Last updated: May 12, 2026
1. Scope
These Terms of Use govern access to and use of Vastkind, including all public pages, articles, newsletters, member features, accounts, and related services provided through this website.
By accessing or using Vastkind, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, you must not use this website.
2. About Vastkind
Vastkind is an independent editorial publication about technology, society, and the future.
Vastkind publishes articles, explainers, reviews, commentary, and related editorial content for general information purposes.
Legal notice and publisher information are available in the Legal Notice.
3. Editorial Content Only
All content on Vastkind is provided for general editorial and informational purposes only.
Nothing on this website constitutes legal, medical, financial, investment, tax, technical, security, or other professional advice.
You should not rely on Vastkind content as a substitute for professional advice or independent verification.
Technology, science, markets, laws, and public information can change quickly. While we aim to publish accurate and carefully prepared content, we do not guarantee that all information is complete, current, or free from error.
4. Accounts, Membership, and Newsletter
Vastkind may offer newsletter subscriptions, member accounts, login features, or other audience services.
If you subscribe, create an account, or use member features, you agree to provide accurate information and to keep your login credentials secure.
You are responsible for all activity under your account unless the activity results from a security issue caused by Vastkind.
You may unsubscribe from newsletters at any time using the unsubscribe link included in newsletter emails.
We may suspend or restrict access to accounts or services if they are misused, used unlawfully, used to interfere with the website, or used in breach of these Terms.
5. No Paid Subscription Terms
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Vastkind currently provides editorial content and newsletter access without paid subscription terms on this website.
If paid memberships, paid subscriptions, digital products, sponsorship products, or other paid services are introduced in the future, additional terms may apply.
6. Intellectual Property
Unless stated otherwise, all original content published on Vastkind, including text, images, graphics, branding, layout, design elements, logos, headlines, and editorial formats, is protected by copyright and other applicable laws.
You may read, share, and link to public Vastkind pages.
You may quote limited excerpts where permitted by law, provided that the use is fair, properly attributed, and does not misrepresent the original context.
You may not reproduce, republish, copy, scrape, redistribute, translate, sell, license, modify, train AI systems on, or commercially exploit Vastkind content without prior permission, unless such use is expressly permitted by law.
7. User Communications and Submissions
If you contact Vastkind, send feedback, submit suggestions, or otherwise communicate with us, you are responsible for the content of your message.
You must not send unlawful, defamatory, abusive, threatening, infringing, misleading, spam-like, malicious, or technically harmful content.
Unless separately agreed, any feedback or suggestion you send may be used by Vastkind without obligation to compensate you, provided that we do not disclose personal data except as described in the Privacy Policy.
8. Acceptable Use
You agree not to misuse Vastkind.
In particular, you must not:
- interfere with the operation, security, or availability of the website;
- attempt unauthorized access to systems, accounts, or data;
- use bots, scrapers, crawlers, or automated tools in a way that overloads, copies, harvests, or abuses the website;
- upload, transmit, or attempt to introduce malware, malicious code, or harmful technical material;
- violate intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other rights of third parties;
- use the website for spam, fraud, phishing, impersonation, or unlawful activity;
- bypass technical restrictions, security measures, or access controls;
- use Vastkind content in a misleading, deceptive, or unlawful manner.
9. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content
Vastkind may include links to third-party websites, platforms, tools, publications, social media pages, videos, or other external services.
Third-party websites and services are operated by their respective providers. We do not control their content, availability, security, terms, or privacy practices.
The inclusion of a third-party link or reference does not imply endorsement.
You access third-party services at your own responsibility and subject to their own terms and policies.
10. Availability and Changes to the Website
We may modify, update, remove, restrict, suspend, or discontinue any part of Vastkind at any time.
We do not guarantee uninterrupted access, permanent availability, error-free operation, or that all content will remain available.
11. Disclaimer
Vastkind is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
We make reasonable efforts to provide accurate, useful, and carefully prepared editorial content. However, we do not guarantee that the website or its content will always be complete, accurate, current, secure, uninterrupted, or free from technical errors.
Nothing in these Terms limits any rights that cannot be limited under applicable law.
12. Liability
We are liable without limitation for damages caused intentionally or by gross negligence.
We are also liable without limitation for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health.
In cases of slight negligence, we are liable only for breaches of essential contractual obligations. Essential contractual obligations are obligations whose fulfilment makes the proper use of the website possible and on whose compliance users may regularly rely. In such cases, liability is limited to foreseeable and typical damages.
Any mandatory statutory liability remains unaffected.
To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect damages, loss of profit, loss of data, business interruption, reputational damage, or other consequential damages resulting from the use or unavailability of this website.
13. Privacy
The processing of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy.
By using Vastkind, you acknowledge that personal data may be processed as described there.
14. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Germany, excluding conflict-of-laws rules.
Mandatory consumer protection laws of the country in which a user has their habitual residence remain unaffected where applicable.
15. Place of Jurisdiction
Where legally permitted, the place of jurisdiction is Hamburg, Germany.
This does not affect mandatory legal venues or consumer protection rules that apply under applicable law.
16. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain valid.
The invalid or unenforceable provision will be replaced by the applicable statutory rule.
17. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms of Use from time to time.
The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates the current version.
Continued use of Vastkind after an update means that the current Terms apply.
18. Contact
For legal contact details, see the Legal Notice.
For general legal or editorial inquiries, contact:
social [at] vastkind [dot] com