Terms and Conditions – HODLawards

Effective Date: 20 July 2025
Welcome to HODLawards! By accessing or using our website (https://hodlawards.com), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) and to use the platform in accordance with all applicable laws.

1. About HODLawards

HODLawards is a global, user-driven storytelling platform focused on the crypto community—especially tales of HODLing, triumph, loss, and drama. All content is provided for entertainment and community engagement, not as fact or financial guidance.

2. User-Generated and Public-Domain Content

All stories published on HODLawards are either:

• Submitted by users under our User Generated Content Terms, or
• Sourced from content already in the public domain

We do not verify the accuracy of any submission and make no guarantees that stories or claims are factual. By reading or submitting content, you agree and acknowledge this.

3. Editorial Rights & Visual Assets

We reserve the right to:

• Edit any submitted story for clarity, narrative flow, or formatting
• Decline, remove, or modify content at our sole discretion
• Edit or create images (including illustrative, symbolic, or satirical images) to accompany any story, whether user-submitted or public domain

Visual content may be fictional, conceptual, or editorial in nature and does not imply factual representation of events or people.

4. User Conduct

You agree not to:

• Submit unlawful, infringing, offensive, or misleading content
• Violate the privacy or rights of others
• Attempt to disrupt or abuse the platform’s functionality
• Impersonate another person or entity

Violations may lead to content removal or access restrictions.

5. Intellectual Property

• All HODLawards branding, website design, and editorial content (excluding UGC) are protected intellectual property.
• You retain ownership of your submitted content but grant HODLawards a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, modify, publish, and display your submission, per the UGC Terms.

6. No Financial Advice

Nothing on HODLawards constitutes financial, investment, or trading advice.
All stories are personal, unverified accounts shared for entertainment only. Always do your own research before making financial decisions.
HODLawards does not offer, endorse, or recommend any investment, token, project, or trading strategy.

7. Disclaimer of Liability

Content is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all liability for:

• Errors, omissions, or factual inaccuracies
• Actions taken based on site content
• Any damages or losses resulting from site use

8. Third-Party Links

We may include links to third-party websites or services. HODLawards is not responsible for their content, policies, or practices.

9. Privacy

We respect your privacy. For information on how we collect and use data, please see our Privacy Policy.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States. For EU users, we adhere to GDPR principles where applicable. Disputes will be handled in the courts of [Insert State/Country].

11. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The most recent version will always be available on our website. Continued use constitutes acceptance of the latest version.

12. Contact

Questions? Email us at: justHODL@HODLawards.com 
We’d love to hear from you—just don’t ask us for crypto tips.