Last updated: July 2, 2026
Welcome to Vantage ("Vantage," "we," "us," or "our"), a product of Vantage, a Delaware limited liability company. These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Vantage governing your access to and use of our cloud-based R&D portfolio management platform, including all related websites, applications, APIs, documentation, and services (collectively, the "Service").
By accessing or using the Service, clicking "I Agree," or by allowing anyone to access or use the Service on your behalf, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, and Data Processing Addendum (collectively, the "Agreement"). If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Service.
1. Definitions
The following definitions apply throughout these Terms:
- "Account" means the account you create to access and use the Service.
- "Authorized User" means any individual who is authorized by you to use the Service under your Account, including employees, contractors, and agents.
- "Customer Data" means any data, content, files, documents, or information that you or your Authorized Users submit, upload, transmit, or store through the Service.
- "Documentation" means the user guides, help articles, API documentation, and other technical materials provided by Vantage.
- "Intellectual Property Rights" means all patent rights, copyrights, trademark rights, trade secret rights, and any other intellectual property rights recognized in any jurisdiction.
- "Organization" or "Workspace" means the tenant-level container within the Service under which your data, users, and configuration are managed.
- "Order Form" means any ordering document, online subscription page, or statement of work referencing these Terms.
- "Subscription Term" means the period during which you have paid access to the Service as specified in your Order Form.
2. Account Registration and Security
To use the Service, you must create an Account by providing accurate, current, and complete registration information. You agree to update your information promptly if it changes. You are solely responsible for:
- Maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials
- All activities that occur under your Account, whether or not authorized by you
- Promptly notifying Vantage of any unauthorized access or security breach
- Ensuring that your Authorized Users comply with these Terms
Vantage reserves the right to suspend or terminate any Account that we reasonably believe has been compromised or is being used in violation of these Terms.
3. Organization Workspaces
The Service operates on an organization-scoped, multi-tenant architecture. Each Organization is provisioned with:
- Logically isolated data storage and encryption at rest (AES-256)
- Role-based access controls (RBAC) with configurable permission levels
- Configurable settings for branding, integrations, and feature flags
- Audit logging of all administrative and data-modification actions
- Support for Single Sign-On (SSO) via SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect
The individual or entity that creates an Organization (the "Organization Owner") is responsible for managing Authorized Users, assigning roles, configuring security settings, and ensuring compliance with applicable data protection laws within that Organization.
4. Permitted Use and Restrictions
Subject to your compliance with these Terms and payment of all applicable fees, Vantage grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to access and use the Service during your Subscription Term solely for your internal business purposes. You agree that you will not, and will not permit any third party to:
- Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Service
- Modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on the Service
- Use the Service to develop, directly or indirectly, any product or service that competes with the Service
- Rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, or transfer access to the Service to any third party
- Access the Service through any automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers) except via our published APIs
- Circumvent or disable any security features, usage limits, or access controls of the Service
- Transmit any malicious code, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other harmful content
- Use the Service in any way that violates applicable laws, regulations, or third-party rights
- Store or process any data subject to ITAR, EAR, or classified government regulations without prior written approval
5. Customer Data Ownership and License
As between you and Vantage, you retain all rights, title, and interest in and to your Customer Data. Vantage does not claim ownership of your Customer Data. By using the Service, you grant Vantage a limited, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to access, use, process, copy, store, transmit, and display your Customer Data solely to the extent necessary to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain the Service
- Improve and enhance the Service (using aggregated, anonymized, and de-identified data only)
- Provide customer support and respond to your requests
- Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
- Enforce these Terms and protect the rights and safety of Vantage and its users
We do not sell Customer Data to third parties. We do not use Customer Data to train machine learning models unless you explicitly opt in. For details on how we handle personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
6. Subscription Plans, Fees, and Payment
6.1 Plans and Pricing
The Service is offered under various subscription plans with different features, usage limits, and seat allocations. Current pricing is available on our website or through your sales representative. All fees are quoted and payable in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise specified in an Order Form.
6.2 Billing and Payment
- Subscription fees are billed in advance for the applicable billing period (monthly or annually)
- All fees are non-refundable except as expressly stated in these Terms or required by applicable law
- Overdue amounts will bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is less
- You are responsible for all taxes, duties, and levies applicable to your subscription (excluding taxes on Vantage's income)
6.3 Price Changes
Vantage reserves the right to modify pricing at any time. For existing subscriptions, price changes will take effect at the start of the next renewal term. We will provide at least thirty (30) days' written notice before any price increase takes effect.
7. Intellectual Property
The Service, including all software, algorithms, user interfaces, designs, text, graphics, logos, icons, documentation, APIs, and all underlying technology, are the exclusive property of Vantage and its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.
Nothing in these Terms grants you any right, title, or interest in the Service except for the limited use rights expressly granted herein. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Vantage.
8. Confidentiality
Each party agrees to protect the other party's Confidential Information using at least the same degree of care it uses to protect its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" means any non-public information disclosed by one party to the other that is designated as confidential or that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential given the nature of the information and circumstances of disclosure.
Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the receiving party; (b) was known to the receiving party prior to disclosure; (c) is independently developed without use of the disclosing party's Confidential Information; or (d) is rightfully received from a third party without restriction.
9. Service Level and Support
Vantage will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Service available 99.9% of the time during each calendar month, excluding scheduled maintenance windows. Scheduled maintenance will be communicated at least 48 hours in advance when possible. Support is provided via email and in-app channels during business hours (Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–6:00 PM Central Time, excluding U.S. holidays), with enterprise plans eligible for priority and extended support.
10. Suspension and Termination
10.1 Termination for Convenience
Either party may terminate these Terms at the end of the then-current Subscription Term by providing written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the renewal date. You may also cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings; cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing period.
10.2 Termination for Cause
Either party may terminate these Terms immediately upon written notice if the other party: (a) materially breaches these Terms and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice; or (b) becomes insolvent, files for bankruptcy, or ceases to operate in the ordinary course.
10.3 Effect of Termination
Upon termination or expiration: (a) your right to access the Service will cease immediately; (b) Vantage will make your Customer Data available for export for thirty (30) days following termination; (c) after the 30-day export period, Vantage will delete your Customer Data in accordance with our data retention policies; (d) any outstanding fees owed will become immediately due and payable.
11. Representations and Warranties
Each party represents and warrants that: (a) it has the legal power and authority to enter into these Terms; (b) these Terms constitute a valid and binding obligation; and (c) its performance under these Terms will not conflict with any other agreement to which it is a party.
Vantage warrants that the Service will perform materially in accordance with the Documentation during your Subscription Term. If the Service fails to meet this warranty, your sole remedy is for Vantage to use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the non-conformity or, if correction is not feasible, to terminate your subscription and provide a pro-rata refund of prepaid fees.
12. Disclaimer of Warranties
EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 11, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." VANTAGE DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR UNINTERRUPTED AVAILABILITY. VANTAGE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.
13. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW:
- IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION OR THE THEORY OF LIABILITY.
- EACH PARTY'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS PAID OR PAYABLE BY YOU TO VANTAGE DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
- THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO: (A) EITHER PARTY'S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS; (B) A PARTY'S BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS; (C) YOUR PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS; OR (D) LIABILITY ARISING FROM WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE.
14. Indemnification
By Vantage. Vantage will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless you and your officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any third-party claims, actions, or proceedings alleging that your authorized use of the Service infringes any third-party intellectual property right, and will pay any resulting damages or settlement amounts.
By You. You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Vantage and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any third-party claims arising from: (a) your Customer Data; (b) your use of the Service in violation of these Terms or applicable law; or (c) your breach of any representation or warranty in these Terms.
15. Data Protection
Vantage processes personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Data Processing Addendum. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect Customer Data, including:
- Encryption in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256)
- SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure and controls
- Regular penetration testing and vulnerability assessments
- Role-based access controls and audit logging
- Data center locations within the United States with disaster recovery capabilities
- Incident response procedures with notification within 72 hours of confirmed breach
16. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms that cannot be resolved through good-faith negotiation shall be submitted to binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place in Nashville, Tennessee. Each party shall bear its own costs, and the arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property rights or Confidential Information.
17. General Provisions
- Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, AUP, DPA, Cookie Policy, and any Order Forms, constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.
- Amendments. Vantage may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes at least thirty (30) days in advance. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.
- Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without Vantage's prior written consent. Vantage may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets.
- Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
- Waiver. No failure or delay in exercising any right under these Terms shall constitute a waiver of that right.
- Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable for any failure or delay caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including natural disasters, acts of government, epidemics, war, terrorism, labor disputes, or infrastructure failures.
- Notices. All notices under these Terms shall be in writing and sent to the addresses specified in the applicable Order Form or to legal@vantage-now.com.
18. Contact Information
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us:
Vantage
Attn: Legal Department
Email: legal@vantage-now.com
