Fair, transparent, non-custodial

1. The service

TrustLayer Protocol is a decentralized identity and reputation layer. The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind. You retain full control of your keys, identity, and data at all times.

TrustLayer is software, not a financial institution, exchange, broker, dealer, custodian, money transmitter, payment processor or investment adviser. We never take possession or control of your assets.

2. Eligibility and legal capacity

You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where you live), have full legal capacity to accept these Terms, and are acting on your own behalf.

You further represent that you are not a resident of, located in, or accessing the Service from a restricted jurisdiction under our compliance policy, and that you are not listed on any applicable sanctions list (including OFAC SDN, UK HMT, EU consolidated and UN lists).

Using a VPN, proxy or any other technique to circumvent jurisdictional controls is a material breach of these Terms and voids any related entitlement.

3. Nature of $TRUST — no security, no investment

$TRUST is a utility credit used to access protocol features such as verification requests, badge minting, developer API quota, and reputation-gated services. It confers no equity, ownership, profit share, dividend, revenue right, debt claim, redemption right, or governance obligation of any legal entity.

Nothing on the Service constitutes a prospectus, offering memorandum, securities offering, collective investment scheme, financial advice, or an offer or solicitation to acquire a financial instrument in any jurisdiction.

No value, price, liquidity, market, listing, appreciation, yield, staking return, or resale opportunity is promised, guaranteed, or implied at any time. Any figure describing token supply or historic pricing is descriptive of protocol parameters only, not a forecast.

Token acquisitions are purchases of a functional utility credit for use in the protocol, are final, and are non-refundable.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to use TrustLayer to impersonate others, generate fake trust signals, operate Sybil clusters or automated account farms, sell or rent vouches or reputation, defraud users, distribute malware, or violate applicable law.

We may suspend or revoke handles, badges, verification status and API access where we detect manipulation, abuse, or a breach of these Terms.

5. No deceptive content

We do not host malware, phishing pages, or unsigned downloadable executables. Our browser extension is distributed exclusively through official extension stores after security review.

6. Third-party services and open networks

The Service interoperates with public blockchains, wallets, bridges, decentralized exchanges, RPC providers and other third-party services that we neither control nor endorse. Their availability, fees, and behaviour are outside our control and outside these Terms.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy of reputation scoring, and uninterrupted or error-free operation.

Trust scores and verification badges are heuristic signals. They are not identity guarantees, credit assessments, background checks, or a substitute for your own due diligence.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, TrustLayer, its contributors and its affiliates are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, nor for lost profits, lost tokens, lost keys, lost data, or business interruption.

Because TrustLayer is non-custodial, we cannot recover lost wallet keys, reverse on-chain transactions, unwind a signed transaction, or restore deleted local data. Always back up your recovery phrase.

Where liability cannot be excluded, aggregate liability is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid to TrustLayer in the 3 months preceding the claim, or (b) USD 100.

9. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless TrustLayer, its contributors and affiliates against claims, losses and expenses arising from your use of the Service, your breach of these Terms, or your breach of applicable law, sanctions or tax obligations.

10. Risk acknowledgement

Digital assets are volatile and may lose all value. You must read and accept the Risk Disclosure (https://trstlyr.com/risk-disclosure) and, where you acquire $TRUST, the Token & Presale Terms (https://trstlyr.com/token-terms) before proceeding.

11. Changes, suspension and termination

We may modify, suspend or discontinue any part of the Service, and may update these Terms. Material changes will be reflected in the "last updated" date. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance.

12. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the publishing contributor entity is established, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. [PLACEHOLDER — to be fixed by counsel: governing law, seat of arbitration, arbitral rules, class-action waiver, consumer carve-outs.]

Before commencing formal proceedings, you agree to attempt good-faith resolution by contacting legal@trstlyr.com.

13. Force majeure and severability

We are not liable for failures caused by events beyond reasonable control, including network congestion, chain reorganisation, RPC or infrastructure outage, regulatory action, or force majeure.

If any provision is held unenforceable, the remainder stays in force.

14. Contact

For legal inquiries: mdtawhidrahman507@gmail.com.