These terms govern your access to and use of the Altana Network website, the Altana Explorer, our documentation, our software development kits, and any other interface that links to them.
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Altana Network website at altana.network, the Altana Explorer, our documentation, our software development kits and packages (including those distributed via npm), and any other interface, application, or service that links to these Terms (collectively, the “Services”).
The Services are made available to you by Serendipity Global Inc., a Delaware corporation, doing business as Altana Network (“Altana,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
The Altana protocol (the “protocol”) is an open, self-custodial authorization protocol comprised of open-source smart contracts deployed on permissionless public blockchains. The protocol enables software agents to execute onchain transactions under scoped, session-based permissions without taking custody of user assets. The protocol is permissionless: anyone may interact with the deployed smart contracts directly, without using our Services. References in these Terms to “Altana,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean Serendipity Global Inc. and not the protocol.
Arbitration notice
THESE TERMS CONTAIN A BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND A CLASS ACTION WAIVER IN SECTION 13. EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED THERE, YOU AND WE AGREE THAT DISPUTES RELATING TO THE SERVICES WILL BE RESOLVED BY MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION, AND YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION.
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU ARE ENTERING INTO A BINDING AGREEMENT WITH US CONSISTING OF THESE TERMS, OUR PRIVACY POLICY, AND ANY OTHER POLICIES REFERENCED HEREIN (COLLECTIVELY, THE “AGREEMENT”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES.
Where there is a conflict between these Terms and any additional terms applicable to a specific component of the Services, these Terms control unless expressly stated otherwise.
To use the Services, you must be legally capable of entering into a binding contract. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement. If you are using the Services on behalf of an entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to this Agreement, and “you” refers to both you and that entity.
We may modify, update, suspend, or discontinue all or any part of the Services and these Terms at any time, at our sole discretion and without liability to you. Changes become effective when posted. Your continued use of the Services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. You are responsible for reviewing these Terms periodically.
Content made available through the Services — including documentation, blog posts, technical guides, data displayed in the Explorer, and third-party links — is provided for general informational purposes only. While we make reasonable efforts to provide accurate information, we do not guarantee its accuracy, completeness, currency, or reliability. Information may be outdated, incomplete, or contain errors or omissions. You should not take, or refrain from taking, any action based on information available through the Services.
Nothing available through the Services constitutes financial, investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice, or a recommendation to enter into any transaction. We are not your broker, advisor, agent, or fiduciary, and no fiduciary relationship exists between us.
The protocol is self-custodial. We do not take, hold, or control custody of your cryptoassets, private keys, or funds at any time. You retain sole control of your assets throughout your use of the Services. We are not a party to any transaction you execute on any blockchain network.
Because of the non-custodial and decentralized nature of the technology, we do not act as an intermediary, broker, agent, custodian, or fiduciary in respect of any transaction you initiate. You are solely responsible for the accuracy, legality, and appropriateness of your interactions with the protocol, with any smart contract, and with any third-party service accessible through the Services. We disclaim responsibility for the execution, settlement, or outcome of any transaction you initiate.
The protocol enables you to grant scoped, session-based permissions to software agents acting on your behalf. You are solely responsible for the agents you authorize, the scope and duration of the permissions you grant, and all transactions executed under those permissions — including transactions that result from agent error, unintended agent behavior, model output, misconfiguration of permission scopes, or compromise of any system you use to operate an agent. Transactions validly authorized under permissions you granted are final and irreversible, and we have no ability to reverse, cancel, or recover them.
Interacting with the protocol requires a self-custodial wallet provided by a third party and governed by that third party's own terms and privacy policy, which may impose separate fees, disclaimers, and risk warnings. Reviewing and understanding those terms is your sole responsibility. We do not control and are not responsible for any third-party wallet, network, service, application, or website, and we make no representation regarding their content, accuracy, availability, or suitability.
The protocol consists of open-source smart contracts deployed on permissionless public blockchain networks. Once deployed, those contracts are accessible to anyone with a compatible wallet and a network connection. No permission, credential, or interface from us is required to interact with them.
These Terms govern your use of the Services only. If you interact with the deployed smart contracts directly — including through your own software, a third-party interface, a command-line tool, a wallet, or any other means that does not involve the Services — you do so entirely outside any relationship with us. In that case:
Ceasing to use the Services, or having your access to the Services restricted or terminated, does not affect your ability to interact directly with the deployed smart contracts. We do not control access to them.
For the avoidance of doubt, the disclaimers, limitations of liability, assumptions of risk, and acknowledgments in these Terms apply to the fullest extent permitted by law to any claim arising from or relating to the protocol, whether or not you accessed it through the Services.
We do not have information about protocol transactions beyond what is publicly recorded on the relevant blockchain. We may collect information about users of the Services as described in our Privacy Policy.
