Terms and conditions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
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‍Last updated 01.03.2023
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‍Welcome to the Zama website (the “Website”). The Website is published, owned, and operated by Zama SAS, a simplified joint stock company incorporated and acting under the laws of France, whose registered office is located at 8 rue du Sentier, Paris 75002, registered with the Paris Register of Commerce and Companies under the reference 879243319 RCS Paris, VAT number FR45879243319 (“Zama”).
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‍These general terms and conditions of use (the “T&C”) are intended to outline the terms and conditions for use of the Website. By accessing the Website, you confirm that you have read and expressly and unreservedly agree to and accept these GTC without any reservation or modification and undertake to respect them.

Zama may modify these T&C from time to time and at its sole discretion and without notice. The new version of the T&C will be published on the Website and will come into force immediately upon such publication. If Zama changes the T&C, by continuing to access the Website after Zama posts any such changes, you are deemed to have accepted the T&C, as modified.

The Website is open to public access.

‍Intellectual Property
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‍The Website is the sole and exclusive property of Zama, notably including the Website content, and any and all text, logos, images, and other distinctive signs. You hereby undertake not to harm, directly or indirectly and/or via the intermediary of a third party, the intellectual property rights of Zama over the Website. You hereby refrain from reproducing any element of the Website, by any means whatsoever, in any form whatsoever and on any medium whatsoever, without the prior consent of Zama.

By entering and browsing through the Website, you are expressly accepting the following:

- All the components of this Website and each of its components (notably software, contents, data, pictograms, sounds, icons, photographs, images, text, video sequences, whether animated, accompanied by audio or otherwise, graphics, logos and other visual content, trademarks, trade names, work methods and processes patented information, sound, procedures, product, technology, downloadable documents and general knowhow, and all other components of the Website), and any other intellectual property rights in and to the Website are the exclusive property of Zama, with the exception of third party trademarks that may be cited;

- Access to, and use of, the Website shall not be construed as assigning or granting any license in respect of any kind of these proprietary rights;Any reproduction, representation, adaptation, translation and/or modification, downloading, posting, distribution, whether in part or in full, or any transfer by means of any process whatsoever, is prohibited unless permission has been expressly granted by Zama in advance and in writing.

- Any such act would constitute counterfeiting within the meaning of clauses L.335-2 and subsequent of the French Intellectual Property Code.The copying of these copyrighted materials to a printed medium for private use is permitted in accordance with clause L.112-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code.The insertion of hypertext links pointing to any part of the Website, except for the sharing of blog posts, articles, and the ‘Company About Us’ page, is prohibited without the prior written authorization from the Publication Manager.The brands of Zama and its partners, together with the logos referred to and reproduced on this Website, are registered trademarks.

- Any reproduction, whether in part or in full, of these brands or logos using components of the Website without the express prior permission of Zama is prohibited within the meaning of the French Intellectual Property Code.To obtain permission for use or to request further information on this subject, please contact the Publication Manager (to proceed, please see the Legal Notice).

‍Personal Data
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‍Compliance with the protection of personal data is essential in the relationship of trust, which we wish to establish with you.

In accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we are committed to the protection of personal data collected and processed, with rigorous policies, controls, and compliance oversight to ensure that data is held and used appropriately.

Pursuant to applicable laws, personal data processing undertaken on the basis of information collected directly or via the intermediary of cookies, from Website users by Zama is the object of Zama Privacy Policy which forms an integral part of these T&C and can be consulted here.

Pursuant to the data protection and freedom of information act of 6^th January 1978 as amended and the GDPR, by justifying your identity, you have a right to access, amend, modify, rectify, delete and move your personal data. You can also, for legitimate reasons, object in whole or in part, to data processing. To exercise these rights, please send us an email to: privacy@zama.ai or write to us at: Zama SAS, at 8 rue du Sentier, Paris 75002, France – For the attention of the COO. For further detailed information about your rights, please log on to the CNIL website at www.cnil.fr.

‍Cookies
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‍Zama does not use any cookies or similar technologies on the Website.

‍Hypertext Links
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‍Zama offers hypertext links to websites edited and/or managed by third parties. By linking to a certain website via, Zama neither endorses nor sponsors its content nor confirms its accuracy, credibility, authenticity, reliability, validity, integrity, or legality.

Insofar as no control is exercised over these external resource, you acknowledge that Zama does not accept any liability pertaining to provision of these resources, and may not be held liable as to their content.

‍Limitation of Liability and Force Majeure
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‍The Website is accessible online 24/7, aside for in any case of force majeure, any event outside the control of Zama and/or the Website host, and any breakdowns or maintenance required for proper operation of the Website. You confirm that you are aware and accept the characteristics and limits of information transfer online, as well as costs pertaining to connection to the Internet.

Zama expressly reserves the right to amend the Website in whole or in part at any time as well as its presentation or medium and to interrupt update of the Website. The liability of Zama may under no circumstances be incurred for any damages whatsoever suffered by yourself or any third party, resulting directly or indirectly from access and use of the Website.

TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ZAMA AND ITS STAFF, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, STATUTORY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, OR ANY SIMILAR DAMAGE OR LOSS, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF DATA, COSTS, EXPENSES, AND PAYMENTS, EITHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR IN ANY OTHER FORM OR THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING FROM, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE, THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, ANY RELIANCE ON THE WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE OR FROM ANY FAILURE, ERROR, OR BREAKDOWN IN THE FUNCTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR FROM ANY FAULT, OR ERROR MADE BY OUR STAFF, OR FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR FROM ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE WEBSITE OR OUR COMPANY, OR FROM RETENTION, DELETION, DISCLOSURE AND ANY OTHER USE OR LOSS OF CONTENT OR INFORMATION.

