Terms of use

Last Modified: August 10th, 2023

Foreword

Thanks for considering Rango Exchange. Please review the following terms and conditions carefully before using our services.

These Terms of Use (referred to herein as “Terms” or “these Terms”) explain the terms and conditions by which you can use and access services and products (collectively, “The Services” or “Our Services”) offered by Rango Exchange (“Rango Exchange”, “Rango”, “we”, “us”, “our”). The Services include but is not limited to:

1. Rango Website, hosted on https://rango.exchange (“the Website”)

2. Rango interface or dApp, hosted on https://app.rango.exchange

3. All APIs provided by Rango Exchange, details on https://docs.rango.exchange

4. Rango’s Smart Contracts, details on https://docs.rango.exchange

These Terms are consistently accessible on the Website, prevailing over any alternative versions or conflicting documents.

You acknowledge that you have read, understood,accepted and agreed to comply unconditionally with all of the Terms, including our Privacy Policy, by accessing, browsing or using the Services in any capacity or submitting your acceptance through the option that is offered. The Privacy Policy is incorporated herein by reference, and it's subject to periodic updates. Please stop using the Services if you don't agree with these Terms and/or the Privacy Policy.

This Agreement applies from the first time you access the Services. You'll have to abide by them as long as you keep using the Services in any capacity.

Our Services are exclusively intended for individuals aged eighteen (18) years or older, or the legal age of majority within your jurisdiction. By accessing and utilizing the Services, you affirm that you meet the age requirement and possess the full authority, rights, and capacity to enter into and abide by these Terms. You may not use or access The Services if you do not meet these age requirements.

By employing the Services, you verify your capacity within your country to engage in contracts and subscribe to our Services. Your unreserved acceptance of these Terms is implied. If you are unable to accept these Terms, in whole or in part, immediate cessation of the use of Our Services is required.

Additionally, you confirm that:

- You are not a citizen or resident of or located in, or an incorporation or entity, resided, located, established or registered in Cuba, Iran, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, China, Syria, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, or any other country/region under comprehensive economic sanctions by the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, United Nations, or the European Union (collectively known as "Sanctioned Territories").

- You are not among individuals residing in jurisdictions where digital token transactions are prohibited or restricted under applicable laws.

- you are not the subject of economic or trade sanctions administered or enforced by any governmental authority, included but not limited to the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

- You are not on any Sanctions List, including, but not limited to the United Nations Security Council Sanctions List or the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by OFAC.

- Individuals owned, controlled, or acting on behalf of persons on a Sanctions List.

- Individuals targeted by any sanction laws, regulations, or embargoes by the United Nations, United States, European Union, or related governmental institutions.

- Individuals whose involvement would breach any legal requirements, including anti-money laundering regulations.

- Your access and use of Our Services will fully comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

- You will not access or use any of The Services to conduct, promote or facilitate any illegal activity.

By utilizing our Services, you accept the economic and technical risks associated with blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, understanding that:

- Cryptocurrencies are built on an evolving blockchain technology that may experience failures, bugs, disruptions, or changes.

- The Services, blockchains, underlying technologies or third-parties may be exposed to cyber threats and attacks.

- Cryptocurrencies lack central bank backing and legal tender status, subject to varying legal frameworks.

- The accuracy, full or correct functioning, or timeliness of our Services or the underlying technologies or third-parties is not guaranteed.

- Cryptocurrencies may encounter regulatory restrictions, affecting their value.

- Cryptocurrencies' value is vulnerable to market fluctuations and risks of fraudulent activities.

If you are in disagreement with these Terms, we regretfully advise refraining from using Our Services.

Scope

Rango Exchange has developed, operates, and offers the Services, an advanced online application designed to facilitate your utilization of a cross-chain DEX and bridge aggregator platform. This platform empowers you to seamlessly find the best routes inside and in between blockchains and execute token swaps and bridging transactions across a range of diverse blockchains. For further details, please consult our comprehensive documentation available at https://docs.rango.exchange.

Token swaps

Within the "Swap" section, you gain the capability to initiate orders facilitated by Third-Party Services, enabling the conversion of Cryptocurrencies into other Cryptocurrencies or bridging (transferring) of Cryptocurrencies across blockchains.

It's important to note that Rango Exchange does not possess or retain custody of your cryptocurrencies at any step. Instead, we function as an aggregator Service that interfaces with Third-Party Services.

Customer Support

Our dedicated customer support is readily accessible through our Discord and Telegram groups, as well as via [e-mail]. We have established and uphold an efficient procedure to promptly address any inquiries or concerns you may have pertaining to the Services. We commit to providing timely responses, taking into account the volume of ongoing requests.

User’s Wallet

You have the option to connect your digital wallet to the Services, facilitating the collection and display of relevant wallet information.

At your discretion, you can choose to disconnect your wallet from the Services at any given time.

In order to effectively engage with the Services, it might be necessary to connect a digital wallet. It is important to emphasize that the ownership and custodianship of digital assets held in your wallet consistently remain with you; this ownership does not transfer to Rango Exchange.

We do not custody or own the data or digital assets in your wallet and we do not have the ability to transfer digital assets in your wallet. As the owner of your wallet and digital assets, you solely assume full responsibility for any associated risk or loss. Rango Exchange disclaims liability for fluctuations or losses in digital assets. Furthermore, you are solely accountable for safeguarding the private keys linked to your digital wallet.

While Rango Exchange prioritizes the security of the platform, the additional responsibility of enhancing wallet security, such as properly securing credentials, private keys or secrets and keeping the wallet secured, remains with you.

Prohibited Usage

The utilization of our Services must strictly adhere to legal guidelines as delineated in these Terms of Use. It is explicitly forbidden to employ the Services for:

1. Violating any national or international laws or regulations, including those pertaining to anti-money laundering (AML), anti-terrorism, and anti-corruption.

2. Exploiting or endangering minors through inappropriate content or actions.

3. Transferring or using digital assets without rightful ownership or authorization.

4. Engaging in illicit or abusive trading practices.

5. Infringing upon the rights of others or participating in illegal, threatening, fraudulent, or harmful activities.

Furthermore, you are prohibited from:

- Disabling, damaging, degrading, or obstructing the functionality of the Services or impeding others from utilizing the Services.

- Attempting to access the source code of the Services, reverse engineering, decompiling, or creating derivative works.

- Implementing disruptive elements like viruses or malware.

- Unauthorized attempts to access, disrupt, or damage the Services or associated infrastructure.

- Disrupting, degrading or negatively affecting the Services in any capacity through any act such as denial-of-service attacks.

API

Rango Exchange extends the availability of an API, accessible upon request or via the Website, providing access to the Services for Third-Party end users. Through this API, you gain the ability to establish a fee structure, mutually determined between you and the Service, as outlined in the API documentation.

The utilization of the API is contingent upon the fulfillment of all provisions within these Terms to the fullest extent and without any exception.

The following conditions govern the usage of the API:

- Selection of relevant configurations.

- Utilization exclusively for your purposes.

- Deployment for a fee-based purpose, necessitating the selection of the Partnership API.

In the event of non-compliance with the aforementioned conditions or if based on our sole discretion believe that you might not have complied with the terms, Rango Exchange reserves the prerogative to promptly suspend your access to the Services, without prior notification. We will not be liable for any loss or lack of profit thereof as a result of decisions including but not limited to the full or partial suspension.

Pricing

We reserve the right to charge for our services and we reserve the right to provide the services without any charge based on our sole discretion.

The employment of the Partnership API is subject to a fee structure, detailed conditions of which can be found at this link: https://docs.rango.exchange/api-integration/rango-affiliate-program

User's Responsibilities

You hereby assure the Services against any breach exceeding foreseeable risks, stemming from your utilization of the Services.

It is incumbent upon you to exclusively employ the Services in alignment with these stipulated Terms. Unauthorized activities, such as reconstructing the Services, decompiling, circumventing technical restrictions, and hosting Services for Third Parties, are expressly prohibited unless explicitly authorized by Rango Exchange.

While using the Services, either on our website or indirectly or through APIs, you are required to abstain from actions or omissions that could potentially:

- Impede the seamless functioning of the Services.

- Compromise Rango Exchange's interests, rights, or reputation.

- Detrimentally impact Third Parties' interests, rights, or reputation.

Rango Exchange reserves the right to suspend your access to the Services without prior notice or compensation, and to pursue legal remedies, including seeking damages, if your conduct contravenes these Terms, is unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful to other Users or the Services.

Disclaimers

The Services are presented "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE," necessitating operation under your sole responsibility. We do not make any warranty about the Services and we disclaim any representations or warranties whether explicit, implied or statutory.

You acknowledge and consent that your use of the Services is at your own risk.

We make no representations or warranties about the functionality of our services or accuracy of data provided on our services be it live or historical data. You should verify all information before relying on it, and all decisions that you make directly or indirectly through our services are your sole responsibility and we have no liability for your decisions

Except for the Terms outlined herein, please recognize that the information on the Website should not be construed as contractual information. Nothing on the Website constitutes an offer, invitation, or solicitation to buy or sell, nor an offering of cryptocurrencies.

The information available on the Website serves purely informational purposes. While Rango Exchange endeavors to furnish comprehensive, accurate, reliable, and up-to-date information, it does not guarantee the ultimate completeness, accuracy, correctness, or suitability of such information for your specific situation at the time of access.

