DEX Website Terms of Use

Last Updated: 30 June 2025

1. SARK X (BVI) Ltd located at Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, VG 1110, British Virgin Islands ("Provider") is the owner and operator of the website at https://st0x.io (the "Website"). Provider is a business company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands ("BVI").
2. These terms of use (as may be amended or varied from time to time in accordance with the terms set out below, the "Terms of Use") will govern your access to and use of the Website and represent an agreement between you and Provider.
3. Please read the Terms of Use carefully before using the Website. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must not access or use the Website.
4. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

1. About the Website

1. The Website acts as an interface with the decentralised exchange known as ST0x 'order book' ("DEX"). The DEX is decentralised, meaning that it has no single controller or owner. Specifically, Provider does not own, operate or control the DEX.
2. The Website is provided to enable you to access the DEX but does not in any way perform any of the functions of the DEX, which are handled exclusively by smart contracts operating on a public blockchain.
3. The Website is merely one of a number of ways of accessing such smart contracts. Users can interact with the same smart contracts otherwise directly, including to develop and build their own user interfaces on top of such smart contracts.
4. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to modify or discontinue any parts of the Website at any time and without any liability.

2. Who May Use the Website

1. The Website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older.
2. The Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age.
3. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you:
   1. are 18 years of age or older,
   2. are not barred to use the Website under any applicable law, and
   3. are using the Website only for your own personal use.
4. If you do not meet these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.

3. Changes to the Terms of Use

1. We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when they are posted to the Website.
2. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.
3. You are expected to check this page frequently, so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

4. Accessing the Website and Account Security

1. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice.
2. We do not guarantee that our Website or any content on them will always be available or be interrupted.
3. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
4. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or entire Website, to users.
5. To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information.
6. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete.
7. No personal information is retained or processed in any way by Provider or on Provider's behalf.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

1. Unless otherwise indicated, the Website is our exclusive property and all:
   1. source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, information, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Website (collectively, the "Content"), and
   2. the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (collectively, the "Marks"),
   3. are owned or controlled by us, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws and international conventions.
2. You are not permitted to use the Marks without our prior written consent or, where we are not the owner of the relevant Mark, of the owner of that Mark.
3. Except as expressly provided herein, Provider and its licensors do not and shall not be deemed to grant any express or implied license to the Website or the Content.
4. By using the Website, you agree not to copy, reproduce, aggregate, republish, download, post, display, transmit, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, license, sublicense, sell, reverse engineer, create derivative works based on, or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes whatsoever, the Website or the Content, without Provider's express prior written permission.
5. If you are eligible to use the Website, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Website and the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal use.
6. You may not modify or alter the Content in any way. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Website, the Content and the Marks.

6. Prohibited Uses

6.1 Lawful Purpose

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:

1. in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries);
2. for the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise;
3. to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material which does not comply with these Terms of Use;
4. to transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail", "chain letter", "spam", or any other similar solicitation;
5. to impersonate or attempt to impersonate Provider, a contractor of Provider, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing); and
6. to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm Provider or users of the Website or expose them to liability.

6.2 Lawful Use

Additionally, you agree not to:

1. use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party's use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Website;
2. use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website;
3. use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent;
4. use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website;
5. introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful;
6. attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server(s) on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to the Website;
7. attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack; and
8. otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

7. Reliance on Information Posted

7.1 Reliance Disclaimer

1. The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk.
2. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Website, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
3. Specifically, no advice that is posted on the Website should be taken as investment advice or a recommendation to undertake or refrain from undertaking any specific investment activity.
4. Where any descriptions of functionality are posted these are for informational and demonstrationl purposes only and are not in any way intended to represent an endorsement of any particular token or asset that may be referenced therein, in any manner.
5. The Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, other than the content provided by Provider, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Provider.
6. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

7.2 Changes to the Website

1. We may update the content on the Website from time to time, but we make no warranty or representation that its content is necessarily complete or up-to-date at any specific time.
2. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

8. Website Links

8.1 Linking to the Website

1. You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.
2. You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of formal association, approval or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.
3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may confirm protocol compatibility on your own website, provided that there is no suggestion that Provider or any of its affiliates have tested, verified or endorsed such confirmation.

8.2 Links from the Website

1. If the Website contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links.
2. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
3. If you decide to access any of the third party Website linked to the Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such Website.
4. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

9. Geographic Restrictions

1. The owner of the Website is based in the British Virgin Islands. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the British Virgin Islands.
2. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside the British Virgin Islands, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

10. Warranties, Limitation of Liability and Indemnity

10.1 Warranties disclaimer

1. You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code, nor that any in-browser data processing performed on the Website in connection with placing orders on the DEX will be complete, accurate, or free from error.
2. You are solely responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.
3. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.
4. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, THEIR CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
5. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER SARK NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH SARK MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE.
6. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER SARK NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH SARK REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.
7. SARK HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
8. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON THE DURATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN THEIR ENTIRETIES, BUT WILL APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

10.2 Limitation on Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL SARK, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITE, INCLUDING:

1. ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND
2. WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW WHICH MAY INCLUDE FRAUD.

10.3 Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Provider, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to:

1. any use of the Website' content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use; or
2. your use of any information obtained from the Website.

11. General Provisions

11.1 Governing Law and Jurisdiction

1. All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the British Virgin Islands without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the British Virgin Islands or any other jurisdiction).
2. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the BVI IAC Arbitration Rules. The number of arbitrators shall be three. The place of arbitration shall be Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, unless the Parties agree otherwise. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.
3. Any breach by you of these Terms of Use could cause Provider irreparable harm for which it has no adequate remedies at law. Accordingly, Provider on is entitled to seek the remedies of specific performance or injunctive relief for any such breach and nothing herein shall be construed as preventing Provider from seeking such relief.

11.2 Waiver and Severability

1. No waiver by Provider of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Provider to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
2. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

11.3 Entire Agreement

The Terms of Use and other terms and conditions applicable at the time you access the Website constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Provider with respect to the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.