‍Disclaimer of Warranty

‍YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR USE “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DO NOT ENTAIL ANY LEGAL COMMITMENT OR IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT ON THE PART OF ZAMA. YOU WILL HAVE NO PLEA, CLAIM, OR DEMAND AGAINST ZAMA OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, SUB-CONTRACTORS AND AGENTS (“STAFF”) IN RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE’S FEATURES, ABILITIES, LIMITATIONS, OR COMPATIBILITY WITH YOUR NEEDS. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR FULL AND EXCLUSIVE RISK, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, COMPATIBILITY, SECURITY, OR ACCURACY.

ZAMA DOES NOT WARRANT, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF THE WEBSITE, INFORMATION AND CONTENT CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE, LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES, OR COMMERCIAL INFORMATION INCORPORATED IN THE WEBSITE.

‍Applicable law
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‍Regardless of your place of residence or where you access the Website from, these T&C and your use of the Website will be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the French laws, excluding any otherwise applicable rules of conflict of laws.

You expressly recognize and accept the exclusive jurisdiction of the relevant courts that fall under the jurisdiction of the Paris Court of Appeal (Cour d’appel de Paris), over any dispute, claim, or controversy arising from, or in connection with, the Website and its use, and with respect to any matter relating to the validity, applicability, performance, or interpretation of these T&C, notwithstanding a plurality of defendants or plaintiffs or summary proceedings or third party claim or precautionary measure or appeals.

‍Contact
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‍To report any illegal content or activities on the Website, please contact us by sending an email to: privacy@zama.ai.

Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn't want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn't want anybody to know. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.If two parties have some sort of dealings, then each has a memory of their interaction. Each party can speak about their own memory of this; how could anyone prevent it? One could pass laws against it, but the freedom of speech, even more than privacy, is fundamental to an open society; we seek not to restrict any speech at all. If many parties speak together in the same forum, each can speak to all the others and aggregate together knowledge about individuals and other parties. The power of electronic communications has enabled such group speech, and it will not go away merely because we might want it to.Since we desire privacy, we must ensure that each party to a transaction have knowledge only of that which is directly necessary for that transaction. Since any information can be spoken of, we must ensure that we reveal as little as possible. In most cases personal identity is not salient. When I purchase a magazine at a store and hand cash to the clerk, there is no need to know who I am. When I ask my electronic mail provider to send and receive messages, my provider need not know to whom I am speaking or what I am saying or what others are saying to me; my provider only need know how to get the message there and how much I owe them in fees. When my identity is revealed by the underlying mechanism of the transaction, I have no privacy. I cannot here selectively reveal myself; I must always reveal myself.Therefore, privacy in an open society requires anonymous transaction systems. Until now, cash has been the primary such system. An anonymous transaction system is not a secret transaction system. An anonymous system empowers individuals to reveal their identity when desired and only when desired; this is the essence of privacy.Privacy in an open society also requires cryptography. If I say something, I want it heard only by those for whom I intend it. If the content of my speech is available to the world, I have no privacy. To encrypt is to indicate the desire for privacy, and to encrypt with weak cryptography is to indicate not too much desire for privacy. Furthermore, to reveal one's identity with assurance when the default is anonymity requires the cryptographic signature.We cannot expect governments, corporations, or other large, faceless organizations to grant us privacy out of their beneficence. It is to their advantage to speak of us, and we should expect that they will speak. To try to prevent their speech is to fight against the realities of information. Information does not just want to be free, it longs to be free. Information expands to fill the available storage space. Information is Rumor's younger, stronger cousin; Information is fleeter of foot, has more eyes, knows more, and understands less than Rumor.We must defend our own privacy if we expect to have any. We must come together and create systems which allow anonymous transactions to take place. People have been defending their own privacy for centuries with whispers, darkness, envelopes, closed doors, secret handshakes, and couriers. The technologies of the past did not allow for strong privacy, but electronic technologies do.We the Cypherpunks are dedicated to building anonymous systems. We are defending our privacy with cryptography, with anonymous mail forwarding systems, with digital signatures, and with electronic money.Cypherpunks write code. We know that someone has to write software to defend privacy, and since we can't get privacy unless we all do, we're going to write it. We publish our code so that our fellow Cypherpunks may practice and play with it. Our code is free for all to use, worldwide. We don't much care if you don't approve of the software we write. We know that software can't be destroyed and that a widely dispersed system can't be shut down.Cypherpunks deplore regulations on cryptography, for encryption is fundamentally a private act. The act of encryption, in fact, removes information from the public realm. Even laws against cryptography reach only so far as a nation's border and the arm of its violence. Cryptography will ineluctably spread over the whole globe, and with it the anonymous transactions systems that it makes possible.For privacy to be widespread it must be part of a social contract. People must come and together deploy these systems for the common good. Privacy only extends so far as the cooperation of one's fellows in society. We the Cypherpunks seek your questions and your concerns and hope we may engage you so that we do not deceive ourselves. We will not, however, be moved out of our course because some may disagree with our goals.The Cypherpunks are actively engaged in making the networks safer for privacy. Let us proceed together apace.Onward. By Eric Hughes. 9 March 1993.

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