General Terms and Conditions

LimeWire

These General Terms and Conditions (the “LimeWire GTC”) govern access to and use of LimeWire Systems and the services made available through them. References to “LimeWire”, “we”, “us” or “our” mean the operator of the relevant LimeWire System.

1.1.These LimeWire GTC apply to the business relationship between LimeWire and each LW-Client in connection with any LimeWire website, online or electronic platform, mobile application and any associated application programming interface or API (each a “LimeWire System”).

1.2.“LW-Client” means a person or entity that uses a LimeWire System and, where account functionality is required, creates an LW-Client Account and successfully completes the applicable registration process.

1.3.“LW-Consumer Client” means an LW-Client acting mainly for purposes outside that person’s trade, business, craft or profession. “LW-Business Client” means an LW-Client acting for purposes connected with a trade, business, craft or profession. Mandatory classifications under applicable consumer-protection law prevail.

1.4.An overview of defined terms used in these LimeWire GTC is provided in Annex I.

2.1.LimeWire may update or amend these LimeWire GTC from time to time. Unless a different effective date is stated, amendments become effective at the earlier of: (a) the LW-Client expressly accepting the amended LimeWire GTC; or (b) two months after the amendments are made available to the LW-Client, provided that the LW-Client has not objected where an objection right is required by applicable law.

2.2.Where required, LimeWire will inform the LW-Client of the proposed amendment, the date on which it is intended to take effect, the available method of objection, and any right to terminate the affected services before the amendment takes effect.

2.3.Any increase of fees or material reduction of core services for an LW-Consumer Client will be implemented only to the extent permitted by applicable law and, where required, with the LW-Consumer Client’s express consent.

2.4.Changes affecting LW-Consumer Clients without express consent will be limited to changes that are reasonable, do not materially alter the principal service obligations, and are objectively justified, for example by technical, security, regulatory or operational developments.

3.1.Prohibition of double accounts. Unless LimeWire expressly allows otherwise for a particular service, only one LW-Client Account is permitted per LW-Client. LimeWire may block an additional account (“Double-Account”). Where appropriate and technically possible, assets associated with a Double-Account may be transferred to the LW-Client’s first account (“Original-Account”) after the LW-Client provides sufficient proof of ownership of both accounts.

3.2.Prohibition of shared accounts. Shared LW-Client Accounts are not permitted unless LimeWire expressly provides otherwise for a specific service.

3.3.No transfer of account. An LW-Client Account may not be sold, donated, assigned or otherwise transferred to another person.

3.4.No transfer of rights. Rights arising under these LimeWire GTC or in relation to assets held or displayed through LimeWire Systems may not be assigned or transferred to a third party without LimeWire’s prior consent, except where a transfer is expressly supported by the applicable LimeWire service.

3.5.Single payment account rule. A payment account, bank account, credit card or other payment method may be associated only with the LW-Client to whom it belongs, unless LimeWire or the relevant payment provider expressly allows otherwise. The account-holder name may be required to match the LW-Client details.

3.6.Acting in your own name and on your own behalf. You must use an LW-Client Account for yourself and for your own account. You may not act as an undisclosed intermediary, broker, trustee or nominee, or give another person access to your account, except as expressly permitted by these LimeWire GTC.

3.7.Creator representatives. A Creator’s management team, label or authorized representative may create or operate an LW-Client Account on behalf of the Creator if the Creator has granted the necessary authority. LimeWire may request evidence of that authority.

3.8.Contact information. Until you notify LimeWire of a change to your email or other contact details, LimeWire may continue using the most recent contact details provided through the LimeWire Systems. Communications sent to those details may be treated as delivered to the extent permitted by applicable law.

4.1.LW-Client Account. A person wishing to use account-based LimeWire services may be required to create an LW-Client Account. Registration may be completed by uploading a file, using an email address to sign in, or completing another registration flow offered through a LimeWire System. LimeWire may request valid, accurate and current information such as name, email address and authentication credentials.

4.2.Client Verification Process. If an LW-Client exceeds transaction, withdrawal or other risk thresholds, or where otherwise required for security, compliance or payment purposes, LimeWire may require an additional verification process. The scope and duration of that process may change depending on legal, security, risk and technical requirements.

4.3.Current and complete information. Information and documents provided to LimeWire must be accurate, complete and current. You must not withhold information that could materially affect a verification or compliance assessment.

4.4.Tax and payment information. LimeWire may request information reasonably necessary to comply with applicable tax, accounting, payment and reporting requirements, including billing details, payment information, wallet information, business status or tax-identification information where relevant.

4.5.No acceptance guarantee. Submission of all requested information does not guarantee that registration, verification, a transaction or access to a particular service will be approved. Access may be restricted for legal, security, risk, technical or commercial reasons.

5.1.LimeWire may refuse to establish or continue a business relationship with, or may restrict access for, persons or entities where doing so is required or reasonably justified by applicable law, sanctions, security, fraud-prevention, risk-management or operational considerations.

5.2.Persons under 18 years of age, or under any higher minimum legal age required for the relevant service, may not register or use services for which such age restriction applies.

5.3.Persons or entities subject to applicable economic sanctions, asset-freeze measures, trade restrictions or similar legal restrictions may not use LimeWire Systems where such use is prohibited.

5.4.Restrictions may apply to persons based on citizenship, residence, place of establishment, controlling ownership, sanctions designation or other criteria required by applicable law or LimeWire’s compliance and risk controls.

5.5.LimeWire may exclude or restrict access from particular persons, territories or jurisdictions when reasonably necessary for legal, security, payment, technical or risk-management reasons.

5.6.Persons and entities in the United States of America may use LimeWire services only to the extent the relevant service is made available to them and subject to all notices, limitations and risks displayed in the LimeWire Systems.

6.1.Two-factor authentication. LimeWire recommends enabling two-factor authentication (“2FA”) on the email account used with LimeWire and, where available, on the LimeWire System itself.

6.2.Compromised credentials. If you become aware that your password, second factor or account access may have been lost, stolen or compromised, you must notify LimeWire promptly and follow the security instructions provided.

6.3.Recovery. If you cannot access the second factor or otherwise lose access to your LW-Client Account, LimeWire may require documents and evidence sufficient to verify your identity and the legitimacy of the recovery request. The exact verification requirements may vary and are not disclosed in advance for security reasons.

6.4.During an account-recovery or security review, access to the account or the ability to move assets or funds may be restricted until the review is completed.

7.1.As an LW-Client, you must cooperate reasonably with LimeWire in connection with the provision, security and lawful operation of LimeWire Systems. In particular, you must:

7.1.1.provide assistance reasonably requested to complete transactions, account actions or service operations;

7.1.2.promptly report defects, security issues, transaction problems or other material problems that you cause or become aware of, and reasonably assist with remediation;

7.1.3.support reasonable measures intended to prevent or stop the availability of copyright-infringing material on LimeWire Systems;

7.1.4.promptly report actual or suspected copyright infringement on LimeWire Systems;

7.1.5.when reasonably requested for verification or compliance purposes, provide your principal place of residence or, for legal entities, business address, as well as tax residency where relevant;

7.1.6.keep your account and personal information current, including name, email address, contact address, residence or business address and tax-residency information where applicable;

7.1.7.use a strong and unique password and keep authentication credentials confidential;

7.1.8.keep any second factor secure and available if you use 2FA;

7.1.9.keep relevant applications, browsers and operating systems reasonably up to date, including security updates;

7.1.10.provide information reasonably requested for service, security, compliance or source-of-funds checks, which may include bank statements, financial-institution records, sale agreements, contracts or other suitable evidence;

7.1.11.notify LimeWire without undue delay if your legal capacity to enter into or perform contracts is materially restricted;

7.1.12.if you are a legal entity, notify LimeWire of material changes to beneficial ownership, ownership structure or authorized representatives when reasonably required; and

7.1.13.if you are a legal entity, notify LimeWire of dissolution, insolvency, restructuring, winding-up or similar proceedings that could materially affect the relationship.

7.2.Documents and data submitted to LimeWire may be verified. A transaction or requested operation may be delayed or refused where verification is incomplete, delayed or insufficient for objectively justified reasons.

7.3.Unless these LimeWire GTC expressly state otherwise, LimeWire does not guarantee that a review, verification or response will be completed within a particular timeframe.

8.1.Unless a different notice period applies to a particular service, LimeWire and an LW-Business Client may terminate the business relationship, or an individual part of it, on one month’s notice. LimeWire may accept an earlier termination, for example after the LW-Client has withdrawn available assets and deleted the account.

8.2.Following termination, the LW-Client must withdraw transferable LW-NFTs and available fiat balances no later than the end of the applicable notice period, subject to technical, legal and compliance restrictions.

8.3.If an LW-Client does not transfer remaining LW-NFTs within 14 days after the contractual relationship has ended, LimeWire may, where permitted, charge a storage or administration fee of 0.1% of the relevant deposited amount, capped at EUR 30 per month.

8.4.For this purpose, the deposited amount may be calculated by reference to the purchase prices paid by the LW-Client for the relevant LW-NFTs.

8.5.If assets remain unclaimed after termination, LimeWire may send further withdrawal notices and, after reasonable notice, handle, transfer, deposit or otherwise deal with remaining assets using any legally available mechanism. Nothing in this clause permits LimeWire to act contrary to mandatory law or the technical rules applicable to the relevant asset.

9.1.LimeWire or an LW-Client may terminate the entire business relationship or an individual service with immediate effect for material cause.

9.2.LimeWire may suspend or terminate immediately where it reasonably determines that one or more of the following applies:

9.2.1.the LW-Client is reasonably suspected, accused or convicted of material violations of criminal, administrative, sanctions or tax laws relevant to the relationship;

9.2.2.a competent authority has initiated or credibly threatened an investigation relating to such conduct;

9.2.3.suspension or termination is necessary to comply with applicable law, regulatory requirements, a court or authority order, or internal controls reasonably based on such requirements;

9.2.4.the LW-Client materially breaches these LimeWire GTC and, where the breach is capable of remedy, fails to remedy it within 10 Business Days after notice;

9.2.5.the LW-Client creates prohibited duplicate accounts or shares an account contrary to these LimeWire GTC;

9.2.6.the LW-Client breaches payment-account ownership requirements, uses a payment method without authorization or causes repeated or abusive chargebacks;

9.2.7.the LW-Client uses an LW-Client Account without legal entitlement;

9.2.8.the LW-Client conceals identity or source-of-funds information or provides materially incorrect, incomplete, outdated or misleading information;

9.2.9.the LW-Client manipulates LimeWire Systems, including unauthorized automated, scripted or bot-based activity that materially departs from normal intended use;

9.2.10.the LW-Client’s activity causes or is reasonably likely to cause material damage, loss, security risk or service impairment to LimeWire, its partners or other users; or

9.2.11.the LW-Client is subject to dissolution, insolvency, restructuring, winding-up or similar proceedings, or, for an individual, dies, where this affects the continuation of the service.

9.3.Where an account is suspended or the relationship is terminated by LimeWire, LimeWire will provide notice where reasonably practicable and legally permitted. LimeWire is not required to disclose confidential security, fraud-prevention, compliance or risk-management findings.

9.4.A suspension may be lifted when the underlying reason no longer exists and the relevant legal, security, technical and compliance requirements have been satisfied.

9.5.The Custody Agreement may be terminated immediately if an LW-NFT or other custodial asset becomes classified as a financial instrument or another regulated asset in a manner that makes continued custody unlawful, restricted or operationally impracticable under applicable law.

10.1.LimeWire may provide services in collaboration with third-party partners (“Partners”). Where an LW-Client enters into a contract directly with a Partner, the Partner’s identity and applicable partner terms will be made available before the relevant contract is concluded where required.

10.2.Partner Account. Where necessary for a service, the LW-Client authorizes LimeWire to transmit information supplied by the LW-Client to a Partner and to facilitate creation of an account with that Partner in the LW-Client’s name and for the LW-Client’s benefit. Use of the relevant service may depend on successful creation of the Partner Account and completion of any required Partner AML/KYC procedure.

