Project Catalyst Platform Terms of Use
Project Catalyst Platform Terms of Use
Last Updated: July 17, 2025
These Project Catalyst Platform Terms of Use (these “Terms”) set forth the binding legal agreement between you and Input Output Global, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, “IOG,” "we," or "us"). These Terms govern your use of the https://app.projectcatalyst.io, https://reviews.projectcatalyst.io and https://milestones.projectcatalyst.io websites, the Catalyst Voting app (available at the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store) and other services, features, functionality or resources available or enabled within the foregoing (collectively, the “Project Catalyst Platform”). Use of or access to all other websites, browser extensions or plug-ins, mobile apps, products and services offered by IOG and its affiliated entities (collectively, the "Other Products") are excluded from the scope of these Terms and may be governed by other terms and conditions. Please visit the websites or product/service pages specific to the Other Products to see such terms and conditions.
We encourage you to review these Terms carefully. By accessing or using the Project Catalyst Platform in any way, you are agreeing to these Terms in their entirety. If you do not agree to any of the Terms, you may not use the Project Catalyst Platform.
Project Catalyst Platform Generally. The Project Catalyst Platform is an innovation management solution that enables you to participate in Project Catalyst, the world’s largest decentralized innovation engine for solving real-world challenges within the Cardano blockchain ecosystem and for fostering Cardano’s governance and development, by incentivizing and funding community-approved ideas. The Project Catalyst Platform enables proposal submission, community review and voting, vote validation, funded project delivery of required deliverables and ongoing review and monitoring of funded projects.
Using the Project Catalyst Platform.
Who can use the Project Catalyst Platform. You must be at least the age of majority and capable of forming a binding contract in the jurisdiction where you live to use the Project Catalyst Platform. If you are accessing or using the Project Catalyst Platform on behalf of a company (such as your employer) or other legal entity, you represent and warrant you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms. In that case, references in these Terms to “you” and “your” will also refer to that entity.
Access. You must provide all equipment and software necessary to connect to use the Project Catalyst Platform. You are solely responsible for any fees, including Internet connection or mobile fees, you incur when accessing or using the Project Catalyst Platform. We reserve the right to block, suspend, restrict or terminate access to the Project Catalyst Platform in our discretion at any time and without notice, including from certain users, IP addresses and unique device identifiers or as required by applicable law or any governmental authority. IOG is under no obligation to disclose to you the details giving rise to such actions taken regarding access to the Project Catalyst Platform.
Registration, Access Credentials and Security.
You warrant that all registration information (such as name or contact information) you submit to the Project Catalyst Platform is accurate, complete and not misleading, and you agree to keep such information up to date. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of these Terms and may result in immediate termination of your account. To the extent you can select a user name or proposal title, you shall not: (A) select or use a name or identifier that is a name of another person or entity with the intent to impersonate that person or entity; (B) select or use a name or identifier that creates confusion in end user and others as to your own identity; (C) use a name or identifier that is subject to any rights of a person or entity other than you without appropriate authorization; or (D) use a name or identifier that is offensive, vulgar, obscene or unlawful. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to cancel or refuse registration of any name or identifier we believe violates these Terms, our policies, or the law. We may use your registration information and any technical information about your use of the Project Catalyst Platform to tailor its presentations to you, facilitate your movement through the Project Catalyst Platform, communicate separately with you or publish the fact that you are a user of the Project Catalyst Platform.
IOG does not collect or store private keys, wallet passwords, seed or recovery phrases or other private access information (collectively, “Access Credentials”). You retain full and sole control and responsibility over your crypto assets, your Access Credentials and your access to the Project Catalyst Platform. You acknowledge you will not share with us nor any other third party any Access Credentials and we will not be held responsible if you do share any Access Credentials, whether you do so knowingly or unknowingly. Access Credentials must only be used by one person; use of Access Credentials by multiple people or entities is prohibited.
You are responsible for the security of the device on which the Project Catalyst Platform is accessed, including ensuring you keep anti-virus software current and protect the device on which the Project Catalyst Platform is installed against malware. IOG is not responsible for any losses or damages resulting from your failure to keep the device on which the Project Catalyst Platform is installed safe and free of any malware. We are not responsible for unauthorized access or use of the Project Catalyst Platform. IOG cannot and will not store, restore or recover your Access Credentials or unlock account information stored on the Project Catalyst Platform in any circumstances, including if the Project Catalyst Platform is compromised by malware on your computer or device. It is your sole responsibility to take all reasonable precautions to secure, protect and backup your Access Credentials and any information stored in the Project Catalyst Platform. You acknowledge your Access Credentials may be compromised if you choose to store such information in non-secure systems, such as third-party email services, which may be susceptible to security breaches and security incidents.
