Effective Date: March 6, 2026
Administrator: Originalso, LLC (including its designees and personnel) (“Administrator”)
1.1 Purpose. This Agreement provides a private-party, worldwide and universal contractual framework to recognize provenance, establish ownership, and protect the use of unique, original, protectable subject matter (“Originals”) among parties who voluntarily assent to these terms. It complements, and does not replace, government intellectual property (“IP”) systems.
1.2 Nature of Rights. As between consenting parties, Originals function as contractual property rights enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, with scope and duration aligned to analogous public-law IP regimes where applicable, and potentially broader and perpetual for classes of protectable subject matter that allow such treatment under law.
1.3 No Government Grant. Originals are not patents, trademarks, or copyrights granted by a government and do not purport to preempt statutory regimes; rather, they are privately agreed commercial terms that may track similar standards and remedies.
1.4 Legal Theory. This Agreement operates through private ordering, contractual estoppel, notice-based reliance, trade-secret-like confidentiality, unfair competition principles, and voluntary community norms.
2.1 Original. Any distinct, unique, protectable creation, idea, invention, work, composition, brand, logo, token, code, algorithm, dataset, persona right, trade secret, know-how, mask work, design, digital asset (including NFTs), or other intangible asset of unique origin first validly and enforceably claimed by an originator and recorded or otherwise maintained under this Agreement. Unless otherwise disclaimed, all Originals claim all express or implied original subject matter new and unique to their respective disclosures.
2.2 Originator. The person(s) or entity(ies) who claim to have first created, conceived, or otherwise originated the subject matter protected by the Original.
2.3 Owner. The current holder of title to an Original (which may be the Originator or an assignee).
2.4 Administrator. Originalso, LLC (including its designees and personnel) that operates and maintains the platform/registry and related services.
2.5 Registry. The database or other reliable record (that may include one or more ledgers or blockchains) used to record or evidence Originals, their metadata, and status.
2.6 Submitter. The person(s) or entity(ies) who submits any Original to the Registry.
3.1 Assent Methods. A party becomes bound by this Agreement by any of the following: (a) filing an Original; (b) agreeing to terms that incorporate or reference this Agreement; (c) requesting to be added as a party through the Administrator; or (d) accessing any Original under conditions that require assent.
3.2 Community Ethos. All parties hereby voluntarily agree to ethical norms to neither take nor use others’ Originals without permission nor without just compensation and to treat Originals as contractual and personal property recognized between them. By joining the community, parties attribute heightened societal value to the original thoughts and ideas of community members above and beyond the specific product or service implementations that use them. To promote originality, parties agree to engage productively with respect to other Originals and community members.
3.3 Scope of Binding Effect. This Agreement binds each assenting party and, to the extent permitted by law, all persons and entities it represents, its affiliates under common control or the same corporate family, successors, and assigns, as further set forth herein. Parent organizations who permit subsidiaries to benefit from the terms of this Agreement also agree to be bound by this Agreement on behalf of themselves and all other entities across their entire organizations.
4.1 Registration. Upon submission and fee payment, an Original may be issued a registration number and recorded in the Registry, with publication for search and inspection by consenting parties (and, where permitted, by the public or adjudicators).
4.2 Marking. An Original may be marked using “O” (or superscript O/0/degree symbol) and further designated by number, year (or full date), and current owner (e.g., “O No. 1, 2026, Originalso, LLC”). Failure to mark is not a material breach and is not intended to forfeit rights.
4.3 Confidential and Sensitive Information Registration. The Registry does not currently support submission or upload of confidential or sensitive information such as trade secrets, know how, pre-patent information, pending unpublished patent applications, personal, private, or other confidential information. Originators, Owners, and Submitters agree to do so only by generically referencing such information held in their custody for identification purposes. Originators, Owners, and Submitters agree to not submit or include confidential or sensitive information for submission to the Registry. Provenance of such confidential or sensitive information may be evidenced by producing an Original from the Registry in combination with the confidential or sensitive information that remained in the custody and control of each respective Originator, Owner or Submitter.