10.3.To the extent permitted by applicable law, the LW-Client authorizes LimeWire to take the steps reasonably necessary to establish and administer the Partner Account, including acting on the LW-Client’s instructions or behalf where the service requires this.

10.4.Payment and virtual-asset services that require a licence or regulatory authorization may be provided by appropriately licensed or authorized third-party providers. LimeWire may rely on those providers for processing, settlement, custody or transfer functions.

11.1.LW-NFTs may be stored through cryptographic wallets, internal wallet infrastructure or Partner infrastructure and, where applicable, may be subject to the Custody Agreement.

11.2.Vouchers. LimeWire may offer Vouchers as a service-access and payment facilitation tool. Vouchers are entries in LimeWire’s internal records and are not themselves represented by a distributed-ledger token unless expressly stated otherwise.

11.3.Vouchers may be used to facilitate access to LimeWire services, including AI-related functions and other paid functionality.

11.4.Acquiring Vouchers. LW-Clients may acquire Vouchers using supported fiat currency, USD Coin (“USDC”), LimeWire Token (“LMWR”) or any other payment method or token displayed as supported in a LimeWire System.

11.5.Vouchers may be denominated in currencies or tokens displayed in the LimeWire Systems and may be shown in separate balances within a Voucher Wallet.

11.6.Vouchers are not bank deposits and LimeWire does not represent that they are protected by a deposit-guarantee or deposit-insurance scheme. They should be used only for the purposes for which they are made available within LimeWire Systems.

11.7.Inactivity fee. If an LW-Client does not use Vouchers within LimeWire Systems for an uninterrupted period of 365 days (“Reference Period”), LimeWire may charge an inactivity fee of 0.5% of the Voucher balance per month, capped at the equivalent of EUR 5 per month, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The fee will not cause a Voucher balance to become negative. A qualifying transaction resets the Reference Period.

11.8.Where supported by the relevant service and subject to legal, technical, payment and compliance restrictions, an LW-Client may exchange Vouchers for supported fiat currency or an Accepted Token.

12.1.NFT Wallet. LimeWire Systems may use an internal wallet and database system, including infrastructure provided with Partners, to record LW-NFTs in a sub-account assigned to an LW-Client (“Wallet”). Unless expressly stated otherwise, the Wallet is not an individual self-custodied cryptographic wallet.

12.2.Custodial Services. LimeWire may facilitate custody of LW-NFTs for LW-Clients directly or through Partners (“LimeWire Custodial Services”). The technical and legal structure of custody may vary depending on the asset, Partner and applicable law.

12.3.The following terms form the “Custody Agreement” where LimeWire Custodial Services are used:

12.3.1.LimeWire Custodial Services are subject to these LimeWire GTC, applicable Partner terms, and additional requirements communicated when or after an asset is deposited, including source-of-funds or compliance checks where required.

12.3.2.LW-NFTs may be held through Partner infrastructure rather than directly by LimeWire.

12.3.3.Custodial property generally consists of LW-NFTs credited to the Wallet as a result of a supported purchase, an NFT Airdrop, or a supported transfer for which all required verification has been completed.

12.3.4.An LW-NFT credited under circumstances that do not satisfy required verification, source-of-funds or technical conditions may be excluded from the Custody Agreement until those conditions are met.

12.3.5.LimeWire may provide custodial services to multiple LW-Clients at the same time and may also hold or transact in assets for its own operational purposes, subject to applicable law, appropriate separation of client records and any applicable Partner requirements.

12.3.6.The Custody Agreement begins when a qualifying LW-NFT is credited to the Wallet and continues until all custodial property is withdrawn or the Custody Agreement is otherwise terminated.

12.3.7.On termination, the LW-Client must provide any valid external address or other destination information required to transfer the relevant assets, subject to the technical protocol and compliance requirements.

12.3.8.LimeWire will use reasonable technical and contractual measures to protect assets displayed or held through LimeWire Custodial Services. No guarantee is made that an asset will be held in a specific technical form, wallet or system.

12.3.9.Subject to these LimeWire GTC and any applicable restrictions, the LW-Client may instruct transfers of custodial property to supported external destinations.

12.3.10.The Custody Agreement provides a legal and operational framework for the technical custody services associated with LW-NFTs. LimeWire does not act as an investment adviser, portfolio manager or asset manager merely because it provides custodial functionality.

12.3.11.The LW-Client bears market, protocol, blockchain, technical and other risks associated with LW-NFTs, subject to any liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

12.4.Unified wallet display. For convenience, different assets may be displayed in an aggregated or similar format within a LimeWire System. The display format does not change the underlying legal or technical characteristics of the assets.

12.5.Third-party service provider. LimeWire may appoint a third party to provide all or part of the custodial or wallet-related services, subject to applicable law and the terms communicated for the relevant service.

13.1.Transfers of LW-NFTs from or to a Wallet are subject to these LimeWire GTC, technical limitations, network rules, compliance controls and any applicable Partner terms.

13.2.External Transfers. When a supported LW-NFT is transferred between a Wallet and an external blockchain address:

13.2.1.LimeWire or its Partner may initiate the protocol steps necessary to submit the transaction to the relevant blockchain or network;

13.2.2.LimeWire does not guarantee that miners, validators, network operators or other independent participants will confirm or finalize the transaction within any particular time;

13.2.3.network, gas, miner or transaction fees may apply and may be borne by the LW-Client;

13.2.4.a transaction identifier generated by the relevant network may be used as evidence that a transaction was submitted or completed; and

13.2.5.once a transaction is confirmed and irreversible under the rules of the relevant blockchain or network, it generally cannot be reversed by LimeWire.

13.3.External wallet addresses. The LW-Client is solely responsible for providing a correct, current and compatible external wallet address and for confirming that the destination supports the relevant asset and network.

13.4.Transfers into LimeWire Systems. LimeWire may enable or disable inbound transfers for particular assets or networks. A Wallet displayed in a LimeWire System may not have a unique external blockchain address assigned directly to the LW-Client. Where supported, an inbound transfer may first be received at an address controlled by LimeWire or a Partner and then credited internally to the LW-Client’s Wallet.

14.1.For an airdrop of LW-NFTs made available by LimeWire (“NFT Airdrop”), LimeWire may automatically credit the relevant LW-NFT to eligible LW-Client Accounts.

14.2.NFT Airdrops may be offered, changed, limited, suspended or discontinued at LimeWire’s discretion, subject to applicable law. An LW-Client has no entitlement to future airdrops unless LimeWire expressly states otherwise.

15.1.A “Client Default” occurs when an LW-Client fails to pay an amount due to LimeWire, including where a debit, direct-debit instruction, card payment or other collection method fails or is reversed.

15.2.If the LW-Client is responsible for the default, LimeWire may charge reasonable reminder or administration fees that reflect the costs of administering the default and enforcing payment rights. Where permitted, reminder fees may be at least EUR 5 and no more than EUR 15 per reminder event, unless a lower amount is required because the actual cost or legally recoverable amount is lower.

16.1.LimeWire seeks to prevent, identify and address copyright infringement occurring on public LimeWire Systems or in connection with LimeWire services. LimeWire will take measures it considers reasonable but does not guarantee any specific outcome.

16.2.LimeWire may use preventive technical, contractual and operational measures to reduce copyright infringement. LW-Clients must cooperate reasonably with lawful measures designed to prevent the availability of infringing works.

16.3.LimeWire maintains a notice-and-takedown process for reports of alleged copyright infringement.

17.1.Takedown. LimeWire will review sufficiently clear notices of alleged copyright or other intellectual-property infringement. Notices may be submitted through the abuse or support form made available by LimeWire.

17.2.LimeWire may remove, restrict, disable access to or otherwise act in relation to content when LimeWire receives a sufficiently supported notice or otherwise becomes aware of a potential infringement, violation of these LimeWire GTC or other unlawful or harmful conduct.

17.3.Illegal or inappropriate content. You must not upload, share, post or distribute unlawful content or content prohibited by these LimeWire GTC. LimeWire may deny hosting or remove content that it reasonably considers violent, sexually explicit, discriminatory, unlawful, infringing, hateful, abusive, malicious, exploitative or otherwise inappropriate for the relevant service or audience.

