These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("you" or "your") and Vortical ("Vortical", "we", "our" or "us"). The Terms govern your use of the Vortical software and services made available to you on or through the Platform or otherwise.

By accessing or using Vortical, you represent that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, then you may not access or use the Vortical software or services.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using vortical.io or downloading and running the Vortical desktop application, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site or software.

2. Description of Software

Vortical is a local desktop application that provides technical tooling to assist users with the process of deploying tokens on the Solana blockchain via the Pump.fun platform. The software assists with tasks including token metadata creation, on-chain token initialisation, Arweave metadata storage, wallet orchestration across wallets owned and controlled solely by the user, and post-launch portfolio monitoring.

Vortical is a software tool only. It does not execute transactions on your behalf without your explicit configuration and initiation. All wallets used within the software are owned, funded, and controlled exclusively by the user. Vortical does not operate as a custodian, broker, financial intermediary, investment adviser, or exchange.

Vortical does not provide market making, price manipulation, wash trading, artificial volume generation, or any activity designed to mislead other market participants. Users are prohibited from using Vortical for any such purposes.

3. Eligibility and Restrictions

You must be at least 18 years old to use Vortical. By using our services, you represent and warrant that:

You are of legal age to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction
You are at least 18 years old; users under 18 may not use Vortical or related services
You are not located in, or a citizen or resident of any jurisdiction where use of this software is prohibited
You have not been previously suspended or removed from using our services
Your use of our services complies with all applicable laws and regulations in your jurisdiction
You understand that blockchain transactions are irreversible and you accept full responsibility for all transactions you initiate

4. Beta Software — No Performance Guarantee

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:

Vortical is provided as beta software for testing and early access purposes.
Transaction submission is not guaranteed. Transactions may fail, be delayed, be dropped by the network, or execute at unfavourable prices due to network conditions outside Vortical's control.
RPC responsiveness, data accuracy, and execution reliability depend on third-party infrastructure and are not guaranteed by Vortical.
Use of Vortical may result in partial or total loss of the SOL or tokens you allocate.
You must test with small amounts before deploying larger allocations.

5. Wallet Security and Private Key Responsibility

PRIVATE KEY AND WALLET SECURITY:

Vortical is a non-custodial application. We never store, access, transmit, or have visibility into your private keys, seed phrases, or wallet balances.
All private keys and wallet files exist solely on your local machine and are your sole responsibility.
Private keys stored within the Vortical application are encrypted using AES-256-GCM with a key derived from your master password. This encryption is performed locally — your password is never transmitted to our servers.
If you lose your master password or wallet files, Vortical cannot recover them. There is no recovery mechanism.
You are solely responsible for maintaining backups of your wallet files and safeguarding your master password.
Vortical is not liable for any loss of funds resulting from lost, stolen, or compromised private keys or wallet files on your machine.

6. User Responsibility and Assumption of Risk

You are solely responsible for all configuration choices, wallet management, private keys, RPC provider selection, settings, budgets, and all blockchain transactions initiated through Vortical. Vortical provides the technical tooling; all decisions about how, when, and with what parameters to use that tooling are made exclusively by you.

You acknowledge and accept all risks associated with deploying tokens and interacting with blockchain protocols, including but not limited to market volatility, network latency, transaction failure, front-running by third parties, network congestion, smart contract behaviour on third-party platforms (including Pump.fun), and third-party infrastructure failures.

7. Prohibited Uses

By using Vortical you agree that you will not use the software to:

Engage in market manipulation, wash trading, artificial volume generation, or any activity intended to deceive other market participants
Violate any applicable laws or regulations in your jurisdiction, including securities laws, anti-money laundering laws, or financial services regulations
Create or promote tokens that infringe on the intellectual property rights of any third party
Conduct fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading token launches
Facilitate money laundering, terrorist financing, or other illegal financial activity
Use the software in any jurisdiction where such use is prohibited by law
Redistribute, resell, or sublicense the Vortical software without written permission from Vortical
Reverse-engineer, decompile, or extract the proprietary source code of the application

8. No Financial or Investment Advice

Vortical is software tooling only. Nothing on the platform, website, documentation, Telegram channels, or support channels constitutes financial, investment, legal, tax, or trading advice. Vortical does not recommend any particular token launch strategy, allocation size, or approach. You should seek independent professional advice before committing capital to any blockchain activity.

