Store.Verify.Build.

The infrastructure layer for durable memory and decentralized intelligent services.

Building with

Storing a file, keeping it stored, checking that it is still there, running an agent: every one of those is paid for in LUME. The more the network is used, the more LUME the work requires.

To do the work at all, an operator has to lock up LUME first. Get caught returning a wrong result, faking a receipt or going silent, and they lose it. The busier the network gets, the more LUME sits locked up behind it.

Anyone can claim to be reliable. Here, standing is backed by LUME an operator would forfeit, so a good reputation is one they paid to build and can still lose.

Fees, settings and upgrades are decided by a vote of LUME holders, and the operators with the longest record of good work carry extra weight.

Fund a Global Credits balance once, on-chain. Provider-agnostic from the start.

An agent that forgets is a demo. Every session starts from scratch. The same context must be sent and paid for again, while anything the agent learned about a customer last week disappears.

What memory does exist usually lives in a database controlled by someone else. It can be deleted, lost during a migration or quietly altered, with no way to prove otherwise.

Lumera stores each fact once, ties it to an identity the agent controls rather than a vendor account, and continuously proves the data is still there and unchanged. Your agent reads and writes through an SDK. No wallet, no gas and no blockchain expertise required.

import { Lumera } from '@lumera-protocol/sdk-js'

const lumera = new Lumera({ apiKey: process.env.LUMERA_API_KEY })

// 1. open the memory an agent writes under
const memory = await lumera.memory.open(agentId)

// 2. remember a fact once, it is kept forever
await memory.remember({ units: 'metric' })

// 3. recall it from any framework or model
const context = await memory.recall()

// 4. ask the network to prove it is still there
const proof = await memory.prove(context.id)

Who does the work, and who records what happened.

Network at a glance.

An agent that goes to work without you.

An agent with an identity of its own, a budget you set, a receipt for every step it took, and a reputation it has to earn. You hand it a goal, not a script.

The Lumera Foundation, together with its officers, directors, employees, contractors, consultants, agents, affiliates, predecessors and successors (collectively, “Lumera Foundation”, “we”, “us” or “our”), respects your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and share Personal Information when you use lumera.io, docs.lumera.io and any other website, application, or network interface we operate that links to this Policy (together, the “Services”). It also explains your rights and choices, and how to contact us.

This Policy does not cover the Lumera Protocol itself. The Lumera Protocol is open-source software run by independent validators, SuperNodes and other network participants that we do not control. It also does not cover third-party wallets, exchanges, explorers or other services, even if we link to them.

We and our service providers may process Personal Information in the United States and other countries whose data protection laws may differ from those where you live. Section 8 explains how we handle international transfers.

1. Personal Information We Collect

“Personal Information” means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. We collect it directly from you, automatically when you use the Services, and from third parties.

A. Information you provide

Communications. When you email us, fill out a form, or message our team on a community platform, we receive your contact details, the content of your message and any attachments, and the time and date.

Updates and newsletters. If you sign up for updates, we collect your name and email address.

Programs and partnerships. If you apply to or take part in a validator, SuperNode, delegation, grant, ecosystem or partnership program, we collect business contact details, organization information, node and infrastructure details, and wallet addresses. Where a delegation, grant, token agreement or legal obligation requires it, we may also ask for identity, company registration or sanctions-screening information.

Events. If you register for an event we host or co-host, we collect your contact details and any information needed to organize the event.

Faucet, claims and migrations. When you request testnet tokens, claim tokens from the legacy Pastel network, or migrate an account, you give us a wallet address and, where relevant, a signed message. Much of this is also recorded publicly on chain.

Campaigns and rewards. If you take part in a quest, learn-to-earn or community rewards program, we collect the wallet address and any other details the program requires, such as a social handle.

Job applications. If you apply for a role, we collect your résumé and the information you choose to share.

Where the law requires it, we will tell you whether you must provide certain Personal Information and what happens if you don’t.

B. Information we collect automatically

Usage and device information. When you visit the Services, our hosting and content delivery providers process standard request data, including your IP address, browser and device type, the pages you request, the referring page, and the date and time of your visit. lumera.io does not set cookies of its own. Where we or a provider use cookies, browser storage or similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”), Section 2C sets out which ones and why.

