Terms of Use

Section 01

Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of all websites, web applications, portals, and digital publications operated by Venturus Centro de Inovação Tecnológica ("Venturus," "we," "our," or "us"), including the website located at venturus.site and any associated subdomains or microsites (collectively, the "Website").

By accessing or using the Website in any manner — whether by browsing pages, submitting forms, downloading materials, or interacting with any feature — you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms, as well as our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree with any provision of these Terms, you must immediately cease using the Website.

If you are accessing the Website on behalf of a company, institution, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms. In that case, "you" refers to both you personally and the entity you represent.

Section 02

Use of the Website

Venturus grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Website solely for lawful personal or internal business purposes — specifically, to learn about our technology innovation services, research capabilities, events, publications, and open positions, and to contact us regarding potential engagements.

This license does not permit you to:

• Copy, reproduce, republish, or redistribute any content from the Website in whole or in part without prior written authorization from Venturus.
• Scrape, crawl, index, or automatically harvest data from the Website using bots, spiders, or any automated tool, except for standard search engine indexing permitted under our robots.txt file.
• Frame, mirror, or embed the Website or any portion of its content within another website or application without express written consent.
• Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise derive the source code of any software or component running on or delivered through the Website.
• Use the Website to conduct competitive intelligence, benchmarking, or any analysis intended to develop a competing product or service.
• Access, tamper with, or use any non-public areas of the Website, its servers, or its technical delivery infrastructure.

Venturus reserves the right to suspend or terminate access to the Website — without notice — for any user who violates these Terms or whose conduct we determine, in our sole discretion, to be harmful to our organization, our partners, or other users.

Section 03

Intellectual Property

All content published on or accessible through the Website — including, without limitation, written articles, technical white papers, research reports, data visualizations, software demonstrations, photographs, illustrations, video and audio recordings, graphical user interface elements, logos, trade names, and the overall look and feel of the Website — is either owned exclusively by Venturus or used under license and is protected by applicable Brazilian and international intellectual property laws, including the Brazilian Industrial Property Law (Law No. 9,279/1996) and the Brazilian Copyright Law (Law No. 9,610/1998).

The Venturus name and logo are registered trademarks (or trademarks pending registration) of Venturus Centro de Inovação Tecnológica. Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of any intellectual property to you. Unauthorized use of any Venturus mark, logo, or proprietary content is strictly prohibited and may constitute trademark infringement or unfair competition under applicable law.

If you wish to cite, quote, or reference Venturus content for academic, journalistic, or non-commercial purposes, you must clearly attribute the material to Venturus with a link to the original source. Such limited use does not imply any endorsement by Venturus and does not constitute permission to republish content in full. For licensing inquiries, please contact us at the details provided in Section 11.

Section 04

User Conduct

When using any interactive feature of the Website — including contact forms, newsletter subscriptions, event registration pages, comment sections, or any portal requiring authentication — you agree to conduct yourself in a lawful, respectful, and professional manner consistent with the purpose of those features.

You expressly agree not to:

• Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent information through any form or registration process.
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any organization.
• Upload, transmit, or distribute any content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, harassing, threatening, discriminatory, or otherwise objectionable.
• Introduce viruses, trojans, ransomware, malware, or any other malicious or technologically harmful code into the Website or its underlying infrastructure.
• Conduct or facilitate phishing attacks, social engineering, or credential harvesting directed at Venturus employees, partners, or other users.
• Engage in any activity that places a disproportionate or unreasonable load on our servers or network infrastructure, including denial-of-service attacks.
• Use the Website to send unsolicited commercial communications (spam), whether through contact forms, email, or any other channel.
• Circumvent or attempt to circumvent any security, access control, authentication, or rate-limiting mechanism implemented on the Website.

Venturus takes the security and integrity of its digital environment seriously. Any suspected security vulnerability discovered during your use of the Website should be reported promptly and in good faith to our security team at contato@venturus.site, rather than exploited or disclosed publicly.

Section 05

Third-Party Links & External Resources

The Website may contain hyperlinks to external websites, platforms, tools, research papers, datasets, or services operated by third parties, including academic institutions, technology partners, government bodies, and industry associations. These links are provided purely for informational convenience and do not constitute an endorsement, sponsorship, recommendation, or warranty of any kind by Venturus regarding the linked resource or the organization that operates it.

Venturus has no control over, and accepts no responsibility for, the content, accuracy, privacy practices, security posture, or availability of any third-party website or service. When you leave our Website by following an external link, you are subject to the terms of use and privacy policy of the destination site. We strongly encourage you to review those policies before sharing any personal information with a third party.

