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    WORLDCOIN FOUNDATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
    Welcome to the Worldcoin community! Worldcoin is an open-source protocol, supported by a global community of developers, individuals, and other contributors. The Worldcoin Foundation is the steward of the Worldcoin protocol.
    These Terms between you and the Worldcoin Foundation, a Cayman Islands foundation, and World Assets Ltd., a British Virgin Islands limited company (collectively with our affiliates, the "Foundation", “we” or “us”) govern your use of and access to the World ID Protocol (“Protocol”), our websites, and all of the associated functionality, content, and services we provide to you (collectively, the "Services") in relation to the Worldcoin protocol (“Worldcoin”).
    Please read these Terms carefully before using or accessing the Services. By accessing or using any of the Services we provide, along with your explicit consent to these Terms, you expressly agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Notice, which is incorporated as a part of these Terms.
    Please note two especially important parts of these Terms:
    You agree to resolve any disputes between you and the Foundation through binding arbitration rather than in court. If you reside in South Korea, you may choose to resolve the dispute in a competent local court instead. Please review Section 14 below for details.
    Nothing in the Services constitutes an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities. The Services do not constitute investment advice. Holding, buying, or selling Worldcoin tokens (“WLD”) or any other Digital Tokens (as defined in Section 2.1 below) may not be permitted where you live, and it is your responsibility to comply with all applicable law. Please consider whether buying, selling, using, or holding Digital Tokens, including WLD, is suitable for you in light of your financial circumstances and your understanding of Digital Tokens. The value of WLD and other Digital Tokens may change quickly and may lose all of their value. We do not guarantee that we will launch the Worldcoin network, that the Worldcoin network will operate as planned, or that WLD will have value.
    In addition, WLD tokens are not intended to be available for use, purchase, or access by US persons, including US citizens, residents, or persons in the United States, or companies incorporated, located, or resident in the United States, or who have a registered agent in the United States. We do not make WLD available to such US persons.
    1. Scope of the Terms
    1.1 Privacy and Your Data. When accessing the Services, you may provide us with categories of personal information, such as your name or telephone number. If you provide information to establish your proof of personhood and to claim your WLD tokens, then you may provide special categories of sensitive personal data, such as your biometric information. Our Privacy Notice and Biometric Data Consent Form describe the data we collect from you and how we use it.
    1.2 Eligibility. In order to use the Services, you must comply with these Terms and all applicable laws. You cannot use the Services to conduct, promote, or help others to carry out any illegal activity.
    In addition, you must meet all of the following criteria:
    • You are 18 years of age or older;
    • You are not located in, under the control of, a national, or resident of: Syria, the Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, or any other country or region with whom the United States, the European Union, or any other country or jurisdiction has restricted the access of the Services; and
    • You are not a “Specially Designated National” as declared by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or the sanctions lists of any other country, and your name is not on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Persons List or the banned persons lists of any other country.
    If you do not meet all of these requirements, you are not allowed to access or use the Services.
    1.3 Availability. Webpages describing the Services are accessible worldwide, but this does not mean all Services or service features are legal or available in your country. You may not use VPN or similar tools for the purpose of circumventing any restrictions. It is your responsibility to make sure that your use of the Services is legal where you use them. Services are not available in all languages.
    1.4 Updates. We may make changes to these Terms from time to time. If we do this, we will make the updated terms available on the Services and where required by applicable law we shall notify you prior to making any changes and where such changes might be especially material or disadvantageous for you, we shall provide additional prior notice if required by applicable law. You understand and agree that your continued use of the Services after we have made any such changes and where you have not specifically objected to the same constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. You can stop using the Services at any time if you do not agree to these Terms. Because the Services are evolving over time we may change or discontinue all or any part of the Services, at any time and without notice, at our sole discretion, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
    1.5 Additional Terms. Additional terms and conditions may apply to specific applications, content, features, or portions of the Services, and all such additional terms and conditions we provide to you will form part of these Terms.
