Legal
Every Asten policy in one place. Each starts with a plain-language summary. If something you need is missing, write to us.
Privacy policyHow Verne handles personal data for Asten: your manuscript stays on your computer, this site sets no cookies, hosted sandboxes are deleted after 24 hours, and email is used only to reply.Terms of useThe terms for this website and for Asten builds: you own your writing, a diagnostic is a notice rather than a verdict, and the pre-alpha is provided as is.Cookie noticeThis website sets no cookies and runs no trackers; one optional localStorage key remembers your theme. The hosted pre-alpha sets one strictly necessary cookie for 24 hours.Asten’s licenseAsten is open source under the MIT License. Your manuscripts are never licensed to Verne, and the Asten and Verne names and logos are not part of the license.Acceptable use policyWhat not to do with Asten and this website: work only with texts you may hold, leave other people’s computers alone, and never attack or overload the site.AI policyAsten’s checks run no AI model. The optional assistant only proposes, runs locally first, needs your own key and consent for a cloud provider, switches off completely, and never trains on your manuscript.Accessibility statementHow the Asten website aims to meet WCAG 2.2 AA, what has been done so far, what is still limited, and how to tell Verne when something gets in your way.Copyright and takedownYou own what you write in Asten. Verne owns this website’s text and original artwork. Here is how to report anything on this site you believe infringes.Trademark and brand useHow to refer to Asten and Verne: what you can say, how to use the logo and press assets from the brand page, and what needs Verne’s written permission first.Security and vulnerability disclosureHow to report a security problem in Asten or this website: what to include, what is in scope, the safe harbor for good-faith research, and what happens next.Subprocessors and third partiesWho else handles data when you use Asten: no one, for your manuscript. Vercel hosts this website, and an email provider carries the messages you send Verne.Credits and open-source noticesThe fonts, open-source software, and artistic sources behind the Asten website, with their licenses, plus a note on the hieroglyphs and the cartouche name toy.Legal noticeWho publishes Asten and this website: Verne Ltd., registered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with its registered address, registration, and contact.
Updated 25 October 2026. Publisher: Verne Ltd., 8/A, Sher-e-Bangla Road, Zighatola, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh.