Genesis Mining – Terms of Service
Revised: November 11, 2020
If you are accessing Services as a customer of a Genesis Mining reseller, the terms below do not apply to you, and your agreement with your reseller governs your use of the Services.
These Terms of Service (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between Genesis Mining Ltd. (“Genesis Mining”) and the entity or person agreeing to these terms (the “Customer”).
This Agreement is effective as of the date that the Customer clicks to accept the Agreement (the “Effective Date”). If you are accepting on behalf of the Customer, you represent and warrant that: (i) you have full legal authority to bind the Customer to this Agreement; (ii) you have read and understood this Agreement; and (iii) you agree, on behalf of the Customer, to this Agreement. If you do not have the legal authority to bind the Customer, please do not click to accept. This Agreement governs the Customer’s access to and use of the hosted computational services offered by Genesis Mining (the “Services”). For an offline variant of this Agreement, you may contact Genesis Mining for more information.
1. PROVISION OF SERVICES
1.1. Algorithm.
This Agreement is for the use of one algorithm in connection with transaction verification for one or more blockchain protocols. At the commencement of the Term of the Agreement, the Customer-selected algorithm may be employed for mining certain cryptocurrencies. As described in Section 3 below, the Customer acknowledges the risks associated with blockchain technologies and acknowledges that variations may occur with the protocols used to perform blockchain transaction verifications (“mining”) for cryptocurrencies using the algorithm selected by the Customer. The Customer-selected algorithm is reflected in the Genesis Mining Cloud Services Agreement Specifications document (the “Agreement Specifications”).
1.2. Computational Power and Hash Rate.
Genesis Mining will provide the Customer computational power at a hash rate that is fixed for the Term of the Agreement, subject to Section 1.3 (Service Level Agreement and Variances). The Customer-selected hash rate is reflected in the Agreement Specifications.
1.3. Service Level Agreement and Variances.
The Customer acknowledges that the Services shall be rendered on a best effort basis. The availability of computational power and, accordingly, the output and results of any Services and cryptocurrencies may vary up to 5%. Notwithstanding the aforementioned variance, Genesis Mining shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that all facilities and the relevant supplies for providing the Services are maintained in good working order to avoid any variance with the same diligence it applies in its own dealings.
1.4. Hash Rate Output.
The Customer’s selection of an algorithm, selection of a quantity of computational power or hash rate, allocation of computational power, and use of the Services may result in the receipt of cryptocurrencies, subject to any Maintenance Fees, Blockchain Transaction Fees, and Third-Party Fees (each described in Section 2 below). Genesis Mining has the discretion to accumulate or bundle the resulting cryptocurrencies Hash Rate Output in the Customer’s digital omnibus account until the accumulated value is sufficiently high to exceed the requirements the Blockchain Transaction Fees. Genesis Mining may set and adjust the threshold for delivering the Hash Rate Output at its sole discretion upon notice to the Customer. Adjustments are generally made due to material increase or decrease to Blockchain Transaction Fees or operational degradation, congestion, failure or disruption otherwise of the blockchain network used by Customer. For the avoidance of doubt, the Customer remains the beneficial owner of any such accumulate Hash Rate Output.
1.5. Hash Rate Output Conversion.
As described in Section 1.4 (Hash Rate Output) above, the Customer’s selection of an algorithm, allocation of computational power, and use of the Services may result in the reward of one or more cryptocurrencies. Where applicable, Genesis Mining may provide the Customer with the option to receive the Hash Rate Output in one or more cryptocurrency in equal value to the cryptocurrency mined by the Customer.
1.6. Services Use.
During the Term, the Customer may: (i) use the Services, and (ii) use any Software provided by Genesis Mining as part of the Services. The Customer may not sublicense or transfer these rights.
1.7. Dashboard.
As part of receiving the Services, the Customer will have access to the Dashboard through which the Customer may administer the Services, including management and allocation of its deployment of computation power in connection with the Customer’s selected algorithm. The Dashboard also provides the Customer tools to direct transfer of cryptocurrencies to the Customers cryptocurrency wallet or Customer-selected cryptocurrencies as described in Section 1.5 (Hash Rate Output Conversion).
