Terms & conditions

The Praetoria program is designed to improve the operational experience, security, and design of the Furya mainnet protocol as well as to expose potential issues and improve the experience of participants prior to the launch of the Furya mainnet and Furya DAO operation.

1. Agreement on the conditions

By accessing or using our Furya Services, or by participating in our Testnet, you agree to these Terms and Conditions as well as our Privacy Policy and any other agreements or terms set forth by Furya. These Terms constitute a binding obligation between you and Furya. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use our Services; if you do use our Services, you accept this Agreement. If you have any questions about these Terms, the Services or the Testnet, please contact us at praetoria@furya.xyz.

2. Privacy Policy

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more details on what information Furya may collect, use, or disclose and under what circumstances. You acknowledge and agree that your participation in Praetoria is subject to this Privacy Policy.

3. Change to the Terms

Furya, in its sole discretion, may update the Terms at any time. In that event, Furya will provide notice either by posting the updated Terms on its website, on any Furya blog or forum used for information sharing, or by other means of communication. It is important that you review all updated Terms. If you continue to participate in Praetoria after Furya has posted updated Terms, you agree to be bound by the new Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by the new Terms, you will not be able to participate in Praetoria.

4. Duration of the Testnet

Praetoria will begin on the date prescribed by Furya and will continue until terminated by Furya in its sole discretion ("Testnet Period"). Notwithstanding any other information provided by Furya regarding the Testnet (including on its website, blog posts or through other communications - forum, Discord, Telegram or other channels), Furya may modify, suspend or terminate, temporarily or permanently, all or any part of the Testnet, at any time and without notice, in its sole discretion (including prior to providing any incentives or rewards).

5. Testnet Eligibility

You may participate in the Testnet only if: (a) you are 18 years of age or older and capable of entering into a binding contract with Furya ; (b) you are not subject to any sanctions administered or enforced by any country or government or otherwise designated on a list of prohibited or restricted parties (including, but not limited to, lists maintained by the United Nations Security Council, the United States Government, the European Union or member states or any other applicable governmental authority) or a citizen or organization of, or resident in, a country or territory subject to national or international sanctions (including, without limitation, Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Crimean, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Iran or Syria) ; and (c) you are not barred from participating under applicable law. In addition, to be eligible for incentives or rewards in the Testnet, you (i) must be an individual or entity, and (ii) must not be an employee, consultant, or affiliate of Furya.

Moreover, to participate in Praetoria, participants must demonstrate their ability to configure and deploy an Furya node to Furya's satisfaction, in its sole discretion, and will be required to provide certain identifying information (e.g., name, place of residence or domicile, date of birth, etc.) and related documentation, and to pass the sanctions and watch list check. If you fail to provide such identifying information, fail to pass the sanctions and watch list check, and/or fail to demonstrate compliance with the requirements hereof, your participation may be terminated, you forfeit any incentive or reward, you are not eligible to participate in future Testnet challenges, and you are subject to further action or prosecution.

From among those applicants who register for the Testnet with incentive and meet all eligibility requirements, Furya will select Testnet participants in its sole discretion, based on criteria determined by Furya (including, but not limited to, geographic distribution and applicant reputation). By applying or registering, there is no promise or guarantee that you will be able to participate in the Testnet.

Based on information provided by Furya regarding the Testnet (including on its website, in blog posts or through other communications (such as forums, Telegram, Discord or other channels), Furya may change or modify at any time the number of participants who may participate in the Testnet or the requirements of the Testnet and may terminate the participation of any participant at any time.

The Testnet operates in several phases. Your selection or participation in the first phase automatically qualifies you for the following phases. If a participant leaves the Testnet, we reserve the right to invite a new participant.

6. Third Party Services

Furya may share identifying information and documents with certain third party vendors or providers that offer identity verification and sanctions monitoring services and watch lists (the "Third Party Services").

You agree that your access to and use of such Third Party Services is governed solely by the terms and conditions of such Third Party Services, and Furya is not responsible for, and makes no representations about, any aspect of such Third Party Services, including, without limitation, their content or the manner in which they handle, protect, manage or process data or any interaction between you and the provider of such Third Party Services. You irrevocably waive any claim against Furya with respect to such Third Party Services. We are not responsible for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your activation, access or use of such Third Party Services, or your reliance on the privacy practices, data security processes or other policies of such Third Party Services.

