Who is my contractual counterparty?

Finn Glas, a German sole proprietor based in 72461 Tailfingen, Germany. Address, press contact under §18(2) MStV and every disclosure required by §5 TMG live at /imprint.

Where is the data stored?

On dedicated servers we operate ourselves, physically located in Germany. Records, attachments, audit log, embeddings - all in the same EU jurisdiction. Backups stay within Germany at other physical locations and roll off on a 30-day window. We deliberately don't name the exact provider or data centre - it doesn't help the customer and would make operator changes a public event.

Which law applies in case of a dispute?

German law, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Mandatory consumer protection rules of your country of residence remain unaffected. Venue is the registered seat of the operator (see /imprint), where legally permitted. No arbitration clause - you have the same legal recourse as with any other German vendor.

Can I get German-language support?

Yes. Both co-founders reply in German and English. No outsourcing, no ticket queue, no bot replies - you talk to someone who wrote the code.

How does the invoice + refund work?

Stripe issues a PDF invoice automatically after every payment, with VAT shown where applicable (the German Kleinunternehmer status under §19 UStG can drop the VAT line - the invoice is still fully bookkeeping-grade). Refund is self-serve in account settings: within the first 30 days of any new paid period you can refund the most recent charge yourself - no email, no exit interview. Full text in /terms §4.

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Vergleich

Grants: the German alternative to Google Docs

Hosted in Germany, German operator of record, German law. Same three pillars, English URL.

German alternative

EXIST

Google Docs

Finn GlasCo-Founder + Engineering

·6. März 2026·

1 Min. Lesezeit

Grants is the German alternative to Google Docs: hosted in Germany, German operator of record, German law applies. Three things that travel together for a reason - any one of them on its own is half a promise.

Überblick

Google Docs ist der Default für Zwei-Personen-Gründerteams - kostenlos, live, per Link teilbar. Grants tauscht die Generik gegen Antrags-spezifische Struktur: eine Ideenpapier-Gliederung, die Gutachten erwarten, Frist und Status durchgehend, das 4-Wochen-Fenster nach einer Nachbesserungs-Aufforderung mitgetragen. Hosting in Deutschland. Docs für "irgendein Dokument", uns für den EXIST.

Three pillars together

Three pillars that travel together

Hosted in Germany alone means little if the operator of record is a Delaware LLC - the CLOUD Act follows the seat, not the server. A German operator alone means little if the servers sit in Virginia - the access risk lives there. German law alone means little if both of those are missing - the venue clause cannot solve a data problem. Grants brings all three together: dedicated servers in Germany, Finn Glas (sole proprietor) registered in 72461 Tailfingen, German law on the contract. The gap to Google Docs is usually that one of these three is missing.

Grants vs Google Docs: German-vendor comparison

	Wir Grants	Andere Google Docs
Hosting in Deutschland
Live-Co-Editing
Antragstruktur EXIST/IGP
Frist- und Status-Tracking
Kostenloser Tarif
Nummerierung überlebt 30+ Seiten

Wann du was wählst

Wähle Grants, wenn

EU-/deutsches Hosting ist Pflicht - durch deine Hochschule, Investor:innen oder Überzeugung.

Der Antrag hat mehr als 20 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Referenzen und Finanzplan.

Wähle Google Docs, wenn

Euer Team lebt schon in Workspace - der Wechsel-Aufwand übersteigt den Struktur-Gewinn.

Common questions

What German-buying teams typically want answered before they switch.

Mit Grants starten

Kostenloser Tarif, keine Kreditkarte. Hosting in Deutschland. Export und Löschen self-service.

Geschrieben von

Finn Glas

Co-Founder + Engineering

Finn ist einer der Co-Founder. Er verantwortet Engineering, Infrastruktur und die meisten nächtlichen Fixes, die ausgerollt werden, bevor jemand etwas merkt.

finn.glas at aicuflow dot comLinkedIn Website

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