Please read these Terms of Use (these “Terms”) carefully. This Site and any related websites, platforms, or subdomains that link to these Terms and are operated by Laurium Corp. (“pod network”, “us”, “our”, and “we”), its affiliates or agents is a copyrighted work belonging to pod network (collectively with all services enabled via our websites and platforms, the “Site”). Certain features of the Site may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted on the Site in connection with such features (“Supplemental Terms”). All such Supplemental Terms are incorporated by reference into these Terms.
THESE TERMS SET FORTH THE LEGALLY BINDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE SITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU ARE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT), AND YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AUTHORITY, AND CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO THESE TERMS (ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR THE ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT). YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR ACCEPT THE TERMS IF YOU ARE NOT AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS AND/OR USE THE SITE.
For the avoidance of doubt, the pod network protocol, including all mainnet and testnet versions thereof (the “Protocol”), is not part of the Site and is not a service made available by pod network. pod network does not have actual or constructive administrative control over the Protocol or your use thereof, and cannot access, transfer, or take custody of your digital assets, nor can pod network upgrade or modify any existing smart contracts that are part of the Protocol. pod network has no obligation to monitor or control any use of the Protocol by third parties and/or any use of the Protocol that does not take place on or through the Site. pod network makes no representations or warranties about the functionality of the Protocol. All use of the Protocol is undertaken at your own risk, and pod network is not and shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any loss or damage arising from or connected to your or any third party’s use of the Protocol. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the terms of Sections 5 and 6 of these Terms apply, mutatis mutandis, to any claims arising out of your use of the Protocol. THE PROTOCOL IS MADE AVAILABLE ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITH ALL FAULTS, AND YOU ACCESS AND/OR INTERACT WITH THE PROTOCOL AT YOUR OWN RISK.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SECTION 8.2 CONTAINS PROVISIONS GOVERNING HOW TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND POD NETWORK. AMONG OTHER THINGS, SECTION 8.2 INCLUDES AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE WHICH REQUIRES, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND US SHALL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION. SECTION 8.2 ALSO CONTAINS A CLASS ACTION AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER. PLEASE READ SECTION 8.2 CAREFULLY.
UNLESS YOU OPT OUT OF THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE WITHIN 30 DAYS: (1) YOU WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE DISPUTES OR CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF AGAINST US ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION; AND (2) YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO PURSUE DISPUTES OR CLAIMS AND SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.
1. Access to the Site
1.1 License and Eligibility. Subject to these Terms (including your eligibility to use the Site, pod network grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited license to use and access the Site solely for your own personal, noncommercial use.
1.2 pod network Developer Tools. Your use of any software, associated documentation, and other related materials that are linked to and made available via the Site (“Developer Tools”) is governed by the terms of the license agreement that accompanies or is included with the Developer Tools, or by the license agreement expressly stated on the website page(s) accompanying the Developer Tools. These license terms may be posted with the Developer Tools download or on the website page where the Developer Tools can be accessed. Unless you agree to the terms of such license agreement, you shall not use, download, install, access, or otherwise use in any way, any Developer Tools that include or are accompanied by a license agreement. At no time will pod network provide you with any tangible copy of the Developer Tools. pod network delivers access to the Developer Tools via electronic transfer or download and does not use or deliver any tangible media in connection with the (i) delivery, installation, update, or problem resolution of any Developer Tool (including any new releases); or (ii) delivery, correction, or update of documentation. For the purposes of this section, tangible media shall include, but is not limited to, any compact disk, card, flash drive, or any other comparable physical medium. Unless the accompanying license agreement expressly allows otherwise, any copying or redistribution of the Developer Tools is prohibited, including any copying or redistribution of the Developer Tools to any other server or location, or redistribution or use on a service bureau basis. If there is any conflict between these Terms and the license agreement, the license agreement takes precedence in relation to that Developer Tool (except as provided in the following sentence). If the Developer Tool is a pre-release version, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary included within an accompanying license agreement, you are not permitted to use or otherwise rely on the Developer Tools for any commercial or production purposes, and you use such pre-release version of the applicable Developer Tool at your own risk. If you and pod network have not entered into a separate license agreement with respect to your use of the Developer Tools or if no license agreement accompanies use of the Developer Tools, use of the Developer Tools will be governed by these Terms, and, subject to your compliance with these Terms, pod network grants you a non-assignable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-exclusive license to use the Developer Tools in a manner permitted by these Terms for so long as these Terms are in effect. Any breach by you of any of these Terms shall immediately terminate your license to the Developer Tools. You acknowledge and agree that, unless otherwise set forth in a written license agreement, pod network has no obligation to continue to make any Developer Tools available, and that pod network in its sole discretion may terminate your license to the Developer Tools at any point. Some Developer Tools may be offered under an open-source license that we will make available to you on the Site or upon your written request. There may be provisions in the open-source license that expressly override these Terms.
1.3 Certain Restrictions. The rights granted to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions: (a) you shall not license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Site or any Developer Tools, whether in whole or in part, or any content displayed on the Site or any Developer Tools; (b) you shall not modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile, or reverse engineer any part of the Site or any Developer Tools; (c) you shall not access the Site or any Developer Tools in order to build a similar or competitive website, product, or service; and (d) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Site or any Developer Tools may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, or transmitted in any form or by any means. Unless otherwise indicated, any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Site or any Developer Tools shall be subject to these Terms. All copyright and other proprietary notices on the Site (or on any content displayed on the Site) must be retained on all copies thereof.
1.4 Modification. pod network reserves the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site or any Developer Tools (in whole or in part) with or without notice to you. You agree that pod network will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Site or any part thereof.
1.5 No Support or Maintenance. You acknowledge and agree that pod network will have no obligation to provide you with any support or maintenance in connection with the Site.
1.6 Ownership. Including any User Content that you may provide (defined below), you acknowledge that all the intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, in the Site and its content are owned by pod network or pod network’s suppliers or licensors. Neither these Terms (nor your access to the Site) transfers to you or any third party any rights, title, or interest in or to such intellectual property rights, except for the limited access rights expressly set forth in Section 1.1. pod network and its suppliers reserve all rights not granted in these Terms. There are no implied licenses granted under these Terms.
1.7 Feedback. If you provide pod network with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Site (“Feedback”), you hereby grant pod network a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, nonexclusive right and license to use and fully exploit such Feedback and related information in any manner it deems appropriate. pod network will treat any Feedback you provide to pod network as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that you will not submit to pod network any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary.
2. User Content
2.1 User Content. “User Content” means any and all information and content that a user submits to, or uses with, the Site (e.g., content in the user’s postings). You are solely responsible for your User Content. You assume all risks associated with use of your User Content, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness or usefulness by others, or any disclosure of your User Content that personally identifies you or any third party. You hereby represent and warrant that your User Content does not violate our Acceptable Use Policy (defined in Section 2.3). You may not represent or imply to others that your User Content is in any way provided, sponsored or endorsed by pod network. Since you alone are responsible for your User Content, you may expose yourself to liability if, for example, your User Content violates the Acceptable Use Policy. pod network is not obligated to backup any User Content, and your User Content may be deleted at any time without prior notice. You are solely responsible for creating and maintaining your own backup copies of your User Content if you desire.
2.2 License. You hereby grant (and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant) to pod network an irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free and fully paid, worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display and perform, prepare derivative works of, incorporate into other works, and otherwise use and exploit your User Content, and to grant sublicenses of the foregoing rights, solely for the purposes of including your User Content in the Site. You hereby irrevocably waive (and agree to cause to be waived) any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to your User Content.
2.3 Acceptable Use Policy. The following terms constitute our “Acceptable Use Policy”:
2.4 Enforcement. We reserve the right (but have no obligation) to review, refuse and/or remove any User Content in our sole discretion, and to investigate and/or take appropriate action against you in our sole discretion if you violate the Acceptable Use Policy or any other provision of these Terms or otherwise create liability for us or any other person. Such action may include removing or modifying your User Content and/or reporting you to law enforcement authorities.
2.5 Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement. It is pod network’s policy to terminate membership privileges of any user who repeatedly infringes copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights upon prompt notification to pod network by the respective intellectual property owner or their legal agent. Without limiting the foregoing, if you believe that your work has been copied and posted on the Site in a way that constitutes intellectual property rights infringement, please provide our designated intellectual property agent with the following information: (a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right; (b) a description of the copyrighted work, trademark, or other intellectual property right that you claim has been infringed; (c) a description of the location on the Site of the material that you claim is infringing; (d) your address, telephone number, and email address; (e) a written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right owner, its agent or the law; and (f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right owner or authorized to act on the copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right owner’s behalf. Contact information for pod network’s designated agent for notice of claims of infringement is as follows: Copyright Manager, c/o ops@pod.network.
3. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold pod network (and its officers, employees, and agents) harmless, including costs and attorneys’ fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of (a) your use of the Site, including any Information (defined below) or other content contained on or made available through the Site, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your violation of applicable laws or regulations, or (d) your User Content. pod network reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims. You agree not to settle any matter without the prior written consent of pod network. pod network will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.
4. Third-Party Services; Other Users
4.1 Third-Party Services. The Site may contain links to third-party websites and services, and/or display advertisements for third parties (collectively, “Third-Party Services”). Such Third-Party Services are not under the control of pod network, and pod network is not responsible for any Third-Party Services. pod network provides access to these Third-Party Services only as a convenience to you, and does not review, approve, monitor, endorse, warrant, or make any representations with respect to Third-Party Services. You use all Third-Party Services at your own risk and should apply a suitable level of caution and discretion in doing so. When you click on or interact with any of the Third-Party Services, the applicable third party’s terms and policies apply, including the third party’s privacy and data gathering practices. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction in connection with such Third-Party Services.
4.2 Other Users. Each Site user is solely responsible for any and all of its own User Content. Since we do not control User Content, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for any User Content, whether provided by you or by others. We make no guarantees regarding the accuracy, currency, suitability, appropriateness, or quality of any User Content. Your interactions with other Site users are solely between you and such users. You agree that pod network will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred as the result of any such interactions. If there is a dispute between you and any Site user, we are under no obligation to become involved.
4.3 Release. You hereby release and forever discharge pod network (and our officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns) from, and hereby waive and relinquish, each and every past, present, and future dispute, claim, controversy, demand, right, obligation, liability, action, and cause of action of every kind and nature (including personal injuries, death, and property damage), that has arisen or arises directly or indirectly out of, or that relates directly or indirectly to, the Site (including any interactions with, or act or omission of, other Site users or any Third-Party Services). IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU HEREBY WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542 IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, WHICH STATES: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”
5. Disclaimers
5.2 POD NETWORK IS NOT AN INVESTMENT OR FINANCIAL ADVISOR. NEITHER POD NETWORK NOR ITS SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTMENT AND OTHER FINANCIAL DECISIONS OR DAMAGES, OR OTHER LOSSES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE. NEITHER POD NETWORK NOR ITS SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN “EXPERT” UNDER THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LEGISLATION IN YOUR JURISDICTION. NEITHER POD NETWORK NOR ITS SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THIS SITE COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY APPLICABLE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR ANY SIMILAR ORGANIZATION OR REGULATOR OR WITH THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
5.3 As part of the Site, you may have access to materials that are hosted or made available by another party, including Third-Party Services. You agree that it is impossible for pod network to monitor such materials and that you access these materials at your own risk.
5.4 POD NETWORK ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIMELINESS, DELETION, MIS-DELIVERY OR FAILURE TO STORE ANY USER CONTENT, COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN USERS, OR PERSONALIZATION SETTINGS.
