Publisher Terms of Service

1. Acceptance and scope

These Publisher Terms of Service (the "Terms") form a binding agreement between you, individually or on behalf of the legal entity you represent (the "Publisher"), and Agent 402 (the "Marketplace"). You enter into this agreement when you check the Publisher Terms acceptance box during endpoint registration. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not register an endpoint and do not use the Marketplace as a publisher.

The Marketplace provides a discovery surface and an on-chain settlement integration that lets buyers pay for HTTP endpoints, APIs, agents, and other services via the x402 protocol. The Marketplace is not a party to any service contract between a Publisher and a buyer. Buyers pay Publishers directly on-chain through x402; the Marketplace does not custody Publisher funds.

2. Publisher responsibility

The Publisher bears full and sole responsibility for the endpoint or service registered (the "Service"), including but not limited to its design, operation, security, availability, accuracy, legality, suitability for any purpose, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and all consequences of its use by any party. The Marketplace assumes no responsibility for the Service or for any act, omission, output, error, or harm associated with the Service. Publisher operates the Service at Publisher's own risk and on Publisher's own behalf.

3. Right to monetize

The Publisher represents and warrants that it owns the Service or holds all rights, licenses, consents, and authorizations necessary to commercialize the Service through the Marketplace, including any rights required to use any third-party APIs, models, content, datasets, or trademarks that the Service depends upon. The Publisher will not register a Service that resells or proxies a third-party offering without explicit authorization from the rightsholder.

4. Compliance with applicable laws

The Publisher will operate the Service in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in every jurisdiction where the Service is made available, including but not limited to consumer protection, financial services, money transmission, anti-money laundering, sanctions, export control, intellectual property, data protection, privacy, advertising, and content laws. Where any license, registration, qualification, or filing is required to operate the Service, the Publisher represents that it holds it and will maintain it in good standing.

5. Honest representation

All metadata the Publisher submits to the Marketplace, including the Service name, description, category, sample input, sample output, pricing, tags, and icon, must be accurate and not misleading. The Publisher will update or delist the Service if it materially changes in price, behavior, availability, or scope.

6. Anti-fraud and anti-abuse

The Publisher will not register, operate, or promote a Service that is intended to defraud or mislead buyers, deliver malware or unauthorized code, scrape or stockpile credentials, facilitate unauthorized access to systems or data, or violate the terms of any third-party platform on which the Service depends. The Publisher will not inflate traffic, ratings, or revenue through self-payments, coordinated activity, or any other artificial means. The Marketplace may delist any Service and may forfeit pending Marketplace-attributable settlements on a determination of abuse.

7. Marketplace discretion to delist

The Marketplace may, at its sole discretion, decline to list, suspend the listing of, or delist any Service at any time, with or without notice, including but not limited to circumstances where the Marketplace believes in good faith that the Service violates these Terms, exposes buyers or the Marketplace to material legal, financial, security, or reputational risk, or is the subject of a credible third-party complaint that cannot be resolved. The Marketplace has no obligation to list, host, promote, or maintain any specific Service.

8. Reports and takedowns

Reports of Service or Publisher conduct believed to violate these Terms, and intellectual property takedown requests (including DMCA-style notices), may be sent to daniel.norkin@envisionblockchain.com. The Marketplace will review reports in good faith but is not obligated to act on any specific report or to disclose the identity of a reporter to the reported Publisher.

9. NO WARRANTIES

THE MARKETPLACE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE MARKETPLACE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. THE MARKETPLACE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE MARKETPLACE OR ANY LISTED SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE MARKETPLACE DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY SERVICE LISTED ON THE MARKETPLACE OR FOR THE CONDUCT OF ANY PUBLISHER OR BUYER.

10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE MARKETPLACE, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE TO PUBLISHER OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, THE MARKETPLACE, OR THE SERVICE, WHETHER UNDER CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE MARKETPLACE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE MARKETPLACE'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO PUBLISHER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, THE MARKETPLACE, OR THE SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS PUBLISHER ACTUALLY PAID TO THE MARKETPLACE (NOT TO ANY BUYER) IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10 ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND APPLY EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

11. Indemnification

The Publisher will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Marketplace, its affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, settlements, judgments, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expert costs) arising out of or relating to (a) the Service, (b) any content, output, representation, or warranty made or provided by Publisher in connection with the Service, (c) Publisher's breach of these Terms or of any representation or warranty made by Publisher herein, (d) Publisher's violation of applicable law, (e) Publisher's infringement or alleged infringement of any third-party intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other right, or (f) any dispute between Publisher and a buyer or other third party. The Marketplace may, at its option, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification, in which case Publisher will cooperate in asserting any available defenses.

12. Term, termination, and survival

These Terms remain in effect for as long as Publisher's listing is live on the Marketplace. Publisher may withdraw or delist at any time. The Marketplace may suspend or terminate access for cause as described in Sections 6 and 7, or for any other reason on reasonable notice. Sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14, and any other provision that by its nature is intended to survive termination, will survive termination of these Terms.

13. Governing law; dispute resolution; JAMS arbitration; class waiver

These Terms are governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

Mandatory binding arbitration. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Marketplace, or the Service (a "Dispute"), other than the Excluded Disputes defined below, will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS in accordance with the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures then in effect, except as modified by these Terms. The arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator. The seat and legal place of arbitration will be Miami-Dade County, Florida. The arbitration will be conducted in English. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party will bear its own attorneys' fees and costs, except where the arbitrator determines otherwise as permitted by applicable law. The arbitrator has the power to grant any remedy that would be available in court, subject to the limitations in these Terms.

Class action waiver. Disputes will be resolved on an individual basis only. Neither Publisher nor the Marketplace will participate in a class, collective, consolidated, or representative arbitration or proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate claims of multiple parties without the written consent of all parties.

Excluded Disputes. The following are not subject to mandatory arbitration: (a) claims for injunctive or other equitable relief to protect a party's intellectual property or to enforce the confidentiality provisions of these Terms, which may be brought in the state or federal courts located in Miami-Dade County, Florida; (b) claims qualifying for small-claims court that are filed in the small-claims court of the Publisher's county of residence. The parties consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Miami-Dade County, Florida for the Excluded Disputes described in clause (a).

14. Miscellaneous

These Terms are the entire agreement between Publisher and the Marketplace with respect to the Marketplace and supersede any prior or contemporaneous understandings on this subject. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force, and the unenforceable provision will be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable while preserving the parties' intent. No waiver of any provision will be effective unless in writing and signed by the waiving party. Publisher may not assign these Terms or any rights or obligations under them without the Marketplace's prior written consent; any attempted assignment in violation of this provision is void. The Marketplace may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of substantially all of its assets. Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. The Marketplace may update these Terms by posting a new version on the Marketplace and re-prompting acceptance; continued use of the Marketplace after a re-prompt constitutes acceptance of the new version.

Version stamp: v1.0, effective 2026-05-31.
Contact: daniel.norkin@envisionblockchain.com