1.8. New Applications and Services.
Genesis Mining may: (i) make new applications, tools, features or functionality available from time to time through the Services; and (ii) add new services to this Section 1 (Provision of Services) from time to time, the use of which may be contingent upon the Customer’s agreement to additional terms.
1.9. Modifications to the Services and Agreement.
Genesis Mining may make commercially reasonable updates to Services from time to time. If Genesis Mining makes a material change to the Services, it will inform the Customer, provided that the Customer has subscribed with Genesis Mining to be informed of such change. Genesis Mining may make changes to this Agreement, and any linked documents, from time to time. Unless otherwise noted, material changes to the Agreement will become effective five (5) days after they are posted, except if the changes apply to new functionality in which case they will be effective immediately. Genesis Mining will provide at least five (5) days’ advance notice for materially adverse changes to any Service Level Agreement by either: (i) sending an email to the Customer’s primary point of contact; (ii) posting a notice in the Dashboard; or (iii) posting a notice to the applicable Service Level Agreement or the Customer Support webpage. Genesis Mining will post any modification to this Agreement to its website.
2. PAYMENT TERMS, FEES, AND TAXES
2.1. Upfront Fees.
This Agreement and the provision of Services agreed to herein are subject to the Customer’s satisfaction of an upfront payment of a fixed amount, set in US Dollars for the given hash rate (“Upfront Fees”).
2.2. Maintenance Fees.
The Customer shall pay and owe Genesis Mining certain data center operations maintenance fees (“Maintenance Fees”) for use of the Services as described in this Agreement and the relevant Terms of Services Specifications. Genesis Mining shall calculate and automatically deduct the Maintenance Fees from Customer’s Hash Rate Output on a daily basis. In the event that the Hash Rate Output for one or more days does not satisfy the Maintenance Fees, Genesis Mining may deduct the Maintenance Fees from any subsequent Hash Rate Output during the Term of the Agreement. Genesis Mining may from time to time offer promotions where Customer’s may pay the Maintenance Fees in advance. Genesis Mining may, from time to time, offer certain services, products, or promotions for which there is either no Maintenance Fees or the Maintenance Fees have been waived, modified, or discounted (e.g., Radiant Zero).
2.3. Blockchain Transaction Fees.
The delivery and receipt of any of the Customer’s cryptocurrencies is subject to network or transaction fees charged by the blockchain associated with the Customer-selected algorithm (“Blockchain Transaction Fees”). Blockchain Transaction Fees are paid to emit, record, verify, and process a transaction on the blockchain and not retained by Genesis Mining.
2.4. Third-Party Fees.
Certain digital wallets, wallet addresses, tools, and third-party software and devices (“Third-Party Wallets”) used by the Customer may also charge Customer a fee, including a per transaction or transfer fee. Customer is responsible for being aware of and satisfying any such fee. Customer should note that any such fees may significantly reduce Customer’s Hash Rate Output and therefore Customer is responsible for managing the selection, use, and rate and frequency of their receipt of Hash Rate Output to any such Third-Party Wallets.
2.5. Taxes.
The Customer is responsible for any taxes, and the Customer will pay Genesis Mining for Services without any reduction for taxes. If Genesis Mining is obligated to collect or pay Taxes, Taxes will be invoiced to the Customer and/or deduced from the Customer’s Hash Rate Output, unless the Customer provides Genesis Mining with a timely and valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority. In some countries, states, and provinces, the sales tax is due on the total purchase price at the time of sale and must be invoiced and collected at the time of the sale. If the Customer is required by law to withhold any taxes from its payments to Genesis Mining, the Customer must provide Genesis Mining with an official tax receipt or other appropriate documentation to support such withholding. If under the applicable tax legislation, the Services are subject to local value added tax (“VAT”) and the Customer is required to make a withholding of local VAT from amounts payable to Genesis Mining, the value of the Services calculated in accordance with the above procedure will be increased (grossed up) by the Customer for the respective amount of local VAT and the grossed-up amount will be regarded as a VAT inclusive price. Local VAT amount withheld from the VAT-inclusive price will be remitted to the applicable local tax entity by the Customer and the Customer will ensure that Genesis Mining will receives payment for its services for the net amount as would otherwise be due (the VAT-inclusive price less the local VAT withheld and remitted to applicable tax authority). If required under applicable law, the Customer will provide Genesis Mining with applicable tax identification information that Genesis Mining may require to ensure its compliance with applicable tax regulations and authorities in applicable jurisdictions. The Customer will be liable to pay (or reimburse Genesis Mining for) any taxes, interest, penalties or fines arising out of any mis-declaration by the Customer.
