Terms of Service

1. Agreement to terms

By accessing or using the Embargo service (“Service”) operated by Pintu Holdings Ltd, registered in England and Wales (“Company”, “we”, “us”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you are using the Service on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service.

2. The Service

Embargo is a regulatory intelligence and compliance screening platform. The Service currently covers 10 regulatory jurisdictions: the United States (BIS Entity List, OFAC Specially Designated Nationals, Federal Register / EAR rules and BIS notices), the European Union (Official Journal dual-use regulation and sanctions), the United Kingdom (ECJU export control notices and OFSI financial sanctions), the Netherlands (MOCIT advanced equipment controls), Japan (METI FEFTA semiconductor controls), Germany (BAFA export control circulars), and the United Nations (Security Council Consolidated List).

The Service includes:

• ▸Entity registry — A searchable database of 36,000+ sanctioned, restricted, and watchlisted parties updated daily from primary government sources.
• ▸Bulk CSV screening — Upload up to 500 entity names for batch screening across all monitored jurisdictions in a single operation.
• ▸Counterparty watchlist monitoring — Continuous daily re-screening of saved counterparties with instant alerts on any new listing or status change.
• ▸Ownership chain resolution — Identification of parent entities and affiliates under the OFAC 50% Affiliate Rule, sourced from GLEIF legal entity data and AI inference.
• ▸AI entity intelligence notes — Analyst-style summaries of designation context, sector exposure, and supply chain risk generated by Claude (Anthropic) for every registry entity.
• ▸Compliance audit trail — Timestamped records of all screening activity — bulk sessions, automated re-screens, and per-name outcomes — with exportable evidence reports.
• ▸Slack integration — Real-time regulatory alert delivery to any Slack channel via webhook.
• ▸The Embargo Brief — A weekly analyst-written intelligence publication covering regulatory developments relevant to export compliance teams.

The Service is an information and monitoring service only. It does not constitute legal, regulatory, compliance, or professional advice of any kind.

3. Subscriptions and billing

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• ▸Resell, sublicense, or redistribute the Service or its content without written permission.
• ▸Scrape, systematically download, or attempt to extract our entity registry or alert database in bulk.
• ▸Use the Service to build a competing product.
• ▸Attempt to circumvent authentication, access controls, rate limits, or security measures.
• ▸Share your account credentials with users outside your licensed seat count.
• ▸Upload or transmit malicious code, spam, or unlawful content.
• ▸Use the Service for any purpose that violates applicable law.

5. No legal or compliance advice

6. Intellectual property

The Embargo platform, brand, software, and original content are owned by Pintu Holdings Ltd and protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Regulatory source material (Federal Register notices, EU regulations, GOV.UK publications, etc.) is sourced from public domain government sources and remains the property of the respective issuing authorities.

Your organisation's data — including account settings, watchlist entries, screening history, and ECCN product profiles — remains your property. We do not claim ownership of any data you input into the Service.

7. Availability and accuracy

We aim for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. Regulatory monitoring is dependent on third-party data sources that may experience outages or delays. We make no warranty that:

• ▸Every regulatory update will be captured immediately upon publication.
• ▸AI-generated summaries, entity intelligence notes, or ownership inferences are free from errors or omissions.
• ▸The entity registry is exhaustive — it reflects the sources we monitor and may not capture all restricted parties globally.
• ▸The Service will be available at any particular time or location.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Pintu Holdings Ltd shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to:

• ▸Loss of profits or revenue
• ▸Regulatory penalties, fines, or compliance failures arising from reliance on the Service
• ▸Loss of data or business interruption

Our total aggregate liability to you in any 12-month period shall not exceed the greater of (a) the fees paid by you to us in that period or (b) £100 GBP.

9. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service immediately if you breach these Terms. You may terminate your subscription at any time. On termination, your right to use the Service ceases and we will delete your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

10. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising from these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be notified by email at least 14 days before taking effect. Your continued use of the Service after that date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

12. Contact