    1. Services
    We commit to provide the following services to you:
    2.1 World ID Protocol
    The World ID Protocol allows you to prove you are a real and unique human being while protecting your privacy. We control the Protocol and make it available to you through various partners authorized by us to provide World ID sign-up services.
    By signing-up for World ID, you confirm that you have never signed up to World ID before, and that you are only signing up one time. While we make every effort to ensure that World ID is accurate, there is no guarantee that the service is 100% reliable and accurate. In addition, there is the possibility of a false positive occurring when you try to sign up to World ID for the first time. By using World ID along with your explicit consent to these Terms, you agree to all of the terms and conditions found herein. Further information about how to sign up for World ID is provided by our authorized partners during the World ID signup process.
    2.2 World ID SDK
    We may make available a software development kit (“SDK”) to allow third parties to build on top of the Protocol. By using the SDK along with your explicit consent to these Terms and other applicable terms, you agree to these Terms and any additional terms we may provide with the SDK.
    2.3 Worldcoin Token
    World Assets Ltd. is the issuer of the Worldcoin token, WLD. WLD is provided solely by World Assets Ltd. Please carefully read these Terms, and in particular risk warnings about dealing in Digital Tokens, before using WLD. Upon signing up for World ID, you may have been offered a sign-up reward of WLD. Once the WLD token is launched, you will receive your WLD reward, provided that you opted in to the reward and that applicable regulations allow us to distribute WLD to you. If WLD is not launched, you will not receive your reward. We have no commitment to launch WLD or otherwise provide any reward to you.
    1. Purchases, Fees, and Taxes
    3.1 Transaction Fees. By using the Services, you agree to pay all applicable fees. We will let you know of any applicable fee before you use the Services. If you use a third party payment service, bank fees, credit card and debit card fees charged for any Digital Token purchases may be netted out of the settled amount of your Digital Token purchases. You are also responsible for paying any additional fees charged by your financial service provider.
    3.2 Network Fee. Interactions with the blockchain also incur a network fee. The network fee is charged by and paid to the blockchain network, not to us, for facilitating any interactions.
    3.3 Taxes. It is your sole responsibility to determine whether, and to what extent, any taxes apply to any transaction via the Services, and to withhold, collect, report and remit the correct amount of tax to the appropriate tax authorities.
    3.4 Updates. All fees are displayed and current as reflected in the Services and may be updated and changed from time to time.
    1. Risk Factors
    4.1 Not Legal Tender. Digital Tokens are not legal tender, are not backed by any government, and are not subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Securities Investor Protection Corporation protections, or similar protections found in other countries. We are not a bank and do not offer fiduciary services. We are not regulated by any federal or state regulatory agency and are not subject to the examination or reporting requirements of any such agencies. We make no guarantee as to the functionality of the blockchains we support, which could, among other things, lead to delays, conflicts of interest, or operational decisions by third parties that are unfavorable to certain owners of Digital Tokens, or lead to your inability to complete a transaction using the Services.
    4.2 New Technology. The Services are new. While this software has been extensively tested, the software used for the Services is still relatively new and could have bugs or security vulnerabilities. Further, the software is still under development and may undergo significant changes over time that may not meet users’ expectations.
    4.3 Information Security Risk. Digital Tokens and use of the Services may be subject to expropriation or theft. Hackers or other malicious groups or organizations may attempt to interfere with the Services in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, malware attacks, denial of service attacks, consensus-based attacks, Sybil attacks, smurfing and spoofing. Furthermore, because the blockchain networks we support, such as the Ethereum protocol, rest on open source software, the software underlying the Services may contain intentional or unintentional bugs or weaknesses which may negatively affect the Services. In the event of such a software bug or weakness, there may be no remedy and users are not guaranteed any remedy, refund or compensation.
