*** Revised December 18th, 2020 ***
ONLINE STAKING & DELEGATION SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Online Delegation & Staking Services Agreement is between Figment Inc., a Canadian corporation with a place of business at 107 Galley Ave, Toronto, Ontario (“Figment“), and you (“Delegator“).
By delegating Tokens to Figment, Delegator agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If Delegator does not agree to, understand, or cannot comply with, all of the terms of this Agreement, Delegator must not delegate its Tokens to Figment. As such, please read this Agreement carefully before delegating Tokens to Figment. No signature of either Party is required for this Agreement to be legally binding against each Party. This Agreement is legally binding on the Effective Date (as defined below).
RECITALS:
- Some cryptocurrency protocols achieve consensus among distributed nodes through a system known as “proof-of-stake”;
- Generally, a proof-of-stake system requires the protocol’s token-holders to stake their tokens to participate in the consensus validation process;
- A proof-of-stake system enables at least one of the staking token-holders to validate and sign the next definitive serial transaction record;
- To incentivize staking and validation, the proof-of-stake system grants additional tokens as an award for performing staking processes;
- Because validating and signing transaction records requires certain computational infrastructure, some token-holders choose to delegate management of staking processes to third-party validators;
- Figment offers non-custodial validation-as-a-service to other token-holders through Figment’s proprietary computational systems that facilitate the management of delegated staking processes; and
- Delegator owns tokens and wishes to delegate management of the staking of its tokens to Figment on the terms of this Agreement.
- DEFINITIONS
The definitions for some defined terms used in this Agreement are set forth below. Other terms may be defined elsewhere in this Agreement.
- “Additional Terms” means certain terms in respect of the delegation of Tokens of each Supported Blockchain, as described in the Schedules attached to this Agreement. The Additional Terms are subject to the protocols of the Supported Blockchain and changes of such protocols imposed by the respective Supported Blockchain.
- “Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, any other entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such entity. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
- “Agreement” means this Online Staking & Delegation Services Agreement, dated the Effective Date, between Figment and Delegator, and includes the Additional Terms and under Section 11.1 the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, as any of the foregoing may be updated, supplemented, or amended from time to time.
- “Blockchain Protocols” means any protocols or operations of the Supported Blockchain, including the rules governing the validation and inclusion of transactions in the Supported Blockchain.
- “Confidential Information” means: (i) with respect to Figment, the Platform, the Website, and any and all source code relating thereto and any other non-public information or material regarding our legal or business affairs, financing, customers, properties, pricing, or data; and (ii) with respect to Delegator, any non-public information or material regarding Delegator’s legal or business affairs, financing, customers, properties, or data. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include information which: (a) is or becomes public knowledge without any action by, or involvement of, the Party to which the Confidential Information is disclosed (the “Receiving Party“); (b) is documented as being known to the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the other Party (the “Disclosing Party“); (c) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference or access to the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party and is so documented; or (d) is obtained by the Receiving Party without restrictions on use or disclosure from a third party.
- “Delegator’s Rewards” means the Net Rewards described at Sections 5.1(a).
- “Effective Date” means the date on which Delegator first delegates any Token(s) to Figment.
- “Force Majeure Events” has the meaning given to it in Section 15.10.
- “Law” means any applicable national, provincial, international, federal, state, county, and local statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, and order.
- “Net Rewards” means the sum of the Rewards minus Slashing Penalties (if any), as further described in the Additional Terms.
- “Party” means Figment or Delegator, as applicable; and “Parties” means, together, Figment and Delegator.
- “Person” means any individual, organization, business, partnership, entity, corporation, or government.
- “Platform” means Figment’s proprietary computational infrastructure or platform that it uses to perform the Services.
- “Prohibited Content” means content that: (i) is illegal under Law; (ii) violates any third party’s intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets; (iii) contains indecent or obscene material; (iv) contains libelous, slanderous, or defamatory material, or material constituting an invasion of privacy or misappropriation of publicity rights; (v) promotes unlawful or illegal goods, services, or activities; (vi) contains false, misleading, or deceptive statements, depictions, or sales practices; or (vii) contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or any other harmful, malicious, or hidden procedures, routines, mechanisms, or code.
- “Rewards” means any rewards granted by the Supported Blockchain, including block rewards, endorser rewards, and transaction fees, in each case as actually granted by the Supported Blockchain and received by Figment or Delegator, as applicable, in connection with the performance of the Services.
- “Services” means the exercise by Figment of Token Rights on behalf of Delegator under this Agreement, as described in Section 3.1.
- “Slashing Penalties” means any penalty or reduction of Rewards applied by the Supported Blockchain.
- “Supported Blockchain” means any proof-of-stake network or blockchain ledger on which Figment may exercise Token Rights delegated to it by Delegator. Each Supported Blockchain has its own protocols and terms. The Supported Blockchains and some applicable terms are identified in the Additional Terms.
- “Term” has the meaning given to under Section 8.1.
- “Token” means any digital blockchain assets (whole or fractional) that Delegator has delegated to Figment in accordance with the protocol of the applicable Supported Blockchain.
- “Token Rights” means, together, Validation Rights and Voting Rights.
- “Validation Rights” means rights of a Token owner to validate and sign the next definitive serial transaction record on a Supported Blockchain.
- “Voting Rights” means rights of a Token owner to vote upon proposals related to the operation and governance of the respective Supported Blockchain.
- “Website” means https://figment.io.
- DELEGATION
- Subject to the protocols of the Supported Blockchain and unless otherwise provided in the Additional Terms, by interacting directly with the protocols of the Supported Blockchain:
- Delegator may delegate any number of Tokens to Figment under this Agreement at any time during the Term; and
- Delegator may initiate the process of withdrawing its Tokens at any time.
