Terms of Brand Materials
Soneium Brand Materials Terms of Use
Date: January 29, 2025
These Terms of Use applies to the use of the trademarks, logos, trade names, service marks, service names, or other related assets (together, the "Soneium Brand Materials") of Sony Block Solutions Labs Pte. Ltd. ("SBS Labs", "we", "us", or "our"). The Soneium Brand Kit contains Soneium Brand Materials. By downloading the Soneium Brand Kit and/or using any Soneium Brand Materials, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement made between you ("you" or "your") and SBS Labs governing your use of the Soneium Brand Materials.
If you do not agree to any of the Terms of Use, you are not permitted to download the Soneium Brand Kit or use any Soneium Brand Materials.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or modify any portion of these Terms of Use at any time. If we do this, we will post the updated Terms of Use on our website and indicate at the top of this page the date of the last revision. By continuing to use any Soneium Brand Materials after such revision, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound by the revised Terms of Use. Without limiting anything set forth elsewhere in these Terms of Use, SBS Labs shall not be liable to you or any third party for any losses resulting from any revisions to the Terms of Use.
In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and any written agreement entered into between you and us regarding the use of Soneium Brand Materials, the written agreement shall prevail.
1. Permitted Use
1.1 The Soneium Brand Materials may only be used by (a) affiliates of SBS Labs; (b) developers of decentralised applications (DApps) on Soneium; (c) developers of core infrastructure for Soneium; and (d) media and news businesses (collectively, the "Permitted Persons"), for the following purposes ("Purposes"):
(a) To introduce Soneium, SBS Labs and the services provided by SBS Labs; and / or
(b) In respect of Permitted Persons who have entered into a collaboration with SBS Labs, to publicise and promote the collaboration between you and SBS Labs.
1.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right to disqualify, restrict or prohibit any use of the Soneium Brand Materials in our sole discretion. If you wish to use any Soneium Brand Materials beyond the abovementioned scope, you shall obtain our written consent by contacting us at Soneium | Contact Us with the details of your proposed use of the Soneium Brand Materials for our review.
2. Attribution of Rights
SBS Labs hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, and royalty-free license to use the Soneium Brand Materials, subject always to these Terms of Use. You acknowledge and agree that SBS Labs retains ownership of all rights, title and interests in the Soneium Brand Materials, including but not limited to, the content, material, information, data, software, images, text, logos, illustrations, scripts, service marks, trademarks, logo and the overall design and look. Your use of the Soneium Brand Materials, including but not limited to goodwill, shall inure to the benefit of SBS Labs.
3. Prohibitions of Use
You agree that any use of the Soneium Brand Materials is subject to the following requirements and prohibitions:
(a) Adhere to the logo usage guidelines, including but not limited to those in respect of the logo elements, background and isolation;
(b) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials for purposes or in a manner that will damage or is likely to damage the goodwill, reputation, credibility, trust and/or image of SBS Labs and/or its affiliates;
(c) Do not transform, process, or alter the Soneium Brand Materials;
(d) Do not create any design that is similar to the typeface, design or look of the Soneium Brand Materials;
(e) Do not incorporate the Soneium Brand Materials into any other product name, service name, trademark, logo, business name, entity name, or similar;
(f) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials in any manner that might be confusingly similar or indistinguishable from the trademark of SBS Labs with any other business or person;
(g) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials for any purpose or in any manner that imply, or suggest any approval, sponsorship, endorsement, or any other association with SBS Labs, unless otherwise approved by SBS Labs in writing;
(h) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials for any purpose or in any manner that imply or suggest that any content has been authorised by SBS Labs or represents the views or opinions of SBS Labs, its affiliates or its respective representatives;
(i) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials for any purpose or in any manner that is or is likely to be illegal, misleading, unfair, infringing, libelous or defamatory of SBS Labs or Soneium, or that otherwise tarnishes the reputation of SBS Labs or Soneium;
(j) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials in connection with any inappropriate content or media, including but not limited to hate speech, illegal activity, vulgarity, pornography, gambling, offensive conduct, violence, political content, or discriminatory content;
(k) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials in connection with any media that is illegal or operated, managed, or in any way related to antisocial forces;
(l) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials in connection with any media that infringes on the copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property rights, honor rights, privacy rights, or other legal or contractual rights of SBS Labs, its affiliates, or third parties;
(m) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials for display in, on merchandise, or manufactured items of any kind;
(n) Do not use any trademarks or logos of SBS Labs and/or its affiliates other than the Soneium Brand Materials provided in the Soneium Brand Kit;
(o) Do not attempt to register trademarks, copyrights, or enforce any intellectual property rights, relating to the Soneium Brand Materials;
(p) Do ensure that the use of the Soneium Brand Materials complies with the applicable laws, regulations, relevant government legislation, and regulatory standards; and
(q) Do not use the Soneium Brand Materials in any other manner that SBS Labs, at its sole discretion, deems inappropriate.