    4.4 Accuracy. Although we intend to provide accurate and timely information provided through the Services (including, without limitation, the content) may not always be entirely accurate, complete or current and may also include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. In an effort to continue to provide you with as complete and accurate information as possible, information may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be changed or updated from time to time without notice, including without limitation information regarding our policies, products and services. Accordingly, you should verify all information before relying on it, and all decisions based on information provided through the Services are your sole responsibility and we shall have no liability for such decisions.
    4.5 Availability. Although we strive to provide you with excellent service, we do not guarantee that the Services will be available without interruption. The Services may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. We assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user communications. We are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on the Services or combination thereof, including injury or damage to users or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Services. We are not responsible for any loss or damage, financial damages or lost profits, loss of business, or personal injury or death, resulting from anyone's use of the Service, any Content posted on or through the Service or transmitted to users, or any interactions between users of the Services, whether online or offline.
    4.6 Forks. The software used to create WLD is open-source and free for anyone to copy and use. This means that anyone can create a modified version of WLD, otherwise known as a “Fork.” In the event of a Fork or any other disruption of a Digital Tokens network, we may not be able to support any activity related to the Fork. Transactions may not be completed, completed partially, incorrectly completed, or substantially delayed when a Fork occurs. We are not responsible for any losses you incur which are caused in whole or in part by a Fork or other network disruption.
    1. Intellectual Property.
    5.1 Ownership. Our software, the Protocol, the Services, the Content, the Marks (as defined below) and the design, selection, and arrangement of the Content in the Services (the “IP”) are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and other intellectual property rights and laws of the United States and other applicable countries. You agree to abide by all applicable intellectual property rights and laws, as well as any trademark or copyright notices or restrictions contained in the Agreement or the Services. You may not remove any copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices contained in the IP.
    5.2 Trademarks. The Worldcoin Foundation and World Assets name, the Worldcoin name and design, the Worldcoin logo and all related logos, and slogans of our trademarks or service marks (the “Marks”). You may not copy, imitate, or use the Marks, in whole or in part, without our written permission. All other trademarks, names, or logos mentioned in connection with the Services are the property of their respective owners and you may not copy, imitate, or use them, in whole or in part, without the written permission of the applicable trademark owner. The inclusion of any marks of others in the Services does not constitute an approval, endorsement, or recommendation by us.
    1. License and Restrictions
    6.1 License. Provided that you are eligible to use the Services and subject to your compliance with these Terms, we hereby grant you a limited license to access and use the Services.
    6.2 License Restrictions. You may not republish Content on any Internet, Intranet or Extranet site or incorporate the information in any other database or compilation, and any other use of the Content is strictly prohibited. Any use of the Services other than as specifically authorized herein, without our prior written permission, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein. Such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws including without limitation copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Terms are construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. This license is revocable by us at any time without notice and with or without cause, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
    6.3 Government. If you are a U.S. Government end user, we are licensing the Services to you as a “Commercial Item” as that term is defined in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (see 48 C.F.R. § 2.101), and the rights we grant you to the Services are the same as the rights we grant to all others under these Terms.
    1. Acceptable Use
    7.1 You may use the Services only for your own personal use. We reserve the right at all times and in our sole discretion to review, cancel or suspend your access to or use of the Services in accordance with applicable law. The items on the Prohibited Uses list are only examples and the list is not exhaustive; we may add or remove prohibited uses at our sole discretion in accordance with applicable law.
    7.2 Prohibited Uses include:
    • Illegal Activity: Any activity that would violate, or assist in the violation of, any sanctions programs administered by OFAC; violate, or assist in the violation of, any laws in the countries where we conduct business; involve proceeds of any illegal activity; or publish, distribute, or disseminate any illegal material or information.
    • Excessive Use or Hacking: Any activity that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; detrimentally interferes with, intercepts, or expropriates any system, data, or information; transmits or uploads any material to the Services that contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, or any other harmful or deleterious programs; or attempts to gain unauthorized access to the computer systems or networks connected to the Services.
