Terms and Conditions for Eden Group

1. Account Registration

To use certain features of our Services, you must register for an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration.
• Maintain the security of your password and accept all risks of unauthorized access to your account.
• Promptly notify us of any unauthorized use of your account.

2. Use of Services

2.1 Our Services include:

• Cloud storage (ECS)
• Data compression and decompression (HyperDense)
• Developer API access
• Digital marketplace (Eden Marketplace)

2.2 You agree not to:

• Use our Services to store, transmit, or share illegal content, including child sexual abuse material, terrorist content, or content that violates applicable law.
• Use our Services to infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
• Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any software or algorithms used in our Services, including HyperDense.
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity of our Services or our servers.
• Use our Services for competitive analysis or benchmarking without prior written permission.

3. Data Ownership and Responsibility

3.1 Customer Data: You retain all ownership rights to the files and data you upload to our Services ("Customer Data"). These Terms do not grant us any ownership over your Customer Data.

3.2 Your Responsibility: You are solely responsible for the content, legality, and backup of your Customer Data. You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to store and process your Customer Data using our Services.

3.3 License to Provide Services: You grant us a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide license to access, process, copy, store, and transmit your Customer Data solely as necessary to provide the Services to you, such as compressing files, storing them, and returning them to you upon request.

4. HyperDense Compression, API, and Dependency

4.1 Lossless Compression: Our HyperDense compression engine is lossless, meaning a file that is compressed and later decompressed returns to its exact original state, bit-for-bit.

4.2 Dependency on Our API: If you use our HyperDense API to compress files, decompression of those files also requires access to our API. You acknowledge that if your account becomes inactive or you fail to maintain sufficient API credits, you may temporarily lose access to decompress files previously compressed by our system until your account is reactivated or credits are replenished. We will provide notice and a grace period before suspending access.

5. Fees, Payments, and API Credits

5.1 Fees: You agree to pay all fees associated with your use of our Services, including storage fees, API usage fees charged per 1,000 operations, and marketplace transaction fees.

5.2 API Credits: HyperDense API usage is billed on a prepaid credit basis. You may purchase blocks of API credits. Credits are non-refundable except as required by law.

5.3 Payment Processing: All payments are processed securely by our third-party payment partners, including Tap Payments. You agree to provide accurate billing information.

6. Free Trials and Beta Features

We may offer free trials or beta features. Free trials are provided on an "AS IS" basis without warranties. We may discontinue beta features at any time.

7. Cancellation and Termination

You may cancel your account at any time by contacting us. We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including a breach of these Terms.

Upon termination, your right to use the Services will immediately cease. We may retain your Customer Data for a reasonable period to facilitate retrieval, but are not obligated to do so. Please see our Privacy Policy for data deletion requests.

8. Data Sovereignty

Our Services are designed to comply with UAE data residency requirements. Customer Data is stored on servers located within the UAE unless otherwise agreed in a separate agreement.

9. Intellectual Property Rights

9.1 Our IP: The Services, software, algorithms, including HyperDense, website content, and trademarks are owned by us and protected by copyright, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

9.2 Your Feedback: If you provide suggestions, comments, or feedback regarding our Services, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free license to use, modify, and incorporate that feedback without obligation to you.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL EDEN GROUP F.Z.C. BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US, IF ANY, DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

12. Indemnification

This indemnification obligation will survive these Terms and your use of the Services. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Eden Group F.Z.C., its affiliates, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debt, and expenses, including attorney's fees, arising from:

• Your use of and access to the Services.
• Your violation of any term of these Terms.
• Your violation of any third-party right, including copyright, property, or privacy rights.
• Any claim that your Customer Data caused damage to a third party.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Ajman Free Zone, United Arab Emirates, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms shall first be attempted to be resolved through good-faith negotiations. If the dispute cannot be resolved within thirty (30) days, it shall be submitted to binding arbitration in Ajman, UAE, in accordance with the rules of the Ajman Free Zone.

14. General Provisions

• 14.1 Entire Agreement: These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Eden Group regarding use of the Services.
• 14.2 Waiver: Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms is not a waiver of those rights.
• 14.3 Severability: If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect.
• 14.4 Assignment: You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms at any time without notice or consent.