Staked Cayman (“Staked”, the “Company,” “Us,” “Our” or “We”), by and through https://staked.us (the “Site”), operates, hosts and monitors validation nodes for a variety of cryptocurrencies (as defined below, the “Services”). Staked provides Services pursuant to, and in accordance with, the following terms and conditions (this “Agreement” or “Terms of Use”). Accessing, browsing or viewing the Site, including, but not limited to, registering for an account, submitting any information to Us, or utilizing any of the Services as provided and offered by Staked, you hereby consent and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, as contained herein.
You (“Client”) agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all other operating rules, policies and procedures that may be published by Us from time to time on the Site, each of which is incorporated by reference and each of which may be updated by Us from time to time without notice to you. Your use of the Site is governed by the version of these Terms of Use in effect on the date of use.
“Blockchain” means a digital ledger in which transactions made with a Cryptocurrency are recorded chronologically.
“Cryptocurrency” means a digital currency, operating independently of a central bank, in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds.
“Client Data” means all data, files and information that Client provides to Staked in the course of using the Services.
“Client Funds” means the Cryptocurrency funds held by Client.
“Net Revenue” means Staking Rewards minus any Slashing Penalties assessed, if applicable.
“Pooled Staking Service” means the Staked Service that runs Staking Nodes for Supported Protocols and allows investors to Stake their Cryptocurrency holdings in exchange for a percentage of the Net Revenue generated from Staking.
“Slashing Penalty” means any penalty assessed by the Cryptocurrency for unavailability or slow, incorrect or malicious performance.
“Staking” or “to Stake” means committing Cryptocurrency holdings as a monetary guarantee of the correct and performant operation of a designated Staking Node.
“Staking Nodes” means the collection of server hardware and software required to maintain a current copy of the Blockchain for a Cryptocurrency and to produce or validate new blocks.
“Staking Node Services” or the “Services” means the Pooled Staking Service.
“Staking Rewards” means all Cryptocurrency generated by operating Staking Nodes, including, but not limited to, block rewards, endorser rewards, transaction fees and any other direct payments as a result of operating a Staking Node.
“Supported Protocol” means a Cryptocurrency for which Staked operates Staking Nodes.
“Revenue Share Payments” means the percentage of Net Revenue paid to Client as set forth in Section 2(c).
“Unbonding Period” means the Cryptocurrency imposed waiting period, during which the Client Funds and End Users Funds may not be withdrawn or sold.
a. Staking Node Services. During the Term, Staked will provide the Staking Node Services to Client in accordance with the service level terms set forth below.
b. Server Procurement, Setup & Maintenance. Staked will determine, in its sole discretion, the network and server requirements to reliably operate Staking Nodes. Staked is responsible for all costs associated with procuring, installing and operating the Staking Nodes.
c. Revenue Share Payments: Staked will pay Client a percentage of Net Revenue directly attributable to Client Funds. Pooled Staking Services will pay a percentage of Net Revenue that will vary by Cryptocurrency, and will be posted on the https://staked.us/yields/ page or in your account. All Revenue Share Payments will be made in the same Cryptocurrency in which the Client Funds or End Users Funds are denominated, as applicable.
d. Reporting: Staked will provide regular reports through our dashboard detailing the performance of the Services to Client. Such reports will provide mutually agreeable detail to enable the accurate calculation of Net Revenue.
a. Stake Delegation. Client will have the sole right to determine the amount of Client Funds and End Users Funds which will be Staked pursuant to this Agreement.
b. Withdrawals. Client acknowledges and agrees that Client Funds and End Users Funds which have been Staked pursuant hereto may not be withdrawn prior to the conclusion of the Unbonding Period.
c. Taxes: Client shall be responsible for payment of all applicable taxes, if any, to which the Revenue Share Payments might be subject and any and all other taxes which may apply to Client; Staked makes no representations in this regard. Client agrees to indemnify and hold Staked harmless against any taxes, including penalties, duties and interest levied by any government on the Revenue Share Payments.
a. Proprietary Rights. Client acknowledges and agrees that this license conveys no title or ownership rights to the Staked Services. Client does not acquire any rights in the Services, express or implied, other than those expressly granted in this Agreement and all rights not expressly granted to Client are reserved by Staked. Staked retains all right, title and interest in and to the Staked Services, including without limitation, all unpatented inventions, patent applications, patents, design rights, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, know-how and other trade secret rights, and all other intellectual property rights, derivatives or improvements thereof.