    • Abuse of Others: Any activity that interferes with another person’s access to or use of the Services; defames, abuses, extorts, harasses, stalks, threatens, or otherwise violates or infringes upon another person’s privacy, intellectual property, or any other legal rights; incites, threatens, facilitates, promotes, or encourages hatred, racial intolerance, or violent acts against others; or harvests, scrapes, or collects another user’s data from the Services without permission.
    • Fraud and Other Unfair Business Practices: Any activity that operates to defraud us, our users, or any other person; provides any false, inaccurate, or misleading information to us; promises unreasonably high rewards or sells a service without added benefit to the buyer; or furthers other predatory and deceptive practices including unlawful lotteries, raffles, bidding fee auctions, contests, sweepstakes, gambling, or any other game of chance.
    • Intellectual Property Infringement: Any activity that involves the sale, distribution, or provision of access to counterfeit music, movies, software, or other licensed materials without the appropriate authorization from the rights holder; uses the IP (including the Mark) without express consent or in a manner that otherwise harms us or our brand; implies an untrue endorsement by or affiliation with us; or infringes or violates any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or privacy, or any other proprietary right under the law.
    1. Suspension
    We may suspend and restrict your access to the Services: (i) We are so required by a facially valid subpoena, court order, or binding order of a government authority; (ii) We reasonably suspect you of using the Service in connection with a Prohibited Use; (iii) Use of your using the Services is subject to any pending litigation, investigation, or government proceeding and/or we perceive a heightened risk of legal or regulatory non-compliance associated with your activity; (iv) Our service partners are unable to support your use; (v) You take any action that we deem as circumventing our controls (such as but not limited to attempting to create multiple accounts).
    1. Not an Offering of Securities or Commodity Interest
    The content of the Services does not constitute an offer to buy or sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell investments, securities, partnership interests, commodities or any other financial instruments; the content or the Services also do not constitute, and may not be used for or in connection with, an offer or solicitation by anyone in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or permitted, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.
    1. Content
    10.1 Reliance on Content; Changes to the Services. The information and material we provide to you through the Services (“Content”) are solely for general information purposes, and we do not guarantee its accuracy, usefulness, or completeness, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Any reliance you place on our Content is strictly at your own risk. We have no liability or responsibility for any actions you take or do not take because of the Content, or for anyone with whom you share the Content. Other users’ statements describing their use of our Services found on the Services or anywhere else should not be viewed as our endorsement of their statements if the statements are inconsistent with these Terms or our Content. We may update the Content from time to time, but such Content may not be complete or up-to-date, and we are under no obligation to you to update the Content or any other part of the Services. We may modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any part or all of the Content or Services without prior notice to you, to the extent permitted by applicable law. We will not be liable for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of part or all of the Content or the Services, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
    10.2 Third-Party Services and Content. We may provide links to educational materials, webinars, meet-ups, and promotions on social media platforms (“Third-Party Services”) that enable sharing and collaboration among users and other third parties. If you share any personal information, pictures, opinions, content, or any other data on those services, you do so at your own risk, and your use of those services is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of those services, and not ours. You should review the terms of services of each Third-Party Service to better understand your rights, and the manner in which those platforms use your data. We are not responsible for any loss, theft, compromise, or misuse of your data whatsoever in connection with any Third-Party Service (including negligence) except to the extent such liability cannot be limited under applicable laws. Your use of any information provided by a Third-Party Service (“Third-Party Content”) is at your own risk, and we make no promises to you that any Third-Party Content is accurate, complete, authentic, or appropriate for your personal circumstances. Third-Party Content includes information provided by other users not specifically endorsed by us.
    10.3 User Content. As a member of the Worldcoin community, you may post messages, data, software, images, videos, or other content (“User Content”) on message boards, blogs, social media accounts owned by us, as well as various other publicly available locations on the Services. These forums may be hosted by us or a Third-Party Service Provider on our behalf. You are responsible for all User Content you submit, upload, post, or store through the Services. You must provide all required and appropriate warnings, information, and disclosures regarding your User Content. We are not responsible for any User Content you submit through the Services.
