Terms and Conditions

Last Revised: March28, 2020
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND ALL TERMS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THE SITE.

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to your access to, and use of, the websites of Emirates Genesis Group SA. and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (“GenesisOne,” “we” or “us”), including www.eggroupinternational.com and www.genesisonetoken.com (collectively, the “Sites”). These Terms do not alter the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with GenesisOne for products, services or otherwise (collectively, “Agreement”). To the extent there is a conflict between any Agreement and these Terms, the terms of the Agreement shall govern.

Emirates Genesis Group SA and GenesisOne reserves the right to change or modify these Terms at any time in its sole discretion and without prior specific notice to you. GenesisOnewill change the “Last Revised” date at the top of these Terms when such changes or modifications are made, which shall be effective immediately. Your continued use of the Website will indicate your acceptance of such changed or modified Terms.

GenesisOne reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend, or cancel the Website or any portion of the Website or Services without prior notice to you, and to block or prevent your future access to, and use of, the Site.

1. ELIGIBILITY

By accessing or using the Site, you represent and warrant that you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Site. You represent and warrant that you are not: (a) located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country to which the United States has embargoed goods or services; (b) identified as a “Specially Designated National”, or (c) placed on the Commerce Department’s Denied Persons List. You further represent and warrant that you will not use the Site if the laws of your country prohibit you from doing so in accordance with these Terms.

2. PRIVACY POLICY

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information about how GenesisOnecollects, uses and discloses information about its users.

3. COPYRIGHT AND LIMITED LICENSE

Unless otherwise indicated on the Site, the Site and all content and other materials on the Site, including, without limitation, the Emirates Genesis Group SA and GenesisOnelogo and all designs, text, graphics, pictures, information, data, software, sound files, other files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, “GenesisOneMaterials”) are the proprietary property of Emirates Genesis Group SA and GenesisOneor its licensors or users and are protected by U.S., EU and international copyright laws.

You are granted a limited, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Site and GenesisOneMaterials subject to these Terms. Except as expressly permitted on the Site, in these Terms or otherwise in writing by Emirates Genesis Group SA or GenesisOne, such license does not include: (a) any resale or commercial use of the Site or the GenesisOneMaterials; (b) the distribution, public performance or public display of any GenesisOneMaterials; (c) modifying or otherwise making any derivative uses of the Site and the GenesisOneMaterials, or any portion thereof; (d) use of any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (e) downloading (other than the page caching) of any portion of the Site, the GenesisOneMaterials or any information contained therein; or (f) any use of the Site or the GenesisOneMaterials other than for its intended purpose. Any use of the Site or the GenesisOneMaterials other than as specifically authorized herein, without the prior written permission of Ripple, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein. Such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws, including, without limitation, copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Terms will be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. This license is revocable at any time.

4. COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

If you believe anything on the Site infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our Designated Agent as set forth below.

Email Address of Designated Agent: compliance@eggroupinternational.com

Please see 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) for the requirements of a proper notification. You should note that if you knowingly misrepresent in your notification that the material or activity is infringing, you will be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by us or the alleged infringer as the result of our relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing.

5. USER CONTENT

The Site may include interactive areas or services (“Interactive Areas”) in which you or other users may create, post, send or store ads, messages, materials, data, information, text, music, sound, photos, video, graphics, applications, code, links or other items or content on the Site (“User Content”). By using the Site, you agree not to post, upload to, transmit, distribute, store, create or otherwise publish or send through the Site any of the following:

User Content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent, false, misleading or otherwise objectionable; b. User Content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law; c. User Content that may impinge upon the publicity, privacy or data protection rights of others, including pictures or information about another individual where you have not obtained such individual’s consent; d. User Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party. By posting any User Content, you represent and warrant that you have the lawful right to distribute and reproduce such User Content; e. User Content that impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity; f. Viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files; or g. User Content that, in the sole judgment of Ripple, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Interactive Areas, the Site, or which may expose Ripple, to any harm or liability of any type.

GenesisOnedoes not control, take responsibility for or assume liability for any User Content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third party, or for any loss or damage thereto, nor is GenesisOneliable for any user conduct or any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter. When you participate in Interactive Areas, you understand that certain information and content you choose to post may be displayed publicly or to select users. You are solely responsible for your use of the Site and the Interactive Areas and use them at your own risk.