3. CUSTOMER OBLIGATIONS
3.1. Algorithm Selection.
The Customer is responsible for the selection of the algorithm and understands and accepts the risks associated with blockchain technologies, cryptographic currencies, and cryptocurrency mining.
3.2. Hash Rate Allocation.
The Customer is responsible for the allocation of the Customer’s hash rate purchased under this Agreement. The Customer acknowledges that Genesis Mining is not responsible for the selection or timing of cryptocurrencies to be mined under this Agreement and protocols selected for use in connection with the Services. The Customer shall monitor and allocate hash rate through the Dashboard. The Customer acknowledges that the difficulty of mining may vary and will likely increase during the Term of this Agreement and Customer shall monitor, supervise, and determine which cryptocurrencies to mine under this Agreement.
3.3. Digital Wallet and Private Keys.
The Customer represents and warrants that the Customer is familiar with and accepts the risks associated with digital wallets and private keys, including the risks described in this Section 3.3. The Customer’s digital wallet or vault may require a private key, or a combination of private keys, for access. Accordingly, loss of requisite private key(s) associated with the Customer’s digital wallet or vault storing cryptocurrencies will result in loss of such cryptocurrencies, access to the Customer’s cryptocurrencies balance and/or any initial balances in blockchains. Moreover, any third-party that gains access to such private key(s), including by gaining access to login credentials of a hosted wallet or vault service the Customer uses, may be able to misappropriate the Customer’s cryptocurrencies. Genesis Mining is not responsible for any such losses.
3.4. Log-In Credentials.
The Customer represents and warrants that the Customer is responsible for the preservation of confidentiality of the Customer’s login credentials. Genesis Mining log-in credentials and generated by the Services are for the Customer’s internal use only and the Customer is strictly prohibited from selling, transferring, or sublicensing them to any other entity or person.
3.5. Blockchain Network Risk.
The Customer represents and warrants that the Customer accepts the risks of blockchain protocol and network, including instability, congestion, high transaction costs, network latency, information security, regulatory risk, and technological and operational error. The Customer understand that these risks may result in delay or failure to process transactions, failure to delivery Hash Rate Output, and high Blockchain Transaction Fees. The Customer represents that Customer understands and agrees that the Company is not responsible for any diminished Services, related features, or capabilities resulting from blockchain network risk. As provided in Section 1.4 (Hash Rate Output), in the event of a material increase or decrease to Blockchain Transaction Fees or operational degradation, congestion, failure or disruption otherwise of the blockchain network used by Customer, the Company may, at its sole discretion and upon notice to the Customer, increase or decrease the threshold to deliver the Customer’s cryptocurrencies.
3.6. Blockchain Modification Risk.
The Customer represents and warrants that the Customer is familiar with and accepts the risks associated with blockchain development and code changes, including the risks described in this Section 3.6. Blockchain technologies are still under development and may undergo significant changes over time. Blockchain developers may make changes to features and specifications of the algorithm selected by the Customer. Such changes may include or result in the elimination for support for and/or the efficient use of chips used by Genesis Mining. In addition, blockchain developers may also determiner to modify the cryptographic verification process such that the blockchains can no longer be verified through proof-of-work and instead adopt proof-of-stake methodologies.
3.7. Proof-of-Work Replacement Risk.
In addition to blockchain modification risk, blockchain developers may also determine to modify the cryptographic verification process such that the blockchains can no longer be verified through proof-of-work and instead adopt proof-of-stake methodologies. Customer accepts and acknowledges that in circumstances where the protocol of a given blockchain used by the Customer has been modified to only use proof-of-stake methodologies, the Customer accepts such risk and shall allocate Customer’s hash rate to other available blockchains and mining processes that use proof-of-work methodologies using the given algorithm for this Agreement. Certain blockchain algorithms at this time have no alternative blockchain applications that support proof-of-work mining and any such switch from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake would result in no applicable use of Customer’s hash rate for the residual Term of the Agreement should such a protocol switch occur.
