Terms of Use

Last Revised: 6 October 2024

BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CLAIMING (AS DEFINED BELOW), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BY ENTERING A WALLET (AS DEFINED BELOW) PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND PROCESSES DESCRIBED HEREIN, PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED TO THESE TERMS OF USE IN THEIR ENTIRETY. THE PARTICIPANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ITS OWN DECISION IN RESPECT OF ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE CLAIMING AND ANY RECEIPT OF TOKENS. ANY PARTICIPATION IN THE CLAIMING IS SOLELY AT THE PARTICIPANT’S OWN RISK AND IT IS THE PARTICIPANT’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO SEEK APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL, LEGAL, TAX, AND OTHER ADVICE IN RESPECT OF THE CLAIMING AND ANY RECEIPT OF THE TOKENS PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN THE CLAIMING AND PRIOR TO RECEIVING ANY TOKENS.

BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CLAIMING, THE PARTICIPANT EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND ASSUMES ALL RISKS RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE RISKS SET OUT BELOW. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR ANY FOUNDATION PERSON (AS DEFINED BELOW) BE HELD LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH OR FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITIES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLAIMING OR THE RECEIPT OF ANY TOKENS.

THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PARTICIPATION BY ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE CLAIMING. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY RECOMMENDATION OR ADVICE IN RESPECT OF THE CLAIMING OR THE TOKENS. EACH PARTICIPANT PARTICIPATES IN THE CLAIMING AT ITS OWN RISK AND RECEIVES TOKENS AT ITS OWN RISK.

Please read these Terms of Use (this “Agreement”) carefully. Your use or access of the Site or the Services (as defined below), including Claiming, constitutes your consent to this Agreement.

This Agreement is between you (the “User” and collectively with others using the Site, “Users”) and Gyroscope Foundation, a foundation company incorporated and registered in the Cayman Islands (“Foundation” or “we,” “our” or “us” and together with you, the “Parties”) concerning your use of (including any access to) Foundation’s websites, currently located at gyroscope.foundation mobile applications, web applications,decentralised applications, smart contracts and API located or made available or accessible at any of the Foundation’s websites, including at claim.gyroscope.foundation (together with any materials and services available therein and successor website(s) or application(s) thereto, the “Site”). This Agreement hereby incorporates by this reference any additional terms and conditions with respect to the Site posted by Foundation to the Site, or otherwise made available to you by Foundation.

By clicking or tapping any button or box marked “accept” or “agree” (or a similar term) in connection with this Agreement, or by accessing or using the Site or the Services (as defined below), including for Claiming (as defined below), you agree to be bound by this Agreement, a current version of which is available at the Site, and which may be modified from time to time at our sole discretion in accordance with section 3 below.If you do not understand or agree to these Claiming Terms, please do not participate in the Claiming.

NOTICE: Please read this Agreement carefully as it governs your use of the Site, including Claiming. This Agreement contains important information, including a binding arbitration provision and a class action waiver, both of which impact your rights as to how disputes are resolved. The Site is only available to you — and you should only access the Site — if you agree completely with these terms.

1. Use of Services

1.1. Services

The Foundation operates the Site as a non-exclusive and optional access point to certain Gyroscope Protocol functionalities. The Site displays price information and allows for interaction with autonomous smart contract mechanisms of digital tokens and assets (“Digital Assets”) and may provide the user interface where you can access selected features the Gyroscope Protocol (the “Services”). The Services include participation GYFI token (“Token”) airdrop claiming program (“Claiming”). The Site is one, but not the exclusive, means of accessing the Gyroscope Protocol. However, there is only one website for Claiming, which is the following: claim.gyroscope.foundation.

1.2. Your Use of Services

You represent and warrant to Foundation that:

