Adrena Issuer Ltd.
Token Terms and Conditions
Last Updated: 16 September 2024
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE MAKING ANY
DECISION TO PURCHASE TOKENS FROM THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON AND
ACCEPTING THEM AS THEY AFFECT YOUR OBLIGATIONS AND LEGAL RIGHTS,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WAIVERS OF RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS OF
LIABILITY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR IF YOU
ARE A PROHIBITED PERSON THEN YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO PURCHASE THE
TOKENS FROM THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON.
BY PURCHASING TOKENS FROM THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE FULLY READ, UNDERSTAND AND
IRREVOCABLY ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
YOU MUST ALSO MONITOR THE WEBSITE FOR ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMPANY
AS THEY MAY ADD TO, OR CHANGE, THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FROM TIME TO
TIME. PLEASE SEE CLAUSE 4 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
OTHER THAN TO THE EXTENT SET OUT IN THE INFORMATION MATERIALS, THE
TOKENS DO NOT REPRESENT OR CONFER ANY OWNERSHIP RIGHT OR STAKE, SHARE,
OR EQUIVALENT RIGHTS, OR ANY RIGHT TO RECEIVE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN OR RELATING TO THE PLATFORM, THE COMPANY GROUP. THE TOKENS ARE
NOT INTENDED TO BE OR TO REPRESENT A STOCK, A LOAN CONTRACT, A
COMMODITY, A CURRENCY, A SHARE, AN INSTRUMENT CREATING OR ACKNOWLEDGING
INDEBTEDNESS, AN INSTRUMENT GIVING ENTITLEMENTS TO SECURITIES, A
CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING CERTAIN SECURITIES, AN OPTION, A FUTURE OR A
CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS OR IN ANY
PERMITTED JURISDICTIONS.
CLAUSE 1. DEFINITIONS
“Affiliates” means with respect to any specified Person, any director,
officer, partner, member, agent, advisor or employee of such Person and
any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, such specified Person, and for purposes of this definition
“control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms,
“controlled by” and “under common control
with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Applicable Law” means the applicable laws, acts, statutes, ordinances, rules,
regulations, judgments, injunctions, orders, treaties, sanctions,
administrative acts and decrees of any relevant jurisdiction.
“Blockchain” means a type of distributed ledger, comprised of immutable, digitally
recorded, data in packages called blocks.
“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday or public holiday) on which
commercial banks are open for ordinary business in the British Virgin
Islands.
“Company” means Adrena Issuer Ltd. a British Virgin Islands business
company with limited liability and having its registered office situated
c/o Harkom Corporate Services Limited at Jayla Place, P.O. Box 216, Road
Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands., which is the entity initiating
the Token Sale and offering the Tokens for purchase in accordance with
these T&Cs.
“Company Entities” means each of the separate undertakings and entities comprised
within the Company Group and “Company Entity” means any of them.
“Company Group” means the Company and each of its Affiliates.
“Force Majeure Event” has the meaning specified in Clause 13.11.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political
subdivision thereof, any entity exercising legislative, judicial or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including,
without limitation, any government authority, agency, department, board,
commission or instrumentality, and any court, tribunal or arbitrator(s)
of competent jurisdiction, and any self-regulatory organisation.
“Information Materials” means documents or other materials issued by any member of the Company
Group in connection with the Tokens from time to time.
“Parties” means the Company and You.
“Permitted Jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction that is not a Prohibited Jurisdiction.
“Person” means an individual or legal entity or person, including, without
limitation, a Governmental Authority or an agency or instrumentality
thereof.
“Platform” means the Perpetuals DEX platform as detailed further in the
Information Materials and which is operated through the Platform
Operator.
“Platform Operator” means the unincorporated community of persons known as Adrena
DAO, a decentralised autonomous organisation.
“Proceedings means any disputes, claims, suits, actions, causes of action,
demands, procedures or proceedings.
“Prohibited Actions” has the meaning specified in Clause 10.3.
“Prohibited Jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction identified in Schedule 1.
“Prohibited Person” means any such Person, as determined by the Company in its sole and
absolute discretion, that is:
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a Person unable to pass the Company’s know-your-client
requirements as may be determined by the Company from time to time in
its sole and absolute discretion;
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a U.S. Person except an Accredited Investor purchasing Tokens
directly from the Company;
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a member of the public in the British Virgin Islands;
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a citizen or resident of or located in, or a legal entity formed or
incorporated within or subject to the Laws of, a Prohibited
Jurisdiction (irrespective of whether use of a virtual private network
or other technical workaround to effect such transaction and avoid
detection within a Prohibited Jurisdiction);
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an individual or an individual employed by or associated with a legal
entity or a legal entity identified on the United States Department of
Commerce’s denied persons or entity list, the United States
Department of Treasury’s specially designated nationals or
blocked persons lists, the United States Department of State’s
debarred parties list, the consolidated sanctions list maintained by
the United States Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign
Assets Control any United Nations Security Council sanctions lists or
any other sanctions list;
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a Person identified as a terrorist organisation on any other relevant
lists maintained by any Governmental Authority;
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a Person acting, directly or indirectly, in contravention of any
Applicable Law;
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a Person in any manner limited or prohibited (or that requires
licensing, registration or approval of any kind) from the purchasing,
possessing, transferring, using or otherwise conducting a transaction
involving any amount of Tokens under Applicable Law;
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a Person that has been involved at any time in any type of activity
associated with money laundering or terrorist financing or any other
applicable anti-corruption or anti bribery statute or has been subject
to any investigation or sanction by, or a request for information
from, any Governmental Authority relating to money laundering,
terrorist financing, corruption or bribery in any jurisdiction or
under any Applicable Law; or
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a Person that is, unless otherwise disclosed in writing to the
Company prior to Your taking part in the Token Sale or acquiring
Tokens from any third party, a politically exposed person
(“PEP”) as defined by the Financial Action Task Force (or such
similar Person under any Applicable Law) as an individual who is or
has been entrusted with a prominent public function or an immediate
family member or close associate of a PEP or any corporation, business
or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a PEP
or any immediate family member or close associate of a PEP.
“T&Cs” means these terms and conditions, including without limitation, all
Information Materials, and any other rules, policies or procedures that
may be issued by any member of the Company Group and published from time
to time on the Website, each as amended from time to time and at any
time in accordance with the provisions herein.
“Token” means the Company’s cryptographic tokens built on the
Solana protocol known as ADX tokens, as described further in the
Information Materials and which shall operate in connection with the
Platform which is owned and operated by the Platform Operator. The
Company shall mint no more than 1,000,000,000 Tokens.
“Token Sale” means the offering of Tokens by the Company to Persons that are
not Prohibited Persons.
“U.S. Person” means any one of the following (i) any U.S. Citizen; (ii) any
natural person resident in the United States of America; (iii) any
partnership or corporation organised or incorporated under the laws of
the United States of America; (iv) any estate of which any executor or
administrator is a U.S. Person; (v) any trust of which any trustee is a
U.S. Person; (vi) any agency or branch of a foreign entity located in
the United States of America; (vii) any non-discretionary account or
similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or
other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. Person; (viii) any
discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust)
held by a dealer or other fiduciary organised, incorporated or (if an
individual) resident in the United States of America; and (ix) any
partnership or corporation if (a) organised or incorporated under the
laws of any foreign jurisdiction; and (b) formed by a U.S. Person
principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered
under the Securities Act, unless it is organised or incorporated, and
owned, by accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the
Securities Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts. However,
for the avoidance of doubt, the following are not a “U.S. Person” (x) any discretionary account or similar account (other than an
estate or trust) held for the benefit or account of a non-U.S. Person by
a dealer or other professional fiduciary organised, incorporated, or (if
an individual) resident in the United States; (xi) any estate of which
any professional fiduciary acting as executor or administrator is a U.S.
Person if (a) an executor or administrator of the estate who is not a
U.S. Person has sole or shared investment discretion with respect to the
assets of the estate; and (b) the estate is governed by foreign law;
(xii) any trust of which any professional fiduciary acting as trustee is
a U.S. Person, if a trustee who is not a U.S. Person has sole or shared
investment discretion with respect to the trust assets, and no
beneficiary of the trust (and no settlor if the trust is revocable) is a
U.S. Person; (xiii) an employee benefit plan established and
administered in accordance with the law of a country other than the
United States and customary practices and documentation of such country;
(xiv) any agency or branch of a U.S. Person located outside the United
States if (a) the agency or branch operates for valid business reasons;
and (b) the agency or branch is engaged in the business of insurance or
banking and is subject to substantive insurance or banking regulation,
respectively, in the jurisdiction where located; and (xv) The
International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, the Inter- American Development Bank, the Asian
Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the United Nations, and
their agencies, affiliates and pension plans, and any other similar
international organisations, their agencies, affiliates and pension
plans.
“You”, “Your” or
“Yourself” means any Person who from time to time and at any time (i) proposes to
acquire Tokens from the Company or any third party; or (ii) holds
Tokens.
“Website” means any website URL used by the Company Group and/or the
Platform Operator to advertise the Platform and/or Tokens (as may be
updated from time to time).
As used herein, any reference to the “use” of the Tokens
includes, without limitation, any holding, transferring, exchanging
and/or selling of the Tokens or the grant of any security over the
Tokens and a reference to “using” the Tokens shall be
construed accordingly.
CLAUSE 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS, STATUS AND ACCEPTANCE
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These T&Cs constitute a legally binding obligation on You
effective upon the earlier to occur of the date and time: (i) You
click the check box on the Website to indicate that You have read,
understand and agree to these T&Cs; (ii) the Company or any
Company Entity receives payment for the Tokens from You; or (iii) You
receive any Tokens from the Company Group or from any third party; or
(iv) have any Tokens registered or recorded in your name.
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These T&Cs define the rights and obligations of the Parties in
relation to the Tokens and Your purchase and use of the Tokens.
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You must carefully read and agree to comply with these T&Cs
before purchasing and/or using the Tokens and/or using the Platform.
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By purchasing Tokens and/or using the Platform, You are confirming to
each member of the Company Group that You have fully read, understand
and irrevocably accept these T&Cs. If You do not agree with these
T&Cs in general or any part of them or have not checked the
requisite boxes – after registration fields are completed
– acknowledging Your review and acceptance of these T&Cs,
You are not permitted to use the Platform or purchase, hold or use
Tokens accepted or received from the Company Group or from any third
party.
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For the avoidance of doubt, any acceptance of Your offer to purchase
Tokens from the Company Group is conditional upon the Company’s
satisfaction that You have passed all the Company’s relevant
anti-money laundering, know your client and other checks relating to
Your qualifications to purchase Tokens. In the event that Your offer
is rejected by the Company Group, the cryptocurrencies submitted will
be returned to You in the original fiat currency or cryptocurrency in
which they were received.
