OORT AION Terms of Use

Last Updated: April 29, 2026

This OORT AION Terms of Use contains the terms and conditions that govern your access to and use of OORT AION services and products and is an agreement between OORT (“we,” “us,” or “our”) and you (“the User”, “you” or “your”). OORT AION may allow you to submit, post, or display content, including but not limited to text, photos, audios, videos, or other materials (collectively, “content” or “user content”). This Terms of Use takes effect when you start accessing and using OORT AION (the “Effective Date”). You represent to us that you are lawfully able to enter into this agreement (e.g., you are not a minor).

The OORT AION is open to all users worldwide. Submitting information is strictly voluntary. By doing so, you are giving OORT your permission to use the information for the intended purpose. It is important for you to carefully read this Terms of Use before making any decision. You should read this Terms of Use in full. If you do not agree with the Terms of Use or if you are not lawfully able to enter into contracts or you are under 18 years of age, then you are not permitted to use OORT AION. You should stop accessing our Services. Your accessing and using our Services means that you accept this Terms of Use.

We may update our Terms of Use from time to time and the update will be effective when we post the update. Your continuous accessing and using our Products and Services will be deemed as a consent to the update. You shall also comply with OORT’s other Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Disclaimers, other Policies, and other applicable rules as updated by OORT on its website and App from time to time. OORT AION reserves the sole and absolute right to contact you, or to remove or suspend your account(s) if we suspect your use of OORT AION violates this Terms of Use and/or any other Policies, and other applicable rules. Your access or use of OORT AION shall automatically terminate.

General Terms of Use

Acknowledgement of Risks

The User understands and accepts that the OORT AION underlying software application and software platform, the internet, the blockchain-based network, the Product and other involved software, technology components and/or platforms concerned with OORT AION may be exposed to attacks by hackers or other individuals that could result in theft, falsification, tampering, or loss of the User’s final submission and/or completed tasks.

The User understands and accepts that public blockchain-based systems depend on independent validators, and therefore may be vulnerable to consensus attacks including, but not limited to, double-spend attacks, majority voting power attacks, race condition attacks and censorship attacks. Any successful attacks present a risk to such system, and expected proper execution and sequencing of software computations, including loss of the User’s entire content.

1.3

The User understands and accepts that OORT AION is built on an in-built decentralized governance system. For this reason, it is possible that the decentralized governance system adopts proposals that have an adverse effect on the useful functioning of such networks. If a decentralized governance system is attacked, or becomes controlled either directly or indirectly by some party who makes unwise decisions, or the community generally makes unwise decisions, the User’s content might be greatly impacted or even completely lost.

1.4

The User understands and accepts that the software and hardware, technology and technical concepts and theories usually used by OORT AION are still in an early development stage and unproven, there is no warranty that the Product, and/or related technology will be fully developed, uninterrupted or error-free and there is an inherent risk that the technology could contain weaknesses, vulnerabilities or bugs causing, inter alia, the complete loss of the User’s entire final submission. There is no guarantee that OORT AION will be fully delivered or will remain operational for any period of time.

Publicity Nature

1.5

The User understands and accepts that your content to OORT AION will be publicly displayed to the general public. You should stop accessing our Services if you don’t want to share your content. Your continuous accessing and using our Products and Services will be deemed as a consent to publicity nature.

1.6

Unless your content contains any personal information, the User is fully aware and accepts that your content will be stored by OORT AION for unlimited time once you submit it. We keep the rights of retention of your content for unlimited time and your request for deletion of your content might be denied. You should stop accessing our Services if you don’t agree with this. Your accessing and using OORT AION will be deemed as a consent to this term.

Data Privacy

1.7

If the User provides any personal information to OORT AION, these personal information will be shared and used in accordance with OORT AION’s Privacy Policy. The User shall read carefully of this Privacy Policy and reach out to OORT immediately to datahub@oortech.com if the User has any questions or concerns about its personal information. The User must notify OORT AION if he/she has any questions or concerns regarding personal information so that OORT AION can take steps to ensure compliance with all applicable data privacy laws and regulations.

