Terms of Use
Last updated: 1 August 2026 · Applies to: nativework.org
In short
These are the rules for using this website and the material on it.
- What this material is: a specification still being written, published so people can read it and argue with it. It is not professional advice, and you should use your own judgement.
- What you may do: read it, quote it if you say where it came from, and apply the ideas in your own work.
- What you may not do: republish it, resell it, present it as your own, or use it to build a competing specification or product.
- Who owns what: the specification and the languages stay ours. What you understand is yours, and you are free to explain it in your own words.
Dutch law applies, and the courts of The Hague. If you are a consumer, you keep the rights your own country gives you.
This is the baseline. NativeWork services with accounts or payments publish their own extra terms. Those add to these.
This summary is here to help you understand the terms. The full text below is what applies.
1. Agreement
These terms govern your use of nativework.org and the NativeWork material published on it. The site is operated by Centipod B.V., KvK 67295444, Mauritsstraat 40, 2271 SE Voorburg, the Netherlands (“we”, “us”).
By using the site you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use it.
2. What this covers
These are the baseline terms for NativeWork. They cover the public website and the material published on it.
Separate services publish an addendum. Where a NativeWork service provides more than the website — an account, a paid allowance, a conversational tutor — that service publishes its own terms addendum covering registration, payment, availability and termination. The addendum adds to these terms; it does not replace them. Where the two differ on a point specific to that service, the addendum governs.
3. Status of the material
NativeWork is a specification under development, published for review. It is offered so that it can be read, examined and argued with.
It is not professional advice — architectural, legal, financial or otherwise. Decisions about your organisation’s systems remain yours, and you should apply professional judgement to anything you take from it.
Published material may change or be withdrawn. Where a released specification version is cited, that version is authoritative.
4. Acceptable use
You may read the site, quote it with attribution, and apply what you learn in your own professional work.
You may not:
- Redistribute, republish or resell the material, or substantial extracts of it
- Present the material as your own, or strip attribution from it
- Use the material to build a competing specification, product or dataset
- Scrape or harvest the site by automated means beyond ordinary indexing
- Circumvent access controls on material that is not published openly
- Probe, scan or test the security of the site without written permission
- Use the site unlawfully or to harm others
5. Intellectual property
Ours. The NativeWork specification, the WorkML and FactML languages, the Continuous Enterprise Evolution concept, the published material and this site remain the property of Centipod B.V. and its licensors. All rights are reserved. Publication does not grant any licence to reproduce or implement the disclosed materials.
What you may do with what you learn. Understanding is yours. You may use the concepts, apply the approach, and describe it in your own words with attribution. You may not reproduce or redistribute the specification text or substantial extracts of it.
Trade marks. NativeWork, WorkML and FactML are used as marks of Centipod B.V. These terms grant no right to use them.
Feedback. If you send us comments on the specification, we may use them without obligation or payment. You keep whatever rights you had in what you sent; you are not transferring ownership to us. Tell us if you would rather not be named.
6. Availability
We aim for continuous availability but do not guarantee it. The site may be unavailable for maintenance, provider outages or circumstances beyond our control.
7. Changes
The specification is a working draft and will change, and this site will change with it. The revision date at the top of these terms reflects the current version.
8. Disclaimers
The site and its material are provided “as is”. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that the material is suitable for any particular purpose.
9. Liability
Nothing here excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Subject to that, our total liability arising from your use of the site is limited to €100.
We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of data, or business interruption.
Nothing here limits your rights as a consumer under mandatory Dutch or EU law.
10. Governing law
These terms are governed by Dutch law. Disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of The Hague, the Netherlands — save that consumers may bring proceedings in their country of residence, and may use the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform.
11. General
If any provision is held unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. These terms, with the Privacy Policy and any applicable service addendum, are the entire agreement between us.
12. Contact
info@nativework.org
Centipod B.V., Mauritsstraat 40, 2271 SE Voorburg, the Netherlands