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You do hereby acknowledge and agree that (i) the Platform may not be
owned, operated or controlled by the Company; (ii) it is possible that
the Platform will not be used by a large number of businesses,
individuals, and other organisations; (iii) there will be limited
public interest in the Platform and that such lack of interest could
negatively impact the Tokens and the Platform; and (iv) You do not
have any direct or indirect legal recourse to the Platform, the
Platform Operator or any of its Affiliates.
CLAUSE 3. PURCHASE LIMITATIONS
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TOKENS ARE ONLY INTENDED FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND
EXPERIENCED IN CRYPTOCURRENCIES, BLOCKCHAIN AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
AND PROTOCOLS. BY PURCHASING, HOLDING, OR USING TOKENS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TRANSACTIONS USING CRYPTOCURRENCIES (INCLUDING
CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENS) ARE INHERENTLY UNSTABLE AND YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT
THAT RISK, AND AGREE THAT THE COMPANY GROUP IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS
THAT YOU MAY SUFFER OR INCUR, AND FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE, ACCEPT AND
ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOKENS AND THE PLATFORM
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE IDENTIFIED IN CLAUSE 6 OF THESE
T&Cs AND IN THE INFORMATION MATERIALS.
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TOKENS ARE INTENDED TO BE MARKETED, OFFERED AND SOLD ONLY TO PERSONS
THAT ARE NOT PROHIBITED PERSONS.
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THE MARKETING, OFFERING AND SALE OF TOKENS BY THE COMPANY IS
EXPRESSLY BEING MADE IN THE PERMITTED JURISDICTIONS ON THE BASIS THAT
THE TOKENS DO NOT REQUIRE THAT A PROSPECTUS BE PREPARED OR THAT OTHER
DISCLOSURE OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS BE MET OR WHERE OTHER INVESTOR
SAFEGUARDS OR REGULATORY DOCUMENTS OR LICENSING IS REQUIRED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE MARKETING, OFFERING AND SALE OF THE TOKENS BY THE
COMPANY IN THE PERMITTED JURISDICTIONS. AS AT THE DATE HEREOF THE
COMPANY IS NOT LICENSED, REGISTERED OR OTHERWISE REGULATED IN THE
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS OR IN THE PERMITTED JURISDICTIONS IN RELATION
TO THE ISSUANCE, OFFERING AND SALE OF TOKENS BY THE COMPANY.
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OTHER THAN TO THE EXTENT SET OUT IN THE INFORMATION MATERIALS, THE
TOKENS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE OR TO REPRESENT A STOCK, A LOAN
CONTRACT, A COMMODITY, A CURRENCY, A SHARE, AN INSTRUMENT CREATING OR
ACKNOWLEDGING INDEBTEDNESS, AN INSTRUMENT GIVING ENTITLEMENTS TO
SECURITIES, A CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING CERTAIN SECURITIES, AN OPTION,
A FUTURE OR A CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS OR
IN ANY PERMITTED JURISDICTIONS. TOKENS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE
SECURITIES IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND SHALL NOT IN ANY CASE BE
CONSIDERED AS SUCH IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE OFFER OF
TOKENS HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY IN THE
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS OR ANY PERMITTED JURISDICTIONS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
AND AGREE THAT TOKENS DO NOT REPRESENT ANY STOCK, LOAN CONTRACT,
COMMODITY, CURRENCY, SHARE, INSTRUMENT CREATING OR ACKNOWLEDGING
INDEBTEDNESS, INSTRUMENT GIVING ENTITLEMENTS TO SECURITIES,
CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING CERTAIN SECURITIES, OPTION, FUTURE OR
CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCE OR RIGHT TO RECEIVE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS OF ANY MEMBER OF THE COMPANY GROUP, OR ANY VOTING OR GOVERNANCE
RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER RIGHT TO INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OR OPERATION OF
THE COMPANY AND DO NOT REPRESENT ANY OWNERSHIP RIGHT OF OR IN THE
COMPANY. HOWEVER, WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE ABOVE, THE COMPANY RESERVES
ALL RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO PURSUING ANY FORM OF DECENTRALISED
GOVERNANCE SHOULD IT SO DETERMINE THAT DOING SO WOULD BE IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF THE HOLDERS OF TOKENS FROM TIME TO TIME.
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THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY TOKEN PURCHASE AT ANY
TIME IN THE COMPANY’S SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT
PRIOR NOTICE AND WITHOUT ANY LIABILITY OR FURTHER OBLIGATION OF ANY
KIND WHATSOEVER TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY, IN THE EVENT THE COMPANY
FINDS SUCH MEASURES REASONABLE AND/OR NECESSARY IN A PARTICULAR
SITUATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CHANGE OF REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS, OR UPON SUSPICION OR DETECTION THAT YOU DO NOT PRIMARILY
RESIDE OR ARE NOT DOMICILED IN A PERMITTED JURISDICTION OR ARE ENGAGED
IN FRAUD OR OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
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CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS EXPRESSLY PROHIBIT OR RESTRICT THE OFFER, SALE
AND/OR PURCHASE OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND/OR CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENS, WHILE
OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY REQUIRE THE COMPANY AND/OR THE TOKENS TO BE
LICENSED, REGISTERED, AUTHORISED OR OTHERWISE REGULATED. THE TOKENS
MAY BE DEEMED TO BE SECURITIES FOR PURPOSES OF SECURITIES LAWS IN
VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS SUCH THAT THE OFFER OR SALE OF TOKENS BY THE
COMPANY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS MAY REQUIRE REGISTRATION OR OTHER STEPS
TO BE TAKEN WITH THE RELEVANT REGULATORY AUTHORITIES IN THOSE
JURISDICTIONS OR FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION OR OTHER
STEPS BEING A REQUIREMENT. NO SUCH STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE
COMPANY NOR HAS ANY SUCH RELEVANT EXEMPTION BEEN CONFIRMED. SOME OTHER
JURISDICTIONS HAVE OR MAY HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE TOKEN SALE FOR
OTHER REASONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE
DISCRETION. PERSONS (NATURAL OR LEGAL) WHO ARE A RESIDENT OR TAX
RESIDENT, HAVE A DOMICILE IN OR OTHERWISE HAVE A RELEVANT CONNECTION
WITH ANY PROHIBITED JURISDICTION ARE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN
THE TOKEN SALE AND POSSESSING AND USING A TOKEN. TOKENS MAY NOT BE
MARKETED, OFFERED OR SOLD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY PROHIBITED
PERSON AND NEITHER THESE T&CS NOR ANY INFORMATION MATERIALS MAY BE
SUPPLIED TO ANY PROHIBITED PERSON, OR USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFER OR SALE OF TOKENS BY THE COMPANY TO ANY PROHIBITED PERSON. THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE T&CS AND/OR, ANY INFORMATION
MATERIALS WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR AN INVITATION,
ADVERTISEMENT OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY TOKENS WITHIN A
PROHIBITED JURISDICTION OR TO ANY PROHIBITED PERSON. FOR THE AVOIDANCE
OF DOUBT, THE LIST OF PROHIBITED JURISDICTIONS MAY BE CHANGED FROM
TIME TO TIME, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE AWARENESS OF THE COMPANY AND
RELEVANT AMENDMENTS MAY BE MADE TO THESE T&CS. YOU ARE ONLY
PERMITTED TO USE THE WEBSITE AND PLATFORM AND PURCHASE TOKENS FROM THE
COMPANY OR ANY THIRD PARTY IF YOU ARE NOT A PROHIBITED PERSON. TO THE
EXTENT A PROHIBITED PERSON ATTEMPTS TO ENTER INTO THESE T&CS,
PURCHASE TOKENS FROM THE COMPANY OR USE THE PLATFORM, SUCH PURPORTED
ACTIVITY IS VOID AND OF NO FORCE OR EFFECT.
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Each prospective purchaser of Tokens (whether from the Company or any
third party) must comply with Applicable Law in connection with its
purchase, holding, use and/or sale of the Tokens, including the
securities laws of such prospective purchaser’s jurisdiction of
residence or citizenship. Tokens may not be re-offered, resold or
transferred, except in a transaction that is compliant with Applicable
Law. Any action that is in violation of these restrictions shall be
void ab initio and the Company reserves the right to void any Tokens
transferred or proposed to be transferred in violation of these
provisions. The Company specifically disclaims any losses in value or
potential value experienced by any participant resulting from any such
restrictions or actions identified hereunder.
CLAUSE 4. GENERAL
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These T&Cs are effective and binding on You, and the covenants,
representations and warranties set out herein are repeated, each time
You use the Tokens for any purpose or use or access the Platform or
use or access any software on or through the Platform.
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You shall not acquire or seek to acquire any Tokens or access or use,
or seek to access or use, the Platform if You are a Prohibited Person.
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The Company may change, modify, amend, alter or supplement these
T&Cs (each an “Amendment”) at any time in order to reflect (i) changes to Applicable
Law that may be, or which may otherwise become, applicable to the
Tokens and/or the Platform, (ii) any developments that may otherwise
reasonably be capable of materially adversely impacting the Tokens or
their offering by the Company or the Platform; or (iii) as the Company
may in good faith deem advisable to protect the reputation of the
Company, the Company Group or the effective operation of the
Platform.
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Your continued use of the Tokens and/or the Platform after any such
Amendment shall constitute Your consent to such Amendment and
acceptance of the amended T&Cs. If the Company changes, amends,
modifies, alters or supplements these T&Cs (including any of the
Information Materials), the Company shall publish on its Website such
amended version of these T&Cs and/or the Information Materials
reflecting such Amendment. The revised T&Cs will be effective from
the date of posting on the Website or such other date as indicated in
the amended T&Cs. You waive any right You may have to receive
specific notice of such Amendment and should review the Website
periodically for any changes to these T&Cs. If You do not agree to
the T&Cs in effect when You access or use the Platform, You must
stop using the Platform.
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These T&Cs and the Platform, and all content herein, therein or
thereon, do not (i) constitute an offer or solicitation to sell
shares, securities or any other regulated financial product in any
jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is prohibited; and
(ii) constitute a sale of newly created virtual assets to the public
under Applicable Laws. None of the information or analyses presented
herein, therein or thereon are intended to form the basis for any
investment decision. You enter into these T&Cs and use the
Platform based on Your own independent judgement and on advice from
independent advisers (as applicable).