3.8. Trade Compliance.
In connection with this Agreement, the Customer agrees that the Customer will comply with all applicable import, re-import, sanctions, anti-boycott, export, and re-export control laws and regulations, including all such laws and regulations that apply to European Union and U.S. companies, such as the Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and economic sanctions programs implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (“CFSP”) (collectively, “Trade Sanctions Laws”). The Customer represents and warrants that the Customer and Customer’s financial institutions, or any party that owns or controls the Customer or the Customer’s financial institutions, are not subject to sanctions or otherwise designated on any list of prohibited or restricted parties, including but not limited to the lists maintained by the United Nations Security Council, the U.S. Government (e.g., the Specially Designated Nationals List and Foreign as Evaders List of the U.S. Department of Treasury, and the Entity List of the U.S. Department of Commerce), the European Union or its Member States, or other applicable government authority.
4. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
4.1. General.
Genesis Mining may suspend the Customer’s right to access or use any portion or all of the Services immediately upon notice to the Customer if: (i) Genesis Mining determines the Customer’s use of the Services poses a security risk to the Services or any third party, could adversely impact Genesis Mining’s systems, the Services or any other Genesis Mining customer, could subject Genesis Mining, its affiliates, or any third party to liability, or could be fraudulent; (ii) the Customer is in breach of this Agreement; (iii) the Customer initiated a chargeback or dispute with respect to any payment or purchase of the Service; or (iv) the Customer has ceased to operate in the ordinary course, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar disposition assets, or become the subject of any bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or similar proceeding.
4.2. Effect of Suspension.
If Genesis Mining suspends the Customer’s right to access or use any portion or all of the Services, the Customer may remain responsible for all fees and charges the Customer incurs during the period of suspension; and the Customer will not be entitled to any cryptocurrency mining results that may have occurred during the period the Customer’s use of the Services was temporarily suspended.
5. TERM AND TERMINATION.
The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will remain in effect until terminated under this Section.
5.1. Agreement Term.
The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will remain in effect until the earlier of the date set forth in the Agreement Specifications or the date of a Termination for Breach, the conditions of which are set forth in Section 5.2 below.
5.2. Termination for Breach.
Either party may terminate this Agreement for breach if the other party is in material breach of the Agreement and fails to cure that breach within thirty days after receipt of written notice. In addition, in the event that Genesis Mining ceases its business operations or becomes subject to insolvency proceedings and the proceedings are not dismissed within ninety days, Genesis Mining may terminate the Service.
5.3. Effect of Termination.
Upon the Termination Date, all of the Customer’s rights under this Agreement immediately terminate and the Customer shall remain responsible for all Service Fees incurred through the termination date provided by Genesis Mining.
6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
The Customer may not disclose Confidential Information, except to agents or professional advisors who need to know it and who have agreed in writing (or in the case of professional advisors are otherwise bound) to keep it confidential. The Customer shall ensure that those persons and entities use the received Confidential Information only to exercise rights and fulfill obligations under this Agreement, while using reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
7. PUBLICITY.
The Customer is permitted to state publicly that it is a customer of the Service, consistent with the Trademark Guidelines. If the Customer wants to display Genesis Mining in connection with its use of the Services, the Customer must obtain written permission from Genesis Mining through the process specified in the Trademark Guidelines. The Customer shall not issue any press release or make any other public communication with respect to this Agreement or the Customer’s use of the Services.
8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each party represents and warrants that: (i) it has full power and authority to enter into the Agreement; and (ii) it will comply with all laws and regulations applicable to its provision, or use, of the Services, as applicable. Genesis Mining warrants that it will provide the Services in accordance with the applicable Service Level Agreement (if any).
9. DISCLAIMER.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GENESIS MINING, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT MAKE ANY OTHER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. GENESIS MINING, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS SUPPLIERS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR THE DELETION, FAILURE TO STORE, OR ANY LOSS OF ANY CUSTOMER DATA, INCLUDING BLOCKCHAIN DATA AND CRYPTOCURRENCY REWARDS DERIVED, MAINTAINED, OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH USE OF THE SERVICES. THE CUSTOMER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING ITS CUSTOMER DATA AND CRYPTOCURRENCY REWARDS. NEITHER GENESIS MINING, ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ITS SUPPLIERS, WARRANTS THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE OR THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED. GENESIS MINING, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS SUPPLIERS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR OPPORTUNITY COSTS RESULTING FROM BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK AND PROTOCOL OR THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE ISSUES, WHICH MAY IN TURN RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO PROCESS TRANSACTION ON THE BLOCKCHAIN AT ALL OR WITHOUT INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL FEES.