7. Rewards & Incentives

As part of your participation in the Testnet, Furya may choose, at its sole discretion, to provide certain incentives or rewards to eligible participants for completing certain activities, including executing a validation node and meeting certain performance criteria or other requirements set by Furya. More details are available on the Praetoria program website. Other contributions to the Testnet may also be rewarded by Furya, at its discretion. These rewards may include Furya mainnet tokens; however, (i) such Furya mainnet tokens will only be provided after the successful launch of the mainnet and all tokens provided will be subject to an 18-month linear vesting period, (ii) to comply with laws and regulations in accordance to the United States and Canada, miners operating as U.S. or Canadian parties will be asked to prove their status as an accredited investor prior to receiving any rewards. Notwithstanding any other information provided by Furya regarding the Testnet (including on its website, blog posts or through other communications (such as forums, Telegram, Discord or other channels)), Furya may, at its sole discretion, change or modify the amounts or types of rewards or incentives and/or suspend or terminate, temporarily or permanently, all or any part of the incentives or rewards program at any time without notice, and Furya may remove or reassign any rewards or incentives earned by a participant or choose not to provide rewards to a participant.

Furya reserves the right to block your access to Testnet if you violate any of the terms and conditions of the Terms (as determined solely by Furya) or if you fail to complete the required information or provide accurate information; you will not be eligible to receive rewards.

Furya reserves the right to request information about, review and investigate all Testnet activities and to disqualify participants if it believes that a participant has engaged in abusive, fraudulent, bad faith activity or activity that does not comply with Praetoria standards and requirements.

You agree that any rewards or incentives received are for your Testnet Furya testing services.

8. Taxes

You are responsible for paying all taxes associated with your receipt of any rewards (including, if applicable, Furya mainnet tokens). You agree to provide Furya with any additional information and to complete any tax or other forms required in connection with your receipt of such rewards.

You may suffer adverse tax consequences because of your participation in Praetoria. You hereby represent that (i) you have consulted with any tax advisor that you deem appropriate in connection with your participation, or that you have had the opportunity to obtain tax advice but have chosen not to do so, (ii) Furya has not provided you with any tax advice in connection with your participation, and (iii) you are not relying on Furya for any tax advice.

9. Security & Wallet

You are responsible for maintaining adequate security and control of all identifiers, passwords, indicia, personal identification numbers (PINs) or other codes that you use to access the Testnet as part of your systems. Furya assumes no responsibility for any losses resulting from a compromise of your systems or wallet(s).

As part of certain phases of Testnet, Mainnet, or as part of providing incentives/rewards, Furya may send or receive Testnet tokens or rewards on your wallet application. In this case, you are responsible for managing the private keys and security of your wallet(s). Furya does not and will not manage, store, collect or otherwise access the private keys of your wallet(s). You are responsible for all activities that occur while using your wallet, whether or not you have knowledge of them.

10. Update & Monitoring

We may make improvements, changes, or updates to our Testnet, including, but not limited to, changes and updates to the underlying software, infrastructure, security protocols, technical configurations or service features (the "Updates") from time to time. Your continued access to and use of our Testnet is subject to such Updates and you must accept any patches, system upgrades, bug fixes, feature changes or other maintenance work that results from such Updates. We are not responsible for any failure on your part to accept and use such Updates in the manner specified or required by us. While Furya is not obligated to monitor access to or participation in the Testnet, it has the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Testnet, ensuring compliance with the Terms, and complying with applicable laws or other legal requirements.

11. Testnet tokens & Testnet

No monetary value. As part of your use of Praetoria, you may accumulate "Testnet Tokens", for example through a faucet, which are not, and will never be, converted into or accumulated as Mainnet Tokens or any other virtual token or asset. Testnet Tokens are virtual objects with no monetary value. Testnet Tokens are not currency or property of any kind and are not exchangeable, redeemable, or eligible for any fiat or virtual currency or other thing of value. Testnet Tokens are not transferable between users outside of the Testnet, and you may not attempt to sell, trade or transfer Testnet Tokens outside of the Testnet, or obtain any credit using Testnet Tokens. Any attempt to sell, trade or transfer Testnet Tokens outside of the Testnet will be null and void.

Modification. Furya may, in its sole discretion, decide to delete, erase, or otherwise withdraw the Testnet at any time without notice, including, without limitation, changing the presence, amounts, or any other terms and conditions applicable to Testnet Tokens, without any liability to you or other users of the Testnet. Furya does not guarantee that Testnet Tokens will continue to be offered for any specific period and you cannot rely on the continued availability of any Testnet Token. If the Testnet expires or terminates, you acknowledge and agree that your access to and use of your Testnet Tokens will be terminated, and that all accumulated Testnet Tokens will be deleted from the Testnet system. Testnet Tokens will not be converted to future rewards offered by Furya.