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Subject to Applicable Laws, each member of the Company Group reserves
the right, in their respective sole and absolute discretion, to refuse
to deliver the Tokens You have purchased, and/or modify or to
temporarily or permanently suspend or eliminate the Platform (or any
part thereof) and/or disable any access to the Platform (including via
use of the Tokens), including disabling or terminating access to Your
account or that of any Person attempting access to the Platform from
Your internet protocol address (for example, where there is a change
in Applicable Laws or where any member of the Company Group suspects
that You are engaging in illegal activities in connection with Your
use of the Platform). In order to seek compliance with (or to seek to
mitigate the impact of) any Applicable Law or any other laws,
statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments, injunctions,
orders, treaties, administrative acts or decrees of any nation or
Governmental Authority, any state or other political subdivision
thereof, any entity exercising legislative, judicial or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government, including, without
limitation, any Governmental Authority, agency, department, board,
commission or instrumentality, and any court, tribunal or
arbitrator(s) of competent jurisdiction, and any self-regulatory
organisation believed by any member of the Company Group to apply to
or affect the Company Group, the Token Sale, the Platform or the
Tokens, any member of the Company Group may in their sole and absolute
discretion take such steps as they consider necessary or convenient to
comply with such matters (which may include, without limitation, the
termination of any or all Tokens). This could include also, for
example, requiring holders of Tokens from time to time to come forward
to the Company and confirm their eligibility to hold such Tokens or
the cancellation of Tokens and their replacement with equivalent (or
different) rights and privileges comprised in another token or in
registered form. In addition, the Company Group may take such steps as
they consider necessary or convenient where they believe or suspect
the Tokens may be used, trafficked or applied in the attempted
furtherance of money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion or
other unlawful activity or where the Company Group believes the
Platform is no longer viable.
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In circumstances where (i) the Company Group is seeking compliance
with (or seeking to mitigate the impact of) any law, regulation,
regulatory guidance or policy, governmental statement, decree, order
or judicial decision of any jurisdiction, court or authority believed
by the Company to apply to or affect the Company Group, the business
of the Company Group, the Platform or the Tokens, or (ii) the Company
Group believes the Platform is no longer viable, then the Company may
in its sole and absolute discretion (iii) cancel all or any Tokens and
terminate all obligations of the Company in respect of the Tokens,
and/or (iv) amend or vary any obligation of the Company in respect of
one or more Tokens.
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The Information Materials and the Website may contain forward-looking
statements, which can be identified by the fact that they do not
relate strictly to historical or current facts and may include such
words as “may,” “will,” “expect,”
“intend,” or other expressions of similar meaning,
including statements with respect to use of proceeds of any sale of
Token, usage of the Tokens and Platform functionality and prospects.
These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations
and a number of factors could affect future events. You should
carefully review Schedule 2 - Risk Disclosures: Certain Risk Factors,
for a discussion of certain factors that could affect future events
implied by any such forward looking statements and certain other risks
associated with a purchase of the Tokens or use of the Platform.
CLAUSE 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS
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You represent and warrant that on the date hereof:
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You are not a Prohibited Person;
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You have legal capacity in the jurisdiction where You are a resident
and are able to agree and enter into these T&Cs voluntarily and
meet all other eligibility and residency requirements,
including:
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You have full power, authority and capacity to comply with these
T&Cs; and
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You enter into these T&Cs based on Your own independent judgement
and on advice from independent advisers (as applicable).
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You are fully able and legally competent to access and use the
Platform as well as to enter into and comply with these T&Cs
(including Clause 5.2 below);
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You will not violate any Applicable Law or any other agreement to
which You are a party by entering into these T&Cs or to comply
with these T&Cs, including all conditions, obligations,
affirmations, representations and warranties set forth herein;
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You will not acquire and will not transfer any Tokens into or within
the United States of America, its territories or possessions;
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You will not engage (except as specifically authorised by the
Company) and will not engage in any activity relating to the sale of
Tokens in the United States of America, its territories or possessions
or to any U.S. Person;
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You will not acquire and will not transfer any Tokens within or
engage (except as specifically authorised by the Company) in any
activity relating to the sale, distribution or any other use of Tokens
in any Prohibited Jurisdiction or with any Prohibited Person;
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You will not transfer directly or indirectly any of Your Tokens to
any Person unless the proposed transferee has made the same
representations and warranties as set out herein;
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You have all necessary and relevant experience and knowledge to
interact or transact with cryptocurrencies, cryptographic tokens, the
Platform and Blockchain-based systems, have a full understanding of
the relevant frameworks of the foregoing, and have obtained sufficient
information about the Company Group, the Platform and Tokens to enter
into these T&Cs, and in particular You have carefully and
thoroughly read these T&Cs and the Information Materials;
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You are aware of all the merits, risks (including, without
limitation, those set forth in Clause 6 below and in the Information
Materials) and any restrictions associated with cryptocurrencies,
cryptographic tokens, Blockchain-based systems, and accept
responsibility for evaluating purchasing or using the foregoing;
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if You are purchasing Tokens on behalf of a corporation, Governmental
Authority or other legal entity, You have the right, power and
authority to enter into these T&Cs on behalf of such corporation,
Governmental Authority or other legal entity and bind them to these
T&Cs;
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You are not: (A) identified on, or acting on behalf of any Person
identified on, any list of Persons subject to trade or economic
sanctions, including but not limited to the list of Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, or the Consolidated
Sanctions List, maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control, (B) established in, resident in, or
otherwise operating from countries or territories subject to U.S.
economic sanctions, including any Prohibited Jurisdiction, and (C)
otherwise subject to trade or economic sanctions;
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You will not access or use the Platform if any Applicable Laws
prohibit You from doing so in accordance with these T&Cs;
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You are not using and will not use the Platform or Tokens for any
illegal or unlawful activity, including, but not limited to, money
laundering and the financing of terrorism;
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You have not entered or agreed to enter into these T&Cs in
reliance of any warranty or representation except those specifically
set forth in these T&Cs and You acknowledge and agree that the
Company Group does not make and expressly disclaims all
representations and warranties, express, implied or statutory;
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the funds You use to purchase Tokens are not the proceeds of any
criminal, unlawful or illegal activity or money laundering or
terrorist financing activity, each as interpreted in the broadest
terms;
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the Tokens You purchase will not be used to facilitate any criminal,
unlawful or illegal activity or to perform any money laundering or
terrorist financing activity, each as interpreted in the broadest
terms or otherwise in contravention of any Applicable Laws;
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You do not seek to purchase Tokens for any unlawful purpose, and in
particular that:
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You purchase the Tokens only for the purposes expressly set out and
permitted by these T&Cs,
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You purchase the Tokens without any expectation of profit, dividend,
capital gain, financial yield or any other return, payment or income
of any kind;
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You purchase the Tokens without any reliance on the efforts of the
Company, the Platform Operator, the Company Group, or any third party;
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Your participation in connection with any initiatives with the Token
Sale, such as bonuses (if these are implemented at the Company’s
sole and absolute discretion), is lawful; and
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all information given by You is true, complete, valid and not
misleading in any respect.
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You will implement reasonable and appropriate measures designed to
secure access to: (A) any device associated with You and/or utilised
in connection with Your purchase of Tokens, (B) private keys to Your
wallet or account and (C) email address, account and Your username,
password and any other login or identifying credentials;
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You are entering into these T&Cs for Your own account and not as
a trustee, nominee, representative or agent, and not with a view to,
or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof, and You
have no present intention of selling, granting any participation in,
or otherwise distributing the same; and
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You will promptly notify the Company Group if You discover or
otherwise suspect any security breaches or defects related to Your
account, the Platform or the Tokens.
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no corporate action, legal proceeding or other procedure or step has
been taken in relation to You in connection with (i) the suspension of
payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up, dissolution,
administration or reorganisation (by way of voluntary arrangement,
scheme of arrangement or otherwise); (ii) a composition, compromise,
assignment or arrangement with any of Your creditors for the reason of
avoiding financial difficulty; (iii) the appointment of a liquidator,
receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, compulsory manager
or other similar officer in respect of You or any of Your assets or
(iv) the enforcement of any security over any of Your assets, or any
analogous procedure or step is taken in relation to any of the
foregoing in any jurisdiction has been taken or, to Your knowledge,
threatened in relation to You.
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no expropriation, attachment, sequestration, distress or execution or
any analogous process in any jurisdiction affects any asset or assets
of the Purchaser which is not frivolous or vexatious and is not
discharged within 15 days has been taken or, to the Your knowledge,
threatened in relation to You.
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none of the following apply to You (i) You are unable or admit
inability to pay Your debts as they fall due; (ii) You are deemed to,
or are declared to, be unable to pay Your debts under applicable Law;
(iii) You suspend or threaten to suspend making payments on all or a
material part of Your debts; (iv) You by reason of actual or
anticipated financial difficulties, commence negotiations with one or
more of Your creditors with a view to rescheduling all or a material
part of Your indebtedness or (v) a moratorium is declared in respect
of any of Your indebtedness.
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You undertake and agree not to:
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violate or assist any party in violating any Applicable Law or any
other law, statute, ordinance, regulation or any rule of any
Governmental Authority;
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provide false, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information to
the Company Group;
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take or attempt to take any action or claim ownership of any property
that infringes or would infringe upon: (A) the Company Group’s
intellectual property rights; or (B) any third party’s
intellectual property rights;
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distribute unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional or
marketing material or any junk mail, spam, or chain letters;
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reverse engineer or disassemble any aspect of the Tokens or the
Platform for any purpose, including but not limited to, in an effort
to access any source code, object code, underlying ideas and concepts,
and algorithms;
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take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately
large burden or load on the Company Group’s infrastructure
(including, but not limited to, servers, networks, data centres and
related or like equipment), or detrimentally interfere with,
intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or information of the
Company Group;
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transmit or upload any material to the Platform that contains
viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or any other harmful or deleterious
programs;
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attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Platform, other systems of
the Company Group, computer systems or networks connected to the
Platform, including through password mining or any other means; or
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transfer any rights granted to You under these T&Cs.
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You further represent and warrant that any funds You use to purchase
Tokens whether in the Token Sale or otherwise are in each case Your
property or You are duly authorised to possess and transact using such
funds by the owner of such funds.
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You acknowledge and agree that the Company enters into these T&Cs
with You in reliance on the representations and warranties set out in
this Clause 5.
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You shall be deemed to repeat all the representations contained in
Clause 5.1 on each day and at all times that these T&Cs are
applicable to you (including, without limitation, for so long as you
directly or indirectly hold any Tokens or have any Tokens registered
or recorded in your name).
