Terms of Service

Last Updated On December 9th, 2021

General Rules
This Terms of Service governs the relationship between Nodeworlds Oy. (“Nodeworlds” or “we”) and its users(“User” or “you”).

If you use Nodeworlds' digital products displaying or otherwise governed by these terms of Service(“Terms of Service”), including Nodeworlds’ mobile sites and applications (together with nodeworlds.com, the “Site”), and any of the features of the Site, including but not limited toRSS feeds, APIs, and Software (as defined below) and other downloads (the"Services") and Discord networking platform, you agree to abide by all of the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service. If you disagree with anything within the Terms of Service, please discontinue your use of the Site and Services immediately.

We may change, add or remove portions of these Terms of Service at any time by updating the date above after “Last Updated On” without any other notifications to you. Such changes shall become effective immediately upon posting. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Service prior to each use of the Site and Services.

Content
All of the information and other content displayed on, transmitted through, or used in connection with the Site and the Services, including for example, advertising, directories, guides, articles, opinions, reviews, text, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video, html, source and object code, software, data, the selection and arrangement of the aforementioned Site and Services (collectively, the “Content”), are protected under applicable copyrights and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights and are the intellectual property of Nodeworlds, and its affiliated companies, licensors and suppliers. Nodeworlds actively protects its rights to the Content, to the fullest extent of the law. Nodeworlds strives to ensure that all information contained on the Site and the Services is correct and up to date.

Third Party Content
The Site and the Services contain links to third-party websites, resources and advertisers. Nodeworlds does not control, endorse, sponsor, recommend or otherwise accept responsibility for any third-party content. Because we are not responsible for the availability of these outside resources, or their contents or privacy practices, you should direct any concerns regarding any third-party content to such third-party. We accept responsibility for the content of external websites linked to through the Site or the Services. Third party content is accessed at the user’s own risk.

You acknowledge and agree that Nodeworlds is not responsible for any loss or inconvenience caused by reliance on any material contained in the Site and Services.

User Generated Content
If you upload, post or submit any content on the Service, you represent to us that you have all the necessary legal rights to upload, post or submit such content and it will not violate any law or the rights of any person. You shall not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish on to the Services any libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise illegal material. You shall not impersonate anyone else or otherwise misrepresent your identity, affiliation or status.

You agree not to provide material and misleading information knowingly and with intent to defraud. You shall not upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish on to the Services any malware, viruses, spyware, or other malicious software or files to theServices. You shall not use automated means to upload to, or distribute or otherwise publish onto, the Services any content.

You agree that you will not threaten or verbally abuse other users, use defamatory language, or deliberately disrupt discussions with repetitive messages, meaningless messages or "spam."

You agree not to use language that abuses or discriminates on the basis of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, age, region, disability, etc. Hate speech of any kind is grounds for immediate and permanent suspension of access to all or part of the Services.

The Services shall be used only in a noncommercial manner.You shall not, without the express approval of Nodeworlds, distribute or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation of funds, advertising or solicitation for goods or services.

You acknowledge that any submissions you make to theServices (i.e., user-generated content including but not limited to: comments, Discord messages) (each, a "Submission") may be edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, and displayed by Nodeworlds and you waive any rights you may have in having the material altered or changed in a manner not agreeable to you. Submissions made to the Services may also be included in our RSS feeds andAPIs and made available for republishing through other formats.

You grant Nodeworlds a perpetual, nonexclusive, world-wide, royalty-free, sub-licensable license to the Submissions, which includes without limitation the right for Nodeworlds, or any third party it designates, to use, copy, transmit, excerpt, publish, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, communicate to the public, create derivative works of, host, index, cache, tag, encode, modify and adapt(including without limitation the right to adapt to streaming, downloading, broadcast, mobile, digital, thumbnail, scanning or other technologies) in any form or media now known or hereinafter developed, any Submission posted by you on or to the Services or any other website owned by Nodeworlds, including Submission posted on or to the Services through a third party, if any.