    10.4 User Content License. By submitting User Content to us, you represent that you have all necessary rights to the User Content and you thereby grant us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works from, modify, display, and perform all or any portion of the User Content in connection with our marketing and promotions, and for any other legitimate business purpose related to the Services. We may redistribute part or all of and derivative works from your User Content in any media formats and through any media channels we choose. You also hereby grant us and other users a non-exclusive license to use, access, reproduce, distribute, modify, and display, and perform your User Content through the Services. Section 10.4 will apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
    10.5 User Content Restrictions. You agree not to use, nor permit any third party to use, the Services to post or transmit any User Content that: (a) is libelous or defamatory, or discloses private or personal matters concerning any person; (b) is indecent, obscene, pornographic, harassing, threatening, abusive, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive; encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (c) would violate the intellectual property rights of others, including unauthorized copyrighted text, images or programs, trade secrets or other confidential proprietary information, or trademarks or service marks used in an infringing fashion; or (d) unreasonably interferes with another user’s use of the Services. You represent to us that you are posting User Content to the Services voluntarily; accordingly, posting User Content does not create an employer-employee relationship between you and us. You may not copy or use email addresses, mobile phone numbers, balances, usernames, or any other personal information about other users without their permission. Unsolicited emails, mailings, telephone calls, or other communications to other users through the Services or in any other channel are prohibited.
    10.6 Complaints and DMCA Takedowns. If you believe that your trademark or copyrighted work is being infringed by our Content or User Content on the Services or is otherwise being published in a way suggesting some endorsement of or affiliation with us, please send an email to us at legalnotice@worldcoin.org with the subject line “[Trademark/Copyright] Complaint,” whichever the case may be. For your complaint to be effective and in order for us to take action under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), you must follow all DMCA requirements by including the following information in your email:
    • Clear identification of the copyrighted work or mark claimed to be infringed, including the Copyright Registration number if the work is registered;
    • Identification of the work or mark that is claimed to be infringing and that you want removed;
    • The URL or other clear direction to enable us to locate the alleged infringing content;
    • Your email address, mailing address, and telephone number; and
    • A signed statement that you have a good faith belief that the content is infringing, that the information you are providing is correct, and that you are the owner or authorized to represent the owner of the content.
    You should also be aware that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly sends meritless notices of infringement may be liable for damages, so please do not make any false claims. We may share any information or correspondence you provide us with third parties, including the person who uploaded the allegedly infringing material to the Service.
    When we receive a bona fide infringement notice, our policy is to: (a) immediately remove or disable access to the infringing content; (b) notify the person who uploaded the infringing material that we have removed or disabled access to the material; and (c) for repeat offenders, terminate the person’s access to the Services. If we receive a counter-notice from such a person, we may send a copy of the counter-notice to you explaining that we may restore the removed material or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless you file an action seeking a court order against us or against the person who uploaded the content, we will restore access to the removed material in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our discretion.
    1. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
    11.1 Your use of the Services is at your own risk. The Services, WLD, the content and all other IP are provided on an “AS-IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without any representation or warranty, whether express, implied, or statutory. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we specifically disclaim any implied warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement as to the features, content, or other IP contained in the Services. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. We do not endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any advertisements, offers, or statements made by third parties, including other users concerning the Services.
    11.2 We do not make any representations or warranties that (a) access to all or part of the Services will be continuous, uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; (b) that the Services or content are accurate, complete, reliable, or current; (c) that the Services are free of viruses or other harmful components; or (d) that the Services or the content will meet your requirements, needs, or expectations.
    11.3 Additionally, we do not make any representations or warranties with respect to the legality of the Services or WLD for any use case, or that the Services or WLD will meet any regulatory or compliance needs. You are also responsible for determining and complying with all legal and regulatory restrictions and requirements that may govern your use of the Services or WLD. Except for the express statements set forth in these Terms, you hereby acknowledge and agree that you have not relied upon any other statement or understanding, whether written or oral, with respect to your access to and use of the Services or WLD.