CLAUSE 6. RISKS OF TOKENS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITIES
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You understand and acknowledge that Tokens, Blockchain-based
technologies and other associated and related technologies are not
exclusively (or, as appropriate, at all) controlled by the Company
Group and adverse changes in market forces or the technology, broadly
construed, may prevent or compromise the Company’s performance
under these T&Cs. As such, the purchase of Tokens carries with it
a number of risks. Prior to purchasing Tokens, You should carefully
consider the risks listed herein and in the Information Materials and,
to the extent necessary, consult an appropriate lawyer, accountant, or
tax professional. If any of the risks associated with purchasing and
holding of Tokens is unacceptable to You, You should not purchase
Tokens. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, AGREE AND ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
THESE T&Cs AND THE TOKENS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE
RISKS DISCLOSED IN THE INFORMATION MATERIALS.
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You do hereby confirm that You have read and fully understood
Schedule 2 (Risk Disclosures: Certain Risk Factors) to these T&Cs
and accept the risks identified therein.
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There may be additional risks that cannot be anticipated or foreseen
due to the incipience of cryptographic token technology,
Blockchain-based technology and related technologies.
CLAUSE 7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
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THE PLATFORM AND ANY PURCHASED TOKENS ARE PROVIDED TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE TO YOU “AS IS” AND ON AN
“AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITH NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND EITHER, STATUTORY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK WITH RESPECT TO YOUR
USE OF THE PLATFORM AND PURCHASE OF TOKENS.
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NONE OF THE COMPANY GROUP, THE FOUNDERS OF THE COMPANY GROUP OR ANY
OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR ADVISERS MAKE ANY WARRANTY OR
REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY,
RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE PLATFORM,
INCLUDING THAT THE PLATFORM OR ANY SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE
PLATFORM WILL BE RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS
WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE PLATFORM OR THE COMPANY GROUP’S
SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING CRYPTOCURRENCY
SERVICES, ASSETS, AND ANY INFORMATION, IMAGES OR AUDIO CONTAINED OR
RELATED TO THE PLATFORM IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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THE COMPANY GROUP DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION,
SOFTWARE, SERVICES CONTAINED IN OR PROVIDED BY THE PLATFORM COMPLIES
WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OR ACCOUNTING RULES.
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YOU UNDERSTAND AND EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT NONE OF THE COMPANY GROUP, THE FOUNDERS OF THE COMPANY GROUP OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES OR ADVISERS REPRESENTS, WARRANTS OR GUARANTEES IN ANY WAY THAT TOKENS MIGHT
BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED, OR BE SALEABLE OR TRANSFERABLE, OR THERE IS AN
ABILITY OR WILL BE A PLATFORM TO EXCHANGE TOKENS FOR FIAT CURRENCIES,
CRYPTOCURRENCIES OR CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENS, DURING OR AFTER THE TOKEN SALE. THE COMPANY GROUP FURTHER DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH
RESPECT TO THE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OR THE USE OR SECURITY OF ANY SUCH
EXCHANGE.
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THE COMPANY GROUP DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PLATFORM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED
(EITHER IN PART OR IN FULL) BY A THIRD PARTY WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN
CONSENT OF THE OWNER OF THE PLATFORM. THE COMPANY GROUP HEREBY EXPRESSLY WARNS YOU THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTER, USE OR
PURCHASE ANY TOKEN OR TOKENS SIMILAR TO TOKENS FROM ANY SOURCES (OTHER
THAN VIA THE COMPANY GROUP).
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IF APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES OR DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED TERMS IN CONTRACTS TO APPLY TO
YOU, THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS WILL APPLY TO YOU ONLY
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
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IF ANY GUARANTEE, WARRANTY, TERM OR CONDITION IS IMPLIED OR IMPOSED
IN RELATION TO THESE T&CS OR ANY APPLICABLE LAW AND CANNOT BE
EXCLUDED (A “NON-EXCLUDABLE PROVISION”), AND THE COMPANY GROUP IS ABLE TO LIMIT YOUR REMEDY FOR A
BREACH OF THE NON-EXCLUDABLE PROVISION, THEN THE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY GROUP FOR BREACH OF THE NON-EXCLUDABLE PROVISION IS LIMITED TO
THE FOLLOWING AT THE COMPANY GROUP’S OPTION, IN THE CASE OF
SERVICES, THE SUPPLYING OF THE SERVICES AGAIN, OR THE PAYMENT OF THE
COST OF HAVING THE SERVICES SUPPLIED AGAIN.
CLAUSE 8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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Other than as specified herein, all purchases of Tokens from the
Company Group are final and non-refundable. By (i) purchasing Tokens
from the Company Group; or (ii) purchasing Tokens from any third
party, You acknowledge and agree that none of the Company Group nor
any of the founders of the Company Group nor any of their past,
present or future Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents,
advisers, successors or permitted assignees (collectively, each a
“Relevant Party”) are required to (i) provide a refund for any reason other
than as specified herein; (ii) ensure any liquidity for the exchange
of Tokens; or (iii) ensure You receive money or any other compensation
for any Token that is not used or remains unused for any reason.
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You hereby expressly agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by
the Applicable Law, none of the Relevant Parties shall be liable to
You, regardless of the basis or theory upon which the liability is
claimed, for any damage or loss, including loss of business, revenue,
anticipated savings, profits, or loss of or damage to data, equipment,
software, or goodwill, as well as personal injury, pain and suffering,
and emotional distress (direct, indirect, punitive, actual,
consequential, incidental, special, exemplary or otherwise),
regardless of whether such loss was foreseeable, resulting from:
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the use of, inability to use, or availability or unavailability of
the Platform material, information, software, facilities, or
content;
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Your purchase of Tokens or Your use of them;
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any change in the value of Tokens or any cryptocurrency or
cryptographic utility;
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the ability or inability to sell or transfer Tokens, or the existence
or nonexistence of any platform to exchange Tokens for fiat
currencies, cryptocurrencies or cryptographic tokens, during or after
the Token Sale;
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any illegal or unauthorised (A) use of the Platform, or (B) purchase
or use of Tokens;
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Your ability or inability to use the Platform, including, but not
limited to, the occurrence or existence of any defect, interruption,
deletion of files or emails, delays in the operation or transmission
of information to or from the Platform, a Force Majeure Event,
communications failure, or theft, destruction or unauthorised access
to the Company Group’s records, programs, services, server, or
other infrastructure relating to the Platform;
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the use of or purchase from any third-party websites (including any
website You use to purchase Tokens or who processes the purchase of
Tokens on Your behalf) or other Internet-resources that copy the
Platform or propose to sell Tokens;
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the release of any information You provided to the Company Group or
any other Relevant Party;
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the resale or exchange or attempted resale or exchange of Tokens for
any fiat currency, cryptocurrency or cryptographic token;
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the Platform failing to be suitable for the special or particular
purpose You intend, or the failure of any images or audio contained or
related to the Website or Platform;
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the Platform being infected with any malicious code or viruses;
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any action stemming from, occurring due to, or otherwise related to
any representation contained in Clause 5 proving to be incorrect or
misleading in any respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been
made or repeated or otherwise any a breach of Clause 5 above;
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the actions or omissions of any third party payment processing entity
or platform that You use to purchase Tokens, or Your inability or
ability to use such platform or services; and
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the manifestation or materialisation of any risk discussed or
referred to in Clause 6 herein (including those referred to in
Schedule 2 (Risk Disclosures: Certain Risk Factors) or the Information
Materials.
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For the avoidance of doubt, this Clause 8 and the limitation of
liability, exclusion and disclaimer provisions contained herein shall
apply, with full force and effect, in perpetuity for the benefit of
the Company Group and each other Relevant Party, and any other entity
that is or becomes the owner of the Company Group or the Platform,
whether such ownership occurs through a sale, transfer, merger, other
transaction or by the operation of Applicable Law.
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If Applicable Law does not permit all or any part of the limitations,
exclusions and disclaimers of liability contained herein to apply to
You, such limitations, exclusions and disclaimers will apply to You
only to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.
CLAUSE 9. INDEMNITY
You do hereby to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law
indemnify, defend and hold the Company and each other Relevant Party
harmless from and against any and all loss, penalty, claim, damage,
liability or expense whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’
fees and disbursements) due to or arising out of or based upon (i) any
inaccurate representation or warranty made by You, or breach or failure
by You to comply with any covenant or agreement made by You in these
T&Cs or in any other document furnished by You to any of the
foregoing in connection with this transaction, or (ii) any action
instituted by or on behalf of You against the Company or any other
Relevant Party that is finally resolved by judgment against You or in
favour of the Company or any other Relevant Party. The remedies provided
in this Clause 9 shall be cumulative and shall not preclude the
assertion by the Company or any other Relevant Party of any other rights
or the seeking of any other remedies against You. This indemnification
shall survive any disposition of Your Tokens.
CLAUSE 10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
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Subject to Clause 10.2, You acknowledge as between You and the
Company Group that the Company Group has valid, unrestricted and
exclusive ownership of all rights, title and interest to use the
patents, trademarks, trademark registrations, trade names, copyrights,
know-how, technology and other intellectual property rights to and
subsisting in the Platform, Tokens and the Website. As between You and
the Company Group, the Company Group is the sole and absolute owner of
all intellectual property rights currently in (and modifications to)
the Platform, Tokens and the Website.
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Except as expressly assigned in writing by the Company Group, all
copyright and any other intellectual property of the Company Group,
all content and other materials contained on the Platform or within
the Tokens or provided in connection with the Platform or the Tokens,
including, without limitation, the intellectual property rights for
the Platform and the Tokens and all text, graphics, visual interfaces,
photographs, trademarks, logos, artwork, computer code, designs,
structures, selections, methods, algorithms, coordination, and
expressions (collectively the “Company Group Materials”) are the exclusive property of the Company Group.
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You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, disassemble, reverse
engineer, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly
perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the Company
Group Materials (the “Prohibited Actions”). Except as expressly set forth herein, these T&Cs do not
contain any implied license and the Company Group expressly reserves
all rights not granted to You herein, including all rights, title and
interest in the Platform, the Tokens and any related content.
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You will be in breach of these T&Cs if You perform or have
performed on Your behalf any Prohibited Action, or if You print, copy,
modify, download or otherwise use or provide any other Person with
access to any Company Group Materials without the express written
consent of the Company Group. Upon such a breach, the Company Group
may (without limiting its other rights and remedies), terminate Your
account in its sole and absolute discretion and disable Your access to
the Platform, in each case without notice to You. Upon the
Company’s request, You shall immediately return or destroy any
copies of the Company Group Materials in Your possession.
CLAUSE 11. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
The Platform may contain links to third-party websites and services.