  • You represent and warrant that all information provided during the Claiming process is true, accurate, and complete.
  • You agree and acknowledge that (a) solely you are responsible and liable for all taxes due in connection with your participation in the Claiming; and (b) you should consult a tax advisor with respect to the tax treatment of Claiming Tokens in your jurisdiction.
  • You are eligible to enter into the Agreement and use the Services, including Claiming, in accordance with section 2 below.
  • This Agreement is valid, and binding on you, and enforceable against you.
  • You will comply with all terms and conditions of this Agreement.
  • You are not entering into the Agreement and using the Services in your capacity as a consumer.
  • You acknowledge and agree that from time to time the Site may be inaccessible or inoperable for any reason, including, without limitation: (i) equipment malfunctions; (ii) periodic maintenance procedures or repairs which Foundation may undertake from time to time; (iii) causes beyond the control of Foundation or which are not reasonably foreseeable byFoundation; (iv) disruptions and temporary or permanent unavailability of the underlying blockchain infrastructure; (v) unavailability of third party service providers or external partners for any reason. In this case, you may be prevented from accessing or using the Services, including Claiming.
  • You acknowledge and agree that the Site and the Services may evolve over time. This means Foundation may apply changes, replace, or discontinue (temporarily or permanently) the Services (including Claiming) at any time in Foundation’s sole discretion.
  • You acknowledge and agree that the pricing information provided on the Site does not represent an offer, a solicitation of an offer, or any advice regarding, or recommendation to enter into, a transaction with Foundation.
  • You acknowledge and agree that the Foundation does not act as an agent for any of the Users.
  • You are solely responsible for your use of the Services, including all transfers of Digital Assets you make, and any Claiming you perform.
  • In connection with using the Services, you will only transfer legally-obtained Digital Assets that belong to you.
  • You will obey all applicable laws in connection with using the Services. You will not use the Site or the Services if the laws of your country, or any other applicable law, prohibit you from doing so in accordance with this Agreement.
  • You are solely responsible for reporting and paying any taxes applicable to your use of the Services.
  • You are not and have not been placed on any sanctioned, excluded or denied persons lists by any authority.
  • You are responsible for complying with any applicable export controls or embargoes.
  • Any Digital Assets used by you in connection with the Services are either owned by you or that you are validly authorised to carry out actions using such Digital Assets.
  • You acknowledge and agree that we have no control over, or liability for, the delivery, quality, safety, legality or any other aspect of any Digital Assets that you may transfer to or from a third party and/or smart contract, and that we are not responsible for ensuring that an entity with whom you transact actually completes the transaction or is authorised to do so. If you experience a problem with any Digital Assets you sent or received, you bear the entire risk.
  • You covenant that all activity and conduct in connection with your use of the Services, including any resultant transactions of the Digital Assets, will be in compliance with all applicable law, rules, regulations, requirements, guidelines and policies of any governmental or quasi-governmental body or regulatory agency, any self-regulatory organisation.
  • You are not a resident of any of the following countries or regions: Belarus, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Crimea (Ukraine/Russia), United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe (“Non-Supported Countries”).
  • You do not use Virtual Private Network software or any other privacy or anonymization tools or techniques in order to circumvent any restrictions which apply to the Services, especially those which restrict the geographical availability of the Services.
  • You are not the the subject of economic or trade sanctions administered or enforced by any governmental authority or otherwise designated on any list of prohibited or restricted parties (including but not limited to the list maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the UK Sanctions List, or any sanctions lists maintained by the EU or its agencies).
  • You agree and acknowledge that your participation in the Claiming and claim of Tokens does not require or involve any form of purchase, payment, or tangible consideration from or to us, nor otherwise require or involve any acceptance of value by us from you. You agree and acknowledge that you (a) lawfully may receive Tokens for free via the Claiming (other than gas fees or applicable taxes, if any, that may be due to third parties), (b) were not promised the Tokens or any tokens (whether via the Claiming or otherwise); and (c) took no action in anticipation of, or in reliance on, receiving the Tokens or any tokens, the occurrence of a Claiming, or potential participation in any Claiming.
  • Your eligibility to receive Tokens or participate in the Claiming is subject to our sole discretion. The Claiming shall be conducted during a specified period, as determined by the Foundation in its sole discretion and announced on its Site (the “Claiming Period”). Participant must follow the instructions set forth in any Claiming announcement and/or such other instructions as may be provided by the Foundation from time to time to participate in the Claiming. The number of Tokens allocated to each Participant will be determined by the Foundation, in its sole discretion, and such allocation may vary among Participants. Tokens may be made available for claims after an initial period in which Participants can check eligibility for, but not claim, Claiming Tokens.
  • You agree that you are the legal owner of the Claiming Address (as defined below) that you use to access or participate in the Claiming and the Services and will not sell, assign, or transfer control of such address or the Tokens to third parties to circumvent any GYFI lock-up period or to knowingly redistribute Tokens to a person, IP Address (as defined below), or Claiming Address (as defined below) that would violate these Claiming Terms if claimed directly by such person, IP Address, or Claiming Address.
  • To participate in the Claiming, you will need to enter an eligible Claiming Address (as defined below) and/or connect a compatible third-party digital wallet (either, a “Wallet”). Failure to provide and connect an eligible Wallet may result in the forfeiture of Tokens. There may be technical limitations, delays, and/or transaction fees due or payable to third parties, such as gas fees on Ethereum transactions, to receive and/or claim Tokens through your Wallet.
  • By using a Wallet, you agree that you are using the Wallet in accordance with any terms and conditions of an applicable third-party provider of such Wallet. Wallets are not maintained or supported by, or associated or affiliated with, the Foundation. When you interact with the Claiming or other Services, as between the Foundation and you, you retain control over your digital assets at all times. We do not control digital assets, including the Tokens, in your Wallet, and we accept no responsibility or liability to you in connection with your use of a Wallet. We make no representations or warranties regarding how the Claiming or other Services will operate with, or be compatible with, any specific Wallet. The private keys necessary to access and/or transfer the digital assets held in a Wallet are not known or held by the Foundation. Any third party that may gain access to Participant’s login credential, private key, or third-party cloud or storage mechanism for such information may be able to misappropriate Tokens and/or other digital assets held by Participant. The Foundation has no ability to help you access or recover your private key and/or seed phrase for your Wallet. As between you and the Foundation, solely you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your private key, and solely you are responsible for any transaction signed with your private key. The Foundation is not responsible for any loss associated with the Participant’s private key, digital wallet, vault, or other storage mechanism.
  • You agree and acknowledge that if you are unable to claim the Claiming due to technical bugs, smart contract issues, gas fees, wallet incompatibilities, loss of access to a wallet or the key thereto, or for any other reason, you will have no recourse or claim against the Foundation or any director, officer, employee, consultant, service provided or affiliate of the Fundation (the “Foundation Person”). In any such cases, neither the Foundation nor any Foundation Person will bear any liability.
  • You agree and acknowledge that claiming the Claiming may require interaction with, reliance on, or an integration with third-party products or services (e.g., a wallet or a network or blockchain) that we do not control. In the event that you are unable to access such products, services, or integrations, or if they fail for any reason, and you are unable to participate in the Claiming or claim Claiming Tokens as a result, you will have no recourse or claim against us or any Foundation Person; and neither we nor any Foundation Person bear(s) any responsibility or liability to you.
  • You agree and acknowledge that your participation in the Claiming is at your own risk. You agree and acknowledge that you have carefully reviewed, read, and understood the Risks below.
  • Without limiting any terms below, you agree that you shall defend, indemnify, and hold the Foundation Persons harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, proceedings, investigations, demands, suits, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs, and fines or penalties imposed by any regulatory authority) incurred by the Foundation Persons arising out of or in connection with: (a) your use of, or conduct in connection with, the Claiming; (b) your breach or our enforcement of these Claiming Terms, or (c) your violation of any applicable law, regulation, or rights of any third party. If you are obligated to indemnify any Foundation Person hereunder, then you agree that the Foundation (or, at its discretion, the applicable Foundation Persons) will have the right, in its sole discretion, to control any action or proceeding and to determine whether the Foundation wishes to settle, and if so, on what terms, and you agree to fully cooperate with the Foundation in the defense or settlement of such claim. Your obligations under this indemnification provision will continue even after these Claiming Terms have expired or been terminated.
  • You agree and acknowledge that your Claiming Address will be screened and excluded from Claiming, at our sole discretion, if we detect threshold transactions between your Claiming Address and another Ethereum or similar digital-asset, smart-contract, or protocol address associated with certain risk-exposure categories established.
  • You agree and acknowledge that your IP Address will be screened and excluded from Claiming if our geo-location controls detect that you may be located in a (a) sanctioned jurisdiction; (b) jurisdiction subject to heightened sanctions risks identified or enforced by certain countries, governments, or international authorities; or (c) jurisdiction otherwise considered high risk with respect to the Claiming or otherwise (collectively, “Prohibited Jurisdictions”). You agree and understand that the Prohibited Jurisdictions are subject to change at our sole discretion without notice.
  • To avoid circumvention of our geo-location controls, the Foundation has implemented proxy and VPN detection and blocking controls, which are designed to prevent GYFI Claims by any person detected to be using VPN and similar proxy technologies.