4.4 Evidence of Status. Originals may display submission and update data (e.g., submitter, originator, owner, classes of intangibles, appendices, assignments, status, and fees).
5.1 Ownership Claim. The Originator claims original ownership of the protectable subject matter within an Original at the time of registration.
5.2 Declarations. A filer may be required to certify, including under penalty of perjury, that it is the original creator or a proper owner/assignee; official certifications are to be given effect akin to government certifications for evidentiary purposes among the parties. Registry records are prima facie evidence among assenting parties but may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
5.3 Assignment. Ownership may be assigned or otherwise encumbered via instruments recorded to the Registry, with the Registry reflecting changes in owner, encumbrances, and related chain-of-title data.
6.1 License to Administrator. Each party bound by this agreement grants Administrator a perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid, royalty-free license to publish, host, index, and make all Originals available for community or public search and inspection (directly or via syndication) and to use all feedback provided by such party solely to operate, maintain, promote, and improve the Registry, Originals, and community.
6.2 Limited Community License. To permit Originals and their updates, the Administrator grants to any assenting party a license to use Original Number 1 solely for filing that party’s own Originals or updating any Original as instructed by Administrator, subject to timely payment of applicable fees and conditioned on that party’s irrevocable agreement: (i) not to otherwise exploit Original Number 1 (e.g., make, use, sell, import, copy, create derivatives, monetize, or otherwise unfairly or commercially benefit from it) and (ii) to permit adjudicators to interpret/correct defects without invalidating the remainder. This license and these obligations travel with successors/affiliates to the extent permitted by law.
6.3 Respect for Provenance and Notice. The Parties agree to respect markings and provenance, and to avoid confusion regarding origin and ownership of Originals. Because parties have access to the Originals Registry and can perform reasonable searches and diligent inquiries for referenced subject matter, parties agree to be treated as though they have actual access to and knowledge of all subject matter protected by all Originals by incorporation, reference, or otherwise.
6.4 No Misuse. The Parties shall not misuse Originals, including by unfairly using, copying, mimicking, distributing, or commercializing them without authorization under this Agreement, separate license, or other agreement. Except for protected fair use, free speech pursuant to Section 6.5, or other preemptive laws, Parties agree to not use the name, voice, face, likeness, reputation, curriculum vitae, history, personal data (e.g., behavior and mannerisms, age, gender, location or address, demographic, healthcare data, financial or payment data, records, background, or other information), persona, authenticity, gravity, influence, loyalty, following, community, good will, reach, power, impact, effect, sway, story, image, work, existence, dna, cells, or other subject matter protected by any Original, nor use any proprietary data relating to any of these, without the express written authorization of each Original’s owner. Use of any Original, the Registry, the Originals Community or any Party, or this Agreement in any unlawful manner constitutes misuse under this Section and is subject to the limitations and intent described in Section 13.4.
