Terms of Service

ApeFax (“ApeFax,” “we,” “us”) is a non-custodial, read-only forensic certificate service for NFT collections. The service launches with the Bored Ape Yacht Club (“BAYC”) collection; additional collections are added on a roughly monthly cadence, and the set supported at any time is listed on the site (“Supported Collections”). We generate computed reports (“Reports”) about individual tokens that summarize public on-chain history, ownership lineage, and marketplace activity, together with two separately-reported measures: a composite integrity score (the “ApeFax Score”) reflecting our detection of certain risk signals, and a distinct rarity measure. Rarity is reported on its own axis and does not alter the integrity score.

Reports are generated from public data sources (Ethereum mainnet, Bitquery, OpenSea, Alchemy, Etherscan, Dune, Gondi) and from our own analytical models. Certificate and card artifacts are issued under our AFG grading brand. Reports are informational only. They are not financial advice, appraisals, or trading signals. See §6 for our full Reports & Fair Value disclaimer.

You must be at least 18 years old to use ApeFax. By connecting a wallet you represent that you control the private keys for that wallet, that you are not located in a jurisdiction subject to comprehensive U.S. OFAC sanctions, and that the connected wallet address is not on the U.S. Treasury OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. We screen connected wallet addresses against that list. That screen can degrade, and how it behaves when it does is set out next.

Our OFAC screen uses a live on-chain oracle as the authoritative address screen, together with a mirrored copy of the SDN List for entity names and refresh provenance. If the live screen cannot complete because the oracle is unreachable, times out, or returns no usable result, the Report status is “unavailable” (shown as “not screened”) rather than a “no matches” result: a screen that did not run is never a determination that an address is clear of the list. A stale mirror is a different condition. If the SDN mirror is more than 48 hours stale (or its refresh status is unknown), the Report surfaces a separate staleness notice even when the live screen completed. A completed live screen can still return “no matches” alongside that notice, and the notice tells you to verify against the current SDN List before acting.

Authentication uses Sign-In With Ethereum (SIWE). Signing is performed in your wallet. We process the signed message and signature to verify wallet control, then issue an expiring session cookie. The account record keeps the wallet address, a one-time nonce until it is used or replaced, and account timestamps; it does not keep the SIWE signature. We never request or store private keys or seed phrases. You may disconnect at any time.

Connecting a wallet creates an account scoped to that wallet address. Reports you unlock or purchase are stored as snapshots tied to your wallet. A “snapshot” preserves the data and Score that was current at the moment of unlock; later changes to the underlying data do not retroactively change a saved snapshot.

If you lose access to a wallet, we cannot restore access to Reports unlocked from that wallet. Wallet recovery is your sole responsibility.

Payments are made in Ether (ETH) on Ethereum mainnet. We support raw-ETH transfers verified against the originating wallet, and (post-contract-launch) on-chain purchases through the ApeFax smart contract. Prices are displayed in ETH at the point of sale. We do not store payment-method credentials of any kind.

All sales are final at the moment of on-chain confirmation unless otherwise noted in §5. You are responsible for network gas fees, which are paid directly to Ethereum validators and never to ApeFax.

Fair value is an estimate, not a promised price. A fair-value figure is shown only where the comparable-sales evidence supports one: as an indicative range (low, estimate, and high) with a confidence label and the comparable on-chain sales used to derive it. When the evidence does not support a number, ApeFax does not invent one: it withholds the estimate and shows the comparable sales on their own as evidence you can verify on-chain. You may see an “insufficient data” or comparable-sales-only view in place of an estimate; an unsupported or degraded input produces a withheld output, never a fabricated number. ApeFax does not publish a guaranteed range, coverage, or accuracy statistic for any individual fair-value figure.

NFT markets are volatile and illiquid. Two informed buyers can reasonably disagree on what any given ape is worth. ApeFax surfaces signals; it does not set prices. Decisions you make based on a Report are your own. Past activity is not predictive of future activity.

Score weights, model versions, and signal definitions may change over time as we improve the system. Each Report surfaces a methodology version identifier so you can tell which model version produced a saved snapshot.

You agree not to:

• Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract Reports or underlying data outside the rate limits we publish.
• Resell, sublicense, or rebrand Reports as a paid product without prior written agreement.
• Attempt to bypass the wallet-authentication or payment surfaces.
• Use ApeFax in connection with fraud, market manipulation, money-laundering, or sanctioned activity.
• Interfere with the operation of the service, our data sources, or other users.

The ApeFax and AFG brands, certificate and card visual designs, scoring model, and analytical methodology are our intellectual property. Underlying on-chain data is public. You may share a single Report you have unlocked, and you may reference its Score or flags in third-party discussion, provided you do not strip our attribution and do not falsely imply endorsement by ApeFax of any transaction.

ApeFax uses the Made by Apes certification mark under Made by Apes License No. 00830-0-04521, associated with BAYC #4521. The mark is a certification mark only. It does not mean Yuga Labs or any related party authorizes, approves, endorses, accredits, guarantees, sponsors, or is responsible for ApeFax or its products. Yuga owns the certification mark. ApeFax's use is limited to the scope and term of the current Program Rules and must cease if the license expires or is revoked. The current Made by Apes Program Rules and the ApeChain mint receipt are public.

BAYC, MAYC, BAKC, and related trademarks are the property of their respective rights-holders. ApeFax is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Yuga Labs or any other rights-holder.

ApeFax is provided “as is” and “as available”without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any Score or signal will be accurate.

Some jurisdictions do not allow disclaimers of implied warranties. To the extent those laws apply, this disclaimer is limited to the maximum extent permitted.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, ApeFax and its operators are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or lost opportunities, arising from your use of the service. Our aggregate liability for any claim relating to ApeFax shall not exceed the amount you have paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim.

We may suspend or terminate access for any wallet that violates these terms, or in response to legal process. You may stop using ApeFax at any time by disconnecting your wallet. Saved snapshots from a terminated wallet are retained per §5 of the Privacy Policy unless deletion is requested.

We may update these terms over time. Material changes will be announced on the site at least seven days before they take effect. Your continued use of ApeFax after a change indicates acceptance of the updated terms.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Duval County, Florida.

Questions about these terms: [email protected].