Terms of service
These terms of service, together with any documents and additional terms they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, these “Terms”), are entered into between Blockeys B.V. (“Blockeys,” “we,” “us” and “our”) and you or the company or other legal entity you represent (“you” or “your”), and constitute a binding legal agreement.
Please read these Terms carefully, as these Terms govern your use of our Portal and our Services, and expressly cover your rights and obligations, and our disclaimers and limitations of legal liability, relating to such use. By clicking “I agree” to these Terms or otherwise accessing or using our Portal or our Services, you accept and agree to be bound by and to comply with these Terms, including the mandatory arbitration provision in Section 12. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use our Portal or the Services.
You must be able to form a legally binding contract online either on behalf of a company or as an individual. Accordingly, you represent that: (a) if you are agreeing to these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you have the legal authority to bind the company or other legal entity to these Terms; and (b) you are at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where you reside, whichever is older), can form a legally binding contract online, and have the full, right, power and authority to enter into and to comply with the obligations under these Terms. In addition to the foregoing, you also represent and warrant that you are not a citizen or resident of a state, country, territory or other jurisdiction that is embargoed by the United States or where your use of the Portal or the Services would be illegal or otherwise violate any applicable law.
Please carefully review the disclosures and disclaimers set forth in Section 9 in their entirety before using any software developed by Blockeys. The information in Section 9 provides important details about the legal obligations associated with your use of the Blockeys open-source software. By accessing or using our Portal or our Services, you agree that Blockeys does not provide execution or clearing services of any kind and is not responsible for the execution or clearing of transactions automated through Blockeys open-source software.
1. KEY DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of these Terms, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:
1.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to a party to these Terms, any legal entity that, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such party.
1.2. “Applicable Law” means any domestic or foreign law, rule, statute, regulation, by-law, order, protocol, code, decree, or other directive, requirement or guideline, published or in force which applies to or is otherwise intended to govern or regulate any person, property, transaction, activity, event or other matter, including any rule, order, judgment, directive or other requirement or guideline issued by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Blockeys, you, the Portal or the Services, or as otherwise duly enacted, enforceable by law, the common law or equity.
1.3 “Ether” means the Ethereum Blockchain utility token that may be used to purchase computational resources to run decentralized applications or perform actions on the Ethereum Blockchain.
1.4 “Ethereum Address” means the unique public key cryptocurrency identifier that points to an Ethereum-compatible wallet to which Ether may be sent or stored.
1.5 “Ethereum Blockchain” means the underlying blockchain infrastructure which the Portal leverages to perform portions of the Services.
1.6 “Governmental Authority” includes any domestic or foreign federal, provincial or state, municipal, local or other governmental, regulatory, judicial or administrative authority.
1.7 “Portal” means the Blockeys site located at opium.exchange, and all associated sites linked thereto by Blockeys and its Affiliates, which includes, for certainty, Blockeys’s decentralized application layer on the Ethereum Blockchain.
1.8 “Services” has the meaning set out in Section 3.1.
2 MODIFICATIONS TO THESE TERMS
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify these Terms from time to time. If we make changes, we will provide you with notice of such changes, such as by sending an email, providing a notice through our Services or updating the date at the top of these Terms. Unless we say otherwise in our notice, any and all such modifications are effective immediately, and your continued use of our Services after we provide such notice will confirm your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to the amended Terms, you must stop using our Services.
3 SERVICES
3.1 Services - The primary purpose of the Portal is to enable users to interact with smart contracts and gain margin exposure via the creation of Margin Positions (the “Services”).
3.2 Ethereum Gas Charges - Some Services involve the use of the Ethereum Blockchain, which may require that you pay a fee, commonly known as “Ethereum Gas Charges,” for the computational resources required to perform a transaction on the Ethereum Blockchain. You acknowledge and agree that OEX has no control over: (a) any Ethereum Blockchain transactions; (b) the method of payment of any Ethereum Gas Charges; or (c) any actual payments of Ethereum Gas Charges. Accordingly, you must ensure that you have a sufficient balance of Ether stored at your Ethereum Address to complete any transaction on the Ethereum Blockchain before initiating such Ethereum Blockchain transaction. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you of any Ethereum Gas Charges before initiating any Services that require the use of the Ethereum Blockchain.
3.3 Conditions and Restrictions - We may, at any time and in our sole discretion, restrict your access to, or otherwise impose conditions or restrictions upon your use of, the Services or the Portal, with or without prior notice.