1.3. Fees

Foundation does not charge any fees for use of Services. However, in connection with your use of the Services, you agree to bear all costs necessary to conduct a transaction, such as gas cost, as well as there may be some costs established by the Gyroscope DAO. We may attempt to provide accurate cost information, but this information is highly volatile and can change quickly without Users necessarily being aware of these changes.

2. Eligibility

You affirm that you are of legal age to enter into this Agreement where you live and have the legal capacity to enter into this Agreement, as well as that you are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and to abide by and comply with this Agreement.

Services are available for your business use only. You are not allowed to enter into this Agreement and use the Services in your capacity as a consumer. If you are an individual accessing or using the Site on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any corporation, partnership or other entity with which you are associated (an “Organisation”), then you are agreeing to this Agreement on behalf of yourself and such Organisation, and you represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to bind such Organisation to this Agreement. References to “you” and “your” in this Agreement will refer to both the individual using the Site and to any such Organisation.

You represent that you are legally permitted to use the service in your jurisdiction including owning Digital Assets, and interacting with the Services in any way. You further represent that you are responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction and acknowledge that the Foundation is not liable for your compliance with such laws. You further represent and warrant that you will not use the Site or the Services if the laws of your country of residency or establishment prohibit you from doing so in accordance with this Agreement. You further represent that neither you nor yourFoundation is a resident of any of the Non-Supported Countries. Finally, you represent and warrant that you will not use the Service for any illegal activity.

The Foundation, in its sole discretion, shall determine the eligibility criteria for participation in the Claiming, including the amount of Tokens to be distributed to eligible Participants that satisfy certain criteria. Different eligible Participants may receive different amounts of Tokens in any particular Claiming, depending on the criteria set forth by the Foundation for such Claiming. The Foundation shall have no obligation to notify actual or potential Claiming participants of the eligibility criteria for any Claiming prior to, during, or after the claims are opened for such Claiming.

The Foundation reserves the sole and absolute right to disqualify any participant or potential participant it deems ineligible for an Claiming (be it under these Terms of Use or by having determined that Participant engaged in any conduct that the Foundation considers harmful, unlawful, inappropriate, or unacceptable). Such disqualification may be appropriate if the Foundation determines, in its sole discretion, for example, that Participant may have used multiple addresses to obscure its identity or location or to attempt to game, cheat, or hack the Claiming, Tokens, or the Gyroscope Protocol.

The Foundation may deny, in its sole discretion, any person, internet-protocol address (“IP Address”), and/or Ethereum or similar digital-asset, smart-contract, or protocol address (“Claiming Address”) access to the Claiming website (or otherwise exclude such person, IP Address, or Claiming Address from GYFI Claims) based on data that indicates such person, IP Address, or Claiming Address may present heightened risks based on the Foundation’s risk assessment.

3. Modification of Agreement and Transfer

This Agreement may be discretionarily modified or replaced at any time, unless stated otherwise herein. The most current version of this Agreement will be posted on the Site with the “Last Revised” date at the top of the Agreement changed. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the revisions to the Site. You shall be responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such modifications. You waive any right you may have to receive specific notice of such changes or modifications. Use of the Site or the Services by you after any modification to the Agreement constitutes your acceptance of the Agreement as modified. If you do not agree to the Agreement in effect when you access or use the Services, you must stop using the Services. We may, at any time and without liability or prior notice, modify or discontinue all or part of the Site (including access to the Site via any third-party links). Neither party may assign or transfer any rights or obligations under this Agreement, provided that Foundation may assign this Agreement without your prior consent to any of Foundation’s affiliates, or to its successors in interest of any business associated with the services provided byFoundation. This Agreement shall be binding upon the permitted assigns or transferees of each party.

4. Representations, Warranties, and Risks

4.1. No Representation or Warranty

You expressly understand and agree that your use of the Service is at your sole risk.

WE MAKE AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AND WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES AND THE CODE PROPRIETARY OR OPEN SOURCE, WE SPECIFICALLY DO NOT REPRESENT AND WARRANT AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, USAGE, SECURITY, SUITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR AS TO THE WORKMANSHIP OR TECHNICAL CODING THEREOF, OR THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFECTS THEREIN, WHETHER LATENT OR PATENT. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES, CODE AND ANY RELATED INFORMATION ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE.

4.2. No Professional Advice and Disclaimer of Fiduciary Duties

All information provided on the website or through the Claiming or the Services, or otherwise provided by the Foundation, is for informational purposes only and is not and should not be construed as professional advice. You should not take, or refrain from taking, any action based on any information contained on the website or obtained through the Claiming or the Services. Before you make any financial, legal, tax, or other decisions with respect to the Claiming or the Services, you should seek independent, professional advice from an individual who is licensed and qualified in the area for which such advice would be appropriate.

To the fullest extent permitted by law and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or applicable provisions of law or equity or otherwise, the parties hereto hereby agree to eliminate any and all fiduciary duties Foundation may have to the user, its affiliates, or the end users of the Services, the site or its content, provided that such exclusion or limitation of liability shall not extend to the Foundation’s misappropriation of assets or funds of its users or its affiliates, or the end users of the Services, Site or content provided byFoundation or other acts or omissions that constitute a bad faith violation of the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

4.3 Claiming Disclaimer

Use of the Site for Claiming and participation in the Claiming is at the risk of the user. The Services are provided on an “as is'” and “as available” basis. The Foundation expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

The Foundation makes no warranty that the Claiming or the Services will meet your requirements or be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free. The Foundation makes no warranty that the results that may be obtained from access to or the use of Services will be accurate or reliable or that the quality of any products, services, applications, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the Services will meet your expectations.

