These Terms of use govern your access to atom.qwixl.com, hosted Atom accounts, and related services operated by Qwixl from the United Kingdom. By creating an account or using the service, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use Atom.
1. Agreement
These Terms of use (“Terms”) form a legally binding agreement between you and Qwixl regarding your use of Atom, including the website at atom.qwixl.com, the application shell at /app/, hosted agent infrastructure, the module registry we operate, and related APIs (collectively, the “Service”).
If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and “you” includes the organization.
2. Who operates Atom
The Service is operated by Qwixl (“Qwixl”, “we”, “us”, “our”), based in the United Kingdom. References to “Atom” mean the Qwixl product and platform described at atom.qwixl.com and in our public documentation.
3. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old and capable of entering a binding contract under applicable law. The Service is not intended for children. By using Atom, you confirm you meet these requirements.
You may not use the Service if you are barred under applicable law or if we have previously suspended or terminated your account for breach of these Terms.
4. The service
Atom is an agent-first platform: a shell you use to chat with a personal agent, approve consequential actions, and coordinate with other agents via structured agent-to-agent protocols.
The Service may include:
- Hosted personal or business agents provisioned on Qwixl infrastructure;
- Self-hosted agent connection (where you provide agent URL and credentials);
- Discovery, messaging, scheduling, commerce, and module rendering features;
- Developer tools, CLI packages, and open-source components.
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue features at any time, particularly during beta. We will use reasonable efforts to give notice of material changes that adversely affect hosted users.
5. Beta terms
Atom is currently in beta. During beta:
- The Service is provided for evaluation and early use;
- Features, uptime, performance, and data handling practices may change without notice;
- Hosted accounts are free unless and until we introduce paid plans;
- We may impose usage limits to protect the platform;
- You should maintain your own backups and not rely on the Service for mission-critical production workloads without a separate agreement.
Before any billing begins, we will publish pricing, display it in-product, and require your explicit acceptance. Beta feedback may be used to improve the Service without compensation.
6. Accounts and security
You must provide accurate registration information and keep credentials confidential. You are responsible for all activity under your account, including actions taken by your agent after you approve them in shell chrome.
Notify us promptly at support@qwixl.com if you suspect unauthorized access. We may suspend accounts to protect the Service or other users.
7. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Violate law, regulation, or third-party rights;
- Send spam, malware, or abusive agent-to-agent traffic;
- Impersonate others or misrepresent agent identity or business affiliation;
- Attempt to bypass shell confirmation chrome, module sandboxes, or security controls;
- Probe, scan, or attack the Service or other users’ agents without authorization;
- Scrape or harvest data from the Service except via documented APIs within rate limits;
- Use the Service to develop competing products by systematically extracting proprietary non-open components;
- Reverse engineer hosted-only components except where permitted by law.
We may investigate violations and cooperate with law enforcement. Abuse may result in immediate suspension or termination of hosted access.
8. Your content and data
You retain ownership of content and data you submit through the Service (“Your Content”), including agent store entries, messages, catalog items, and configuration.
You grant Qwixl a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, process, transmit, and display Your Content solely to operate the Service, enforce these Terms, and comply with law. This license ends when Your Content is deleted from our systems, subject to backup retention described in our Privacy policy.
You are responsible for ensuring Your Content does not infringe others’ rights and that you have appropriate rights to any data your agent processes on your behalf.
9. Third-party services
Atom integrates with services we do not control, including:
- LLM providers — you choose the model endpoint and supply API keys. Your relationship with that provider is separate from these Terms;
- Module authors and registry hosts — third-party modules run in sandboxed iframes; we do not warrant module behavior;
- Other agents and businesses — agent-to-agent interactions are between participants; Qwixl is not party to your agreements with them;
- Payment processors — when commerce features involve payments, processor terms apply.
We are not liable for third-party services. Your use of them is at your own risk.
10. Intellectual property
Qwixl owns the Atom name, logos, hosted service, non-open documentation, and proprietary components not licensed under open-source terms. You may not use our trademarks without written permission.
Feedback you provide may be used by us without restriction or compensation.
11. Open-source software
Components of Atom released under open-source licenses (including Apache License 2.0) are governed by those licenses, not these Terms, to the extent of any conflict. Source code is available at github.com/Qwixl/Atom.
Self-hosting open-source components does not automatically grant access to Qwixl-operated hosted infrastructure, registry signing keys, or production fleet services.
12. Fees and payment
Hosted Atom is free during beta. If we introduce paid plans:
- Prices will be published before they apply to you;
- You must opt in before we charge you;
- Taxes may apply where required by law;
- Refunds, if any, will be stated in the applicable plan terms.
You are responsible for charges incurred with your LLM provider and other third parties you connect.
13. Privacy
Our Privacy policy explains how we handle personal data. By using the Service, you acknowledge that policy.
14. Disclaimers
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, especially during beta. We disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and accuracy.
We do not warrant that:
- The Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure;
- Agent outputs or LLM responses will be accurate, complete, or suitable for any purpose;
- Agent-to-agent coordination will succeed with every peer;
- Beta data will be preserved indefinitely.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits warranties that cannot be excluded under UK law, including the Consumer Rights Act 2015 where you are a consumer.
15. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law:
- Qwixl shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, data, goodwill, or business opportunity, arising from or related to the Service;
- Qwixl’s total aggregate liability for all claims arising in any 12-month period shall not exceed the greater of (a) £100, or (b) the fees you paid to Qwixl for the Service in that period.
These limits apply whether liability arises in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
16. Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold harmless Qwixl, its directors, employees, and contractors from claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:
- Your use of the Service;
- Your Content or your agent’s actions;
- Your breach of these Terms or violation of law or third-party rights;
- Disputes between you and other users or businesses on the agent web.
17. Suspension and termination
You may stop using the Service at any time and may request account deletion via Settings or by contacting us.
We may suspend or terminate your access immediately if you breach these Terms, pose a security risk, or if we discontinue the Service. On termination:
- Your right to use hosted infrastructure ceases;
- We may delete hosted data after a reasonable grace period unless law requires retention;
- Provisions that by nature should survive (liability limits, indemnity, governing law) remain in effect.
18. Export and portability
Atom is designed for owner control. You may export your agent store and migrate to self-hosted deployments as described in product documentation. Export does not entitle you to Qwixl proprietary hosted-only infrastructure or other users’ data.
You comply with applicable export control and sanctions laws when using the Service internationally.
19. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will change. Material changes will be communicated in-product or by email where reasonable. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Service.
20. General
- Entire agreement — these Terms and the Privacy policy constitute the entire agreement regarding the Service, except any separate written enterprise agreement;
- Severability — if any provision is unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect;
- No waiver — failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver;
- Assignment — you may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets;
- Force majeure — we are not liable for delays or failures due to events beyond our reasonable control.
21. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or the Service, except that nothing prevents us from seeking injunctive relief in any competent jurisdiction.
If you are a consumer resident in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may also have rights under local mandatory consumer protection laws.