Vote chain,$VOTE – Terms and Services These terms of use (Terms of Use) govern your use of our Platforms, including our website (www.votechain.pro), mobile applications and other digital platforms. Please read these Terms of Use carefully before accessing or using our Platforms. By accessing or using our Platforms, you signify your acceptance, assent and agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, then you are not authorised to continue to use our Platforms.

1. About Us
1) Vote Chain, also known as Vote Chain (hereinafter referred to as “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), is an entity established and operating under the laws of Europe. We are the proprietors of the ‘Vote Chain Token’, the Vote Chain website, and the platforms. These innovations function under the Cardano Blockchain, utilizing proprietary smart contracts crafted by Cardano Press.
2) Our Website, and other digital platforms as well as smart contracts (collectively, our Platforms) are or shall be owned and edited by us.
3) The information and content on our Platforms are not intended for distribution to or used by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. If you access our Platforms from such other locations, you do so on your own initiative and you are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
4) In order to use our Platforms, you must not be included in any trade embargoes or economic sanctions lists (such as United Nations Security Council Sanctions List), the list of specially designated nationals maintained by OFAC (the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury), or the denied persons or entities list of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
5) Our Platforms are intended for users who are at least 18 years old. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use our Platforms.

2. Our Privacy Policy 

1) In addition to these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy , which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, also applies to your use of our Platforms.

3. About our Hosting Services
1) Hosting services for our Website is provided by easywp and we use a Network Firewall as a firewall for protection.
2) Our mobile applications (If launched) may be hosted by us or by other companies and you should refer to the relevant conditions of use of such other companies.

4. Changes to these Terms of Use 1) We may make changes from time to time to these Terms of Use by amending this page. Please check this page regularly to stay informed of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. 2) The latest version of these Terms of Use will always be available on our Website. Any new version of these Terms of Use will take effect and govern the use of our Platforms and your relationship with us immediately upon the date of posting. By continuing to use our Platforms, you acknowledge, accept and agree to be bound by the terms of these updates and amendments.

5. Access and Use of Our Platforms
1) The Company provides access to its Platforms with no charges. However, Voting on the platform involves levying charges.
2) We do not offer any warranties or assurances regarding the uninterrupted or perpetual availability of our Platforms or its content. Access to our Platforms is accorded on a provisional basis. At our sole discretion, we may, without prior notice, suspend, alter, withdraw, or discontinue any portion or entirety of our Platforms. No liability shall arise on our part should our Platforms be inaccessible for any duration or reason.
3) Users shall bear responsibility for all prerequisites, including but not limited to technological and connectivity requirements, to access our Platforms.
4) Users must ensure that individuals accessing our Platforms through their devices or connections are acquainted with these Terms of Use and all relevant terms and conditions and remain compliant therewith.
5) Our Platforms shall not be utilized for illicit or unauthorized objectives. 6) Direct human interaction is required for accessing our Platforms; automated methods, be it via bots, scripts, or analogous means, are prohibited.
7) The content and services on our Platforms may not be apt or available for certain locations. The Company retains the right to restrict access to specific regions or demographics. Should users access from regions with such restrictions, it is at their sole risk.

6. Restrictions on Use
1. Our Platforms shall be accessed and utilized solely for its intended purposes. Commercial usage is strictly forbidden unless explicitly agreed upon in a contractual arrangement with the Company.
2. Users are prohibited from: a. Unauthorized exploitation of our Platforms, including data harvesting or deceptive account creations. b. Bypassing or tampering with security protocols or copyright notices. c. Disrupting our Platforms’ operations or burdening its networks. d. Evading restrictions or accessing restricted segments of our Platforms. e. Systematic data extraction for compilations or databases. f. Misleading, defrauding, or impersonating users or the Company. g. Harassing or causing harm using data from our Platforms. h. Automated systems, such as scripts or data mining tools, for interactions on our Platforms. i. Transmitting malicious software or engaging in spamming activities. j. Using devices or mechanisms for passive or active data collection, like spyware. k. Utilizing automated systems like robots, scrapers, or unauthorized scripts. l. Reverse engineering or attempting to decipher our Platforms’ software. m. Exploiting our Platforms for competitive or commercial gains. n. Misusing our support services or submitting spurious reports. o. Unauthorized promotions, advertising, or linking to our Platforms. p. Acting contrary to our interests or in violation of applicable laws.