Network interface logs. When you or your application use our public endpoints, our servers log your IP address, request metadata, timestamps and the addresses or records queried. This covers RPC, REST/LCD, gRPC and EVM JSON-RPC nodes, the SN-API gateway, the LumeScope API and the faucet. We use these logs to operate the endpoints, enforce rate limits and prevent abuse.

Wallet connections. When you connect a wallet to one of our interfaces, we receive your public wallet address and the transactions you ask to sign. We never receive your private keys or seed phrase, and we will never ask for them.

C. Information from third parties

Social media and community platforms. If you interact with our accounts or communities on X, Discord, Telegram, YouTube or similar services, or post publicly about Lumera, we may receive your profile information and the content of your posts or messages.

Partners and co-hosts. Event co-hosts and program partners may share information you agreed to give them, such as attendee lists.

Compliance providers. Where a program or the law requires it, we may receive sanctions-screening or verification results from service providers.

Public blockchain data. We read public on-chain data to operate our explorers, dashboards and programs.

2. How We Use Personal Information

A. Purposes

Providing and securing the Services. Operating, maintaining and protecting the Services, including rate-limiting and abuse prevention for public endpoints and the faucet.

Communicating with you. Answering questions, sending administrative notices, and telling you about changes to our terms and policies or to the network, such as required upgrades.

Programs and partnerships. Evaluating applications, administering agreements, making delegations, and distributing grants and rewards.

Events. Organizing, staffing and running events.

Marketing. Sending news about Lumera and the ecosystem. You can opt out at any time (see Section 6), and where the law requires consent we ask for it first.

Understanding and improving the Services. Analyzing usage trends to improve content and features and to develop new ones.

Integrity of campaigns. Detecting duplicate accounts, bots and other attempts to game quests, faucets or reward programs.

Compliance and legal. Sanctions screening, verification where required, tax and accounting, responding to lawful requests, enforcing our terms, and protecting our rights and the rights of others.

B. Legal bases (EEA and UK)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process your Personal Information only when we have a legal basis to do so:

Consent, for example for marketing emails or non-essential Cookies.

Contract, where we need the information to provide something you asked for or to perform an agreement with you.

Legal obligation, for example to comply with sanctions law or a court order.

Legitimate interests, such as securing and improving the Services and preventing fraud and abuse. We rely on these interests only where they are not overridden by your rights and interests.

C. Cookies and similar technologies

No analytics or advertising Cookies on lumera.io. We do not use analytics cookies, advertising pixels or similar tracking technologies on lumera.io. If that changes, we will update this Policy, and where the law requires consent we will ask for it before any non-essential Cookie is set.

Strictly necessary browser storage. lumera.io keeps a small amount of data in your browser’s own storage so the site works as you left it: your light or dark theme preference, and a short-lived cache of partner logos. This stays on your device and is not transmitted to us.

Documentation site. docs.lumera.io is hosted for us by Mintlify, which stores an anonymous identifier in your browser and serves assets from its own content delivery network. Mintlify processes that information under its own privacy policy.

Live network data. Some pages load live network statistics directly from blockchain node endpoints, some of which are run by independent infrastructure providers. Those providers receive your IP address and basic request information when the page loads.

Third-party content. The Services may embed content or link to sites run by others, such as YouTube videos, social media features, wallets and explorers. Those third parties may collect information about you under their own policies, and we do not control what they collect.

3. How We Share Personal Information

We do not sell your Personal Information. We share it only as described in this Policy, or with your consent:

Service providers that work on our behalf, including website hosting and content delivery, documentation hosting, email delivery, event management, customer support, compliance screening, auditing and professional advisors.

Affiliates that help us operate the Services and programs.

Program and event partners, when you take part in a co-hosted event, campaign or program and have been told your information will be shared.

Public posts. Information you post in public channels, such as Discord, Telegram or GitHub, can be seen by anyone.

Corporate transactions. A buyer, successor or assignee, as part of a merger, reorganization, sale of assets or similar transaction, including in insolvency proceedings.

Legal and safety. Authorities or other parties, where we believe in good faith that disclosure is needed to:

• Comply with law or legal process, including in other countries
• Respond to lawful requests from public authorities
• Enforce our terms
• Protect the safety, rights or property of us, our users or others
• Detect or prevent fraud and security issues

We may also use and share information that has been aggregated or de-identified so that it no longer identifies you, unless the law prohibits it.

