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Holdings SEZC, an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability
(“we,” “us” or “our”) and made available
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if you accept, these Terms of Service (these “Terms”). If you do not agree with these Terms, you
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to and use of the Site.
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READ THESE TERMS BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE OR ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED
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AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE AND OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REGARDING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS,
REMEDIES AND OBLIGATIONS.
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AND AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF AND BIND
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Blockchains and Ecosystems; Our Offerings and Third-Party
Offerings; Supplemental Terms
Our Offerings interact with Ethereum and certain other decentralized blockchain networks
(“Blockchains”) including by enabling users to access and use certain types of Blockchain nodes
in a shared nodes-as-a-service environment.
Please refer to the Site for additional information about Our Offerings, including the
“frequently asked questions” information accessible through
https://support.strongblock.com/hc/en-us, as updated from time to time.
Given the decentralized nature of Blockchains and the diversity of their uses, a number
of technology providers, content providers, software developers, users and other parties
(including us, our affiliates, and unaffiliated
third parties) have developed or offered and continue to develop and offer a wide variety of
content, applications, protocols, technologies, products and services that make use of one or
more Blockchains (collectively, “Ecosystems”).
While Our Offerings may be designed to work with certain Blockchain and Ecosystem elements, we
do not operate or control the Blockchains or such other Ecosystem elements, and therefore cannot
and do not guarantee that Our Offerings
will work as expected, including, without limitation, as to their accessibility, stability,
security, functionality, interoperability or performance.
BEFORE SUBSCRIBING TO OR USING OUR OFFERINGS, PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF TO MAKE INFORMED
DECISIONS. You will at all times be responsible for ensuring that you have obtained, verified
and fully understand all information pertinent
to Our Offerings, the Blockchains and related Ecosystems, and your use thereof, prior to
accessing or using the Site or any of Our Offerings. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WE DO NOT PROVIDE
FINANCIAL, INVESTMENT, TAX, LEGAL OR OTHER ADVICE.
DECISIONS TO BUY, SELL, TRANSACT IN OR OTHERWISE PERFORM OPERATIONS INVOLVING BLOCKCHAINS AND/OR
NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS (“NFTs”) AND OTHER ASSETS CAPABLE OF DIGITAL TRANSMISSION OVER PEER-TO-PEER
NETWORKS UTILIZING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES
(“DIGITAL ASSETS”) ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD BE TAKEN ONLY BASED ON THE ADVICE OF
QUALIFIED EXPERTS.
Certain of Our Offerings may be accompanied by or otherwise made available subject to a
separate or supplemental end user license agreement, terms of use, or other terms and conditions
governing your access, use, purchase
or other interaction with such Offering (“Supplemental Terms”). In all such cases, the terms and
conditions of any applicable Supplemental Terms will govern and take precedence over any
conflicting or inconsistent terms and conditions
contained in these Terms, but solely with respect to the Offering(s) to which they apply.
Without limiting the foregoing, product purchases from the StrongBlock Official Store
accessible through https://store.strongblock.com/ are subject to the Supplemental Terms set
forth on ANNEX 1 below, as such terms may
be updated by us from time to time.
The Site and Our Offerings may from time to time include links or otherwise facilitate
access to websites, information, content, products, services, software applications, features
and other offerings from publicly available
sources or third-party providers (collectively, “Third-Party Offerings”). Your use of any
Third-Party Offering is subject to any applicable terms between you and the provider thereof,
and you are responsible for complying with
those terms. Your use of any Third-Party Offerings is at your own risk, and we make no
representations, warranties or guarantees, and disclaim all implied representations, warranties
and guarantees, regarding Third-Party Offerings.
In particular, we make no representation, warranty or guarantee that any Third-Party Offering
will not change or will not be suspended or terminated. By activating or using any Third-Party
Offering in conjunction with any of Our
Offerings, you grant us permission to share information and data with the applicable third-party
providers to the extent necessary to facilitate the provision or use of the applicable
Third-Party Offering. The existence of a link
between any of Our Offerings and any Third-Party Offering does not constitute or imply an
endorsement of such Third-Party Offering.
Revisions
We may revise or update these Terms (including any applicable Supplemental Terms) from time
to time. Please ensure you check the Terms (including any applicable Supplemental Terms) each
time you access or use the Site or any
of Our Offerings. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will post the revised Terms and
the revised effective date at the top of these Terms. Your continued access to or use of the
Site or Our Offerings after the date
any such changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do
not accept any of the revised Terms, you must immediately discontinue any use of the Site and
any of Our Offerings.
Except as set forth above, none of our employees or agents is authorized to modify these
Terms with you or otherwise enter into an agreement with you that conflicts with these Terms,
except by means of a written agreement
signed by our duly authorized representative, and any other purported modifications or
alterations or conflicting terms will be null and void.
Payment and Fees
Your access to and use of certain of Our Offerings are subject to your payment of applicable
fees as set forth on the Site in accordance with the procedures set forth therein. Unless
otherwise specified on the Site, (i) all
purchases are final and all payments are non-refundable, (ii) all recurring fees are payable in
ETH tokens, (iii) you will be required to provide, through the Site, a Blockchain-compatible
cryptocurrency wallet address utilizing
a digital wallet from a third party provider that is compatible with the applicable Offering,
and (iv) all transactions will be fulfilled via the applicable automated Smart Contract
processes executed and recorded on the Ethereum
Blockchain.
A contribution of STRNGR tokens into one or more token reward pools may be required to
activate or use certain Offerings. STRNGR contributions fund decentralized tokenomics protocols
and other Ecosystem elements and are
not returnable or refundable.
ETH and STRNGR tokens are not available for purchase or exchange on the Site and you
must obtain these tokens outside of the Site before making payments or contributions in tokens.
You are responsible for any fees, taxes or other costs associated with your relationship
with the digital wallet provider, as well as any duties and taxes imposed by your local customs
officials or other regulatory body.
Any separate charges or obligations you incur in your dealings with the digital wallet provider
or other third-party service providers are your sole responsibility.
You acknowledge that the digital wallet provider may have regulatory obligations that
require it to conduct due diligence on you and any transaction and it may not be able to
complete a transaction without completing the
process.
We reserve the right (but assume no obligation) to verify and approve any and all
transactions made by you through the Site or Our Offerings to ensure that they comply with these
Terms and any applicable terms or requirements
imposed upon us by third parties and/or Applicable Law. You expressly acknowledge and agree that
such verifications may require you to provide us with additional personal information in order
to verify and confirm your identity
and to perform verifications aimed to deter fraud and misuse of any Offering.
By buying, selling, transacting in or otherwise performing operations involving Digital
Assets, you agree to pay all applicable fees, including any transaction fees and Gas Fees, as
applicable. “Gas Fees” fund the network
of computers that run the decentralized Blockchain and are payable for each transaction that
occurs via the relevant Blockchain. You are solely responsible for determining what Gas Fees
apply to transactions initiated by you. We
do not have any insight into or control over these payments or transactions, nor do we have the
ability to reverse any transactions. Accordingly, we will have no liability to you or to any
third party for any claims or damages
that may arise as a result of any transactions of Digital Assets that you engage in.
We reserve the right to block or terminate your access to the Site or any Offering in
the event of a payment dispute that we deem to have been unjustified or made in bad faith, or if
we have reason to believe that funds
are subject to any dispute as to their ownership or the means by which they were acquired.
Privacy
Please refer to the privacy policy at https://strongblock.com/privacy-policy.html for
information about processing (e.g., collection, storage, use and sharing) of information in
connection with your use of the Site and/or Our
Offerings.
Use of the Site and Our Offerings; Eligibility;
Proprietary Rights
In addition to complying with the terms of this section, when using the Site or any
Offering, you must at all times comply with the terms set forth in the Your Responsibilities
section below.
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE TO USE OUR OFFERINGS REGARDLESS OF ANY CONSENT FROM
YOUR PARENT OR GUARDIAN. Additionally, certain of Our Offerings may not be appropriate or
available for purchase or use in some jurisdictions,
and you may not purchase, access or use any Offering if you are not in an approved jurisdiction.
You must comply with all applicable national, federal, state, provincial and local laws,
statutes, regulations, rules, codes, ordinances,
orders and directives (“Applicable Laws”) when using the Site and Our Offerings and, in
particular, when buying, selling, transferring or using Digital Assets, all of which activities
are at your own risk. You are solely responsible
for determining your compliance with Applicable Laws, including with respect to your use of the
Site and Our Offerings.
This Site, Our Offerings and the information, content and technology which they contain
(collectively, “Content”) are our property or the property of our affiliates or licensors, as
applicable, and are protected from unauthorized
copying and dissemination by United States copyright law, trademark law, international
conventions and other foreign and domestic intellectual property laws. All company and product
names and logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners in certain countries. For the avoidance of doubt, if we
elect to license or otherwise permit you or any third parties (such as users or fans of any
Offering) to conduct certain additional activities
using our Content, we reserve the right to revoke and/or terminate any such licenses and
permissions at any time and no act, omission or delay on our part in connection with any of the
foregoing shall operate as a waiver of any
of our rights or remedies under these Terms or otherwise.
The Site, Our Offerings and Content are provided on an “as is” basis, without any
knowledge as to your specific circumstances. The Site, any Offering and/or Content may become
unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction
of computer equipment or other reasons, and there may also be delays, omissions or inaccuracies
in information contained in the Site, any Offering and/or Content. Unless otherwise specified
herein, we reserve the right to remove
any Content or discontinue any Offering without prior notice. ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS
AND LIMITATIONS AFFECTING YOUR RIGHTS ARE SET FORTH IN THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION,
BELOW.
No part of the Site, Our Offerings or Content may be reproduced or transmitted in any
form, by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, except that
we authorize you to view, copy, download
and print any documentation for Our Offerings published on the Site, provided that you use such
documentation solely for noncommercial, informational purposes, that you not modify such
documentation, and that you not remove copyright,
trademark and other proprietary notices.
Nothing contained on the Site or within any of Our Offerings or Content should be
construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to under any
intellectual property right, through the
use of framing or otherwise, except as expressly permitted by these Terms or with our prior
written permission.
All information and content, including remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, user
actions and other content resulting from your interactions with or in respect of Our Offerings
or otherwise communicated to or collected
by us through the Site or any of Our Offerings, including through any Discord or other social
media channel that we may have established, are our exclusive property. We are entitled to use
any such information and content for any
purpose, without restriction or compensation to the person creating or submitting such
information or content. By creating or submitting any such information or content as aforesaid,
you represent and warrant the originality of
such information or content and accept all responsibility for its accuracy, appropriateness and
legality.
The Site or Content may reference products, services, functionality or other offerings
that are not available or approved by applicable regulatory authorities in your country or local
jurisdiction. Such references do not
imply that we intend to announce or make available such products, services, functionality or
other offerings to the general public or in your country or jurisdiction.
You need a supported web browser to access the Site and to use Our Offerings and you
also need a supported cryptocurrency wallet to use certain of Our Offerings. You acknowledge and
agree that we may cease to support any
given web browser or wallet at any time, and that your use of the Site or any Offering will
require you to independently obtain a supported web browser and, as applicable, a supported
cryptocurrency wallet. We do not offer a cryptocurrency
wallet for use on the Site or with Our Offerings, so you must independently obtain a
cryptocurrency wallet from a third party provider. You also acknowledge and agree that the
performance of the Site and Our Offerings is dependent
on the performance of your computer equipment, your Internet connection and telecommunications
services as well as the performance of your cryptocurrency wallet, as applicable.
If you access Our Offerings through a mobile device, your wireless service carrier’s
standard charges, data rates and other fees may apply. In addition, accessing or using certain
products or services may be prohibited
or restricted by your carrier and Our Offerings may not work with all carriers, devices,
browsers, operating systems or wallets.
Your Responsibilities
You agree that you are responsible for all activities that occur through the use of your
connected cryptocurrency wallet by yourself or by other persons, whether or not you have
authorized such activities or use. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, you agree not to permit any third party to use or access the Site or any Offering
through your wallet credentials, and you bear all responsibility for any such access or use,
whether or not you have authorized such
access or use.
You agree that you will not use any form of unauthorized third-party software, scripts
or the like, including automation software (bots), mods, scrapers, “userscripts,” “addons,”
“extensions,” hacks, etc., to modify, automate
and/or change in any way any aspect of the Site, any Offering, or any related process,
functionality or technology, including without limitation for purposes of data collection.
Furthermore, as a condition to your use of the Site or any Offering, you agree not to:
(a) impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; (b) access, tamper
with, or use any non-public areas of
the Site or Offering or our computer systems; (c) attempt to probe, scan or test the
vulnerability of the Site, Offering or any related system or network, or breach any security or
authentication measures used in connection with
the Site, Offering or any of such systems and networks; (d) attempt to decipher, decompile,
disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise investigate any of the software or components used to
provide the Site or Offering; (e) reproduce,
modify or creative derivative works based upon the Site, Offering or Content, or any portion
thereof; (f) harm or threaten to harm other users in any way or interfere with, or attempt to
interfere with, the access of any user,
host or network, including by sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming or mail-bombing
the Site or Offering, or otherwise; (g) provide payment information belonging to a third party;
(h) use the Site or Offering in an abusive
way contrary to its intended use, our policies and instructions, any obligation you owe to any
third party, or any Applicable Law; (i) systematically retrieve data or other content from the
Site or Offering to create or compile,
directly or indirectly, in single or multiple downloads, a collection, compilation, database,
directory or the like, whether by manual methods, through the use of bots, crawlers, or spiders
or otherwise; (j) make use of the Site
or Offering in a manner contrary to these Terms or any applicable Supplemental Terms, including
by exploiting any part of the Site or Offering for any commercial purpose; (k) infringe
third-party intellectual property rights when
using or accessing the Site or Offering; (l) make use of, promote, link to, or provide access to
materials deemed by us, in our sole and unfettered discretion, to be offensive or cause harm to
our reputation, including illegal
content and pornographic content and other content deemed by us in our sole discretion to be
offensive or injurious to us and/or the Site or Offering (such as Warez sites, IRC bots and
bittorent sites); (m) host or provide matchmaking
services for the Site or Offering or emulate or redirect the communication protocols used by us
in any network feature of the Site or Offering, through protocol emulation, tunneling, modifying
or adding components to the Site or
Offering, use of a utility program or any other techniques now known or hereafter developed, for
any purpose including network play over the Internet, network play utilizing commercial or
non-commercial gaming networks or as part
of content aggregation networks, websites, or services.
Your online conduct and interaction with other users of the Site and Our Offerings
should be guided by common sense and basic etiquette. Without limiting the foregoing, when using
the Site or any Offering, you must at all
times comply with all policies, rules and guidelines applicable thereto that we may from time to
time publish on the Site. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site and Our Offerings
for any conduct we deem improper,
including as specified in the Suspension and Termination section below.
You represent, warrant, covenant and agree that (a) you are not located in, and are not
a national or resident of, any country or territory subject to territorial embargoes of the
United States, United Kingdom, European
Union, Australia or Canada, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or the Crimea, Donetsk and
Luhansk regions (“Restricted Countries”); and (b) you are not a person or entity, or owned by,
under the control of, or affiliated
with, a person or entity (i) identified on U.S. or other applicable government restricted party
lists, such as the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals List,
Foreign Sanctions Evaders List or Palestinian
Legislative Council List or the U.S. Department of State’s Terrorist Exclusion List; or (ii)
engaged in the design, development or production of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons,
missiles or unmanned aerial vehicles. Without
limiting the foregoing, we may terminate or block your access to the Site and/or Our Services if
we identify your IP address, location or address of residence or use of the Site or any Offering
as originating from any Restricted
Country.
You further represent, warrant, covenant and agree that (a) you will not use, trade,
sell or otherwise dispose of any Digital Asset in any manner that is contrary to, or in
violation of, any Applicable Law; (b) you have
the full right and authority to use the Site and Our Offerings and to be bound by these Terms;
and (c) you will at all times comply with Applicable Laws.
Smart Contracts and Rewards
Digital Assets and other Ecosystem elements utilize Blockchain-based executable code
designed to perform specific actions when predetermined conditions are met (“Smart Contracts”).
Examples of operations that may be initiated
or executed through one or more Smart Contracts include the operation and management of token
reward pools from which certain rewards rights, benefits, rewards or privileges may be derived
through use of Our Offerings (collectively,
“Rewards”), or the deduction and distribution of “gas fees” and other fees applicable to
Blockchain transactions.
IF WE FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE TO OFFER CERTAIN REWARDS, THE AVAILABILITY, STABILITY,
USABILITY AND/OR VALUE OF ANY SUCH REWARDS MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY
DIMINISHED OR UNAVAILABLE FOR ANY NUMBER
OF REASONS, BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR
GUARANTEES AS TO THE CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF ANY REWARDS, AND NOTHING CONTAINED ON OUR SITE OR
IN THESE TERMS SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS
AN OBLIGATION ON OUR PART TO CREATE, MAINTAIN OR PROVIDE ANY REWARDS. IF YOU PURCHASE OR
OTHERWISE ACCESS ANY OF OUR OFFERINGS IN ANTICIPATION OF OBTAINING ANY REWARDS, YOU DO SO
ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
SMART CONTRACTS FORM AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY DIGITAL ASSET OR BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTION.
PRIOR TO INITIATING ANY BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTION, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OR OTHER TRANSACTION
INVOLVING A DIGITAL ASSET, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO REVIEW THE SMART CONTRACT ON THE BLOCKCHAIN TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF AND FULLY
UNDERSTAND ALL TERMS REFLECTED THEREIN. YOU HEREBY CONSENT TO AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, AND
IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO, THE APPLICABLE
SMART CONTRACT TERMS AND THE EXECUTION THEREOF. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, IN THE EVENT THE
SITE OR ANY OFFERING (OR ANY THIRD-PARTY SITE TO WHICH THE SITE OR ANY OFFERING IS LINKED)
SUMMARIZES, CHARACTERIZES OR OTHERWISE
EXPRESSES ANY TERMS IMPLEMENTED IN ANY SMART CONTRACT, SUCH INFORMATION IS FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
AND THE SMART CONTRACT WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL IN THE EVENT OF ANY INCONSISTENCY.
Changes
Our Offerings may be modified, updated, interrupted, suspended, or discontinued by us at any
time, with or without notice. Changes may affect, among other things, the terms applicable to
Rewards, including the potential for
earning Rewards, Rewards payout rates and schedule, and the usability or potential value of some
or all Rewards.
Investigation and Enforcement
We will have the right (but not the obligation) to investigate and prosecute violations of
these Terms or your use of the Site or Our Offerings, including possible infringement of any
intellectual property rights and possible
security breaches, to the fullest extent permissible under Applicable Law. We may involve and
cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who violate these Terms or
Applicable Law.
You acknowledge that, although we have no obligation to monitor your access to or use of
the Site or Our Offerings, we have the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Site and
Our Offerings, to ensure your compliance
with these Terms, and to comply with Applicable Law or the order or requirement of a court,
administrative agency or other governmental body. You further acknowledge that during the
pendency of any investigation, we may revoke
your access to the Site and/or any Offering.
Suspension and Termination
You may stop using the Site or any Offering at any time. We reserve the right to refuse
service under these Terms to the fullest extent allowed by Applicable Law. Without limiting the
foregoing, you agree that we, in our sole
discretion, may block access to the Site and/or any Offering for any conduct or activity that we
believe, in our sole and unfettered discretion, violates these Terms or any Supplemental Terms,
is or may be fraudulent, abusive or
illegal, or negatively affects the enjoyment of the Site or any Offering by other users. You
acknowledge that we are not required to provide you notice before terminating or suspending your
access to the Site or any Offering, but
we may choose to do so. If you are blocked by us from accessing the Site or any Offering
(including by blocking your IP address), you agree not to implement any measures to circumvent
such blocking (e.g., by masking your IP address
or using a proxy IP address). Notwithstanding any termination or suspension of access, your
obligations under these Terms will continue.
We reserve the right to temporarily or permanently discontinue the Site and/or the
availability of any Offering at any time, with or without notice.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
THE SITE AND OUR OFFERINGS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS,” AND
YOU USE THE SITE AND OUR OFFERINGS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, WE AND OUR AFFILIATES MAKE NO
WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ALL EXPRESS AND
IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND GUARANTEES REGARDING THE SITE AND OUR OFFERINGS,
INCLUDING (I) THAT THE SITE OR OUR OFFERINGS WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR WILL WORK IN COMBINATION WITH ANY BLOCKCHAIN OR ANY THIRD-PARTY
OFFERING OR ANY ECOSYSTEM ELEMENT PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES, (II) THAT THE SITE OR OUR OFFERINGS
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, WITHOUT PROBLEMS
OR ERROR-FREE, AND (III) THAT ERRORS IN THE SITE OR OUR OFFERINGS WILL BE CORRECTED; AS WELL AS
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE:
- THAT YOU ARE DEEMED TO BE FULLY AWARE OF ALL THE LEGAL NORMS, TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
AND THE USAGE AND INTRICACIES OF BLOCKCHAINS (INCLUDING CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENS, SMART CONTRACTS
AND BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS)
AND TO BLOCKCHAINS, ECOSYSTEMS AND OUR OFFERINGS; AND
- THAT THERE ARE INHERENT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING AND DEALING WITH DIGITAL
ASSETS OR OTHERWISE MAKING USE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED ON THE RISK
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ATTACHED BELOW AS
ANNEX 2; AND
- THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED OF, AND YOU EXPRESSLY ACCEPT AND ASSUME, ALL SUCH RISKS; AND
- THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS YOU ENGAGE IN AND ALL
DIGITAL ASSETS THAT YOU OBTAIN, AND WE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND
- THAT NO INFORMATION ON THE SITE OR WITHIN THE CONTENT OR ANY OF OUR OFFERING IS
INTENDED AS OR SHALL CONSTITUTE THE RENDERING OF LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, TAX OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL
ADVICE.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE OR ANY OF OUR
AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS HAVE ANY LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, DELICT OR
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR STRICT LIABILITY,
FOR INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR LOSS OF
REVENUE OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR GOODWILL, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO, OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OR
DATA, OR LOSS OF ANY UNREALIZED SAVINGS OR EXPECTED BENEFIT, OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF THE SITE OR ANY
OFFERING, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT, AND
EVEN IF WE HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND WE DISCLAIM ALL SUCH DAMAGES
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW. IF WE ARE FOUND LIABLE TO PAY YOU ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES SUCH AS ATTORNEYS’
FEES, OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED USD $100. THE
ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY WILL NOT BE AFFECTED IF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL FAIL OF
ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, AND SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR
LIMITATIONS MAY THEREFORE NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Experimental Features
In order to accommodate advanced users’ requests and to build new features and
functionalities, we may from time to time release experimental features on the Site or in Our
Offerings. These features may not be complete or may
not have been fully tested, which may present heightened risks. They may contain errors or
inaccuracies that could cause failures, corruption or loss of data and/or information. You can
think of these features as beta features.
We do not guarantee the stability, functionality, or long-term support of these features. We do
not recommend use of these features unless you are an advanced user with strong technical
skills. Without limiting any other provision
of these Terms, you expressly acknowledge and agree that all use of such features is at your
sole risk.
Special Notice for International Use; Export Controls
The technology and software underlying the Site and Our Offerings (“Software”) may be
subject to export controls and other laws, restrictions, regulations and rules of the United
States or other applicable jurisdictions, including
but not limited to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) and Foreign Assets Control
Regulations (collectively, “Export Laws”). No Software may be downloaded or otherwise exported
or re-exported in violation of any
Export Laws or other Applicable Laws. Downloading or using any Software is at your sole risk.
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all Applicable Laws
regarding your use of Our Offerings including
any Software.
Indemnification and Release
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless us, our affiliates and our and their
respective employees and agents, from and against all Claims (as defined below) arising out of
or in any way connected with your improper
use of the Site or Our Offerings or your violation of these Terms, the rights of any third party
or any Applicable Law. “Claims” include any past, present, or future actions, causes of action,
demands, assertions of rights, costs,
demands, expenses, injuries, judgments, losses suits, damages and attorneys' fees and other
costs of defense, of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether in tort, contract, pursuant to
statute, at law or equity or otherwise, whether
direct or indirect, contingent or absolute, and whether or not known, foreseeable, liquidated,
anticipated or suspected.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, and except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, you, on behalf of yourself and your past, present and future successors, predecessors,
assigns, heirs, affiliates, agents, insurers,
representatives, and any individual, person, organization, entity, corporation or representative
who or which acquires or succeeds to your rights and responsibilities, absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably forever release
and discharge (and covenant not to sue) us, together with our affiliates and each of our and
their respective past, present and future successors, predecessors and assigns, and all of our
and their shareholders, parent companies,
subsidiaries, affiliates, insurers, representatives, officers, directors and employees, from any
and all Claims arising out of or in any way related to your use or inability to access and/or
use the Site or any Offering.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION - AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE
Dispute Resolution by Binding Arbitration; Jury Trial Waiver; Class Action Waiver.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY AS IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS.
If we are unable to resolve your concerns and a dispute remains between you and us, this
Section explains how the parties have agreed to, and shall, resolve it.
You and we agree to make reasonable, good faith efforts to informally resolve any
dispute before you initiate formal dispute resolution. You agree to send us a written notice
that describes the nature and basis of the claim
or dispute and sets forth the relief sought. Written notice to us must be sent via postal mail
to the address specified under the “Contact” section at the end of these Terms (“Notice
Address”).
FORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION: If the parties do not resolve the claim within sixty (60)
calendar days after your written notice is received by us, then your options for formal dispute
resolution depend upon your country of
residence. This Section does not prevent you from bringing your dispute to the attention of any
federal, state or local government agencies that can, if Applicable Law allows, seek relief from
us for you.
FOR RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES & OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT ENFORCE BINDING
ARBITRATION: YOU AND WE AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN YOU AND US ARISING
IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO
THESE TERMS OR TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US AS A USER OF THE SITE OR ANY OF OUR OFFERINGS
(WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY,
AND WHETHER THE CLAIMS ARISE DURING OR AFTER
ANY TERMINATION OF THE SERVICE) WILL BE DETERMINED EXCLUSIVELY BY MANDATORY BINDING INDIVIDUAL
(NOT CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE OR CONSOLIDATED ACTION) ARBITRATION. YOU AND WE FURTHER AGREE THAT
THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE
POWER TO RULE ON HIS OR HER OWN JURISDICTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE
EXISTENCE, SCOPE OR VALIDITY OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT OR TO THE ARBITRABILITY OF ANY CLAIM
OR COUNTERCLAIM.
Arbitration is a proceeding before a neutral arbitrator, instead of before a judge or
jury. Arbitration is less formal than a lawsuit in court, and provides more limited discovery.
It follows different rules than court
proceedings, and is subject to very limited review by courts. The arbitrator will issue a
written decision and provide a statement of reasons if requested by either party. YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO SUE
IN COURT AND TO HAVE A TRIAL BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY.
YOU AND WE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR OUR
INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER (OR IN A REPRESENTATIVE OR
CONSOLIDATED ACTION) IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR, REPRESENTATIVE,
OR CONSOLIDATED ACTION. Unless both you and we agree, no arbitrator or judge may consolidate
more than one person's claims or otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class
proceeding, and the arbitrator specifically
does not have the power to alter this. The arbitrator may award injunctive relief only in favor
of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief
warranted by that party's individual claim.
If a court decides that Applicable Law precludes enforcement of any of this Section's
limitations as to a particular claim for relief, then that claim (and only that claim) must be
severed from the arbitration and may be brought
in court.
Either you or we may start arbitration proceedings. If you start an arbitration
proceeding against us, you agree that you will be responsible for at least half of the cost of
the arbitration (and perhaps more in accordance
with the arbitrator's ruling). Any arbitration between you and us will be administered at the
International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) International Court of Arbitration under the Rules of
Arbitration of the ICC then in force
including its Expedited Procedure Provisions (collectively, the “Rules and Procedures”), as
modified by these Terms, or, if ICC no longer exists or is unable to participate, such other
arbitration forum selected by us. The language
to be used in the arbitral proceeding shall be English. For more information on the ICC, the
Rules and Procedures, or the process for filing an arbitration claim, you may call the ICC in
Paris, France at +33 (0) 1 49 53 28 28 or
visit the ICC website at https://iccwbo.org.
Unless we expressly agree in writing to the contrary, the parties shall keep
confidential all awards and orders in any arbitration pursuant to this Section, as well as all
materials in the arbitral proceedings created for
the purpose of the arbitration and all other documents produced by another party in the arbitral
proceedings not otherwise in the public domain; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent
either party from making any disclosure
of such to the extent that disclosure is required of a party by a legal duty, to protect or to
pursue a legal right, or to enforce or challenge an award in legal proceedings before the
appropriate court or other judicial authority.
You and we agree that the US Federal Arbitration Act applies and governs the interpretation and
enforcement of this provision, to the extent applicable.
The seat and venue of the arbitration is the Cayman Islands. The arbitration will be
conducted before one commercial arbitrator from the ICC with substantial experience in resolving
commercial contract disputes. As modified
by these Terms, and unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties in writing, the arbitration will
be governed by the Rules and Procedures. The ICC Emergency Arbitrator Provisions shall not
apply.
The dispute will be resolved by the submission of documents without a hearing, unless a
hearing is requested by a party or deemed to be necessary by the arbitrator, in which case, a
party may elect to participate telephonically.
The arbitrator shall make a decision in writing, and shall provide a statement of reasons if
requested by either party. The arbitrator must follow Applicable Law, and any award may be
challenged if the arbitrator fails to do so.
You and we may litigate in court to compel arbitration, to stay proceeding pending arbitration,
or to confirm, modify, vacate or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator.
Nothing in this Section removes or limits our liability for fraud, fraudulent
misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by our negligence, and, if required by
Applicable Law, gross negligence. Additionally, notwithstanding
this agreement to arbitrate, claims for infringement or misappropriation of the other party's
patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights shall not be
subject to arbitration under this Section.
You or we may seek emergency equitable relief before a court located in the Cayman
Islands in order to maintain the status quo pending arbitration and you agree to submit to the
exclusive personal jurisdiction of the courts
located within the Cayman Islands for such purpose. A request for interim measures shall not be
deemed to be a waiver of the right to arbitrate.
FOR RESIDENTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION & OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT DO NOT ENFORCE THE
BINDING ARBITRATION REQUIRED ABOVE: Any non-arbitrable disputes arising under or in connection
with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands. If you start an arbitration proceeding against
us, you agree that you will be responsible for at least half of the cost of the arbitration (and
perhaps more in accordance with the
arbitrator’s ruling). This Section will survive any termination of your access to or use of the
Site and/or Offerings and/or any termination of these Terms as well as any voluntary payment of
any debt in full by you or any bankruptcy
by you or us. With the exception of any provision of this Section prohibiting arbitration on a
class or collective basis, if any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid,
unenforceable, or illegal, or otherwise
conflicts with the Rules and Procedures, then the balance of this arbitration provision will
remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid,
unenforceable, illegal or conflicting part were
not contained herein. If, however, any provision of this Section prohibiting arbitration on a
class or collective basis is found to be invalid, unenforceable, or illegal, then the entirety
of this arbitration provision will be
null and void, and neither you nor we will be entitled to arbitration.
YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SITE, ANY OF OUR OFFERINGS OR THESE TERMS MUST BE FILED
WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM
OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR IT WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
Disputes Among Users
You agree that you are solely responsible for your interactions with any other user in
connection with the Site, Our Offerings and/or the Blockchain and Ecosystem and we will have no
liability or responsibility with respect
thereto. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to become involved in any way with
disputes between you and any other user of the Site and/or Our Offerings.
General
Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms constitute the entire agreement between you
and us with respect to the Site and Our Offerings, and these Terms supersede all prior or
contemporaneous communications and proposals,
whether electronic, oral or written, between you and us with respect thereto. Without limiting
the foregoing, nothing contained in the Site or any other website or property owned or
controlled by us or any of our affiliates shall
be construed as a representation, warranty or covenant, or give rise to any liability or
obligation on the part of us or any of our affiliates except as expressly set forth in these
Terms.
These Terms will be governed by the laws, restrictions, regulations and rules of the
State of Delaware, U.S.A., without regard to its conflict of law provisions. With respect to any
disputes or claims that do not fall within
the agreement to arbitrate, set out above, you and we agree to submit to the personal and
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands, which shall be the exclusive and
mandatory venue and forum for any such disputes
or claims. In connection with any such disputes or claims, you hereby expressly, knowingly,
voluntarily and irrevocably (a) consent to the personal jurisdiction and to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands
and (b) waive any objection based on lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or forum non
conveniens.
If a particular provision of these Terms is held to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the provision shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms and shall not affect
the validity of these Terms as a whole,
which shall remain in full force and effect. The parties nevertheless agree that the court
should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in any invalid provision.
Any failure by us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not
operate as a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of these Terms or any portion thereof
by us must be in writing and signed
by an authorized representative of ours.
A printed version of these Terms and of any notice given in electronic form will be
admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms to
the same extent and subject to the same conditions
as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or
contractual effect. Whenever examples are used in these Terms with the words “including,” “for
example,” “e.g.,” “such as,” “etc.” or any derivation
thereof, such examples are intended to be illustrative and not in limitation thereof. Notices to
you may be made via either email or regular mail or other electronic service.
You hereby consent to receive service of process by electronic means or social media to
the extent allowed by the applicable federal or state court. This constitutes consent in writing
as contemplated in Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 5(b)(2)(E) and any applicable state (or other jurisdiction) equivalent.
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists
between you and us as a result of these Terms or your use of the Site or any of Our Offerings.
You acknowledge and agree that our performance
of these Terms is subject to Applicable Laws and that nothing contained in these Terms is in
derogation of our right to comply with any governmental, court and law enforcement requests or
requirements relating to your use of the
Site, Our Offerings or information provided to or gathered by us with respect to such use.
Notice for California Users
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, users of the Service from California USA are
entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the
Division of Consumer Services of the California
Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N
112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210. You may contact
us at the address specified below.
Contact
If you have any concern, question or complaint regarding these Terms, please contact us by
e-mail, info at strongblock dot io, or at Jenison Holdings SEZC, Strathvale House, 90 North
Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman,
KY1-1106, Cayman Islands. StrongBlock is a tradename of Jenison Holdings SEZC.
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ANNEX 1
SUPPLEMENTAL TERMS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS ON THE
STRONGBLOCK OFFICIAL STORE
Store and Products
The StrongBlock Official Store is accessible at https://store.strongblock.com/ (the “Store”)
and may from time to time offer for sale merchandise and other goods (“Products”). By placing
any order for Products, you represent
that you are buying such Products for your own personal or household use only, and not for
resale. You may not purchase commercial quantities of Products without our prior written
consent, and we may place limits on your purchases.
Store Policies
You acknowledge and agree that all Store purchases are subject to the Store’s policies
posted at https://store.strongblock.com/pages/store-policies, as updated from time to time (the
“Store Policies”).
Pricing, Payments and Transaction Processing
Product pricing is displayed on the Store. We strive to display accurate price information,
however we may, on occasion, make inadvertent typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions
related to pricing and availability.
We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time and to cancel
any orders arising from such occurrences.
We may use a third-party payment processor to process credit card transactions made
through the Store. The payment processor may require you to agree to separate terms for use of
its services. Without limiting the foregoing,
the privacy policy of the payment processor may apply to information you share with the payment
processor and should be reviewed by you before making any purchase.
You are responsible for paying any governmental taxes imposed in connection with the
purchase of Products made available through the Store, including sales, use, and excise taxes
(excluding only taxes on our net income),
as well as any duties and taxes imposed by your local customs officials or other regulatory
body. To the extent that we are obligated to collect such taxes, the applicable tax will be
added to your billing account.
We specifically disclaim all obligation or liability to complete any transaction that
cannot be cleared by our payment processor, whether due to insufficient funds available on your
credit card, issues related to identity
or localization or otherwise.
You agree not to initiate any claim and dispute procedure with third parties regarding
payment of fees, except as may be otherwise provided under Applicable Law and then only after
your good faith effort to resolve the
dispute with us. Unless otherwise expressly stated in the Store Policies, all purchases are
final and amounts paid are non-refundable.
Order Fulfillment and Support
We perform or arrange for the performance of order fulfillment services, customer support
services, and Product warranty support services, in each case to the extent set forth in, and
subject to, the Store Policies. Except
as set forth in the Store Policies, we shall not be obligated to provide any such services. The
risk of loss and title for Products purchased from the Store pass to you upon our delivery to
the carrier.
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ANNEX 2
RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
You acknowledge and agree that there are inherent risks associated with purchasing and
dealing with NFTs, cryptocurrencies and other data units stored on a Blockchain (collectively,
“Tokens”) including any product or service
that generates, embeds, relies upon or otherwise utilizes Tokens or otherwise interacts with
Blockchains (collectively, “Blockchain Offerings”), including those outlined below. Some of Our
Offerings are Blockchain Offerings, and
you are responsible for understanding the associated risks.
Risk of Losing Access to Tokens Due to Wallet Incompatibility: A cryptocurrency
wallet must possess technical infrastructure that is compatible with the receipt, storage and
transfer of Tokens supported by the relevant
Blockchain. Non-compatible wallet addresses may result in loss of access to Tokens. Risk
Associated with Blockchain Protocols: Any malfunction, breakdown, abandonment, unintended
function, unexpected functioning of or attack on
a Blockchain or supporting protocols may have an adverse effect on the Tokens and Blockchain
Offerings, including causing them to malfunction or function in an unexpected or unintended
manner.
Risk Associated with Digital Wallets and Private Keys: Errors or malfunctions
related to digital wallets users choose for purposes of receiving and storing Tokens or engaging
with Blockchain Offerings may result
in the loss of Tokens or access to or functionality of Blockchain Offerings. Any third party
that gains access to or learns of a user’s login credentials or other private keys may be able
to dispose of such user’s Tokens and engage
in other unapproved transactions using the digital wallet, including with other Blockchain
Offerings. If a user’s private key or wallet password gets lost or stolen, associated Tokens and
other Digital Assets may be unrecoverable
and permanently lost. Additionally, providing an incorrect wallet address may result in a loss
of Tokens or access to Blockchain Offerings.
Risk of Unfavorable Regulatory Action: Blockchain technologies and cryptographic
tokens have been the subject of scrutiny by various regulatory bodies around the world.
Blockchain technology allows new forms of interaction
and certain jurisdictions have applied or may apply certain existing regulations on, or have
introduced and may introduce new regulations addressing, Blockchain technology based
applications, which regulations may be contrary to
the setup of a Blockchain or its smart contract system, or Blockchain Offerings, and, therefore,
may result in substantial modifications to such Blockchain and smart contract systems, or
Blockchain Offerings, including its termination
and the loss of Tokens and/or Blockchain Offerings.
The regulatory status of NFTs, cryptographic tokens and distributed ledger technology
(or certain uses thereof) is unclear or unsettled in many jurisdictions, and the regulatory
status of each is distinct. To the extent
they have not already done so, it is difficult to predict how or whether regulatory authorities
may apply existing regulation with respect to such technology and its applications, including
specifically (but without limitation
to) the Blockchains and their supported Tokens and Blockchain Offerings. It is likewise
difficult to predict how or whether any legislative or regulatory authorities may implement
changes to existing law and regulation affecting
distributed ledger technology and its applications, including specifically (but without
limitation to) the Blockchains and their supported Tokens and Blockchain Offerings. Regulatory
actions could negatively impact the Blockchains,
Tokens and Blockchain Offerings in various ways, including, for purposes of illustration only,
through a determination that certain Tokens are a regulated financial instrument that requires
registration, licensing or restriction.
We may cease operations in a jurisdiction if regulatory actions, or changes to law or
regulation, make it illegal to operate in such jurisdiction, or commercially undesirable to
obtain the necessary regulatory approval(s) to operate
in such jurisdiction. The functioning of the Blockchains, Tokens and Blockchain Offerings could
be impacted by any regulatory inquiries or actions, including restrictions on the use, sale or
possession of Tokens or implementation
of Blockchain Offerings, which restrictions could also impede, limit or end the development of
the Blockchains or Blockchain Offerings and/or result in legal liability.
The cryptocurrency exchange market, the token listing and trading market and initial
coin offerings are (and by extension certain Blockchain Offerings may be) subject to a variety
of federal, state and international laws
and regulations, including those with respect to “know you customer” and “anti-money laundering”
and customer due diligence procedures, privacy and data protection, consumer protection, data
security, and others. These laws and
regulations, and the interpretation or application of these laws and regulations, could change.
In addition, new laws or regulations could be enacted which could impact the Blockchains, Tokens
and/or Blockchain Offerings including
your access to or use thereof. Additionally, Blockchain users are subject to or may be adversely
affected by industry specific laws and regulations or licensing requirements. If any of these
parties fails to comply with any of
these licensing requirements or other applicable laws or regulations, or if such laws and
regulations or licensing requirements become more stringent or are otherwise expanded, it could
adversely impact the Blockchains, Tokens
and/or Blockchain Offerings.
Risk of Alternative Blockchain Offerings: It is possible that alternative
applications could be established which use the same open source code and protocol underlying
any Blockchain Offering. Tokens supported by
any particular Blockchain or Blockchain Offering may have no intrinsic value with respect to
such alternative applications or Blockchain Offerings. Blockchain Offerings might compete with
such alternative token-based applications,
which could potentially negatively impact one or more Blockchains, Tokens and/or Blockchain
Offerings.
Risk of Insufficient Interest: It is possible that one or more Blockchains or
Blockchain Offerings will not be used by a large number of businesses, individuals, and other
organizations and that there will be limited
public interest in the creation and development of Tokens and/or Blockchain Offerings. Such a
lack of interest could negatively impact one or more Blockchains, Tokens and Blockchain
Offerings.
Risk of Blockchain Changes: Blockchains may undergo significant changes. Any
expectations or assumptions regarding the form and functionality of any particular Blockchain
and related Tokens or Blockchain Offerings
may not be met, for any number of reasons, including the decentralized nature of Blockchains,
participant behavior, and the types of Blockchain Offerings offered through a Blockchain. In
addition, Blockchains may experience malfunctions
or otherwise fail to be adequately maintained, which may negatively impact one or more
Blockchains, Tokens and Blockchain Offerings.
Taxation Risk: The tax characterization of Tokens and Blockchain Offerings may be
unclear, unsettled or subject to change. Transactions in Tokens or involving Blockchain
Offerings may be considered tax events under
applicable laws and regulations. You must seek your own tax advice in connection with creating,
holding, selling or otherwise dealing with Tokens, which may result in adverse tax consequences,
including tax payment liability and
tax reporting requirements.
Risk of Theft and Hacking: Hackers or other groups or organizations may attempt
to interfere with Blockchains, Tokens or Blockchain Offerings in several ways, including without
limitation denial of service attacks,
side-channel attacks, spoofing, smurfing, malware attacks, or consensus-based attacks.
Blockchains are susceptible to mining attacks, including double-spend attacks, majority mining
power attacks, selfish-mining attacks, and race
condition attacks. Any successful attacks present a risk to Blockchains, Tokens and Blockchain
Offerings, including the expected proper execution and sequencing of smart contract computations
and Token transactions.
Risk of Weaknesses or Exploitable Breakthroughs in the Field of Cryptography:
Advances in cryptography, or technical advances such as the development of quantum computing,
could present risks to cryptocurrencies
and Blockchains, Tokens and Blockchain Offerings by rendering ineffective the cryptographic
consensus mechanism that underpins Blockchain protocols, which could result in the theft, loss
or decreased utility of Tokens and/or Blockchain
Offerings. Smart contracts, blockchain application software and Blockchain protocols are still
in an early development stage and relatively unproven. There is no warranty or assurance that
the process for creating Tokens on any
Blockchain will be uninterrupted or error-free and there is an inherent risk that software could
contain defects, weaknesses, vulnerabilities, viruses or bugs causing, inter alia, the complete
loss of Tokens.
Illiquid Market Risk: Third party exchanges and marketplaces that support trading
in Tokens are likely to be relatively new and subject to poorly understood regulatory oversight.
They may, therefore, be more exposed
to fraud and failure than established, regulated exchanges for other products and have a
negative impact on the Tokens. To the extent that any third party ascribes an external exchange
value to Tokens (e.g., as denominated in a
crypto or fiat currency), such value may be extremely volatile and diminish to zero. If (despite
his or her representations to the contrary) a user is holding Tokens as a form of investment on
a speculative basis or otherwise,
or for a financial purpose, with the expectation or desire that their inherent, intrinsic or
cash-equivalent value may increase with time, there would be significant risks associated with
such speculation or actions, and any errors
associated therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we do not offer Tokens on an investment
basis.
Risk of Uninsured Losses: Unlike bank accounts or accounts at some other
financial institutions, Tokens and any funds held using Blockchains or Blockchain Offerings are
uninsured. In the event of any loss, there
is no public insurer, such as the FDIC, or private insurer, to offer recourse to users.
Risk Associated with Incomplete Information: You may not have full access to all
information relevant to the Blockchains, Tokens and/or Blockchain Offerings. We do not provide
users with recommendations or advice
related to Blockchains, Blockchain Offerings or Tokens.