Updates and Product Changes. The Project Catalyst Platform is evolving and you may be required to accept or install updates to the Project Catalyst Platform or to update third-party software (i.e., browsers or operating systems) to keep using the Project Catalyst Platform or access their latest features, including security updates. We reserve the right to make changes or updates to Project Catalyst Platform, including content and formatting, or to discontinue, change or remove the functionality of the Project Catalyst Platform, at any time without notice.
Support. You may seek or receive technical or product support, information, advice or guidance from us regarding the Project Catalyst Platform by submitting a request here. All support made available or provided by or on behalf of IOG is believed to be reliable, but we do not make representations or warranties, express or implied, as to its accuracy, its completeness or the results to be obtained. Such support is provided for informational purposes only and, by accepting such support, you represent you have adequate skill and experience regarding the proper selection, use and application of the Project Catalyst Platform and use the Project Catalyst Platform at your own discretion and risk. You acknowledge our customer support efforts may be impersonated by malicious third parties and that we are not responsible for the actions of such impersonators. You further acknowledge we will not offer support via SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, WeChat, Twitter (X) DMs or any method outside of submitting a request here.
Beta Releases. IOG may offer beta features or tools with which you may experiment. Such features or tools are offered solely for experimental purposes, without any warranty of any kind, and may be modified or discontinued at IOG’s sole discretion.
Additional Terms. Specific terms and conditions may apply to specific content, products, materials, services or information contained on or available through the Project Catalyst Platform or transactions taking place through the Project Catalyst Platform, by or on behalf of IOG and excluding Third-Party Services (as defined below). Such specific terms may be in addition to these Terms or, where inconsistent with these Terms, only to the extent the content or intent of such specific terms is inconsistent with these Terms, such specific terms will supersede these Terms. Such specific terms include, without limitation, the Project Catalyst Terms and Conditions (the “Project Catalyst T&Cs”) which govern, as applicable, your participation in Project Catalyst.
Feedback. We appreciate and welcome your feedback, comments, ideas, proposals and suggestions about how to improve or modify the Project Catalyst Platform (collectively, “Feedback”). Feel free to submit Feedback here. By submitting Feedback in this or in any other manner, format or medium to us, you grant us the right, at our discretion, to use, disclose and otherwise exploit the Feedback, in whole or part, without any restriction, attribution, notice or compensation to you. You hereby irrevocably assign to IOG all right, title and interest in and to the Feedback, and shall provide IOG with any assistance required to document, perfect and maintain its rights in the Feedback. To the extent that moral rights cannot be assigned under applicable law, you hereby waive and agree not to enforce against IOG all moral rights, including, without limitation on subsequent modification, to the extent permitted under applicable law.
Your content
Definition of Your Content. The Project Catalyst Platform may enable you to directly or indirectly post, upload, submit, or contribute content or materials, including, without limitation, photos, profile pictures, messages, comments, testimonials or reviews of third-party service providers, third-party products or third-party services. All content and materials that are posted, uploaded, submitted or contributed on or to the Project Catalyst Platform by you or on your behalf (but excluding Feedback) are referred to collectively as "Your Content". For the purposes of these Terms, Your Content includes (i) your name, trademarks, logos and Project Catalyst project name and (ii) “Your Content” as defined in the Project Catalyst T&Cs.
License and Permission to Use Your Content. You hereby grant to us and our affiliates, licensees and sublicensees, without compensation to you or others, a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and worldwide license to access and use Your Content to provide updates on the progress and outcomes of the project via the Project Catalyst Platform, the Project Catalyst website, Project Catalyst social media channels, internal town halls and other internal channels (including, without limitation, presenting on projects at internal events). Any other usage of Your Content will be subject to your prior written approval. You waive all moral rights to Your Content and agree not to assert such claims against us to enable us to exercise the rights granted in this paragraph (b), but not otherwise. If you identify yourself by name or provide a picture or audio or video recording of yourself, you authorize us and our affiliates, licensees and sublicensees, without compensation to you or others, to reproduce, print, publish and disseminate in any format or media (whether now known or hereafter created) your name, voice and likeness throughout the world, and such permission will be perpetual and cannot be revoked for any reason, except as required by applicable law. If the Fund Rules (as defined in the Project Catalyst T&Cs) require your Project Catalyst project to be open source, then you agree to abide by the licensing terms in Section 3 of the Project Catalyst T&Cs, without limiting your other obligations or our other rights under the Project Catalyst T&Cs.
