Terms of Use

1. The service

SHIPTRACE (“SHIPTRACE”, “we”) records publicly available project commitments, evidence about their delivery, and a Ship Score calculated from that evidence using a published methodology. The service is provided free of charge for informational purposes.

2. Not investment, legal or security advice

A Ship Score measures documented delivery against public commitments. It is not an investment recommendation, a rating of financial quality, a security audit, a legal conclusion, or a guarantee of future delivery. Nothing on SHIPTRACE is an offer to buy or sell any asset. Do your own research and consult professionals before making decisions.

SHIPTRACE never connects to wallets, executes trades, sells tokens, or pays financial rewards. Anyone claiming otherwise in our name is not affiliated with us.

3. Accuracy and corrections

We work from public sources and moderator review, and every factual status carries its source and timestamp. Even so, records can be incomplete or out of date. Where no evidence has been found we say so neutrally; we do not assert wrongdoing. If you believe something is wrong, use the correction process. Project representatives are welcome to request corrections but cannot edit statuses or scores directly.

4. Accounts

You must provide accurate information, keep your credentials secure, and be at least 16 years old. You are responsible for activity under your account. We may suspend accounts that break these terms.

5. Contributions

• Evidence submissions, correction requests and votes are public and attributed to your username.
• You must only submit links to public sources you are entitled to share, and you must disclose any conflict of interest.
• You grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual licence to display, store and adapt your contributions as part of the record, including after your account is closed (anonymised).
• Submissions never change a verified status by themselves; moderators decide, with published reasons.

6. Acceptable use

You must not: submit false or misleading evidence; impersonate others; harass anyone; post unlawful, defamatory or infringing material; attempt to manipulate scores or votes; scrape the service in breach of its rules; interfere with security or rate limits; or use the service to promote financial products.

7. Intellectual property

The SHIPTRACE name, logo, design and methodology text are ours. Project names and marks belong to their owners and are used only to identify the projects being tracked. Short paraphrases of public commitments and links to sources are used for reporting and commentary; we do not reproduce large copyrighted passages. If you believe content infringes your rights, contact us by a direct message to @shiptrace_ on X or the correction form.

8. Availability and changes

We may change, suspend or discontinue any part of the service, including the scoring formula (which is versioned and published), at any time. We aim for high availability but do not guarantee it.

9. Disclaimer and limitation of liability

The service is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, the service, including financial losses. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

10. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the country in which SHIPTRACE is established, and disputes are subject to the courts of that country, without affecting mandatory consumer protections that apply where you live.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms: contact us by a direct message to @shiptrace_ on X or the correction form.