- Delegator shall not delegate any Tokens to Figment hereunder if Delegator could reasonably expect that any condition described in Section 6.1(b) to and including (e) is not satisfied and, in the event that any such condition ceases to be satisfied, then Delegator shall promptly deliver written notice of the same to Figment and initiate the process of withdrawing its Tokens.
- Services
- Services. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Figment will perform the following services in any manner considered reasonable by Figment in its sole discretion to (together, the “Services“):
- stake the Tokens by exercising the Validation Rights in a manner reasonably intended to generate Net Rewards; and
- vote the Tokens by exercising the Voting Rights in a reasonable manner, unless the Delegator elects to exercise the Voting Rights in accordance with the protocols of the applicable Supported Blockchains.
- Consolidation. Figment may perform the Services in any commercially reasonable manner, including by consolidating the Token Rights delegated by Delegator to Figment under this Agreement with other Validation Rights and Voting Rights delegated to or otherwise exercised by Figment.
- WITHDRAWAL & Unbonding
- Tokens withdrawn by Delegator may be subject to unbonding periods imposed by the protocols of the Supported Blockchain.
- Tokens and Net Rewards may be unavailable to Delegator during the unbonding periods and subject to other restrictions imposed by the Supported Blockchain.
- Figment will not be liable for any losses, liabilities, damages, reductions in value, or foregone opportunities incurred by Delegator in connection with the events described in Section 4.1.
- REWARDS
- Transfer of Net Rewards. The Parties acknowledge that the performance of the Services by Figment is expected to result in the transfer of Net Rewards by the Supported Blockchain as follows:
- to Delegator by transferring Net Rewards to the wallet address from which Delegator delegated the Tokens to Figment under this Agreement;
- to Figment as a service fee; and
- the Net Rewards may be in the same denomination as the Tokens that Delegator delegated to Figment under this Agreement.
- Section 5.1 is subject to the protocols of the Supported Blockchain and any variations to Section 5.1 under the Additional Terms.
- Rewards Not Guaranteed. Delegator acknowledges that the transfer of Net Rewards by the Supported Blockchain is not guaranteed, Delegator may not receive the Delegator’s Rewards, and that Figment is not responsible in any way for any failure by the Supported Blockchain to transfer Net Rewards to Delegator or the loss, destruction or transfer of Net Rewards to the incorrect wallet address of Delegator.
- Protocol Changes, Airdrops & Forks
- The Parties acknowledge and agree that Supported Blockchain protocols may change, and airdrops or forks may arise, in each case outside of the control of Figment and that, therefore, except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement:
- Figment may respond to protocol changes, airdrops or forks in any way that Figment determines appropriate in its sole discretion acting reasonably;
- the exercise by Figment of any right or power that is available to it in its capacity as a validating node on the Supported Blockchain shall not constitute a breach or violation any obligation owed by Figment to Delegator under this Agreement; and
- Figment is not responsible for any losses, liabilities, damages, or reductions in value in respect of the Tokens or otherwise suffered by Delegator in connection with protocol changes, airdrops or forks.
- In the event that a Supported Blockchain undergoes a change imposed by such protocol, such protocol change shall be deemed to be incorporated into and supersede any conflicting terms of the Additional Terms if determined by Figment in its sole discretion.
- Conditions
- The obligation of Figment to perform the Services is conditional on the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent as of the Effective Date and the time(s) of performance of the Services:
- the Supported Blockchain has selected Figment to operate a validator node on the Supported Blockchain;
- the covenants and obligations of Delegator under this Agreement are performed and satisfied;
- the representations and warranties of Delegator set forth in Section 12 are true, accurate and complete as of all times on and after the date of this Agreement during the Term;
- neither the delegation by Delegator of the Token Rights to Figment, nor Figment’s performance of Services for Delegator, constitute, or would be reasonably expected to result in (with or without notice, lapse of time, or both) a breach, default, contravention or violation of any Law, or agreement to which Delegator or Figment is a party or by which Delegator or Figment is bound, including this Agreement and the protocols of the Supported Blockchain; and
- without limiting the generality of the foregoing, under applicable Law:
- Figment is not deemed to be a “money transmitter” or a similar classification in accordance with applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist or anti-terrorist financing, know-your-customer or similar Laws; and
- the performance of this Agreement, including the Services, by Figment does not require any licenses, permits, or registrations (in respect of securities Law or otherwise) not possessed by Figment.
- Taxes
- Delegator shall be solely responsible for the payment to applicable governmental authorities of any and all taxes, penalties, duties, levies, and interest (together, “Taxes“) (i) applicable to the Delegator’s Rewards and other amounts receivable or received by Delegator in connection with this Agreement, and (ii) all other Taxes of Delegator or which may apply to Delegator resulting from or related to the transactions contemplated under this Agreement. Delegator shall indemnify and hold harmless Figment and its indemnified parties as described herein in respect of all Taxes levied, applied or assessed by any governmental authority on any Net Rewards and other amounts receivable or received by Delegator in connection with this Agreement, in accordance with Section 14.
- Neither Figment nor any of its agents have provided or will provide advice or guidance with respect to any Law, applicable Tax or other obligations of Delegator. Delegator is strongly encouraged to seek advice from Delegator’s legal and tax advisors with respect to any Law, applicable Tax and other obligations of Delegator related to the entering into and performance of this Agreement.
- TERM, TERMINATION, AND survival
- Term. The term of this Agreement (the “Term“) commences on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect until terminated in accordance with Section 8.2.
- Termination. Either Party may, any time and for any reason whatsoever, terminate this Agreement (i) on delivery of written notice of termination to the other Party, (ii) in the case of Delegator, by withdrawing its Tokens, or (iii) in the case of Figment, by taking steps to terminate the delegation of Tokens of Delegator to Figment; in each case, the termination is subject to any restrictions on termination provided in the Additional Terms and the terms of the Supported Blockchain.
