Terms of Service

1. Definitions

2. Eligibility

You must be 18+ years old. You are responsible for account credentials and API key secrecy. Hosts may manage teams (Owner, Manager, User). We reserve the right to terminate accounts for suspicious activity.

3. Accounts

• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
• Accounts may create team members with roles: Owner, Manager, User.
• All secret keys must be kept secret. Report lost keys immediately.
• We may suspend or terminate accounts for suspicious activity.

4. Host Responsibilities and License

By running the Host App:

• You grant DAISI a limited, revocable license to benchmark your hardware, route tasks, and stream results.
• You may set maximum requests per minute, storage folders, and opt in/out of DAISI FS.
• You agree to automatic model downloads (GGUF format) and heartbeat signals to the Orchestrator.
• You may rename hosts, change listening ports, and manage models/shards locally.
• Background service may run when the UI is closed and only when the system is idle (configurable).

Prohibited Host Conduct:

• Tampering with inference results.
• Running malicious models or code.
• Exceeding self-imposed request limits to harm network stability.

5. Consumer Responsibilities

• You are responsible for all prompts, agents, and workflows submitted via SDK or API.
• You must specify scale (cheap/fast/good), max pay per token, and architecture type.
• RAG file shards are processed locally on Hosts; you retain ownership but grant temporary processing rights.

Prohibited Consumer Conduct:

• Submitting illegal, harmful, or abusive content.
• Attempting to reverse-engineer Host connections or bypass the Orchestrator.
• Overloading the network with spam requests.

6. Task Allocation and Auctions

• Tasks are allocated via a differential-privacy combinatorial double auction (Zhai et al.).
• Prices are determined automatically; Consumers may increase bids to raise priority.
• Failed or challenged tasks are re-inserted with higher valuation.
• We use optimistic fraud proofs (interactive bisection on model DAG) rather than zk-SNARKs.

7. Payments

8. Slashing

• Hosts failing challenges lose reputation and may be slashed (payouts withheld).
• Repeated malicious behavior results in permanent removal.
• Consumers filing frivolous challenges may be penalized.

9. Intellectual Property Rights

10. Alpha Disclaimer and No Warranties

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE:

• Uptime, accuracy, or completeness of inference results.
• Compatibility with future OS or GPU updates.
• That Hosts will remain online or complete tasks.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW:

• OUR TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (OR $100 FOR HOSTS).
• WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR DATA LOSS.
• Hosts assume all risk of hardware wear, electricity costs, and internet usage.

12. Indemnification

You indemnify DAISI from claims arising from your prompts or Host processing. We may terminate access at any time. Data is removed within 30 days of account deletion, except financial records.

13. Termination

• We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without cause.
• Upon termination, earned but unpaid payouts will be processed minus any slashing.
• You may delete your account via dashboard; data is removed within 30 days (except financial records).

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by Texas law (without regard to conflict of laws). Any dispute shall be resolved exclusively in state or federal courts in Brazoria, Texas. You waive class-action rights.

15. Changes

We may update these Terms. Continued use after posting constitutes acceptance. Material changes will be emailed to registered users.