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1 2 3 <html lang="en"> 4 <head> 5 <meta charset="utf-8" /> 6 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> 7 <title>Terms Of Service — Taler Terms of Service</title> 8 <link rel="stylesheet" href="_static/pygments.css" type="text/css" /> 9 <link rel="stylesheet" href="_static/epub.css" type="text/css" /> 10 <script id="documentation_options" data-url_root="./" src="_static/documentation_options.js"></script> 11 <script src="_static/jquery.js"></script> 12 <script src="_static/underscore.js"></script> 13 <script src="_static/doctools.js"></script> 14 </head><body> 15 16 <div class="document"> 17 <div class="documentwrapper"> 18 <div class="bodywrapper"> 19 <div class="body" role="main"> 20 21 <div class="section" id="terms-of-service"> 22 <h1>Terms Of Service<a class="headerlink" href="#terms-of-service" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1> 23 <p>Last Updated: 07.09.2021</p> 24 <p>Welcome! Anastasis SARL (“we,” “our,” or “us”) provides a distributed 25 privacy-preserving backup and recovery service for key material 26 through our Internet presence (collectively the “Services”). Before 27 using our Services, please read the Terms of Service (the “Terms” or 28 the “Agreement”) carefully.</p> 29 <div class="section" id="overview"> 30 <h2>Overview<a class="headerlink" href="#overview" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 31 <p>This section provides a brief summary of the highlights of this 32 Agreement. Please note that when you accept this Agreement, you are 33 accepting all of the terms and conditions and not just this 34 section. We and possibly other third parties provide Internet services 35 which interact with the Anastasis key backup and recovery 36 application. When using an application to interact with our Services, 37 you are agreeing to our Terms, so please read carefully.</p> 38 <div class="section" id="highlights"> 39 <h3>Highlights:<a class="headerlink" href="#highlights" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3> 40 <blockquote> 41 <div><ul class="simple"> 42 <li><p>You are responsible for selecting authentication methods and 43 policies that are adequate to protect your key material. 44 Any losses arising from you not being able to satisfy the 45 selected authentication challenges or third parties being able 46 successfully pass the challenges are your problem.</p></li> 47 <li><p>We will store your encrypted key shares and disclose them upon 48 successful authentication to the best of our ability within the 49 limitations of the law and our implementation. Our liability will 50 be limited to the liability limit exposed in the protocol.</p></li> 51 <li><p>For our Services, we may charge various fees. The specific fee structure 52 is provided based on the Anastasis protocol and should be shown to you when you 53 use an application to interact with our services. You agree and understand 54 that the Anastasis protocol allows for the fee structure to change.</p></li> 55 <li><p>You agree to not intentionally overwhelm our systems with requests and 56 follow responsible disclosure if you find security issues in our services.</p></li> 57 <li><p>We cannot be held accountable for our Services not being available due to 58 circumstances beyond our control. If we modify or terminate our services, 59 we will announce this and ensure that you can recover your key material 60 for at least one year before we completely terminate the Service.</p></li> 61 </ul> 62 </div></blockquote> 63 <p>These terms outline approved uses of our Services. If you have any 64 questions or comments related to this Agreement, please send us a 65 message to <a class="reference external" href="mailto:legal%40anastasis.lu">legal<span>@</span>anastasis<span>.</span>lu</a>. If you do not agree to this Agreement, 66 you must not use our Services.</p> 67 </div> 68 </div> 69 <div class="section" id="how-you-accept-this-policy"> 70 <h2>How you accept this policy<a class="headerlink" href="#how-you-accept-this-policy" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 71 <p>By using our API (typically via an Anastasis-enabled application), you 72 acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these 73 Terms. We reserve the right to change these Terms at any time. If you 74 disagree with the change, you must simply stop using our APIs. Your 75 continued use of our Services following any such change will signify 76 your acceptance to be bound by the then current Terms. Please check 77 the effective date above to determine if there have been any changes 78 since you have last reviewed these Terms.</p> 79 </div> 80 <div class="section" id="services"> 81 <h2>Services<a class="headerlink" href="#services" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 82 <p>We will store your encrypted key shares (and the associated encrypted 83 recovery policy document) to the best of our ability and within the 84 limitations of the implementation. We will disclose the key shares only 85 after the specific authentication challenge has been passed. We will 86 rate-limit the use of the authentication APIs to limit brute-force 87 attacks.</p> 88 <p>We are not guaranteeing that the authentication procedures are effective. 89 Other parties may be able to intercept authentication messages, or you 90 may not be able to receive these messages anymore. You are responsible 91 for choosing safe authentication methods with sufficient security.</p> 92 <p>When using our Services, you agree to not take any action that 93 intentionally imposes an unreasonable load on our infrastructure. If 94 you find security problems in our Services, you agree to first report 95 them to <a class="reference external" href="mailto:security%40anastasis.lu">security<span>@</span>anastasis<span>.