- Effect of Termination. Upon any termination of this Agreement:
- Delegator will cease delegating Tokens to Figment;
- Delegator will initiate re-delegation and unbonding of the Tokens, as applicable;
- Delegator will make payment of all outstanding amounts owing to Figment under this Agreement; and
- Upon reasonable written request, each Party shall either return to the other Party (or, at such other Party’s instruction, destroy and provide such other Party with written certification of the destruction of) all documents, computer files, and other materials containing any of such other Party’s Confidential Information that are in its possession or control, subject to applicable Law.
- Survival. The following provisions will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement: Section 1, 4.3, 5.2 to and including 5.4, 6, 7, 8.3, 8.4, 9, and 10 to and including 15.
- CONFIDENTIALITY
The Receiving Party will: (i) protect the confidentiality of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information using the same degree of care that it uses with its own confidential information of similar nature, but with no less than reasonable care; (ii) not use any of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information for any purpose other than as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the performance of this Agreement; and (iii) not disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to any party other than its employees, contractors, and advisors, as reasonably required to perform this Agreement provided they are bound by obligations of confidentiality at least as restrictive as those set forth in this Agreement. If the Receiving Party is legally compelled to disclose any of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, the Receiving Party will provide the Disclosing Party prompt prior written notice of such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the terms of this Section. If such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or the Disclosing Party waives compliance with the terms of this Section, the Receiving Party may furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which it is legally required to disclose in the opinion of its counsel.
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All right, title, and interest in and to the Platform and the Website, including all modifications, improvements, adaptations, and enhancements made thereto, are and shall remain sole and exclusive property of Figment.
- LIMITATIONS OF USE
- The Terms of Service (https://figment.io/resources/terms-of-use-sla/) and Privacy Policy (https://figment.io/resources/privacy-policy/) of Figment provided on the Website govern the accessand use of the Website by Delegator and are incorporated into this Agreement.
- Delegator shall not, and will not authorize, permit, or encourage any third party to: (i) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discern the source code or interface protocols of the Platform or the Website; (ii) modify, adapt, or translate the Platform or the Website; (iii) make any copies of the Platform or the Website; (iv) resell, distribute, or sublicense the Platform or the Website; (v) remove or modify any proprietary marking or restrictive legends placed on the Platform or the Website; (vi) use the Platform or Website (A) in violation of any Law or regulation, (B) to build a competitive product or service, or (C) for any purpose other than to perform this Agreement; nor (vii) introduce, post, upload, transmit, or otherwise make available to or from the Platform or the Website any Prohibited Content.
- Delegator acknowledges and agrees that Figment will not accept or take custody over any Rewards on behalf of Delegator, has no responsibility or control over whether the Supported Blockchain distributes any Rewards to Delegator, and that Figment’s sole obligation under this Agreement is to perform the Services, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; DISCLAIMER
- Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party, as of the Effective Date and each date on which Delegator has delegated Token Rights to Figment, that:
- If the Party is an individual, the Party is of legal age in its jurisdiction of residence and is of sound mind and body. If the Party is a business entity, partnership or other organization (each, a “Business Entity“), the Party is duly organized and existing in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization; and
- The Party has all required capacity, authority and power to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Party enforceable against the Party in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and principles of equity.
- Representations and Warranties of Delegator. In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 12.1, Delegator represents and warrants to Figment, as of the Effective Date and each date on which Delegator delegates Token Rights to Figment, that:
- Delegator has all right, title, and interest in and to the Tokens;
- The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by Delegator (i) does and will not conflict with or violate in any Law, and (ii) are not in violation or breach of, and will not conflict with or constitute a default under, any contract, agreement, or commitment binding upon Delegator;
- Delegator is not entering into this Agreement or delegating Token Rights to Figment for the purpose of making an investment with respect to Figment or its securities, but instead, and only, to receive the Services from Figment;
- Without limiting the foregoing, Delegator acknowledges and agrees that the entering into and performance of this Agreement by each Party (including the delegation of Token Rights by Delegator to Figment) does not (a) represent or constitute a loan or a contribution of capital to, or other investment in, Figment; (b) provide Delegator with any ownership interest, equity, security, or right to or interest in the assets, rights, properties, revenues or profits of, or voting rights whatsoever in, Figment; or (c) create or imply any fiduciary or other agency relationship between Figment (or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, or Affiliates) and Delegator or entitle Delegator to any fiduciary duty or similar duty on the part any of the foregoing Persons;
- Delegator, its agents (and, if Delegator is a Business Entity, Delegator’s officers, directors, and employees (collectively, the “Representatives“)) are in compliance with the Criminal Code (Canada), Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (United States), in each case as amended, and any rules and regulations thereunder respectively, similar Laws of other jurisdictions, anti-money laundering obligations, and anti-terrorist financing obligations under the Law of Canada, United States, and/or Delegator’s jurisdiction, and as otherwise applicable to Delegator, its Representatives, and/or Figment;
- Delegator has not (and, if Delegator is a Business Entity, Delegator’s Representatives have not) been convicted of, or have agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion or similar program in connection with the prosecution of, a criminal offense involving theft, dishonesty, breach of trust, money laundering, the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution of or trafficking in controlled substances, or substantially equivalent activity in a domestic, military, or foreign court;
- Delegator is not (and, if Delegator is a Business Entity, Delegator’s Representatives are not) (i)a Person described or designated in the Specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List of the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, Section I of the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Order, the Regulations Establishing a List of Entities under s.83.05(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada, any regulations promulgated under Canada’s Special Economic Measures Act, United Nations Act, Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, Freezing of Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, or the United Nations Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List or (ii) engaged in any dealings or transactions with any such Person;
- Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Delegator is not, and is not owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, any Person who is, identified on any list of prohibited parties under any Law or by any governmental authorities, such as any lists maintained by the United Nations Security Council, the U.S. government (including the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list and Foreign Sanctions Evaders list), the Canadian government, the European Union (EU) or its member states, and the government of Delegator’s home country. Delegator is not, and is not owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, any Person who is, located, ordinarily resident, organized, established, or domiciled in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine (including Sevastopol) or any other country or jurisdiction against which the U.S. or Canada maintains comprehensive economic sanctions or an arms embargo. The Tokens are not derived from, and do not otherwise represent the proceeds of, any activities done in violation or contravention of any Law; and
- Delegator is sophisticated and experienced in using and evaluating the Supported Blockchain and applicable protocols and related technologies. Delegator has conducted its own due diligence and analysis of the Supported Blockchain and the matters provided under this Agreement in order to determine whether Delegator wishes to enter into this Agreement and delegate Token Rights to Figment in order that Figment may perform the Services. Delegator has not relied upon any information, statement, omission, representation or warranty, express or implied, written or oral, made by or on behalf of Figment in connection with the entering into and performance of this Agreement by the Parties.