4. SBS Labs’ Rights
4.1. We reserve the right to assess your compliance with these Terms of Use at our sole discretion. You acknowledge and agree that our interpretation of these Terms of Use is final and conclusive. We may also impose additional restrictions or requirements on your use of the Soneium Brand Materials in our sole discretion.
4.2. If you breach these Terms of Use or violate any applicable laws and regulations, we reserve the right to terminate your use of the Soneium Brand Materials in our sole discretion and take any other actions we deem appropriate, including the right to seek damages from you. You shall co-operate with us and comply with our requests made in respect of any enforcement of these Terms of Use, identity checks or such other requirements under applicable laws.
5. Indemnity
5.1. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless SBS Labs; its affiliates; and its and their respective officers, employees, directors, service providers, licensors and agents (collectively, the "SBS Labs Entities") from any and all losses, damages and expenses, including any reasonable attorneys’ fees, rights, claims, actions of any kind and injuries (including death) arising out of or relating to your use of the Soneium Brand Materials, your violation of these Terms of Use, or your breach of any laws or regulations.
5.2. SBS Labs will notify you of any such claim, suit or proceeding. SBS Labs reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this paragraph 5, and you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests by SBS Labs for its defense of such matter. You may not settle or compromise any claim against any SBS Labs Entities without the prior written consent of SBS Labs.
6. Disclaimer
6.1. Your use of the Soneium Brand Materials is at your sole risk. The Soneium Brand Materials is provided on an "as-is-where-is" basis. We make no representation, warranty, undertaking, guarantee or assurance (whether express or implied) and expressly disclaim all representations and warranties of any kind with respect to the Soneium Brand Materials, whether express, implied or statutory, including the implied warranties of non-infringement.
6.2. By using the Soneium Brand Materials, you represent and warrant that you understand and agree to the inherent risks associated with using it. You further acknowledge and agree that none of the SBS Labs Entities are responsible or liable to you for any resulting losses, liability or damages whatsoever arising out of your use of the Soneium Brand Materials. Accordingly, you understand and agree to assume full responsibility for all the risks of using the Soneium Brand Materials.
7. General
7.1. Save in respect of the SBS Labs Entities under paragraph 5.1, a person who is not a Party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 2001 of Singapore to enforce any of these Terms of Use.
7.2. No exercise or failure to exercise or delay by SBS Labs in exercising any right, power, privilege or remedy under the applicable laws or pursuant to these Terms of Use shall impair such right, power, privilege or remedy or operate to be construed as a waiver or variation of thereof or preclude any other or further exercise at any subsequent time.
7.3. You shall not (nor shall you purport to) assign, transfer, charge or otherwise deal with all or any of your rights under these Terms of Use, without our prior written consent.
7.4. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms of Use and the Soneium Brand Materials shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Singapore.
8. Contact
Please contact us at Soneium | Contact Us to report any violations of these Terms of Use or to pose any questions regarding the Terms of Use or the Soneium Brand Materials.