terms of service

acceptance

by accessing or using the aevia services (including aevia.network, aevia.video, the underlying protocol, and any surface identified as operated by aevia llc), you accept these terms and the acceptable use policy and the privacy policy, which are incorporated by reference. if you do not agree, do not use.

eligibility

you represent that you meet the applicable minimum age per aup §3, that you are not located in a jurisdiction under comprehensive ofac sanctions (aup §8), that you are not listed on the specially designated nationals and blocked persons list, and that you have legal capacity to enter into this contract. if you use aevia on behalf of a legal entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity.

account and responsibility

the aevia account is anchored to a wallet operated via privy. you are responsible for protecting the credentials associated with your wallet and for every action executed from it. aevia cannot reverse on-chain transactions, recover lost keys, or undo cryptographic signatures. loss of wallet access means loss of the ability to sign future manifests — previously anchored content remains on ipfs and base l2.

user content: ownership and license

you retain all rights in the content you publish on aevia. you grant us, for the service operation period, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, sublicensable license limited to the following purposes: (i) to store and replicate the content via provider nodes to fulfill your manifest; (ii) to transmit the content to end users who request it; (iii) to display it on editorial surfaces (feed, ranking) when eligible per aup. the license terminates automatically if you delete the canonical reference — provided that on-chain content and ipfs content remain immutable by design.

you represent that you hold the necessary rights to grant this license and that the content does not infringe third-party rights.

prohibited use and excluded content

use of the service is subject to the acceptable use policy. the aup governs what the protocol does not amplify and how we respond to abuse. violations may result in loss of subsidy, de-indexing, suspension, or termination per §7.

intellectual property and takedowns

dmca procedures (17 u.s.c. §512) and notice-and-action (dsa, (eu) 2022/2065) are described in aup §4 and §5. “aevia”, “aevia.network”, “aevia.video”, and the wordmark are trademarks of aevia llc. source-code licenses (apache-2.0 for contracts/protocol-spec, agpl-3.0 for clients, mit for the design system) are in LICENSES.md.

termination

you may stop using at any time; previously anchored manifests remain on ipfs and base l2 by design. aevia may suspend or terminate your access to subsidy, ranking, and feed for material aup breach, for dmca recidivism per the strikes policy (aup §4), for legal obligation, or at its own discretion upon reasonable prior notice (except in cases of criminal content requiring immediate action).

warranty disclaimer

the service is provided “as is” and “as available”. aevia disclaims, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all express, implied, or statutory warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. aevia does not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or safe from data loss. blockchain, ipfs, and p2p are new technologies — you assume the technological risk.

limitation of liability

to the maximum extent permitted by law, the total liability of aevia llc, its affiliates, directors, employees, and agents for any aggregate cause shall not exceed the greater of (a) usd 100, or (b) the total effectively paid by you to aevia in the 12 months preceding the event. in no event will aevia be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive damages, or for lost profits, data loss, reputation loss, or any damage aevia could not reasonably foresee.

indemnification

you agree to indemnify and hold aevia llc harmless from any claim, liability, damage, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorney fees) arising out of: (i) content you published; (ii) breach of these terms or of the aup; (iii) breach of third-party rights; (iv) misuse of the service.

dispute resolution and class-action waiver

disputes arising from these terms are resolved by binding individual arbitration per aup §10, governed by the federal arbitration act (9 u.s.c. §§1–16) and administered by the aaa under the commercial arbitration rules, seated in wilmington, delaware. you waive jury trial and class actions. opt-out available within 30 days of first use by emailing contact@aevia.network with subject arbitration opt-out.

governing law and venue

these terms are governed by the law of the state of delaware, united states of america, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules. disputes not submitted to arbitration (e.g., intellectual property actions) are resolved in the state or federal courts located in delaware, and the parties consent to such jurisdiction. the united nations convention on contracts for the international sale of goods (cisg) does not apply.

modifications to these terms

we may modify these terms. material changes take effect 30 days after publication, giving you time to leave if you disagree. non-material changes (such as editorial corrections or address updates) take effect upon publication.

entirety, severability, assignment

these terms, together with the aup, the privacy policy, and any published addendum, constitute the entire agreement between you and aevia llc regarding the service, and supersede any prior agreement. if any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions remain in effect. non-exercise of a right does not imply waiver. you may not assign your rights under this agreement without written consent from aevia; aevia may assign freely.