- Disclaimer. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Services, the Platform, the Website, their components, and any other materials or services provided hereunder are provided “as is” and “as available”. Figment does not make any warranties with respect to the same or otherwise in connection with this Agreement (except as explicitly provided in this Agreement) and hereby disclaims any and all express, implied, or statutory warranties, including any warranties of non-infringement, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, availability, error-free or uninterrupted operation, and any warranties arising from a course of dealing, course of performance, or usage of trade. To the extent that Figment may not as a matter of Law disclaim any warranty, the scope and duration of such warranty will be reduced the minimum permitted under such Law. Without limiting the foregoing, Figment makes no representations or warranties with regard to the amount of Net Rewards that may be generated under this Agreement.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
- In no event will Figment be liable or responsible in any way to Delegator or any other party for any incidental, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages or losses of any kind (including lost Rewards, revenues or profits) arising from or relating to this Agreement, including the Services, regardless of whether Figment was advised, had other reason to know, or in fact knew of the possibility thereof.
- Figment’s aggregate liability for damages under this Agreement will not exceed the amount of service fees received by Figment hereunder during the period that is six months prior to the event giving rise to the liability or damages.
- Without limiting the foregoing, Figment will not be liable to Delegator or any other party for any damages or losses of any kind arising from or relating to any malfunction or failure of the Supported Blockchain or any Force Majeur Event.
- INDEMNIFICATION
Delegator (in such capacity, the “Indemnifying Party“) shalldefend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Figment and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, managers, and employees (together, the “Indemnified Party“), as applicable, from all liabilities, damages, costs, and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by any Indemnified Party in connection with any third-party (including governmental) action, claim, proceeding, or any other damage, cost or liability (each, a “Claim“) arising from or in connection with the Indemnifying Party’s breach or non-performance of its covenants and representations and warranties under this Agreement; provided that the foregoing obligations shall be subject to the Indemnified Party providing the Indemnifying Party, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, with reasonable cooperation in the defense of the Claim. For clarity, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to maintain sole control over the defense and negotiations of the Claim for a settlement or other resolution, and the same shall not waive or reduce the obligations of the Indemnifying Party hereunder.
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Interpretation
- Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and will not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
- References to Agreements. The term “Agreement” and any reference to this Agreement or any other agreement or document includes, and is a reference to, this Agreement or such other agreement or document as it may have been, or may from time to time be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or novated.
- Non-Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement is the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against a Party.
- Other Terms.
- The words “including”, “includes”, and “include” mean “including (or includes or include) without limitation”.
- Any reference in this Agreement to a Person includes his, her, or its heirs, administrators, executors, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns, as applicable.
- Any reference in this Agreement to gender includes all genders, and words importing the singular number only include the plural and vice-versa.
- Assignment. Delegator shall not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Figment. Any assignment or other transfer in violation of this Section will be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their heirs, estates, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns, as applicable.
- Waiver. No failure or delay by Figment in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate or be deemed as a waiver of any such right or remedy. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Figment shall not be deemed to have waived any of the conditions described in Section 6.1, or waived or released any claim, right, power, privilege or remedy related thereto, by virtue of providing Services to Delegator while having no specific knowledge that such condition is not satisfied with respect to Delegator, and may terminate its Services to Delegator after learning of such non-satisfaction irrespective of how long such condition has not been satisfied.
- Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal Laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard for choice of Law provisions thereof.
- Exclusive Forum. If any claim, dispute, or controversy occurs between the Parties relating to the interpretation or implementation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, such dispute shall be resolved by private, confidential and binding arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be appointed by agreement of the Parties or, in the absence of an agreement, such arbitrator shall be appointed by a judge upon the application of either Party. Arbitration shall be held in the Province of Ontario, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing. The arbitration procedure to be followed shall be agreed by the Parties or, in absence of an agreement, determined by the arbitrator. The arbitration shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario). Subject to any right of appeal, the decision arrived at by the arbitrator shall be final and binding. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
- No Class Action. Without limiting the foregoing, Delegator may only make a claim or proceeding against Figment in Delegator’s individual capacity and shall not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative action or proceeding.
- Notices. All notices required under this Agreement must be delivered by email to the personnel designated below. Such notices shall be effective upon actual receipt by the other Party.
To Figment: c/o Lorien Gabel, CEO, at lorien@figment.io
To Delegator: at the address identified in any notice delivered by Delegator to Figment under Section 15.7.
- Independent Contractors. The Parties are independent contractors. Neither Party shall be deemed to be an employee, agent, partner, joint venturer, or legal representative of the other for any purpose, and neither shall have any right, power, or authority to create any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the other.
- Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be amended to achieve as nearly as possible the same economic effect as the original provision, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement, which is unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall be ineffective only as to that jurisdiction, and only to the extent of such unenforceability, without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.
- Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for any failure or delay in performance to the extent caused by reasons beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, epidemics or pandemics, earthquakes, strikes, or shortages and unavailability of materials or resources, and operations and actions of and changes to Blockchain Protocols (“Force Majeure Events“).
- Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in Section 14, there are no third-party beneficiaries under this Agreement.
- Modifications. Any modification or amendment to this Agreement must be in writing signed by both Parties or is null and void, subject to Section 5.4(b).
- Paramountcy. Without limiting the foregoing, if there would otherwise be any legally binding agreement involving Delegator and Figment that is implied by or embodied in the protocols of the Supported Blockchain that conflicts or is inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail over such other agreement to the extent of the inconsistency.
- Currency. All dollar ($) amounts identified in this Agreement are denominated in U.S. dollars.
- Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the final and complete agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous communications, representations, or agreements between the Parties, whether oral or written. No term included in any confirmation, acceptance, or any other similar document from Delegator in connection with this Agreement will apply to this Agreement or have any force or effect. This Agreement shall be effective upon any delegation of Tokens to Figment by Delegator notwithstanding the non-execution or delivery of this Agreement by either Party.
The Parties have entered into and are subject to the provisions of this Agreement, as of the Effective Date.
[The rest of this page is intentionally blank.]SCHEDULE A
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR TEZOS BAKER DELEGATION SERVICE
- Subject to protocol changes, this Supported Blockchain does not apply Slashing Penalties against delegated Tokens.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw its delegated Tokens at any time.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or Tezos network maintenance, software bugs native to Tezos, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit any such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 60 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 8% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE B
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR LIVEPEER ORCHESTRATOR DELEGATION SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw its delegated Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding periods.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or Livepeer network maintenance, software bugs native to Livepeer, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit any such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 60 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE C
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR COSMOS HUB ATOM DELEGATION SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment, subject to protocol changes of the Supported Blockchain.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw its delegated Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding periods, network availability and Supported Blockchain protocols.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or Cosmos Hub network maintenance, software bugs native to the Cosmos Hub blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit any such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 60 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 9% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE D
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR IRISnet IRIS DELEGATION SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw its delegated Tokens at any time, subject to network unbonding periods and Supported Blockchain protocols.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or IRISnet Network maintenance, software bugs native to the IRISnet blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit any such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 60 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 15% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE E
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR TERRA – LUNA TOKEN DELEGATION SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment hereunder.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw its delegated Tokens at any time subject to onchain un-bonding requirements (21 days).
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or Terra Network maintenance, software bugs native to the Terra blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 90 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 12% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE F
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR KUSAMA KSM NOMINATING SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw Delegator’s KSM Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding periods and test-net decentralization being enabled.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or Kusama Network maintenance, software bugs native to the Kusama blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 90 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 4% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE G
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR KAVA STAKING AND DELEGATION SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s KAVA Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw Delegator’s KAVA Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding periods.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or Kava Network maintenance, software bugs native to the Kava blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 90 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE H
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR OASIS STAKING AND DELEGATION SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s OASIS Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw Delegator’s OASIS Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding periods.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or OASIS Network maintenance, software bugs native to the OASIS blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 90 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Figment’s OASIS delegators will be eligible to share pro-rata of their delegation amounts up to 33% of Figment’s rewards from the OASIS incentivized testnet.
- Delegator will not receive more than seven percent of Figment’s rewards from the OASIS incentivized testnet.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE I
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR CELO STAKING AND DELEGATION SERVICE
- Delegator may be subject to missed Net Rewards when delegating cGLD Tokens.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s cGLD Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw Delegator’s cGLD Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding periods.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 0% of CELO reward distributions.
SCHEDULE J
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR NUCYPHER NU DELEGATION SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw its delegated Tokens at any time subject to network lock periods.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or NuCypher Network maintenance, software bugs native to the NuCypher blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit any such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 60 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE K
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR THE OAN AION DELEGATION SERVICE
- There are no minimum or maximum number of AION Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s AION Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw Delegator’s delegated AION Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding periods.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or The OAN network maintenance, software bugs native to The OAN blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit any such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 60 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 9% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE L
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR POLKADOT DOT NOMINATING SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw Delegator’s DOT Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding periods, network transfers being enabled, and network availability.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or Polkadot Network maintenance, software bugs native to the Polkadot blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 90 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE M
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR KEEP STAKING AND DELEGATION SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s KEEP or ETH Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw Delegator’s KEEP Tokens at any time following the staking commitment period selected.
- Delegator is bound to a minimum period of 6 months when staking ETH Tokens.
- Keep Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Keep Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) to the extent arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Keep Net Rewards to the extent arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or Keep Network maintenance, software bugs native to the Keep Network, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Figment shall remit any missed Keep Net Rewards due to Delegator within 90 days of the missed Keep Net Reward.
- Rewards minus the service fee will be transferred to the Delegator on a monthly basis.
- KEEP Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
- ETH Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE N
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR BANDCHAIN BAND DELEGATION SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw its delegated Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding periods and network availability.
- Awards Service Level Agreement: Figment will compensate Delegator for missed Net Rewards (of at least $500 per event, with the conversion from Tokens to dollars being computed at the exchange rate as Figment may determine in its sole discretion) arising from any failure of Figment to use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services in accordance with Section 3.1, excluding missed Net Rewards arising from Delegator’s acts or omissions, scheduled Figment or BandChain network maintenance, software bugs native to the BandChain blockchain, acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or Force Majeure Events, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, Figment shall remit any such missed Net Rewards due to Delegator within 60 days of the missed Net Reward.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE O
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR FLOW DELEGATION SERVICE
- Subject to protocol changes, this Supported Blockchain may not apply Slashing Penalties against Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw its delegated Tokens at any time.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
SCHEDULE P
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR SKALE SKL STAKING SERVICE
- This Supported Blockchain may apply Slashing Penalties in connection with Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement after the first three months of staking from Mainnet launch.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw Delegator SKL Tokens at any time subject to network unbonding and stake periods.