Such links are provided for Your convenience. Neither the Company Group
nor the Platform Operator (nor any of their respective Affiliates) shall
be considered to make any recommendation or endorsement of any
third-party website or its content, unless expressly stated by such
Person. In addition, neither the Company Group nor the Platform Operator
(nor any of their respective Affiliates) suggest, imply or guarantee the
safety, accuracy or reliability of any third-party website or the
conformity of such with Your expectations. Furthermore, neither the
Company Group nor the Platform Operator (nor any of their respective
Affiliates) is responsible for maintaining any materials referenced from
another site, and such Persons make no warranties, recommendations nor
endorsements for or in respect of that site or any service provided
thereby or thereon. Neither the Company Group nor the Platform Operator
(nor any of their respective Affiliates) assume any obligations in the
event of any damage or loss, or any other impact, directly or indirectly
resulting from Your (or any other Person’s) use of any content,
goods or services available on or through any such third-party websites
and resources.
CLAUSE 12. APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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PLEASE READ THIS CLAUSE CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT LIMITS THE MANNER IN
WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF.
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To resolve any dispute, controversy or claim between the Parties
arising out of or relating to these T&Cs, or the breach thereof,
the Parties agree first to negotiate in good faith for a period of not
less than thirty (30) days following written notification of such
controversy or claim to the other Party. Notice to the Company shall
be sent through the various channels made available on the Website.
Notice to You shall be by email or such other means as the Company may
determine from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion. Your
notice must include (a) Your name, postal address, email address and
telephone number, (b) a description in reasonable detail of the nature
or basis of the dispute, and (c) the specific relief that You are
seeking.
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All rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by the Laws of
the British Virgin Islands, without regard to the conflicts of law
provisions of such jurisdiction. The Parties submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the British Virgin Islands
and any courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.
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Except for any Proceedings in which either Party seeks injunctive or
other equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of intellectual
property, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademarks, trade
names, logos, trade secrets or patents, You and the Company waive Your
and Company’s respective rights to a jury trial.
CLAUSE 13. MISCELLANEOUS
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Third Party Rights. You hereby acknowledge and agree that each Relevant Party is an
intended third-party beneficiary under these T&Cs (and the Company
shall hold the benefit of such provisions on trust for each such
Relevant Party). However, the parties to these T&Cs may rescind or
vary these T&Cs (including, without limitation, any variation so
as to extinguish or alter a third party's entitlement to enforce
any provisions of these T&Cs) without the consent of any such
third party.
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Security. You must at all times remain the only person who has control
over Your private key, digital wallet and any other device associated
with the purchase of Tokens and any username, passwords or other login
or identifying credentials used by You with respect to the Platform
and the Tokens. You must implement reasonable and appropriate measures
designed to secure access to any private key, digital wallet or any
other device associated with the purchase of Tokens or the use of the
Platform. If You transfer any such private key, digital wallet or any
other device associated with the purchase of Tokens or the use of the
Platform to any third party, You do so at Your own risk and the
Company Group shall not be held responsible for any loss You may
suffer as a result of third parties accessing Your private key,
digital wallet or any other device associated with the purchase of
Tokens or the use of the Platform. In the event that You are no longer
in possession and control of any private key, digital wallet or any
other device associated with the purchase of Tokens, the use of the
Platform and/or if You are unable to provide login or identifying
credentials to the Company Group and/or if the private key file or
password respectively become lost or stolen, You may lose all of Your
Tokens, access to the use of the Platform and/or the access to Your
digital wallet. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Group is under
no obligation to recover or replace any such lost or stolen Tokens or
the access to the use of the Platform and You understand and agree
that, subject to the provisions of these T&Cs, all Token purchases
are non-refundable and therefore You shall not receive any amount of
currency or other compensation for any Tokens purchased and/or lost
for whatever reason. Failure to use the Platform correctly and/or to
follow the Company Group’s procedures as may be made available
from time to time may result in You not receiving any Tokens, losing
access to the use of the Platform or losing some or all of the amounts
paid in exchange for Tokens, regardless of the purchase date.
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Suspension. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Company Group
reserves the right, without notice and in its sole and absolute
discretion, to suspend Your right to access the Platform, and all
related information and files without liability to You, at its sole
and absolute discretion, including but not limited to, in case of Your
breach of these T&Cs or if the Company Group believes You have
committed fraud or other misconduct or are a Prohibited Person. Upon
any such suspension all rights and licenses granted to You under these
T&Cs will immediately terminate. In the event of any Force Majeure
Event, breach of these T&Cs, or any other event that would make
the operation or provision of the Platform or related services
commercially unreasonable for the Company Group, the Company Group
may, in its discretion and without liability to You, with or without
prior notice, suspend Your access to all or a portion of the Platform.
To the extent permitted under Applicable Law (including in the event
of applicable legislation change or amendment), in the event the
Company Group revokes Your right to use or access the Platform the
Company Group shall not be required to provide You with any refund
whatsoever.
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Applicability of Securities Laws. References to the securities laws of any country or actions in
compliance with such laws shall not be deemed an admission by the
Company that the Tokens are subject to regulation as securities in any
jurisdiction.
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Entire Agreement. Unless otherwise provided, these T&Cs are intended to fully
reflect the terms of the agreement between the Parties, and shall
supersede any previously or contemporaneously agreed upon terms or
understanding. No provision of these T&Cs shall be considered
waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the Party that
benefits from the enforcement of such provision. No waiver of any
provision in these T&Cs, however, will be deemed a waiver of a
subsequent breach of such provision or a waiver of a similar
provision. In addition, a waiver of any breach or a failure to enforce
any term or condition of these T&Cs will not in any way affect,
limit, or waive a Party’s rights hereunder at any time to
enforce strict compliance thereafter with every term and condition
hereof.
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Assignment. The Company may, at its sole and absolute discretion, assign
any of its rights and/or delegate its duties under these T&Cs
(including, but not limited to any and all intellectual property
rights in or to all technology, software, and code relating to the
Platform). You may not assign Your rights or delegate Your duties as a
user of the Platform, or as a purchaser of Tokens, and any assignment
or delegation without the prior written consent of the Company, which
the Company may withhold at its sole and absolute discretion, shall be
null and void.
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Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions of these
T&Cs are for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, in whole or in part or in any
respect, or in the event that any one or more of the provisions of
these T&Cs operate or would prospectively operate to invalidate
these T&Cs in any jurisdiction, then and in any such event, such
provision(s) shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary
so that such provision, as so modified, shall no longer be held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable. Any such modification, invalidity
or unenforceability shall be strictly limited both to such provision
and to such jurisdiction, and in each case to no other. Furthermore,
in the event of any such modification, invalidity or unenforceability,
these T&Cs shall be interpreted so as to achieve the intent
expressed herein to the greatest extent possible in the jurisdiction
in question and otherwise as set forth herein.
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Electronic Notices and Use of Information. You (i) agree and consent to receive electronically all
communications, agreements, documents, receipts, notices and
disclosures (hereinafter - the “Communications”) that the Company Group provides in connection with Your use
of the Platform; and (ii) have read and fully understood the
Company’s Privacy Notice annexed at Schedule 3 to these
T&Cs. The Company Group and their respective service providers may
further disclose Your information to any of their respective service
providers, agents, relevant custodians or similar third parties for
any reason and such Persons may keep Your information for any period
of time permitted by Applicable Law. You do hereby consent to such
Persons disclosing any of Your information which they hold to any
Governmental Authority or prosecuting authority for any reason and
without notice to You. You hereby acknowledge and agree to hold the
Company Group harmless in respect of any disclosure of information by
such Persons in accordance with these T&Cs. For the avoidance of
any doubt, the Company Group shall not be liable to You or any other
Person for any loss, damage or expense incurred directly or indirectly
as a result of such disclosure.
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Information Requests. The Company Group may determine, from time to time and in its
sole and absolute discretion, that it is necessary to obtain certain
information about You and Your Affiliates in order to comply with
Applicable Laws in connection with Your entry into these T&Cs and
Your subsequent holding of Tokens. You agree to provide the Company
Group with such information promptly upon request, and You acknowledge
and accept that the Company may refuse to accept Your application
until You provide such requested information and the Company has
determined that it is permissible for the Company to accept Your
application and receive the purchase amount from You under Applicable
Law. The Company Group further reserves the right to request
identification documentation from You and Your Affiliates at any time.
In the event that You or any such Affiliate does not provide such
requested information to the satisfaction of the Company (in its sole
and absolute discretion) the Company shall not be bound by the
provisions of these T&Cs and shall be entitled to specifically
refuse any presentation of Tokens by You to the Company Group or any
other Relevant Party. In the event that You, directly or indirectly,
sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of any Tokens You
do hereby covenant with the Company Group to procure that any such
acquirer of Tokens shall be under equivalent obligations to provide
such information to the Company Group at the request of the Company
Group from time to time.
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Tax Issues. The Company Group makes no representations concerning the tax
implications of the sale of Tokens or the possession or use of them.
You bear the sole and absolute responsibility to determine if the
purchase of Tokens with fiat currency or cryptocurrency or the
potential appreciation or depreciation in the value of Tokens over
time has tax implications for You in Your home jurisdiction or any
other jurisdiction. By purchasing Tokens, and to the extent permitted
by Applicable Law, You agree to be solely responsible for any
applicable taxes imposed on, and agree not to hold the Company Group
liable for any tax liability associated with or arising from Your
purchase, possession, or transfer of Tokens. All fees and charges
payable by You to the Company are exclusive of any taxes, and shall
certain taxes be applicable, they shall be added on top of the payable
amounts. Upon the Company’s request, You will provide it any
information it reasonably requests to determine whether it is
obligated to collect any withholding taxes or value added or similar
or other taxes from You, including any applicable tax identification
numbers. If any deduction or withholding is required by Applicable
Law, You will notify the Company and will pay the Company any
additional amounts necessary to ensure that the net amount that the
Company receives, after any deduction and withholding, equals the
amount the Company would have received if no deduction or withholding
had been required. Additionally, You will provide the Company with
documentation showing that the withheld and deducted amounts have been
paid to the relevant taxing authority. To the extent the Company is
responsible for remitting any withholding taxes or value added or
similar or other taxes, Your allocation of Tokens shall be reduced to
the extent such taxes are required to be remitted by the Company. The
Company Group wishes to make You aware that future use of the Tokens
by You when transacting with the Company Group may result in
withholding taxes, value added tax and/or similar and/or other taxes
being imposed. You will be responsible for such taxes, however, where
the Company is responsible for remitting taxes, the amount of taxes
shall be deducted from the fees otherwise due and payable by You in
connection with Your transactions with the Company.
