Terms of Service

Effective Date: October 26, 2023

Welcome to plated.top. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the plated.top website, services, and any related applications (collectively, the "Service"). Please read these Terms carefully before using the Service.

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of the terms, you may not access the Service.

1. Acceptance of Terms

The Service is provided by plated.top ("we," "us," or "our"). By registering for, accessing, browsing, or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and plated.top.

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of significant changes by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Effective Date" above. Your continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for updates.

2. Use of Service

2.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service. If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent or guardian's permission to use the Service and that they have read and agree to these Terms on your behalf. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this agreement.

2.2 Account Registration

Access to certain features of the Service may require you to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update such information to keep it accurate. You are responsible for safeguarding your password and for all activities that occur under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

2.3 Service Modifications and Availability

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any part of it) at any time, with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service. We do not guarantee that the Service will be available at all times, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

3. User Responsibilities

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You are solely responsible for all content, data, and activity that occurs under your account.

3.1 Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:

• Using the Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law.
• Harassing, abusing, threatening, or intimidating other users.
• Uploading or transmitting viruses, malware, or any other malicious code.
• Attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Service.
• Taking any action that imposes, or may impose at our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure.
• Using any robot, spider, crawler, scraper, or other automated means or interface not provided by us to access the Service or to extract data.
• Bypassing measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service.
• Impersonating any person or entity, or falsely stating or misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity.
• Uploading, posting, or transmitting content that is infringing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, offensive, or otherwise objectionable.

3.2 User Content

Our Service may allow you to post, link, store, share, and otherwise make available certain information, text, graphics, or other material ("User Content"). You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in that User Content. By posting User Content, you grant plated.top 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 Service.

You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting it. We reserve the right to remove any User Content that we determine, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms.

4. Intellectual Property

4.1 Our Property

The Service and its original content, features, functionality, design, and layout are and will remain the exclusive property of plated.top and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of plated.top.

4.2 Third-Party Content

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by plated.top. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that plated.top shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.

5. Limitation of Liability

5.1 Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. PLATED.TOP EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT (I) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

5.2 Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL PLATED.TOP, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING