# Terms of Use
### 1. Purpose, acceptance and service provider
These Terms govern access to and use of the alphayields.ai website/services, including, where applicable, associated digital interfaces (including dApp) and any functionalities made available therein (together, the “Services”).
The owner of the Services is alphayields.ai, with a registered office in Portugal, whereas (“AlphaYields”). By accessing the Services, the user accepts these Terms.
Legal references: Civil Code, Articles 405 and 406 (contractual autonomy and binding effect); Decree-Law No. 7/2004 (online services and provider information).
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### 2. Nature of the Services and purely descriptive information
AlphaYields makes available information and functionalities relating to an ecosystem of liquid yield-bearing assets and strategies in a blockchain/DeFi environment, as described in informational materials (including the whitepaper).
Descriptive content is for information purposes and may be updated. In the event of any discrepancy between informational materials and these Terms, these Terms shall prevail.
Legal references: Decree-Law No. 57/2008 (non-misleading information and material omissions); Decree-Law No. 7/2004 (online information and communications).
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### 3. Eligibility, lawful use and geographical restrictions
The User declares that they are at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in their jurisdiction) and have legal capacity to accept these Terms.
The User undertakes to use the Services lawfully. Access may be restricted in prohibited jurisdictions and for persons/entities subject to sanctions.
Legal references: Civil Code (capacity); EU sanctions regimes (CFSP Decisions/Council Regulations); GDPR, Article 6(1)(c) and (f); Regulation (EU) 2018/302 (geoblocking – limits and exceptions for legal compliance).
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### 4. No advice and no offer
The Services do not constitute financial, legal, tax or accounting advice, nor personalised recommendations.
Unless expressly indicated and duly authorised, nothing in the Services constitutes a public offer, solicitation or regulated activity.
Legal references: Decree-Law No. 57/2008 (clarity and non-misleading statements); MiCA – Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (where applicable to the model).
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### 5. Risks: crypto-assets, DeFi, smart contracts and losses
The User acknowledges that crypto-assets and DeFi strategies involve high risk, including the risk of total loss, volatility, liquidity risks, failures/exploits, smart contract errors, slippage, transaction costs and market events.
The User accepts that decisions and transactions are made at their own risk.
Legal references: Decree-Law No. 57/2008 (material information on risk); Decree-Law No. 446/85 (clarity of standard terms); Civil Code, Article 762 (good faith).
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### 6. Wallets, private keys and irreversibility
The User is solely responsible for their wallet, private keys, seed phrase and the security of their devices.
Blockchain transactions are, as a rule, irreversible.
Legal references: Decree-Law No. 446/85 (transparency); Civil Code (liability and assumption of risk within legal limits).
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### 7. Fees and costs
Fees charged by AlphaYields may apply (including, where applicable, a performance fee) as well as network and third-party costs (gas fees, bridging, protocol costs).
Fees and their method of calculation will be disclosed in the interface where applicable.
Legal references: Decree-Law No. 57/2008 (cost transparency); if a B2C relationship and distance contracting apply: Decree-Law No. 24/2014 (pre-contractual information).
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### 8. Intellectual property
The Website and its content (trade marks, text, software and design) are protected by intellectual property rights; the User obtains only a limited licence to use them for personal and lawful purposes.
Legal references: Copyright and Related Rights Code; Industrial Property Code.
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### 9. Prohibited conduct
It is prohibited to use the Services for fraud, intrusion, exploitation of vulnerabilities, sanctions violations, or any unlawful purposes, including circumventing geoblocking by VPN/proxy.
Legal references: Decree-Law No. 7/2004 (abusive use of online services); EU sanctions regimes; GDPR, Article 32 (security); Law No. 83/2017 (AML/CTF, where applicable to the operator).
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### 10. Suspension, restriction and termination of access
AlphaYields may restrict or suspend access where necessary for reasons of security, legal compliance, investigation of abuse or breach of these Terms.
Legal references: Civil Code (good faith and contractual protection); Decree-Law No. 7/2004; GDPR, Article 32 (security).
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### 11. Disclaimer of warranties
The Services are provided “as is” and “as available”, without any warranty of continuity, error-free operation or profitability.
Legal references: Decree-Law No. 446/85 (standard terms – clarity and control); Decree-Law No. 57/2008 (prohibition of misleading implied guarantees); Civil Code (mandatory limits).
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### 12. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, AlphaYields shall not be liable for indirect or consequential losses and does not guarantee results.
In any event, liability is not excluded where the law prohibits such exclusion.
Legal references: Civil Code (civil liability – Articles 483 et seq.); Decree-Law No. 446/85 (unfairness/limits); mandatory consumer law, where applicable.
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### 13. Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by Portuguese law.
The competent court shall be \[ ], without prejudice to mandatory rules applicable to consumers.
Legal references: Rome I (Regulation 593/2008); Brussels I bis (Regulation 1215/2012).
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### 14. Amendments
AlphaYields may amend these Terms by publishing an updated version on the Website with the relevant date.
Legal references: Decree-Law No. 446/85 (communication and transparency); Civil Code (good faith).
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