If you become aware of User Content that you believe violates these Terms, you may report it by emailing compliance@eggroupinternational.com. Enforcement of the Terms, however, is solely in our discretion and the absence of enforcement of these Terms in some instances does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce the Terms in other instances. In addition, these Terms do not create any private right of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation or promise that the Site will not contain any content that is prohibited by the Terms. Although GenesisOnehas no obligation to screen, edit or monitor any of the User Content posted on the Site, GenesisOnereserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to remove, screen or edit any User Content posted or stored on the Site at any time and for any reason without notice, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies and replacing any User Content you post or store on the Site at your sole cost and expense. Any use of the Site in violation of these Terms may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Interactive Areas and/or the Site.

Except as otherwise provided herein, on the Site or in a separate agreement (such as the rules of a GenesisOnecontest), GenesisOneclaims no ownership or control over any User Content. However, if you post User Content to the Site, you grant GenesisOnea nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such User Content on our websites and on third-party sites. This license will terminate when you remove your User Content, except that the license will continue with respect to any off-site uses that have already been made and any cached or archived uses that may still exist when User Content is removed. By posting User Content, you hereby release GenesisOneand its agents and employees from any claims that such use, as authorized above, violates any of your rights and you understand that you will not be entitled to any additional compensation for any use of your User Content.

By posting User Content to the Site, you represent and warrant that: (a) such User Content is non-confidential; (b) you own and control all of the rights to the User Content or you otherwise have the right to post and use such User Content and to grant the rights to GenesisOnethat you grant in these Terms; (c) the User Content is accurate and not misleading or harmful in any manner; and (d) the User Content, and your use and posting thereof in connection with this Site, does not, and will not, violate these Terms or any applicable law, rule or regulation.

6. REPEAT INFRINGER POLICY

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable law, Emirates Genesis Group SA and GenesisOnehas adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and in Emirates Genesis Group SA sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. GenesisOnemay also, in its sole discretion, limit access to the Site and/or terminate the Account of any user who infringes any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

7. TRADEMARKS

“Emirates Genesis Group SA,” “GenesisOne,” the GenesisOne logo and any other GenesisOneproduct or service name, logo or slogans contained in the Site are trademarks or service marks of Emirates Genesis Group SA and GenesisOne(the “GenesisOneMarks”) and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, except as expressly permitted in these Terms or on the Site or with the prior written permission of Emirates Genesis Group SA. You may not use any metatags or any other “hidden text” utilizing any GenesisOneMarks without our prior written permission. In addition, the look and feel of the Site, including all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts, is the service mark, trademark and/or trade dress of GenesisOneand is part of the GenesisOneMarks and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission except as expressly permitted herein or on the Site. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned in the Site are the property of their respective owners and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the written permission of the applicable trademark holder. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by us.

8. HYPERLINKS

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create a text hyperlink to the Site, provided such link does not portray Emirates Genesis Group SA or GenesisOneor any of our Site in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner and provided further that the linking site does not contain any adult or illegal material or any material that is offensive, harassing or otherwise objectionable. This limited right may be revoked at any time. You may not use any GenesisOneMarks or other proprietary graphic of GenesisOneto link to the Site without the express written permission of Emirates Genesis Group SA. Further, you may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any GenesisOnetrademark, logo or other proprietary information, including the images found on the Site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page of the Site without Emirates Genesis Group SA’s express written consent. Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright or other proprietary right of Emirates Genesis Group SA, GenesisOneor any third party.

9. THIRD PARTY CONTENT

GenesisOneand its users may provide third party content on the Site and may provide links to web pages and content that are not owned or controlled by Emirates Genesis Group SA, including but not limited any third party advertisements or promotions (collectively the “Third Party Content”) as a service to those interested in this information. GenesisOnedoes not control, endorse or adopt any Third Party Content and makes no representation or warranties of any kind regarding the Third Party Content, including without limitation regarding its accuracy or completeness. You acknowledge and agree that GenesisOneis not responsible or liable in any manner for any Third Party Content and undertakes no responsibility to update or review any Third Party Content. Users use such Third Party Content contained therein at their own risk. Your business dealings or correspondence with, or participation in promotions of, any third parties, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings or promotions, are solely between you and such third parties. GenesisOneis not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or promotions or as the result of the presence of such Third Party Content on the Site.