By accessing and using the Claiming or the Services, you represent and warrant that you (a) understand the risks inherently associated with using cryptographic and blockchain-based systems and (b) have a working knowledge of the usage, storage, and intricacies of digital assets, such as those, like Tokens, following an Ethereum token standard (ERC-20). You further represent that you understand that markets for digital assets are highly volatile due to various factors, including adoption, speculation, technology, security, and regulation. You acknowledge and accept that the cost and speed of transacting with cryptographic and blockchain-based systems, such as Ethereum, are variable and may increase or decrease dramatically at any time. You acknowledge and accept the risk that your digital assets may have no value or lose some or all of their value during the Claiming Period, any GYFI lock-up period, or after. You understand that anyone can create a token, including fake versions of existing tokens and tokens that falsely claim to represent certain projects, entities, or people, and you acknowledge and accept the risk that you or others may mistakenly seek to claim or trade those or other tokens. You acknowledge that the Foundation is not responsible for any of these variables or risks and cannot be held liable for any resulting losses that you experience, including losses while accessing or using the Claiming or the Services. Accordingly, you understand and agree to assume full responsibility for all of the risks of accessing and using the Claiming and the Services.

You expressly understand and agree that the Foundation will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary damages, or damages for loss of profits, including damages for loss of goodwill, use, or data or other intangible losses (even if the Foundation has been advised of the possibility of such damages), whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise, resulting from: (a) the use or the inability to use the Claiming or the Services; (b) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information, or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the Claiming or the Services; (c) unauthorised access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (d) statements or conduct of any third party on the Services; (e) interruption or cessation of function related to our interface or website; (f) bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through the interface or website; (g) errors or omissions in, or loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of, any content made available through the interface or website; or (h) any other matter relating to the Claiming or the Services.

4.4 Sophistication and Risk of Cryptographic Systems

By utilizing the Services or interacting with the Site in any way, you represent that you understand the inherent risks associated with cryptographic systems; and warrant that you have an understanding of the usage and intricacies of native cryptographic tokens, like Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC), smart contract based tokens such as those that follow the Ethereum Token Standard (https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/20), and blockchain-based software systems.

The Foundation does not own or control any of the underlying software through which blockchain networks are formed. In general, the underlying software for blockchain networks tends to be open source such that anyone can use, copy, modify, and distribute it. By using the Services, you acknowledge and agree (i) that Foundation is not responsible for operation of the underlying software and networks that there exists no guarantee of functionality, security, or availability of such software and networks; and (ii) that the underlying protocols are subject to sudden changes in operating rules (known as “Forks ”), and that such Forks may materially affect the Services. It might be discretionarily decided not to support (or cease supporting) the Forked network entirely. You acknowledge and agree that the Foundation assumes absolutely no responsibility whatsoever in respect of any underlying software protocols, whether Forked or not.

Underlying networks use public/private key cryptography. You alone are responsible for securing your private key(s). Foundation does not have access to your private key(s). Losing control of your private key will permanently and irreversibly deny you access to funds on the Ethereum blockchain or other network. Neither Foundation nor any other person will be able to retrieve or protect your funds. Once your private key(s) is lost, you will not be able to transfer your Digital Assets to any other address or wallet. If this occurs, you will not be able to realise any value or utility that you may hold now or in future.

4.5 Risk of Regulatory Actions in One or More Jurisdictions

The Services, Digital Assets and ETH could be impacted by one or more regulatory inquiries or regulatory actions, which could impede or limit the ability of Foundation to continue to develop, or which could impede or limit your ability to access or use the Services or Ethereum blockchain, including access to your Digital Assets or other funds, and/or access to Claiming.

4.6 Risk of Weaknesses or Exploits in the Field of Cryptography

You acknowledge and understand that Cryptography is a progressing field. Advances in code cracking or technical advances such as the development of quantum computers may present risks to cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets and Services, which could result in the theft or loss of your Digital Assets or property. To the extent possible, it is intended to update the protocol underlying the Services to account for any advances in cryptography and to incorporate additional security measures, but does not guarantee or otherwise represent full security of the system. By using the Services or accessing the Site, you acknowledge these inherent risks.

4.7 Volatility of Cryptocurrency

You understand that Ethereum and other blockchain technologies and associated Digital Assets, currencies or tokens are highly volatile due to many factors including but not limited to adoption, speculation, technology and security risks, supply and demand, investors’ expectations with respect to the rate of inflation, interest rates, currency exchange rates or future regulatory measures (if any) that restrict the trading of Digital Assets or the use of Digital Assets as a form of payment. There is no assurance that Digital Assets will maintain any long-term value in terms of purchasing power in the future, or that acceptance of Digital Asset payments by mainstream retail merchants and commercial businesses will continue to grow. You also acknowledge that the cost of transacting on such technologies is variable and may increase at any time causing impact to any activities taking place on the Ethereum blockchain. You acknowledge these risks and represent that the Foundation cannot be held liable for such fluctuations or increased costs.

4.8 Application Security

You acknowledge that the Services are subject to flaws and which could result in the loss of some or all of your Digital Assets, and acknowledge that you are solely responsible for assuming the risk of such flaws or errors, and that no representation or warranty is made by the Foundation as to the accuracy of any audits or other similar reports or evaluations prepared by third-parties. This warning and others provided in this Agreement by Foundation in no way evidence or represent an ongoing duty to alert you to all of the potential risks of utilising the Services or accessing the Site.

4.9 Site Accuracy

Although it is intended to provide accurate and timely information on the Site, the Site or relevant tools may not always be entirely accurate, complete or current and may also include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. In an effort to continue to provide you with as complete and accurate information as possible, information may be changed or updated from time to time without notice, including, without limitation, information regarding our policies. Accordingly, you should verify all information before relying on it, and all decisions based on information contained on the Site or relevant tools are your sole responsibility and Foundation shall have no liability for such decisions. Links to third-party materials (including, without limitation, websites) may be provided as a convenience but are not controlled by any entity. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for any aspect of the information, content, or services contained in any third-party materials or on any third party sites accessible or linked to the Site or available via other relevant tools.

No representation is made as to the accuracy, completeness or appropriateness for any particular purpose of any pricing information distributed via the Site. Prices and pricing information may be higher or lower than prices available on other platforms.

4.10 Technical Knowledge

Any use or interaction with the Services requires a comprehensive understanding of applied cryptography and computer science in order to appreciate the inherent risks, including those listed above. You represent and warrant that you possess relevant knowledge and skills and knowingly assume such risks. Any reference to a type of Digital Asset on the Site does not indicate our approval or disapproval of the underlying technology regarding such type of Digital Asset, and should not be used as a substitute for your own understanding of the risks specific to each type of Digital Asset. We make no warranty as to the suitability of the Digital Assets referenced on the Site and assume no fiduciary duty in our relations with you.

