Terms of Service

The GovBeacon platform (the "Service") is operated by Gaia Bull LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company doing business as GovBeacon ("GovBeacon," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service. We may update these Terms from time to time — continued use after changes are posted constitutes acceptance.

GovBeacon provides a platform for searching, analyzing, and tracking U.S. federal government contract opportunities and award data. The Service aggregates publicly available data from sources including SAM.gov, the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBs), and the SBIR/STTR awards database. We provide tools including contract search, award analytics, document intelligence, pipeline tracking, and saved searches.

To access certain features, you must create an account with a valid email address and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account.

The Service offers free and paid subscription plans. Paid plans are billed monthly or annually as selected at the time of purchase. Payments are processed by Stripe, our third-party payment processor. Automatic renewal. By subscribing to a paid plan, you authorize us to charge your payment method on a recurring basis at the then-current rate for your plan and billing interval. Monthly plans renew every month; annual plans renew every year. Your subscription will continue and automatically renew at the end of each billing period until you cancel. Advance notice of annual renewals. For annual subscriptions, we will send a reminder email to the address associated with your account approximately 30 days before each annual renewal, identifying the renewal date and the amount that will be charged. Monthly subscribers do not receive advance reminders for each monthly cycle. How to cancel. You may cancel your subscription at any time from Account → Billing in your dashboard, which opens the Stripe customer billing portal. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period; your paid features remain active until that date. Cancellation through the same online channel you used to subscribe is the only cancellation method we require — you do not need to call, email, or take any additional step. Refunds and 14-day cooling-off period. We offer a 14-day cooling-off period on your first paid charge: if you email support@govbeacon.io within 14 days of being charged for the first time on a given plan, we will refund that charge in full and cancel the subscription. The cooling-off period applies only to a user's first paid charge and does not apply to subsequent renewals, plan upgrades, or additional subscriptions. Outside the cooling-off window, subscription fees are non-refundable except where required by law, and we do not prorate refunds for partial billing periods. If you believe you have been charged in error at any time, contact support@govbeacon.io and we will review the charge in good faith. Price changes. We reserve the right to change pricing with at least 30 days' notice to active subscribers by email. Price changes take effect at your next billing cycle after the notice period. If you do not agree to a price change, you may cancel before it takes effect.

Eligible paid plans include a free trial period. As of the date of these Terms, the Pro plan offers a 14-day free trial, available once per account. Trial duration and eligibility may change for future signups; the trial offered to you will be the one disclosed at the time you sign up for the trial. How the trial works. When you start a free trial, we collect a valid payment method through Stripe, but we do not charge it during the trial period. You receive full access to the trial plan's features for the duration of the trial. Automatic conversion to a paid subscription. If you do not cancel before the end of the trial period, your payment method will be automatically charged for the first billing period of the plan you selected, and your subscription will continue to renew automatically as described in Section 4. For example, if you start a 14-day Pro trial, your card will be charged on day 14 unless you cancel first. How to cancel during the trial. To avoid being charged, cancel before the trial ends from Account → Billing in your dashboard. Cancellation stops the conversion to a paid subscription and ends your access to trial features at the end of the trial period. One trial per account. Trial eligibility is limited to one trial per user account, regardless of plan or billing interval. If you have previously started a trial on an account, future paid subscriptions on that account begin charging immediately at checkout, with no additional trial period.

You agree not to: use the Service for any unlawful purpose; attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service or its infrastructure; use automated tools (bots, scrapers) to extract data from the Service beyond what is provided through our intended interfaces; resell, redistribute, or commercially exploit the Service's compiled data or analytics without written permission; interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service; or impersonate any person or entity.

The contract opportunity and award data displayed in the Service is sourced from publicly available federal records. While we make reasonable efforts to keep this data current and accurate, we do not guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of any data. The Service is provided for informational purposes only. The Service is not a substitute for reading the official solicitation documents on the originating government source (such as SAM.gov, DIBBs, or the SBIR/STTR awards database). You are responsible for verifying all information against those official government sources before making business decisions or submitting proposals.

