Terms of Service
Last updated 24 July 2026
1. Acceptance and eligibility
By using the Sacred Logic™ site — the self-assessment tool, Charter Mark Registry, Charter Mark certification, or the consumer supplier-search portal — you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site. The site and its services are intended for organisations and for individuals aged 18 or over; they are not directed at children.
2. What the service is (and isn't)
The self-assessment tool provides a voluntary Article 95 code-of-conduct self-assessment. It is not a statutory EU AI Act conformity assessment, and its output is provisional only — it never constitutes an issued Charter Mark. Any Charter Mark requires a separate human validation step by Sacred Logic™ or an accredited assessor.
3. Independence, impartiality and conflicts of interest
Not an AI provider or deployer.Sacred Logic™ is an independent certification body. We do not develop, build, market, sell, or operate AI systems or services, and we are not a “provider” or “deployer” of AI systems within the meaning of the EU AI Act. Our sole role is the independent assessment and certification of AI systems supplied by others.No self-certification. We do not assess or certify any AI system that we, or anyone connected to us, have designed, developed, or supplied. Personnel with any conflict of interest in a given application are excluded from its assessment and from the certification decision.No compromising consultancy. We do not provide consultancy, or paid advice, aimed at helping an applicant achieve certification. Any general, published guidance is kept separate from, and does not influence, the assessment or the certification decision.Independent, evidence-based decisions.Certification decisions are based solely on the evidence submitted, measured against the Human Values Framework. A fee funds the assessment process only — it does not purchase, influence, or guarantee a Charter Mark, and no commercial relationship affects the outcome.Managing impartiality.We identify and manage risks to our impartiality on an ongoing basis. Charter Mark tiers are priced by organisation scale, not by any difference in the standard applied — every tier meets the same framework.Not a notified body.The Charter Mark is a voluntary Article 95 code-of-conduct certification, not a statutory EU AI Act conformity assessment, and Sacred Logic™ is not a notified body designated under the EU AI Act.
4. Accounts
Some features (the consumer portal, certification checkout) require an account via Clerk. You're responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for activity under your account.
5. Charter Mark certification and payment
Charter Mark tiers, pricing, and payment are as described on the pricing page. Paid subscriptions are billed via Stripe and, unless cancelled first through the Stripe customer portal, renew automatically at the then-current price for the tier. A separate one-off certification issuance fee (currently €250–1,500, depending on assessment complexity) applies when a Charter Mark passes human validation and is issued, in addition to the annual subscription. Fees are non-refundable except where required by applicable law. Charter Mark customers are organisations contracting on a business (B2B) basis. If you dispute a charge, please contact us first so we can resolve it; raising a chargeback without contacting us may lead to suspension of the certification and associated services pending resolution.[Confirm this against actual billing configuration and applicable consumer protection law before real launch — see caveat block in this file.]Compliance Fast Track. Where you elect the Compliance Fast Track, you declare that your AI system already meets its applicable EU AI Act obligations and, if relying on a CE mark, EU Declaration of Conformity, or ISO/IEC 42001 certificate, that the credential is valid, current, and in scope for the system certified. We assess Human Values Framework points 8–10 and rely on your declaration for points 1–7; we perform a documentary check of any credential and do not re-perform, verify, or warrant your underlying EU AI Act conformity, which remains your responsibility. The public register records the basis you relied on (including where it is self-declared).
6. Confidentiality of certification application data
Scope.“Application Data” means all information you submit in connection with a certification application — self-assessment responses, supporting documentation, technical and architectural details of your AI system, and any commercially sensitive or proprietary material — whether or not marked confidential.Use. We use Application Data solely to evaluate, issue, maintain, renew, or revoke your certification, and to operate the associated records.Non-disclosure. We keep Application Data confidential and do not sell, share, or publish it. We may disclose it only: (a) with your consent; (b) to assessors and service providers bound by written confidentiality obligations no less protective than these; or (c) where required by law, court order, or a competent regulator, in which case we will, where lawfully permitted, notify you first.What is public. Only the certification outcome is public: organisation name, tier, certificate ID, scope, and issue and validity dates. The underlying Application Data is never published.No competitive or model-training use. We will not use your Application Data to develop competing products or services, or to train artificial-intelligence models.Security and retention. We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect Application Data, retain it only as long as needed for the certification and our records, and delete or anonymise it thereafter on request, subject to legal and audit-record obligations.Survival. These confidentiality obligations survive termination of your account or certification. Personal data is additionally governed by our Privacy Policy.
7. Data protection
We process personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these terms. The confidentiality obligations above apply in addition to, and do not limit, your rights under data protection law.
8. Charter Mark usage licence
If your organisation is issued a Charter Mark, you may display it to accurately represent your certified tier and scope, for as long as the certification remains valid and in accordance with any usage guidelines we provide. We may revoke a Charter Mark (and the right to display it) if certification requirements are no longer met, per the Human Values Framework's Accountability and Governance requirement.