4.11 Financial Risks

Use of the Services, in particular for trading Digital Assets, may carry financial risk. Digital Assets are, by their nature, highly experimental, risky, volatile and transactions carried through the Services are irreversible, final and there are no refunds. You acknowledge and agree that you will access and use the Site and the Services at your own risk. The risk of loss in trading Digital Assets can be substantial. You should, therefore, carefully consider whether such trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances and financial resources. In particular, by entering into a pool, liquidity providers commit to a market making strategy, and in turn a portfolio rebalancing rule, that fundamentally has different payoffs than just holding the underlying assets or using a different rebalancing rule. As prices change, the pool sells one asset in exchange for the other. In an extreme case, the relative price between the two pool assets moves permanently out of the price range. In that case, the pool is left with only the less valuable asset. For the concentrated liquidity providers, this risk can be higher than for a pool without concentrated liquidity because the strategy allows more trading at any price within the pool's price range. This is a side effect of capital efficiency and low price impact for traders. In an extreme case, when the value of one of the assets goes to 0, the value of the pool goes to 0 as well. Also,in any liquidity pool, if the true relative market price between assets in the pool jumps permanently,liquidity providers incur a loss due to adverse selection. In particular, the pool is left offering 'stale' quotes at worse than true market price. The adverse selection loss will be equal to the profit to arbitrageurs for moving the pool's quoted price back into equilibrium with the rest of the market. For the concentrated liquidity providers, this risk can be higher than for a pool without concentrated liquidity because the concentrated liquidity pool design offers deeper markets within the pool's price range. In the case of a price jump, more arbitrage is enabled. If, however, the price later returns to the initial price this loss is not realised and the pool profits from trading fees.

By using the Services, you represent that you have been, are and will be solely responsible for making your own independent appraisal and investigations into the risks of a given transaction, including any interaction with a liquidity pool or a concentrated liquidity pool, and the underlying Digital Assets. You represent that you have sufficient knowledge, market sophistication, professional advice and experience to make your own evaluation of the merits and risks of any transaction conducted via the Services, including by using the Services to interact with liquidity pools and concentrated liquidity pools, or any underlying Digital Asset. You accept all consequences of using the Services, including the risk that you may lose access to your Digital Assets indefinitely. All transaction decisions are made solely by you. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, we accept no responsibility whatsoever for, and will in no circumstances be, liable to you in connection with the use of the Services for performing Digital Asset transactions. Under no circumstances will the operation of all or any portion of the Site or the Services be deemed to create a relationship that includes the provision or tendering of investment advice.

4.12 Applicable Law and Tax

You are responsible for complying with applicable law. You agree that we are not responsible for determining whether or which laws may apply to your use of Services, including tax laws. You are solely responsible for reporting and paying any taxes arising from your use of the Site and Services.

Foundation must comply with applicable law. Applicable law, regulation, and executive orders may require us to, upon request by government agencies, take certain actions or provide information.

4.13 Operational Risks

You are aware of and accept the risk of operational challenges. The Site may experience sophisticated cyber attacks, unexpected surges in activity or other operational or technical difficulties that may cause interruptions to or delays on the Site. You agree to accept the risk of the Services failure resulting from unanticipated or heightened technical difficulties, including those resulting from sophisticated attacks, and you agree not to hold us accountable for any related losses. We will not bear any liability, whatsoever, for any damage or interruptions caused by any viruses that may affect your computer or other equipment, or any phishing, spoofing or other attack. We advise the regular use of a reputable and readily available virus screening and prevention software. We do not guarantee that the Site is or will remain updated, complete, correct or secure, or that access to the Site will be uninterrupted. The Site may include inaccuracies, errors and materials that violate or conflict with this Agreement. Additionally, third parties may make unauthorized alterations to the Site or the software underlying the Services. Accordingly, you should verify all information on the Site before relying on it, and all decisions based on information contained on the Site are your sole responsibility and we will have no liability for such decisions.

4.14 Smart Contract Risks

As with any smart contract, there is an inherent risk that an exploit or bug puts Digital Assets at risk. This risk can be reduced by conducting code audits and testing it, but it can not be fully mitigated. You are aware of and accept this risk. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, we accept no responsibility whatsoever for, and will in no circumstances be liable to you in connection with any exploit or bugs in the software underlying the Services.

4.15  Stablecoin Specific Risks

Stablecoins are distinct from other Digital Assets in that their value is backed by, or pegged to, the value of an underlying asset, such as fiat currency like USD, commodities, or other digital currencies. Stablecoins are subject to the same risks as other Digital Assets as set forth herein but are also subject to unique risks. While stablecoins are intended to be less volatile than Digital Assets, they are inherently subject to the volatility of the underlying Assets they are pegged to. Fiat-based stablecoins are generally centralised, which exposes the holder of such stablecoins to counterparty risk, including but not limited to, a centralised entity that issues the applicable stablecoin and manages the fiat conversion. Specifically, fiat-based stablecoins require the holder of such stablecoins to rely on the issuer to have sufficient reserve to back up all of the issued stablecoins. Furthermore, other stablecoins may be decentralised or algorithmic in nature, and such stablecoins may be subject to failures in technology, exploits, or liquidity events similar to a bank run.

4.16  Risks of Tokens or Token Transactions Being Deemed Securities 

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and its staff have taken the position that certain tokens and/or certain transactions involving tokens fall within the definition of a “security” under the U.S. federal securities laws. In addition, in recent months, the SEC has brought enforcement actions against centralized crypto exchanges offering staking arrangements, often called staking-as-a-service, that it contends constitute securities. The legal test for determining whether any given token or transaction is a security is a highly complex, fact-driven analysis that evolves with U.S. case law and developments over time, and the outcome(s) or conclusion(s) of any such legal analysis may be uncertain or evolve in ways that are difficult to predict. The SEC generally does not provide advance guidance on or confirmation of whether any particular token or transaction is or may be a security. Furthermore, the SEC’s views in this area have evolved over time and it is difficult to predict the direction or timing of any continuing evolution. It is also possible that legislative or judicial developments or a change in the governing administration or the appointment of new SEC commissioners could substantially impact the views of the SEC and its staff. Further, certain tokens or transactions may be deemed to be other types of regulated financial instruments or transactions in the U.S.; or securities or other regulated financial instruments or transactions in other jurisdictions. As a result, certain tokens or transactions may be deemed to be “securities” or other regulated financial instruments or transactions under the laws of some jurisdictions but not others. Various foreign jurisdictions may, in the future, adopt additional laws, regulations, or directives that affect the characterization of certain tokens or transactions as “securities” or other regulated financial instruments. The classification of a token or transaction as a security or regulated financial instrument under applicable law has wide-ranging implications for the regulatory obligations that could be imparted on the Foundation, Protocol, Gyroscope Protocol users, or holders of Tokens, including obligations that could make the Protocol not viable to continue to operate or negatively impact the development, growth, and utilization of the Protocol and liquidity and market sentiment around Tokens.

