Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Valken platform and related services (the "Service"), operated by eldr.io, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Valken is a desktop application that shows a Kubernetes cluster as a live map: what is running, what is talking to what, and what is exposed. It runs on your computer and reads your cluster with the access your kubeconfig grants it. The Service is in public beta and features may change without notice.

3. Plans and Permitted Use

Valken comes in two plans: Valken Basic and Valken PRO.

• Valken Basic is free, or whatever you choose to pay. You may use it for personal use, for education, for non-commercial open-source projects, and for commercial use by a Small Organisation.
• Commercial use by any other organisation needs a Valken PRO subscription for each person using Valken for that organisation. What you paid for Basic does not count towards this.

A "Small Organisation" is an individual, sole trader, company or other organisation whose annual revenue, together with that of its affiliates, is under €20,000 or the equivalent in another currency, measured over its last financial year. Commercial use means using Valken in the course of a business or for an organisation's work, including as a contractor working for an organisation that is not a Small Organisation, in which case that organisation's revenue applies.

These conditions apply to the Valken application. They do not limit any rights you have under the open-source licence of valken-core or other open-source components.

4. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet these requirements.

5. Account Responsibilities

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorised use of your account. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your credentials.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
• Infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
• Transmit malicious code, viruses, or harmful content.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any systems or networks.
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service.
• Use the Service in any way that could harm eldr.io or other users.

7. Intellectual Property

All content, features, and functionality of the Service — including but not limited to software, text, graphics, and logos — are the exclusive property of eldr.io and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Service for its intended purpose.

8. Your Data

You retain ownership of any data, content, or usage data you choose to send us ("Your Data"). By sending Your Data, you grant us a limited licence to process it solely to provide and improve the Service. We will handle Your Data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

9. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free from harmful components. Your use of the Service is at your sole risk.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, eldr.io and its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Service, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

11. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms at any time. We will post the updated Terms on this page with a revised date. Continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: