Legal Notice (Impressum)
Statutory legal notice and operator identification pursuant to Swiss law and EU e-Commerce / Digital Services Act requirements.
Table of Contents
Notice: Engineering compliance draft for Mareante (not yet reviewed by an independent attorney).
1. Statutory Disclosure Basis
This Legal Notice (Impressum / Mentions Légales) provides the statutory disclosures required under:
- Article 3(1)(s) of the Swiss Federal Act on Unfair Competition (UWG / LCD, SR 241);
- Article 5 of Directive 2000/31/EC (e-Commerce Directive);
- Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act - DSA).
2. Operator Identification
The website mareante.nuuno.art and the associated Mareante services are operated by:
- Operator / Legal Entity: Nuno Ribeiro, sole proprietorship (Einzelunternehmen) trading as "Mareante"
- Proprietor & Data Controller: Nuno Ribeiro
- Legal Form & Liability: Swiss sole proprietorship (Einzelunternehmen). The proprietor bears unlimited personal liability for obligations of the business.
- Postal Address: [To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_ADDRESS}}] (Street address pending confirmation; current city of operation is 8000 Zürich, Switzerland. Full physical postal address will be stated here pursuant to Art. 3(1)(s) UWG upon confirmation).
- Commercial Register: Not entered in the Commercial Register. Under Article 931(1) of the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR) and Article 36 HRegV, registration is mandatory only upon reaching an annual gross turnover of CHF 100,000. If registered in the future, the register entry and UID will be displayed here: [To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_REGISTER}}].
- Value Added Tax (VAT): Not VAT-registered. Pursuant to Article 10(2)(a) of the Swiss Value Added Tax Act (MWSTG, SR 641.20), the operator is exempt from Swiss VAT liability due to annual turnover below CHF 100,000. Prices displayed on the platform are final prices. Upon reaching the threshold or voluntary opt-in, the Swiss VAT ID ([To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_VAT_ID}}]) and VAT-inclusive breakdown will apply.
- Electronic Mail: [To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_EMAIL}}]
- Website URL: https://mareante.nuuno.art
3. Statutory Contacts and Representatives
3.1. General Support and Legal Contact
For operational, legal, and commercial inquiries:
- Email: [To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_EMAIL}}]
3.2. Data Protection / Privacy Contact
No Data Protection Officer (DPO) is appointed, as appointment is not mandatory under Article 37 GDPR or Article 10 Swiss nFADP for this sole proprietorship. Privacy inquiries, data export requests (FR-AU-04), and erasure requests (FR-AU-05) are handled directly by the controller:
- Email: [To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_EMAIL}}] (or [To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_DPO_CONTACT}}])
- Postal Address: Nuno Ribeiro (Mareante), Attn: Data Protection, [To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_ADDRESS}}]
3.3. European Union Legal Representative
Pursuant to Article 27 of the GDPR and Article 13 of the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065):
- EU Representative: [To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_EU_REPRESENTATIVE}}] (Designation pending; see README.md for owner action item).
3.4. Digital Services Act (DSA) Single Points of Contact
Pursuant to Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065:
- Single Point of Contact for Authorities (Art. 11 DSA): [To be provided by operator: {{DSA_CONTACT_EMAIL}}]
(Communication with the European Commission, EU Member State authorities, and the European Board for Digital Services).
- Single Point of Contact for Users (Art. 12 DSA): [To be provided by operator: {{DSA_CONTACT_EMAIL}}]
(Notice-and-action submissions, moderation inquiries, and user notifications).
- Languages of Communication: English, German, French.
4. Hosting Infrastructure
The Mareante platform is hosted on cloud infrastructure provided by:
- Hosting Provider: [To be provided by operator: {{HOSTING_PROVIDER}}]
- Primary Data Center Location: Switzerland / European Union
- Platform Domain:
mareante.nuuno.art
5. Intellectual Property and Content Disclaimers
5.1. Platform Intellectual Property
All proprietary software code, website designs, text, graphics, logos, and orchestration workflows comprising the Platform are the intellectual property of Nuno Ribeiro (Mareante) or licensors, protected under Swiss and international copyright, trademark, and database laws.
5.2. Nature of Artificial Intelligence Outputs
Mareante incorporates generative artificial intelligence models (Google Gemini API). Specifications, task plans, source code, and configurations generated by the platform are automated machine outputs. While verified via automated test suites and dual-model checks, outputs do not constitute professional engineering certification or legal advice and require human engineering review prior to production deployment.
5.3. Liability for External Links
The Platform may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., external documentation, GitHub, package registries). We have no control over the content of linked external pages. The respective provider or operator of those pages is solely responsible for their content. External links will be removed promptly upon receipt of concrete notice of infringement.
6. Online Dispute Resolution (ODR)
The European Commission provides a platform for out-of-court Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for consumers resident in the European Union: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr
Our contact email for consumer inquiries is: [To be provided by operator: {{LEGAL_EMAIL}}]. We are neither legally obligated nor committed to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board, but we endeavor to resolve disputes amicably through direct communication.