4.17  Additional Risks

  • Regulatory Risks Due to Novelty of Decentralised Credit Models. Decentralised Exchanges (“Dexes”) are fairly new, and their compliance with various aspects of regulatory regimes, such as lender licensing and usury laws, applicable to consumer credit transactions is untested.
  • Lack of Transparency. Anonymous wallets used on Dexes present an opportunity for market manipulation, such as wash trading, to occur. You understand and acknowledge that the Foundation has no control of such activities and acknowledge and agree to assume such risks.
  • Due to the volatility of pricing Digital Assets, there may not be significant demand for a particular digital currency or asset which could result in difficulty liquidating or selling such Digital Assets without incurring significant losses.
  • Technology Risk. The software technology of Dexes is experimental and new, and may now or in the future contain undetected bugs or security vulnerabilities. In addition, like digital exchanges, Dexes are appealing targets for cybercrime, hackers and malware.
  • Systemic Economic Risk. Given the nascent state of the decentralised finance ecosystem, as well as interconnectivity of various protocols, there are unknown degrees of systemic risk in which issues affecting certain smart contracts, protocols, stablecoins or affecting large funds or entities involved in any of the foregoing could affect other Dexes or Digital Assets, or could affect the Digital Asset market at large.
  • Dependence on Service Providers. Dexes rely on various parties to execute their business models. For example, Dexes administrators may rely on hardware security modules (HSMs), cloud-based solutions for key management, and other critical operating infrastructure, which could be the subject of failure, loss, or theft. In such cases, administrative governance and control of the Dexes could be materially affected and, in some scenarios, lead to complete loss of funds.
  • Operational Risk. The Protocol relies extensively on computer programs and systems operated by third parties. If there is a failure by any such third party, for example, a pricing oracle, the Digital Assets deployed in the Protocol could be adversely affected. Dexes also interact with other Dexes or smart contracts and exploits of such other protocols or smart contracts could impact the Protocol.  You agree to assume any such risks in using the Protocol.
  • Impermanent Loss. Providing liquidity exposes the risk of “Impermanent Loss”, which refers to a potential loss of value when withdrawing funds from such liquidity pools due to fluctuation in the value of the underlying assets in such trading pair or pool. In the event one  is required to withdraw or liquidate its assets, it could result in such Impermanent Loss being realised upon such withdrawal.
  • Underlying infrastructure. The Protocol’s smart contracts may be deployed on various blockchain infrastructures, and thus any interaction with the smart contracts inherits the risks of such infrastructures
  • Upgradeability risk. Some of the Protocol’s smart contracts may upgradeable, meaning that the smart contract code may change over time. Upgrades may introduce new vulnerabilities and have their own smart contract risk.
  • Price oracle risks. The Protocol relies on a system of price oracles to import asset pricing information from off-chain markets and to read pricing information from on-chain markets. At times, these oracles may provide wrong information or may be manipulated, which may lead to system losses on reserve assets.
  • Risk of Third-Party Illegal Activity. The Protocol and Token may be exploited to facilitate illegal activity including fraud, money laundering, gambling, tax evasion, sanctions evasion, and scams. If any third party uses the Protocol or Tokens to further such illegal activities, that and the legal and regulatory consequences of those activities could negatively impact the development, growth, and utilization of the Protocol. While we do not control the activities of the Protocol’s users, the use of the Protocol for illegal or improper purposes could subject us, the Protocol, or GYFI holders to claims, individual and class action lawsuits, and government and regulatory investigations, prosecutions, enforcement actions, inquiries, or requests that could result in liability and reputational harm for us, the Protocol, and/or the Token holders. Certain activities that may be legal in one jurisdiction may be illegal in another jurisdiction, and certain activities that are at one time legal may in the future be deemed illegal in the same jurisdiction. In the event that a Protocol User is found responsible for intentionally or inadvertently violating the laws in any jurisdiction, the Foundation, Protocol and/or you and other Token holders may be subject to governmental inquiries, enforcement actions, prosecution, or held secondarily liable for aiding or facilitating such activities in researching and developing, or deploying, software that enabled such activities, being a platform on which such activities occurred, contributing to governance that authorized such activities, or being a member of a decentralized autonomous organization or other group that otherwise has liability with respect to such activities.
  • Risk of Entering into a General Partnership. It could be alleged that by holding Tokens or using Tokens to vote on governance proposals in relation to the Protocol, the holders of Tokens have entered into a general partnership, unincorporated association, or some other form of legal entity or association with other GYFI holders or a group of such holders. At least one court in the United States has found that certain holders of a governance token constituted an unincorporated association. If this were to be found or alleged with respect to Gyroscope Protocol, holders of Tokens could be held responsible for the actions of the other members of the unincorporated association or general partnership, or the Protocol itself, and subject to up to unlimited liability with respect to those actions. Additionally, such an allegation could negatively impact market sentiment around the Protocol or the GYFI and discourage participation in the Protocol or utilization of Tokens.
  • Governance and decentralized operations risks. Coordinating operations and implementation of feature updates, new product launches, or community initiatives amongst a distributed community can result in inefficiencies and delays. Such inefficiencies and delays could create stagnation around new developments and improvements to the Protocol and could allow more centralized competitors to act more efficiently and outcompete the Protocol, resulting in decreased usage or negative sentiment around the Protocol and Tokens. Conversely, the Foundation’s role as a contributor to research and development involving the Protocol and Tokens presents certain risks, given the lack of operating history of the Foundation, the relative inexperience of certain service providers, and the novel nature of the Protocol and potential use cases for Tokens. In addition, there will be certain multi-signature wallets that have certain transactional authorities and controls related to the Protocol and Tokens, and these may include, but are not limited to, the ability to pause certain functionality of the Protocol, implement or influence upgrades, and implement certain other controls or changes to functionality. At this time, certain of these multi-signature wallets may be controlled by us or certain contributors or Protocol Users engaged by us, and certain other wallets may be controlled partially or entirely by committee members that are unaffiliated third parties over which the Foundation has no or limited control. The Foundation intends, under current plans, and over time, to turn all multi-signature wallets over to the community, to parties that are independent of the Foundation. Those parties may choose to act in ways that could cause risk or damage to the Protocol or the uses of Tokens.
  • Unanticipated risks. Cryptographic tokens and blockchain-based protocols are new and untested technologies. Tokens, as well as the Protocol and its design concepts, smart-contract mechanisms, algorithms, codes, and other technical details and parameters may be updated and changed. In addition to these risks, there may be other risks associated with your claiming, using, buying, transacting in, and/or holding Tokens, including those which we cannot anticipate or have not specifically enumerated here. Such risks may further materialize as unanticipated variations or combinations of the risks discussed. Further, new risks may be created as the Protocol and Tokens are developed (including by parties other than us) or third parties integrate Tokens or the Protocol into their products. No person, including the Foundation has an ability or obligation to keep Participants informed of details related to development of the Protocol or Tokens. Lack of available information may create risk for you.