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Force Majeure Events. The Company Group shall not be liable for (1) any inaccuracy,
error, delay in, or omission of (a) any information, or (b) the
transmission or delivery of information; (2) any loss or damage
arising from any event beyond the Company Group’s reasonable
control, including but not limited to flood, extraordinary weather
conditions, earthquake, or other act of God, fire, war, insurrection,
pandemic, riot, labour dispute, accident, action of Governmental
Authorities, communications, power failure, or equipment or software
malfunction or any other cause beyond the Company Group’s
reasonable control (each, a “Force Majeure Event”).
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Compliance Policies. The Company Group strictly follow applicable anti-money
laundering (AML), “know your customer” (KYC) and other
Applicable Laws in the British Virgin Islands. You fully agree to
assist the Company Group in fulfilling the obligations of any
Applicable Law and to provide any necessary information that is
required from You to the Company Group or any relevant Governmental
Authority.
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Further Assistance. You shall cooperate with and assist the Company Group in
connection with any investigation, examination or enquiry by any
Governmental Authority. You shall promptly provide the Company Group
with any documents, certification, record or other materials they may
request in connection with such investigation, examination or
enquiry.
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Limited Recourse: Notwithstanding any other provision of these T&Cs, any
obligations of the Company hereunder are limited recourse obligations
of the Company payable solely from the Assets (and in relation to the
realisation of any Assets, the application of the proceeds thereof).
All obligations of and any claims against the Company hereunder or in
connection herewith after such realisation shall be extinguished and
shall not thereafter revive. No recourse shall be had against any
officer, director, partner, employee, shareholder or incorporator of
the Company or its respective successors or assigns for any amounts
payable in respect of the Tokens (except as otherwise provided
herein).
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Non-petition: Notwithstanding any other provision of these T&Cs, You may not
institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against,
the Company Group any bankruptcy, reorganisation, arrangement,
insolvency, winding up, moratorium or liquidation Proceedings, or
other Proceedings under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the
Cayman Islands, U.S. federal or State bankruptcy or similar laws.
Nothing in this Clause 10 shall preclude, or be deemed to stop, You
(i) from taking any action in (A) any case or Proceeding voluntarily
filed or commenced by the Company or (B) any involuntary insolvency
Proceeding filed or commenced by a Person other than You, or (ii) from
commencing against the Company any legal action which is not a
bankruptcy, reorganisation, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or
liquidation Proceeding.
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Headings. Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to
limit or construe any provisions of these T&Cs.
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Intellectual Property Notification: This document belongs to the Company and is protected by
copyright laws. Its copying and/or use by any third party in full or in
part without prior written consent of the Company is strictly
prohibited.
If You have any question or notice any bugs, errors or violations You
may send any questions regarding the use of the Platform or regarding
these T&Cs via the Website.
SCHEDULE 1
LIST OF PROHIBITED JURISDICTIONS
- Cuba
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Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea
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Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) region of Ukraine
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Islamic Republic of Iran
- Libya
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Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) region of Ukraine
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People’s Republic of China
- South Sudan
- Sudan (North)
- Syria
- The Crimea
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Any jurisdiction in which the entry into these T&Cs or the
ownership of the Tokens or the use of the Platform is prohibited by
Applicable Law
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Any jurisdiction which is subject to United States, United Nations or
other applicable sanctions or embargoes
The Company reserves the right to add any additional jurisdictions at
any time and without prior notice.
SCHEDULE 2
RISK DISCLOSURES: CERTAIN RISK FACTORS
ACQUIRING TOKENS INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS
SHOULD CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE RISKS DESCRIBED HEREIN, TOGETHER WITH ALL
OF THE OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE T&Cs AND THE INFORMATION
MATERIALS BEFORE MAKING A DECISION TO ACQUIRE TOKENS. THE FOLLOWING
RISKS ENTAIL CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH, THE BUSINESS, FINANCIAL
CONDITION, RESULTS OR OPERATIONS AND PROSPECTS OF THE COMPANY GROUP
COULD SUFFER. THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST AND DOES NOT
NECESSARILY REFLECT THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE VARIOUS RISK FACTORS.
NO MEMBER OF THE COMPANY GROUP OWNS, OPERATES OR CONTROLS THE PLATFORM
OR THE PLATFORM OPERATOR.
OTHERWISE THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET OUT HEREIN, THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY
DOES NOT REPRESENT AND WARRANT AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION MATERIALS,
THE PLATFORM AND THE TOKENS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, USAGE, 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. THE COMPANY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT TOKENS OR THE
PLATFORM ARE RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE, MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR
THAT DEFECTS IN THE TOKENS OR THE PLATFORM WILL BE CORRECTED. THE
COMPANY CANNOT AND DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE TOKENS, THE
PLATFORM OR THE DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR THE TOKENS IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR
OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
The precise terms of the privileges and other benefits of the Tokens
will be determined by the Platform Operator in its sole and absolute
discretion from time to time. Such privileges and benefits may be
amended thereafter by the Platform Operator at any time and without
notice to, or consent from, any holder of Tokens, or the Company, in the
sole and absolute discretion of the Platform Operator. Any such
determination or amendment shall not be a breach of the terms of the
Tokens.
While the Tokens are available only to purchasers that are not
Prohibited Persons there is the possibility that Tokens could be
acquired over time or following changes in the regulatory landscape
persons in other jurisdictions currently restricted from acquiring
Tokens and, accordingly, the risk factors set out below may include
certain risk factors specific to certain jurisdictions even though the
Company will not at present make the Tokens available at this time to
persons from such jurisdictions.
Nothing herein prevents new cryptographic tokens that are interoperable
with the Platform from being developed and distributed in the future.
Where so created, the precise terms of the privileges and other benefits
of these distinct tokens will be determined by the Platform Operator in
its sole and absolute discretion from time to time.
The Platform, while not owned, operated, developed or otherwise
controlled by the Company, is in beta stage, which means that the
Platform and all related software are experimental. The Platform is
provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis,
without any representation or warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied, including, without limitation, any representations or
warranties that the Platform is free of defects, vulnerabilities,
merchantable, fit for a particular purpose or non-infringing. Any use of
the Platform shall be at your own risk. In no event shall the Company
Group or the owner of the Platform 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
Platform or its operation or use or be under any obligation to support,
develop or otherwise maintain or promote the use of the Platform or the
integration of the Tokens into the Platform.
No promises of future performance or value are or will be made with
respect to the Tokens, including no promise of inherent value, no
promise of continuing payments, and no guarantee that the Tokens will
hold any particular value.
BY PARTICIPATING IN ANY ACQUISITION OF TOKENS, YOU EXPRESSLY
ACKNOWLEDGE AND ASSUME ALL RISKS RELATED THERETO INCLUDING (WITHOUT
LIMITATION) THE RISKS SET OUT BELOW.
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Reliance on one or more Developers: The Company may enter into one or
more services agreements pursuant to which one or more software
developers (each a “Developer”) will provide services with respect to the Company’s
development and sale of the Tokens. As consideration for each such
Developer providing those services, the Company may agree to issue the
Developer with a significant number of Tokens. The Director of the
Company believes that the provisions of each such services agreement
will reflect commercial arms-length dealings between the Company and
each such Developer although there is a material risk that the Tokens
are never created, or are never suitably integrated into the Platform,
in the event that the Company is unable to retain suitable Developers
for an ongoing period of time.
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Risk of Losing Access to Tokens Due to Wallet Incompatibility: Your
cryptocurrency wallet must possess technical infrastructure that is
compatible with the receipt, storage and transfer of the Tokens.
Non-compatible wallet addresses will not be accepted. In addition,
Your wallet address must not be associated with a third party exchange
or service that has custody over the private key. You must own the
private key if Your address is an exchange address. The Company
reserves the right to prescribe additional conditions relating to
specific wallet requirements at any time, acting in its sole
discretion.
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Risks Associated with the Blockchain Protocols: Any malfunction,
breakdown, abandonment, unintended function, unexpected functioning of
or attack on the protocol upon which the Tokens are issued may have an
adverse effect on the Tokens, including causing them to malfunction or
function in an unexpected or unintended manner.
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Risks Associated with Your Credentials: Any third party that gains
access to or learns of Your wallet login credentials or private keys
may be able to dispose of Your Tokens. To minimise this risk, You
should guard against unauthorised access to Your electronic devices.
Best practices dictate that You safely store private keys in one or
more backup locations geographically separated from the working
location. In addition, You are responsible for giving us the correct
wallet address to which to send Your Tokens. If You give us the
incorrect address to which to send Your Tokens, we are not responsible
for any loss of Tokens that may occur.
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Risk of Unfavourable Regulatory Action in One or More
Jurisdictions:
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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 it is
possible that certain jurisdictions will apply existing regulations
on, or introduce new regulations addressing, blockchain technology
based applications, which regulations may be contrary to the current
setup of the Platform or its smart contract system and, therefore, may
result in substantial modifications to the Platform and such smart
contract systems, including its termination and the loss of Tokens.
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The regulatory status of cryptographic tokens and distributed ledger
technology is unclear or unsettled in many jurisdictions. 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
Platform and Tokens. It is likewise difficult to predict how or
whether any legislative or regulatory authorities may implement
changes to law and regulation affecting distributed ledger technology
and its applications, including specifically (but without limitation
to) the Platform and Tokens. Regulatory actions could negatively
impact the Platform and Tokens in various ways, including, for
purposes of illustration only, through a determination that Tokens are
a regulated financial instrument that requires registration, licensing
or restriction. The Company may cease operations in a jurisdiction if
regulatory actions, or changes to Applicable Laws, 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 Platform and the Tokens could be impacted by
any regulatory inquiries or actions, including restrictions on the
use, sale or possession of digital tokens like the Tokens, which
restrictions could impede, limit or end the development of the
Platform and increase legal costs.
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The cryptocurrency exchange market, the token listing and trading
market, initial coin offerings, and by extension the Platform, is
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 affecting the Platform
could be enacted, which could impact the utility of the Tokens in the
Platform. Additionally, users of the Platform 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 Platform and the Tokens, including the utility of Tokens
with respect to the Platform.
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The Company and/or the Platform Operator may need to obtain approvals
from one or more Governmental Authorities and there is a risk that
securing such approvals may, as relevant, delay or prevent the
development of the Platform and/or the Company’s ability to
issue the Tokens.
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Risk of Alternative, Unofficial Platforms: Following the issue of the
Tokens and the continued development of the Platform, it is possible
that alternative applications or platforms could be established, which
use the same or similar open source code and protocol underlying the
Platform. The Tokens may have no intrinsic value with respect to such
alternative applications. The Platform may compete with these
alternative, unofficial token-based applications, which could
potentially negatively impact the Platform and the Tokens.
