Last Modified: January 24, 2023
These terms of service (these “Terms” or the “Terms”) govern your: relationship with Fox Foundation, a nonprofit foundation formed in Lichtenstein (“ShapeShift”, “we”, “our”, or “us”); and use or access of: (1) ShapeShift.com, ShapeShift.io, and any other website maintained or published by ShapeShift (each, a “Website”); (2) our software platform which enables you to hold, transfer, buy, sell, or interact with certain smart contracts (“Platform”); (3) our mobile application, which allows access to one or more of our Websites or the Platform from a mobile device (“App”); (4) any application programming interface we provide (“API”); and (5) any other of our online or mobile services or software (“Software”) provided on or in connection with our service to hold, transfer, buy, sell, or enable the sale of, certain digital assets (the Websites, the Platform, the App, the API, and the Software, collectively, the “Service”). By accessing or using any part of the Service, or clicking a button or checking a box marked “I Agree” (or substantially similar language), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, acknowledge, and agree to: (i) be bound by these Terms in full; and (ii) to our privacy policy, which is incorporated into these Terms (“Privacy Policy”) and includes certain rights granted to us for the collection and use of your information. These Terms apply to any visitor of a Website, user of the Service, and any other person who registers for or otherwise accesses or uses the Service (each, a “User”). Certain parts of the Service may be subject to additional terms that we may specify from time to time, and your use of such Service is subject to those additional terms. Such additional terms are hereby incorporated into these Terms.
ShapeShift may, in its sole discretion, modify or update these Terms from time to time, so you should review this page periodically. When we change these Terms in a material manner, we will update the date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Service after any such change constitutes your acceptance of such change to these Terms. If you do not agree to any portion of these Terms or any future terms of service including future versions of these Terms, you must not use or access (or continue to access) the Service.
INVESTMENT DISCLAIMER: ShapeShift does not endorse or recommend any particular digital asset, transaction, or purchasing strategy. Content on any of the Websites or your communications with any of our personnel should not be construed as purchase or investment advice. You should seek independent investment advice prior to using the Service. You acknowledge and represent that all transaction decisions made in connection with your use of the Service are made solely by you and ShapeShift will have no liability for any of your decisions. THE RISK OF LOSS IN BUYING OR SELLING A DIGITAL ASSET CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL, THEREFORE YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER BUYING OR SELLING A DIGITAL ASSET IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION BEFORE BUYING OR SELLING A DIGITAL ASSET.
Subject to article IV, the Service, and all materials contained in the Service or transferred to or from the Service, including software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music, and content belonging to other Users (“ShapeShift Content”) and all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark, trade dress and service mark rights, goodwill, trade secret rights and other intellectual property rights that may now exist or later come into existence, and any related applications and registrations, renewals and extensions, under the laws of any jurisdiction underlying any of the foregoing items (“Intellectual Property Rights”) are the exclusive property of ShapeShift and its licensors. Except as provided in these Terms or in any other applicable terms, nothing in these Terms will be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you shall not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from any ShapeShift Content, without our prior written consent. Use of the ShapeShift Content for any purpose not expressly permitted by these Terms is prohibited.
ShapeShift respects the privacy of its Users and will not request any information beyond what is necessary for the use of the Service or to comply with our obligations under applicable law. ShapeShift also does not obscure the blockchain information that it does request or obtain. You acknowledge that due to the inherent transparent nature of blockchains, Transactions are public and easily correlated. Attempting to utilize ShapeShift to obscure Transactions or assets will be pointless and ineffective, and is ill-advised. Law enforcement has full access to blockchain information that goes in or out of ShapeShift’s system. You acknowledge that ShapeShift will comply willingly with all valid legal requests for information. We reserve the right to provide information to law enforcement personnel and other third-parties to answer inquiries, participate in investigations, respond to legal process, respond to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction and those exercising the court’s authority, and to protect ShapeShift and our Users. By using the Service you are consenting to our Privacy Policy, which allows us, among other things, to collect, use, and disclose your personally identifiable information and aggregate data.
ShapeShift cares about the integrity and security of your personal information, and stores all personal information provided by Users in an encrypted fashion. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third-parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. You acknowledge that by providing your personal information to us, you are doing so at your own risk. For more information about how ShapeShift keeps your data safe, see here.