10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
10.1. Limitation of Indirect Liability.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GENESIS MINING, THE CUSTOMER, AND GENESIS MINING’S SUPPLIERS, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR LOST REVENUES, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF GENESIS MINING KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT SUCH DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE AND EVEN IF DIRECT DAMAGES DO NOT SATISFY A REMEDY. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY DOES NOT APPLY TO VIOLATIONS OF GENESIS MINING’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS, OR THE CUSTOMER’S PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS.
10.2. Limitation of Amount of Liability.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER GENESIS MINING NOR GENESIS MINING’S SUPPLIERS, MAY BE HELD LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE CUSTOMER TO GENESIS MINING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, MINUS ANY CRYPTOCURRENCIES GENERATED OR RECEIVED BY THE CUSTOMER AS A RESULT OF THE CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE SERVICES.
11. INDEMNIFICATION.
Unless prohibited by applicable law, the Customer will defend and indemnify Genesis Mining and its Affiliates against any settlement amounts approved by the Customer and damages and costs finally awarded against the Customer and its affiliates by a court of competent jurisdiction in any formal legal proceeding filed by an unaffiliated third party before a court or government tribunal (including any appellate proceeding) to the extent arising from the Customer’s use of the Services.
12. CREDIT CARD SERVICE PROVIDER TERMS.
Genesis Mining uses third-party services and such third party’s affiliates services to enable the Customer to provide the Initial Service Fee and perform transfer of payments within the Genesis Mining website of by making use of the Customers existing credit card (as and if available and applicable) (the “Credit Card Services” and the “Credit Card Service Provider”). The following provisions under this Section 12 only apply to the extent the Services are paid by credit card:
12.1. Information Sharing.
Genesis Mining may share and transfer (including cross border transfer) personal information with the Credit Card Service Provider for the purpose of rendering the Credit Card Services which will be made to Service Providers website via the use of the Customers credit card. The personal information will be shared with the Credit Card Service Provider after the Customer elects to execute such monetary payments by using the Credit Card Services of the Credit Card Service Provider. For the purpose of this Section 12, personal information shall include information that identifies or may identify the Customer including the information submitted by the Customer through the registration form when you subscribe to the website such as the Customer’s email address, country and city and/or information provided through social websites or any other identifying information provided by the Customer while using the Services of the Service Providers website. In addition, Genesis Mining may transfer any non-personal information provided by the Customer through the Customers use of the Services on the Service Providers website to the Credit Card Service Provider in order to allow the Credit Card Service Provider to perform preliminary examinations of non-personal information for the purpose of determining if the Customer is qualified to use the Credit Card Services of such Credit Card Service Provider (including the history of the Customer’s transactions on the website which will be provided without any identifying information and solely for the purpose examinations of the Credit Card Service Provider
12.2. Provision of Personal Data.
By accepting these terms, the Customer represents that any and all information the Customer provides to Genesis Mining and Credit Card Service Provider is true and accurate. The Customer is not obligated by law to provide the Service Provider and/or the Credit Card Service Provider with any personal information. The Customer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Customer is providing Genesis Mining and/or the Credit Card Service Provider with personal information at the Customer’s own free will and for purposes of obtaining the Services.
12.3. Credit Card Use – Restriction of Hash Rate Output.
In the event that the Customer enters into the Agreement within 30 days of the commencement of the Services, the Customer agrees that the Customer shall be temporarily restricted from withdrawing any amounts of cryptocurrencies from the Hash Rate Output for a period of 30 days of making a payment. This restriction is in place to ensure that no chargebacks occur after the Customer has received their Hash Rate Output.
12.4. Chargeback Disputes.
In the event that the Customer initiates a chargeback dispute with respect to the Upfront Fees, the Services shall be suspended and the Customer shall not receive any cryptocurrencies from the Hash Rate Output during and resulting from the period the chargeback dispute, regardless of the outcome and disposition of the chargeback dispute.
