terms of service
last updated 2026-05-10 · phase 0 private alpha
1. who and what
briven is an open-core reactive Postgres backend platform operated by flndrn Limited(the “Operator”, “we”, “us”), a company registered at Arch. Makariou III 171, Vanezis Business Center 4th floor, 3027 Limassol, Cyprus. Day-to-day development happens in Flanders, Belgium. This document, together with the Privacy Policy and Subprocessors list, is the agreement between you (“Customer”) and the Operator for use of briven.tech and any subdomain (collectively the “Service”). By creating an account or using the Service you accept these Terms.
2. eligibility
You must be at least 16 years old and able to form a binding contract under the law of your jurisdiction. If you are creating an account on behalf of a company, you represent that you have authority to bind that company to these Terms.
3. account
- You are responsible for the security of your credentials. Magic-link emails and OAuth tokens are issued only to the email you sign in with — protect that mailbox.
- You must provide a valid email address. We may suspend an account if email delivery repeatedly bounces.
- One natural person, one account. Sharing credentials between humans is not allowed; invite team members instead.
4. the service
briven gives you a managed Postgres database with reactive queries, a typed schema DSL, a deno-based functions runtime, and a dashboard for managing all of the above. The engine (apps/api, runtime, realtime, web, docs) is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and is freely self-hostable; the CLI and client SDKs (@briven/cli, @briven/react, @briven/svelte, @briven/vue, @briven/client) are licensed under MIT. Source lives at code.konnos.org/flndrn/briven.
5. acceptable use
You may not use briven to:
- store, transmit, or generate content that is illegal under EU or Belgian law;
- send unsolicited bulk email, spam, or abusive outbound traffic;
- host material that infringes copyright, trademark, or other third-party intellectual property;
- host CSAM, content that sexualises minors, or non-consensual intimate imagery — accounts hosting such material will be terminated immediately and reported to the appropriate authority;
- probe, scan, or attempt to compromise other tenants, the host infrastructure, or any system you do not own;
- run cryptocurrency mining, distributed computation for hire, or denial-of-service tools;
- run a production workload for a separate paying entity on the free or personal tier — please use the appropriate paid tier or self-host.
We may remove offending content and suspend the responsible account without notice when the issue is severe (CSAM, active outbound attack, third-party legal demand). For other breaches we will give you reasonable notice and a chance to cure.
6. your content
Your data is yours. The schema you author, the rows in your Postgres database, the functions you deploy, the project env vars — you keep all rights to all of it. You grant us only the limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence required to host and serve the Service: to read, store, back up, and transmit your content to the clients you authenticate.
At any time you can run briven export --with-data to take a portable JSON archive of your project plus a pg_dump of every row. We will never lock your data inside a proprietary format.
7. fees
During the private alpha (Phase 0) the Service is free of charge. When paid tiers (Pro, Team) launch, the price and the features they include will be documented at briven.tech/pricing and announced in the changelog at least 30 days before billing starts. Existing accounts will retain free access to the features they had during the alpha for at least 30 days after billing starts so you have time to choose a plan.
Fees, when due, will be charged via our payment processor and exclude any applicable taxes (VAT, GST, sales tax) which we will collect and remit where we are obliged to.
8. alpha disclaimer
Phase 0 of briven is an early-access alpha. We make no uptime guarantee during alpha and may change, deprecate, or remove features with one week’s notice. Data is backed up nightly with off-site storage; restore drills run monthly. See the trust page for details on backup, encryption, and incident disclosure.
9. open-source self-hosting
These Terms apply only to the hosted Service at briven.tech. If you self-host briven from the AGPL-3.0 source, you are bound by the AGPL but not by this agreement; the Operator provides no warranty or support for your self-hosted deployment, and your relationship with the AGPL applies as written. Commercial-licence carve-outs for use cases incompatible with AGPL are available on request.
10. intellectual property
The briven name, logo, brand, and the design of briven.tech remain the Operator’s property. The source code is licensed under AGPL-3.0 (engine) and MIT (CLI/SDKs) — refer to the LICENSE files in the repository for the full terms. Nothing in this agreement transfers ownership of the brand to you.
11. suspension and termination
- You can close your account any time from the Settings page. Closure is immediate; deletion follows in 30 days, during which you may restore. After 30 days the account and all project data are erased and unrecoverable.
- We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate Section 5 (acceptable use), are materially in breach of any other section of these Terms, or are subject to a binding legal demand. Where possible we will give notice and offer a final export window.
- We may terminate the Service in its entirety on 90 days’ notice if continuing becomes commercially unviable. In that event you can self-host without our involvement using the AGPL source.
12. disclaimers
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available”. The Operator disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Nothing in this section limits any rights you have under EU consumer-protection law that cannot be waived by contract.
13. limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, the Operator’s total liability for any claim arising out of or related to these Terms is limited to the greater of (a) fees you paid for the Service in the 12 months preceding the claim, or (b) €100. The Operator is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data (where the loss is recoverable from your own backups), or business interruption. Nothing in this section limits liability for fraud, gross negligence, or any liability that cannot be excluded under mandatory law.
14. indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the Operator harmless from any third-party claim arising from (a) your content, (b) your use of the Service in breach of these Terms, or (c) your violation of applicable law. We will give you prompt notice of any covered claim and reasonable cooperation; you control the defence and any settlement subject to our prior consent for terms that admit fault or non-monetary obligation on us.
15. modifications
We may update these Terms. Material changes will be announced on briven.tech/changelog and emailed to the address on your account at least 30 days before they take effect. Continuing to use the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance; if you disagree, close your account before the effective date.
16. governing law
These Terms are governed by Belgian law. Any dispute that cannot be resolved amicably will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Antwerp, Belgium. The English-language version of these Terms controls in the event of any translation conflict. Nothing in this section limits any non-waivable rights you have under your local consumer-protection law.
17. contact
Legal notices: legal@flndrn.com. Operational issues: support@flndrn.com. Security disclosures: security@flndrn.com (PGP key on the trust page). Until brand-fronted email is fully wired up, mail to those addresses is forwarded to flandriendev@hotmail.com.