9. Intellectual property and protection of the Charter Mark
The Sacred Logic™ site, the Human Values Framework, and the “Sacred Logic” and “Charter Mark” names, logos, and marks are the intellectual property of Sacred Logic™ and are protected by law. Nothing in these terms transfers any ownership of them to you.You may not copy, reproduce, or create derivative works from the site or the Framework except as expressly permitted, and you may not display, use, or claim the Charter Mark — or represent that any AI system is certified — unless a valid Charter Mark has been issued to you and remains in force. We may act to stop, and seek remedies for, unauthorised or misleading use of our marks.“Sacred Logic” and “Charter Mark” are currently used as our own unregistered marks (™). They are proprietary certification marks operated under this scheme; unless and until we state otherwise, their use does not imply that they are registered trade marks or registered certification marks.
10. The consumer portal and third-party suppliers
The consumer supplier-search portal and the public registry help you find organisations that hold a Charter Mark. A certification, listing, or search result states that an organisation met our assessment at a point in time — it is not an endorsement, recommendation, or guarantee of that organisation, its products, or its services, and it does not warrant any particular outcome from dealing with them.We are not a party to, and are not responsible for, any dealings, contracts, or disputes between you and a listed or third-party supplier. If you share your details through the portal, we handle them as described in our Privacy Policy and the consent you give at the point of submission.
11. Public registry and verification
The Charter Mark Registry and the certificate-verification tool show whether a Charter Mark is in force at the time you check. Certification is granted for a fixed period, renews only while the organisation's subscription remains active, and may be revoked or suspended. A registry entry or verification result reflects status at a point in time only and is not a guarantee of an organisation's ongoing conduct, compliance, or the safety of its AI systems. Inclusion in the registry does not constitute regulatory approval, authorisation, or endorsement by any governmental authority.Anyone relying on the registry or a certificate does so on this basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we accept no liability to third parties who rely on registry or verification information.
12. Acceptable use
Don't misrepresent your Charter Mark status, submit false information in a self-assessment or certification process, or attempt to disrupt or reverse-engineer the site.
13. Your responsibilities and warranties
If you submit an application or use the certification service on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that: (a) the information you submit is accurate and complete; (b) you have the right to submit it, and it does not infringe any third party's intellectual property or disclose their confidential information without authority; and (c) you are authorised to accept these terms and enter into the certification on that organisation's behalf. You must tell us promptly if certified information materially changes.
14. Indemnity
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify Sacred Logic™ against losses, claims, and reasonable costs arising from your breach of these terms, your misuse or unauthorised display of the Charter Mark, information you submit that is false or infringes a third party's rights, or your dealings with any third party found through the site.
15. Disclaimer of warranties
The site and self-assessment tool are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty that the site, its content, the registry, or verification results will be accurate, complete, current, free of any error or omission, uninterrupted, secure, or free of harmful components. A self-assessment result or Charter Mark is not a guarantee of legal compliance with the EU AI Act or any other law — it reflects a voluntary code-of-conduct standard only.
16. Third-party services and links
The site relies on third-party providers (including Clerk for accounts, Convex for data, and Stripe for payments) and may link to external websites, including those of certified organisations. We are not responsible for the availability, content, or practices of third-party services or sites, and your use of them is subject to their own terms.
17. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sacred Logic™ will not be liable for: (a) any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss; or (b) any loss of profits, revenue, business, contracts, goodwill, or anticipated savings, any business interruption, or any loss or corruption of data — in each case however arising, whether or not foreseeable, and whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, arising from or in connection with use of, or inability to use, the site, the self-assessment, the registry, or verification results, or any error or omission in them.Subject to the paragraph below, our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with these terms and your use of the site — whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise — will not exceed the greater of (a) the total fees you paid to us in the 12 months immediately before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) €100.Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law — for example, liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.[The cap above (fees paid in the prior 12 months, or €100 if greater) is a common default — confirm the cap amount and any further carve-outs with counsel and your insurer before launch; see caveat block in this file.]
18. Complaints and appeals
If you disagree with a certification decision, a refusal, or a revocation, you may raise a complaint or appeal by contacting us at burren.art.gallery@gmail.com. We will acknowledge it, review it independently of the person who made the original decision, and respond within a reasonable time.[A formal complaints-and-appeals procedure, with defined timescales and an independent escalation route, is being finalised before launch.]
19. Termination
We may suspend or terminate access for breach of these terms. You can stop using the site, or cancel a paid subscription via the Stripe customer portal, at any time.
20. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of Ireland, and any dispute arising from them is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ireland.
21. Changes to these terms
If we make material changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.
22. General
If any provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest continue in force. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these terms without our consent; we may assign them to a successor of our business. Neither party is liable for failure or delay caused by events beyond its reasonable control. These terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any pricing or usage guidelines we provide, are the entire agreement between us regarding the site and certification.
23. Contact
Questions about these terms: burren.art.gallery@gmail.com.
These terms are a good-faith summary and have not yet been reviewed by a lawyer.