5. Indemnity

You agree to release and to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Foundation, as well as its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and representatives, from and against any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages, costs (including attorneys’ fees, fees or penalties imposed by any regulatory authority and court costs) claims or actions of any kind whatsoever arising or resulting from your use of the Services, your violation of this Agreement, your violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or the rights of any third party, and any of your acts or omissions that implicate publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. Foundation reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and, in such case, you agree to cooperate with Foundation in the defense of such matter.

6. Limitation on liability

You acknowledge and agree that you assume full responsibility for your use of the Site and Services. You acknowledge and agree that any information you send or receive during your use of the Site and Services may not be secure and may be intercepted or later acquired by unauthorized parties. You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Site and Service is at your own risk. Recognizing such, you understand and agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither Foundation nor any related entities, suppliers or licensors will be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, exemplary or other damages of any kind, including without limitation damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other tangible or intangible losses or any other damages based on contract, tort, strict liability or any other theory (even if Foundation had been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from the Site or Services; the use or the inability to use the Site or Service; unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; statements or conduct of any third party on the Site or Service; any actions we take or fail to take as a result of communications you send to us; human errors; technical malfunctions; failures, including public utility or telephone outages; omissions, interruptions, latency, deletions or defects of any device or network, providers, or software (including, but not limited to, those that do not permit participation in the service); any injury or damage to computer equipment; inability to fully access the site or service or any other website; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, images or other content of any kind; data that is processed late or incorrectly or is incomplete or lost; typographical, printing or other errors, or any combination thereof; or any other matter relating to the Site or Service.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages; accordingly, some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

7. Open Source and Proprietary Rights

The content included within our Services, such as code, text, graphics, logos, images (including those used in Non-Fungible Tokens developed by the Foundation), as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used in the Services, is the property of the Foundation or its licensors, contributors, and suppliers and is protected by copyright, trademark, patent and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You may not use proprietary content from our Services unless you obtain permission from its owner or are otherwise permitted by law. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, licences, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content, as well as those automatically granted under applicable law and agree not to: (a) distribute, transfer, grant sublicenses to, or otherwise make available the Services to third parties; (b) create modifications to or derivative works of the Services; or (c) use or transmit the Services in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation.

Some software used in the Services may be offered under an open-source license that we will make available to you or we may make code available for download as open source software. You agree to be bound by, and comply with, any license agreement that applies to such open-source software.

8. Links

The Service provides, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web or accessible sites, applications or resources. You authorise the Foundation to provide certain personal data and information, including, but not limited to, email addresses, wallets addresses, and Service-related data as described and addressed in Section 13.5 below and the Privacy Policy, to such linked sites, applications and resources that you choose to access. Because Foundation has no control over such sites, applications and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Foundation is not responsible for the availability of such external sites, applications or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Foundation shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

9. Termination and Suspension

Foundation may terminate or suspend all or part of the Site and/or Services access immediately, without prior notice or liability, if you breach any of the terms or conditions of the Agreement. Upon termination of your access, your right to use the Services will immediately cease. The following provisions of the Agreement survive any termination of these Agreement: INDEMNITY; REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND RISKS; LIMITATION ON LIABILITY; OUR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS; LINKS; TERMINATION; NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES; ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER; USE OF SERVICES.

10. No Third-Party Beneficiaries

You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to the Agreement.

11. Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

11.1 Initial Dispute Resolution

Please read the following section carefully because it requires you to arbitrate certain disputes with the Foundation and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from the Foundation.

11.2 Binding Arbitration

Except for disputes in which either party seeks to bring an individual action in small claims court or seeks injunctive or other equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, trade secrets or patents, you and the Foundation: (a) waive your right to have any and all disputes or claims arising from this Agreement or the Foundation (collectively, “Disputes”) resolved in a court; and (b) waive your right to a jury trial. Instead, you and the Foundation will arbitrate Disputes through binding arbitration (which is the referral of a Dispute to one or more persons charged with reviewing the Dispute and making a final and binding determination to resolve it, instead of having the Dispute decided by a judge or jury in court).

11.3. No Class Arbitrations, Class Actions or Representative Actions

You and the Foundation agree that any dispute is personal to you and the Foundation and that any such dispute will be resolved solely through individual arbitration and will not be brought as a class arbitration, class action or any other type of representative proceeding. Neither party agrees to class arbitration or to an arbitration in which an individual attempts to resolve a dispute as a representative of another individual or group of individuals. Further, you and the Foundation agree that a dispute cannot be brought as a class, or other type of representative action, whether within or outside of arbitration, or on behalf of any other individual or group of individuals.