    11.4 We are not acting and cannot act as your advisor with respect to any financial, legal, investment, or tax matters. Any content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets and/or opinions expressed here are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, and so may be incorrect and may change without notice. No content should be relied upon.
    Certain information here may have been obtained from third-party sources. While such sources are believed to be reliable, we have not independently verified all such information and make no representations as to its accuracy. We are not a registered broker-dealer or investment adviser. We make no representations, and specifically disclaim all warranties, express, implied, or statutory, regarding the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any material contained in the Services. Our content is for general information only, and you are solely responsible for determining whether or not to use the Services. You acknowledge that trading, using, and holding Digital Tokens is inherently risky. You acknowledge that the Service may be subject to export restrictions and economic sanctions imposed by U.S. law.
    11.5 We are not liable to you or any third party for any modification or termination of the Services, or suspension or termination of your access to the Services.
    1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
    12.1 We don’t exclude or limit our liability to you where it would be illegal to do so. In countries where the below types of exclusions aren’t allowed, we’re responsible to you only for losses and damages that are a reasonably foreseeable result of our failure to use reasonable care and skill or our breach of our contract with you. This paragraph doesn’t affect consumer rights that can’t be waived or limited by any contract or agreement.
    12.2 To the extent permitted by law, you agree that under no circumstances will we or any of our officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, affiliates, or subsidiaries (the “Foundation Parties”) be liable to you for any indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible property, whether such liability is asserted on the basis of tort or otherwise, and whether or not the Foundation Parties have been advised of the possibility of such damages arising out of or in connection with: (a) your use or inability to use the Services, your Digital Tokens, or the Worldcoin network; (b) inaccessibility or termination of the Services; (c) any hacking, tampering, unauthorized access to or alteration of any transaction or your Data; (d) any transaction or agreement entered into by you with any third party through the Services; (e) any activities or communications of third parties; (e) any loss of the value of any Digital Tokens; (f) any Third-Party Content accessed on or through the Services; (g) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies in our Content; (h) personal injury or property damage of any nature whatsoever resulting from any access to or use of the Services; (i) viruses, trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through the Services; or (j) the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any third party. This limitation of liability will apply whether the damages arise from use or misuse of, or reliance on the Foundation or the Services, notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.
    12.3 Under no circumstances will the Foundation Parties be liable to you for any direct claims, proceedings, liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, or costs in an amount exceeding $100.00. If you are dissatisfied with the Services, you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy will be for you to discontinue your use of the Services. This limitation of liability will apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.
    12.4 Release and Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Foundation Parties from and against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and expenses brought against a Foundation Party by any third party arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Services; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any rights of another person; (d) your conduct in connection with the Services; or (e) your use of WLD, any Digital Tokens, or the Worldcoin network. Some jurisdictions limit consumer indemnities, so some or all of the indemnity provisions in this paragraph may not apply to you. If you are obligated to indemnify any of the Foundation Parties, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to control any action or proceeding and to determine whether to settle and on what terms.
    IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, you waive the benefits and protections of California Civil Code § 1542, which provides: “[a] general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.”
    1. Governing Law
    If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), then the law of the Federal Republic of Germany will apply to this Agreement and any disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement. If you reside outside of the EEA, then the laws of the Cayman Islands will apply to this Agreement and any disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement. The governing law stated in this section will apply without regard to principles of conflict of laws. You further agree that the Service will be deemed to be based solely in Cayman Islands, and that although the Services may be available in other jurisdictions, its availability does not give rise to general or specific personal jurisdiction in any forum outside the Cayman Islands .
    1. DISPUTE RESOLUTION, ARBITRATION AND WAIVER OF CLASS ACTION
    14.1 PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS CAREFULLY. THEY REQUIRE YOU TO SETTLE DISPUTES WITH US THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION BEFORE A SOLE ARBITRATOR, AND NOT AS A MEMBER OF A CLASS ACTION. ARBITRATION PREVENTS YOU FROM SUING US IN COURT OR FROM HAVING A JURY TRIAL, THOUGH YOU MAY BRING A DISPUTE AGAINST US IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT IF YOU QUALIFY.