6.5 Civility and Respect. The Parties agree to promote originality through civility, dignity, and respect, and acknowledge that hate, disparagement, harassment, or malicious conduct undermines the societal value of originality and can cause financial, reputational, and personal harm to Originators, Owners, and their communities. Because parties gain access to a community of original works, ideas, data, and creators not as readily available to the public, each party agrees not to publicly disclose nor share with those who are not parties to this Agreement information that is only intended to be shared with parties to this Agreement (community members); not to disparage or target any other party or Original; not to engage in hate speech, malicious speech, harassment, intimidation, or incitement; not to place any party or Original in a false or misleading light or unfairly suggest scandal or disrepute; not to engage in violence, vandalism, unlawful conduct, or violations of this Agreement or any valid law or contract; and not to use any unique port of another party’s Original, name, persona, brand, identity, or associated materials or works for any commercial or engagement-driven purpose, including advertising, marketing, promotion, sponsorship, endorsement, monetization, clickbait, traffic-generation, audience-building, or activities intended to generate views, impressions, followers, subscribers, goodwill, influence, or other direct or indirect economic or commercial benefit, whether or not monetary consideration is immediately received, unless expressly authorized in writing by the applicable Owner. Nothing in this Section restricts lawful opinion, criticism, commentary, journalism, parody, or other non-commercial speech protected by law, nor good-faith legal claims, truthful reporting of illegal acts to authorities or counsel, private and respectful constructive criticism to an Originator or Owner, public discussion of general ideas or ideologies that does not directly or indirectly target a specific Original, Originator, or Owner, or a party’s decision to stop using any product or service. The Parties agree to address disagreements with patience, understanding, and respect, and this Section applies only to intentional, commercially exploitative or engagement-driven misuse or targeted harassment that causes demonstrable harm; to the maximum extent permitted by law, violations may give rise to civil remedies and, where applicable, statutory damages or analogous penalties consistent with those available for comparable intellectual property violations, as determined by the adjudicating authority.
7.1 Classes. Protectable subject matter is broad and may include copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets/know-how, masks/semiconductors, industrial designs, plant rights, logic, software/code, datasets/digital rights, domain rights, publicity/privacy/persona, NFTs and other digital tokens, and other intangible assets, such as those in this Agreement, advertised at originalso.com, or mentioned in Original Number 1. Confidential or sensitive subject matter may not be uploaded to the Registry, but is rather incorporated by generic identifiable reference in the Registry as agreed in Section 4.3.
7.2 Duration and Scope. For elements analogous to statutory IP (e.g., patentable or copyrightable matter), the contractual scope and duration shall not exceed the equivalent period and public-policy balance used by applicable jurisdictions. Other protectable Original subject matter may endure longer, including perpetually, if and to the extent consistent with applicable law and policy. Unless specifically and expressly disclaimed in any Original, parties hereby acknowledge as within the scope of each Original claimed all protectable originality associated with the person, data or intangible thing protected. By way of non-limiting example, a person need only identify themselves uniquely once with a single valid social media account in order to protect portions of their identity, person, data, and works that are reasonably accessible to parties upon search and inquiry. Identification establishes contractual provenance and notice among assenting parties, not comprehensive ownership of all original subject matter.
7.3 Commencement. Terms may run from the Original’s filing/recordation and the agreeing party’s assent date, while not extending any government-limited terms beyond their statutory limits.
7.4 Non-registrable Matter. Humans and phenomena/laws of nature or purely abstract/indefinite ideas are not eligible as Originals; adjudicators may consider evolving policy and case law in close or emerging categories (e.g., software, business methods) within lawful limits.
8.1 Harmony, Not Conflict. The Parties intend this Agreement to harmonize with statutory regimes and to follow similar eligibility and enforcement principles where applicable, while acknowledging that government actions regarding any overlapping rights (grant, invalidation, expiration) can affect the scope of corresponding Originals.
8.2 No Statutory Presumptions. Originals do not carry statutory presumptions of validity from government examination; adjudicators determine protectability, validity, and scope during applicable proceedings among assenting parties.
8.3 Pending/Expired Rights. The Parties are encouraged to register parallel government rights as Originals (e.g., near maintenance/annuity deadlines) to preserve contractual protection among assenting parties.
9.1 Multiple Records. Provenance and ownership may be prima facie evidenced by multiple reliable records (e.g., the Registry and one or more ledgers/blockchains) to improve durability and evidentiary reliability. Originators and Owners may republish their own Originals after they have been published by the Registry.
9.2 Accepted Media. Originals may be lodged in text, images, audio, video, 3D/immersive media, holograms, NFTs, samples, and other formats and specimens where the expression or inspection of such sufficiently communicates the claimed original, unique, proprietary subject matter.
