Terms of Service

1. Acceptance

These terms govern your use of 01.ro (“the Site”), operated by 01NODE Funding SRL(“01node”, “we”, “us”), a company registered in Bucharest, Romania. By accessing the Site or delegating tokens to validators we operate, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the Site or our services.

2. About 01node

01node operates validator infrastructure for proof-of-stake blockchain networks. We sign blocks, attest to consensus, and run associated services (RPC endpoints, snapshots, integration support) for the networks listed at /networks. We are not a custodian, a broker, an exchange, or a financial advisor.

3. Self-custodial delegation

Your tokens stay in your wallet.Delegating to a 01node validator does not transfer ownership of your tokens to us. You sign delegation transactions with your own keys, and you can undelegate at any time according to the protocol’s rules. We never request, hold, or have access to your private keys, mnemonic phrases, or passwords.

We do not provide custody services. If you require custody, integrate with a regulated custodian (Fireblocks, Copper, BitGo, Anchorage, Zodia, etc.). We integrate with these custodians for enterprise clients under separate Master Service Agreements.

4. No financial advice

Information on the Site — including APR estimates, validator commissions, comparison data, and educational content — is provided for informational purposes only. It is not financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. Staking rewards, token prices, network parameters, and slashing risks are subject to change without notice and may vary by jurisdiction. You are responsible for your own due diligence and for consulting qualified professionals where appropriate.

5. Risks of staking

Proof-of-stake delegation carries risks. By delegating to our validators or any other validator, you accept that:

• Slashing — protocol-level penalties for validator misbehaviour can reduce your delegated balance. Our zero-slashing track record is a historical statement, not a guarantee.
• Unbonding — most chains lock undelegated tokens for a defined period (typically 14–28 days) during which they earn no rewards and cannot be transferred.
• Token volatility — token prices may decline materially during staking and unbonding periods.
• Protocol changes — chains may change inflation rates, slashing rules, validator set sizes, or other parameters via governance.
• Operational incidents — validator software bugs, hardware failures, or upstream protocol issues may interrupt service or affect rewards. We document our incident-response posture at /security.

6. No service-level guarantees on the public site

Information on 01.ro is provided “as is” without warranty. Numbers like commission rates, APRs, and validator addresses are sourced from on-chain data and our internal records but may lag the chain. Always verify the current value in your wallet or on the explorer linked from each chain page before signing a transaction.

Service-level commitments — uptime SLA, response time, support tiers — apply only to enterprise clients under a signed Master Service Agreement. Public-tier services (RPC endpoints, snapshots) are provided on a best-effort basis unless otherwise contracted.

7. Intellectual property

The Site content, including text, code samples, blog articles, and images, is © 01NODE Funding SRL unless otherwise noted. The 01node name and brand are protected. Quotation and citation for editorial purposes (research, journalism, academic work) is permitted with attribution. Reproduction of substantial portions for commercial purposes requires written permission.

Third-party trademarks (Cosmos, Celestia, Babylon, Solana, Sui, Chainlink, Lido, Obol, SSV, etc.) are the property of their respective owners. References to these trademarks on 01.ro are factual and do not imply endorsement.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by Romanian and EU law, 01NODE Funding SRL is not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from use of the Site or from validator delegation. Our aggregate liability for any direct damages is limited to the commission we have earned from your delegation in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or €1,000, whichever is greater.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law (gross negligence, wilful misconduct, fundamental rights of consumers).

9. Vulnerability disclosure

Security researchers reporting vulnerabilities under the policy at /security#disclosure in good faith will not have their research treated as unauthorised access. The full safe-harbour terms (in scope, out of scope, expectations) are documented on that page. PGP key for encrypted reports is at /pgp/secops.asc.

10. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of Romania. Disputes that cannot be resolved by good-faith negotiation are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Bucharest, Romania, except where consumer-protection legislation in your country of residence grants you the right to bring proceedings in your local courts.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms when our services change or when applicable law requires. Material changes are signalled by updating the “Last updated” date and, for substantive changes, by a notice on the homepage for at least 30 days. Continued use of the Site after a change constitutes acceptance.

12. Contact

01NODE Funding SRL
Bucharest, Romania
[email protected]
Security: [email protected]