You are solely responsible for the content of your Submissions. However, while Nodeworlds does not and cannot review every Submission and is not responsible for the content of these messages, Nodeworlds reserves the right to delete, move, or edit Submissions that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, in violation of these Terms of Service, or otherwise unacceptable.

By making a Submission, you are consenting to its display and publication on the Site and in the Services and for related online and offline promotional uses.

Not Investment Advice
All writers’ opinions are their own and do not constitute financial advice in any way whatsoever. Nothing published by the Site or theServices constitutes an investment recommendation, nor should any data orContent published by Nodeworlds be relied upon for any investment activities.

Prohibited Use of the Services
You may not access or use, or attempt to access or use, theServices to take any action that could harm us or a third party. You may not use the Services in violation of applicable laws or in violation of our or any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary or legal rights. You further agree that you shall not attempt (or encourage or support anyone else's attempt) to circumvent, reverse engineer, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with the Services, or any content thereof, or make any unauthorised use thereof. Without Nodeworlds’ prior written consent, you shall not:
- access any part of the Services, Content, data or information you do not have permission or authorization to access or for which Nodeworlds has revoked your access;
- use robots, spiders, scripts, service, software or any manual or automatic device, tool, or process designed to data mine or scrape the Content, data or information from the Services, make automated submissions or interactions such as like and upvotes, or otherwise access or collect the Content, data or information from the Services using automated means;
- use services, software or any manual or automatic device, tool, or process designed to circumvent any restriction, condition, or technological measure that controls access to the Services in anyway, including overriding any security feature or bypassing or circumventing any access controls or use limits of the Services;
- cache or archive the Content (except for a public search engine’s use of spiders for creating search indices);
- take action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our network or infrastructure; and
- do anything that could disable, damage or change the functioning or appearance of the Services, including the presentation of advertising.

Engaging in a prohibited use of the Services may result in civil, criminal, and/or administrative penalties, fines, or sanctions against the user and those assisting the user.

Representations and Warranties; Indemnification; Limitation of Liabilities
Specifically, you agree to hold Nodeworlds, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and third party service providers harmless from and defend them against any claims, costs, damages, losses, expenses, and any other liabilities, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or related to your access to or use of Nodeworlds, your violation of this user agreement, and/or your violation of the rights of any third party or person.

You will not will not hold Nodeworlds liable for any special, consequential, indirect, incidental, punitive, reliance, or exemplary damages, whether in tort, contract, or any other legal theory, arising out of or in anyway connected with this agreement or your use of or attempt to use Nodeworlds, including (but not limited to) damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, or data. This limitation on liability shall not be affected even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow for the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. You may have other rights that vary from one jurisdiction to another.

You agree to release us, our affiliates, and third-party service providers, and each associated director, employee, agents, and officers, from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential), of every kind and nature, known and unknown, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of orin any way connected to your use of Nodeworlds.

Fees and Payments
We reserve the right at any time to charge fees for access to portions of the Services or the Services as a whole. In no event, however, will you be charged for access to the Services unless we obtain your prior agreement to pay such charges.

Software Licenses
You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation, or any enhancements or modifications thereto, provided to you in order to access the Services ("Software"). You may not sublicense, assign or transfer any licenses granted by Nodeworlds, and any attempt at such sublicense, assignment or transfer shall be null and void.

Governing Law; Arbitration
The Terms of Service shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of Estonia, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by you and us, any dispute arising out of or relating to the Agreement, or the breach hereof, shall be finally resolved by arbitration under the relevantCommercial Arbitration Rules, or such arbitration body as required by law, rule or regulation, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The arbitration will be conducted in the English language before a single arbitrator in Estonia. Such arbitration must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If for any reason any provision of this Agreement, or a portion thereof, shall be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this Agreement, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between us and you with respect to the Site and the Services and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, agreements and understandings between us and you with respect to the subject matter hereof.