9. Risk Disclosure

IMPORTANT RISK WARNING:

Deploying and interacting with tokens on blockchain networks carries substantial risk of financial loss. Token values can be extremely volatile and unpredictable. Network conditions, third-party platform changes, and market conditions are entirely outside Vortical's control. You should only allocate funds you can afford to lose entirely.

10. Technical and Platform Risks

You acknowledge and accept the following risks, none of which are within Vortical's control:

Changes to the Pump.fun platform, smart contracts, or API that may affect software functionality
Solana network congestion, outages, or fee spikes
RPC endpoint outages, degraded performance, or inaccurate data from third-party providers
Transaction submission failures, dropped transactions, or delayed confirmations
Regulatory changes that may affect token creation or blockchain activity in your jurisdiction
Software bugs or unexpected behaviour in beta software
Operating system, hardware, or network failures on your local machine

11. Security Incidents and Data Breach

Because Vortical is a non-custodial local application, it does not store personal data, wallet keys, or financial information on our servers. In the event of a security incident affecting our relay server or website:

Our relay server stores only license keys, machine identifiers, and usage event timestamps — no wallet or financial data.
We will notify affected users via our Telegram channel and website within 72 hours of discovering a confirmed breach of our relay server.
In the event of a security vulnerability discovered in the Vortical desktop application, we will issue a patched release and notify users promptly.
Vortical is not liable for security incidents resulting from compromise of the user's local machine, operating system, or network environment.

12. Intellectual Property and Software Licence

Vortical grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the Vortical desktop application solely for your personal use in accordance with these Terms.

All content, trademarks, source code, and other intellectual property associated with Vortical are owned by Vortical or its licensors. You may not copy, modify, distribute, decompile, or create derivative works without express written permission. The wallet security layer published at github.com/vorticaltools/vortical-releases is made available for transparency and independent audit purposes only and does not constitute an open-source licence of the full application.

13. Limitation of Liability

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, VORTICAL SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DIGITAL ASSETS, LOSS OF DATA, OR LOSS OF USE, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY.

Vortical is not responsible for losses arising from transaction failure, network conditions, third-party platform changes, smart contract outcomes on third-party platforms, third-party RPC failures, wallet compromise on the user's machine, user misconfiguration, loss of private keys, local machine security failures, or any use of Vortical in beta. Vortical's maximum aggregate liability to you for any claim shall not exceed the total fees paid by you to Vortical in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Vortical and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from: your use of the software; your violation of these Terms; your violation of any applicable law or regulation; or any financial harm arising from transactions you initiate using the Vortical application.

15. Privacy

Vortical does not collect wallet addresses, private keys, token data, or financial information. Our relay server collects only the minimum data necessary for licence verification: a machine identifier, your licence key, and usage event timestamps. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for full details.

16. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to vortical.io. We will notify users of material changes via our Telegram channel. Your continued use of Vortical after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

17. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your licence key and access to Vortical at any time, without prior notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or applicable law. Upon termination, your right to use the software ceases immediately. Wallet files stored locally on your machine remain accessible to you independently of your licence status.

18. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. These Terms do not confer jurisdiction on the courts of any other EU member state.

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall first be attempted to be resolved through good-faith negotiation. If unresolved within 30 days, disputes shall be submitted to binding arbitration on an individual basis under the rules of the Irish courts. You waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration against Vortical.

19. Contact

For any questions about these Terms, please contact:legal@vortical.io

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