3.4 No Broker, Legal or Fiduciary Relationship – Blockeys is not your broker, lawyer, intermediary, agent, or advisor and has no fiduciary relationship or obligation to you regarding any other decisions or activities that you effect when using the Portal or the Services. Neither our communications nor any information that we provide to you is intended as, or shall be considered or construed as, advice.
3.5 Your Responsibilities - As a condition to accessing or using the Services or the Portal, you shall: (a) only use the Services and the Portal for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms; (b) ensure that, at all times, all information that you provide on the Portal is current, complete and accurate; and (c) maintain the security and confidentiality of your Ethereum Address.
3.6 Unacceptable Use or Conduct - As a condition to accessing or using the Portal or the Services, you will not: (a) violate any Applicable Law, including, without limitation, any relevant and applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws, such as the Bank Secrecy Act, each as may be amended; (b) infringe on or misappropriate any contract, intellectual property or other third-party right, or commit a tort while using the Portal or the Services; (c) use the Services in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect, or inhibit other users from fully enjoying the Services, or that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the functioning of the Services in any manner; (d) attempt to circumvent any content filtering techniques or security measures that Blockeys employs on the Portal, or attempt to access any service or area of the Portal or the Services that you are not authorized to access; (e) use the Services to pay for, support, or otherwise engage in any illegal gambling activities, fraud, money-laundering, or terrorist activities, or other illegal activities; (f) use any robot, spider, crawler, scraper, or other automated means or interface not provided by us, to access the Services or to extract data; (g) introduce any malware, virus, Trojan horse, worm, logic bomb, drop-dead device, backdoor, shutdown mechanism or other harmful material into the Portal or the Services; (h) provide false, inaccurate, or misleading information; (i) post content or communications on the Portal that are, in our sole discretion, libelous, defamatory, profane, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, indecent, lewd, vulgar, suggestive, harassing, hateful, threatening, offensive, discriminatory, bigoted, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent, deceptive or otherwise objectionable; (j) post content on the Portal containing unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, or commercial messages or any chain messages or user content designed to deceive or trick the user of the Service; (k) use the Portal or the Services from a jurisdiction that we have, in our sole discretion, or a relevant Governmental Authority has determined is a jurisdiction where the use of the Portal or the Services is prohibited; or (l) encourage or induce any third party to engage in any of the activities prohibited under this Section 3.7.
3.7 Your Assumption of Risks - You represent and warrant that you: (a) have the necessary technical expertise and ability to review and evaluate the security, integrity and operation of any Margin Position; (b) have the knowledge, experience, understanding, professional advice and information to make your own evaluation of the merits, risks and applicable compliance requirements under Applicable Law of any Margin Position; (c) know, understand and accept the risks associated with your Ethereum Address, the Ethereum Blockchain, Ether and Margin Positions; and (d) accept the risks associated with Margin Positions, and are responsible for conducting your own independent analysis of the risks specific to any Margin Positions. You hereby assume, and agree that Blockeys will have no responsibility or liability for, such risks. You hereby irrevocably waive, release and discharge all claims, whether known or unknown to you, against Blockeys, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives related to any of the risks set forth herein.
3.8 - Your Content You hereby grant to us a royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, create derivative works of, display, perform, publish and distribute, in any form, medium or manner, any content that is available to other users via the Blockeys Platform as a result of your use of the Portal (collectively, “Your Content”) through your use of the Services or the Portal, including, without limitation, for promoting Blockeys(or its Affiliates), the Services or the Portal. You represent and warrant that: (a) you own Your Content or have the right to grant the rights and licenses in these Terms; and (b) Your Content and our use of Your Content, as licensed herein, does not and will not violate, misappropriate or infringe on any third party’s rights.
4 PRIVACY POLICY
Please refer to our privacy policy available at https://docs.opium.exchange/terms-of-service for information about how we collect, use, share and otherwise process information about you.
5 PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
5.1 - Ownership of Services; License to Services Excluding any open source software (as further described in Section 5.2) or third-party software that the Portal or the Services incorporates, as between you and Blockeys, Blockeys owns the Portal and the Services, including all technology, content and other materials used, displayed or provided on the Portal or in connection with the Services (including all intellectual property rights subsisting therein), and hereby grants you a limited, revocable, transferable, license to access and use those portions of the Portal and the Services that are proprietary to Blockeys.
5.2 - Blockeys License; Open Source Software License; Limitations The Portal and the Services are governed by the most recent version of the open source license commonly known as the “Apache License 2.0, a copy of which (as it applies to the Portal and the Services) can be found at https://github.com/OpiumProtocol/opium-contracts/blob/master/LICENSE.md (as of the date these Terms were last updated) and any other applicable licensing terms for the Portal and the Services in these Terms (collectively, the “Blockeys License”). You acknowledge that the Portal or the Services may use, incorporate or link to certain open-source components and that your use of the Portal or Services is subject to, and you will comply with any, applicable open-source licenses that govern any such open-source components (collectively, “Open-Source Licenses”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you may not: (a) resell, lease, lend, share, distribute or otherwise permit any third party to use the Portal or the Services; (b) use the Portal or the Services for time-sharing or service bureau purposes; or (c) otherwise use the Portal or the Services in a manner that violates the Blockeys License or any other Open-Source Licenses.
5.3 - Trademarks Any of Blockeys’s product or service names, logos, and other marks used in the Portal or as a part of the Services, including Opium.Exchange’s name and logo are trademarks owned by Blockeys, its Affiliates or its applicable licensors. You may not copy, imitate or use them without Blockeys’s (or the applicable licensor’s) prior written consent.
6 CHANGES; SUSPENSION; TERMINATION
6.1 - Changes to Services We may, at our sole discretion, from time to time and with or without prior notice to you, modify, suspend or disable, temporarily or permanently, the Services, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever, including, but not limited to, as a result of a security incident.
6.2 - No Liability We will not be liable for any losses suffered by you resulting from any modification to any Services or from any suspension or termination, for any reason, of your access to all or any portion of the Portal or the Services.
6.3 - Survival The following sections will survive any termination of your access to the Portal or the Services, regardless of the reasons for its expiration or termination, in addition to any other provision which by law or by its nature should survive: Sections 1, 4, 5, 6.3, and 7-14.
7 ELECTRONIC NOTICES
You consent to receive all communications, agreements, documents, receipts, notices, and disclosures electronically (collectively, our “Communications”) that we provide in connection with these Terms or any Services. You agree that we may provide our Communications to you by posting them on the Portal or by emailing them to you at the email address you provide in connection with using the Services, if any. You should maintain copies of our Communications by printing a paper copy or saving an electronic copy. You may also contact our support team to request additional electronic copies of our Communications by filing a support request at [email protected]
8 INDEMNIFICATION
You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our Affiliates, and our and our Affiliates’ respective shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, representatives, suppliers and contractors (collectively, “Indemnified Parties”) from any claim, demand, lawsuit, action, proceeding, investigation, liability, damage, loss, cost or expense, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or relating to (a) your use of, or conduct in connection with, the Portal; (b) Ethereum Blockchain assets associated with your Ethereum Address; (c) any feedback or user content you provide to the Portal, if any; (d) your violation of these Terms; or (e) your infringement or misappropriation of the rights of any other person or entity. If you are obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Party, Blockeys (or, at its discretion, the applicable Indemnified Party) will have the right, in its sole discretion, to control any action or proceeding and to determine whether Blockeys wishes to settle, and if so, on what terms.
9 DISCLOSURES; DISCLAIMERS
Opium.exchange is an open source software platform developed by Blockeys B.V. Opium Exchange does not offer and trade execution or clearing services. It has no oversight, involvement, or control with respect to the transactions. The information set out in this document and on Opium Exchange platform is for information purposes of its users only. Nothing contained herein is considered a solicitation or offer.
If you are:
- a US person (as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended); or
- a citizen or resident of Canada; or
- a citizen or resident of Japan
you are not allowed access to our website and opium.exchange.
Blockeys does not accept any responsibility whatsoever to, or as a result of, individuals or entities providing false certification or representation regarding their country of residence.
The information in this document and any all information on Opium.Exchange is for information purposes only (as offered by Blockeys) and does not constitute financial or other advice or an inducement to purchase or sell any service or security (however defined under applicable law). Blockeys makes no warranties of any kind in relation to its content and services (such as Opium.Exchange), including but not limited to accuracy, security, integrity and (financial or operational) performance of instruments and investments. Any use of our website and Opium.Exchange is solely at your own risk and discretion. You should always conduct your own research, review, analysis and verify content of services before relying on or using them. Derivatives with crypto currencies (or any other asset class) as a reference are highly risky activity that can lead to major losses. Every Opium Exchange user executes all transactions peer-to-peer directly by means of digital wallets through smart contracts..
