Terms of Service

Effective July 7, 2026 · POVV LLC (Delaware)

Plain-language summary (not a substitute for the terms below): POVV produces automated, machine-generated opinions about software repositories. A verdict is a probabilistic risk index scoped to the evidence base it discloses — it is not a security certification, not professional advice, and not a warranty that code is safe or defect-free. You keep your code. We keep our methodology. Audit only repositories you have the right to audit.

1. The Service

POVV runs adversarial ensembles of large language models over a bounded snapshot of a software repository and synthesizes their outputs into a sealed, cryptographically signed verdict (the “Verified Merit Index” or “VMI”, together with its narrative, risks, priorities, and evidence manifest — a “Verdict”). Every Verdict is an automated opinion generated without human review.

2. Automated opinion — not advice, not certification

Verdicts are produced by probabilistic AI systems reasoning over a partial, disclosed evidence base (the exact files and byte counts are listed in each Verdict’s evidence manifest). Verdicts (a) may contain errors, omissions, or mischaracterizations; (b) do not constitute legal, financial, investment, security, or engineering advice; (c) are not a security audit certification, penetration test, or compliance attestation under any framework (including SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI-DSS); and (d) must not be the sole basis for any investment, acquisition, hiring, or deployment decision. A high VMI is not a warranty that software is secure or defect-free; a low VMI is not proof that it is defective.

3. Your repository, your rights

You retain 100% ownership of every repository you submit and all source code in it. POVV LLC acquires no rights to your code. Private-repository content is processed in memory for the duration of the audit; sealed Verdicts for private repositories carry cryptographic hash anchors of evidence, never verbatim source. You warrant that you own or are authorized to audit every repository you submit, and that submitting it violates no law, contract, or third-party right.

4. POVV’s intellectual property

POVV LLC retains 100% ownership of the Cognitive Swarm methodology, persona matrices, orchestration logic, prompts, the VMI standard, and all service software. Verdict documents you generate for repositories you own may be shared freely (including the public /v/<hash> page and badge for public repositories).

5. Acceptable use

You may not: submit repositories you lack rights to; attempt to extract the service’s prompts or personas; probe, overload, or circumvent rate limits, quotas, or access controls; use Verdicts to harass, defame, or target third parties; or resell raw service access without a written agreement. POVV publishes sealed numeric Verdicts only for audits initiated by an authenticated account against that account’s configured repositories, or anonymous audits of public repositories initiated by their submitter.

6. Plans, quotas, and payment

Paid tiers are billed through Stripe under the pricing shown at purchase. Quotas (audits per period) are metered per account. Fees are non-refundable except where required by law or expressly stated. POVV may change prices prospectively with notice.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE AND ALL VERDICTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. POVV LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT VERDICTS ARE CORRECT OR COMPLETE, THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT AUDITS WILL SURFACE ANY PARTICULAR DEFECT, VULNERABILITY, OR ZERO-DAY.

8. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, POVV LLC AND ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE OR ANY VERDICT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY. POVV LLC’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS IN ANY 12-MONTH PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO POVV LLC FOR THE SERVICE IN THAT PERIOD (OR USD $100 IF YOU PAID NOTHING). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS; IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS THESE LIMITS APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED.

9. Indemnification

You will defend and indemnify POVV LLC against claims arising from your breach of Section 3 or 5 — including any claim that you lacked rights to submit a repository or that your use of a Verdict against a third party was unlawful.

10. Termination

You may stop using the service at any time. POVV may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these terms. Sections 2–4 and 7–11 survive termination. Sealed Verdicts remain cryptographically verifiable after termination.

11. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, excluding its conflict rules. Exclusive venue for disputes lies in the state and federal courts located in Delaware, and each party consents to their jurisdiction.

12. Changes

We may update these terms; material changes will be announced in-product or by email at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

13. Contact

POVV LLC · [email protected]