12. Intellectual Property Rights & Feedback

By participating in our Testnet, you agree to abide by the various licenses under which our resources are licensed. All right, title, and interest in and to our Testnet, including all modifications, enhancements, and improvements thereto, and all proprietary rights therein, are subject to the following open-source licenses:

• All Furya elements related to blockchain (mainly, but not limited to, blockchain and smart contracts) are subject to the license Apache-2.

• Other Furya code elements not related to the blockchain are subject to the license BSD 3-Clause.

• The other Furya elements of content and other works (documents, images... without limitation) are subject to the license Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

• All other elements of content and other works are under the respective licenses chosen by their respective copyright holders.

Furya welcomes feedback, comments, and suggestions for improvement from Praetoria and related Furya protocol technologies ("Feedback"). You grant Furya a non-exclusive, transferable, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, under any intellectual property rights you own or control, to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based on, and otherwise exploit the Feedback for any purpose, in any form, format, media, or media channel now known or later developed or discovered.

13. Prohibited Activities

You shall not (in each case, except as provided in these Terms):

• Initiate attacks that violate the rules or policies of your cloud service, data center, or other applicable third party service provider;

• Unless specifically requested by Furya as part of a security or similar challenge, disrupt or launch attacks against users of Furya Services or the Testnet;

• Disrupt, compromise or otherwise damage data or property belonging to other parties;

• Impersonate any person or entity or falsely represent your affiliation with any person or entity;

• Access accounts or data other than your own (or want you to with the explicit permission of their owners);

• Interfere or attempt to interfere with any user, host or network access, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, creating, encouraging or implementing sibyl attacks;

• Sell or resell the Furya Services;

• Encourage or permit any other person or entity to do any of the foregoing or to violate the Terms.

14. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will we or our affiliates, suppliers or licensors be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or for any loss of use, loss of profits or loss of data arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Testnet program, however caused and regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even if we or our suppliers or licensors have been advised of the possibility of such damages. To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event shall our combined liability, or that of our suppliers and licensors, for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Testnet exceed one hundred dollars ($100). Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations of liability, so the foregoing limitation may not apply to you.

The exclusions and limitations of damages set forth above are fundamental elements of the basis of the agreement between Furya and you.

15. Compensation

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Furya and our subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of our respective officers, directors, agents, partners and employees (individually and collectively, the 'Furya Parties') from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, demands, damages, expenses or costs ('Claims') arising out of or relating to (i) your access to or use of the Furya Services or the Testnet; (ii) your violation of these Terms; (iii) your violation, misappropriation or infringement of any rights of others (including intellectual property rights or privacy rights); or (iv) your conduct in connection with the Furya Services or your participation in the Testnet. You agree to promptly notify the Furya Parties of any third party claims, to cooperate with the Furya Parties in the defence of such Claims, and to pay all fees, costs and expenses associated with the defence of such Claims (including attorneys' fees). You also agree that the Furya Parties shall have control over the defence or settlement, in Furya's sole discretion, of any third party claims.

16. Privacy

As part of the Testnet, you may be entrusted with so-called Confidential Information, which will be clearly identified and notified as such. Accordingly, you may not reveal, publish, or otherwise disclose the Confidential Information to any third party without Furya's prior written consent, and you must protect the Confidential Information from disclosure using the same degree of care that you use to protect your own Confidential Information of the same nature, but in no event using less than reasonable care.

17. Assignment

You may not sell, assign, or transfer any of your rights, duties, or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. Any attempted assignment or transfer of the Terms without such consent will be null and void. We reserve the right to assign or transfer these Terms or any of its rights, duties, and obligations hereunder to any third party. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.

18. General Terms

Nothing herein shall constitute an employment, consulting, joint venture, or partnership relationship between you and Furya. If any provision of the Terms is found by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions of the Terms will remain in full force and effect. These Terms reflect the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, representations, statements, and understandings of the parties. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The use of the word 'including' shall be construed to mean 'including and without limitation'.

Notices. Any notices or other communications provided by the Company under the Terms, including those regarding changes to the Terms, may be given by posting on the Furya website, blog, or through other communications (such as forums, Telegram, Discord, or other channels).

Waiver of Rights. Furya's failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. A waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Furya. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms shall be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise.

Contact Information. If you have any questions regarding these Terms or Praetoria, please contact praetoria@furya.xyz or join us on our Furya Discord server.