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Last Updated: January 17, 2026
Welcome to The Candidate Protocol. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you and The Candidate, LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a Puerto Rico limited liability company, governing your access to and use of The Candidate Protocol, including our website, smart contracts, and related services, including any live support, software, tools, features, or functionalities provided on or in connection with such services (collectively, the “Services”).
These Terms explain what rights you have with regards to the Services, your use of the Services, and other important topics like arbitration. Our privacy policy outlines how we handle your data. Please carefully read these Terms, along with our privacy policy, and all other documents referenced in these Terms. Together with the Terms, these documents form a single binding agreement between us.
For purposes of these Terms, “Customer”, “User”, “you”, and “your” means you as the user of the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of a company or other entity then “Customer”, “User”, “you”, and “your” includes you and that entity, and you represent and warrant that (a) you are an authorized representative of the entity with the authority to bind the entity to these Terms, and (b) you agree to these Terms on the entity's behalf.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. AS OUTLINED BELOW, THEY INCLUDE A MANDATORY ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER WHICH (WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS) REQUIRE ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN US TO BE RESOLVED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION RATHER THAN BY A JUDGE OR JURY IN COURT.
BY CLICKING TO ACCEPT, SIGN, AND/OR USING OR ACCESSING OUR SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND ALL OF THE TERMS OR POLICIES INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.
Because we have a growing number of services and/or programs, we sometimes need to provide additional terms for specific services and/or program (and such services are deemed part of the “Service” hereunder and shall also be subject to these Terms). Those additional terms and conditions, which are available with the relevant service or program, then become part of your agreement with us if you use those services. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and any additional applicable terms we may provide for a specific service, such additional terms shall control for that specific service.
We reserve the right to change or modify these Terms at any time and in our sole discretion. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of these Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms to stay informed of updates. Your continued access or use of the Service after the date any changes or modifications to these Terms become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms and all of the terms incorporated therein by reference. If you do not agree to abide by these or any future Terms, you will not access, browse, or use (or continue to access, browse, or use) the Site or the Services. Without limiting anything set forth elsewhere in these Terms, you agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third party as a result of any losses suffered by any modification or amendment of these Terms or any policy of the Company.
$CANDI TOKENS ARE NOT SECURITIES. The purchase of $CANDI tokens or vesting contracts does not represent:
$CANDI tokens are utility tokens used within The Candidate Protocol ecosystem. You should not expect profits from the efforts of others. Any increase in token value is not guaranteed and depends entirely on market factors outside our control.
IF YOU ARE SEEKING AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY, THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT PRODUCT FOR YOU.
$CANDI is a Solana SPL token with a fixed supply of 1 billion and no mint authority. The Protocol does not mint, burn, or control the total supply of $CANDI. The Protocol can only:
ALL TOKEN PURCHASES ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
$CANDI tokens are designed for use within The Candidate Protocol ecosystem. They are NOT designed or intended as an investment. We make no representations or warranties about future value, utility, or performance. You acknowledge that:
For avoidance of doubt, any dispute arising out of or relating to the $CANDI Tokens, including their issuance, use, restriction, modification, or discontinuation, shall be subject to the arbitration, delegation, class action waiver, and forum-selection provisions set forth in these Terms.
No Secondary Market Support. You acknowledge and agree that the Company does not support, facilitate, or guarantee any secondary market for $CANDI Tokens, and that $CANDI Tokens may never be listed, traded, or transferable on any marketplace or exchange.
Vesting contracts purchased through the Protocol grant you the right to receive $CANDI tokens over a 5-year linear vesting schedule. These contracts are:
To use our Services, you must:
Certain activities require identity verification through the Solana Attestation Service (SAS) via our KYC provider (Sumsub). KYC is required for:
KYC verification is a one-time process. Once verified, your attestation enables access to all Protocol features.
Our Services are not available to residents of jurisdictions where they would be prohibited or restricted by law. You are responsible for ensuring your use of the Services complies with all applicable laws in your jurisdiction.
Contracts are sold sequentially by tier. You cannot select specific tiers; the Protocol assigns the lowest available tier with remaining supply.
Phase 1 offers 100,000 fixed vesting contracts across 250 pricing tiers (years 1776-2025). Each contract provides:
Phase 2 begins after Phase 1 sells out. Phase 2 contracts provide 5,000 $CANDI each at 50% discount to the 7-day TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price). Phase 2 has no fixed supply cap.
50% of all Protocol revenue is allocated to the CCV, which executes automated USDC-to-$CANDI buybacks via Jupiter DCA. The CCV:
All transactions within the Protocol are conducted in USDC (USD Coin). We do not accept SOL, other cryptocurrencies, or fiat currency for purchases.
The marketplace enables secondary trading of vesting contracts after Phase 1 completes. Both buyers and sellers must have valid KYC verification.
ALL MARKETPLACE TRANSACTIONS ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS. Transactions are atomic and on-chain. If a transaction succeeds, ownership has transferred. We are not an escrow service with dispute resolution capabilities.
Private transfers enable direct sales or gifts between two parties:
Purchases include slippage protection. If the seller withdraws vested tokens before your transaction confirms and the remaining amount falls below your minimum, the transaction will revert and your funds will be returned.
Affiliates earn 10% commission on referred purchases. This commission comes from the Company's share (CCV always receives 50%).
To withdraw affiliate earnings, you must:
Each earning has a 2-year forfeiture window from the date earned. If not withdrawn within 2 years, individual earnings forfeit and are distributed 50% to CCV, 50% to Company. Forfeiture clocks run independently for each earning.