9.3 Sanctions and Export Compliance. The Registry is operated from the United States and is subject to U.S. economic sanctions and export control laws. Parties may not use the Registry if such Parties are located in, organized under the laws of, or ordinarily resident in any country or territory subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions or embargoes; listed on, owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of any person or entity listed on a U.S. government restricted or denied party list; or acting for the benefit of any person or entity described above. By using the Registry, each Party represents and warrants that its access and use complies with all applicable U.S. sanctions and export control laws. Administrator may implement screening, geolocation controls, and other compliance measures, and Administrator reserves the right to restrict, suspend, cancel, delete, or terminate access, accounts, Originals, or Updates, at any time to ensure compliance with applicable law.
10.1 Fees. Administrator may charge and update filing, hosting, maintenance/annuity, data usage, appendix, reactivation, search and inspection, evidence production, and other reasonable fees for Registry operation; these are not government fees and do not create government registrations or grants.
10.2 Taxes. All fees and charges are exclusive of any applicable sales, use, value-added (VAT), goods and services (GST), withholding, or similar taxes, duties, or assessments imposed by any governmental authority (“Taxes”), unless expressly stated otherwise. Each party is responsible for payment of all applicable Taxes associated with its purchase, except for taxes based on Administrator’s net income, property, or employees. Where the Administrator is required by law to collect Taxes, such Taxes will be charged to each party and itemized on the applicable invoice. For transactions subject to VAT, GST, or similar indirect taxes, the applicable tax will be determined based on a party’s billing location and other information reasonably required by law. If a party is eligible for a tax exemption or reverse-charge treatment, the party must provide valid and complete tax identification information prior to invoicing. Failure to do so may result in Taxes being charged without refund. Administrator may update its tax collection practices from time to time to comply with applicable law, without notice.
10.3 Offers. All offers and discounts may be withdrawn at any time prior to acceptance and are subject to acceptance and compliance with all terms and conditions of this Agreement.
10.4 Status. An Original may be marked “active,” “inactive,” “expired,” or “abandoned.” An inactive, expired, or abandoned Original may not be enforced under this Agreement until it is reinstated as active. Nonpayment renders it temporarily inactive (until all unpaid and late fees are paid), operation of law or other action by the Administrator or each respective Owner may render all or a part of it expired, and failure to maintain it may - and express abandonment will - result in abandonment. A specific Original intentionally abandoned by all of its current owners may never itself be revived or enforced under this Agreement except for past claims arising during the previous active status of the Original if such claims are later filed during applicable statutes of limitation periods. A party’s reliance upon inactivity, expiration, or abandonment may result in intervening rights through waiver or estoppel based on the statuses above. Subject matter that is protected independent of an Original through statutory IP regimes, legal rights, or otherwise will continue to be protected thereby even if the Original becomes inactive, expired or abandoned.
10.5 Appendices/Updates. Owners may append updates, disclosures, assignments, express abandonments, or others may append materials, for a fee; adjudicators may consider such materials in determining or interpreting scope, ownership, duration, and other matters.
11.1 Nature of Claim. Breach of this Agreement (including misuse of an Original) constitutes a contractual violation subject to remedies at law and equity, which, for subject matter relevant to existing government IP regimes, the parties intend to be at least equivalent to remedies available under analogous IP statutes where consistent with public policy.
11.2 Global Reach. The Parties consent to enforcement in any competent jurisdiction worldwide and recognize cross-border enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law; to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Original’s registration timestamp is treated as the analog to filing/publication/issue/registration for enforcement among parties.
11.3 Injunctive and Equitable Relief. The Parties agree that courts or arbitrators may award injunctive and other equitable relief where justified and are expressly authorized to apply robust remedies needed to effectuate protection consistent with public policy constraints and the Community Ethos of Section 3.2 of this Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that any actual or threatened breach of this Agreement or infringement of any Original would cause irreparable harm for which monetary damages may not provide an adequate remedy, and the parties are not required to post bond or prove actual damages to seek and obtain injunctive or other relief.
11.4 Arbitration. In addition to court proceedings, arbitration under this Section 11 is non-exclusive and shall apply only if elected by one or more parties, and nothing herein shall preclude any party from initiating or maintaining court proceedings (including for injunctive or equitable relief) without first arbitrating.
11.5 Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. Parties prevailing on the issues within Sections 6.4 or 6.5 are entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs in addition to any other award of damages or unjust enrichment.
11.6 Interpretation; Blue-Penciling. Adjudicators may interpret or correct drafting defects to reflect intent while preserving the remainder; severability applies to preserve enforceable portions of this Agreement.
12.1 Originator Responsibilities. Filers are responsible for the accuracy of their submissions, lawful possession of materials, and compliance with third-party rights. Adjudicators may rewrite/clarify claimable definitions supported by the record for relevant dates.
12.2 No Legal Advice. The Agreement, Registry, Original Number 1, and all other Administrator content are not legal advice; parties should consult counsel. Originals is an online service providing forms, information, and community access. The Administrator is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and the online forms, information, and community it provides are not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney.
12.3 Experimental Nature; No Warranties. Originals are experimental and they, the information and services, this Agreement, and the links provided at originalso.com or its delegates are provided “as is”; Administrator and its personnel make no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaim and negate all warranties and guarantees, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, timeliness, accuracy, completeness, reliability, suitability, fitness for a particular purpose, validity, enforceability, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, we do not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, completeness, likely results, or reliability of the use of the information or services at originalso.com or its delegates or otherwise relating to such information, services, or on any sites linked to by Administrator and its personnel or whether any such materials are correct. ADMINISTRATOR AND ITS PERSONNEL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY, ENFORCEABILITY OR COMMERCIAL VALUE OF THE ORIGINALS COMMUNITY AGREEMENT, ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND ANY AND ALL ORIGINALS. ADMINISTRATOR AND ITS PERSONNEL SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY MISUSES OF ANY ORIGINAL OR THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY ALLEGATIONS OR DISPUTE RELATING TO THE ORIGINALS, ANY TRANSACTION, OR ANY PARTY THERETO; ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE AT THE SOLE RISK OF THE PARTIES WHO TRANSACT THE ORIGINALS BETWEEN THEMSELVES. Administrator and its personnel make no representation regarding enforceability against non-assenting parties or under statutory IP law, but the Agreement is intended to create binding contractual obligations among assenting parties. There are no refunds for fees unless expressly stated by Administrator policy.
12.4 Limitation of Liability; Indemnity. All parties agree that in no event shall Administrator or its personnel be liable to any party for any special, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary or consequential losses or damages (including but not limited to loss of business, profits, data, business interruption, opportunity, and use) suffered or incurred by any party, even if such party has been advised of the possibility of such damages or whether such damages otherwise could have been foreseen or prevented. The parties recognize the terms of this Agreement will change over time and expressly waive all rights, remedies, liability, losses and damages resulting from any changes made to this Agreement. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to certain parties. In all jurisdictions, and except as excluded by this Agreement Administrator’s and its personnels’ total liability whether in contract, tort, or otherwise under this Agreement shall be no greater than its standard filing fee for a single Original, or if a greater is specifically required by the law of such jurisdiction, the minimum amount authorized by law in such jurisdiction. To the maximum extent permitted by law, all parties agree to defend (with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to Administrator and who is paid for by each respective party), indemnify and hold harmless Administrator and its personnel from and against any and all demands, obligations, judgments, suits, subpoenas, inquiries, losses, damages, liabilities, claims, fees, costs and expenses of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees whether or not a formal proceeding is filed) (collectively “losses”) suffered or incurred by or threatened or alleged against Administrator or its personnel directly or indirectly relating to, in connection with, arising out of or resulting from: (a) the applicable party’s act or failure to act relating to any Original, the Registry, or this Agreement; (b) any inaccuracy or alleged breach, falsity or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the applicable party pursuant to this Agreement, any Original, any information relating to an Original, the Registry, or any transaction or enforcement activities relating to any Original; (c) the applicable party’s failure to perform any of its covenants, agreements, indemnities or obligations under this Agreement or in any transaction or enforcement of any Original; or (d) any claim by another involving or relating in any way to any Original applicable to such party; except in each case to the extent any such losses are limited by any applicable law. In the event any party falsely claims another party’s original rights as it own, the aggrieved party agrees to pursue its rights solely against the offending party rather than against the Administrator (via DMCA takedown notice or otherwise), update offending Originals as needed, and hereby grants the Administrator the perpetual right to host, archive, and publish the offending Originals, for example, as an evidential record and publication of the offending activity.