10. FEEDBACK

You acknowledge and agree that any materials, including but not limited to questions, comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials or other information, regarding GenesisOneor the Site (collectively, “Feedback”) that are provided by you, whether by email, posting to the Site or otherwise, are non-confidential and will become the sole property of Emirates Genesis Group SA. Emirates Genesis Group SA and GenesisOnewill own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and will be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of such Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

11. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Emirates Genesis Group SAand GenesisOne, its independent contractors, service providers and consultants, and their respective directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Site; (b) any User Content or Feedback you provide; (c) your violation of these Terms; (d) your violation of any rights of another; or (e) your conduct in connection with the Site. Some jurisdictions limit consumer indemnities, so some or all of the indemnity provisions above may not apply to you. If you are obligated to indemnify us, we will have the right, in our sole and unfettered discretion, to control any action or proceeding and determine whether we wish to settle it, and if so, on what terms.

12. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA AND GENESISONEPROVIDES NO GUARANTEE AS TO THE PERFORMANCE OR THE UNINTERRUPTED AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE OR THE EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA/GENESISONEMATERIALS. THE SITE AND EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA/GENESISONEMATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA &GENESISONEDISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AS TO THE SITE AND THE INFORMATION, CONTENT AND MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN. EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA/GENESISONEDOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA AND GENESISONEMATERIALS OR THE SITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE. WHILE EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA &GENESISONEATTEMPTS TO MAKE YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE SAFE, EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA/GENESISONECANNOT AND DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES FROM ANY DOWNLOAD.

Emirates Genesis Group SA/GenesisOnereserves the right to change any and all content contained in the Site at any time without notice. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by Ripple.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED TERMS IN CONTRACTS WITH CONSUMERS, SO SOME OR ALL OF THE DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA/GENESISONE, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, THE GENESISONEMATERIALS OR THE CONTENT OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM RELIANCE BY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA, OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR EMAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA/GENESISONE’sRECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SITE. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA/GENESISONE’s, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA/GENESISONEFOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN CONTRACTS WITH CONSUMERS, SO SOME OR ALL OF THESE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

14. MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITE

Emirates Genesis Group SA and GenesisOnereserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site or any features or portions thereof without prior notice. You agree that GenesisOnewill not be liable for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Site or any part thereof.

15. APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE

These Terms and your use of the Site will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, Panama, Estonia, Malta, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Terms not subject to arbitration (as set forth below), will be filed in the jurisdiction and federal courts located in the United States or European Union Court as chosen by Emirates Genesis Group SA and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of these Terms.

16. ARBITRATION

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES WITH EMIRATES GENESIS GROUP SA/GENESISONEAND IT LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF.

You and Emirates Genesis Group SA/GenesisOneagree to arbitrate any dispute arising from these Terms or relating to the Site, except that you and Emirates Genesis Group SA/GenesisOneare not required to arbitrate any dispute in which either party seeks equitable or other relief for the alleged unlawful use of copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, trade secrets or patents. ARBITRATION PREVENTS YOU FROM SUING IN COURT OR FROM HAVING A JURY TRIAL. You and Emirates Genesis Group SA/GenesisOneagree that you will notify each other of any dispute within thirty (30) days of when it arises, that you will attempt informal resolution prior to any demand for arbitration, that any arbitration will occur in the United States or European Union as chosen by Emirates Genesis Group SAand that arbitration will be conducted confidentially by a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules of JAMS. You and Emirates Genesis Group SA/GenesisOnealso agree that the state or federal courts in the United States or European Union have exclusive jurisdiction over any appeals of an arbitration award and over any suit between the parties not subject to arbitration. In any arbitration, the parties will not seek discovery from each other, and the arbitrator shall not allow parties to engage in discovery; rather, each party shall disclose the evidence supporting their positions at some mutually agreeable time and date prior to the final hearing. Other than class procedures and remedies discussed below, the arbitrator has the authority to grant any remedy that would otherwise be available in court. Neither you nor we will participate in a class action or class-wide arbitration for any claims covered by these Terms. You also agree not to participate in claims brought in an private attorney general or representative capacity, or consolidated claims involving another person, if Emirates Genesis Group SA/GenesisOneis a party to the proceeding. If the prohibition against class actions and other claims brought on behalf of third parties contained above is found to be unenforceable, then that language shall be deemed to have been dropped from the Terms and the remaining obligations relating to arbitration shall continue in full force and effect.

17. SURVIVAL

Sections 5 (User Content), 7 (Trademarks), 9 (Third Party Content) ,10 (Feedback), 11 (Indemnification), 12 (Disclaimer of Warranties), 13 (Limitation on Liability), 15 (Applicable Law and Venue), 16 (Arbitration), this Section 17 (Survival) and Section 18 (Severability) will survive any termination or expiration of these Terms.

18. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.