4. Third-Party Services

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of wallets, exchanges, bridges, explorers, community platforms, node operators, SuperNode operators or any other third party. That applies even when the Services link to them or display their data. A link is not an endorsement. Please review their privacy policies before you use them.

5. Security

We use physical, organizational and technical safeguards designed to protect the information we hold. No system is perfectly secure, so we cannot guarantee the security of your information.

You are responsible for the security of your wallet, devices and credentials. Never share your seed phrase or private keys with anyone, including anyone claiming to represent Lumera. If you see an impersonation or phishing attempt, report it to security@lumera.io.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Your choices. You can decline to share certain information, but some features or programs may then be unavailable to you.

Access, correction and deletion. You may ask us to access, correct or delete the Personal Information we hold about you, using the contact details in Section 12. Some information may be kept in backups or archives, or for fraud prevention, legal compliance or other legitimate purposes, as the law allows.

Marketing. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time with the link in each email or by contacting us. We may still send you administrative messages.

A. Your EEA and UK rights

If you are in the EEA or the UK, you also have the right to:

• Access your Personal Information and receive information about how we use it
• Correct inaccurate information
• Have your information deleted or anonymized
• Restrict or object to our processing
• Receive your information in a portable format
• Withdraw consent at any time, free of charge, without affecting processing that happened before you withdrew
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority where you live or work, or where an issue occurred

These rights have exceptions and limits under the law.

B. Limits for blockchain data

Because the Lumera Protocol is decentralized and public, we cannot change or delete information recorded on the blockchain or content stored on Cascade. Your rights apply to the Personal Information that we hold in our own systems.

C. Cookie choices

Non-essential Cookies. We do not currently set any, so there is nothing to accept or reject. If we introduce them, we will provide a way to make that choice and to change it later.

Browser settings. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies and clear site storage. Doing so may affect how the Services work.

Do Not Track. There is no common standard for Do Not Track signals, so we do not currently respond to them.

7. Children

The Services are not directed to anyone under 18, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from them. If you believe someone under 18 has given us Personal Information, contact legal@lumera.io and we will delete it.

8. International Transfers and Retention

Transfers. Your Personal Information may be transferred to, stored in and processed in the United States and other countries where we or our service providers operate. Where the law requires it, we use appropriate safeguards for these transfers, such as the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses.

Retention. We keep Personal Information only for as long as we need it for the purposes described in this Policy. When deciding how long that is, we consider the nature of the information, our relationship with you, any legal retention requirements and applicable limitation periods. When we no longer need the information, we delete it or de-identify it.

9. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have the right to:

• Know what Personal Information we collect, use and disclose
• Request access to or deletion of your Personal Information
• Correct inaccurate Personal Information
• Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights

We do not sell Personal Information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

California residents may also ask for information about our disclosures of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

To make any request, email legal@lumera.io with “California Privacy Request” in the subject line. Include enough detail for us to find your information, such as your name and email address. We will verify your request before responding and will reply within the time the law requires.

10. Nevada Privacy Rights

We do not sell “covered information”, as that term is defined under Nevada law. Nevada residents may still send us a request not to sell their covered information by emailing legal@lumera.io with “Nevada Do Not Sell” in the subject line.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top shows when it last changed. If we make material changes, we will tell you through the Services or by other appropriate means. We encourage you to review this Policy regularly. By continuing to use the Services after an update takes effect, you acknowledge the revised Policy.

12. Contact Us

Unless this Policy says otherwise, Lumera Foundation is the controller of the Personal Information described here. For questions about this Policy or our privacy practices, contact:

Lumera Foundation

legal@lumera.io

1. The Lumera Protocol is not the Services

The Lumera Protocol (the “Protocol”) is open-source blockchain software. It is run by independent validators, SuperNode operators and other participants. The Services are interfaces and information that help you learn about, monitor and interact with the Protocol. They are not the Protocol itself. Specifically:

We don’t control the network. We do not operate, control or guarantee the Protocol, the Lumera network, or the validators and SuperNodes that run it.

We can’t undo transactions. We cannot reverse, cancel, modify or censor transactions or storage actions on the Protocol.

We can’t recover keys. We cannot recover lost keys, seed phrases or digital assets.