Blockchain network fees. Transactions on blockchain networks are subject to network fees (including gas fees) paid to validators or other network participants. These fees are determined by the relevant network, not by us. Network fees may be non-refundable in all circumstances, including where a transaction reverts, fails, or is otherwise unsuccessful.
Protocol fees. Certain protocol functions, including registration of a session key in the Keystore, may require payment of a fee to the relevant smart contract. Protocol fees are collected onchain and are non-refundable, including where a transaction reverts, fails, or is otherwise unsuccessful. Protocol fees may change over time.
Relayer and other service fees. Where transaction relaying or other optional services are made available, a fee may be charged. Such fees may be variable, may depend on network conditions, transaction characteristics, or other factors, and may change at any time without notice. We make no commitment as to the amount, structure, or continued availability of any such fee.
Third-party fees. Third-party protocols, applications, and services accessible through the Services may impose their own fees, which are determined and collected solely by those third parties.
You are solely responsible for understanding and bearing all costs, fees, and charges associated with your use of the Services.
Smart contracts, cryptographic tokens, autonomous software agents, and other blockchain-based systems are experimental, speculative, and inherently risky. Bugs, malfunctions, cyberattacks, oracle failures, network congestion, changes to underlying blockchains (including forks), and other events may disrupt these technologies and may result in total loss of cryptoassets or their value. We assume no liability or responsibility for these risks. If you are not prepared to assume them, you should not use blockchain-based technology.
The protocol's smart contracts have undergone third-party security audits. An audit is not a guarantee, warranty, or endorsement of security, correctness, or fitness for any purpose. An audit reflects a reviewer's assessment at a point in time, covers only the specific code and scope reviewed, and cannot identify all vulnerabilities. Audited code may still contain undiscovered bugs, logic errors, or vulnerabilities, and may be exploited. Code may be modified, upgraded, or interact with other code in ways not covered by any audit. You must not rely on the existence of an audit as an assurance of safety, and you remain solely responsible for evaluating the protocol before using it.
All blockchain transactions are final, irreversible, and non-refundable. We cannot reverse, cancel, modify, or recover any transaction, or any assets lost, misdirected, or misappropriated in connection with your use of the Services.
You alone are responsible for maintaining the security of your self-custodial wallet, your private keys, your session keys, and any credentials or systems used to operate agents on your behalf. We do not have access to your private keys and cannot recover them. Unauthorized access to your wallet, keys, or agent infrastructure by any third party may result in loss or theft of your assets, and we have no involvement in and no responsibility for securing them.
The Services may be inaccessible or inoperable at any time for reasons including equipment failure, maintenance, causes beyond our control, and unavailability or disruption of underlying blockchain infrastructure or third-party providers. We disclaim any ongoing obligation to notify you of all potential risks of using the Services.
You acknowledge that you access and use the Services entirely at your own risk, and that you are solely responsible for conducting your own due diligence into the risks of any transaction and the underlying smart contracts and cryptoassets.
By accessing or using the Services, you expressly represent, acknowledge, and agree that:
You accept these risks knowingly and voluntarily. If you are unwilling to accept them, you must not access or use the Services or the protocol.
Certain components made available through the Services, including our software development kits and packages distributed via npm, are released under the GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0). Your use of those components is governed by the terms of the GPL-3.0 license accompanying them. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and the GPL-3.0 license as it applies to those components, the GPL-3.0 license controls with respect to those components.
Nothing in these Terms limits any right granted to you under an applicable open-source license.
The disclaimers of warranty and limitations of liability in Sections 9 and 10 apply to your use of the Services generally and are in addition to, and not in limitation of, any disclaimer contained in an applicable open-source license.
License to use the Services. Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, and excluding components licensed to you under an open-source license, we grant you a personal, worldwide, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Services for their intended purpose.
Our rights. Except for components licensed under an open-source license and any third-party materials, we own all right, title, and interest in and to the Services, including the Altana Network name, logos, brand assets, website content, documentation text, and design. Except as expressly stated in these Terms or in an applicable open-source license, nothing grants you any ownership or other rights in the Services.
Feedback. Any feedback, bug reports, suggestions, or ideas you provide about the Services are voluntary. We may use, disclose, and exploit such feedback freely and without obligation or compensation to you.
You may use the Services only in compliance with this Agreement, applicable third-party terms, and all applicable laws and regulations. You may not:
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion and by any technically available means, to restrict or revoke your access to the Services — in whole or in part, temporarily or permanently — if we suspect that you have engaged in any conduct prohibited above, that you are subject to sanctions, that you have acquired cryptoassets by unlawful means, or that your use of the Services exposes us to legal or regulatory risk.
We are under no obligation to monitor or screen. We do not represent that we screen wallet addresses, users, or transactions, and we assume no obligation to do so. Any right reserved in these Terms is a right and not a duty, and our failure to exercise it in any instance is not a waiver.