7. Intellectual Property
1) The Company, or its licensors, retain all proprietary rights, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property rights, in and to our Platforms and its content. This includes, but is not limited to, source codes, databases, functionalities, software, designs, audio, video, texts, photographs, and graphics. These assets are protected under international treaties, national laws, and other applicable intellectual property regulations worldwide.
2) Trademarks, logos, and service marks (hereinafter collectively referred to as “trademarks”) displayed on our Platforms may be registered or unregistered trademarks of the Company or have been licensed for our use by third parties. Unauthorized use or misuse of these trademarks or any other content on our Platforms is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the rightful owner.
3) All rights regarding the content on our Platforms, whether copyrighted or licensed, are expressly reserved. Recognition of the Company (and any identified contributors) as the original authors or rights holders of the content on our Platforms is mandatory.
4) No user or entity may: a. Sell, reproduce, distribute, modify, display, publicly perform, publish, or create derivative works from any content found on our Platforms; b. Use the said content for any public or commercial purpose; or c. Display or use said content on any other platform, in networked computer environments, or on other digital mediums, without first obtaining the appropriate licensing or permissions from the Company or its licensors.
5) The systematic retrieval of data or content from our Platforms to produce or compile, directly or indirectly, collections, compilations, databases, or directories without our express written permission is strictly prohibited.
6) Breach of any provision within these Terms of Use will result in the immediate revocation of the user’s access and usage rights to our Platforms. Furthermore, any unauthorized reproductions or copies of content from our Platforms shall be immediately destroyed upon such a breach.
7) Unauthorized uses of content from our Platforms may not only contravene these Terms of Use but may also violate intellectual property laws, privacy and publicity statutes, and communication regulations. The Company reserves the right to seek all remedies available by law and in equity for such violations.

8. Limitation on Reliance on Information
1) Purpose of Content: The materials and content provided on our Platforms are solely for entertainment, informational purposes and should not be construed as definitive advice or recommendations. Before making any decisions or taking any actions based on the content herein, users are strongly advised to seek appropriate professional or specialist advice.
2) Accuracy and Completeness: While the Company endeavors to ensure the accuracy and recency of the information presented on our Platforms, we neither affirm nor guarantee, either expressly or implicitly, the accuracy, completeness, or currentness of such content.

9. Limitation of Liability
1) General Limitations: Subject to applicable law, all conditions, warranties, representations, or other terms, explicit or implicit, concerning our Platforms or the content therein are hereby disclaimed.
2) Accuracy and Reliability: While endeavors are made to ensure the precision of our Platforms’ content, we do not assert or guarantee its accuracy, freedom from errors, reliability, or that its utilization will not infringe third-party rights.
3) Exclusion of Liability: Under no circumstance, be it in contract, tort, statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, shall we be liable for any damages or losses resulting from or connected with the usage, or the inability to use, our Platforms, or reliance on any content therein.
4) Business Users: Should you be accessing our Platforms for business purposes, we shall not be responsible for: a. Diminished profits, sales, business, or revenue; b. Business disruptions; c. Foregone savings; d. Lost business opportunities, goodwill, or reputation; e. Any indirect or consequential damages.
5) Consumer Users: For individual users, our Platforms are intended solely for personal, non-commercial usage. Any commercial usage is prohibited, and we shall not be liable for any business-related losses.
6) Tax Responsibility: Users are exclusively accountable for all associated taxes related to their usage of our Platforms, excluding our income tax. Payment or reimbursement for all such taxes, present or future, from any jurisdiction, is the sole responsibility of the user.
7) Technological Harm: We are not responsible for any damages caused by viruses, cyber-attacks, or other harmful material obtained through our Platforms or associated content.
8) Data Management: While we regularly backup data, the user is solely responsible for their transmitted data and activity on our Platforms. We disclaim liability for any data loss or corruption.
9) External Links: Links to external sites are not endorsements. We bear no responsibility for external content or any resulting harm from their usage.
10)Acknowledgement: The provision of our Platforms and the establishment of these Terms of Use are based on mutual agreement and understanding of these liability limitations.
11)Indemnification: Users agree to defend and indemnify us, inclusive of our subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, partners, and employees, from any third-party claims, losses, liabilities, or expenses arising from their use of our Platforms, breach of these Terms, infringement of third-party rights, or any related harmful actions.