</span>lu</a> and grant us the right to publish your 96 report. We warrant that we will ourselves publicly disclose any issues 97 reported within 1 month, and that we will not prosecute anyone 98 reporting security issues if they did not exploit the issue beyond a 99 proof-of-concept, and followed the above responsible disclosure 100 practice.</p> 101 </div> 102 <div class="section" id="fees"> 103 <h2>Fees<a class="headerlink" href="#fees" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 104 <p>You agree to pay the fees for backup and recovery operations (“Fees”) 105 as defined by us, which we may change from time to time. Your 106 Anastasis client should obtain and display applicable fees during 107 backup and recovery.</p> 108 </div> 109 <div class="section" id="eligibility"> 110 <h2>Eligibility<a class="headerlink" href="#eligibility" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 111 <p>To be eligible to use our Services, you must be able to form legally binding 112 contracts or have the permission of your legal guardian. By using our 113 Services, you represent and warrant that you meet all eligibility requirements 114 that we outline in these Terms.</p> 115 </div> 116 <div class="section" id="copyrights-and-trademarks"> 117 <h2>Copyrights and trademarks<a class="headerlink" href="#copyrights-and-trademarks" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 118 <p>The Anastasis software is released under the terms of the GNU Affero 119 General Public License (GNU AGPLv3+). You have the right to access, 120 use, and share the Anastasis application, in modified or unmodified 121 form. However, the Affero GPL is a strong copyleft license, which 122 means that any derivative works must be distributed under the same 123 license terms as the original software. If you have any questions, you 124 should review the GNU AGPL’s full terms and conditions at 125 <a class="reference external" href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html</a>. “Anastasis” itself is 126 a trademark of Anastasis SARL. You are welcome to use the name in 127 relation to implementations of the Anastasis protocol, assuming your 128 use is compatible with an official release from the GNU Project that 129 is not older than two years.</p> 130 </div> 131 <div class="section" id="limitation-of-liability-disclaimer-of-warranties"> 132 <h2>Limitation of liability & disclaimer of warranties<a class="headerlink" href="#limitation-of-liability-disclaimer-of-warranties" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 133 <p>You understand and agree that we have no control over, and no duty to 134 take any action regarding: Failures, disruptions, errors, or delays in 135 processing that you may experience while using our Services; The risk 136 of failure of hardware, software, and Internet connections; The risk 137 of malicious software being introduced or found in the software 138 underlying the Anastasis implementation. You release us from all 139 liability related to any losses, damages, or claims arising from:</p> 140 <ol class="loweralpha simple"> 141 <li><p>user error such as forgotten security answers or loss of 142 control over accounts used for authentication;</p></li> 143 </ol> 144 <p>(b) server failure or data loss; 145 (d) bugs or other errors in the Anastasis client software; and 146 (e) any unauthorized third party activities, including, but not limited to,</p> 147 <blockquote> 148 <div><p>the use of viruses, phishing, brute forcing, or other means of attack 149 against the Anastasis client. We make no representations concerning any 150 Third Party Content contained in or accessed through our Services.</p> 151 </div></blockquote> 152 <p>Any other terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with 153 such content, are solely between you and such organizations and/or 154 individuals.</p> 155 <p>To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will we 156 or any of our officers, directors, representatives, agents, servants, 157 counsel, employees, consultants, lawyers, and other personnel 158 authorized to act, acting, or purporting to act on our behalf 159 (collectively the “Anastasis Parties”) be liable to you under 160 contract, tort, strict liability, negligence, or any other legal or 161 equitable theory, for:</p> 162 <ol class="loweralpha simple"> 163 <li><p>any lost profits, data loss, cost of procurement of substitute goods or 164 services, or direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, compensatory, 165 or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever resulting from:</p></li> 166 </ol> 167 <blockquote> 168 <div><ol class="lowerroman simple"> 169 <li><p>your use of, or conduct in connection with, our services;</p></li> 170 <li><p>any unauthorized use of your wallet and/or private key due to your 171 failure to maintain the confidentiality of your wallet;</p></li> 172 <li><p>any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the services; or</p></li> 173 <li><p>any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that are found in the Taler 174 Wallet software or that may be transmitted to or through our services by 175 any third party (regardless of the source of origination), or</p></li> 176 </ol> 177 </div></blockquote> 178 <ol class="loweralpha simple" start="2"> 179 <li><p>any direct damages.</p></li> 180 </ol> 181 <p>These limitations apply regardless of legal theory, whether based on tort, 182 strict liability, breach of contract, breach of warranty, or any other legal 183 theory, and whether or not we were advised of the possibility of such 184 damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of 185 liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitation may 186 not apply to you.