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Token Generation Risk and Risk of Insufficient Interest in the
Platform: There are no guarantees as to the timing of the Tokens being
integrated into the Platform which is dependent on many factors,
including many outside the Company’s control. The Platform is
not owned, operated or controlled by the Company. Further, it is
possible that the Platform will not be used by a large number of
businesses, individuals, and other organisations and that there will
be limited public interest in the Platform. Such a lack of interest
could negatively impact the Tokens and the Platform.
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Diverse Use of Digital Assets; Decreased Adoption. As a new asset and
technological innovation, the digital asset industry is subject to a
high degree of uncertainty and digital assets are used by market
participants for various purposes. Tokens created and disseminated
with respect to the Platform may be intended to be used in connection
with a specific service or product developed by the Platform. However,
there is no guarantee that holders of Tokens will continue to use
Tokens for such purposes or that any Token will maintain its value in
the long term. A lack of expansion, or a decrease, in usage of the
Token could adversely impact the short-term or long-term value of the
Token.
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No Operating History: The Company has no operating history and will
be operating in an evolving industry that may not develop as expected.
Assessing the business and future prospects of the Company and the
Platform Operator is challenging in light of the risks and
difficulties the Company and the Platform Operator may encounter.
These risks and difficulties include, but are not limited to, their
ability to:
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navigate complex and evolving regulatory and competitive
environments;
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obtain the requisite regulatory and other licenses in the relevant
jurisdictions;
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obtain and retain customers;
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successfully develop, maintain and update internal controls to manage
compliance within an evolving and complex regulatory
environment;
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effectively identify and react to market trends;
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be involved in the successful development and deployment of the
Platform;
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implement new products and services;
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successfully execute the Company’s funding strategy;
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effectively compete with other companies;
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successfully navigate economic conditions and fluctuations in the
market;
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effectively manage the growth of the business;
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continue to develop, maintain and scale the Platform;
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effectively use finite personnel and technology resources;
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effectively maintain and scale financial and risk management controls
and procedures;
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maintain the security of technology infrastructure, and the
confidentiality of the information provided and utilised therein;
and
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attract, integrate and retain qualified employees and
contractors.
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Risk that the Platform, as Developed, Will Not Meet Expectations: The
Platform presently is under continued development by the Platform
Operator and may undergo significant changes. Any expectations or
assumptions regarding the form and functionality of the Platform or
the Tokens (including participant behaviour) held by the owner of the
Platform, the Company or you may not be met, for any number of
reasons, including, without limitation, mistaken assumptions or
analysis, a change in the design and implementation plans, and changes
in the execution of the Platform. Moreover, the Company may not be
able to retain full and effective control over how other participants
will use the Platform, what products or services will be offered
through the Platform by third parties, or how third-party products and
services will utilise Tokens (if at all). This could create the risk
that the Tokens or Platform, as further developed and maintained, may
not meet your expectations. Furthermore, despite our good faith
efforts to assist the owner of the Platform to develop and participate
in the Platform, it is still possible that the Platform will
experience malfunctions or otherwise fail to be adequately maintained,
which may negatively impact the Platform and Tokens, and the potential
utility of the Tokens.
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Litigation and Third-Party Claims May Adversely Affect the
Development and Adoption of the Platform: From time to time, third
parties may assert claims against the Company, its developers and/or
its underlying technology. Regardless of the merit of any legal action
or claim, any action that reduces confidence in the Company’s
long-term viability or the ability of individuals to hold and transfer
Tokens may adversely affect the Platform. Additionally, a meritorious
claim could prevent developers from accessing the most up to date
Platform code or holding or transferring their Tokens.
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The value of the Tokens will be affected by the success of the
Platform: Because the Tokens are intended for use on the Platform, a
failure by the owner of the Platform to successfully develop and/or
maintain the Platform would negatively affect the value of the Tokens.
There is no guarantee that the Platform will develop as planned or
become successful in the marketplace.
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Long-term viability of cryptoassets: Cryptoassets, including those
like the Tokens, are a new and relatively untested product. There is
considerable uncertainty about their long-term viability, which could
be affected by a variety of factors, including many market-based
factors such as economic growth, inflation, and others. In addition,
the success of cryptoassets (including the Tokens) will depend on the
long-term utility and economic viability of blockchain and other new
technologies related to cryptoassets. Due in part to these
uncertainties, the price of cryptoassets are volatile and the Tokens
may be hard to sell. The Company does not control any of these
factors, and therefore may not be able to control the ability of the
Tokens to maintain their value over time.
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Further innovations in the cryptoasset industry may cause the Tokens
to lose value: The development and acceptance of the cryptographic and
algorithmic protocols governing the issuance of, and transactions in,
cryptoassets is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to
evaluate and predict. The use of cryptoassets to, among other things,
buy and sell goods and services is part of a new and rapidly evolving
commercial practice that employs digital assets based on a
computer-generated mathematical and/or cryptographic protocol. The
growth of this commercial practice in general, and the use of
cryptoassets in particular, is subject to a high degree of
uncertainty. Factors affecting further development of the cryptoasset
industry include, among other things, the continued worldwide adoption
of cryptoassets; governmental and quasi-governmental regulation of
cryptoassets and/or cryptoasset exchanges; changing consumer
demographics, tastes and preferences; sustained development and
maintenance of open-source software protocols; the popularity and
availability of alternative and/or new payment services; and general
economic conditions. If these factors negatively affect or impede the
development of the cryptoasset industry, the value of your Tokens may
also be negatively affected.
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Inability to Fund Development or Maintenance: The Company may not be
able to fund development of the Tokens while the owner of the Platform
may not be able to develop or maintain the Platform in the manner that
it was intended.
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Risks from Taxation: The tax characterisation of the Tokens is
uncertain. You must seek Your own tax advice in connection with
acquiring and holding Tokens, which may result in adverse tax
consequences to You, including withholding taxes, income taxes, and
tax reporting requirements. An investment in the Tokens may result in
adverse tax consequences, including withholding taxes, income taxes,
and tax reporting requirements. Additionally, subsequent transactions
in cryptoassets such as the Tokens may cause investors to incur tax
liabilities. Further, any reward received in the form of, or through
the use of, Tokens may result in additional tax liability. Each
investor should consult with and must rely upon the advice of its own
professional tax advisors.
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Risk of Theft and Hacking:
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Smart contracts, software applications and the Platform may be
exposed to attacks by hackers or other individuals, groups,
organisations or countries that interfere with the Platform or the
availability of the Tokens in any number of ways, including denial of
service attacks, Sybil attacks, spoofing, smurfing, malware attacks,
or consensus-based attacks, or phishing, or other novel methods that
may or may not be known. Any such successful attacks could result in
theft or loss of Tokens, adversely impacting the ability to further
develop the Platform and/or related Platforms and derive any usage or
functionality from Tokens. You must take appropriate steps to satisfy
Yourself of the integrity and veracity of relevant websites, systems
and communications. Furthermore, because the Platform is based on
open-source software, there is a risk that a third party or a member
of the Company’s team may intentionally or unintentionally
introduce weaknesses or defects into the core infrastructure of the
Platform, which could negatively affect the Platform and Tokens.
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You acknowledge, understand and accept that if Your private key or
password gets lost or stolen, the Tokens associated with Your wallet
address may be unrecoverable and permanently lost. Additionally, any
third party that gains access to Your private key, including by
gaining access to the login credentials relating to Your wallet, may
be able to misappropriate Your Tokens. Any errors or malfunctions
caused by or otherwise related to the digital wallet or vault You
choose to receive and store Tokens, including Your own failure to
properly maintain or use such digital wallet or vault, may also result
in the loss of Your Tokens, for which the Company shall have no
liability.
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Risk of Security Weaknesses in the Platform: The Platform consists,
at least in part, of open source software that may be based on other
open source software. There is a risk that the Company or other third
parties may intentionally or unintentionally introduce weaknesses or
bugs into the core infrastructural elements of the Platform
interfering with the use of or causing the loss of Tokens.
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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 the Platform protocol by rendering ineffective
the cryptographic consensus mechanism that underpins the Platform
protocol, which could result in the theft, loss or decreased utility
of the Tokens. Smart contracts, blockchain application software and
blockchain platforms and protocols are still in an early development
stage and relatively unproven. There is no warranty or assurance that
the process for creating Tokens will be uninterrupted or error-free
and there is an inherent risk that the software could contain defects,
weaknesses, vulnerabilities, viruses or bugs causing, inter alia, the
complete loss of contributions and/or Tokens.
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Risk of Lack of Adoption or Use of the Platform: While the Tokens
should not be viewed as an investment, they may have value over time.
That value may be limited or non-existent if the Platform lacks
acceptance, use and adoption, which may have an adverse impact on the
Tokens.
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Risk of an Illiquid Market for Tokens: There may never be any
marketplace for Tokens. There are currently no exchanges upon which
the Tokens would trade. If exchanges do develop, they will likely 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 Your representations to us to the
contrary) You are 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, You assume all risks
associated with such speculation or actions, and any errors associated
therewith, and accept that the Tokens are not offered by the Company
Group on an investment basis. Holders of Tokens should be prepared to
hold their Tokens indefinitely, as there is no guarantee that holders
will be able to transfer, sell or exchange their tokens or otherwise
redeem them as currency if adoption of the Platform is limited or
unsuccessful. Further, we make no representations as to the future
market price of Tokens and no representations that the price per Token
determined by a future market will be equal to or higher than the
purchase price of the rights hereunder.
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Risk of Dissolution of the Platform: It is possible that, due to any
number of reasons, including development issues with the Platform, the
failure of business relationships, lack of public interest, lack of
funding, or competing intellectual property claims, the Platform may
no longer be viable as a business or otherwise and may dissolve or
fail to maintain commercial or legal viability, or be abandoned. There
is no assurance that You will receive any benefits through the
Tokens.
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Risk of Malfunction in the Platform: It is possible that the Platform
malfunctions in an unfavourable way, including one that results in the
loss of the Tokens.
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Risk Arising from Lack of Governance Rights: Because the Tokens
confer only limited governance rights with respect to the Platform;
all decisions involving the Company (including to sell or liquidate
the Company) will be made by the Company acting in its sole and
absolute discretion, and substantially all decisions involving the
Platform including, but not limited to, decisions by the Platform
Operator to discontinue the Platform, will be made by the Platform
Operator acting in its sole and absolute discretion. These decisions
could adversely affect the Platform and/or Tokens You hold.
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Risks Associated with Incomplete Information regarding the Tokens and
the Platform: You will not have full access to all the information
relevant to the Company, the Tokens and/or the Platform. Neither the
Company nor the Platform Operator is required to update You on the
progress of the Platform. You are responsible for making Your own
decision in respect of the acquisition of the Tokens. The Company does
not provide You with any recommendation or advice in respect of the
acquisition of the Tokens. You may not rely on the Company to provide
You with complete or up to date information.