17.4.Where appropriate, LimeWire may suspend or terminate accounts associated with repeated or severe violations.

18.1.Use of LimeWire Systems, blockchain-based assets, AI services and related technologies involves risk. In some cases, loss may be substantial or total.

18.2.Software and technology risk. Blockchain networks, smart contracts, wallets, AI systems, applications and related technologies may contain bugs, vulnerabilities, design limitations or compatibility problems. LimeWire does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.

18.3.Third-party security certificates and other security indicators may reduce certain risks but cannot guarantee that a website, connection, certificate or third-party system is authentic, secure or error-free.

18.4.Regulatory and legal risk. Changes in laws, regulation, regulatory interpretation or enforcement may require LimeWire to change, restrict, suspend or discontinue services, features, assets or supported transactions.

18.5.Project and adoption risk. Digital assets, blockchain projects, AI services and related technologies may be discontinued, abandoned or fail to achieve expected adoption, funding, utility or commercial success.

18.6.Theft and internet vulnerability. LimeWire Systems, networks, smart contracts, user devices, email accounts and third-party services may be targeted by cyberattacks, theft, malware or other unauthorized access.

18.7.Credential risk. Passwords and authentication factors may be compromised through brute-force attacks, credential reuse, device compromise or other attacks. No password or authentication system eliminates all risk.

18.8.Phishing and social engineering. Messages, advertisements, search results and websites may impersonate LimeWire. You should access your account only through official LimeWire interfaces and should not disclose credentials or authentication codes in response to suspicious communications.

18.9.Blockchain network risk. Public networks may be affected by double-spend attempts, majority attacks, validator or mining disruptions, forks, congestion, chain reorganizations, protocol changes and other events outside LimeWire’s control.

18.10.Unknown risk. New risks may arise because blockchain, AI and digital-asset technologies continue to develop rapidly.

18.11.Market and community risk. Market conditions, community decisions, forks, governance actions and technical changes may affect asset utility, functionality or value.

18.12.No deposit guarantee. Unless expressly stated otherwise for a particular regulated product, assets and Vouchers displayed through LimeWire Systems are not represented as protected bank deposits or as covered by a deposit-guarantee scheme.

18.13.Availability. Planned and unplanned maintenance, security incidents, force majeure, third-party outages and technical defects may temporarily restrict access to LimeWire Systems or prevent purchases, sales, transfers, uploads, downloads or other operations.

18.14.Where reasonably practicable, LimeWire will communicate material planned maintenance in advance and will seek to restore affected services as soon as reasonably possible.

19.1.Nothing in these LimeWire GTC excludes or limits liability to the extent that such liability cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including any mandatory rights available to LW-Consumer Clients.

19.2.For LW-Consumer Clients, LimeWire is liable for direct losses resulting from a material breach of these LimeWire GTC, fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence or any other basis of liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law. Where a limitation is legally permitted, liability for ordinary negligence is limited to losses that were reasonably foreseeable when the relevant contract was entered into. Any monetary cap stated or applied by LimeWire will operate only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

19.3.For LW-Business Clients, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, LimeWire is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of business opportunity, loss of goodwill or loss arising from events outside LimeWire’s reasonable control. This does not limit liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence or other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

19.4.Third-Party Services. LimeWire is not responsible for the content, availability, security, performance or conduct of independent Third-Party Services. Use of Third-Party Services is subject to the third party’s own terms and risks. Transactions sent to third parties may be irreversible and LimeWire may be unable to recover funds or assets or resolve disputes involving those third parties.

19.5.To the extent permitted by applicable law, LimeWire is not responsible for loss caused by incorrect wallet addresses, unsupported networks, user credential compromise, user device compromise, third-party blockchain failures, force majeure or other events outside LimeWire’s reasonable control.

20.1.Personal data is processed in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements and LimeWire’s Privacy Policy, as made available through the LimeWire website or relevant LimeWire System.

20.2.Where third-party payment, verification, AI, storage, analytics, hosting or other service providers are used, their own privacy terms may also apply to the processing they perform as independent or separate service providers.

