Terms of Use — CBAM File

Last updated: 2026-10-05
Operated by: CBAM File, the trading brand of an individual sole proprietor · contact: contact@cbamfile.com ("we", "us", "the Operator").

Plain-language summary (not a substitute for the Terms below): This is a technical tool that helps you calculate embedded emissions and fill in the European Commission's CBAM Communication Template. All calculations run in your browser — your production data never reaches our servers. The tool is not professional advice, not a verification service, and not affiliated with the European Union. You are responsible for the accuracy of what you enter and for reviewing what you download. The calculator and a preview of the results are free; exact figures and file downloads require a paid plan (see Pricing). The service is provided "as is", and our liability is limited accordingly.

1. Acceptance of these Terms

By accessing cbamfile.com (the "Service") or downloading any file generated by it, you confirm that you have read, understood and agreed to these Terms of Use on behalf of yourself and, where applicable, the business or installation you represent. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

The Service is intended for business users (installation operators, exporters and their advisers). It is not directed at consumers.

2. What the Service is — and what it is not

The Service is a browser-based technical calculator that:

computes specific embedded emissions (SEE) for certain iron & steel and aluminium goods, following the methodology published by the European Commission for the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ("CBAM");
fills in the official CBAM Communication Template for Installations with the data you provide; and
generates an informational report comparing your calculated values with published default values.

The Service is not:

legal, tax, customs, accounting, engineering or regulatory advice;
a verification, accreditation or certification service, and its outputs are not verified emissions data within the meaning of the CBAM Regulation. Outputs are prepared so that they can be submitted to an accredited verifier ("verification-ready"), but verification is a separate process performed by third parties;
a filing or submission service — the Service does not submit anything to any authority, registry or importer on your behalf;
affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated on behalf of the European Union, the European Commission, or any government body. The CBAM Communication Template and default values are official EU materials used under their applicable terms; all trademarks remain the property of their owners.

3. Your responsibilities

You acknowledge and agree that:

Input accuracy is yours. All calculations are based exclusively on data you enter. You are solely responsible for the accuracy, completeness and currency of that data.
Output review is yours. You must review every generated file — including the filled Communication Template and any report — before providing it to any customer, importer, verifier or authority. Do not rely on any output you have not checked.
Compliance is yours. Responsibility for compliance with the CBAM Regulation and any other law remains with you and/or the relevant importer, as allocated by law. Using the Service does not transfer any regulatory obligation to the Operator.
Professional judgment. For decisions with legal or financial consequences — including choice of methodology, monitoring approach, or responses to authorities — consult a qualified adviser and/or an accredited verifier.

4. Data and privacy

Your production data stays in your browser. All emissions calculations and file generation are performed locally on your device. The production, fuel, energy and precursor data you enter is not transmitted to, stored by, or accessible to the Operator.
What we do collect. We record limited, anonymous usage events (such as sector, country, product group prefix, and number of products) to understand aggregate usage. These events contain no company names, no quantities and no emissions values, and cannot be linked to you.
Optional email list. If you choose to provide an email address to receive regulatory and data updates, we will use it solely for that purpose. You can unsubscribe at any time. Providing an email is never required to use the Service.
Third-party infrastructure. The Service is delivered via third-party hosting infrastructure, which may process technical connection data (such as IP addresses) under its own terms as necessary to serve the site.

5. Regulatory data, updates and errors

The default values, emission factors, mark-up rates and other regulatory parameters used by the Service are taken from official European Commission publications. Each dataset is version-stamped with its official source and publication date, shown in the Service.
Regulations and official datasets change. While we endeavour to update the Service promptly after official corrections or amendments, we do not guarantee that the Service reflects the most recent official position at any given moment. It is your responsibility to confirm critical values against the official sources linked in the Service.
If we become aware of a material error in the Service's calculations or data, we will correct it and, where reasonably possible, note the correction in a public changelog and notify subscribers to the update list.

