Introduction
These Terms of Use (”Terms”) apply when you use any service (“Service” or “Services”) provided by WikiWe™️, Ricardiam DAO LLC (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) or any of our affiliates. A current list of Services is maintained by the Company at https://ko-fi.com/wikiwe/commissions.
By using Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. The Terms include our WikiWe Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”), WikiWe Primary Dispute Resolution (“PDR”), Confidants’ MNDA - Cover Page (“MNDA”), and other current documents incorporated into these Terms and provided by the Company in writing.
User Requirements
You must be legally competent to contract where you use the Services, must not use the Services for any illegal purpose, and take responsibility for the security and use of your account credentials for accessing the Services and your account data with us.
Licenses and Restrictions
The Company grants you non-exclusive access to the Services for so long as you comply with these Terms. The Company may restrict your right of access to curtail any use that is illegal, deceptive, unfair to the Company or to other users of the Services, or tending to disrupt or degrade the Services or the Company. You agree to take full responsibility for any harm caused by your intentional misuse of the Services.
You grant the Company a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide and irrevocable license to any feedback, suggestions, ideas, or commentary you provide to the Company in connection with the Services.
You grant the Company a license to your input to the Services and output from the Services (together, your “Content”) to the extent needed to confidentially provide, maintain and develop the Services, comply with applicable law, and enforce these Terms.
You grant fellow members the following default group license to the content you share with them:
Group License
By joining any Principled Peacemakers 🕊️ channels, I grant to all who likewise accept this License, a royalty-free for non-commercial use, non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to copy, perform, publish, share, and make derivative use of, any of my words, images, comments, and profiles such as I publish in any of the Principled Peacemakers 🕊️ channels subject to the following conditions:
- that you make no use of the licensed content that is offensive to peace and harmony of any group member or that dishonors the principles and core values of any members;
- that, before publishing any original or derivative work, you post a link to the work you propose to publish in the Principled Peacemakers 🕊️ channel for at least seven (7) days without receiving objection from any authors or copyright holders of the content;
- you agree to not unreasonably withhold consent to publish your original work or derivatives thereof; and
- you agree to resolve any conflicts regarding publication in accordance with the Principles of Peacemaking.
This Group License applies to original non-member contributions published at 🅦 WikiWe.org or in the consent groups indicated below. The terms of the License Hubs replace this license for member contributions.
Link to originalWikiWe™ Principles of Peacemaking governed under Peacemakers' Compact Y24-04 • CC BY-SA 4.0 released 2024-02
Intellectual Property & Indemnity
Except as provided under “Licenses” above, these Terms shall not be construed to include or require any transfer of intellectual property, including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets.
You are responsible for your own Content. You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, and its personnel, from and against any claims, losses, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or relating to your use of the Services, including your Content, products or services you develop or offer in connection with the Services, and your breach of these Terms or violation of applicable law.
Confidentiality and Limitations
You and the Company agree to treat confidential information according to the Confidants’ MNDA - Cover Page. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may make use of third parties to provide the Services, including but not limited to application and data hosting providers. For example, in the course of performing the Services the Company may provide your Content to third parties for storage or processing. The Company shall use reasonable care to select third party service providers who will be not less protective of your Content than the Company is by these Terms. However, the Company cannot and does not guarantee that third parties will preserve confidentiality of your Content or any legal privileges related thereto.
Conflict Resolution
You and the Company agree to abide by the PDR for resolution of any conflict arising out of or related to these Terms.
Term and Termination
These Terms take effect when you first use the Services and remain in effect until terminated. You may terminate these Terms at any time for any reason by discontinuing the use of the Services and Content. We may terminate these Terms for any reason by providing you at least 30 days’ advance notice. We may terminate these Terms immediately upon notice to you if you materially breach these Terms, if there are changes in relationships with third party technology providers outside of our control, to comply with law or government requests, or in the event of insolvency. We may suspend your access to the Services if you do not comply with these Terms, if your use poses a security risk to us or any third party, or if we suspect that your use is fraudulent or could subject us or any third party to liability.
Fees and Payments
You will pay all fees charged to your account (“Fees”) according to the prices and terms on the applicable pricing page, or as otherwise agreed between us in writing. You authorize the Company and its affiliates, and our third-party payment processor(s), to charge your specified payment method for the Fees. If your payment cannot be completed, we will provide you written notice and may suspend access to the Services until payment is received. Fees are payable in U.S. dollars and are due upon invoice issuance. Payments are nonrefundable except as provided by these Terms.
Unless otherwise stated, Fees do not include federal, state, local, and foreign taxes, duties, and other similar assessments (“Taxes”). You are responsible for all Taxes associated with your purchase, excluding Taxes based on our net income, and we may invoice you for such Taxes as we are required by law to pay. The Company will use the name and address in your account registration as the place of supply for tax purposes, and you agree to maintain this information accurate and up-to-date.
We may change our prices by posting notice to your account and/or to our website. Price increases will be effective 14 days after they are posted, unless otherwise agreed. Any price changes will apply to the Fees charged to your account immediately after the effective date of the changes.
If you want to dispute any Fees or Taxes, please contact depublicacfo@proton.me within thirty (30) days of the date of the disputed invoice. Undisputed amounts past due may be subject to a finance charge of 1.5% of the unpaid balance per month. If any amount of your Fees are past due, we may suspend your access to the Services after we provide you written notice of late payment.
You may not create more than one account to benefit from free Services. If we believe you are not using your account in good faith, we may charge you standard fees or stop providing access to the Services.
Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKES NO WARRANTIES (EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, AND DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF ANY COURSE OF DEALING OR TRADE USAGE. THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ACCURATE OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT ANY CONTENT WILL BE SECURE OR NOT LOST OR ALTERED.
Limitation of Liability
NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, OR DATA OR OTHER LOSSES, EVEN IF YOU HAVE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE SERVICE THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE LIABILITY AROSE OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY ONLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
General
These Terms do not create a partnership, joint venture or agency relationship between you and the Company or its affiliates. The Company and you are independent contractors and neither party will have the power to bind the other or to incur obligations on the other’s behalf without the other party’s prior written consent.
You may not assign or delegate any rights or obligations under these Terms, including in connection with a change of control. Any purported assignment and delegation shall be null and void. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or to any affiliate or as part of a corporate reorganization.
We may amend these Terms from time to time by posting a revised version on the website, or if an update materially adversely affects your rights or obligations under these Terms we will provide notice to you either by emailing the email associated with your account or providing an in-product notification. Those changes will become effective no sooner than 30 days after we notify you. All other changes will be effective immediately. Your continued use of the Services after any change means you agree to such change.
If any part of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that term will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and it will not affect the enforceability of any other part of these Terms.
A failure to enforce any part of these Terms shall not be deemed to waive such part.
These Terms and any documents incorporated in these Terms contain the entire agreement between you and the Company and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications, or understandings between you and the Company regarding the use or provision of the Services .