Certain features of the Service use artificial intelligence, including third-party large language model providers, to analyze publicly available federal solicitation documents and to assist with related platform features. AI-generated output is provided for informational purposes only and may be incomplete, inaccurate, or out of date. You should not rely on AI-generated summaries, classifications, or extractions as a substitute for reading the official solicitation documents on the originating government source. We make no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose of AI-generated output, and you remain solely responsible for verifying any AI-generated information before using it to make business decisions or submit proposals. See Section 11 (Disclaimer of Warranties) and Section 10 (Limitation of Liability), which apply fully to AI-generated output. The providers we use to deliver AI features may change over time, and we are not obligated to notify you of changes to underlying AI providers or models. Our use of third-party providers is described in our Privacy Policy.

The Service, including its design, code, logos, and compiled analytics, is owned by GovBeacon and protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. The underlying federal procurement data is public domain and is not claimed as proprietary. Your use of the Service does not grant you ownership of any intellectual property rights in the Service.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, GovBeacon shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, business opportunities, or goodwill, arising from your use of or inability to use the Service. Our total liability for any claim arising from the Service shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim. This limitation applies regardless of the theory of liability.

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure.

We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms or engage in conduct that we determine is harmful to the Service or other users. You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us or through your account settings. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately, and we may delete your account data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. Subject to the arbitration provisions below, the exclusive venue for any judicial proceeding permitted under these Terms (including actions to compel arbitration or enforce an arbitration award) shall be the state and federal courts located in Travis County, Texas, and you and GovBeacon consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.

Please read this section carefully. It affects your legal rights, including your right to file a lawsuit in court. You and GovBeacon agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service ("Dispute") will be resolved by binding individual arbitration, except as set out below. Informal resolution first. Before initiating arbitration, you agree to first contact us at support@govbeacon.io with a written description of the Dispute and your contact information. We will attempt to resolve the Dispute informally for at least 60 days before either party may commence arbitration. Arbitration provider and rules. The arbitration will be administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules (for claims under $250,000) or its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules (for larger claims), available at jamsadr.com. The arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator. The seat of arbitration is Austin, Texas, but the arbitrator may conduct hearings by video, telephone, or written submissions, and you will not be required to travel to Texas. Federal Arbitration Act. This arbitration agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.). The arbitrator — not any court — has exclusive authority to resolve any dispute about the formation, scope, or enforceability of this arbitration agreement, except for disputes about the Class Action Waiver below, which are reserved for a court. Costs. GovBeacon will pay all JAMS filing and arbitrator fees for claims under $10,000 unless the arbitrator determines your claim was frivolous. For larger claims, fees are allocated under the applicable JAMS rules. Each party bears its own attorneys' fees unless a statute provides otherwise. Exceptions to arbitration. Either party may (a) bring an individual action in small claims court for any Dispute within that court's jurisdiction, and (b) seek injunctive or equitable relief in court to protect intellectual property rights, trade secrets, or to stop unauthorized access to the Service. Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to support@govbeacon.io within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. Your notice must include your name, the email associated with your account, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. Opting out will not affect any other provision of these Terms.

You and GovBeacon agree that each may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. If a court decides that applicable law prohibits enforcement of any part of this Class Action Waiver as to a particular claim, then that claim (and only that claim) must be brought in court rather than in arbitration, and the rest of this Section continues to apply. If the Class Action Waiver as a whole is found unenforceable, then the entirety of Section 13 (Binding Arbitration) is null and void as to that Dispute, and the Dispute will be resolved in the courts identified in Section 12.

If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at support@govbeacon.io. Notices may also be sent by mail to: Gaia Bull LLC d/b/a GovBeacon 30 N Gould St, Ste R Sheridan, WY 82801 United States