    14.2 We will use our best efforts to resolve any potential disputes through informal, good faith negotiations. If a potential dispute arises, you must contact us by sending an email to legalnotice@worldcoin.org so that we can attempt to resolve it without resorting to formal dispute resolution. If we aren’t able to reach an informal resolution within 60 days of your email, and you elect to bring a federal or state statutory claim, common law claim, claim based in contract, tort, fraud, misrepresentation or any other legal theory, or any other formal proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Content, or the Services (each, a “Dispute”), then you agree to resolve the Dispute through binding arbitration, on an individual basis according to the following terms (collectively, the “Arbitration Agreement”):
    • Arbitration will be conducted confidentially by a single arbitrator. The arbitrator will apply applicable statutes of limitation and all applicable law and will honor claims of privilege recognized by applicable law.
    • If you reside in the EEA, then the Dispute will be solely and finally settled by arbitration administered by the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) in accordance with DIS Rules of Arbitration. Arbitration will occur in Berlin, Germany, unless you and we both agree to conduct it elsewhere. You agree that the courts in Berlin, Germany are the proper forum for any appeals of an arbitration award or for court proceedings in the event that this Agreement’s binding arbitration clause is found to be unenforceable.
    • If you reside outside the EEA, then the Dispute will be solely and finally settled by arbitration administered by JAMS in accordance with the JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules, unless the aggregated amount of the Dispute is $250,000 or more, in which case the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules will apply. Arbitration will occur in San Francisco, California, unless you and we both agree to conduct it elsewhere. You agree that the federal and state courts in San Francisco, California are the proper forum for any appeals of an arbitration award or for court proceedings in the event that this Agreement’s binding arbitration clause is found to be unenforceable.
    • In any arbitration, regardless of its location, the parties will not seek discovery from each other, and the arbitrator will not allow parties to engage in discovery; rather, each party will disclose the evidence supporting their positions at a mutually agreeable time and date prior to the final arbitration hearing.
    • This Arbitration Agreement covers the enforceability, revocability, scope, and validity of the Arbitration Agreement or any portion of the Arbitration Agreement, and all other Disputes arising out of or related to the interpretation or applicability of the Arbitration Agreement; and all such matters will be decided by the arbitrator and not by a court or judge.
    • If the arbitrator or arbitration administrator imposes filing fees or other administrative costs on you, we will reimburse you, upon request, to the extent such fees or costs would exceed those that you would otherwise have to pay if you were proceeding instead in a court. We will also pay additional fees or costs if required to do so by the arbitration administrator's rules or applicable law.
    • At the request of either party, all arbitration proceedings will be conducted in utmost secrecy and, in such case, all documents, testimony, and records will be received, heard, and maintained by the arbitrator in secrecy under seal, available for inspection only by the parties, their respective attorneys, and their respective experts, consultants, or witnesses who have agreed, in advance and in writing, to receive all such information as confidential to be used solely for purposes of the arbitration.
    • Other than class procedures and remedies discussed in this Arbitration Agreement, the arbitrator has the authority to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in court.
    • Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
    • If the requirement to arbitrate or the prohibition against class actions and other Disputes brought on behalf of third parties contained in this Arbitration Agreement is found to be unenforceable, then only the unenforceable provisions will be deemed to have been removed from these Terms and all remaining obligations in these Terms shall continue in full force and effect.
    14.3 30-Day Right to Opt Out. You have the right to opt out and not be bound by this Arbitration Agreement by sending an email from the address you used to set up your application with the Subject Line: “ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER OPT-OUT. You must send your email within 30 days of agreeing to these Terms, otherwise you will be bound to arbitrate Disputes in accordance with the terms of this Arbitration Agreement. If you opt out of this Arbitration Agreement, we will also not be bound by the Arbitration Agreement.
