TERMS OF SERVICE & SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Last Updated: January 20, 2026This Terms of Service and Subscription Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legally binding contract between Ch LLC, a company registered and operating under the laws of the Republic of Armenia (the "Company", "we", "us"), and the individual or entity accessing, subscribing to, or using our services (the "Subscriber", "User", "you").
By creating an account, paying for a subscription, integrating our API, or using the AI-powered analytical platform (the "Platform"), you expressly agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. If you do not agree to these terms, you are strictly prohibited from using the Platform.
1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE, INTENDED USE, AND REGULATORY STATUS
1.1. The Service. The Company provides an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analytical platform that aggregates, processes, and visualizes public domain historical data provided exclusively by official government agencies and public international repositories (including, but not limited to, the USITC, EPA, USTR, Eurostat, and federal/national statistical databases).
1.2. NOT A PRICE REPORTING AGENCY (PRA). The Subscriber expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Company is NOT a Price Reporting Agency (PRA) and does not publish official market price indices, mandatory benchmarks, or market-driving quotations.
1.3. FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. All content, charts, data, AI predictions, and market trends generated by the Platform are provided strictly for educational, informational, and research purposes. The Service does not constitute financial, investment, tax, legal, or commercial advice. The Subscriber must independently verify all data before making any commercial or trading decisions.
1.4. Global Regulatory Status. The Platform operates as an independent, automated information provider. It has not been reviewed, approved, registered, or licensed by the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), or any other financial, energy, commodity, or chemical regulatory body worldwide. The Subscriber is solely responsible for ensuring that their use of the Platform complies with the local laws of their domestic jurisdiction.
1.5. Compliance with the EU AI Act and Global AI Regulations. The Platform is classified strictly as a general-purpose, low-risk analytical software tool. It is not designed, intended, or authorized for use in any "high-risk" or "prohibited" applications as defined under the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) or similar global legislative frameworks. It must never be used for automated credit scoring, employment decisions, critical infrastructure assessment, or automated algorithmic trading execution without human intervention.
2. GLOBAL ANTITRUST, ANTI-MARKET ABUSE, AND COMPETITION COMPLIANCE
2.1. No Revenue/Price Coordination. The Platform uses only publicly available governmental and open-source records. The Company does not collect, request, or process non-public, proprietary, or confidential commercial data from any market participants.
2.2. Prohibition of Market Abuse. The Subscriber expressly warrants and covenants that they will not use the Platform, its data, or its AI insights to commit or facilitate market abuse, market manipulation, or insider trading under any applicable legal regime, including but not limited to the US Commodity Exchange Act, the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR - Regulation (EU) No 596/2014), and the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
2.3. Global Competition Laws. The Subscriber agrees to comply with all applicable competition and antitrust laws globally, including the US Sherman Act and FTC Act, EU Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the UK Competition Act 1998, and all equivalent national legislation. The Platform shall never be used as a clearinghouse, hub, or conduit for exchanging competitively sensitive information (CSI) or establishing price-fixing cartels between competitors.
3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
3.1. THE PLATFORM AND ALL CONTENTS THEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
3.2. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR RELIABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT DATA OR THE AI-GENERATED PREDICTIONS; FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
3.3. Public and government databases may contain errors, systemic anomalies, or be updated with significant delays. The Company shall not be held liable for any AI "hallucinations," algorithm calculation errors, or data discrepancies.
4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY (GLOBAL SHIELD)
4.1. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, TRADING LOSSES, REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PLATFORM.
4.2. LIABILITY CAP. THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY THE SUBSCRIBER TO THE COMPANY FOR THE PLATFORM SUBSCRIPTION IN THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE INCIDENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY.
5. INDEMNIFICATION
5.1. The Subscriber agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, and its officers from and against any and all third-party claims, liabilities, damages, losses, regulatory fines, and expenses (including multi-million dollar legal and attorney fees) arising out of or in any way connected with:
- Your violation of any provision of this Agreement;
- Your misuse of the Platform's data or API;
- Any antitrust, price-fixing, market manipulation, or market abuse allegations made against you or your organization by competitors, clients, or global regulators (such as the US FTC, DOJ, EU European Commission, or UK CMA) involving the use of our Platform.
6. INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AND EXPORT CONTROL
6.1. Sanctions Warranty. The Subscriber warrants and represents that neither they, nor any entity they represent, nor any of their beneficial owners, subsidiaries, or affiliates, are subject to economic or financial sanctions, trade embargoes, or restrictive measures administered or enforced by the United Nations Security Council, the United States Government (including OFAC and the Department of Commerce), the European Union, the United Kingdom, or the Government of the Republic of Armenia (collectively, "Sanctions").
6.2. Restricted Access. Access to the Platform from embargoed, blocked, or heavily sanctioned countries or territories is strictly prohibited. The Company reserves the right to immediately terminate the Subscriber’s account, block access IPs, and freeze services without notice or any refund if a violation of this section is detected or if the Subscriber becomes a sanctioned target.
7. DATA PROTECTION, GDPR, AND PRIVACY
7.1. Privacy Policy Integration. The Company processes Subscriber personal data (such as login credentials and billing info) strictly in accordance with its Privacy Policy and global data protection standards, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
7.2. No Processing of Sensitive Data. The Platform is built to process anonymized, public, macro-level industry data. The Subscriber is strictly prohibited from uploading, feeding, or training the Platform's AI models with any Personal Data, Protected Health Information (PHI), or Sensitive Personal Data of third parties.
8. FEES, AUTOMATIC RENEWALS, AND PAYMENTS
8.1. Subscription fees are billed in US Dollars ($) or Euros (€) in advance on a recurring basis (monthly or annually) according to your selected plan.
8.2. Automatic Renewal. Subscriptions automatically renew under the same conditions unless the Subscriber cancels the subscription before the renewal date through their account settings.
8.3. All payment transactions are processed securely through international third-party merchant providers (e.g., Stripe, Paddle). The Company does not collect or store your payment card credentials. All payments made to the Company are strictly non-refundable.
9. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
9.1. This Agreement, its interpretation, validity, performance, and any disputes arising out of or in connection with it, shall be governed by, and construed solely in accordance with, the substantive laws of the Republic of Armenia, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
9.2. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is expressly excluded and does not apply to this Agreement.
10. MANDATORY ARBITRATION AND WAIVER OF CLASS ACTIONS
10.1. Mandatory Binding Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this contract, including its formation, validity, binding effect, interpretation, performance, breach, or termination, shall be referred to and finally determined by the Arbitration Courts of the Republic of Armenia (or the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan city) in accordance with Armenian civil and arbitration law.
10.2. Waiver of Class Actions. YOU AND THE COMPANY AGREE THAT EACH PARTY MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, OR COLLECTIVE PROCEEDING IN THE UNITED STATES, THE EUROPEAN UNION, OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
10.3. Absolute Waiver of Foreign Jurisdiction. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Subscriber waives any right to initiate any lawsuit, class action, administrative proceeding, or legal action against the Company in the courts of the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, or any country other than the Republic of Armenia. Any judgments obtained in foreign jurisdictions against the Company in violation of this clause shall be considered null, void, and entirely unenforceable.
11. SEVERABILITY AND MODIFICATIONS
11.1. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable global law, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
11.2. The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace these terms at any time by posting the updated terms on the website. Your continued use of the Platform after changes are posted constitutes your binding acceptance of the updated Agreement.