Discovery Terms — workshop, analysis & prototype with no upfront cost
We start every project with a free discovery phase. This page describes what you receive, what we need from you and who owns the results. A concise factual overview — the binding contract is concluded individually before engagement.
1. What this page is
This page describes the framework for our free discovery phase (workshop, domain analysis, prototype). It does not replace an individual contract or general terms and conditions for subsequent development. Concrete order conditions are recorded in writing in a work contract before engagement.
2. What Monadion delivers during discovery
We conduct one or several workshops with you, analyse your processes, data and interfaces, prepare a solution sketch and, on request, a working prototype. We typically invest up to 20 hours of engineering with no charge. Additional effort is agreed with you in advance.
3. What we need from you
Active participation of your business and IT representatives in the workshops, access to relevant documents, systems and contact persons. Personal data only in pseudonymised form or under NDA. Where required, we conclude an NDA and a data processing agreement before access.
4. Intellectual property & use of results
Artefacts created during discovery (architecture sketches, domain models, risk register, documentation) are provided to you for internal use. The prototype source code initially remains with Monadion and is transferred or licensed to you upon commissioning. Pre-existing Monadion tools, libraries and building blocks remain Monadion property.
5. Confidentiality
We treat all information received during discovery as confidential. On request we conclude an NDA prior to engagement. Publication of content, logos or references occurs only with your explicit consent.
6. Data protection
We process personal data per GDPR. Data flows, permissions and storage locations are documented during discovery. By default we use EU data centres, on-premises operation on request. Detailed terms are agreed in a data processing agreement.
7. What happens after discovery
Based on workshop, analysis and prototype you receive a binding fixed-price offer or a sprint-based offer. You decide freely whether, with what scope and with which provider to continue. There are no cost consequences from the discovery phase, provided we do not exceed agreed effort.
8. Warranty & liability during discovery
Discovery artefacts and prototypes are conceptual and demonstration materials, not production software. Liability for use in production environments is excluded as far as legally permissible. For subsequent development, the warranty and liability provisions agreed in the work contract apply.
9. Applicable law & jurisdiction
Austrian law applies, excluding its conflict-of-laws provisions. Place of jurisdiction is Vienna.
10. Closing note
This page is a factual description of our discovery practice, not a final contract document. Binding terms are agreed in individual contracts (NDA, data processing agreement, work contract) before the respective delivery. Reach out to us directly for a fitting contract package.
Questions about our discovery model?
We are happy to discuss the individual framework for your initiative directly.