Content and Data Source Declaration

1.8

The user is exclusively responsible for the User content that they upload to OORT AION and shall indemnify and hold OORT free and harmless in connection with their use of the service. The user shall ensure that their content is suitable for open dissemination, and that it complies with OORT AION’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, and any applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, privacy, data protection and intellectual property rights. In addition, where data that was originally personal data being uploaded for open dissemination through OORT AION, the user shall ensure that such data is EITHER ANONYMIZED TO AN APPROPRIATE DEGREE OR FULLY CONSENT CLEARED. The User shall indemnify and hold OORT free and harmless in connection with their tasks and its content. Users’ tasks and its content available through OORT AION does not represent any approval or endorsement by OORT. OORT has its sole and absolute discretion to review, remove and delete any inappropriate tasks and content with or without notice to the User without any liability to OORT. OORT may also suspend or terminate the User’s account and/or access to OORT’s products and services if there’s any inappropriate tasks and content without any liability to OORT. OORT also reserves the right to investigate and take legal action against any User who uploads inappropriate task and content.

1.9

Access to OORT AION, and all its content, is provided on an “as-is”, “as-available” basis.

1.10

OORT reserves the right, without notice, at its sole discretion and without liability, (i) to alter, delete or block access to tasks and content that it deems to be inappropriate or insufficiently protected, and (ii) to restrict or remove User access where it considers that use of OORT AION interferes with its operations or violates these Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, and/or any applicable laws and regulations.

1.11

The Terms of Use, Disclaimer and Privacy Policy are subject to change by OORT at any time and without notice, other than through posting the updated Terms of Use, Disclaimer, and Privacy Policy on the OORT’s website.

1.12

OORT AION may be linked to Third-Party Web sites created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations. The presence of a link is not an OORT endorsement of the site. When users follow a link to an outside Web site, they are leaving OORT and are subject to the Terms of Use, privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside Web site(s). OORT is not responsible for any actions and/or practices of non-OORT sites.

1.13

Information OORT AION obtains from our other Services and Products, and third parties: We may obtain information about you, such as Basic Customer Information, Transaction Information and Product Usage Information as a normal part of conducting business from our other Services and Products, and from third parties, in order to proceed with OORT AION services. We do not verify the legality, accuracy, or ownership of such information. We do not guarantee that all information and data is free from third-party rights or any other potential risks. Users are responsible for ensuring that their use of any OORT AION information complies with applicable laws and regulations and take sole responsibility for using any of OORT AION information.

Intellectual Property; Limited License to Users

1.14

OORT AION creates and maintains an online marketplace where the service requesters (“the clients”) or OORT itself can submit and, once approved by OORT AION, can post tasks on OORT AION. The service provider (in most cases, the User), as independent contractors, can respond to such tasks and perform the tasks.

Except as expressly provided herein, OORT and its affiliates shall have no responsibility or liability for supervising the service providers or the service requesters, nor will OORT and its affiliates be responsible or liable for supervising any task performance. OORT explicitly disclaims itself from any transactions between the service requesters and the service providers, including but not limited to payments, content management, contracting, transactions etc. OORT AION will not claim the intellectual property related to any tasks that are completed by the service providers. OORT AION will also disclaim itself from any disputes arising related to any tasks on OORT AION, from any service requesters and any service providers, and from any disputes between any service requesters and any service providers.

1.15

OORT remains the sole owner of all right, title, and interest in OORT AION and reserves all rights not expressly granted under these Terms of Use. OORT AION may modify, replace, or discontinue OORT AION or any part thereof at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, in OORT’s sole discretion.

1.16

All content on OORT AION, including but not limited to Images, Footage, Music, and related metadata (collectively the “OORT AION Content”), as well as the selection and arrangement of the OORT AION Content, are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property laws and treaties. Any unauthorized use of any OORT AION Content violates such laws and this Terms of Use. Except as expressly provided herein or in a separate agreement, OORT does not grant any express or implied permission to use any OORT AION Content. You agree not to copy, republish, frame, link to, download, transmit, modify, adapt, create derivative works based on, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, display, perform, license, sublicense or reverse engineer OORT AION or any OORT AION Content. In addition, you agree not to use any data mining, robots or similar data and/or image gathering and extraction methods in connection with OORT AION. Unless you enter into an agreement with OORT, you may not download, distribute, display and/or copy any OORT AION Content.

1.17 Important Intellectual Property Notice

1.17.1

For any image, footage, text, audio, or any other content that you upload or post to OORT AION (“Your Content”), you represent and warrant that: (i) you have all necessary rights to submit Your Content to OORT AION and grant the licenses set forth herein; (ii) OORT AION will not need to obtain licenses from any third party or pay royalties to any third party with respect to Your Content; (iii) Your Content does not infringe any third party’s rights, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights; and (iv) Your Content complies with these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations.