Third-party tools embedded within or integrated with our Website — such as analytics platforms, video hosting services, mapping services, or communication widgets — may independently collect data about your interactions. Our Privacy Policy describes how we manage data collected through such integrations. However, Venturus is not liable for any data processing carried out directly by third-party services under their own terms.

Section 06

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and all content, information, materials, software, tools, and services made available through it are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranty of any kind, express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted under Brazilian law, Venturus expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to:

• Implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
• Warranties that the Website will meet your specific requirements or expectations.
• Warranties that access to the Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free at all times.
• Warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or currency of any content published on the Website, including technical articles, market data, statistics, or event information.
• Warranties that any defects, errors, or vulnerabilities in the Website will be identified or corrected within any specific timeframe.

Content published on this Website — including blog posts, technical publications, and opinion pieces authored by Venturus researchers or guest contributors — reflects the knowledge and views of the respective authors at the time of writing. It is intended for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional legal, financial, technical, or strategic advice. You should seek independent expert counsel before making decisions based on information obtained from this Website.

Venturus makes reasonable efforts to keep information up to date, but we cannot guarantee that all content accurately reflects current technology standards, regulatory requirements, or market conditions at all times.

Section 07

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Brazilian law, Venturus Centro de Inovação Tecnológica, its directors, officers, employees, researchers, contractors, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your access to, use of, or inability to use the Website, even if Venturus has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

This limitation of liability applies regardless of the legal theory asserted — whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise — and includes, without limitation:

• Loss of revenue, profits, anticipated savings, or business opportunity.
• Loss, corruption, or unauthorized access to data, including business or personal data.
• Damage to systems, software, or hardware resulting from interaction with the Website or materials downloaded from it.
• Costs of procuring substitute goods, services, or technology.
• Reputational harm arising from your use of or reliance upon Website content.

In jurisdictions where the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of certain types of damages is not permitted by law, our liability shall be limited to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing in these Terms limits Venturus's liability for fraud, willful misconduct, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under Brazilian consumer protection legislation (Lei No. 8,078/1990 — Código de Defesa do Consumidor), where applicable.

Section 08

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Venturus Centro de Inovação Tecnológica, together with its directors, officers, employees, researchers, legal representatives, and service providers, from and against any claims, demands, actions, proceedings, losses, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses — including reasonable legal fees — arising from or relating to:

• Your access to or use of the Website in violation of these Terms.
• Any content, data, or material you submit, upload, or transmit through the Website.
• Your violation of any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right, including intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or data protection obligations.
• Any misrepresentation made by you in connection with your use of the Website or your interactions with Venturus.

Venturus reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. In such cases, you agree to cooperate fully with Venturus in asserting any available defenses and to provide all reasonably requested information and assistance.

Section 09

Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms of Use are governed by and shall be construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, without giving effect to any conflict-of-law rules that would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Website, or any interaction between you and Venturus — including disputes regarding their validity, breach, termination, or enforceability — shall be resolved by the competent courts of the judicial district of Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil, which both parties hereby irrevocably submit to as the exclusive forum for such matters.

Prior to initiating formal legal proceedings, both parties agree to attempt to resolve any dispute through good-faith negotiation for a period of at least 30 (thirty) calendar days from the date written notice of the dispute is provided. If the parties cannot reach a mutually satisfactory resolution within that period, either party may pursue its legal remedies before the courts identified above.

Section 10

Changes to These Terms

Venturus reserves the right to revise, amend, or replace these Terms of Use at any time, at its sole discretion. Changes may be required to reflect updates in our services, new legal or regulatory obligations in Brazil or other relevant jurisdictions, the evolution of our technology platforms, or operational changes to our business.

When we make material changes to these Terms, we will update the "Last updated" date displayed at the top of this page. For changes that we consider significant, we may also provide additional notice through a prominent banner on the Website, an email notification to registered users, or a dedicated announcement in our newsletter, depending on the nature of the change and the likely impact on our users.

Your continued use of the Website following the publication of revised Terms constitutes your binding acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree with the updated Terms, you must stop using the Website and, if applicable, submit a request for account deletion or unsubscription from our communications.

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed of any developments. A version history of these Terms may be requested by contacting us at the address provided in Section 11.

Section 11

Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to these Terms of Use — including requests to license Venturus content, reports of suspected violations, or inquiries regarding our data practices — please contact us using the details below. Our team is committed to responding to all substantive inquiries within 5 (five) business days.

When contacting us regarding these Terms, please include a clear description of your inquiry and, where relevant, identify the specific section or clause you are referring to. This will allow us to route your message to the appropriate team and respond more efficiently.