Terms and Conditions of Platform Use
Welcome to the institutional platform of AMAZON CARBON S.A.S. Please read these terms carefully before using any service. Accessing or using the platform implies full acceptance of these conditions.
1. Definitions
For the purposes of these Terms: Platform: the website www.amazoncarbon.bio and its applications; User: any natural or legal person who accesses the platform; Climate Assets: carbon credits, removal units, and other environmental compensation instruments; USDC: USD Coin, a stable digital currency used for transactions on the platform; Wallet: the user's cryptocurrency wallet; Custody Vault: the digital repository where assets acquired by the Compensator are recorded; Marketplace: the module for buying and selling climate assets and bio-commerce products.
2. Access and Registration Conditions
To access the platform as a Compensator (Investor), the user must: (a) Be at least 18 years old or have equivalent legal capacity in their jurisdiction; (b) Provide truthful and up-to-date information during registration; (c) Connect a compatible cryptocurrency wallet (via Privy); (d) Expressly accept these Terms and the Privacy Policy. Amazon Carbon S.A.S. reserves the right to reject or cancel registrations that violate these conditions or raise compliance red flags.
3. Use of the Institutional Website
The institutional website is intended exclusively to present information about Amazon Carbon S.A.S.'s conservation and biodiversity projects. The user agrees to use the portal lawfully, refraining from: conducting cyberattacks or denial-of-service attacks; scraping data without authorization; reproducing protected content without express authorization; impersonating the company or its representatives.
4. USDC Transactions — Conditions and Warnings
Transactions on the platform are conducted in USDC on public blockchain networks (Base or Avalanche). The user must be aware that: (a) Irreversibility: Confirmed blockchain transactions are final and irreversible. Amazon Carbon S.A.S. cannot reverse confirmed transfers; (b) User Responsibility: The user is solely responsible for the custody of their private key and wallet; (c) Gas Fees: The user assumes any applicable network costs (gas fees); (d) Confirmation Required: A transaction is only considered valid when it has at least 12 block confirmations on the corresponding network.
5. Carbon Assets — Nature and Risks
Carbon credits and other climate assets available on the platform: (a) Are environmental compensation instruments, NOT financial securities or investment products under Colombian securities law; (b) Their value is subject to fluctuations in the voluntary carbon market; (c) Issued certificates are backed by projects verified under the ColCX standard, but Amazon Carbon S.A.S. does not guarantee a future market value; (d) For more details, see our Risk Disclosure.
6. Marketplace — Liabilities
By acquiring assets or products in the Marketplace, the user acknowledges that: (a) Amazon Carbon S.A.S. acts as a direct seller of its own climate assets and services; (b) For physical bio-commerce products, delivery is subject to logistics availability and shipping conditions; (c) Amazon Carbon S.A.S. does not issue refunds for climate assets already recorded on blockchain; (d) In the event of a dispute over a defective physical product, it will be handled under Colombian consumer protection regulations (Law 1480 of 2011).
7. Custody Vault and Asset Ownership
Acquired assets are recorded in the Compensator's Custody Vault. The user is the owner of said assets from the moment the blockchain transaction is confirmed. Amazon Carbon S.A.S. acts as technical custodian of traceability records but has no access to or control over the user's private wallets.
8. Prohibited Conduct
The following are expressly prohibited: (a) Using the platform for money laundering or terrorist financing activities; (b) Manipulating prices or creating artificial transactions; (c) Using false identities or fraudulent data; (d) Attempting to access restricted modules without authorization; (e) Reselling climate assets on unauthorized markets without prior written consent from Amazon Carbon S.A.S.
9. Account Suspension and Termination
Amazon Carbon S.A.S. may suspend or cancel a user's access, with prior notification when possible, in the following cases: violation of these Terms; triggering AML compliance alerts; fraudulent or abusive behavior. Account cancellation does not nullify transactions already completed on the blockchain.
10. Limitation of Liability
Amazon Carbon S.A.S. shall not be liable for: (a) Losses arising from carbon market volatility; (b) Loss of funds due to loss of the user's private keys; (c) Interruptions of external blockchain networks; (d) Technical failures of infrastructure providers (Supabase, Vercel, Privy); (e) Indirect, special, or consequential damages. Amazon Carbon S.A.S.'s maximum liability to any user shall be limited to the value of that user's most recent transaction.
11. Intellectual Property
All content on this platform (text, graphics, logos, source code, methodologies, project data, and designs) is the property of Amazon Carbon S.A.S. or its territorial partners, protected by Law 23 of 1982 and other intellectual property regulations. Any reproduction, distribution, or commercial use without written authorization is prohibited.
12. Privacy and Personal Data
The processing of the user's personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy, available on this site, which forms an integral part of these Terms.
13. Amendment of Terms
Amazon Carbon S.A.S. may modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be notified with at least 15 days' notice. Continued use of the platform after notification implies acceptance of the new terms.
14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Colombia. For dispute resolution, the parties agree to first attempt direct resolution. If no agreement is reached within 30 days, disputes will be resolved through arbitration before the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, in accordance with its regulations.
15. B2B Services and Climate Consulting
Amazon Carbon S.A.S. provides B2B environmental compliance advisory and climate consulting services. The user acknowledges that: (a) Our technical guidance (e.g., carbon footprint calculation, Net-Zero pathways) is based on current international standards such as ISO 14064 and the GHG Protocol; (b) The ultimate achievement of regulatory compliance or certification depends on the client's internal execution and external verifying entities; (c) Amazon Carbon S.A.S. does not guarantee the approval of climate targets by external regulatory bodies or third-party initiatives (e.g., SBTi) unless expressly stated in a specific service contract.
16. Anti-Greenwashing and Environmental Claims
Corporate clients acquiring climate assets for ESG reporting or public compensation claims agree to: (a) Use the certificates truthfully and proportionately to their actual environmental impact; (b) Refrain from making exaggerated, misleading, or deceptive environmental claims (greenwashing); (c) Acknowledge that the retirement of a carbon credit compensates for historical or current emissions but does not replace the primary obligation to reduce internal gross emissions. Amazon Carbon S.A.S. reserves the right to revoke access to the platform if a client uses the acquired assets to engage in documented greenwashing practices.
17. Project Developers and Suppliers
Entities, landowners, or indigenous communities acting as project developers or suppliers of climate assets must guarantee: (a) Legitimate land tenure and carbon rights over the project area; (b) Strict compliance with Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes when involving local or ethnic communities; (c) Transparency in MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) data submission. Amazon Carbon S.A.S. maintains the right to delist any project that fails to maintain its certification status or is found in violation of human rights or environmental integrity principles.
18. Reversals and Buffer Pool Management
In the event of an unintentional reversal (e.g., forest fire, natural disaster) that destroys certified climate assets before their retirement, the applicable standard's (e.g., ColCX) Buffer Pool mechanism will be activated to compensate for the lost credits, ensuring the environmental integrity of the buyer's compensation. In cases of intentional reversal (e.g., illegal logging by the project developer), Amazon Carbon S.A.S. will facilitate the legal and technical processes required by the standard to replace the affected credits, though liability ultimately resides with the project developer.