Furthermore, we do not warrant uninterrupted, timely, or error-free access and use of the Services, nor do we guarantee protection against defects, malfunctions, viruses, malicious code, or other harmful elements.

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

IN NO EVENT AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE OR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR ANY OF THE RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES,JOINT VENTURERS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INTANGIBLE, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOSSES INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) LOSS OF PROFIT, COMMERCIAL DISRUPTION, LOSS OF GOODWILL OR REPUTATION, LOSS OR BREACH OF DATA OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE PROPERTY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ACCESS, USAGE, INABILITY OR DELAY OF ACCESS, MAINTENANCE, PERFORMANCE OR LACK OF PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES EITHER DIRECTLY, THROUGH APIs OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTIES IN ANY CAPACITY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OF: (I) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HACKING, BREACH, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF OUR SERVICES (II) INACCURACIES, ERRORS, MISTAKES OF ANY SORT OF ANY DATA OR CONTENT OF OUR SERVICES (III) INTERRUPTION, DELAY OR NOT FUNCTIONING OF THE SERVICES OR LOSS OF ACCESS (IV) BREACH OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF ANY SERVER OR DATABASE IN OUR CONTROL, OR THE USE OR LEAK OF ANY INFORMATION OR DATA STORED THEREIN (V) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN ANY CAPACITY RESULTING FROM OF RELATED TO ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICES (VI) BUGS, VIRUSES OR ANY KIND OF MALICIOUS CODE OR DATA THAT CAN BE EXTERNAL AND UNRELATED TO THE SERVICES OR MIGHT BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE SERVICES (VII) ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR ANY MALICIOUS OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY. (VIII) REGULATIONS OR CHANGE OF REGULATIONS OF ANY JURISDICTION (IX) FORCE MAJEURE EVENTS. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY OR BASIS EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY ARISES AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THESE TERMS. IN NO EVENT AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE OR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURERS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR COSTS IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING THAN THE AMOUNT YOU WERE CHARGED FOR ACCESS OR USAGE OF THE SERVICES OR A MAXIMUM OF $5.

You agree to indemnify and hold Rango Exchange and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, managers, employees, agents, joint ventures, subsidiaries, representatives, service providers, suppliers, and contractors harmless from any losses or damages whether actual or consequential, judgments, fines, and costs, including legal fees and expenses, arising from any claims or demands out of or related to your breach of this agreement, your usage of the services, misrepresentation or fraud by you, your violation of any law, rule, protocol or regulation or the rights of any third party.

The Services give you the option to filter, include or exclude third-party services. The Service solely serves as an intermediary aggregation platform for Third Party Services, transmitting your requests to these entities. It is expressly your responsibility to evaluate and select Third Party Services for the relevant Service operation. Rango Exchange cannot be held liable for losses stemming from Third Party Service operations.

Privacy Policy

You acknowledge that by using our services, we may process your personal data, including cookies, that is provided to us directly or indirectly.

To acquire comprehensive insight into the processing of Personal Data by the Company, as well as its utilization of cookies, please refer to the Privacy Policy accessible on the Website.

Amendment

Rango Exchange reserves the inherent right to modify or discontinue accessibility to either the entirety or a portion of the Services, the Website, and/or the applications and APIs at any given time based on our sole discretion.

We retain the prerogative to amend these Terms of Use to encompass various scenarios, including but not limited to: (a) adjustments necessitated by evolving laws; (b) regulatory or security prerequisites; (c) pertinent guidance or codes of practice; (d) technical refinements to the Services; (e) enhancements to ensure clarity and uniformity; or (f) any other rationale deemed suitable at our sole discretion. Should modifications be implemented to these Terms of Use, we will duly update the "Last Modified" date indicated at the head of these Terms of Use. Your continued utilization of the Services will signify your acceptance of any alterations incorporated into the updated version of the Terms of Use.

If you do not agree with the changes, you should stop using the Services.

Termination

Under our exclusive discretion, we retain the right to promptly suspend or terminate your access to the Services, without the obligation of prior notice or incurring any liability. This termination may be executed for various reasons and without constraint, including but not limited to a violation of these prevailing Terms of Use. It's important to note that fees paid in association with the Services are non-refundable. In instances where termination is enacted due to a breach of these Terms of Use, fees will not be subject to reimbursement. In cases of termination for other reasons, it will be at our sole discretion to decide whether to return any fees, paid either by you or on your behalf, at the time of termination. This decision may be made with or without explanation or justification.

All clauses within these Terms of Use that, by their nature, should extend beyond termination shall indeed remain in effect after termination. This encompasses ownership clauses, disclaimers of warranty, indemnification, and limitations of liability, among others.