TERMS OF SERVICE

LAST UPDATED: MARCH 31, 2026

1. ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS

BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEBSITE OR OTHER CENTRALISED DIGITAL TOUCHPOINTS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE VAGACHAIN NAME, OR BY CLICKING TO ACCEPT THESE TERMS WHERE SUCH OPTION IS PRESENTED, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MUST NOT USE THIS WEBSITE OR THOSE CENTRALISED DIGITAL TOUCHPOINTS.

IF YOU ARE USING OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE, REPOSITORIES, OR THIRD-PARTY INTERFACES RELATED TO VAGACHAIN, SEPARATE LICENSES OR THIRD-PARTY TERMS MAY ALSO APPLY.

2. THE SERVICES

VAGACHAIN IS AN OPEN-SOURCE BLOCKCHAIN PROTOCOL AND SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEM.

FOR PURPOSES OF THESE TERMS, THE “SERVICES” MAY INCLUDE THIS WEBSITE, WHITEPAPER, DOCUMENTATION, CODE REPOSITORIES, SOFTWARE RELEASES, SDKS, TESTNET MATERIALS, DEVELOPER TOOLS, DOWNLOADS, AND OTHER CONTENT OR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE VAGACHAIN NAME.

SOME PARTS OF THE BROADER ECOSYSTEM MAY BE PROVIDED, OPERATED, OR MAINTAINED BY INDEPENDENT DEVELOPERS, NODE OPERATORS, VALIDATORS, INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES.

NOT ALL NETWORK ACTIVITY, NODE OPERATIONS, VALIDATOR ACTIVITY, OR THIRD-PARTY INTERFACES ARE PROVIDED, CONTROLLED, OR OPERATED BY VAGACHAIN.

3. PROTOCOL STATUS

VAGACHAIN IS PROTOCOL SOFTWARE UNDER ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT.

FEATURES, APIS, MODULES, SECURITY MODELS, TOKENOMICS, GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS, BRIDGE DESIGNS, AND OTHER TECHNICAL OR ECONOMIC PARAMETERS MAY CHANGE, EVOLVE, BE DELAYED, OR BE REMOVED AT ANY TIME.

ANY ROADMAP, WHITEPAPER, TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, OR DEVELOPMENT MATERIAL IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CREATE A BINDING COMMITMENT THAT ANY FEATURE, RELEASE, OR TIMELINE WILL OCCUR.

4. OPEN-SOURCE REPOSITORIES AND LICENSES

VAGACHAIN SOFTWARE IS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE APPLICABLE OPEN-SOURCE LICENSES IDENTIFIED IN THE RELEVANT REPOSITORIES OR SOFTWARE COMPONENTS.

YOUR USE, COPYING, MODIFICATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF CODE ARE GOVERNED BY THE LICENSE TERMS THAT APPLY TO THE SPECIFIC REPOSITORY OR SOFTWARE COMPONENT YOU USE.

THESE TERMS OF SERVICE GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE AND RELATED MATERIALS, BUT THEY DO NOT REPLACE, LIMIT, OR OVERRIDE ANY APPLICABLE OPEN-SOURCE LICENSE.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN AN APPLICABLE LICENSE OR SEPARATE WRITTEN PERMISSION, NO RIGHT OR LICENSE IS GRANTED TO USE VAGACHAIN BRANDING, NAMES, LOGOS, OR OTHER BRAND ASSETS.

5. NO ADVICE

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATIONAL, DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, AND PROTOCOL PARTICIPATION PURPOSES ONLY.

NOTHING ON THIS WEBSITE, IN THE DOCUMENTATION, IN THE WHITEPAPER, OR IN ANY RELATED MATERIALS CONSTITUTES LEGAL, FINANCIAL, INVESTMENT, TAX, OR REGULATORY ADVICE.

YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE BEFORE MAKING ANY TECHNICAL, LEGAL, OR ECONOMIC DECISION RELATING TO VAGACHAIN.

6. NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION

NOTHING IN THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THIS WEBSITE, THE WHITEPAPER, DOCUMENTATION, ROADMAPS, OR TECHNICAL MATERIALS, CONSTITUTES AN OFFER, SOLICITATION, RECOMMENDATION, OR COMMITMENT TO SELL, ISSUE, OR DISTRIBUTE ANY TOKEN, DIGITAL ASSET, SECURITY, OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT.

REFERENCES TO TOKENOMICS, NETWORK DESIGN, ECOSYSTEM PLANS, OR FUTURE FUNCTIONALITY ARE PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

7. ASSUMPTION OF RISK

BY USING THE SERVICES OR INTERACTING WITH MATERIALS RELATING TO VAGACHAIN, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMS, CRYPTOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE, BRIDGES, TESTNETS, GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS, IDENTITY LAYERS, AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE INVOLVE INHERENT RISKS.

THESE RISKS MAY INCLUDE SOFTWARE BUGS, SECURITY VULNERABILITIES, FORKS, VALIDATOR FAILURE, BRIDGE FAILURE, GOVERNANCE CHANGES, NETWORK CONGESTION, THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATION FAILURE, LOSS OF ACCESS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF TOKENS OR DIGITAL ASSETS, AND REGULATORY UNCERTAINTY.

YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECURITY OF YOUR PRIVATE KEYS, SEED PHRASES, AUTHENTICATION CREDENTIALS, API KEYS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND BACKUPS.

