Eos Horizons Group Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with the company registration number 2103733 and its registered address at Vistra Corporate Services Centre, Wickhams Cay II, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands. (together with its subsidiaries and associated companies, “Ethlas”, “we” or “us”), is the owner and operator of https://gambit.finance, https://ethlas.com and any of its subdomains or subpages (the “Website”).
This Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (collectively referred to as the “Agreement”) is between Ethlas and you, as a member and user of the Website and Service (“you” or the “Member”). Please read this Agreement carefully before using the Services and Website. By accessing, viewing, or downloading information from the Website and using the Services provided by Ethlas, including but not limited to the Battle Showdown developed under the Gambit platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and unconditionally agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
We may need to make changes to this Agreement from time to time. We may unilaterally change the terms of this Agreement and we will send you a notification of the same. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to check the notification and the updated Agreement upon such notifications. You further agree that your continued use of the Website and Services offered by Ethlas following the posting of the notification of any changes to this Agreement indicates your acceptance of any such changes. As a Member, you will be able to engage in digital payment token activities on the Website.
Currently, the Services operate in Bit tokens and other related tokens (“Accepted Tokens” or individually an “Accepted Token”). All users of the Website are required to be successfully onboarded as a customer of Ethlas before they can perform any activities. Bits will be an ERC20 token issued on the Base blockchain. In order to obtain Bits, a user of the platform (“User”) shall transfer an amount of cryptocurrency to Ethlas through the Website. Ethlas will then mint the same amount of Bits on the Base blockchain and transfer it to the User. A Bits holder may redeem their Bits for other cryptocurrencies whereby the Bits holder will transfer an amount of Bits to Ethlas and Ethlas will then burn the Bits and transfer the equivalent value in the requested cryptocurrency to the User, subject to deducting a fee from the same.
Please read this Agreement carefully as it dictates your rights and obligations with respect to your use of the Product. By accessing or using the Product, you agree that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by this Agreement. If you disagree with any of these terms, you are not permitted to access or use our Product.
To access or use our Product, you must be legally capable of entering into a binding contract with us. Therefore, you confirm that you are of the age of majority in your jurisdiction (e.g., 18 years old in the United States) and have the necessary authority to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, both on your own behalf and on behalf of any company or legal entity for which you may access or use the App. If you are acting on behalf of an entity, you represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to bind such an entity, in which case the words “you” and “your” as used in this Agreement shall refer to such entity.
Furthermore, you certify that you are neither (a) subject to economic or trade sanctions imposed by any governmental authority nor listed on any prohibited or restricted parties list (including but not limited to the list maintained by the United Nations or the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury), nor (b) a citizen, resident, or organized in a jurisdiction or territory subject to comprehensive country-wide, territory-wide, or regional economic sanctions by the United States or Singapore. You also assure that your access and use of our Product will fully comply with all applicable laws and regulations and that you will not utilize our Product for illegal activities.
You may apply to become a member of the Website and open an account (your “Account”) to gain access to our Services by clicking on the registration link and submitting a new username and new password. You will also be required to provide your email address. Upon the submission of your registration, Ethlas will send a verification email to your designated email address. You will need to undertake the steps provided in the verification email to activate your Account before you can access your Account through the Website and begin to use our Services.
The Account is personal to you and must not be shared, nor are you allowed to create multiple Accounts. If you are accepted as a Member, you alone shall become the legal owner of any Spots that you enter into through trading with the Services.
When accessing and using the Services, you must:
You will ensure that all usernames and passwords required to access the Website are kept secure and confidential. You will immediately notify Ethlas of any unauthorized use of your passwords or any other breach of security, and Ethlas will reset your password.
For the purpose of account security, Ethlas reserves the right to request additional information at any time to support the verification of user identities.
By registering as a Member, a Member represents and warrants:
If an Account has been deemed by Ethlas to be a duplicate account of any Member, Ethlas reserves the right to lock or terminate any such duplicate Accounts without giving any prior notice to the defaulting Member.
While Ethlas does not require you to provide any identifying details such as your legal name, your identification number, your address, or bank account number other than your e-mail address upon registration, Ethlas reserves the right to request such additional forms of identification and put in place measures for the verification of such identification to satisfy itself of your identity and the purposes for your use of the Services.
Ethlas reserves the right to perform due diligence checks for the identification and verification of its Members pursuant to any regulatory requirements and request.
In-app transactions may require the payment of transaction fees to the appropriate network ("Gas Fees"). Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the terms of another written offer by Ethlas you will be solely responsible to pay the Gas Fees for any transaction that you initiate via our Product in accordance with the then-current prices for such Gas Fees set by such network. You acknowledge and agree that Gas Fees may fluctuate, and Ethlas is not and shall not be liable to you in connection with any such fluctuation.
You expressly agree that you assume all risks in connection with your access and use of our Product. You further expressly waive and release us from any and all liability, claims, causes of action, or damages arising from or in any way relating to your use of our Product.
You agree not to engage in, attempt to engage in, or cause or permit any other user to engage in any of the following categories of prohibited activities when accessing and using the Services:
6.1 The Website and the copyright in all text, graphical images, software, design, structure, layouts, the underlying source code and any other materials on the Website are owned by Ethlas, including all trademarks and any other Intellectual Property Rights in respect of the materials in relation to the Services on the Website, including without limitation to the Ethlas Index. Materials on this Website may only be used for personal use and non-commercial purposes.
6.2 You acknowledge that, except as otherwise agreed between the parties in writing, all Intellectual Property Rights of Ethlas and the Website shall remain with Ethlas. You shall not in any circumstances obtain any rights over or in respect of the Website (other than rights to use the Website pursuant to this Agreement and any other terms and conditions governing a particular service or section of the Website) or hold yourself out as having any such rights over or in respect of the Website.