We don’t hold your assets. We do not take custody of your digital assets.

When you use the Protocol, you do so directly, through your own wallet and at your own risk.

2. Changes to These Terms

We may change these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion. When we do, we will update the date at the top and keep the current version available on the Site. Changes take effect when posted. If you keep using the Services after that, you accept the changes. If you do not agree to a change, you must stop using the Services.

3. Eligibility

To use the Services, you must:

• Be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract;
• Not be a Prohibited Person; and
• Not be barred from using the Services under any applicable law.

You agree that your use of the Services will comply with all applicable laws and regulations. You also agree that you will not use the Services to conduct, promote or facilitate any illegal activity. If you use the Services on behalf of an organization, you confirm that you are authorized to accept these Terms for it.

4. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy, available at lumera.io/privacy, explains how we collect, use and share Personal Information. We use commercially reasonable safeguards, but we cannot guarantee that unauthorized parties will never access your information. You provide information at your own risk.

5. Public Nature of Blockchain Activity

Transactions, wallet addresses, staking and governance activity, and Cascade storage records are recorded publicly on the Protocol. Anyone can view them, and they cannot be deleted. Please consider this before you transact or store anything.

6. Your Wallet and Keys

The Services may let you connect a self-custodial wallet, such as Keplr, MetaMask or Lumera Hub. You are solely responsible for:

• Your wallet, devices, keys and seed phrase;
• Every transaction you sign; and
• Checking addresses, amounts and network details before you sign.

We will never ask for your seed phrase or private keys. Anyone who does is not acting for us. Please report impersonation or phishing to security@lumera.io.

7. Storing Data with Cascade

Cascade is the Protocol’s storage service. If you use Cascade, whether directly or through the Services, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

Designed to be permanent. Stored content is split across independent SuperNodes and designed to be retained for the long term. Once stored, it generally cannot be modified or deleted by you, by us or by anyone else.

Public files are public. Files you store as public can be retrieved by anyone. Files you store as private are access-controlled, but they are still held by independent third parties. Encrypt anything sensitive on your own device before you upload it.

Your content, your responsibility. You are solely responsible for what you store and must have every right needed to store it. You must not store:

• Personal Information about others without a lawful basis;
• Unlawful content;
• Child sexual abuse material;
• Malware; or
• Material that infringes anyone’s rights.

Fees. Storage fees are paid once, in LUME, at the time you store content. They are set by on-chain parameters that governance can change, and transaction gas is charged separately.

No guarantee. Descriptions of retention proofs, self-healing and the Everlight pool explain how the Protocol is designed. They are not a promise or warranty from us. We do not guarantee the availability, integrity, retrievability or duration of any stored content.

8. Network Endpoints and Developer Tools

We may provide public endpoints, the SN-API gateway, LumeScope, the faucet, SDKs, sample code and documentation. These are provided “as is” and may be rate-limited, changed or discontinued at any time without notice. Do not treat them as guaranteed production infrastructure.

Testnet tokens have no monetary value.

Open-source software we publish is licensed under its own license, such as the Apache License 2.0. For that software, the license governs your rights, not these Terms.

9. Prohibited Activity

You agree not to engage in, or attempt to engage in, any of the following in connection with the Services:

Intellectual property infringement. Violating any copyright, trademark, patent, publicity, privacy or other proprietary right.

Attacks and abuse. Interfering with or compromising the security or proper functioning of the Services or any network or device. This includes deploying malware, denial-of-service attacks, and scraping or overloading endpoints beyond published limits.

Gaming programs. Using bots, duplicate accounts or other means to manipulate faucets, quests, campaigns, reward programs or metrics.

Fraud and impersonation. Misleading anyone, impersonating Lumera Foundation or its team, or using our name or marks in phishing, scams or unauthorized token sales.

Unlawful content. Storing or distributing content prohibited by Section 7 or by law.

Evading restrictions. Circumventing the eligibility, sanctions or geographic restrictions in these Terms.

Any other unlawful conduct. Violating any law, rule or regulation that applies to you or to us.

10. LUME: No Guidance, No Forecasts, No Listing Commitments

Please read this Section carefully. It limits what you may rely on and the claims you may bring.

