TERMS OF SERVICE

SIEGE is a non-custodial, on-chain contest protocol on Solana. Two tokens are pitted against each other on a timer; participants stake SOL behind a side, and the side with the greater net on-chain buy pressure (total buys minus sells, in USD, since the war started) wins the pot. SIEGE provides the software, the smart contracts, and this interface. It is not a bank, broker, exchange, custodian, or counterparty to your wagers. Funds are held only by the program’s on-chain escrow and are released by the program’s own rules — never by us.

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where you live, if higher), have the legal capacity to enter these Terms, and not be located in or a resident of any jurisdiction where using SIEGE would be unlawful. You are solely responsible for knowing and complying with the laws that apply to you. If participating in a skill-based or contest-style staking protocol is restricted where you are, do not use SIEGE.

SIEGE never holds your private keys and never takes custody of your assets. Every action — declaring a war, staking, sponsoring, claiming, or trading — is a transaction you sign in your own wallet. Once staked, your SOL sits in the program’s escrow until the war settles and you claim. You are responsible for your wallet, your keys, and every transaction you authorize. Transactions on Solana are final and irreversible; we cannot reverse, refund, or recover them.

When a war’s timer ends, the winning side is the one with the higher net buy pressure as measured on-chain. The pot, minus the protocol rake, is split among the winning side in proportion to each participant’s stake. To keep outcomes fair, a war is voided and every stake refunded when the data is too thin to judge, when the two sides are effectively tied, or when only one side drew any action. Settlement is automated and follows the smart-contract logic exactly — see How it works.

SIEGE charges transparent, on-chain fees: a 3% rake taken from each settled pot, a 1% fee on protocol-routed token buys, a one-time war-declaration fee, and optional sponsorship fees to feature a war. Current fee amounts are shown in the interface at the moment you act and are encoded in the program. Network (gas) fees are charged by Solana, not by us. Fees may change; the rate that applies is the one disclosed when you sign.

Nothing on SIEGE is financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. Crypto assets are highly volatile and staking on outcomes is risky: you can lose the entire amount you stake. Token prices, the tokens themselves, and the behavior of other participants are outside our control. Only commit what you can afford to lose. You alone are responsible for your decisions and any tax you owe.

You agree not to: use SIEGE where it is unlawful for you; use funds derived from illegal activity; manipulate, exploit, or attack the protocol, its oracles, or its settlement; deploy bots or scripts to gain an unfair or abusive advantage; or interfere with other participants. SIEGE is a permissionless protocol — anyone can interact with the contracts directly — but the interface and any off-chain services we run may decline to serve abusive or unlawful activity.

SIEGE, including its smart contracts, interface, and any data or indexing, is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind. Smart contracts can contain bugs; RPC endpoints, indexers, and third-party services can fail or return stale data; and the network can congest or fork. We do not warrant that the protocol will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure. You use it at your own risk.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, SIEGE and its contributors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, or for any loss of funds, profits, tokens, or data, arising from your use of — or inability to use — the protocol, even if advised of the possibility. Because SIEGE is non-custodial, we never hold your funds and cannot be a source of their recovery.

The operating entity, governing law, and any geographic restrictions for SIEGE will be specified here as the protocol formalizes for public launch; restricted jurisdictions may be added at any time. We may update these Terms; material changes will be reflected by the “last updated” date above, and your continued use after a change means you accept it. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.