10. Assumption of Risks
1) You, the user, hereby recognize, understand, and agree to the following inherent risks:
2) Volatility of Blockchain Assets: The value of blockchain assets, including $VOTE  tokens, is highly volatile. Other digital assets can have material and adverse effects on the value of your $VOTE tokens. Significant price volatility is inherent in such assets, and there is no assurance against financial losses.
3) Tax Liabilities: It is your sole responsibility to ascertain the applicability and implications of any Taxes on your transactions related to $VOTE  tokens.
4) Internet-based Risks: a. Digital and internet-based assets come with inherent risks such as hardware, software, and internet connection vulnerabilities. b. There is the potential threat of viruses, malicious software, and unauthorized third-party access to your digital wallet. c. We disclaim any liability for any communication disruptions, errors, or delays encountered while utilizing the Ethereum network.
5) Public Interest: A decline in public interest or lack of use in developing distributed ecosystems could adversely affect the Vote Chain ecosystem, thereby potentially diminishing the utility or value of the $VOTE  tokens.
6) Regulatory Uncertainty: a. The legal framework governing blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and tokens remains indeterminate. b. Introduction or modification of regulations or policies can have a material adverse effect on the Vote Chain ecosystem and the utility or value of the $VOTE tokens.
7) Cardano Blockchain: Updates: Changes, patches, or updates to the Cardano Blockchain can inadvertently have detrimental effects on the $VOTE tokens.
8) Refund Policy: $VOTE tokens used for purchasing data or creating polls are non-refundable.
9) User Participation in Polls: a. Funds allocated for creating polls are expended at your own risk. b. Vote Chain  is not accountable for a lack of user engagement in polls and offers no guarantees regarding user participation.

11. Uploading Content to Our Platforms
1) When using features of our Platforms that allow for content upload or communication with other users, you are subject to the following conditions:
2) Compliance with Content Standards: All submissions, including content, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information relating to our Platforms, must adhere to the content standards stipulated in these Terms of Use.
3) Warranty: You warrant that all submissions are compliant with our content standards. Should you breach this warranty, you will be held liable and will indemnify us for any damages or costs resulting from such breach.
4) Non-confidentiality of Content: a) All content you upload is deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary. b) While you retain ownership rights over your content, you grant us, and other users of the Platform, a limited license to use, store, copy, distribute, and make the content available to third parties.)
5) Disclosure of Identity: We reserve the right to disclose your identity to any third party claiming a violation of their intellectual property rights or privacy rights due to the content you uploaded.
6) No Liability for User Content: We are not responsible or liable for the accuracy or content of materials posted by you or any other user of our Platforms.
7) Content Moderation: a) We retain the right to remove any content that, in our judgment, does not adhere to the content standards outlined in these Terms of Use. b) The opinions expressed by users on our Platforms do not necessarily align with our own views or values.
8) Backup Responsibility: It is your sole responsibility to safeguard and backup your content.