The protocol itself is permissionless. Any restriction we apply affects only your access to the Services we operate. We do not control access to the underlying smart contracts, which anyone may interact with directly.
Investigation. We reserve the right to investigate suspected violations of this Agreement and to disclose information as necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WE AND OUR PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, RELATED ENTITIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, AND LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ALTANA PARTIES”) MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE ALTANA PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR:
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY ALTANA PARTY BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, USE, BUSINESS, GOODWILL, CRYPTOASSETS, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH:
IN ADDITION, NO ALTANA PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY:
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE ALTANA PARTIES' TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FROM ALL CAUSES OF ACTION AND ALL THEORIES OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100.00).
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL ANY ALTANA PARTY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER ANY CRYPTOASSET AS DAMAGES, TO PERFORM SPECIFICALLY, OR TO PROVIDE ANY OTHER REMEDY. IF DAMAGES ARE CALCULATED BY REFERENCE TO THE VALUE OF ANY CRYPTOASSET, THAT CALCULATION SHALL BE BASED ON THE LOWEST VALUE OF THE CRYPTOASSET DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN ACCRUAL OF THE CLAIM AND THE AWARD.
THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ANY ALTANA PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THEY APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS HAS BEEN BREACHED OR HAS PROVEN INEFFECTIVE.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of certain liabilities. To the extent applicable law does not permit the disclaimers or limitations above, the scope of any warranty and the extent of the Altana Parties' liability will be the minimum permitted under that law.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Altana Parties from and against any claim, demand, loss, or damage, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or relating to:
We reserve the right, at your expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you. You agree to cooperate with our defense and will not settle any claim without our prior written consent.
Please read this carefully
IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY HEAR YOUR CLAIMS.
Good faith negotiation. Before commencing any legal proceeding, including arbitration, you and we agree to attempt to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services (a “Dispute”) through good faith negotiation. The aggrieved party must provide written notice specifying the nature and details of the Dispute. The receiving party has thirty (30) days to respond. Within sixty (60) days of the initial notice, the parties shall confer by videoconference or telephone. If the Dispute is not resolved within ninety (90) days of the initial notice, either party may submit the Dispute to arbitration.
Agreement to arbitrate. Any Dispute not resolved through the process above shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The seat and place of arbitration shall be Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator with experience in software, internet technology, and, ideally, blockchain technology. The arbitrator's award of damages must be consistent with Section 11. Except as required by law, neither party may disclose the existence, content, or result of any arbitration without the other party's prior written consent.
Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court, and either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property rights.
Class action and jury waiver. UNLESS YOU TIMELY OPT OUT AS DESCRIBED BELOW, YOU AND WE EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. UNLESS BOTH PARTIES AGREE IN WRITING, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON'S CLAIMS OR PRESIDE OVER ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to founders@altana.network within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms. Your notice must include your name and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. Opting out does not affect any other provision of this Agreement.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT SEEK AN INJUNCTION OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH OR PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION, OR EXPLOITATION OF THE SERVICES OR ANY WEBSITE, APPLICATION, CONTENT, PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNED, LICENSED, USED, OR CONTROLLED BY ANY ALTANA PARTY.
This Agreement remains in effect until terminated. You may terminate it at any time by ceasing all use of the Services.
We may terminate this Agreement and deny you access to the Services at any time, with or without cause and without notice, including if we reasonably believe that your use of the Services exposes us to legal or regulatory risk, that you are using the Services unlawfully, that you have breached this Agreement, or that it is no longer commercially viable to provide the Services to you.
WE MAY MODIFY, SUSPEND, OR DISCONTINUE THE SERVICES OR REMOVE ANY CONTENT AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY PERIOD, WITHOUT NOTICE AND WITHOUT OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THE SERVICES.
Sections 4 through 8 and 10 through 18 survive termination.
Termination of your access to the Services does not affect your ability to interact directly with the protocol's smart contracts, which we do not control access to.
This Agreement and any dispute arising out of or relating to it or the Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law and the unenforceable portion severed. The remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.
Assignment. We may assign or transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, without your consent, including to any affiliate or successor in interest. You may not assign or transfer any rights or obligations under this Agreement without our prior written consent.
Entire agreement. This Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy and any policies posted by us on the Services, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Services and supersedes all prior agreements, communications, and proposals, whether oral or written, including any prior version of these Terms. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
No third-party beneficiaries. Except for the Altana Parties, this Agreement creates no third-party beneficiary rights.
Force majeure. We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government action, labor disputes, internet or telecommunications failures, blockchain network failures or congestion, and cyberattacks.
Questions about these Terms may be sent to founders@altana.network.
Serendipity Global Inc.