Ownership. You or your licensors, as applicable, retain ownership of and responsibility for Your Content, subject to the non-exclusive rights granted to us in paragraph (b) above. We acknowledge no ownership of any intellectual property rights in Your Content is transferred to us under these Terms.
Your Responsibilities for Your Content. By directly or indirectly posting, uploading, submitting or contributing Your Content to any Project Catalyst Platform, you represent and warrant to us that you have the ownership rights, or you have obtained all necessary licenses or permissions from any relevant parties, to use Your Content in this manner. This includes obtaining the right to grant us the rights to use Your Content in accordance with these Terms. You are in the best position to judge whether Your Content is in violation of intellectual property or personal rights of any third party. You accept full responsibility for avoiding infringement of the intellectual property or personal rights of others in connection with Your Content. You are responsible for ensuring that Your Content does not violate any applicable law, regulation, or violate, infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any party (including, without limitation, intellectual property rights or rights of privacy or publicity). You alone shall pay all royalties, fees and any other monies owed to any person by reason of Your Content.
Our Materials.
Definition of Our Materials. All right, title and interest in or related to the Project Catalyst Platform (including, but not limited to, the information and content available in the Project Catalyst Platform, the Project Catalyst Platform description and our software), including all related intellectual property rights (collectively, "Our Materials") is the exclusive property of IOG or its licensors. Without limiting the terms of Section 12, any unauthorized use of the Project Catalyst Platform terminates the licenses granted by IOG in these Terms.
Our License to You. Subject to these Terms, we hereby grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, non-assignable, non-sublicensable license to use and access Our Materials in connection with your use of the Project Catalyst Platform. Except as expressly agreed to otherwise by us (such as your entering into a separate agreement with us), your use of the Project Catalyst Platform is subject to these Terms and must be limited to personal, non-commercial use on computers or devices you own or control. We may terminate this license at any time for any reason. Except for the rights and license granted in these Terms, we and our licensors reserve all other rights and grant no other rights or licenses, implied or otherwise. Some of Our Materials may be provided under and subject to open-source licenses, in which case the specific license(s) mentioned in connection with such of Our Materials apply. IOG or its licensors retain exclusive ownership of our name, logos, graphics, service marks and trademarks (the “IOG Marks”). You shall not use the IOG Marks in public facing materials without our prior written consent.
Ownership. You acknowledge that the Project Catalyst Platform and Our Materials are and will remain the property of IOG or its licensors. The content, information and services made available on the Project Catalyst Platform are protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark and other laws, and you acknowledge that these rights are valid and enforceable. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by using or interacting with the Project Catalyst Platform. You shall not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying Our Materials.
Restrictions.
Restrictions on Your Conduct and Your Content. You may not use the Project Catalyst Platform for any purpose prohibited by these Terms or applicable law. You shall not (and shall not permit or encourage any third party to) take any action on or through the Project Catalyst Platform or make available any of Your Content that:
Intentionally or unintentionally violates, facilitates or promotes conduct that would be considered a violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation, whether civil or criminal;
Infringes any intellectual property rights of any person or entity or uses the copyrighted, patented or trademarked intellectual property of another, or the trade secret of or confidential information of another, without permission of the owner or creator;
Is unlawful, threatening, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, false, misleading, fraudulent, abusive, hateful, discriminatory, harassing, vulgar, obscene, violent, sexual, pornographic, profane, invades the privacy of another, is otherwise objectionable or facilitates or promotes any of the foregoing;
Impersonates or misrepresents the identity of another user, person or entity;
Expresses or implies an endorsement on behalf of or an affiliation with IOG;
Reproduces, duplicates, copies, sells, resells or otherwise exploits for any commercial purposes any portion of, use of or access to the Project Catalyst Platform;
Involves unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail;
Interferes with the proper functioning of the Project Catalyst Platform or engages in any potentially harmful acts directed against the Project Catalyst Platform, including violating any security features, introducing viruses, worms or similar harmful code into the Project Catalyst Platform; or
Is targeted toward children and minors.