21.1.No waiver. A failure or delay by LimeWire to enforce a term, right or remedy does not constitute a waiver of that term, right or remedy.

21.2.Survival. Provisions that by their nature are intended to continue after termination, including provisions concerning accrued rights, payment obligations, liability, intellectual property, dispute handling and asset withdrawal, continue to apply after termination to the extent necessary.

21.3.Electronic communications and performance. Notices, account communications, service actions and other performance under these LimeWire GTC may be carried out electronically unless applicable law requires another form.

21.4.Contractual language. LimeWire GTC may be made available in multiple languages. Unless mandatory law requires otherwise, the English-language version prevails in the event of inconsistency.

21.5.Dispute resolution. If you have an issue or concern relating to LimeWire Systems, you should first contact LimeWire through the support channel made available on the LimeWire website. The parties will use reasonable good-faith efforts to resolve the matter before commencing formal proceedings, where appropriate and without limiting any mandatory rights.

22.1.These LimeWire GTC and each business relationship governed by them are subject to the laws and mandatory rules applicable to the relevant relationship, service and user.

22.2.Nothing in these LimeWire GTC deprives an LW-Consumer Client of mandatory protections that apply under the law of the consumer’s habitual residence or any other law that cannot validly be excluded by contract.

23.1.Any contractual or non-contractual dispute, claim or proceeding relating to LimeWire or the LimeWire Systems must be brought before a court, tribunal or other competent forum determined in accordance with applicable law.

23.2.Nothing in these LimeWire GTC limits any mandatory right of an LW-Consumer Client concerning venue, jurisdiction, alternative dispute resolution or access to a competent authority.

Special Provisions for LimeWire File Sharing and LimeWire AI Features

24.1.“Subscription” means a paid or trial subscription offered through LimeWire Systems. A Subscriber may receive benefits such as higher usage limits, longer storage periods or access to AI features (“Subscription Benefits”).

24.2.“Subscriber Payments” means payments made by a Subscriber to start, continue or renew a Subscription.

25.1.Certain functionality and usage limits require a paid Subscription. To purchase a Subscription, the LW-Client must select an available plan and provide or select a valid payment method through the relevant LimeWire System.

25.2.Payment service provider. Payments in fiat currency or regulated digital assets may be processed by a payment service provider or another appropriately authorized provider.

25.3.A payment card provider, bank or other payment provider may charge conversion, processing or other fees. LimeWire does not control those external charges or exchange rates.

25.4.If multiple payment methods are stored, LimeWire or its payment provider may use an alternative authorized payment method where the primary method is declined, if that functionality is disclosed and permitted for the relevant payment flow.

25.5.Recurring payments. By starting a recurring Subscription, you authorize periodic Subscriber Payments using the payment method selected for the Subscription until the Subscription is cancelled or otherwise ends.

25.6.If you cancel a Subscription, Subscription Benefits continue until the end of the already-paid subscription period unless the relevant plan states otherwise. No further recurring charges will be taken after cancellation, except for a later new purchase or amounts already due.

25.7.You must not submit fraudulent, abusive or knowingly unjustified refund or chargeback requests. LimeWire may suspend or terminate an account associated with payment abuse, subject to applicable law.

25.8.If an LW-Client Account is suspended, charges that would otherwise fall due during the suspension may be paused, adjusted or handled in accordance with the applicable subscription and payment terms.

26.1.A free-trial Subscription may continue for the period stated in the applicable offer and may convert, expire or continue according to the terms displayed when the trial begins.

26.2.Paid Subscriptions run for the selected subscription period and, where stated at purchase, automatically renew for successive periods unless cancelled, payment is declined, the plan ends, or renewal is otherwise prevented. Any change to the subscription price will be communicated as required by applicable law before it takes effect.

27.1.An LW-Client may cancel a Subscription through the subscription or billing area of the LW-Client Account or through another cancellation method made available by LimeWire.

27.2.Cancellation stops future renewals but does not automatically create a right to a refund for an already-paid period except where a refund right applies under applicable law or the relevant offer.

28.1.General Description. LimeWire File Sharing allows LW-Clients to upload files and generate links that can be shared with recipients.