12. Viruses
1) We do not guarantee that our Platforms will be secure or free from bugs or viruses.
2) You are responsible for configuring your device, information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our Platforms. You should use your own virus protection software.
3) You must not misuse our Platforms by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our Platforms, the servers on which our Platforms are stored or any server, computer or database connected to our Platforms. You must not attack our Platforms via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you may be committing a criminal offense. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will cooperate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our Platforms will cease immediately. Inu

13. Linking to our Platforms a. You may link to our Platforms, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it. b. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists. c. Our site must not be framed on any other site. d. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. e. The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in these Terms of Use. f. If you wish to make any use of content on our Platforms other than that set out above, please contact votechain.pro@outlook.com

14. Third-Party Links and Resources 1) Our Platforms may provide links to external websites and resources operated by third parties. These links are supplied for your convenience and informational purposes only. 2) Content Beyond Our Control: We do not have control over, nor do we maintain, the content or accuracy of third-party sites. The presence of these links does not imply our endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation of the third-party content. 3) No Endorsement Implied: Inclusion of any third-party link does not constitute an endorsement by us of the linked sites. We do not endorse, and we are not responsible for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of these external websites. 4) Risk Assumed by User: Your decision to access any third-party websites linked from our Platforms is made at your own risk. We advise you to review the terms and conditions and privacy policies of these third-party sites. 5) Advertisements: Third-party advertisements displayed on our Platforms are not endorsements. We simply provide the space for these advertisements and are not affiliated with the third-party advertisers. We have not reviewed the content of the advertisements and are not accountable for their content or accuracy.

15. Termination and Suspension 1) Right to Terminate or Suspend: We reserve the right to terminate, block, or suspend your access to our Platforms in any of the following circumstances: a) We have a reasonable belief that you have breached any provision of these Terms of Use or acted in a manner that clearly shows you do not intend to, or are unable to comply with, the provisions of these Terms of Use. b) Your actions have led to the violation of our rights, the rights of our affiliated companies, or those of a third party. c) Any other situation where we deem termination, blockage, or suspension necessary to protect our Platforms, our users, or our interests. 2) Notice of Action: While we aim to provide you with notice of any action we take against your account, we reserve the right to do so without any prior notice depending on the circumstances. 3) Modification or Discontinuation: We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue our Platforms at our discretion. If we choose to do so, we might notify our users, but are not obligated to. You acknowledge that we shall not be liable to you or any third party due to such modifications or discontinuations. 4) Survival of Provisions: Following the termination of these Terms of Use, certain provisions will remain in effect, including but not limited to “Limitation of our Liability” and “General Provisions.”

16. General Provisions 1) Applicability Globally: We do not represent or warrant that the content on our Platforms is appropriate or available for use in every country globally. Users are responsible for adhering to local laws and regulations. Please be aware that accessing our Platforms may be illegal for certain individuals or in specific countries. 2) Severability: Should any provision or portion of these Terms of Use be deemed illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, that particular provision or portion shall be considered severed from these Terms of Use. The enforceability and validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected, unless contradicting applicable law. 3) Entire Agreement: These Terms of Use represent the complete understanding between you and us concerning the use of our Platforms. It supersedes and nullifies all prior agreements, drafts, arrangements, understandings, or collateral contracts, whether verbal or written, between the parties regarding this subject. 4) Waiver: Our failure to exercise or enforce a particular provision of these Terms of Use should not be construed as a waiver of such provision or any other provision herein. Subsequent or separate instances requiring such provision’s application shall remain in full effect.

17. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction 1) Governing Law: These Terms of Use, including their formation, subject matter, and any arising non-contractual disputes or claims, are governed by the laws of Panama. 2) Exclusive Jurisdiction: Both you and we mutually agree that any disputes or claims (whether contractual or non-contractual) arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Panama.

18. Partnerships a. Our Platforms may form official partnerships with third parties. All official partnerships will be announced on our Platforms, and that of the third party. b. Any third party who solely announces a partnership may be false.

19. Contact Us 1) If you have any questions or comments about these Terms of Use, or matters generally, please contact us at votechain.pro/support/ . You can also use this email address votechain.pro@outlook.com if you wish to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you or to request your account to be deleted.