10.1 Who this Section covers

In this Section, “Foundation Parties” means:

• Lumera Foundation;
• Its affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors and successors, including, but not limited to, Pastel Growth Fund, LLC and Pastel Global Operations;
• The current and former directors, officers, members, employees, contractors, consultants, advisors, agents, attorneys, ambassadors, community moderators and service providers of any of the above, including any market maker or liquidity provider engaged by any of them; and
• Anyone else acting on behalf of any of them.

10.2 What LUME is

LUME is the native utility token of the Lumera Protocol. It is designed to be used within the Protocol to:

• Pay fees for protocol services, such as storing data with Cascade;
• Pay transaction fees (“gas”);
• Stake or delegate to validators to help secure the network;
• Bond the SuperNodes that provide protocol services; and
• Take part in on-chain governance.

The uses of LUME are defined by the Protocol’s open-source code. So are the rules that govern it, including issuance, inflation, fees, burns, staking rewards and supply. On-chain governance can change all of these, and the Foundation Parties do not control them.

LUME is not intended to constitute an investment contract, security, share, debt instrument or other financial instrument in any jurisdiction.

Holding LUME gives you no right against any Foundation Party or its assets. That includes no ownership, equity, debt, dividend, profit share, revenue share, redemption or voting right, other than voting in on-chain governance under the Protocol’s own rules. No Foundation Party has any obligation to buy back or redeem LUME, to support its price, or to make or maintain a market for it.

10.3 No guidance or forecasts

THE FOUNDATION PARTIES DO NOT PROVIDE, AND HAVE NOT PROVIDED, ANY GUIDANCE, FORECAST, PROJECTION, PREDICTION, ESTIMATE OR ASSURANCE OF ANY KIND REGARDING:

• (a) the price, value or market capitalization of LUME, now or at any future time, including at or after any listing;
• (b) the liquidity of LUME, including trading volume, market depth, spreads, or your ability to sell, transfer, convert or exit a position;
• (c) any return, yield, profit, gain, appreciation or income from acquiring, holding, staking, delegating, bonding, locking up or using LUME;
• (d) staking rewards, APR, APY, commission rates, or validator or SuperNode income;
• (e) circulating or total supply, inflation, burns, unlocks, vesting or release schedules, beyond what the Protocol’s code and published documentation state at the time; or
• (f) the adoption, usage, revenue or success of the Lumera Protocol or anything built on it.

10.4 No commitment on listings, TGE or liquidity

No Foundation Party promises, guarantees or undertakes that LUME will:

• Be listed, or stay listed, on any centralized or decentralized exchange, or on any particular exchange or tier of exchange;
• Be listed at any time, on any date, in any quarter or within any window;
• Open, trade or settle at any price or within any price range;
• Be supported by any market maker, liquidity provider, liquidity pool, bridge, wallet, custodian or on-ramp; or
• Become transferable or tradable at any particular time, including in connection with any token generation event (“TGE”), listing event or network upgrade.

Whether and when LUME is listed depends on decisions of third parties, such as exchanges, regulators and market participants. It also depends on market, legal, regulatory and technical conditions outside our control. An exchange may decline, delay or reverse a listing at any time, for any reason.

10.5 Timelines are estimates, not promises

A Foundation Party may mention a date, target, window, quarter, roadmap, schedule or other timeline for any of the following:

• A listing or TGE;
• A network upgrade or product release;
• A token unlock; or
• A program or campaign.

Wherever it appears, that timeline is only a non-binding estimate made in good faith at the time. This applies to roadmaps, technical papers, blog posts, announcements, presentations, AMAs, social media posts, Discord or Telegram messages, emails, calls and private conversations alike.

It may change without notice, be delayed indefinitely, or never happen. A change, delay or cancellation is not a breach of any obligation. No Foundation Party has any duty to update or correct an estimate once it is made.

10.6 Network figures are not forecasts

The Services may display figures such as:

• Staking APR;
• Supply and bonded ratio;
• Transaction counts and storage used; and
• Fees and prices.

These figures come from on-chain data or third-party sources, may be delayed or inaccurate, and describe past or current conditions only. They are not a prediction or promise of future results.

10.7 Unauthorized statements

No person is authorized to make any statement, promise or representation on behalf of any Foundation Party about the price, value, liquidity, returns, listing or listing timing of LUME.