b. Other Restrictions. Except as expressly permitted by these Terms, you shall not:
Use, reproduce, distribute, host, sell, license, rent, lease, transfer, assign or otherwise exploit (commercially or otherwise) the Project Catalyst Platform or Our Materials without our express written permission;
Copy, modify, alter, tamper with, translate, adapt, merge, make derivative works of, disassemble, decompile, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Project Catalyst Platform or Our Materials;
Use any manual or automated data scraping software, devices or other processes (including spiders, data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools) to mine or otherwise scrape data in connection with in your use of the Project Catalyst Platform or Our Materials;
Use the Project Catalyst Platform or Our Materials to train any artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language models or other similar neural networks, algorithms or systems;
Access the Project Catalyst Platform or Our Materials to build similar or competitive service(s) or software;
Copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, display, post or transmit any of Our Materials;
Use any metatags or other hidden text using Our Materials;
Remove or destroy any copyright notices, other proprietary markings, identifying language or other similar messages and markings contained on or in the Project Catalyst Platform or Our Materials;
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of, or services offered on or through, the Project Catalyst Platform, any systems or networks connected to the Project Catalyst Platform or any IOG server;
Probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Project Catalyst Platform or any network connected to the Project Catalyst Platform, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Project Catalyst Platform or any network connected to the Project Catalyst Platform;
Reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user or visitor to the Project Catalyst Platform;
Use the Project Catalyst Platform to perform distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, distribute computer viruses or transmit any software or application that contains features harmful to any network;
Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the Project Catalyst Platform or IOG’s systems or networks, or any systems or networks connected to the Project Catalyst Platform; or
Transmit any sensitive personally identifiable information through the Project Catalyst Platform.
You may view and print a reasonable number of copies of Our Materials and the web pages located on the Project Catalyst Platform for your own personal use, provided that you retain all proprietary notices contained in the original materials, including attribution to IOG. We have no obligation to delete content that you personally may find objectionable or offensive.
Other Offerings on the Project Catalyst Platform.
Third-Party Services. The Project Catalyst Platform may enable access to third-party content, websites, applications, products and services and may offer interactions with third parties, in either case that we do not own or control (collectively, "Third-Party Services"). Your access or use of Third-Party Services is at your own election and at your own risk. The availability of any Third-Party Services on the Project Catalyst Platform does not imply our endorsement or verification of the Third-Party Services. We assume no responsibility for, nor do we endorse or verify the content, offerings or conduct of, Third-Party Services or any third parties (including but not limited to the products or services offered by third parties or the descriptions of the products or services offered by third parties). We make no warranties or representations with respect to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any content posted on or in the Project Catalyst Platform by anyone.
Third-Party Services Terms. Your use of or access to Third-Party Services is subject to the privacy practices, privacy policies and terms of use (or equivalent) established by the Third-Party Services, and you are responsible for reviewing, agreeing to and complying with such terms prior to accessing or using Third-Party Services in connection with or through the Project Catalyst Platform. We do not control the terms, policies or performance of any third party, including Third-Party Services, and we are not responsible for any performance, or failure to perform, of any Third-Party Service, including exchange rates, processing of transactions and similar activities. We do not provide customer support for transactions performed by Third-Party Services. When you leave the Project Catalyst Platform and access a Third-Party Service, the Third-Party Service’s terms of use govern the transaction.
Third-Party Trademarks. Any trade names, logos, brands and other trademarks featured or referred to in any Third-Party Services are the property of their respective trademark holders.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy. IOG respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. It is IOG's policy to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and to respond to claims of copyright infringement using the DMCA reporting process below. We may remove content from the Project Catalyst Platform if a user provider repeatedly infringes or is believed to be repeatedly infringing the rights of copyright holders.
DMCA Reporting. If you are a copyright owner or a legally authorized representative of a copyright owner and believe that any content in or on an IOG Product infringes upon your copyrights, then we encourage you to submit a request here or contact us by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, pursuant to the DMCA (see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) for further detail), you may mail a written notice to our designated copyright agent (see contact information below).