11.4 Process

You and the Foundation agree that you will notify each other in writing of any Dispute within thirty (30) days of when it arises so that the parties can attempt, in good faith, to resolve the Dispute informally. Notice to the Foundation shall be provided by sending an email to legal@gyroscope.foundation. Your notice must include: (1) your name, postal address, and email address; (2) a description of the nature or basis of the Dispute; and (3) the specific relief that you are seeking. If you and the Foundation cannot agree how to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days of the Foundation receiving the notice, either you or Foundation may, as appropriate pursuant to this Section 11, commence an arbitration proceeding or file a claim in court. You and the Foundation agree that any arbitration or claim must be commenced or filed within one (1) year after the Dispute arose; otherwise, you and the Foundation agree that the claim is permanently barred (which means that you will no longer have the right to assert a claim regarding the Dispute). You and the Foundation agree that: (a) any arbitration will occur in New York County, New York; (b) arbitration will be conducted confidentially by a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of JAMS; and (c) the state or federal courts in New York will have exclusive jurisdiction over the enforcement of an arbitration award and over any Dispute between the parties that is not subject to arbitration. You may also litigate a Dispute in small claims court located in the county where you reside if the Dispute meets the requirements to be heard in small claims court.

11.5. Authority of Arbitrator

As limited by the FAA, this Agreement and applicable JAMS rules, the arbitrator will have: (a) the exclusive authority and jurisdiction to make all procedural and substantive decisions regarding a Dispute; and (b) the authority to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in court. The arbitrator may only conduct an individual arbitration and may not consolidate more than one individual’ s claims, preside over any type of class or representative proceeding or preside over any proceeding involving more than one individual.

11.6. Rules of JAMS

The rules of, and additional information about, JAMS are available on the JAMS website at http://www.jamsadr.com/, as may be updated from time to time. By agreeing to be bound by this Agreement, you either: (a) acknowledge and agree that you have read and understand the rules of JAMS; or (b) waive your opportunity to read the rules of JAMS and any claim that the rules of JAMS are unfair or should not apply for any reason.

11.7 Governing law

For any dispute not subject to arbitration you and Foundation agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the federal and state courts located in New York, New York. You further agree to accept service of process by mail, and hereby waive any and all jurisdictional and venue defenses otherwise available. The Agreement and the relationship between you and Foundation shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law provisions.

12. Prohibited Use

You may not use the Service to engage in the following categories of activity (" Prohibited Uses "). The specific types of use listed below are representative, but not exhaustive. If you are uncertain as to whether or not your use of the Services involves a Prohibited Use, or have questions about how these requirements apply to you, please contact us at legal@gyroscope.foundation. By using the Site or Services, you confirm that you will not use the Site or Services to do any of the following:

  • Unlawful Activity: Activity which would violate, or assist in violation of, any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation, sanctions programs administered in any relevant country, including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (" OFAC "), or which would involve proceeds of any unlawful activity; publish, distribute or disseminate any unlawful material or information;
  • Abuse Other Users: Interfere with another individual's or entity's access to or use of any Services; defame, abuse, extort, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate or infringe the legal rights (such as, but not limited to, rights of privacy, publicity and intellectual property) of others; incite, threaten, facilitate, promote, or encourage hate, racial intolerance, or violent acts against others; harvest or otherwise collect information from the Site about others, including without limitation email addresses, without proper consent;
  • Fraud: Activity which operates to defraud Foundation, other Users, or any other person; provide any false, inaccurate, or misleading information;
  • Intellectual Property Infringement: Engage in transactions involving items that infringe or violate any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy or any other proprietary right under the law, including but not limited to sales, distribution, or access to counterfeit music, movies, software, or other licensed materials without the appropriate authorization from the rights holder; use of Foundation intellectual property, name, or logo, including use of Foundation trade or service marks, without express consent fromFoundation or in a manner that otherwise harmsFoundation; any action that implies an untrue endorsement by or affiliation with Foundation.
  • Illegal Source of Funds: Use or accessing the Site or Services to transmit or exchange Digital Assets that are the direct or indirect proceeds of any criminal or fraudulent activity, including terrorism or tax evasion.
  • Other Prohibited Activities: Additionally, you confirm that you may not, nor may you assist other parties to:
  • attempt to disable or circumvent any security or access control mechanism of the Site or Services, where applicable;
  • design or assist in designing cheats, exploits, hacks, modes or any other unauthorized third-party software to modify or interfere with the Services, with the exception of automation software and bots, provided that such automation software and bots operate in the ordinary course of using the Services and do not cause disruption or harm to the Services;
  • institute, assist or become involved in any type of attack, including distribution of a virus, attacks upon the Services or the Site, that prevent access to or use of any of the above, other attempts to disrupt any of the above, gain unauthorized access to any of the above, or disrupt any other person’s use or enjoyment of any of the above;
  • attempt to, or harass, abuse, or harm of another person or entity, including our employees and service providers;
  • impersonate another user or otherwise misrepresent yourself;
  • take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; or detrimentally interfere with, intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or information.

13. General

13.1 Entire Agreement

This Agreement (and any additional terms, rules and conditions of participation that may be posted on the Site) constitute the entire agreement with respect to the Services and supersedes any prior agreements, oral or written. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the additional terms, rules and conditions of participation, the latter will prevail over the Agreement to the extent of the conflict.

13.2 Waiver and Severability of the Agreement

The failure of any entity to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Agreement is found by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the arbitrator or court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

13.3 Statute of Limitations

You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the use of the Services or the Site must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

13.4 Section Titles

The section titles in the Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

13.5 Privacy and Transparency

Foundation respects the privacy of the Users.

The Services are being autonomously performed on blockchains, which are inherently transparent and available to Foundation and any third parties. This includes blockchain addresses, current and historical transactions, their volume, prices, and other data and information related to the Services.

The Foundation will treat any information about you in accordance with its Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Privacy Policy provides an outline of the types of data and information about you we may collect or process, which you authorise by agreeing to these Terms of Service. You are asked to read the Privacy Policy before you use the Site or Services. If you are unwilling to accept the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site and the Services.

13.6 Conflict or Inconsistencies

In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Terms of Service and any non-English language translation thereof, the terms and provisions of this Terms of Service shall control.

13.7 Communications

Foundation may utilise collected data and information about you, addressed above and in the Privacy Policy, to communicate with you regarding the Services. By agreeing to these Terms of Service or availing yourself of the Services, you acknowledge and authorise the Foundation’s communications with you. You may opt out of subsequent communications by following the procedures provided for in any such communication.

Users with questions, complaints or claims with respect to the Services may contact us using the relevant contact information set forth above and at legal@gyroscope.foundation.