b. Restrictions. Client will not, and will not permit any other third party to modify, reproduce, copy, reverse engineer, decompile, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or algorithms for the Staked Services, or access the Services in order to build a similar or competitive product or service. Client will not, and will not permit any of its End Users or other third party to use any device, software or routine to interfere with the proper function of the Services. The Staked Services may not be used in any jurisdiction for unlawful, obscene, offensive or fraudulent content or activity, such as advocating or causing harm, interfering with or violating the integrity or security of a network or system, evading filters, sending unsolicited, abusive, or deceptive messages, viruses or harmful code, or violating third party rights. If there is a complaint or notice of violation, use may be suspended until resolved, and terminated if not resolved promptly.
a. Term. Agreement will commence upon the Effective Date and, unless earlier terminated as set forth below, continue for a period of twelve months (the “Initial Term”). Thereafter, the Agreement will automatically renew for successive twelve-month periods (each, a “Renewal Term”), unless either party provides written notice to the other of its desire to terminate no later than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the then-current term. As used herein, “Term” means the Initial Term plus any Renewal Term(s).
b. Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement if the other party fails to cure any material breach of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice describing the breach in reasonable detail. In addition, Staked may terminate this Agreement on seven (7) days written notice for any reason or no reason whatsoever.
c. Effect of Termination. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement: (i) all rights and obligations of both parties, including all licenses granted hereunder, shall immediately terminate, (ii) ii) each party will destroy all Confidential Information and other materials of the other party in its possession and (iii) Sections 4(b), 5(c), 6, 7(c), 8, 9 and 14, together with any payment obligations existing as of the effective date of termination, will survive.
The parties acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement will be confidential. The parties further acknowledge that, in the course of performing duties under this Agreement, each party may obtain from the other party data or information of a confidential or proprietary nature, including know-how and trade secrets, relating to the business, the affairs, the development projects, or current or future products or services of such party (“Confidential Information”). Data or information will be considered Confidential Information if: (a) a party has marked it as such; (b) a party, orally or in writing, has advised the other party of its confidential or proprietary nature, or (c) due to its character and nature, a reasonable person under like circumstances would treat it as confidential. Neither party will either (i) publish, disclose or otherwise divulge any of the other party’s Confidential Information to any person, except its officers, employees or agents with a need to know who are under a contractual or professional duty to maintain the confidentiality of such information consistent with the obligations imposed hereunder; or (ii) permit its officers, employees or agents to divulge any of the other party’s Confidential Information without the express prior written consent of the other party. The receiving party will protect the disclosing party’s Confidential Information with the same degree of care that the receiving party protects its own information of a similar nature, but in no event less than reasonable care. Neither party will use the other party’s Confidential Information except in the course of performing its duties under this Agreement. The foregoing obligations will not apply to any Confidential Information that (1) is already known to the receiving party; (2) is or becomes publicly known through no wrongful act of the receiving party; (3) is independently developed by the receiving party without benefit of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information; (4) is received from a third party without similar restriction and without breach of any obligation of confidentiality; or (5) is required or reasonably necessary to be disclosed to comply with laws, statutes, regulations, orders, and other governmental rules. Additionally, neither party will be prohibited from disclosing the terms and conditions of this Agreement to financial institutions when required to obtain financing or to a third party involved with a potential merger or acquisition (either as target or acquirer). The obligations of confidentiality described above will expire three years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
a. Representations and Warranties by Staked. Staked represents and warrants to Client that: (i) it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement, (ii) entering into this Agreement will not be a breach or violation of any other contract or agreement to which Staked is bound, (iii) it provides the Services using commercially reasonable care and skill in accordance with the service levels outlined
b. Representations and Warranties by Client. Client represents and warrants to Staked that: (i) it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and (ii) entering into this Agreement will not be a breach or violation of any other contract or agreement to which Client is bound.
c. Disclaimer. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES STATED IN THIS SECTION 7, NEITHER PARTY MAKES, AND EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES AND THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ACCESS, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. EXCEPT AS STATED IN THIS SECTION 7(a), THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO CLIENT ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND ARE FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY. Client understands that while Staked employs measures to ensure that the Services are accessible 24 hours a day/7 days a week, Staked cannot guarantee the uninterrupted or error-free operation performance of the Services or that Staked will correct all defects or prevent third party disruptions or unauthorized third party access. In the event of any inaccessibility of the Staked Services, Staked’s sole liability and obligation will as described in Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Staked warranties will not apply if there has been misuse, modification, damage not caused by Staked, failure to comply with instructions provided by Staked, or if otherwise stated in in Exhibit A. Non-Staked services are sold under the Agreement as-is, without warranties of any kind. Third parties may provide their own warranties to Client.