Report Requirements. Regardless of the method you use to contact us, you must provide all the following information in your communication. Please note the notice must be completed by the lawful owner of the copyright or a legally authorized representative of the copyright owner.
A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if the notification involves multiple copyrighted works on the same website, mobile app, product, service, plug-in or browser extension a representative list of such works;
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, in all cases with information reasonably sufficient to allow us to locate the material;
Reasonably sufficient information to allow us to contact you, including your name, postal address, telephone number and, if available, an email address;
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law;
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate; and
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
c. DMCA Contact. You can send your properly completed DMCA notice to IOG's designated copyright agent at:
Input Output Global, Inc.
2015 Ionosphere Street, Suite 201 Longmont, Colorado 80504 USA
Attn: Legal Department, c/o Tobias Weas
Please note that written submissions sent via physical mail to the above address may take longer to process and must include all the information listed above.
d. DMCA Compliance. Your properly completed DMCA notice may be shared by IOG with the user alleged to have infringed your relevant copyright(s), and you consent to IOG making such disclosures. There are legal and financial consequences, including civil and/or criminal penalties, for submitting bad faith or fraudulent infringement reports. By submitting a DMCA notice, you acknowledge that you will be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, that IOG incurs related to any misrepresentation relied upon in removing or disabling access to the alleged infringing material or activity, or in replacing the removed material or ceasing to disable access to it.
e. DMCA Damages. IOG reserves the right to seek damages from any party/parties that submits a DMCA notice in violation of the DMCA. For clarity, only DMCA notices should be directed to the designated copyright agent displayed above. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all the requirements in this Section, then your DMCA notice may not be valid.
Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability. PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY SINCE IT LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF IOG ENTITIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) TO YOU.
THE "IOG ENTITIES" COLLECTIVELY MEANS INPUT OUTPUT GLOBAL, INC. AND ALL ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, RELATED COMPANIES, AND LICENSORS AND THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH OF THEM. EACH PROVISION IN THIS SECTION 8 APPLIES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW:
a. AS IS. WE ARE PROVIDING YOU THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM, OUR MATERIALS AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICES ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE IOG ENTITIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE SERVICE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR TRADE USAGE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL RISK OF USE OF THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM IS INTENDED TO BE LEGAL, FINANCIAL OR TAX ADVICE.
b. THIRD PARTY CONTENT AND CONDUCT. THE IOG ENTITIES MAKE NO PROMISES WITH RESPECT TO, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR: (i) CONTENT POSTED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY ON OR WITHIN THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM, (ii) THIRD-PARTY PROVIDED PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS OR PRODUCTS, (iii) THIRD-PARTY SERVICES OR PRODUCTS LISTED ON OR ACCESSIBLE TO YOU THROUGH THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM, AND (iv) THE QUALITY OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY YOU ENCOUNTER IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM OR OUR MATERIALS. THE IOG ENTITIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE, AND YOU AGREE NOT TO SEEK TO HOLD THE IOG ENTITIES LIABLE, FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES ON OR ACCESSED VIA THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM, INCLUDING THE USE OF THIRD-PARTY SERVICES. THE RISK OF INJURY FROM USE OF ALL OF THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
c. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND SECURITY. THE IOG ENTITIES DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE SECURITY OF THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM OR ANY OF THEIR WEBSITES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE ANY INFORMATION SENT THROUGH A WEBSITE, INTERNET SERVICES OR OTHERWISE ELECTRONICALLY MAY BE INTERCEPTED. THE IOG ENTITIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM, THEIR WEBSITES OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM AND THEIR WEBSITES AVAILABLE OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SENT BY THE IOG ENTITIES ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR ANY OTHER HARMFUL ELEMENTS. THE IOG ENTITIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY E-MAIL OR OTHER ELECTRONIC CORRESPONDENCE BEING SENT TO IOG WILL BE TIMELY RECEIVED OR PROCESSED. THE IOG ENTITIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES OF NOT TIMELY RECEIVING OR PROCESSING ANY E-MAIL OR OTHER ELECTRONIC CORRESPONDENCE OR ANY COMMUNICATION FAILURES, DISRUPTIONS, ERRORS, DISTORTIONS OR DELAYS YOU MAY EXPERIENCE WHEN USING THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM, HOWEVER CAUSED. THE IOG ENTITIES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS AND TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM OR OUR MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOSSES, DAMAGES OR CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO: (i) USER ERROR SUCH AS FORGOTTEN ACCESS CREDENTIALS, INCORRECTLY CONSTRUCTED TRANSACTIONS OR MISTYPED WALLET ADDRESSES; (ii) LOSS OF OR INABILITY TO RESTORE ACCESS OR USE FROM YOUR ACCESS CREDENTIALS; (iii) BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS, DIGITAL ASSET WALLETS OR CORRUPT FILES; (iv) INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DEFECTS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF TRANSACTIONS OR MESSAGES TO THE RELEVANT BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK(S); (v) DECREASED OR INCREASED VALUE OF DIGITAL ASSETS; (vi) INCORRECT RECORDATION OR NON-RECORDATION OF TRANSACTIONS ON RELEVANT BLOCKCHAIN(S); OR (vii) ANY THIRD PARTY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE USE OF VIRUSES, PHISHING, BRUTEFORCING OR OTHER MEANS OF ATTACK (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE (DDOS) ATTACK).
d. LIABILITY DISCLAIMER, CAP AND EXCLUSIONS. THE IOG ENTITIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE IOG ENTITIES SPECIFICALLY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, LOSS OF BUSINESS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, REPUTATIONAL HARM, LOSS OF DATA OR PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM (EVEN IF THE IOG ENTITIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE) ARISING OUT OF AND IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM OR OUR MATERIALS. THE IOG ENTITIES’ TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE PROJECT CATALYST PLATFORM OR OUR MATERIALS WILL NOT EXCEED ONE-HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD$100). The foregoing limitations will not apply to damages caused by the fraud or willful misconduct of the IOG Entities or to the extent such limitations are precluded by applicable law (in which case the IOG Entities’ liability will be increased to the minimum amount required to comply with such law).
e. Assumption of Risks.
i. Sophistication and Risk of Cryptographic Systems. The Project Catalyst Platform does not store, send or receive digital assets (such as NFTs, cryptocurrencies, digital tokens, digital coins or stablecoins) because digital assets exist by virtue of the ownership record maintained on a supporting blockchain. Any transfer of digital assets occurs within a supporting blockchain and not on or within the Project Catalyst Platform. You acknowledge the IOG Entities do not operate or control any blockchain protocol, communicate or execute protocol upgrades or approve or process blockchain transactions on your behalf. Transactions in digital assets may be irreversible, and, accordingly, losses due to fraudulent or accidental transactions may not be recoverable. Some transactions in digital assets will be deemed to be made when recorded on a public ledger, which is not necessarily the date or time that you initiated the transaction. You acknowledge and accept the inherent risks associated with cryptographic systems and the usage and intricacies of blockchain, digital assets, decentralized networks, decentralized apps, decentralized exchanges or platforms and blockchain-based software systems. The IOG Entities are not responsible for any issues with any blockchains, including forks, technical node issues, cyberattacks, ransomware attacks or any other issues resulting in fund losses. You acknowledge that the cost and speed of transacting with cryptographic- and blockchain-based systems are variable and may increase at any time. You further acknowledge the risk that any digital assets transmitted to you in connection with your eligible participation in Project Catalyst may lose some or all their value. You further acknowledge that the IOG Entities are not responsible for any of these variables or risks and cannot be held liable for any resulting losses that you experience while accessing the Project Catalyst Platform. Accordingly, you assume full responsibility for all the risks of accessing and using and interacting with the Project Catalyst Platform.
ii. Risk of Legislative, Regulatory or Judiciary Actions. The IOG Entities, the Project Catalyst Platform and digital assets in general could be impacted by one or more legislative actions, regulatory actions (such as regulatory investigations or enforcement actions) or judiciary actions (such as orders and decisions) that could impede or limit the ability of the IOG Entities to continue to develop, or which could impede or limit your ability to access or use, the Project Catalyst Platform. The legal and regulatory regimes and case law governing blockchain technologies and digital assets are uncertain and evolving, and new or revised laws, regulations or policies may adversely affect one or more digital assets and/or the Project Catalyst Platform. You acknowledge and accept these risks and that the IOG Entities will not be held liable for any losses or damages associated with these risks.