13. GENERAL PROVISIONS
13.1. Assignment.
The Customer will not assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any of the Customer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Genesis Mining, which may be unreasonably withheld. Any assignment or transfer in violation of this Section 13.1 will be void. In addition, the Customer shall be the beneficial owner of any cryptocurrencies generated and/or received as a result of the Customer’s use of the Services under this Agreement. Genesis Mining may assign this Agreement without the Customer’s consent (i) in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or (ii) to any Affiliate or as part of a corporate reorganization; and effective upon such assignment, the assignee is deemed substituted for Genesis Mining as a party to this Agreement and Genesis Mining is fully released from all of its obligations and duties to perform under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. The Customer may not merge this Agreement with any other agreements with Genesis Mining it may be party to.
13.2. Change of Control.
If a Customer experiences a change of Control (for example, through a stock purchase or sale, merger, or other form of corporate transaction): (i) the Customer will give written notice to the other party within thirty days after the change of Control; and (ii) Genesis Mining may immediately terminate this Agreement any time between the change of Control and thirty days after it receives that written notice.
13.3. Disputes.
Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or relating in any way to the Customer’s use of the Service, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to the Agreement shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) under the HKIAC Arbitration Rules in force when the Notice of Arbitration is submitted. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, Genesis Mining and the Customer waive any right to a jury trial. Notwithstanding the foregoing Genesis Mining and the Customer agree that Genesis Mining may bring suit in court to enjoin infringement or other misuse of Genesis Mining’s intellectual property rights. The law of this arbitration clause shall be Hong Kong law.
13.4. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement sets out all terms agreed between the parties and supersedes all other agreements between the parties relating to its subject matter. In entering into this Agreement, neither party has relied on, and neither party will have any right or remedy based on, any statement, representation or warranty (whether made negligently or innocently), except those expressly set out in this Agreement. The terms located at a URL referenced in this Agreement and the Documentation are incorporated by reference into the Agreement. After the Effective Date, Genesis Mining may provide an updated URL in place of any URL in this Agreement.
13.5. Force Majeure.
Genesis Mining and its affiliates will not be liable for any failure or delay in performance of obligation under this Agreement where the failures or delay results from any cause beyond our reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, labor disputes or other industrial disturbances, electrical or power outages, utilities or other telecommunications failures, earthquake, storms or other elements of nature, blockages, embargoes, riots, acts or orders of government, acts of terrorism, or war. Force Majeure events include, but are not limited to, upgrades to the validation rules of a given blockchain (e.g., a “hard fork” or “soft fork”).
13.6. Governing Law and Venue.
All claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services will be governed by the laws of Hong Kong, excluding the Country’s conflicts of laws rules, and will be litigated exclusively in the courts of Hong Kong. The Customer and Genesis Mining consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts. The 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not govern this Agreement.
13.7. Language.
All communications and notices made or given pursuant to this Agreement must be in the English language. If we provide a translation of the English language version of this Agreement, the English language version of the Agreement will control if there is any conflict.
13.8. No Agency.
This Agreement does not create any agency, partnership or joint venture between Genesis Mining and the Customer.
13.9. Notices to Customer.
Genesis Mining may provide any notice to the Customer under this Agreement by: (i) posting a notice on the Genesis Mining website; or (ii) sending a message to the email address then associated with the Customer’s account. Notices we provide by posting on the Genesis Mining website will be effective upon posting and notices we provide by email will be effective when we send the email. It is the Customer’s responsibility to keep the Customer’s email address current. The Customer will be deemed to have received any email sent to the email address then associated with the Customer’s account when Genesis Mining sends the email, whether or not the Customer actually receive the email.
13.10. Notices to Genesis Mining.
To give us notice under this Agreement, the Customer must contact Genesis Mining by facsimile transmission or personal delivery, overnight courier or registered or certified mail to the mailing address listed on the Genesis Mining website or to Genesis Mining Ltd., Chinachem Century Tower, 31F, 178 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. We may update the address for notices to us by posting a notice on the Genesis Mining website. Notices provided by personal delivery will be effective immediately. Notices provided by overnight courier will be effective one business day after they are sent. Notices provided registered or certified mail will be effective five business days after they are sent.
13.11. Severability.
If any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any invalid or unenforceable portions will be interpreted to effect and intent of the original portion. If such construction is not possible, the invalid or unenforceable portion will be severed from this Agreement but the rest of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.