Statements about these matters by anyone else are theirs alone and do not bind any Foundation Party. That includes community members, moderators, ambassadors, validators, partners, influencers, exchanges and market commentators.

If a Foundation Party, or anyone claiming to act for one, has made a statement that appears to conflict with this Section, this Section controls. The only exception is set out in Section 10.11.

10.8 No reliance

You agree that you have not relied, and will not rely, on any statement, estimate, forecast or timeline described in this Section when you decide to:

• Acquire, hold, stake, delegate, bond, lock up or otherwise use LUME;
• Run a validator or SuperNode; or
• Take part in any program.

You make these decisions independently, based on your own judgment and your own professional advice. You accept that you could lose some or all of the value of any LUME you hold.

10.9 Waiver, release and covenant not to sue

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, RELEASE AND DISCHARGE ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST ANY FOUNDATION PARTY, AND AGREE NOT TO BRING ONE OR HELP ANYONE ELSE BRING ONE. THIS APPLIES WHETHER THE CLAIM IS IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION), STATUTE, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, IF IT ARISES FROM OR RELATES TO:

• (a) the timing, occurrence, non-occurrence, delay, venue, terms or price of any TGE, exchange listing or delisting;
• (b) the price, value, liquidity or volatility of LUME, or any lost opportunity or profit;
• (c) any estimate, timeline or statement described in Sections 10.3 to 10.7;
• (d) staking rewards, slashing, unbonding, lock-ups, vesting, unlocks or claims operating under the Protocol’s rules; or
• (e) any act or omission of an exchange, market maker, liquidity provider, validator, SuperNode operator or other third party.

No Foundation Party will owe you any compensation, refund, rebate, bonus, extension, make-whole payment or other remedy for any of these matters. This Section applies in addition to Sections 13 to 20.

10.10 Your responsibilities

You are solely responsible for deciding whether acquiring, holding or using LUME is lawful where you are, and for any taxes that apply to you.

LUME may become subject to legislation, regulation or regulatory action in any jurisdiction, and that could affect whether it can be used, transferred or listed. The Foundation Parties may modify, suspend or discontinue any Service or program in response.

10.11 Signed agreements

This Section 10.11 applies if you have a written agreement for the purchase, grant, delegation or lock-up of LUME that is signed by an authorized officer of Lumera Foundation:

What the agreement governs. Its express terms govern the matters it expressly covers.

Everything else. Everything else is subject to this Section, including any statement that is not written into that agreement.

No implied obligations. Unless the agreement expressly says so, it creates no obligation to list LUME, to list it by any date, or to achieve any price, liquidity or return.

10.12 No professional advice

Everything on the Services is for general information only. It is not investment, financial, legal, tax or other professional advice. Get independent advice before you make any decision involving the Services, the Protocol or LUME.

10.13 Forward-looking statements

The Services describe capabilities, roadmaps and designs, some of which are planned or still in development, including in our technical papers. Statements about future plans, features, performance or network growth are forward-looking. They depend on risks and uncertainties, and they may change or never happen. Nothing on the Services is a commitment to deliver any feature by any date.

10.14 Limits imposed by law

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers, waivers or limitations. Where that is the case, this Section applies to the maximum extent the law permits. Nothing in this Section excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

11. Staking, Validators, SuperNodes and Upgrades

Staking, delegating, and operating a validator or SuperNode involve the Protocol’s rules and parameters. These include:

• Slashing, jailing and penalties;
• Unbonding periods;
• Commissions; and
• Rewards that are variable and not guaranteed.

Governance can change these at any time.

Network upgrades may require you to act, for example to migrate an account within a set window. If you do not act in time, you may lose the ability to recover staked or delegated assets. You are responsible for following network announcements and the documentation.

12. Campaigns, Promotions and Rewards

We or third parties may run quests, learn-to-earn programs, competitions or other reward campaigns. Each is subject to its own published rules and eligibility criteria. We may disqualify participants, withhold rewards, or change or end a campaign if we suspect abuse, ineligibility or a violation of these Terms. You are responsible for any taxes on rewards you receive.

13. No Warranties

The Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all representations and warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that:

• The Services will be continuous, uninterrupted, timely or secure;
• Any information, including live network statistics, will be accurate, complete or current; or
• The Services will be free of errors, defects, viruses or other harmful components.