STAKED’S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATED TO THE AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF ANY ACTUAL DIRECT DAMAGES INCURRED BY CLIENT, UP TO THE NET REVENUES ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY STAKED IN THE PRIOR 12 MONTHS WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE CLAIM, REGARDLESS OF THE BASIS OF THE CLAIM. STAKED WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT, OR ECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS, VALUE, REVENUE, GOODWILL, OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY COLLECTIVELY TO STAKED, ITS AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS AND END USERS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO: (A) A BREACH OF SECTION 2(C) OR A BREACH OF SECTION 6, OR (B) A CLAIM FOR INDEMNIFICATION UNDER SECTION 9.
Client agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Staked, its partners, agents, officers, directors and employees, from and against any loss, cost, expense, claim, injury or damage (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”) incurred due to third party claims arising from any breach by Client of any representation, warranty, or provision in this Agreement. Staked shall indemnify, defend and hold Client harmless from and against any Losses incurred due to third party claims arising from any breach by Staked of any representation, warranty, or provision contained in this Agreement.
Neither this Agreement, the relationship created between the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement, nor any course of dealing between the parties hereto is intended to create, or shall create, an employment relationship, a joint venture, partnership or any similar relationship. Each party is solely responsible for the payroll taxes, workman’s compensation insurance, and any other benefits owed to their own employees.
Neither party will issue any press releases or make any other public disclosures regarding this Agreement or its terms or the nature of the parties’ relationship without the other party’s prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Staked may list Client as a customer on its website and in marketing materials.
This Agreement and the rights hereunder are not transferable or assignable without prior written consent of the non-assigning party; provided, however, that this Agreement may be assigned by a party (a) to a person or entity who acquires substantially all of such party’s assets, stock or business by sale, merger or otherwise and (b) to an affiliate of such party.
Each party shall comply, at its own expense, with all statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, and orders of any governmental body, department or agency that apply to or result from its obligations under this Agreement. If Client receives any notice or becomes aware of any violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation or ordinance with respect to the White-Labeled Services hereof, Client shall promptly notify Staked of such notice or violation.
a. This Agreement (and any Exhibits hereto) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified without the prior written consent of both parties.
b. This Agreement will be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Massachusetts without reference to conflicts of laws principles.
c. Staked will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement due to causes beyond its reasonable control.
d. No failure of either party to enforce any of its rights under this Agreement will act as a waiver of such rights.
e. Neither party will bring a legal action arising out of or related to the Agreement more than two years after the cause of action arose.
f. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, then such provision(s) shall be excluded from this Agreement, and the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
g. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when sent by email to [email protected]. Notice will be effective on receipt.
h. Headings and captions are for convenience only and are not to be used in the interpretation of the Agreement.
1. Definitions
“Staking Node Downtime” means the number of minutes that Staked Staking Nodes are unable to produce blocks for a Supported Cryptocurrency, but does not include any downtime otherwise excluded under section 4 below.
“Force Majeure Events” means any downtime minutes that are the result of events or conditions beyond Staked’s reasonable control. Such events might include but are not limited to any acts of common enemy, the elements, earthquakes, floods, fires, epidemics, and inability to secure products or services from other persons or entities.
2. Monitoring
All Staking Nodes are monitored by Staked 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Staked will inform Client of all scheduled maintenance which could reasonably be expected to cause significant degradation in block production or subject the Staking Nodes to downtime at least seven (7) days prior to the planned maintenance.
3. 100% Uptime
In the event Staking Nodes are not continuously available for block production (100% up time) as measured on a monthly basis, Client becomes eligible for a credit as set forth below. For each one (1) hour of Staking Node Downtime, or fraction thereof, Client shall be entitled to a credit in the amount equal to the pro-rated Net Revenue for one (1) hour of the Revenue Share that would ordinarily be payable plus a credit for any Slashing Penalties, if applicable, incurred as a result of such Staking Node Downtime.
4. Exclusions
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Client shall not be entitled to any credits hereunder if Staking Node Downtime or issues of any kind are caused by (i) acts or omissions of Client, (ii) scheduled Staked network maintenance, (iii) acts by a hacker or other malicious actor, or (iv) Force Majeure events.
5. Required Notification & Timing of Credits
No credits shall accrue under this Agreement until Staked has actual notice of, or Client delivers to Staked written notice of, the Staking Node Downtime. Within thirty (30) days following the reporting on any Staking Node Downtime which results in Client being entitled to credits, Staked shall deliver to Client detailed reporting specifying the approximate duration of the applicable failure and certifying to the best of Staked’s knowledge the total amount of credits to which Client is entitled. In no event shall the total of any credits established under this Agreement for any month exceed the Net Revenue retained by Staked during the applicable month. Credits will not carry over to future months. The credits provided shall be the sole remedies to Client in the event of the Staking Node Downtime.