Terms of Service

These Terms apply between the operator of the Platform ("KOLHUBZ", "we") and the natural or legal person using the Platform ("user", "you"). By creating an account, logging in, or continuing to use the Platform, you accept these Terms and the Privacy Policy. (The operator's legal entity name and contact details will be published in this section before commercial launch.)

KOLHUBZ is a marketplace that connects content creators (KOLs), media accounts and companies, records the terms of collaboration deals, and facilitates securing payments through an escrow smart contract. KOLHUBZ is NOT a party to agreements between users. The production, quality and timely delivery of content, and compliance with deal terms, are entirely the responsibility of the users involved. The Platform verifies profile metrics via third-party APIs (X, Telegram) but does not guarantee any user's performance.

You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into contracts. A person opening a company account represents that they are authorized to bind the legal entity they represent. Complying with the crypto-asset regulations of your country is your responsibility; you may not use the Platform from a jurisdiction where its use is prohibited.

Authentication is provided through Privy. You are responsible for the accuracy of your account information and the security of access to your account. Your wallet private keys and seed phrase are NEVER requested, seen or stored by the Platform; wallet verification is done solely by signing a message. Opening multiple accounts to manipulate the reputation system is prohibited. Accounts may be suspended or closed where fake identities, unauthorized accounts or metric inflation are detected.

Deal funds are never held in a Platform wallet. Funds are locked by the company directly into the escrow smart contract on the blockchain and are released only according to contract rules (delivery approval, the automatic release window, or an arbiter decision). Blockchain transactions are IRREVERSIBLE. Situations arising from the nature of blockchains — such as sending to a wrong address, loss of wallet access, network congestion, gas fees and smart-contract risks — are the user's responsibility. The contracts currently run on testnets and have been internally reviewed; an independent third-party audit will be completed before any mainnet launch. Smart-contract technology nonetheless inherently carries risk.

The Platform charges a service fee at the rate transparently shown when each deal is created; the fee is applied automatically by the contract at escrow release. Optional visibility packages (membership/featuring) are also paid; package prices are shown on the purchase screen and are collected via a stablecoin transfer verified on-chain. Package fees are non-refundable once the period has started (mandatory legal rights remain unaffected).

The following are prohibited: (a) moving payment off-platform to bypass the Platform escrow, including sharing wallet addresses/IBANs in chat; (b) presenting fake, misleading or inflated metrics or content; (c) spam, harassment, hate speech and illegal content; (d) content infringing others' intellectual property rights; (e) probing the Platform's security, reverse engineering or unauthorized access attempts; (f) using the Platform as a vehicle for illegal activity (including money laundering). Violations may result in content removal, account suspension or permanent closure; where necessary, competent authorities will be notified.

The Platform's service is to connect parties safely and protect them through escrow. Actions that circumvent this are prohibited: (a) executing a deal off-platform to avoid the service fee with a party you met through, or first contacted via, the Platform — this restriction applies for twelve (12) months from first Platform contact and binds both the KOL/media and the company; (b) requesting or sharing off-platform contact details (username, email, phone, external messaging links) before a deal is funded. Additionally, automated collection (scraping), bulk export, reproduction or republication of directory profiles/data to third parties is prohibited. Access is only via the interface the Platform provides and within reasonable-use limits. Breach of these terms may result in graduated enforcement including warnings, rate limiting, suspension of reveal/messaging access, account closure, and recovery of the circumvented fee. The Platform may rely on timestamped records (request, message and access logs) evidencing that contact originated on the Platform.

You are responsible for the content you enter into your profile, listings, offers and messages. Reviews can only be written for completed deals and are two-way; reviews must be honest and evidence-based. The Platform may remove reviews that violate the rules through its moderation process. By uploading content to the Platform, you grant KOLHUBZ a non-exclusive license to host, display and back up that content for the purpose of providing the service.

Companies may optionally apply for corporate verification (KYB). Documents submitted in the application must be genuine and current. The verification badge indicates that documents have been reviewed; it is not a guarantee of the company's commercial standing.

If a disagreement arises in a deal, the parties can open a dispute on the Platform and submit evidence. After the defined evidence window, the dispute is decided by the Platform's arbiter mechanism and the decision is executed in the escrow contract (payment to the KOL, refund to the company, or a split). With respect to the funds in escrow, the arbiter's decision is final. This mechanism does not remove the parties' right to pursue ordinary legal remedies.

The Platform is provided "AS IS". We do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free or vulnerability-free operation. The Platform cannot be held responsible for outages or changes in third-party services (Privy, X, Telegram, blockchain networks, RPC providers). Nothing on the Platform constitutes investment, legal or tax advice; crypto assets carry high risk.

To the maximum extent permitted by mandatory law: KOLHUBZ is not liable for indirect damages such as loss of profit, loss of data or loss of reputation. The Platform's total liability in connection with any deal is in all cases limited to the fee actually paid to the Platform for that deal. Consumers' rights arising from mandatory legislation remain unaffected.

The Platform's design, software, brand and content belong to KOLHUBZ or its licensors and may not be copied or distributed without permission. Ownership of user content remains with the user.

Your account may be suspended or closed in cases of violation of these Terms, security risk or legal obligation. You may also close your account at any time; your obligations in ongoing deals and the fate of funds in escrow are subject to the contract rules. Even after an account is closed, records on the blockchain cannot be deleted by nature.

These Terms may be updated. Material changes will be announced on the Platform; continuing to use the Platform after a change means you accept the current Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye; the courts and enforcement offices of Istanbul (Çağlayan) have jurisdiction over disputes. Rights to apply to consumer arbitration boards remain reserved. For questions, you can use the in-platform support channels. (The official contact email and company details will be published in this section before commercial launch.)