Nothing we say creates a warranty. We do not endorse or take responsibility for statements, offers or advertisements made by third parties about the Services.

14. No Fiduciary Duties

These Terms do not create any fiduciary duty on our part. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree that we owe no fiduciary duties to you or anyone else. Any such duties that might exist at law or in equity are irrevocably disclaimed, waived and eliminated. Our only duties to you are those expressly set out in these Terms.

15. Assumption of Risk

You represent that you understand the risks of using blockchain systems and digital assets and that you have a working knowledge of how they operate. These risks include:

• Loss or theft of keys;
• Software bugs and vulnerabilities in the Protocol, wallets or smart contracts;
• Network failures, congestion, forks and upgrades;
• Governance changes;
• Actions of independent validators and SuperNode operators;
• Price volatility; and
• Changes in law or regulation.

We are not responsible for these risks. You assume full responsibility for all risks of using the Services and the Protocol.

16. Third-Party Resources and Promotions

The Services may link to or display third-party resources, including wallets, exchanges, bridges, explorers, node providers and partner projects, and third parties may offer promotions related to Lumera. We do not own or control these resources and do not endorse them. You use them at your own risk, and these Terms do not govern your dealings with third parties. You release us from all liability arising from your use of third-party resources.

17. Intellectual Property and Brand

The Services and their content are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. Examples include text, graphics, logos, papers and designs. Excluding open-source software, which is licensed under its own terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and view the Services for your personal or internal business use.

Use of the Lumera name, logos and other marks is governed by our brand terms at lumera.io/brand.

If you send us feedback or suggestions, we may use them without any obligation to you.

18. Release of Claims

You assume all risks in connection with your use of the Services and your interactions with the Protocol. You waive and release us from all liability, claims, causes of action and damages arising from or relating to your use of the Services or your interactions with the Protocol through them.

19. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless us and our officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, affiliates and subsidiaries from all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from:

• Your access to or use of the Services;
• Content you store or transmit;
• Your violation of these Terms, any law or any third party’s rights; and
• Anyone else’s use of the Services through a device, wallet or account you own or control.

20. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages. This includes loss of profits, digital assets, data, goodwill or use, arising out of or relating to the Services or the Protocol.

We are also not responsible for:

• Errors or inaccuracies in content;
• Personal injury or property damage resulting from your use of the Services;
• Unauthorized access to our servers or any data stored on them;
• Interruption or cessation of the Services;
• Bugs, viruses or similar code transmitted through the Services;
• Loss or damage from your use of any content made available through the Services; or
• The conduct of any third party, including validators, SuperNode operators and other users.

To the extent we are liable despite the above, our total liability for all claims will not exceed US$100.

These limits apply regardless of the theory of liability, whether contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, and even if we have been told such damages are possible. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations, so some of these may not apply to you.

21. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or end your access to all or part of the Services at any time, with or without notice. Reasons include suspected violation of these Terms, security concerns or legal requirements.

Sections 5, 7, 10 and 13 through 25 survive any termination.

22. Dispute Resolution

If a dispute, claim or controversy arises out of or relates to the Services or these Terms (a “Dispute”), including their interpretation, breach or enforcement, you and we will first try to resolve it through good-faith negotiation. The negotiation period begins when either party gives written notice.

If the Dispute is not resolved within 60 days of that notice, it will be resolved exclusively by the jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands. All disputes shall be resolved in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands and you and we waive any objection to that forum.

Notices to us under this section must be sent to legal@lumera.io.

23. Class Action and Jury Trial Waiver

You may bring Disputes against us only in your individual capacity. You may not bring them as a plaintiff or class member in any class, collective, consolidated or representative action or arbitration. You and we both waive any right to a jury trial. Either party may still bring an individual claim in small claims court where it qualifies.

24. Governing Law

These Terms, and any Dispute between you and us, are governed by the laws of the Cayman Islands, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.

25. Miscellaneous

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms for a specific Service, are the entire agreement between you and us about the Services.

Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest of these Terms remain in effect.

No waiver. If we do not enforce a provision, that does not waive our right to enforce it later.

Assignment. You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our consent. We may assign ours without restriction.

Headings. Headings are for convenience only.

Language. If we provide a translation, the English version controls.

26. Contact

Lumera Foundation

legal@lumera.io