- Rewards and standard service fees are transferred on-chain.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of block and transaction fees as follows:
3 months stake period
<15,000,000 SKL = 18% fee rate
15M – 30M SKL = 17% fee rate
30M -45M SKL = 16% fee rate
45M-60M SKL = 15% fee
60M+ SKL = 14% fee
6 months stake period
<15,000,000 SKL = 16% fee rate
15M – 30M SKL = 15% fee rate
30M -45M SKL = 14% fee rate
45M-60M SKL = 13% fee
60M+ SKL = 12% fee
12 months stake period
<15,000,000 SKL = 14% fee rate
15M – 30M SKL = 13% fee rate
30M -45M SKL = 12% fee rate
45M-60M SKL = 11% fee
60M+ SKL = 10% fee
SCHEDULE Q
ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR AUDIUS ($AUDIO) DELEGATION SERVICE
- Subject to protocol changes, this Supported Blockchain may not apply Slashing Penalties against Tokens delegated by Delegator under this Agreement.
- There are no minimum or maximum number of Tokens that Delegator may delegate to Figment.
- Figment never takes custody or control of Delegator’s Tokens.
- Delegator can transfer or withdraw its delegated Tokens at any time.
- Fee Schedule
Base service fee rate of 10% of block and transaction fees.
Last Updated: February 24th, 2023
By directly or indirectly accessing, including, but not limited to, indirectly linking your Digital Wallet (defined below) to the Services (defined below) through a site or service operated by a third party, or otherwise using the Services or any portion thereof, you hereby consent to be bound by these terms and conditions (“Staking Terms of Use”). These Staking Terms of Use are entered into, and create a legally binding agreement, by and between you, and any organization you are acting on behalf of (“you” or “your”) and Figment, Inc., (“Figment”, “we,” “our,” or “us”). You acknowledge and agree that these Staking Terms of Use supplement and do not modify, amend, supersede or replace, the Figment Privacy Policy or the General Terms of Use both of which are incorporated herein by reference. If there is any conflict between these Staking Terms of Use, the Figment Privacy Policy, or the General Terms of Use, these Staking Terms of Use will control to the extent such conflict is in regards to the Services or any staking performed under or in connection with these Staking Terms of Use. We may amend or modify these Staking Terms of Use at any time and for any reason. The amended or modified Staking Terms of Use are effective immediately upon us posting them or otherwise making them available on https://figment.io (“Website”) and by continuing to link your Digital Wallet to our Services, or otherwise use our Services, you agree to such amended or modified Staking Terms of Use. You agree to be responsible for reviewing the Staking Terms of Use and any amendments or modifications thereto. If you do not agree with the Staking Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to cease your use of the Services and/or Website.
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Section 1 shall have the meaning ascribed to them below.
1.1 “Digital Assets” means any digital blockchain asset subject to the Services.
1.2 “Digital Wallet” means the wallet or similar device or software used to store Digital Assets.
1.3 “Net Reward” means the sum of the Rewards minus Slashing Penalties (if any).
1.4 “Rewards” means any rewards granted by the Supported Blockchains, including block rewards, endorser rewards, and transaction fees, in each case as actually granted by such Supported Blockchains and received by Figment or you, as applicable, in connection with the performance of the Services.
1.5 “Slashing Penalties” means any slashing penalty assessed by a Supported Blockchain pursuant to the Supported Blockchain’s protocols.
1.6 “Supported Blockchains” means the proof-of-stake network or blockchain ledger on which Figment operates a validator node.
2. Services
2.1 The Services. Subject to these Staking Terms of Use, we (i) operate and monitor validator nodes and software to perform non-custodial validation-as-a-service or otherwise participate in staking protocols in connection with Digital Assets solely for Supported Blockchains, and (ii) exercise the voting rights associated with the tokens that are staked at or delegated to our validator addresses on certain governance issues for certain Supported Blockchains (collectively, the “Services”). The Services are strictly offered on a non-custodial basis. You authorize Figment to exercise your voting rights associated with Digital Assets that you delegate to our validator addresses; provided, however, that (i) voting rights are only applicable for certain Supported Blockchains, and (ii) we may exercise voting rights solely at our own discretion, and we are under no obligation to exercise voting rights on your behalf. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you also retain a right to exercise such voting rights associated with any such Digital Assets and, subject to the protocols of the applicable Supported Blockchain, may exercise those rights before we do or may change any vote that we cast after we have done so.
2.2 License to Access the Services. Subject to these Staking Terms of Use, we hereby grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right and license to access and use the Services for purposes of delegating supported Digital Assets to our validator addresses for staking on a Supported Blockchain.
2.3 Blockchain Events. You acknowledge and agree that the Supported Blockchains are independently and separately operated and controlled by third parties. As such, at any time and for any reason, such Supported Blockchains may modify their protocols, bond or unbond your Digital Assets, fork, or implement any other action or change that may impact your Net Rewards, Digital Assets, the Services and/or your access and use to each of the foregoing (together, a “Blockchain Event”).
2.4 Changes to the Services. We reserve the right to modify, alter or otherwise change the Services from time to time by adding, deleting, or otherwise modifying features or functionality to improve your experience, comply with applicable regulations and/or laws or for any other reason or purpose. We further reserve the right to (i) discontinue any feature of the Services or any portion thereof at any time, including, without limitation, discontinue to support any Digital Asset, or Supported Blockchain, or (ii) remove any content from the Services at any time, in each case for any reason in our sole discretion and without notice to you. You specifically acknowledge and agree that we are not (a) responsible for such modifications, changes, content removals, or (b) liable for any loss of value of your Digital Assets or loss of Net Rewards that may result directly or indirectly from any such changes or any Blockchain Event.
