PIVX Website Terms of Use

Page last updated: September 3rd, 2020

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE BEFORE USING THE PIVX.ORG and PIVXFOUNDATION WEBSITES, OR ANY SERVICE OR PRODUCT OF PIVX.

Acceptance of the Terms of Use

These Terms of Service and any terms expressly incorporated herein ("Terms") govern your access to and use of any services made available by PIVX including using the website www.pivx.org (the "Site") or mobile applications and to any other related services provided by PIVX (collectively, the "websites").

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Websites. This is your right, and privilege, to do so. By clicking on an "I Agree" button or checkbox presented with these Terms or, if earlier, by accessing or using any Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms as well as:

  • Our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference; and our Cookie Policy, incorporated herein by reference.

If you do not to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Websites.

PIVX reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time by providing notice of such changes, such as by sending you an email, providing notice through the Services, or updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of these Terms. All changes shall become immediately effective when we post them. By clicking on an "I Agree" button or checkbox presented with the modified Terms, or by continuing to access or use of the Services, you confirm your agreement to the modified Terms. If you do not agree to any modification to these Terms, you must stop using the Services immediately. Your continued use of the Website and all services of PIVX following the public posting of revised Terms of Use means that you agree to and accept all changes. It is your responsibility to check this page frequently to stay informed of any and all changes.

RISK DISCLOSURE

RISK DISCLOSUREBY ACCESSING OR USING ANY OF PIVX'S WEBSITES AND/OR SERVICES AND/OR OWNING ANY OF ITS PRODUCTS YOU ARE VOLUNTARILY CHOOSING TO ENGAGE IN SOPHISTICATED AND POTENTIALLY RISKY FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND INSTRUMENTS. YOU ARE TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN MONETARY POLICIES, AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY HOLDING AND POSSESSING VALUABLE ASSETS. YOU ARE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THE MANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THESE SERVICES AND WITH ENGAGING IN TRANSACTIONS IN CRYPTOCURRENCIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RISKS OF FINANCIAL LOSS, TECHNOLOGY GLITCHES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY), AND HACKING. PIVX WORKS HARD TO PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART SYSTEMS, PRIVACY, AND SECURITY. NONETHELESS, CERTAIN ISSUES AND RISKS ARE UNAVOIDABLE, AND IF SUCH ISSUES OR PROBLEMS ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF PIVX'S SERVICES, INCLUDING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH DEPOSITING OR SENDING CRYPTOCURRENCIES, IT MAY TAKE DAYS, WEEKS, OR MONTHS TO RESOLVE, AND SOME ISSUES MAY NOT BE RESOLVED AT ALL. BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PIVX, NOR ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH THE PIVX ECOSYSTEM, IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RISKS, AND YOU VOLUNTARILY ASSUME AND ACCEPT SUCH RISKS IN DECIDING TO ENGAGE IN CRYPTOCURRENCY TRANSACTIONS IN THE PIVX ECOSYSTEM. BE YOUR OWN BANK AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. STAY SAFE. STAY PURPLE.

Who May Use the Websites

The Website and all services of PIVX are offered for use and available to users who are 13 years of age or older. The Website and all services of PIVX is not intended for children under 13 years of age. By using and engaging with the Website and all services of PIVX, you represent and warrant that you (i) are 13 years of age or older, (ii) are not barred to use the Website and all services of PIVX under any applicable law, and (iii) are using the Website and all services of PIVX only for your own personal use. If you do not meet these requirements, you must not access or use the Website or any services of PIVX.

Accessing the Websites, Services, and Account Security

PIVX reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Website and all services of PIVX, any service or material we provide on the Website and all services of PIVX, with sole discretion and without notice. Of course, we will do our upmost to keep you informed in a timely manner. That being said, ee do not and cannot guarantee that the websites, or services, or any content on it, will always be available or be interrupted. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website or any service of PIVX is unavailable at any time or for any period. It is fully reasonable that, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website or restrict access to the entire Website, to users, as when deemed necessarily, especially in times of upgrades and or major changes to content.

You are fully responsible for:

  • Making any and all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Websites and it's content.
  • Making sure any and all persons who access the Websites through your sinternet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.

In some instances, in order to access the Websites or some of the resources PIVX offers, you may be asked to provide some specific registration details or other information that may or may not be personal in nature. It is a condition of your use of the Websites that all the information you provide on the Websites is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register using these Websites or otherwise, including, but not limited to, using any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

As is good practice, you should always use caution and discernment when sharing personal information to any Website or service on a public or shared computer. Doing so on the PIVX website and or services is no exception.

Intellectual Property Rights

The Websites and services and products and its entire contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, design, selection, and arrangement thereof), are owned by PIVX, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

Unless otherwise marked: (a) all material, data, and information on the Websites, such as data files, text, music, audio files or other sounds, photographs, videos, or other images, but excluding any software or computer code (collectively, the "Non-Code Content") is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License; and (b) all software or computer code (collectively, the "Code Content") is licensed under the MIT License.

Prohibited Uses

You may use the Websites and services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:

  • In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
  • For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
  • To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with these Terms of Use.
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail", "chain letter" or "spam" or any other similar solicitation.
  • To impersonate or attempt to impersonate another, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing).
  • To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm PIVX or users of the Websites or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

  • Use the Websites in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party's use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Websites.
  • Use any robot, spider or other automatic devices, process or means to access the Websites for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Websites.
  • Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Websites or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
  • Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Websites.
  • Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Websites is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Websites.
  • Attack the Websites via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
  • Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Websites.

Reliance on Information Posted

The information presented on or through the Websites is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

This Websites includes content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of PIVX as a DAO. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

Changes to the Websites

We may update the content on these Websites from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Websites may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

Information About You and Your Visits to the Websites

All information we collect on these Websites is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

Linking to the Websites and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.

Links from the Websites

If the Websites contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

Geographic Restrictions

We make no claims that the Websites or any of its content is accessible or appropriate in your region. Access to the Websites may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. You access the websites on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Disclaimer of Warranties

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Websites will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITES OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER PIVX NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH PIVX MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER PIVX NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH PIVX REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITES WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITES WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

PIVX HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF WARRIANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON THE DURATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN THEIR ENTIRETIES, BUT WILL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation on Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL PIVX, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR AFFILIATED INDIVIDUALS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITES OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITES OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW WHICH MAY INCLUDE FRAUD.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless PIVX and the PIVX Foundation, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and any agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, any use of the Website's content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or your use of any information obtained from the Websites.

Waiver and Severability

No waiver by PIVX of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of PIVX to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

The Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and terms of conditions for the registration of events constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and PIVX with respect to the Websites and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Websites.

Your Comments and Concerns

This Website is operated by the PIVX DAO and PIVX Foundation. All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support and other communications relating to the Websites should be directed to: [email protected]