1. Acceptance
By accessing Ahead Markets ("the Service") you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. The Service is operated by [YOUR LEGAL NAME]("we", "us"), reachable at [YOUR CONTACT EMAIL].
2. What Ahead Markets is
Ahead Markets is a play-money forecasting platform for music milestones. Wallets contain "Ahead Credits", which have no monetary value, cannot be purchased, cashed out, transferred, or exchanged for anything of value. Nothing on the Service constitutes gambling, wagering, a security, or a financial instrument.
3. Eligibility
You must be at least 16 years old and legally able to enter into a binding agreement.
4. Accounts
You are responsible for keeping your credentials secure and for all activity under your account. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or the Positive Market Charter.
5. Acceptable use
- No automated scraping, bots, or scripted trading beyond generous per-user rate limits.
- No attempts to manipulate outcomes or coordinate with others to distort markets.
- No harassment, hate speech, or content that violates applicable law.
- No reverse engineering, security probing, or circumvention of access controls.
6. Market resolution
Markets resolve according to the rules and sources published on each market page. We make reasonable efforts to observe sources at the stated time. We may void or adjust a market within the disclosed dispute window if the source is unavailable, ambiguous, or the market was mis-specified.
7. Intellectual property
The Service and its content (excluding third-party artist images, which remain the property of their respective rights holders and are attributed on the Image Credits page) are owned by us. You receive a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes.
8. Disclaimers
The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. See the Disclaimer for details.
9. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of the Service. Because the Service uses play-money only, no financial losses can result from participation.
10. Changes
We may update these Terms. Material changes will be announced on the Service. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.
11. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of [YOUR JURISDICTION], without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.
12. Contact
Questions about these Terms: [YOUR CONTACT EMAIL].