Terms of Service — Haawke Neural Technology

1. What the Service is, and isn't

The Service computes cryptographic hashes of content you submit, registers those hashes along with any attribution metadata you provide, and submits them for timestamp anchoring to the Bitcoin blockchain via the OpenTimestamps protocol. The Service provides evidence that specific content existed, unaltered, at a specific point in time.

It does not verify the truth, legality, or originality of the content itself, does not constitute formal legal notarization, does not constitute legal advice, and is not a substitute for registering your work with a copyright office or consulting an attorney about intellectual property protection.

2. Eligibility and accounts

You must be at least 18 years old, or have a parent or guardian's consent, to use the Service. You're responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Service to submit content that is illegal, infringes on someone else's intellectual property rights, contains another person's personal information without their consent, or is submitted for the purpose of misrepresenting authorship, timing, or authenticity. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access for violations of this section.

4. Fees and payment

Paid features are billed through Stripe. By making a purchase, you agree to Stripe's terms governing the payment itself. Fees are non-refundable except where required by law or stated otherwise at the time of purchase.

5. Your content and intellectual property

You retain all ownership rights to content you submit for hashing. We do not claim ownership of it, and as described in our Privacy Policy, we generally do not retain a copy of the original content itself, only its cryptographic digest. The Haawke name, logo, and related branding are our property and may not be used without permission.

6. Public registry

Registering a hash through the Service publishes the hash, timestamp proof, and any attribution metadata you supply on a public, openly accessible registry. This is permanent by design, in the same way the underlying Bitcoin anchoring is permanent: once submitted, neither you nor we can retract or alter it. You're responsible for what you choose to submit.

7. Third-party services and infrastructure outside our control

The Service depends on infrastructure we do not own, operate, or control, including but not limited to Cloudflare (hosting and network infrastructure), Stripe (payment processing), and the Bitcoin network together with OpenTimestamps calendar servers (timestamp anchoring). You acknowledge and agree that:

The availability, performance, and uptime of the Service depend in part on these third parties, and we are not responsible or liable for outages, slowdowns, errors, security incidents, or data loss originating from their systems.
The time it takes for a submitted hash to receive a confirmed Bitcoin timestamp depends on Bitcoin network conditions and third-party calendar server behavior, neither of which we control. We do not guarantee any specific confirmation timeframe.
If a third-party provider changes its terms, pricing, or availability, or ceases operating entirely, the Service may be disrupted or discontinued as a result, and we will not be liable for that disruption.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT TIMESTAMP CONFIRMATION WILL OCCUR WITHIN ANY PARTICULAR TIMEFRAME OR AT ALL, GIVEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON THIRD-PARTY INFRASTRUCTURE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7.

If you are a consumer in the EU or UK, mandatory consumer protection laws may give you rights this section cannot exclude. Nothing in this section limits any right that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

9. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HAAWKE AND ITS OPERATORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE, INCLUDING WHERE THAT LOSS ARISES FROM A THIRD-PARTY OUTAGE OR FAILURE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

This limitation does not apply to liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law, such as liability for death, personal injury, fraud, or gross negligence where such exclusion is not permitted.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Haawke harmless from any claims, damages, or expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from your use of the Service, content you submit, or your violation of these Terms.

11. Force majeure

We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to outages or failures of third-party infrastructure providers, internet or network disruptions, Bitcoin network congestion or behavior, natural disasters, acts of government, or other events of force majeure.

12. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time for violation of these Terms. You may stop using the Service at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination, including Sections 6 through 11, will survive.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Service after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. We will post the effective date of the latest version here.

14. Governing law and disputes

Placeholder — recommend confirming with counsel: these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Washington, except where mandatory consumer-protection law in your jurisdiction, such as for EU or UK residents, requires otherwise.

15. Miscellaneous

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full effect. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Haawke regarding the Service.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to craig@haawke.com.