3. Rewards; Fees
3.1 Rewards. Your use of the Services may result in a Net Reward that is issued by the applicable Supported Blockchain and transferred to the Digital Wallet address where your Digital Assets originated or is otherwise used by you in connection with the Services. You acknowledge that (i) such Net Rewards may be issued in the same denomination as the Digital Assets, (ii) any estimates or projections of Rewards or Net Rewards, as applicable, are not a guarantee, (iii) we will never ask for and you should never provide to us the private key or your Digital Wallet, (iv) we are not responsible for the loss of your private key or your inability to access (a) your Digital Wallet, or (b) any resulting Net Rewards that may be stored therein, and (v) you assume responsibility for ensuring we have the correct and valid address of your Digital Wallet(s). You specifically acknowledge and understand that your Net Rewards may be subject to a bonding period by a Supported Blockchain that may render your Net Rewards and/or Digital Assets unavailable and/or subject to other restrictions imposed and controlled by such Supported Blockchain (together, the “Bonding Period”).
3.2 Fees. In consideration for granting you a limited license to access and use our Services, you hereby authorize us to charge a service fee, which is transferred to us directly by the protocol of the applicable Supported Blockchain. These are publicly available on the relevant block explorer for each Supported Blockchain and are subject to change at any time for any reason.
4. Termination
4.1 Termination. In the event that you breach these Staking Terms of Use or if we reasonably determine that action is necessary under applicable law, we may terminate or suspend your right to use or otherwise access the Services with or without notice to you. Such termination or suspension shall be a non-exclusive remedy for your breach of these Staking Terms of Use and we reserve the right to pursue any and all additional remedies that may be available to us. We may also terminate or suspend the Services in whole or in part for whatever reason and at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that termination of these Staking Terms of Use may be subject to other terms and conditions maintained and enforced by Supported Blockchains or other third parties.
4.2 Effects of Termination. In the event of any termination or suspension pursuant to Section 4.1 or otherwise: (i) the Services will immediately cease, (ii) you will renew validation and or staking of your Digital Assets in a manner unrelated to the Services and will resume all of the related responsibility formally delegated to us as part of the Services, and (iii) you will make all final payments of fees and outstanding amounts owed to us. Termination or suspension of the Services may require us to complete certain delegated tasks that comprise part of the Services, including, but not limited to unbonding of Digital Assets. The performance of such tasks shall be at our discretion and you disclaim any responsibility or obligation that we may have to perform such tasks.
4.3 Survival. The following Sections shall survive termination of these Staking Terms of Use: Section 3.2 (Fees), Section 4.2 (Effects of Termination), Section 5 (Intellectual property), Section 7 (Disclaimer), Section 8 (Limitation of Liability), and Section 9 (Indemnification).
5. Intellectual property
5.1 Ownership. As between you and us, we own all the right title and interest in and to the Services and Website and any modifications, improvements, adaptations, enhancements, derivates thereto and any intellectual property rights related thereto, including but not limited to, patents rights, trademarks rights, copyrights right, and trade secret rights and any other intellectual property and/or industrial rights recognized anywhere in the world.
5.2 No Other Right. Except for the limited license granted to you in Section 2.2, we do not grant or convey to you by implication, waiver, estoppel or otherwise any license to, any right, title, or interest in and to our intellectual property rights in or to the Services and Website or any other products, software or technology shared or made available by us under or in connection with these Staking Terms of Use.
5.3 No Reverse Engineering; Restrictions. You shall not directly or indirectly (i) copy modify, reproduce, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discern the source code or any other proprietary information or materials related to the Services or the Website, (ii) use the Services or Website to build a competitive product, software or other technology that could be used to offer similar services as to those offered hereunder, (iii) interfere with the Services or Website, their security, network and the operability of any of the foregoing, or (iv) introduce, post, or upload, (a) bugs, time bombs, time locks, traps, trojan horses, or (b) any other harmful code or software that can corrupt or damage data, storage media, programs, equipment, or any hardware used in connection with the Services or Website.
6. YOUR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RISKS
6.1 Your Representations and Warranties. You represent, warrant and covenant that: (i) the organization or entity you may be acting on behalf of is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under its jurisdiction of organization and has the right to enter into these Staking Terms of Use, (ii) you have all requisite power and authority to, and no other proceedings on its part are necessary to, execute and deliver these Staking Terms of Use, (iii) your performance of your duties and obligations under these Staking Terms of Use and in connection with your use of the Services and Website shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations; (iv) you and the organization or entity you may be acting on behalf of are not located in a prohibited jurisdiction; (v) you have the full legal authority and right (a) to be bound to these Staking Terms of Use, and (b) to bind the organization or entity you may be acting on behalf of to these Staking Terms of Use; (vi) you have the right, title, and interest in and to the Digital Assets; (vii) you have all the rights and requisite authority to submit or otherwise provide your Digital Assets, data or any other materials you provide under and in connection with these Staking Terms of Use; (viii) any assets, including Digital Assets subject to the Services is not encumbered or restricted in any manner that would prohibit compliance with these Staking Terms of Use; (ix) you have the right to access and use the Digital Wallet(s) used in connection with the Services; (x) you understand that the continued ability to provide the Services is dependent on many elements and you understand the risk involved with use of the Services, Website and Supported Blockchains; (xi) you and the organization or entity you may be acting on behalf of are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; (xii) you and the organization or entity you may be acting on behalf of are not listed by the U.S. Government, any other government or legal authority as a prohibited or restricted party; (xiii) you and the organization or entity you may be acting on behalf of have not been convicted of, or agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion or similar program in connection with the prosecution of, a criminal offense involving theft, dishonesty, breach of trust, money laundering, the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution of or trafficking in controlled substances, or substantially equivalent activity in a domestic, military, or foreign court; (xiv) you are solely responsible for the security, custody and control of any Digital Wallets, including, any Digital Wallet designated by you for the receipt of Net Rewards; (xv) you will not use the Services or Website in a manner that infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates the intellectual property rights and privacy rights of any third party; (xvi) you are not subject to any restriction or prohibition that would limit or prohibit your use of the Service or Website in accordance with these Staking Terms of Use; (xvii) the Digital Assets are not derived from, and do not otherwise represent the proceeds of, any activities done in violation or contravention of applicable law or regulations; and (xviii) you will not use the Services or Website in any manner that violates applicable law or regulations.