</p> 187 <p>Our services are provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind. To the 188 maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all representations and 189 warranties, express or implied, relating to the services and underlying 190 software or any content on the services, whether provided or owned by us or by 191 any third party, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, 192 fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, freedom from 193 computer virus, and any implied warranties arising from course of dealing, 194 course of performance, or usage in trade, all of which are expressly 195 disclaimed. In addition, we do not represent or warrant that the content 196 accessible via the services is accurate, complete, available, current, free of 197 viruses or other harmful components, or that the results of using the services 198 will meet your requirements. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of 199 implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimers may not apply to you. This 200 paragraph gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal 201 rights that vary from state to state.</p> 202 </div> 203 <div class="section" id="indemnity-and-time-limitation-on-claims-and-termination"> 204 <h2>Indemnity and Time limitation on claims and Termination<a class="headerlink" href="#indemnity-and-time-limitation-on-claims-and-termination" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 205 <p>To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, 206 indemnify, and hold harmless the Anastasis Parties from and against 207 any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs 208 or debt, and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees) 209 arising from: (a) your use of and access to the Services; (b) any 210 feedback or submissions you provide to us concerning the Anastasis 211 software; (c) your violation of any term of this Agreement; or (d) 212 your violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or the rights of any 213 third party.</p> 214 <p>You agree that any claim you may have arising out of or related to your 215 relationship with us must be filed within one year after such claim arises, 216 otherwise, your claim in permanently barred.</p> 217 <p>In the event of termination concerning your use of our Services, your 218 obligations under this Agreement will still continue.</p> 219 </div> 220 <div class="section" id="discontinuance-of-services-and-force-majeure"> 221 <h2>Discontinuance of services and Force majeure<a class="headerlink" href="#discontinuance-of-services-and-force-majeure" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 222 <p>We shall not be held liable for any delays, failure in performance, or 223 interruptions of service which result directly or indirectly from any cause or 224 condition beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to: any 225 delay or failure due to any act of God, act of civil or military authorities, 226 act of terrorism, civil disturbance, war, strike or other labor dispute, fire, 227 interruption in telecommunications or Internet services or network provider 228 services, failure of equipment and/or software, other catastrophe, or any 229 other occurrence which is beyond our reasonable control and shall not affect 230 the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.</p> 231 </div> 232 <div class="section" id="governing-law-waivers-severability-and-assignment"> 233 <h2>Governing law, Waivers, Severability and Assignment<a class="headerlink" href="#governing-law-waivers-severability-and-assignment" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 234 <p>No matter where you’re located, the laws of Luxembourg will govern these 235 Terms. If any provisions of these Terms are inconsistent with any applicable 236 law, those provisions will be superseded or modified only to the extent such 237 provisions are inconsistent. The parties agree to submit to the ordinary 238 courts in Luxembourg for exclusive jurisdiction of any dispute 239 arising out of or related to your use of the Services or your breach of these 240 Terms.</p> 241 <p>Our failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right, power, or privilege 242 under this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver; nor shall any single or 243 partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege preclude any other or 244 further exercise thereof.</p> 245 <p>You agree that we may assign any of our rights and/or transfer, sub-contract, 246 or delegate any of our obligations under these Terms.</p> 247 <p>If it turns out that any part of this Agreement is invalid, void, or for any 248 reason unenforceable, that term will be deemed severable and limited or 249 eliminated to the minimum extent necessary.</p> 250 <p>This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement as to the 251 subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior discussions, 252 agreements, and understandings of any kind (including, without limitation, any 253 prior versions of this Agreement) and every nature between us. Except as 254 provided for above, any modification to this Agreement must be in writing and 255 must be signed by both parties.</p> 256 </div> 257 <div class="section" id="questions-or-comments"> 258 <h2>Questions or comments<a class="headerlink" href="#questions-or-comments" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> 259 <p>We welcome comments, questions, concerns, or suggestions. Please send us a 260 message on our contact page at <a class="reference external" href="mailto:legal%40anastasis.lu">legal<span>@</span>anastasis<span>.</span>lu</a>.</p> 261 </div> 262 </div> 263 264 265 <div class="clearer"></div> 266 </div> 267 </div> 268 </div> 269 <div class="clearer"></div> 270 </div> 271 </body> 272 </html>