1.17.2

By uploading Your Content, you grant OORT AION a limited, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license and right to copy, transmit, distribute, publicly perform and display (through all media now known or hereafter created), and make derivative works from Your Content for the purpose of allowing you to edit and display Your Content using OORT AION and archiving or preserving Your Content for disputes, legal proceedings, or investigations. The above licenses will continue for an unlimited time unless and until you expressly contact OORT AION and get OORT AION’s written confirmation of removing Your Content from OORT AION, in which case the licenses will terminate within a commercially reasonable period of time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the license for legal archival/preservation purposes will continue indefinitely.

1.17.3

You may not upload, post, or transmit any video, image, text, audio recording, or other content that:

Infringes any third party’s copyrights or other intellectual property rights or any right of publicity or privacy;
Contains any pornographic, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful or immoral content;
Exploits minors;
Depicts unlawful or violent acts;
Depicts animal cruelty or violence towards animals;
Promotes fraudulent schemes or gives rise to a claim of deceptive advertising or unfair competition; or
Violates any law, statute, or regulation.

1.17.4

You may not use any OORT AION Content for any purpose without first obtaining a consent to use such Content. Any use of OORT AION Content by you shall be governed by the applicable agreement separately between you and the respective Content Owner(s). Displaying and/or distributing to the public and/or using any OORT AION Content (whether incorporated into a derivative work or alone) without a prior consent constitutes copyright infringement.

1.18 Special Clause About Intellectual Property Transfer and Assignment

OORT shall have the sole discretion and absolute right to select and publish certain datasets from the OORT AION to third-party data marketplaces for commercial purposes. This may include, but is not limited to, platforms such as Google Cloud Analytics Hub, Datarade Marketplace, Data Storefront, Databricks Marketplace, SAP Datasphere Marketplace, Snowflake Marketplace etc. You acknowledge that you are fully aware of this and you agree and consent that you will exclusively transfer, assign or grant OORT the ownership and intellectual property of the Content you submitted.

By submitting content, you acknowledge and consent that you fully and exclusively assign, transfer, and grant OORT all rights, title, and interest in and to the content you provide, including all intellectual property rights. This includes, but is not limited to, any copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and other proprietary rights. You represent and warrant that you have full ownership of the content and the legal right to assign it. The transfer of ownership becomes effective upon submission or acceptance of the content by OORT. This transfer is irrevocable and may not be rescinded.

If you have any questions or concerns, you shall contact OORT immediately at datahub@oortech.com.

1.19 Trademarks

1.19.1

For the purposes of these Terms of Use, the term “Trademark(s)” means all common law or registered trademarks, logos, service marks, trade names, Internet domain names, or other indications of origin now or in the future used by OORT. All trademarks are the property of Oortech Inc and/or their respective owners. This includes, without limitation, the OORT® mark and OORT’s logo® which are a registered trademark of Oortech Inc in the United States and other jurisdictions that may apply.

1.19.2

You may not use, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or modify any of the Trademarks in any way without our prior written authorization. Unauthorized use of the Trademarks, or any confusingly similar marks, constitutes trademark infringement and may violate applicable laws. OORT actively monitors and enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent permitted by law.

1.19.3

All other trademarks, product names, and company names or logos used or appearing on the OORT website are the property of their respective owners. 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 OORT, unless expressly so stated.

2. Specific Terms of Use

2.1 User Responsibilities

2.1.1

Account Creation: To access certain features of OORT AION or other Services, you may be required to create an account at some point in the process. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

2.1.2

Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify OORT immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.

2.1.3

One user is only allowed one account. OORT AION has its sole and absolute discretion in removing or suspending any duplicate account(s) without notification to users and withholding all accrued rewards on OORT AION’s platform.

2.2 User Content

2.2.1

OORT AION and other Services may allow you to submit, post, or display content, including but not limited to text, photos, videos, or other materials (collectively, “User Content”).

2.2.2

Users own the User Content that were uploaded by themselves.

2.2.3

You retain all rights in, and are solely responsible for, the User Content you post to OORT AION or through the Services.

