{
  "service": "ShadowQuant Intelligence API (sq-intel-x402)",
  "provider": "Aries Labs (sole proprietorship, DBA)",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "effective": "2026-07-01",
  "acceptance": "Submitting an x402 payment for any endpoint of this API constitutes acceptance of these Terms by the paying party (human or automated agent) and by the party on whose behalf the agent acts.",
  "nature_of_service": [
    "This API sells AI-generated, statistically derived market RESEARCH DATA.",
    "It does not provide investment advice, trade signals, recommendations, or portfolio management of any kind.",
    "No fiduciary, advisory, or client relationship is created by purchase or use.",
    "Outputs are historical/statistical observations that may be wrong, stale, or inapplicable to any particular situation."
  ],
  "disclaimer": "AI-generated market research provided for informational purposes only. This is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and not an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security, derivative, or digital asset. Past performance and historical statistics do not guarantee future results. Payment for and use of this API constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Service at /terms.",
  "no_warranty": "THE SERVICE AND ALL DATA ARE PROVIDED \"AS IS\" AND \"AS AVAILABLE\" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.",
  "limitation_of_liability": "To the maximum extent permitted by law, Aries Labs is not liable for any trading losses, lost profits, or indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from use of this API. Total aggregate liability is limited to the amounts paid for the specific API calls giving rise to the claim.",
  "payments": "Payments are per-call USDC micropayments settled on-chain via the x402 protocol. All settled payments are final and non-refundable; a call is only charged if the requested resource is successfully returned.",
  "fair_use": "No resale of raw payloads as a competing data feed. Derived analysis and agent decision-making are permitted. No attempt to disrupt the service.",
  "changes": "Terms may change; the version served at /terms at time of payment governs that call.",
  "contact": "aries@arieslabs.ai"
}