Terms of Service

Effective Date: November 13, 2026
Last Updated: November 13, 2026

Welcome to Polytab (https://polytab.store), operated by Polytab ("Polytab," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using polytab.store and any related subdomains, pages, or services (collectively, the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service.

1. Overview of the Service

Polytab provides an online platform for discovering and showcasing community projects and civic actions, viewing project information and updates, and recording project endorsements/support signals (including verified, deduplicated endorsements and uncounted shares), along with related resources.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age of digital consent in your jurisdiction) to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.

3. Endorsements, Third-Party Authentication & Public Records

• Verified endorsements (counted): Some features let you endorse projects through supported third-party providers (currently may include GitHub, Google, Discord, Facebook, and TikTok, as available) or through a GitHub issue submission. When you endorse via a GitHub issue, you acknowledge that your GitHub username, issue content, and timestamp may be publicly visible on GitHub and may be reflected in public, auditable project data/snapshots.
• Provider-verified endorsements: When you use a sign-in/authorization flow (via endorse.polytab.store), the provider confirms your account to verify your endorsement. We use this to record a deduplicated endorsement (e.g., one per verified account per project/provider) and to help prevent spam/abuse.
• Authenticity & one-account rule: You agree to submit endorsements on your own behalf using accounts you legitimately control. Automated manipulation, scripted activity, Sybil attacks (creating/using multiple accounts to inflate counts), impersonation, or misrepresentation are strictly prohibited.
• Uncounted social shares: Share buttons/links (e.g., X, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, copy link) open external sharing interfaces or copy/share links. These are not verified and not counted as endorsements, and they are governed by those platforms’ terms and policies.
• Moderation/integrity: We may exclude, invalidate, hide, or remove endorsements, submissions, or content that violate these Terms, appear abusive or fraudulent, or compromise integrity or availability.

4. Contributions (Micro-Transactions; Verification-Gated)

Micro-transactions (micro-votes, micro-stakes, and similar pay-to-act actions) carry real, on-chain value. By depositing, you understand and agree to the following:

• Settlement model. Deposits settle on EVM chains (Base chain ID 8453 and Polygon) into wallets designated by the Service only when a page is support-enabled. Unverified bounty pages cannot accept deposits using this Service. For user-created projects, funds settle directly into the project’s creator-provided payout wallet, which Polytab never controls. For org-verified pages, funds settle directly into the verified organization’s wallet - Polytab never holds funds at any stage.
• Deposits are final. Blockchain transactions are irreversible and cannot be recalled at our discretion. Polytab does not issue refunds or chargebacks for on-chain contributions, and donor anonymity/finality is a design feature.
• Verification & direct settlement. Support pages for named organizations remain disabled until the organization verifies under the org-claim process (registry record - IRS/CRA/UKCC/state nonprofit registries - plus domain control, i.e. DNS TXT or official-domain email). On completion of verification, that page enables the support button; every support settles directly on-chain into the payout wallet the organization supplies, with no intermediate holding or routing by Polytab.
• Unverified bounties. Until an organization verifies, its bounty page accumulates no funds of any kind - support buttons are disabled and deposits are impossible. There is no backlog, conversion backlog, sweep order, or legacy pool; refunds, conversions, and sweeps therefore never arise in the normal course.
• Polytab is not a bank, payment processor, money services business, charity, or fiduciary. The Service is an interface and a verification rail only. It is not deposit insurance; funds are not deposited with Polytab, do not bear interest, and are not pooled. No warranty is made about fund performance, timing, or delivery completeness for any page.
• Dispute windows. Claims (verification) carry a review period (typically 48-72h) during which we investigate fraud reports. Reports of fraudulent verification received during the window or after may halt or reverse a page’s enablement. Final verification decisions rest with Polytab in its sole discretion.
• Stewardship for users without wallets. Polytab may, at its sole discretion, accept deposits custodially from users who lack crypto wallets or hardware. Eligibility requires both: (a) a verified account at a regulated financial institution or licensed provider, and (b) verifiable government-issued photo ID verified out-of-band — never via GitHub issues, email, or SMS before our out-of-band process explicitly begins. Stewards are directed-delivery agents only: deposited funds are delivered exclusively to the verified charity or bounty the steward designates; stewards receive no interest, earn no yield, and incur only disclosed network/conversion fees. Stewardship is revocable at any time; deposits may be returned to the source platform if delivery cannot be completed; stewardship provides no legal claim on any particular allocation of funds you deposit and is not deposit insurance, a banking service, or a guarantee of future availability. It also does not grant a right to any particular bounty page’s support stream.
• Assumption of risk. You acknowledge the inherent risks of public blockchain transactions, network congestion, and conversion-rate fluctuation between deposit and sweep/support, as well as the risk of contributing to a proposal whose organization never verifies.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

1. Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of applicable laws or regulations.
2. Attempt to bypass rate limits, authentication, deduplication, security controls, or integrity mechanisms of the Service or its APIs.
3. Scrape, crawl, or harvest data in a manner that degrades availability, violates applicable law, or circumvents access controls.
4. Upload, link to, or transmit malicious code, phishing content, or infringing material.
5. Interfere with or disrupt the Service or related infrastructure.

6. Intellectual Property

• Site content: The Polytab name, branding, design, and original content on polytab.store are owned by Polytab or its licensors and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws, except where otherwise noted.
• Third-party/open materials: Third-party content, links, repositories, datasets, or code referenced by the Service may be governed by their own licenses/terms, which apply to those materials.

7. Third-Party Links & Services

The Service links to or integrates with third-party platforms and services (including GitHub, Cloudflare, and social/identity providers). We do not control and are not responsible for third-party services, their content, availability, or practices.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AVAILABILITY, OR ACCURACY/COMPLETENESS OF PROJECT INFORMATION, ENDORSEMENT COUNTS, OR METADATA.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, POLYTAB AND ITS OPERATORS/AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED US $100.00.

10. Governing Law & Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the State of Florida, and you consent to their jurisdiction and venue.

11. Changes to These Terms & Contact

We may update these Terms from time to time by posting a revised version at https://polytab.store/terms with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Contact: [email protected]