    14.4 Changes to this Arbitration Agreement. We will provide you 30 days’ notice of any changes to the section of these Terms titled “Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Waiver of Class Action” by notice to you, and the changes will become effective 30 days after you receive notice from us. Changes to the Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Waiver of Class Action section will otherwise apply prospectively only to Disputes that arise after the 30th day. If a court or arbitrator decides that the changes to this sectionare not enforceable or valid, then the changes will be severed from these Terms and the court or arbitrator will apply the terms of the first Arbitration Agreement in effect after you began using the Services. You may exercise your right to opt out of the new Arbitration Agreement terms by following the procedures set forth in the section above titled “30-Day Right to Opt Out.”
    This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination of these Terms, and your use of the Services.
    Notwithstanding anything in this Arbitration Agreement to the contrary, either party may bring a lawsuit solely for injunctive relief to stop unauthorized use or abuse of the Services, or infringement of intellectual property rights (for example, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or patent rights) without first engaging in arbitration or the informal dispute resolution process described above.
    1. General Provisions
    15.1 No Waiver; Severability; Non-Assignability. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later. If a provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full effect and an enforceable term will be substituted reflecting our intent as closely as possible, to the extent permitted by applicable law. You may not assign any of your rights under these Terms, and any such attempt will be void. We may assign our rights to any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, or to any successor in interest of any business associated with the Services.
    15.2 Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between you and us with respect to the Services and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, concerning the Services. Section headings in these Terms are for convenience only and will not govern the meaning or interpretation of any provision.
    15.3 Survival. All provisions of these Terms pertaining to suspension or termination, debts owed to the Foundation, general use of the Services, Disputes with the Foundation, as well as provisions which by their nature extend beyond the expiration or termination of these Terms, will survive the termination or expiration of these Terms.
    15.4 Relationship of the Parties. Nothing in these Terms will be deemed or is intended to be deemed, nor will it cause you and the Foundation to be treated as partners, joint-venturers, or otherwise as joint associates for profit, and neither you nor the Foundation will be treated as the agent of the other. This includes the fact that nothing in these Terms establishes or is intended to establish any employment relationship between you and the Foundation.
    15.5 No Professional Advice or Fiduciary Duties. All Content provided by us is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice. You should not take, or refrain from taking, any action based on any information contained in the Services. Before you make any financial, legal, or other decisions involving the Services or any Digital Tokens, you should seek independent professional advice from an individual who is licensed and qualified in the area for which such advice would be appropriate. These Terms are not intended to, and do not, create or impose any fiduciary duties on us. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, you acknowledge and agree that we owe no fiduciary duties or liabilities to you or any other party, and that to the extent any such duties or liabilities may exist at law or in equity, those duties and liabilities are hereby irrevocably disclaimed, waived, and eliminated. You further agree that the only duties and obligations that we owe you are those set out expressly in these Terms.
    15.6 Change of Control. In the event that we are acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, or otherwise assigns certain functions to an affiliated or successor entity or other entity that we determine is in the best interest of Users, then we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the Data we have collected from you as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control, in accordance with applicable law.
    15.7 Force Majeure. We will not be liable for delays, failure in performance, or interruption of service that result directly or indirectly from significant market volatility in Digital Tokens, any act of God, acts of civil or military authorities, acts of terrorists, civil disturbances, war, strike, health emergency, labor dispute, fire, interruption in telecommunications or Internet services or network provider services, failure of equipment or software, or any cause or condition beyond our reasonable control (each, a “Force Majeure Event”). The occurrence of a Force Majeure Event will not affect the validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions of these Terms.
    15.8 Grievance Redressal. We have appointed a Grievance Officer for India as detailed below. Please note that the Grievance Officer contact should only be contacted by users in India as per India’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Additional user verification may be requested.
    Grievance Officer: Jannick Preiwisch
    EMAIL ID: grievanceofficer@worldcoin.org

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