📄Legal & Risk Disclosure
piARM is an experimental software project focused on self-custody, privacy, and Web3 tooling. Its apps, token, and ecosystem components are made available for public utility, educational exploration, and open participation, not as financial products or investment vehicles.
❌ No Financial Guarantees or Investment Advice
The piARM token is not a security, equity, or regulated financial instrument in any jurisdiction.
No guarantees are made regarding token value, project longevity, or future returns.
There are no entitlements, profit rights, or dividends associated with any part of this ecosystem.
Participation in the piARM ecosystem (including token use, holding, or LP provision) is entirely at user discretion and risk.
Nothing in this project, its communications, or applications should be considered financial, legal, or tax advice.
⚖️ Software as-is
All software components of piARM — including Raspberry Vault, the Chromium hot wallet, PyRelays, and any smart contracts — are:
Open-source or source-available at the project’s discretion
Provided "as-is", with no warranty of performance, uptime, or security
Intended for use only by individuals who understand the risks of interacting with blockchain networks and managing cryptographic keys
🧾 Liability Waiver
To the maximum extent permitted by law:
The piARM core contributors, builders, and maintainers accept no liability for loss of funds, project performance, third-party integrations, or smart contract behaviour.
The founder and contributors are not liable for damages, direct or indirect, arising from the use, misuse, or misunderstanding of any part of the ecosystem.
Users are responsible for securing their own wallets, recovery phrases, devices, and nodes.
🚫 Not for Speculation
The piARM token may be used to access ecosystem utilities and features (e.g. identity verification, cold signing, relay reward routing), but:
It is not designed as a speculative instrument.
It should not be purchased with expectation of resale or price appreciation.
It carries no utility outside the piARM ecosystem unless voluntarily adopted by third parties.
⛔ Jurisdiction & Regulatory Exposure
piARM is not registered with or regulated by any government entity.
Use of the project may be prohibited or restricted in certain countries. It is the user’s responsibility to determine local compliance.
The team makes no representations regarding compliance with national securities, financial, or privacy laws.
📤 Graceful Shutdown & Continuity Rights
If piARM is unable to continue operating, the following exit process applies:
1. Public 60-Day Wind-Down Period
A public announcement will be issued via all official channels.
The community will be invited to propose takeovers, forks, or transitions during this time.
2. Founder Exit Rights
After 60 days (absent a takeover or transition plan), the founder reserves the right to:
Withdraw any remaining liquidity from protocol-owned LPs
Retain or redistribute project assets (e.g. domains, keys, servers)
Archive or open-source software components at their discretion
Repurpose infrastructure for personal or other open-source uses
🔓 Open Source & Licensing
Select components of the piARM ecosystem may be:
Released under a permissive open-source license (e.g. MIT, GPL, or AGPL)
Released under a custom or source-available license prohibiting commercialisation without consent
Reserved or relicensed at the founder's discretion
License details will be published in the official GitHub repositories.
✅ User Acknowledgement
By using any part of the piARM ecosystem (wallet, vault, token, relays, etc), users agree that:
They understand the experimental nature of the software
They are responsible for all outcomes resulting from its use
They accept these legal terms in full, including the wind-down clause and lack of guarantees
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