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Terms of Service

Last Updated: December 7, 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

The Gist: By using Syntax Trader, you agree to these rules. If you don't agree, you can't use the site or the software.

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User" or "you") and Syntax Trader ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing syntaxtrader.com (the "Site"), downloading our software (the "Software"), or using our marketplace services (collectively, the "Services"), you agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. The Software License (Your Download)

The Gist: You can download and use our app. You can look at the code. You strictly cannot sell it, rebrand it, or make a paid version of it.

The Syntax Trader Software is available for download via a .zip file or other distribution methods. It is not "Open Source" in the traditional sense; it is "Source Available" proprietary software.

  • Grant of License: We grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Software for personal, non-commercial purposes.
  • Restrictions: You may not sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or monetize the Software or any modified version of the Software.
  • Modifications: You are permitted to modify the source code for your own personal use. However, you may not distribute these modifications for a fee.
  • Ownership: All intellectual property rights in the Software remain the exclusive property of Syntax Trader.

3. Marketplace & Freelance Services (Escrow)

The Gist: We help you hire devs or sell strategies. We hold the money until the job is done. If you fight, we decide who gets the money. Don't try to pay outside the app to avoid our fee.

  • Role of Platform: Syntax Trader acts solely as a venue to connect Freelancers ("Developers") and Clients. We are not a party to any contract between Users.
  • Escrow Services: When a job is initiated, the agreed-upon funds are held in Escrow by Syntax Trader. Funds are released to the Developer upon Client approval of the work.
  • Service Fees: Syntax Trader charges a service fee (deducted from the payout) for facilitating the transaction.
  • Disputes: In the event of a disagreement between a Client and Developer, Syntax Trader offers a dispute resolution service. You agree that Syntax Trader acts as the final arbitrator. We reserve the right to release funds to the Developer or refund the Client based on the evidence provided. Our decision is final and binding.
  • Non-Circumvention: You agree not to ask for or provide contact details to another User for the purpose of making payment outside the Platform to avoid Service Fees. Violations will result in an immediate account ban.

4. User Content & Intellectual Property

The Gist: You own the strategies and code you post. However, you give us permission to show them on the site.

  • Ownership: You retain ownership rights to any content, code, strategies, or posts you submit to the Site ("User Content").
  • License to Us: By posting User Content, you grant Syntax Trader a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, and display such content in connection with the Services.
  • Warranties: You represent that you own or have the necessary licenses for all User Content you post and that it does not infringe on any third-party rights.

5. Trading & Financial Risk Disclaimer

The Gist: Trading is dangerous. We are a tech company, not financial advisors. If you lose money, it's on you.

TRADING FUTURES AND DERIVATIVES INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR.

  • No Advice: Nothing on the Site or in the Software constitutes financial, investment, or legal advice.
  • Hypothetical Results: Any backtesting or performance results displayed on the Site are hypothetical and do not represent actual trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
  • Third-Party APIs: The Software connects to third-party data providers (e.g., Rithmic). We are not responsible for API outages, data latency, or execution errors caused by third-party brokers or exchanges.

6. Code of Conduct

The Gist: Be nice. Don't hack us. Don't spam.

You agree not to:

  • Use the Services for any illegal purpose.
  • Harass, abuse, or harm another person or group.
  • Upload viruses, malware, or malicious code.
  • Attempt to reverse engineer the compiled portions of the Software or interfere with the Site's security.

7. Limitation of Liability

The Gist: This is the big legal shield. If the software crashes or you lose money, you can't sue us for millions.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SYNTAX TRADER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM: (A) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; (B) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES; (C) ANY BUGS, GLITCHES, OR ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE.

8. Indemnification

The Gist: If you do something illegal and we get sued because of it, you have to pay our legal bills.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Syntax Trader and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, and costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your violation of these Terms or your use of the Services.

9. Governing Law

The Gist: If we go to court, we do it in Ontario, Canada.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.