, trademarks, logos and all related materials, is and remains the exclusive property of AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES or its licensors. No intellectual property right is transferred to the Client.

The Client shall not, directly or indirectly: copy AIETHIQ; reproduce, extract or reuse the questionnaire, questions, scoring logic or methodology; modify, adapt, translate or create derivative works; reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or attempt to access the source code; bypass licence restrictions; remove proprietary notices; resell, sublicense, lease, rent, distribute, publish or make AIETHIQ available to third parties; use AIETHIQ to develop, train, improve or benchmark a competing product; scrape, extract or rebuild the content; or use AIETHIQ in a way that infringes the rights of AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES.

Any unauthorized use of AIETHIQ may result in immediate termination of the licence and legal action.

18. Prohibited use

The Client shall not use AIETHIQ: for unlawful, fraudulent, misleading or harmful purposes; to bypass, avoid or conceal legal or regulatory obligations; to produce false, incomplete or misleading compliance documentation; to represent that a non-compliant AI system is compliant; to issue fake certifications, approvals or official regulatory validations; to infringe third-party rights; to process data unlawfully; to compromise the security or integrity of AIETHIQ; to attempt unauthorized access to AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES systems; to copy, reproduce or commercialize AIETHIQ content or methodology; to provide AIETHIQ as a standalone service to third parties without authorization; to compete with AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES by reusing AIETHIQ’s structure, questionnaire, methodology or outputs.

19. Confidentiality

Each party may have access to confidential information belonging to the other party (business, technical, product, pricing information, commercial terms, etc.). The receiving party shall protect confidential information with reasonable care and shall not disclose it to third parties except where required for the performance of the agreement, where authorized in writing, where required by law, or to professional advisors bound by confidentiality.

AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES’ confidential information includes, in particular, AIETHIQ’s questionnaire, questions, scoring logic, methodology, recommendations, documentation, software structure and product roadmap.

20. Data protection

The processing of personal data in connection with AIETHIQ is described in the applicable Privacy Policy.

Because AIETHIQ is installed locally, the Client is responsible for the personal data entered into the tool by its Users and for the Outputs generated locally. The Client is responsible for complying with applicable data protection laws.

AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES does not use Client answers, scores, classifications, recommendations or PDF reports to train AI models. If the Client voluntarily shares local reports, screenshots, documents or data with AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES for support or advisory purposes, the Client is responsible for ensuring that such sharing is lawful.

21. Security obligations of the Client

The Client shall implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect AIETHIQ, Client Data and Outputs. The Client shall ensure that only authorized Users access AIETHIQ.

The Client shall promptly inform AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES of any unauthorized use of the licence, suspected breach of the tool, misuse of AIETHIQ or infringement of AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES’ intellectual property rights. The Client shall not attempt to interfere with, disable, bypass or compromise any licence control or technical restriction.

22. Availability and technical limitations

AIETHIQ is installed locally and therefore depends partly on the Client’s own systems, devices, network, configuration and security practices. AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES does not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free or bug-free operation.

AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES may provide corrections, updates or improvements at its discretion or according to the terms of the applicable agreement. The Client acknowledges that all software may contain errors, limitations or dependencies.

23. Third-party services

AIETHIQ, the website or related administrative processes may rely on third-party services, including hosting, billing, analytics, payment, infrastructure or technical providers. AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES is not responsible for interruptions, failures, changes or incidents caused by third-party providers, except where liability cannot be excluded under applicable law.

24. Suspension and termination

AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES may suspend or terminate the Client’s licence or access to updates if the Client fails to pay applicable fees, breaches these Terms of Use, exceeds the licence scope, infringes intellectual property rights, attempts to reverse engineer the tool, or uses AIETHIQ unlawfully.

Upon termination, the Client must stop using AIETHIQ and delete or return any copies of the tool, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Termination does not affect rights and obligations that, by their nature, are intended to survive termination.

25. Warranties

AIETHIQ is provided as a professional analytical support tool. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES does not warrant that AIETHIQ will meet all of the Client’s specific needs, guarantee compliance with the AI Act, or that the Output will be complete or error-free.

The Client uses AIETHIQ under its own responsibility and must exercise professional judgment before relying on any Output.

26. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES shall not be liable for the Client’s final compliance decisions, incorrect info entered by the Client, regulatory penalties, loss of data stored in the local environment, indirect damages, loss of profit, loss of revenue or business opportunities.

AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES’ total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with AIETHIQ shall be limited to the amount actually paid by the Client to AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES for the relevant licence during the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

27. Indemnification

The Client agrees to indemnify and hold harmless AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses arising out of the Client’s misuse of AIETHIQ, breach of these Terms of Use, infringement of intellectual property rights, or violation of applicable laws.

28. Changes to AIETHIQ and to these Terms

AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES may update AIETHIQ and these Terms of Use from time to time, especially to reflect legal, regulatory, technical, commercial or operational changes. The updated Terms of Use will be made available on aiethiqlab.com or otherwise communicated to the Client.

29. Force majeure

AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform its obligations caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, war, terrorism, strikes, cyberattacks, network failures, or any other event commonly recognized as force majeure under French law.

30. Assignment

The Client may not assign or transfer its rights or obligations under these Terms of Use without the prior written consent of AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES. AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES may assign or transfer its rights and obligations to an affiliate or successor, provided that such assignment does not materially reduce the Client’s rights.

31. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

32. No waiver

Failure by AIDRE TECHNOLOGIES to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of its right to enforce that provision later.

33. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are governed by French law. In case of dispute, the parties shall first attempt to resolve the matter amicably. Failing amicable resolution, the competent French courts shall have jurisdiction.

34. Contact

For any question regarding these Terms of Use, please contact: