The rules, plainly.

By connecting a wallet to PULSE, you agree to the terms below. PULSE is a decentralized protocol — most of the rules are enforced by the smart contract itself, not by a company.

1. What PULSE is, and isn't

PULSE is open-source software that lets creators sell digital content on Shelbynet. It is not a custodian — it never holds your funds, your private key, or your content. All payments settle directly between buyer and creator wallets. Content is stored on Shelby, not on our servers.

2. Who can use it

You must be at least 18 years old. You must control the wallet you connect. You may not use PULSE if you are sanctioned under any applicable law or located in a jurisdiction where this kind of protocol is prohibited.

3. Content rules for creators

You may not publish: child sexual abuse material; non-consensual intimate imagery; content that incites real-world violence; content that infringes someone else's copyright, trademark or identity; malware, phishing, or fraud. Violations may be flagged or removed (set to inactive) by the admin via the on-chain set_content_active function.

What we cannot do: delete the underlying blob from Shelby, refund a sale on your behalf, or stop someone from re-publishing your work elsewhere on the network. By publishing, you accept this permanence.

4. Buyer terms

When you purchase access, you receive a non-revocable on-chain access token tied to your wallet address. Sales are final. The price is paid in ShelbyUSD and split atomically: 99% to the creator, 1% to the platform. There are no refunds at the protocol level — neither the creator, the admin nor we can reverse a transaction.

5. Resale + royalties

If the creator allows resale, you may transfer your access token to a new buyer. The contract enforces the royalty split set by the creator at publish time (default 5%) plus the 1% platform fee; the rest goes to you. You cannot change the royalty after the fact.

6. Voting

Every vote costs 0.1 ShelbyUSD and requires a signed transaction. Upvote tips go to the creator; downvote fees go to the community pool. Voting privileges are limited to wallets that own access to the content. Five or more downvotes auto-flag a piece for admin review (this can be toggled).

7. Admin powers

The admin wallet — defined at deployment — can: approve pending content, deactivate violating content, ban specific wallets from publishing/voting, and propose protocol-fee changes (which require a 48-hour timelock before they take effect). The admin cannot: mint funds, revoke an existing buyer's access token, retroactively change royalty splits, or transfer custody of any wallet.

8. Risks you accept

Smart contracts can have bugs. The Move contract powering PULSE has not been independently audited; you use it at your own risk. Cryptocurrency values fluctuate. Your wallet is your responsibility — losing the private key means losing access to everything bought, sold or published from it. Network outages can delay transactions.

9. No warranties

PULSE is provided "as is." No warranties, express or implied. We don't guarantee uptime, content quality, accurate metadata, or absence of bugs. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim liability for any loss — financial, reputational or otherwise — arising from your use of the protocol.

10. Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated. Material changes will be reflected here with a new "last updated" date. Continuing to use PULSE after a change means you accept the new terms.

Last updated: 2026-05-02.