6.3 You may display on a computer screen or print extracts from the Website for the above-stated purpose only provided that you retain any copyright and other proprietary notices or any Ethlas trademarks or logos, as shown on the initial printout or download without alteration, addition or deletion. Except as expressly stated herein, you may not without Ethlas's prior written permission alter, modify, reproduce, distribute or use in any other commercial context any materials from the Website.
7.1 Ethlas shall at all times comply with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (Act No. 26 of 2012) (the “PDPA”) and the other applicable laws governing the handling of Personal Data.
7.2 All Personal Data handled by Ethlas shall be in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
7.3 Ethlas may place your Personal Data on a database for internal use only. In accordance with the PDPA, Ethlas undertakes not to disclose your Personal Data contained in the information, data and other materials, in whatever form, which is in our possession, to any third party unless such disclosure is required by law, or unless you have given your consent to such disclosure.
8.1 Ethlas links to third party websites that are not affiliated or associated with Ethlas (although Ethlas branding, advertisements or links may appear on these websites) and Ethlas may send e-mail messages to you containing links to third parties. Ethlas makes no representation as to the quality, suitability, functionality or legality of the material on third party websites that are linked to, or to any goods and services available from such websites. The material is only provided for your interest and convenience. Ethlas does not monitor or investigate such third party websites and Ethlas accepts no responsibility or liability for any loss arising from the content or accuracy of this material and any opinion expressed in the material should not be taken as an endorsement, recommendation or opinion of Ethlas.
9.1 You hereby represent and warrant to and undertake with Ethlas that:
9.2 Ethlas gives no warranty about the Website. Without limitation to the foregoing, Ethlas does not warrant that the Website and/or Services will meet your requirements or that it will be suitable for your purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, all implied conditions or warranties are excluded insofar as is permitted by law.
9.3 Ethlas does not warrant that the use of the Website will be uninterrupted or error free. Among other things, the operation and availability of the systems used for accessing the Website, computer equipment/networks (which may be provided by a third party) and the Internet, can be unpredictable and may from time to time interfere with or prevent access to the Website. You agree that Ethlas shall not be held liable in any way for any such interference that prevents your access or use of the Website and the Service, which cannot be solely attributable to Ethlas.
9.4 Notwithstanding Clause 9.2 above, Ethlas warrants that when it trades as a Counterparty on the Website pursuant to Clause 4.3(a) above, it shall at all times trade in good faith with the relevant Members and refrain from doing any act which might either directly or indirectly give rise to a conflict of interest with such Members, always provided that nothing in this Clause 9.4 will prevent Ethlas from carrying out its normal business activities on behalf of itself where no such conflict exists.
9.5 Ethlas does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free; that the information provided through the Service shall be accurate, reliable or correct; that any defects or errors will be corrected; or that the Services will be available at any particular time or location. Accordingly, you agree to assume full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from your use of the Services and/or Website.
10.1 By using this service you confirm your understanding that the timely operation of the Internet is governed by constraints beyond the control of Ethlas. You accept that Ethlas is not liable for any perceived slow operation of the Website.
10.2 By using this service, you accept that all trade executions (i.e. of Spots) are final and irreversible.
11.1 Indemnification: You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Ethlas, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, expenses, costs (including reasonable legal costs), loss or damages arising from your breach of this Agreement, including any fraudulent, negligent or reckless act, omission or default or your misuse of the Services.
11.2 Limitation of Liability:
11.3 Inapplicability and/or waiver of rights under consumer protection laws: You agree that you are acquiring the right to access and use the Website and/or Services and that you are agreeing to these Terms for the purposes of a business. Accordingly, you agree that to the maximum extent permitted under the applicable law, any statutory consumer guarantees or legislation intended to protect non-business consumers in any jurisdiction shall not apply to Ethlas’s provision of the Services and the provision of access to the Website. Further to the above, to the maximum extent permitted under the applicable laws, you agree to waive the application of all consumer protection laws (whether applicable to non-business consumers or otherwise) in respect of Ethlas’s provision of the Services and the provision of access to the Website.
Smart Contract Security Risks
Vulnerability to Exploits: The $ELS system heavily relies on the security of its smart contracts. Any vulnerability in the contract code could be exploited, leading to the theft of $ELS or underlying assets.
Immutable Contracts: Once deployed, smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain are immutable. If a critical flaw is discovered post-deployment, it cannot be rectified without creating a new contract and migrating all assets, a process that could be complex and risky.
Cross-Chain Interoperability and Performance
Blockchain Congestion: Both the Ethereum network and other integrated networks experience periods of high congestion, leading to increased transaction fees and delayed confirmations. Such issues can adversely affect the functionality and user experience of $ELS.
Increased Transaction Costs: During periods of congestion, gas fees on the host blockchain can rise significantly. This can deter users from transacting with $ELS during peak times, potentially reducing liquidity and limiting functionality.
Delayed Transaction Times: Transactions involving $ELS will face longer confirmation times during network congestion.
Impaired Functionality in DeFi: Congestion can severely disrupt activities, including collateralization, loan repayments, and liquidity provisioning.
Arbitrage Inefficiencies: Congestion can lead to missed opportunities and inefficiencies because arbitrage often depends on the ability to quickly capitalize on price differences. Delays caused by congestion can erase potential profits.
Custody and Centralization Concerns
Custodian Trust: $ELS operates with a centralized custodian model, where custodians manage the underlying assets. Users must trust these custodians to securely manage the assets and to act honestly in the minting and burning processes of $ELS.
Single Point of Failure: The custodian's security measures become a critical point of failure. Should the custodian's systems be compromised, the underlying assets could be stolen, potentially collapsing the value of $ELS.