TESTNET TOKENS, EXPERIMENTAL ASSETS, SANDBOX FEATURES, OR NETWORK STATES MAY HAVE NO VALUE AND MAY BE RESET, LOST, REVOKED, OR MADE UNAVAILABLE AT ANY TIME.

8. ACCEPTABLE USE

YOU AGREE NOT TO USE THE SERVICES TO:

  • VIOLATE ANY APPLICABLE LAW, REGULATION, SANCTIONS RESTRICTION, OR THIRD-PARTY RIGHT.
  • DEPLOY, DISTRIBUTE, OR FACILITATE MALWARE, RANSOMWARE, OR OTHER MALICIOUS CODE.
  • INTERFERE WITH, DISRUPT, ABUSE, OR ATTACK THIS WEBSITE, TESTNETS, BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE, OR RELATED SYSTEMS.
  • BYPASS, EXPLOIT, OR DEFEAT SECURITY, POLICY, VERIFICATION, RATE LIMITING, OR ACCESS CONTROLS.
  • SUBMIT FALSE, FRAUDULENT, OR MISLEADING CLAIMS, RECEIPTS, PROOFS, ATTESTATIONS, OR OTHER MATERIALS.
  • MISREPRESENT YOUR IDENTITY, AUTHORITY, AFFILIATION, OR PERMISSIONS.
  • USE THE SERVICES IN A WAY THAT HARMS VAGACHAIN, ITS USERS, OR THE INTEGRITY OF THE NETWORK OR RELATED SYSTEMS.

9. AGENTS, DELEGATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY

VAGACHAIN MAY SUPPORT HUMAN, INSTITUTIONAL, AND AGENT-BASED INTERACTION MODELS, INCLUDING DELEGATION, REVOCATION, POLICY CONSTRAINTS, AND OTHER ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS.

IF YOU DEPLOY, AUTHORISE, CONTROL, OPERATE, OR DELEGATE PERMISSIONS TO AN AGENT, YOU REMAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THE AGENT ACTS WITHIN APPROPRIATE LEGAL, OPERATIONAL, AND SECURITY BOUNDARIES.

PROTOCOL-LEVEL DELEGATION, REVOCATION, OR POLICY ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT REMOVE OR TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTIONS, KEYS, AGENTS, OR CONFIGURATIONS THAT YOU CONTROL OR AUTHORISE.

10. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

THE SERVICES MAY LINK TO OR INTERACT WITH THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, REPOSITORIES, WALLETS, IDENTITY PROVIDERS, INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, ANALYTICS TOOLS, OR OTHER EXTERNAL SERVICES.

VAGACHAIN DOES NOT CONTROL AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, THEIR CONTENT, THEIR AVAILABILITY, THEIR SECURITY, OR THEIR TERMS.

YOUR USE OF THIRD-PARTY SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO SEPARATE TERMS, LICENSES, AND PRIVACY POLICIES.

11. AVAILABILITY AND CHANGES

WE MAY MODIFY, SUSPEND, LIMIT, OR DISCONTINUE ANY PART OF THE SERVICES AT ANY TIME.

WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR COMPATIBLE WITH ANY PARTICULAR DEVICE, SOFTWARE STACK, OR USE CASE.

WE MAY UPDATE, REVISE, REMOVE, OR RESTRICT CONTENT, DOWNLOADS, RELEASES, REFERENCES, OR ACCESS PATHS AT ANY TIME.

12. DISCLAIMERS

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, VAGACHAIN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, SECURITY, AND AVAILABILITY.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE FROM HARMFUL CODE, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, VAGACHAIN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS, GOODWILL, DATA, TOKENS, DIGITAL ASSETS, OR OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, VAGACHAIN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSSES ARISING FROM FORKS, VALIDATOR ACTIONS, GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES, SMART CONTRACT ISSUES, BRIDGE FAILURES, SECURITY INCIDENTS, KEY COMPROMISE, THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATIONS, REGULATORY ACTIONS, OR USER ERROR.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS LIABILITY TO THE EXTENT SUCH LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

14. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION

WE MAY RESTRICT, SUSPEND, OR TERMINATE ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE OR OTHER CENTRALISED PARTS OF THE SERVICES IF WE REASONABLY BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE VIOLATED THESE TERMS, CREATED SECURITY RISK, OR USED THE SERVICES IN AN UNLAWFUL OR HARMFUL WAY.

SECTIONS THAT BY THEIR NATURE SHOULD SURVIVE TERMINATION WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT, INCLUDING OPEN-SOURCE LICENSE SEPARATION, DISCLAIMERS, LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION, AND OTHER PROVISIONS INTENDED TO SURVIVE.

15. PRIVACY

YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE VAGACHAIN PRIVACY POLICY.

WHERE PERSONAL DATA IS COLLECTED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE OR RELATED OFF-CHAIN TOUCHPOINTS, IT WILL BE HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT PRIVACY POLICY.

16. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

THESE TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF GERMANY, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF BERLIN, GERMANY, SUBJECT TO ANY MANDATORY RIGHTS OR CONSUMER PROTECTIONS THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

17. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

WE MAY UPDATE THESE TERMS FROM TIME TO TIME.

WHEN WE MAKE MATERIAL CHANGES, WE WILL UPDATE THE “LAST UPDATED” DATE AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE AND MAY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL NOTICE WHERE APPROPRIATE.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICES AFTER UPDATED TERMS BECOME EFFECTIVE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THE UPDATED TERMS.

18. CONTACT

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE TERMS, YOU MAY CONTACT:
LEGAL@VAGACHAIN.XYZ