6. Savings and cost estimates

Any figure the Service presents regarding potential CBAM certificate costs or savings (including comparisons against default values) is an indicative estimate for information and negotiation purposes only. Such estimates depend on assumptions — including the EU ETS price on the date indicated, applicable mark-up and phase-in factors — that change over time. They are not a quotation, a financial commitment, or a prediction of amounts payable by any party.

7. Availability and paid plans

We may modify, suspend or discontinue the Service (in whole or in part) at any time without notice or liability. We may change which features are free or paid; such changes do not affect a purchase already made.

The calculator and a preview of the results, shown as ranges, are free. Exact figures on screen and downloading the filled Communication Template and the buyer report require a paid plan, as shown on the Pricing page. The Commission's public worked example is shown in full. Any file you downloaded without charge remains yours.

8. Payments

Prices for paid plans are shown on the Pricing page, in euros. Prices exclude VAT where applicable.
Orders are processed by Paddle.com, which acts as Merchant of Record and seller of record for all purchases. Paddle handles payment, invoicing, VAT and refunds. Questions about the Service itself go to contact@cbamfile.com.
An installation is one physical production site, identified by the installation name and country entered in the Service. Each paid plan covers a set number of installations; downloading again for an installation already covered does not use another.
A Single report is a one-time purchase covering the files for one installation, with downloads available for 30 days from purchase.
The Annual plan is a subscription for one installation that renews automatically each year until cancelled. You may cancel at any time; access continues to the end of the paid period.
The Agent 10 and Agent 30 plans are subscriptions for consultants and agents covering up to 10 or 30 installations in each subscription year, which may belong to the purchaser's clients. The count starts again at each renewal. An upgrade keeps the installations already counted in that year.
To count installations, your browser sends us a one-way fingerprint of the installation name and country (see the Privacy Policy). You must not alter installation details to avoid the limit of your plan. If a correction to an installation name used up a place, write to contact@cbamfile.com.
Refunds are governed by our Refund Policy, which does not limit any rights that mandatorily apply to you under local law.
Access codes are for the purchaser's own business use — on Agent plans, including preparing files for the purchaser's clients — and may not be shared, published or resold.

9. Acceptable use

You agree not to: (a) misrepresent outputs of the Service as verified, certified or endorsed by any authority; (b) use the Service to submit data you know to be false; (c) scrape, bulk-download, resell or white-label the Service or its datasets without our written agreement (preparing files for your clients under an Agent plan is not reselling); (d) interfere with the operation or security of the Service or circumvent usage limits; (e) use the Service where doing so would violate applicable law, including sanctions and export-control laws.

10. Intellectual property

The Service's interface, texts, report design and compiled datasets are owned by the Operator or its licensors. The CBAM Communication Template and official default values are European Commission materials and remain subject to the EU's applicable reuse terms. You receive a limited, revocable, non-exclusive right to use the Service for your own business purposes; files generated with your data are yours.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE AND ALL OUTPUTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OUTPUT WILL BE ACCEPTED BY ANY IMPORTER, VERIFIER OR AUTHORITY.

12. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW:

THE OPERATOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, NOR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS, GOODWILL OR DATA, NOR FOR ANY REGULATORY PENALTY, CBAM CERTIFICATE COST, VERIFICATION COST OR COMMERCIAL LOSS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR ITS OUTPUTS.
THE OPERATOR'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU TO THE OPERATOR FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM — AND, FOR A FREE SERVICE, SHALL NOT EXCEED EUR 100.
NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW (INCLUDING, WHERE APPLICABLE, LIABILITY FOR FRAUD OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE).

13. Indemnification

You will indemnify and hold the Operator harmless from claims by third parties (including importers, verifiers and authorities) arising from (a) data you entered, (b) your use of outputs without the review required by Section 3, or (c) your breach of these Terms.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date above reflects the current version. Continued use of the Service after an update constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. Material changes will be highlighted on the site and/or notified to the update list.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, excluding its conflict-of-law rules. The courts of London, England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from these Terms or the Service, and each party irrevocably submits to that jurisdiction.

16. General

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remainder remains in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the Operator regarding the Service and supersede any prior understandings. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of assets.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms or the Service: contact@cbamfile.com

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