5.5 All information, materials, claims, content, blog posts, white papers, marketing materials, designs, algorithms, estimates, roadmaps, specifications, and performance measurements (“Information”) provided or described on the Site are made without representation or warranty of any kind. It is up to you to independently validate the accuracy of such Information. Furthermore, nothing on the Site constitutes a solicitation for investment. Any content produced by pod network has not been subject to audit. pod network does not encourage, induce, or sanction the deployment, integration, or use of the Site in violation of applicable laws or regulations and hereby prohibits any such deployment, integration or use. This includes use of the Site by you (a) in violation of export control or sanctions laws of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction, (b) if you are located in or ordinarily resident in a country or territory subject to comprehensive sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Asset Control, or (c) if you are or are working on behalf of a Specially Designated National (“SDN”) or a person subject to similar blocking or denied party prohibitions. You should be aware that U.S. export control and sanctions laws prohibit U.S. person (and other persons that are subject to such laws) from transacting with persons in certain countries and territories or that are on the SDN list.
6. Limitation on Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL POD NETWORK (OR OUR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, EVEN IF POD NETWORK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THEREFROM.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, OUR LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION), WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ($100). THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT. YOU AGREE THAT OUR SUPPLIERS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS.
7. Term and Termination. Subject to this Section, these Terms will remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. We may suspend or terminate your rights to use the Site at any time for any reason at our sole discretion, including for any use of the Site in violation of these Terms. Upon termination of your rights under these Terms, your right to access and use the Site will terminate immediately. You understand that any termination your license herein involve deletion of your User Content from our live databases. pod network will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any termination of your rights under these Terms, including deletion of your User Content. Even after your rights under these Terms are terminated, the following provisions of these Terms will remain in effect: Sections 1.3 through 1.7 and Sections 2 through 8.
8. General
8.1 Changes. These Terms are subject to occasional revision, and if we make any substantial changes, we may notify you by prominently posting notice of the changes on our Site. Continued use of our Site following notice of such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.
8.2 Dispute Resolution. Please read the following arbitration agreement in this Section (the “Arbitration Agreement”) carefully. It requires you to arbitrate Disputes with pod network, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives (collectively, the “pod network Parties”) and limits the manner in which you can seek relief from the pod network Parties.
8.3 Governing Law. These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice of law provisions that might provide for the laws of any other jurisdiction. To the extent that any claim arising from or related to these Terms or your use of the Site or Developer Tools is permitted under these Terms to be heard in any court, you and we acknowledge and agree that the state and federal courts in Delaware shall have exclusive venue and jurisdiction over such claims.
8.4 Export. The Site may be subject to U.S. export control laws and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. You agree not to export, reexport, or transfer, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from pod network, or any products utilizing such data, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations.
8.5 Disclosures. pod network is located at the address in Section 8.9. If you are a California resident, you may report complaints to the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Product of the California Department of Consumer Affairs by contacting them in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210.
8.6 Electronic Communications. The communications between you and pod network use electronic means, whether you use the Site or send us emails, or whether pod network posts notices on the Site or communicates with you via email. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications from pod network in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that pod network provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if they were in a hardcopy writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.
8.7 Entire Terms. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Site. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The word “including” means “including without limitation”. If any provision of these Terms is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of these Terms will be unimpaired, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. Your relationship to pod network is that of an independent contractor, and neither party is an agent or partner of the other. These Terms, and your rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by you without pod network’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. pod network may freely assign these Terms. The terms and conditions set forth in these Terms shall be binding upon assignees.
8.8 Copyright/Trademark Information. Copyright © 2025 Laurium Corp. All rights reserved. All trademarks, logos, and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on the Site are our property or the property of other third parties. You are not permitted to use these Marks without our prior written consent or the consent of such third party which may own the Marks.
8.9 Contact Information.
pod network (Laurium Corp)
148 Lafayette Street, 3rd floor
New York, NY 10013
+1 (646) 362-1240
ops@pod.network