Terms of Use

Effective date: September 15, 2026

Operator: Curtis Stauffer LLC, doing business as Vansembly (“Vansembly,” “we,” “us,” or “our”)
Contact: hello@vansembly.com

1. Agreement and eligibility

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of vansembly.com and Vansembly's related websites, applications, content, and services (collectively, the “Service”). By creating an account, clicking to accept, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into a binding contract to use the Service. If you use the Service for an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind it, and “you” includes that organization.

2. What Vansembly is—and is not

Vansembly is AI-assisted planning and decision-support software for DIY van conversions. It may help organize layouts, components, budgets, research, product choices, and build steps.

Vansembly is not a licensed engineer, electrician, architect, plumber, gas fitter, vehicle manufacturer, inspector, certifier, contractor, upfitter, or other qualified professional. The Service does not provide stamped engineering, professional advice, inspection, certification, code approval, permitting approval, or a representation that any plan is safe, complete, roadworthy, insurable, legal, or fit for a particular purpose.

Outputs are informational starting points—not instructions that can be followed without independent verification. You are responsible for your project and decisions, including measurements, design, product selection, purchases, installation, testing, maintenance, permits, inspections, legal compliance, and safe operation of the vehicle.

3. AI outputs and required verification

The Service uses artificial intelligence. AI-generated content and other Service content may be inaccurate, incomplete, inconsistent, outdated, fabricated, or unsafe. Outputs can omit hazards and may not reflect your exact vehicle, product revision, location, intended use, or later changes to your build.

Before acting, purchasing, cutting, drilling, fastening, connecting, energizing, pressurizing, loading, or installing, you must independently:

1. confirm all dimensions and conditions on the actual vehicle;
2. consult current primary sources, including vehicle and component manufacturer manuals, labels, datasheets, recalls, and warranty requirements;
3. identify and comply with applicable laws, permits, local codes, standards, and inspection requirements; and
4. obtain review, installation, and inspection by appropriately qualified and licensed professionals where the subject is safety-critical, regulated, outside your competence, or reasonably uncertain.

Manufacturer requirements, applicable law and codes, actual site conditions, and a qualified professional's project-specific judgment control over the Service. Do not use an output as the sole basis for a safety-critical decision.

4. Safety-critical systems and assumption of risk

Van conversions can cause serious injury, death, fire, explosion, electric shock, carbon-monoxide exposure, water damage, mold, loss of vehicle control, structural failure, property damage, and regulatory or insurance consequences. Higher-risk subjects include, without limitation:

• AC or DC electrical systems, batteries, solar, overcurrent protection, grounding/bonding, conductor sizing, and shore power;
• structural changes, seat or restraint mounting, roof or wall penetrations, fastening, crashworthiness, and load paths;
• propane, fuel, gas, heating, cooking, combustion, exhaust, and ventilation;
• potable and waste water, plumbing, tanks, pumps, sanitation, freeze protection, and leak prevention;
• vehicle weight, axle loads, center of gravity, tire or suspension limits, towing, and load securement; and
• fire protection, egress, indoor-air quality, and other life-safety systems.

You acknowledge that Vansembly does not physically inspect your vehicle, validate your inputs, supervise your work, commission or test systems, or certify code compliance. You accept responsibility for stopping work and consulting the manufacturer, authority having jurisdiction, or a qualified professional whenever information conflicts, a hazard is possible, or you are unsure.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you knowingly assume the risks inherent in planning and carrying out a van conversion and the risks of relying on Service content after considering the warnings and verification duties above. This provision does not waive rights or liability that cannot lawfully be waived.

5. Accounts and security

You must provide accurate information, maintain the confidentiality of your credentials, and promptly notify hello@vansembly.com of suspected unauthorized access. You are responsible for activity under your account to the extent permitted by law. You may not share access in a way that circumvents plan or security limits.

We may refuse, suspend, or terminate access if reasonably necessary to protect the Service or others, investigate suspected misconduct, comply with law, or enforce these Terms.

6. Your content

“User Content” means prompts, messages, build information, plans, files, feedback, and other material you submit through the Service. You retain any ownership rights you have in User Content.

You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, reproduce, transmit, display, adapt, and otherwise process User Content only as reasonably necessary to provide, secure, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the Service; comply with law; and enforce these Terms. This includes providing relevant content to service providers that support hosting, authentication, storage, analytics, communications, and AI features, subject to our Privacy Policy. This license ends when the content is deleted from our active systems, except for reasonable backup retention, de-identified information, and legal obligations.

You represent that you have all rights needed to submit User Content and that it does not violate law or another person's rights. Do not submit confidential information you are not authorized to disclose.

7. Product information, purchases, and affiliate relationships

The Service may display product suggestions, specifications, prices, availability, links, or comparisons. These may be incomplete, outdated, or inaccurate. Confirm compatibility, specifications, certifications, recalls, availability, total price, shipping, warranty, and return terms directly with the manufacturer or seller before purchase and installation.