iii. Risk of Weaknesses or Exploits in the Field of Cryptography. There are risks associated with using an Internet-based currency, including but not limited to the risk of hardware, software and Internet connection failures, the risk of malicious software introduction and the risk that third parties may obtain unauthorized access to information stored within the Project Catalyst Platform. You acknowledge cryptography is a progressing field and that advances in cryptoanalysis or technical advances such as the development of quantum computers may present risks to digital assets. You are solely responsible for approvals or permissions you provide by cryptographically signing blockchain messages or transactions, especially those responding to solicitations and other prompts from third parties. You are aware that social engineering scams (like pig butchering) perpetrated by third parties is a risk and you acknowledge that you alone are responsible for transactions or agreements with such third parties that may lead to injury. We are not responsible for verifying the legitimacy, safety or suitability or any third-party applications you may interact with using the Project Catalyst Platform. The IOG Entities do not guarantee or otherwise represent full security of the Project Catalyst Platform. You acknowledge and accept these risks and that the IOG Entities will not be held liable for any losses or damages associated with these risks.
iv. Volatility of Digital Assets. You acknowledge that digital assets are highly volatile due to many factors including but not limited to adoption, speculation, technology, legislative, regulatory and case law risks, security risks, litigation and bankruptcy filings and proceedings of one or more entities involved in digital assets and transactions involving, and custody of, digital assets. You acknowledge and accept these risks and that the IOG Entities will not be held liable for any losses or damages associated with these risks.
v. Purchasing or Receiving Digital Assets. There are risks associated with purchasing or receiving digital assets, including but not limited to the risk of purchasing or receiving counterfeit assets, mislabeled assets, assets with unauthorized content, assets that are vulnerable to metadata decay, assets on smart contracts with bugs or malware and assets that may become untransferable. Digital assets you purchase or receive may become inaccessible. You acknowledge and accept these risks and that the IOG Entities will not be held liable for any losses or damages associated with these risks.
Indemnification
You shall fully indemnify, defend and hold harmless the IOG Entities from and against all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and other expenses that directly or indirectly arise out of or from or are related to: (a) your breach of any part of these Terms, including but not limited to any policies referenced in these Terms; (b) Your Content, including any allegation that Your Content or any materials you submit to us or transmit to the Project Catalyst Platform infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual or industrial property or other rights of any party; (c) your activities in connection with the Project Catalyst Platform or other websites to which the Project Catalyst Platform are linked; (d) your violation of all applicable local, state, federal and international laws and regulations, rules, orders and ordinances; and (e) your negligent or fraudulent conduct or willful misconduct. IOG may, at its cost, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you shall fully cooperate with IOG in asserting any available defenses.
Dispute Resolution
If you have a dispute with the IOG Entities, you shall contact us using the form found here to attempt to resolve the issue informally before any other method of dispute resolution.
Privacy
To the extent you provide IOG with or consent to IOG’s collection of any information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”) in connection with your use of the Project Catalyst Platform or Our Materials, as outlined in the Project Catalyst Privacy Policy, then IOG will collect, use and process your Personal Data only in accordance with the terms of the Project Catalyst Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms. By accepting these Terms, you agree that the IOG Entities may contact you via email or by other means at the contact information you provided in your registration or other contact with the IOG Entities with information related to your use of the Project Catalyst Platform.
If you wish to stop receiving communications from IOG that you previously opted to receive, please follow the opt-out options in the Project Catalyst Privacy Policy.
Termination.
Term. These Terms commence on the date when you accept them (as described in the preamble to these Terms) and remain in full force and effect for so long as you access or use the Project Catalyst Platform unless terminated earlier in accordance with this Section 12.
Termination by You. Except as set forth in Section 12(d), these Terms will be of no further force and effect with respect to you if you cease all use of the Project Catalyst Platform.
Termination by IOG. We may, at any time and for any reason, cease providing any or all of the Project Catalyst Platform, terminate your access to the Project Catalyst Platform or Our Materials or terminate these Terms.
Effect of Termination and Survival. Upon termination of these Terms with respect to you for any reason, your right to access and use the Project Catalyst Platform and Our Materials will automatically terminate. You are solely responsible for exporting Your Content from the Project Catalyst Platform prior to termination. IOG will not have any liability to you for any suspension or termination for any reason. All provisions of these Terms shall survive the expiration or termination of these Terms to the full extent necessary for their enforcement and for the protection of the party in whose favor they operate.