6.2 Acknowledgment of Risk. You understand and agree that (i) use of the Services exposes you to considerable risk of loss; (ii) you may not earn any Net Rewards; (iii) the operation of the Services and any resulting Net Rewards, if any, may depend on services provided by third parties whom we do not control; (iv) Digital Assets and Supported Blockchains are new technologies that currently face uncertain and evolving regulatory requirements in many jurisdictions; and (v) one or more such jurisdictions may, in the future, adopt laws, regulations or directives that affect Digital Assets and/or Supported Blockchains and that may result in sudden changes (a) to the Services or (b) in connection with your Rewards or Digital Assets. For the avoidance of doubt, we specifically disclaim any liability for any losses or damages you experience in connection with any of the foregoing.
7. DISCLAIMER. THE SERVICES, WEBSITE, AND ANY OTHER PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE OR TECHNOLOGY PROVIDED BY US HEREUNDER is PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” AND WE DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THESE STAKING TERMS OF USE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AVAILABILITY, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE FURTHER DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY LOSSES RESULTING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH SLASHING PENALTIES.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT FOR ACTS OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR FRAUD, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE AND REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF ANY CLAIM SHALL WE BE LIABLE UNDER THESE STAKING TERMS OF USE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR ENHANCED DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS, INTEREST, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, DATA LOSS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR REVENUE ARISING OUT OF RELATING TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE STAKING TERMS OF USE. TO THE EXTENT OUR LIABILITY IS NOT ALREADY EXCLUDED BY THE FOREGOING SENTENCE, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE STAKING TERMS OF USE SHALL OTHERWISE BE LIMITED TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).
9. INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 You shall indemnify, defend and hold us and our representatives, officers, directors, employees, successors and assignees harmless from and against any losses suffered by us arising from (i) your breach of these Staking Terms of Use, (ii) a breach of your representations and warranties and/or covenants made hereunder, (iii) your use of the Services or Website in violation of these Staking Terms of Use, (iv) your infringement, misappropriation, or violation of the rights of any other person or entity, (v) any content, materials, or information (in any form or medium) that you submit, post, upload, provide, contribute, or make available (or authorize or instruct us to do so) through the Services or Website, and (vi) violation of any law or applicable regulation. If you are obligated to indemnify us, we have the right to control any action if we want and you cannot settle any action without our consent, unless the settlement is only for money damages which you entirely pay.
10. MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Governing Law. These Staking Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard for choice of law provisions thereof.
10.2 Severability. If any provision of these Staking Terms of Use or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of these Staking Terms of Use and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected thereby, and that provision will be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable laws.
10.3 Waiver. No waiver of any right under these Staking Terms of Use will be of any effect or binding upon anyone unless such waiver is in writing and is signed by an authorized representative of the party so waiving such right. No delay or failure of any party in exercising any right hereunder and no partial or single exercise of any such right will be deemed of itself to constitute a waiver of such right or other rights hereunder.
10.4 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The provisions hereof are solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to, and will not be construed to, confer a right or benefit on any other person.
10.5 Assignment. These Staking Terms of Use are not assignable to any third party without the prior written consent of the non-assigning party.
10.6 Force Majeure. No party will be held liable or responsible to any other party nor be deemed to have breached these Staking Terms of Use for failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any provision hereunder when such failure or delay results from causes beyond the reasonable control of the affected party, which may include embargoes, acts of war (whether declared or not), insurrections, riots, civil commotions, acts of terrorism, strikes, lockouts or other labor disturbances, pandemics, epidemics or acts of God (a “Force Majeure Event”). The affected party will notify the other parties of such Force Majeure Event as soon as reasonably practical and will make every reasonable effort to mitigate the effects of such Force Majeure Event.
10.7 External Sites and Third-Party Content. The Website may contain links to third-party websites or content (“External Sites”). Such External Sites are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by us of the content on such External Sites. The content of such External Sites is developed and provided by others. You should contact the site administrator or webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or any content located on such External Sites. We are not responsible for the content of any linked External Sites and do not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such External Sites. You should take precautions when (i) interacting with such External Sites, or (ii) downloading files from all websites to protect your computer from viruses and other destructive programs. If you decide to access linked External Sites, you do so at your own risk.
10.8 Exclusive Forum. Any claim, dispute, or controversy arising out of or relating to the Services or these Staking Terms of Use (including the arbitrability of any claim, dispute or controversy), or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, validity, or scope hereof shall be resolved by private, confidential and binding arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be appointed by written agreement of the parties or, in the absence of an agreement, such arbitrator shall be appointed by a judge upon the application of either party. Arbitration shall be held in Toronto, Ontario unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing. The arbitration procedure to be followed shall be agreed in writing by the parties or, in absence of an agreement, determined by the arbitrator. The arbitration shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario). Subject to any right of appeal, the decision arrived at by the arbitrator shall be final and binding. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
10.9 Class Action Waiver. Notwithstanding anything else herein. Arbitration must be on an individual basis. As a result, you may not join or consolidate claims in an arbitration by or against any other person, or litigate in court or arbitrate any claims as a representative or member of a class or private attorney general action.