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No Fiduciary Relationship: The holders of Tokens will not be in any
fiduciary, partnership, trustee, agency or similar relationship with
the Company Group and will not be owed any fiduciary duty by the
Company Group. The holders of Tokens have no direct management,
equity, voting or similar rights in the Company Group. However,
without limitation to the above, the Company reserves all rights with
respect to pursuing any form of decentralised governance should it so
determine that doing so would be in the best interests of the holders
of Tokens from time to time.
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Changes to Token and Platform for Legal Compliance: In order to seek
compliance with (or to seek to mitigate the impact of) any laws,
statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments, injunctions,
orders, treaties, administrative acts or decrees of any nation or
government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any
entity exercising legislative, judicial or administrative functions of
or pertaining to government, including, without limitation, any
government authority, agency, department, board, commission or
instrumentality, and any court, tribunal or arbitrator(s) of competent
jurisdiction, and any self-regulatory organisation believed by the
Company Group to apply to or affect the Company Group, the Platform or
the Tokens, the Company may in its sole and absolute discretion take
such steps as it considers necessary or convenient to comply with such
matters including, without limitation, the termination of the Tokens
and/or the Platform. In addition, the Company may take such steps as
it considers necessary or convenient where it believes or suspects the
Tokens may be used, trafficked or applied in the attempted furtherance
of money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion or other
unlawful activity or where it believes the Platform is no longer
viable.
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Regulation Risk: Regulation of (i) tokens (including the Tokens);
(ii) cryptocurrencies (iii) blockchain technologies; and (iv)
cryptocurrency exchanges is currently underdeveloped and is likely to
evolve rapidly, vary significantly among international, national,
federal, state and local jurisdictions and is subject to significant
uncertainty. Various legislative and executive bodies in the United
States, South Korea, China, Singapore, among other countries, are
currently considering, or may in the future consider, laws,
regulations, guidance, or other actions, which may severely impact the
development and growth of the Platform, the Company and the Tokens.
Other countries may adopt similar approaches. Failure by the Company
or users of the Platform to comply with any laws, rules and
regulations, some of which may not exist yet or are subject to
interpretation and may be subject to change, could result in a variety
of adverse consequences, including civil penalties and fines. New or
changing laws and regulations or interpretations of existing laws and
regulations would likely have numerous material adverse consequences
on the Company, the Platform and/or the Tokens. Therefore, there can
be no assurance that any new or continuing regulatory scrutiny or
initiatives will not have a material adverse impact on the value of
the Tokens or impede the activities of the Company or the
Platform.
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Representation by legal counsel: Travers Thorp Alberga (as to matters
of British Virgin Islands law) currently represents the Company.
Travers Thorp Alberga does not represent any current or prospective
investors with respect to an investment in the Tokens. No separate
counsel has been engaged by the Company to represent any current or
prospective investors with respect to an investment in the Tokens.
Travers Thorp Alberga may be removed as counsel by the Company at any
time without the consent of, or notice to, investors. In addition,
Travers Thorp Alberga does not undertake on behalf of or for the
benefit of investors to monitor the compliance of the Company with
applicable laws.
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The Company has the exclusive right, in its sole and absolute
discretion, to address and remediate any of the operational, legal or
regulatory risks presented as of the date hereof or hereafter. In the
exercise of such rights, it is possible that the Company may determine
that the continued development of the Platform is not feasible.
Accordingly, there is a material risk that the Company Group may not
successfully continue to develop, market and operate the Platform and
the Tokens.
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Prohibition on U.S. resales: Tokens issued to non-U.S. Persons are
being offered and sold in compliance with Regulation S under the U.S.
Securities Act, which generally prohibits transfers to U.S. Persons
for a period of one year from the completion of the Offering. In
addition, the Company does not intend to facilitate a market for the
Tokens in the U.S. and expects to restrict Token resales to non-U.S.
Persons and exchanges that do not permit participation by U.S. Persons
for an indefinite period.
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Tokens issued to U.S. Persons are being offered and sold in
compliance with Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act, and will
be “restricted securities” within the meaning of SEC Rule
144(a)(3) under such Act. Accordingly, they may not be resold except
pursuant to registration under the U.S. Securities Act or an available
exemption from registration. In this connection, the prospective
purchaser represents that it is familiar with SEC Rule 144, as
presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed
thereby and by the Act.
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Risk of Abandonment / Lack of Success: The Tokens and Platform may be
abandoned for a number of reasons, including lack of interest from the
public, lack of funding, lack of commercial success or prospects (e.g.
caused by competing projects). There is no assurance that, even if the
Platform is partially or fully developed and launched, you will
receive any benefits through the Tokens.
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Risk Associated with Markets for Tokens: To the extent that any third
parties ascribe an external exchange value to the Tokens, such value
may be extremely volatile and diminish to zero. You should not seek to
acquire Tokens as an 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.
You assume all risks associated with such speculation or actions, and
any errors associated therewith, and accept that the Tokens are not
offered on an investment basis. You further acknowledge that any funds
you consider to be invested in the Tokens will not be protected,
guaranteed or reimbursed by any governmental, regulatory or other
entity.
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Unanticipated Risks: Cryptographic tokens are a relatively new and
comparatively untested technology. In addition to the risks discussed
herein, there are risks that the Company cannot anticipate. Further
risks may materialise as unanticipated combinations or variations of
the discussed risks or the emergence of new risks.
SCHEDULE 3
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS PRIVACY NOTICE
This privacy notice (the “Privacy Notice”) explains the manner in which Adrena Issuer Ltd. and its
Affiliates (the “Company Group”) collects, processes and maintains personal data about
You.
The Company Group is committed to processing personal data in
accordance with Applicable Law. In its use of personal data, certain
members of the Company Group will be characterised under Applicable Law
as a data controller, whilst certain of the Company Group’s
service providers, Affiliates and delegates may act as data processors
under Applicable Law. For the purposes of this Privacy Notice, we, us or our means each member of the Company Group in its capacity (as
relevant) as data controller of the personal data and You or Your means the Tokenholder or relevant individual affiliated or
connected with the Tokenholder receiving this Privacy Notice.
If You are a nominee Tokenholder or a corporate entity, this Privacy
Notice will be relevant for those individuals connected to You and You
should transmit this document to such individuals for their awareness
and consideration.
Personal data: By virtue of acquiring Tokens, the Company Group and certain other
service providers and their respective Affiliates and delegates (the
“Authorised Entities”) may collect, record, store, transfer and otherwise process
personal data by which individuals may be directly or indirectly
identified. We may combine personal data that You provide to us with
personal data that we collect from or about You. This may include
personal data collected in an online or offline context including from
credit reference agencies and other available public databases or data
sources, such as news outlets, websites and other media sources and
international sanctions lists. It may also include data which, when
aggregated with other data, enables an individual to be identified, such
as an IP address and geolocation data.[1]
Why is Your personal data processed: The storage, processing and use of personal data by the Company Group
will take place for lawful purposes, including:
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to comply with any applicable legal, tax or regulatory obligations on
the Company Group or another Authorised Entity under any Applicable
Laws;
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to perform a contract to which You are a party or for taking
pre-contractual steps at Your request;
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to operate the Company Group, including managing and administering
the Tokens and the business of the Company Group on an on-going basis
which enables the Company Group and its Tokenholders to satisfy their
contractual duties and obligations to each other;
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to verify the identity of the Company Group to third parties for any
purpose which the Company Group considers necessary or desirable;
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to assist the Company Group in the improvement and optimisation of
advertising (including through marketing material and content) its
services;
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for risk management and risk control purposes relating to the Company
Group;
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to pursue the Company Group’s or a third party’s
legitimate interests: (i) for direct marketing purposes; or (ii) to
help detect, prevent, investigate, and prosecute fraud and/or other
criminal activity, and share this data with legal, compliance, risk
and managerial staff to assess suspicious activities; and/or
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where You otherwise consent to the processing of personal data for
any other specific purpose.
As a data controller, we will only use Your personal data for the
purposes for which we collected it as set out in this Privacy Notice. If
we need to use Your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will
contact You. In certain circumstances, we may share (or be required to
share) Your personal data with regulatory, prosecuting and other
governmental agencies or departments, and parties to litigation (whether
pending or threatened), in any country or territory in accordance with
Applicable Law.
We may transfer Your personal data outside of the British Virgin
Islands, as permitted under Applicable Law. We will not sell Your
personal data.
Your rights: You may have certain rights under Applicable Law,
including:
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the right to be informed as to how we collect and use Your personal
data;
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the right to access Your personal data;
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the right to require us to stop direct marketing;
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the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data
corrected;
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the right to withdraw Your consent and require us to stop processing
or restrict the processing, or not begin the processing, of Your
personal data;
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the right to be notified of a data breach (unless the breach is
unlikely to be prejudicial); and
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the right to require us to delete Your personal data in some limited
circumstances.
Please note that if You do not wish to provide us with requested
personal data or subsequently withdraw Your consent, You may not be able
to hold or otherwise deal with the Tokens or remain as a holder of the
Tokens as it will affect our ability to provide our services to You as a
Tokenholder.
Retention of Personal Data: The personal data shall not be held by the Company Group for
longer than necessary with regard to the purposes of the data
processing.
Changes to Privacy Notice: We encourage You to regularly review this and any updated Privacy
Notice to ensure that You are always aware of how personal data is
collected, used, stored and disclosed.
Contact Us: Please contact the Company Group if You have any questions about this
Privacy Notice, the personal data we hold about You or to discuss Your
rights under Applicable Law.
In this Schedule 3:
“Affiliates” means, with respect to any specified Person, any director,
officer, partner, member, authorised representative, agent or employee
of such Person and any other Person that, directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with, such specified Person, and for purposes of
this definition “control” (including, with correlative
meanings, the terms, “controlled by” and “under common
control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of this management or policies of such Person, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Where
“Person” means an individual or legal entity or person, including,
without limitation, a Governmental Authority or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
“Applicable Law” means the applicable laws, acts, statutes, ordinances, rules,
regulations, judgments, injunctions, orders, treaties, sanctions,
administrative acts and decrees of any relevant jurisdiction.
[1] Examples of personal data include: name, title, date of birth,
age, gender, nationality, picture, national identification number,
usernames, email address, residential address, postal address,
telephone / mobile / fax number, family structure, siblings,
offspring, source of wealth, personal assets, bank account numbers and
income details, tax identification number, financial and investment
qualification, shareholder reference number, payment details and other
details of products and services purchased, power of attorney
information, job titles, employment history, employer details,
personal data contained in emails, data regarding preferences in
connection with marketing communications, personal data obtained
pursuant to standard criminal record checks, and data obtained further
to the Company's standard anti-money laundering and client due
diligence checks.