Miscellaneous.
Application Provider Terms. If you access the Project Catalyst Platform through an IOG application, then you acknowledge that these Terms are only between you and IOG, and not with an application service or application platform provider (such as Apple, Inc., or Google Inc.), which may provide you the application subject to its own terms of use.
Controlling Law and Jurisdiction. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of these Terms, and all acts and transactions pursuant to these Terms, will be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the United States of America, without regard to conflict-of-law provisions. You and the IOG Entities: (i) submit to the personal jurisdiction and exclusive venue of the federal and state courts located in New York, New York for any actions, suits or proceedings arising from or relating to these Terms; and (ii) hereby waive any objection based on lack of personal jurisdiction or inconvenient forum. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS.
Export Control and Sanctions Representations. You acknowledge that services, products or technology provided by IOG are subject to the export control laws and regulations of the United States, the laws of the jurisdiction in which you obtained the Project Catalyst Platform and any other applicable laws. You will comply with these laws and regulations and will not, without prior U.S. or other applicable government authorization, export, re-export, import or transfer IOG products, services or technology, either directly or indirectly, to any country in violation of such laws and regulations. Without limitation, the Project Catalyst Platform may not be exported or re-exported (i) into any United States embargoed countries, or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Person’s List or Entity List. By using the Project Catalyst Platform, you represent and warrant that: (A) you are not the subject of any sanctions, embargoes or export restrictions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”); or (B) located or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions or any other country or territory specified to Consultant by IOS in its discretion from time to time.
Changes. We reserve the right to change the terms of these Terms, consistent with applicable law. If we do so, we will change the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of these Terms. Your continued use of the Project Catalyst Platform after such changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree with any updates to these Terms, you may not continue to use the Project Catalyst Platform and your sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate use of the Project Catalyst Platform. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure your familiarity with the most current version of the Terms of Use. Any changes to the Terms will be effective on a going forward basis and as of the date they are posted to this page.
Languages. The English version of these Terms will be the binding version and all communications, notices and other actions and proceedings relating to these Terms will be made and conducted in English, even if we choose to provide translations of these Terms into any other language. To the extent allowed by law, any inconsistencies among the different translations will be resolved in favor of the English version.
Assignment. No terms of these Terms, nor any right, obligation or remedy under These terms, is assignable, transferable, delegable or sublicensable by you except with IOG's prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, transfer, delegation or sublicense will be null and void. IOG may assign, transfer or delegate these Terms or any right or obligation or remedy under these Terms in its sole discretion. There are no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms.
Waiver. Our failure to assert a right or provision under these Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision, nor will the single or partial exercise of any right or provision under these Terms or by law prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or provision.
Headings. Any heading, caption or section title is inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way defines or explains any section or provision of these Terms.
Further Assurances. You agree to execute a hard copy of these Terms and any other documents, and take any actions at our expense, that we may request to confirm and effect the intent of these Terms and any of your rights or obligations under these Terms.
Entire Agreement and Severability. This Agreement supersedes all prior terms, agreements, discussions and writings regarding the Project Catalyst Platform and constitutes the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Project Catalyst Platform. If any part of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, then that portion will be construed in a manner to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intention of the parties and further, that part will not affect the enforceability of the remaining parts of the Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.
Independent Parties. No agency, partnership, joint venture or employment relationship is created as a result of these Terms and you do not have any authority to bind the IOG Entities in any respect.
Electronic Communications and Notices. Communications between you and IOG use electronic means, whether sent via e-mail or whether IOG posts notices on the Project Catalyst Platform. We may provide any notice to you under these Terms using commercially reasonable means, including: (i) posting a notice on the applicable website; (ii) sending a message to any email address you have shared with us; (iii) posting the notice in the interface of the applicable Project Catalyst Platform; or (iv) using public communication channels. Notices we provide by posting on a website, the Project Catalyst Platform interface or using public communication channels will be effective upon posting, and notices we provide by email will be effective when we send the email. To give us notice under these Terms, you must contact us by email at [email protected].
Contact. Feel free to contact us with any questions about the Project Catalyst Platform or these Terms. You can also write to us at:
Input Output Global, Inc.
2015 Ionosphere Street, Ste 201
Longmont, Colorado 80504 USA
Attn: Legal Department
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