US affiliates earning $600 or more per calendar year will receive a 1099-MISC form. You are responsible for reporting all earnings to appropriate tax authorities regardless of whether a form is issued.
Affiliate commissions do NOT apply to marketplace sales. Affiliates are only compensated for primary contract purchases.
You agree NOT to:
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS.” COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using or participating in the Service and assumes any and all risks associated with such use and/or participation, including any use, ownership or access to the $CANDI Tokens. The Company reserves the right to suspend or block the Service at any time, and for any reason. You may not access or use the Service for purposes of developing or offering competitive products or services.
By using our Services, you acknowledge and accept the following risks:
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE - WHETHER CAUSED BY STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE AND EVEN IF THE COMPANY OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES- ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, THE SERVICE, THE $CANDI TOKENS, SMART CONTRACTS, BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS, OR ANY RELATED SERVICES. PURCHASE OF THE TOKENS AND/OR ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE COMPANY'S SERVICES, WEBSITES, OR PRODUCTS ARE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING THERE FROM OR HOWEVER THEY ARISE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100).
You acknowledge and agree that it may hereafter discover facts in addition to or different from those which it now knows or believes to be true with respect to the Services, the $CANDI Tokens, or the matters released under these Terms. Nevertheless, you agree that these Terms shall be and remain effective in all respects notwithstanding such different or additional facts. You expressly waive and relinquish any and all rights or benefits that it may have under California Civil Code Section 1542, or any similar statute or common-law principle of any jurisdiction, which provides that a general release does not extend to claims that the releasing party does not know or suspect to exist at the time of executing the release and that, if known, would have materially affected its decision to enter into this Agreement. Thus, you expressly agree to fully and finally release the Company from any and all claims, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, arising out of or relating to the Service, $CANDI Tokens, other services provided by the Company and/or these Terms.
Any release of claims set forth in this Agreement is expressly subject to, and shall not expand or modify, the limitations of liability and damages caps set forth herein.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Candidate, LLC, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from:
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY.
This Arbitration Agreement requires the Parties to resolve certain disputes through binding arbitration and limits the manner in which relief may be sought.
You and the Company agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Service, the $CANDI Tokens, your access to or use of any services, software, smart contracts, content, or technology made available by the Company, or any aspect of the relationship between the Parties (collectively, “Disputes”) shall be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration, rather than in court.
This agreement to arbitrate includes all threshold issues, including but not limited to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, formation, or scope of this Arbitration Agreement, which shall be decided by the arbitrator and not any court (delegation clause).
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
Before initiating arbitration, the Parties agree to attempt in good faith to resolve any Dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days. You must initiate this process by sending written notice describing the nature of the Dispute and the requested relief to the Arbitration Notice Address below.
The Parties agree to meet and confer in good faith by telephone or videoconference. Any applicable statutes of limitation and filing deadlines shall be tolled during this informal resolution period. If the Dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice, either Party may commence arbitration or pursue the limited court actions expressly permitted above by providing the other party.
This Arbitration Agreement is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and where applicable, the AAA's Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules. The arbitration shall:
The arbitrator may award any relief available on an individual basis under applicable law but shall have no authority to award relief on a class, collective, or representative basis. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding, subject only to the limited review permitted under the FAA.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law or AAA rules, each Party shall bear its own attorneys' fees and expenses. Arbitrator fees and administrative costs shall be allocated in accordance with AAA rules.
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, THE SERVICE, OR THE $CANDI TOKENS MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CLAIM ACCRUES, OTHERWISE SUCH CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
Any notice required to initiate informal dispute resolution or arbitration shall be sent to the Company to the following address:
The Candidate LLC
Attn: Legal Department
151 San Francisco #200
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00911
YOU AND THE COMPANY KNOWINGLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE RESOLVED IN COURT, except as expressly provided in this Arbitration Agreement.
ALL DISPUTES MUST BE BROUGHT ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY. You waive any right to bring or participate in any class, collective, representative, coordinated, or mass action, including class arbitration. The arbitrator may not consolidate claims or award relief to more than one user without the express written consent of all Parties.
If this subsection is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim only shall be severed and brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and all remaining claims shall continue in arbitration.
If any provision of this Arbitration Agreement is held unenforceable, such provision shall be severed, and the remainder shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
This Arbitration Agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect indefinitely.
If the Company makes a future material change to this Arbitration Agreement, You may reject the change by providing written notice within thirty (30) days of the effective date of such change, in which case the version in effect immediately prior to the change shall govern.
These Terms and your access to and use of the Service shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (without regard to conflict of law rules or principles of any other jurisdiction that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction). Any dispute between the parties that is not subject to arbitration as set forth in the Arbitration Agreement above or cannot be heard in small claims court, shall be resolved in the state or federal courts in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of material changes by updating the “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the Services after any modification constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Upon termination:
All sections which by their nature should survive the termination of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect subsequent to and notwithstanding any termination, specifically, sections relating to limitation of liability, arbitration, delegation, class action waiver, forum selection, and governing law shall survive termination.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the Services. You represent and warrant that you are not relying on any statement or representation not contained in these Terms.
If a court or other body of competent jurisdiction finds, or the Parties mutually believe, any provision of these Terms, or portion thereof, to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the Parties, and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
You may not assign your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights without restriction.
Headings are used in these Terms for reference only and shall not be considered when interpreting these Terms.
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us:
The Candidate, LLC
A Puerto Rico Limited Liability Company
151 San Francisco #200
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00911
Email: info@campaign.com