2.2.4

User Content Representations
You represent and warrant that:

2.2.4.1 You own or control all rights in and to the User Content and have the right to grant the license granted above;
2.2.4.2 All of your User Content does and will comply with OORT’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, any other terms and policies, and all applicable laws and regulations; and
2.2.4.3 Your User Content will not infringe, misappropriate, or violate any third party’s intellectual property rights or any law or regulation.
2.2.4.4 Your User Content will not include any of the “Prohibited Conduct” as listed in this Terms of Use nor will it violate any of the “Restrictions” as listed in this Terms of Use.

2.2.5

User Content Disclaimer
OORT does not endorse any User Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and OORT expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Content.

2.3 Restrictions

You may not:

2.3.1Modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from OORT AION or other OORT Services;
2.3.2Use OORT AION or other OORT Services for any commercial purpose without OORT’s written consent;
2.3.3Access, monitor, or copy any content or information using any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means or any manual process for any purpose without our express written permission;
2.3.4Violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on OORT AION Site or other OORT Services or bypass or circumvent other measures employed to prevent or limit access to OORT AION Site or other OORT Services;
2.3.5Take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
2.3.6Deep-link to any portion of the OORT AION Site or other OORT Services for any purpose without our express written permission; or
2.3.7“Frame”, “mirror”, or otherwise incorporate any part of the OORT AION Site or other OORT Services into any other website without our prior written authorization.

2.4 License Grant

By submitting User Content, you grant OORT a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Content in connection with the OORT AION Site or other OORT Services and OORT’s business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the OORT AION Site or other OORT Services in any media formats and through any media channels.

2.5 Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

2.5.1Use the OORT AION Site or other OORT Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
2.5.2Use the OORT AION Site or other OORT Services to transmit any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, or other items of a destructive nature.
2.5.3Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the OORT AION Site or other OORT Services or the data contained therein.
2.5.4Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the OORT AION Site or other OORT Services, or related systems or networks.
2.5.5Impersonate or attempt to impersonate OORT, an OORT employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
2.5.6Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the OORT AION Site or other OORT Services.
2.5.7Encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the foregoing.

2.6 Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless OORT, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to your conduct, your use or inability to use OORT AION, your breach or alleged breach of the Terms of Use or of any representation or warranty contained herein, your unauthorized use of OORT AION Content, or your violation of any rights of another.

2.7 Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL OORT, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE OORT’S AION SITE OR OTHER OORT SERVICES, HOWEVER CAUSED, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF OORT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Additional Provisions

2.8

Without in any way limiting the foregoing, OORT shall have the right to modify the description of Services to be provided as set forth in a given task, product or service and shall have the absolute discretion to establish the compensation to be paid to a User for the satisfactory completion of a task.

2.9

These Terms of Use shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning of the language hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any part of these Terms of Use shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the balance hereof.

2.10 No Refund Policy

Except as otherwise expressly required by applicable law, all purchases, subscription fees, service fees, usage fees, purchases, credits, and other payments made through OORT AION are final and non-refundable.

2.10.1

By purchasing or using OORT AION Services, you acknowledge and agree that:

The Services may include immediate access to digital products, AI services, software functionality, APIs, data processing, computational resources, or other intangible deliverables;
Refunds, credits, or partial reimbursements will not be provided for:
- Unused time;
- Unused subscriptions;
- Unused credits or tokens;
- Partial usage periods;
- User dissatisfaction;
- Changes in business circumstances;
- Accidental purchases;
- Failure to cancel a subscription prior to renewal; or
- Discontinuation of use by the user.

2.10.2

Subscription Renewals: If the Services are offered on a recurring subscription basis, subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled prior to the applicable renewal date. Users are solely responsible for managing or canceling subscriptions before renewal.

2.10.3

Exceptions: Notwithstanding the foregoing, OORT reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to provide refunds, credits, or adjustments on a case-by-case basis. Any such exception shall not create any obligation or precedent for future refunds.

2.11 Marketing Communications & Newsletter Consent

By providing your email address during registration or account setup, you expressly consent to receive promotional newsletters, marketing materials, and other communications (collectively, “Newsletters”) from OORT at the email address you provided.

2.11.1

Frequency & Content: Newsletters may include product updates, special offers, company news, or curated content. The frequency is irregular and may vary based on your preferences or our campaigns.

2.11.2

Opt-Out: You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in any Newsletter, or contacting us at datahub@oortech.com. Unsubscribing may take up to 5 business days to process.

2.11.3

Data Use: Your email address will only be used for the purposes described herein and in accordance with our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.