Unless a checkout expressly identifies Vansembly as the seller, products are sold by independent third parties under their terms and policies. Vansembly is not responsible for a third-party product, listing, transaction, fulfillment, warranty, return, recall, or support. A link or suggestion is not a guarantee, certification, or endorsement of safety or suitability.

Vansembly may receive compensation from some links or referrals. When applicable, we will disclose that relationship clearly and near the relevant recommendation or link. Compensation does not change your verification obligations.

8. Acceptable use

You may not:

• use the Service unlawfully or to violate another person's rights;
• upload malware or content that is unlawful, infringing, or harmful;
• access another person's account or misrepresent identity or affiliation;
• disrupt the Service, probe or bypass security, or access nonpublic systems without authorization;
• scrape or bulk-extract content except through interfaces we expressly provide;
• reverse engineer the Service except to the extent applicable law expressly permits; or
• use automated means or Service content to build or train a competing model or service, except with our written permission or where law prevents this restriction.

9. Beta and service changes

The Service may include beta, preview, experimental, or incomplete features. They may contain more errors, change without notice, or be discontinued. Labels do not make an unlabeled feature error-free. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue all or part of the Service. Where practical, we will provide reasonable notice of material discontinuation.

10. Fees and subscriptions

If we offer paid plans, pricing, billing frequency, renewal terms, included features, and any trial or cancellation terms will be shown at purchase. You authorize the disclosed charges and applicable taxes. Except where required by law or expressly stated at purchase, fees are nonrefundable. We may suspend paid features for failed payment after any required notice.

11. Vansembly intellectual property

The Service—including its software, design, branding, documentation, and Vansembly-created content—is owned by Vansembly or its licensors and protected by law. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use the Service for its intended purpose. No other rights are granted.

If you provide feedback, you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free right to use it without restriction or compensation, but we are not required to identify you publicly.

12. Third-party services and content

The Service may depend on or link to third-party services, websites, content, and products. Their terms and privacy practices apply to them. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party services, and links do not imply endorsement.

13. Disclaimer of warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” Vansembly disclaims implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service or any output will be accurate, complete, current, available, secure, error-free, safe to implement, code-compliant, or suitable for your vehicle or project.

Nothing in these Terms excludes an express warranty we separately provide in writing or a warranty that cannot lawfully be excluded.

14. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Vansembly and its members, managers, employees, contractors, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data, use, or goodwill, arising out of or related to the Service, even if advised that such damages are possible.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, their total aggregate liability arising out of or related to the Service will not exceed the greater of (A) the amount you paid Vansembly for the Service during the 12 months before the event giving rise to liability or (B) US $100.

These limits apply regardless of the legal theory and even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose. They do not limit liability that cannot lawfully be limited, which may include liability for fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or death or personal injury where applicable law prohibits limitation. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limits, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

15. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Vansembly and its members, managers, employees, and contractors from third-party claims, damages, judgments, losses, liabilities, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising from your User Content, your unlawful or unauthorized use of the Service, your build or installation, or your material violation of these Terms or another person's rights. This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim results from the indemnified party's negligence, willful misconduct, or violation of law, or where consumer law prohibits the obligation. We may control the defense and settlement, and you will reasonably cooperate; we will not settle a claim imposing an admission or nonmonetary obligation on you without your consent, not to be unreasonably withheld.

16. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time and may request account deletion as described in the Privacy Policy. We may suspend or terminate access as described in Section 5. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ends. Sections that by their nature should survive—including ownership, disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity, disputes, and accrued payment obligations—will survive.

17. Governing law and disputes

Before filing a claim, you and Vansembly agree to make a good-faith effort for 30 days to resolve it informally after written notice to the other party. Send notices to hello@vansembly.com; Vansembly will send notices to the email associated with your account. This does not prevent either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief or filing a claim before a limitations period expires.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Subject to any mandatory consumer rights, state and federal courts located in El Paso County, Colorado will have exclusive jurisdiction, and each party consents to venue there. Nothing in these Terms deprives a consumer of protections that cannot be waived under the law of the consumer's residence.

These Terms do not require arbitration. If Vansembly later adopts arbitration or a class-action waiver, it should receive separate legal review and clear notice rather than being inserted retroactively without an appropriate consent process.

18. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. We will post the revised Terms and update the effective date. If a change is material, we will provide additional notice as required by law, such as by email or an in-product notice. Changes apply prospectively from their stated effective date. If you do not agree to revised Terms, you must stop using the Service.

19. General

These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and Vansembly regarding the Service, except for additional terms expressly presented for a particular feature or purchase. If a provision is unenforceable, it will be modified only to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, subject to applicable law. Headings are for convenience only.

20. Contact

Curtis Stauffer LLC dba Vansembly
Email: hello@vansembly.com
Website: https://vansembly.com