10 EXCLUSION OF CONSEQUENTIAL AND RELATED DAMAGES
In no event shall we (together with our Affiliates, including our and our Affiliates’ respective shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, representatives, suppliers or contractors) be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar damages or liabilities whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data, information, revenue, goodwill, profits or other business or financial benefit) arising out of or in connection with the Portal and the Services (and any of their content and functionality), any execution or settlement of a transaction, any performance or non-performance of the Services, your Ether, Margin Positions or any other product, service or other item provided by or on behalf of us, whether under contract, tort (including negligence), civil liability, statute, strict liability, breach of warranties, or under any other theory of liability, and whether or not we have been advised of, knew of or should have known of the possibility of such damages and notwithstanding any failure of the essential purpose of these Terms or any limited remedy hereunder nor is Blockeys in any way responsible for the execution or settlement of transactions between users of Blokeys open-source software.
11 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
In no event shall we (together with our Affiliates, including our and our Affiliates’ respective shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, representatives, suppliers or contractors) be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or similar damages or liabilities whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data, information, revenue, goodwill, profits or other business or financial benefit) arising out of or in connection with the Portal and the Services (and any of their content and functionality), any execution or settlement of a transaction, any performance or non-performance of the Services, your Ether, Margin Positions or any other product, service or other item provided by or on behalf of us, whether under contract, tort (including negligence), civil liability, statute, strict liability, breach of warranties, or under any other theory of liability, and whether or not we have been advised of, knew of or should have known of the possibility of such damages and notwithstanding any failure of the essential purpose of these Terms or any limited remedy hereunder nor is Blockeys in any way responsible for the execution or settlement of transactions between users of Blockeys open-source software.
12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
Please read the following section carefully because it requires you to arbitrate certain disputes and claims with Blockeys and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from us, unless you opt out of arbitration by following the instructions set forth below. In addition, arbitration precludes you from suing in court or having a jury trial.
You and Blockeys agree that any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or our Services is personal to you and Blockeys and that any dispute will be resolved solely through individual action, and will not be brought as a class arbitration, class action or any other type of representative proceeding.
Except for small claims disputes in which you or Blockeys seeks to bring an individual action in small claims court located in the county of your billing address or disputes in which you or Blockeys seeks injunctive or other equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of intellectual property, you and Blockeys waive your rights to a jury trial and to have any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or our Services resolved in court. Instead, for any dispute or claim that you have against Blockeys or relating in any way to the Services, you agree to first contact Blockeys and attempt to resolve the claim informally by sending a written notice of your claim (“Notice”) to Blockeys by email at [email protected]
The Notice must (a) include your name, residence address, email address, and telephone number; (b) describe the nature and basis of the claim; and (c) set forth the specific relief sought. Our notice to you will be similar in form to that described above. If you and Blockeys cannot reach an agreement to resolve the claim within thirty (30) days after such Notice is received, then either party may submit the dispute to the court in accordance with the applicable laws.
Any claim arising out of or related to these Terms or our Services must be filed within one year after such claim arose; otherwise, the claim is permanently barred, which means that you and Blockeys will not have the right to assert the claim.
13 GOVERNING LAW
These Terms (including the Privacy Statement), the Portal, the Services and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by Dutch law.
Any and all disputes arising from or relating to these Terms (including the Privacy Statement), the Portal, the Services or any agreements stemming therefrom shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
14 MISCELLANEOUS
Any right or remedy of Blockeys set forth in these Terms is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other right or remedy whether described in these Terms, under Applicable Law, at law or in equity. Our failure or delay in exercising any right, power, or privilege under these Terms shall not operate as a waiver thereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of these Terms shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other of these Terms, all of which shall remain in full force and effect. We will have no responsibility or liability for any failure or delay in performance of the Portal or any of the Services, or any loss or damage that you may incur, due to any circumstance or event beyond our control, including without limitation any flood, extraordinary weather conditions, earthquake, or other act of God, fire, war, insurrection, riot, labor dispute, accident, action of government, communications, power failure, or equipment or software malfunction. You may not assign or transfer any right to use the Portal or the Services, or any of your rights or obligations under these Terms, without our express prior written consent, including by operation of law or in connection with any change of control. We may assign or transfer any or all of our rights or obligations under these Terms, in whole or in part, without notice or obtaining your consent or approval. Headings of sections are for convenience only and shall not be used to limit or construe such sections. These Terms contain the entire agreement, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings between the parties regarding the Portal and the Services. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and any other agreement you may have with us, these Terms will control unless the other agreement specifically identifies these Terms and declares that the other agreement supersedes these Terms.