28.2.File Sharing Options.

28.2.1.LimeWire Basic. LW-Clients may upload files and receive a shareable link. Upload limits, retention periods and automatic deletion policies are displayed in the relevant LimeWire System.

28.2.2.LimeWire Pro and Pro+. Paid or trial Subscription plans may provide higher upload limits, extended storage periods or other additional functionality as described in the LimeWire System.

28.3.File Modification and Permissions.

28.3.1.Where the relevant feature is available, LW-Clients may rename, edit, add, replace or delete uploaded files.

28.3.2.When sharing files, an LW-Client may be able to grant recipients edit access or view-and-download-only access. Edit access may permit recipients to add, delete or modify files within the shared space. View-and-download-only access permits only the actions displayed for that permission level.

28.4.Security and Encryption. File transfers use encryption in transit where supported by the service. LimeWire recommends enabling 2FA for account-based file sharing.

28.5.Legal and Compliance. LW-Clients are responsible for ensuring that uploaded and shared files comply with applicable copyright, privacy, data-protection and prohibited-content rules. LimeWire may remove or restrict content that violates applicable law or these LimeWire GTC. LimeWire does not assume responsibility for content uploaded by LW-Clients except to the extent required by law.

28.6.Age Restriction. LimeWire services covered by these LimeWire GTC are intended for LW-Clients who are at least 18 years old, unless a different minimum age is expressly stated for a particular service and permitted by law.

28.7.Content Restrictions. LW-Clients must not upload or share content that:

28.7.1.infringes copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other intellectual-property or personal rights;

28.7.2.contains targeted hate speech, threats, harassment or unlawful discrimination;

28.7.3.contains phishing, malware, scams, fraudulent instructions or other malicious or deceptive material;

28.7.4.promotes or facilitates illegal activities, including trafficking, terrorism or unlawful trade in controlled goods or services;

28.7.5.contains unlawful violent, sexually exploitative, pornographic or otherwise prohibited material;

28.7.6.materially misleads others through deceptive manipulated media or deceptive AI-generated content; or

28.7.7.encourages self-harm, unlawful violence or extremist violence.

28.8.LimeWire may remove violating content and may suspend or terminate accounts involved in repeated or severe violations.

28.9.Third-Party Services. LimeWire File Sharing may integrate with third-party services. Their terms and privacy practices may apply separately. LimeWire does not control independent third parties and is not responsible for their acts, omissions, content or data practices except where required by law.

29.1.General Description. LimeWire may provide AI-powered tools that allow LW-Clients to create, transform, process or enhance content. AI functionality may be provided directly through LimeWire or through Third-Party Services.

29.2.Access and Payment. Some AI features require Vouchers, a paid Subscription, usage credits or another payment method displayed in the relevant LimeWire System.

29.3.Storage and Deletion. AI-generated or AI-processed files may be subject to the same or similar storage limits and deletion policies as manually uploaded files, as displayed in the relevant service.

29.4.LW-Clients are responsible for ensuring that prompts, inputs, source materials and outputs are used in compliance with applicable law and third-party rights, including copyright and privacy rights.

29.5.Limitations and Liability. AI-generated content is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. LimeWire does not guarantee the accuracy, originality, completeness, availability or legality of AI outputs. The LW-Client is responsible for reviewing outputs before relying on, publishing or distributing them.

29.6.LimeWire is not responsible for misuse or infringement resulting from an LW-Client’s prompts, source materials, instructions or use of generated outputs, except to the extent liability cannot be excluded by law.

29.7.Where AI functionality is provided as a Third-Party Service, the third party’s terms, policies and technical limitations may apply.

29.8.Prohibited Uses. LW-Clients must not use LimeWire AI Features to generate, transform or distribute content that violates applicable law, infringes third-party rights, facilitates unlawful activity, or contains prohibited violent, hateful, exploitative or pornographic material.

29.9.LimeWire may suspend or terminate access to AI features or an LW-Client Account for repeated, severe or material violations of these requirements.

Annex I

Definitions

In these LimeWire GTC, the following terms have the meanings set out below and apply to both singular and plural forms where the context permits.