13.1 Policy Balance. The Parties intend to respect the policy balance that places some subject matter in the public domain and others under time-limited exclusive rights; adjudicators are encouraged to track that balance for Original elements analogous to statutory IP. This subject matter and new classes, or non-regulated classes, of protectable subject matter should be afforded the greatest scope and length of protection enforceable under law consistent with public policy.
13.2 Abandonment; Public Domain. Originals may lose protectability through inactivity, abandonment, or dedication, and may be unable to reclaim subject matter dedicated or forfeited to the public domain; certain forums may allow limited reclamation in equitable circumstances.
13.3 Defensive Publications. Some Originals may also serve as defensive publications to prevent others from later claiming overlapping rights.
13.4 Competition and Lawful Conduct. The Parties agree to not use this Agreement, the Registry, the Originals Community or other Parties, or any Original in any unlawfully anticompetitive or otherwise unlawful manner. The Parties intend this Agreement to advance originality, lawful exclusivity, innovation, and competitive markets consistent with applicable law and public policy, and nothing herein shall be interpreted to require or authorize coordination among competitors or restraint of lawful competition.
14.1 AI-Related Works. The Parties recognize value in unique AI prompts, AI-generated IP, synthetic assets, and related items to the extent protectable; parties hereby agree to contractual protection for such consistent with applicable law.
14.2 Digital/NFT Assets; Tokens. Originals may cover NFTs, virtual goods, tokens, and similar assets, including licensing, transfer, and enforcement within this contractual regime.
14.3 Personal and Biological Data Limits. Unique DNA data (but not tissues), likeness, publicity, personal data, and privacy rights may be protected, subject to non-registrability of human beings and adherence to applicable privacy and bioethics laws.
14.4 All protections, registrations, licenses, and enforcement of AI-related works, digital assets, personal data, biometric or biological information, likeness, publicity, or persona under this Agreement apply solely to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in each jurisdiction, are conditioned on full compliance with all privacy, data protection, bioethics, AI governance, and consumer-protection laws, and shall not be construed to waive, limit, override, or conflict with any mandatory statutory rights, public-policy limitations, or regulatory protections.
15.1 Evolving Terms. The Parties agree that this Agreement may be updated or amended by the Administrator without liability to any party. By filing or maintaining an Original, enforcing an Original, or otherwise indicating assent after an update, a party agrees to the then-current terms.
15.2 Community Improvements. The parties agree that rights and restrictions of parties in their Originals or feedback communicated directly or indirectly by the parties to the Administrator may be used by the Administrator to benefit the community.
15.3 Submission Acceptance. Administrator has the right to reject submissions that violate its policies or are otherwise unacceptable to the Administrator in its sole discretion; fees related to those submissions are nonrefundable.
16.1 Challenge Consequences. To the extent permitted by law, any party that unsuccessfully challenges the validity or enforceability of this Agreement in bad faith forfeits its rights and benefits under it including, without limitation, with respect to all Originals, effective upon challenge, and may lose evidentiary presumptions and be liable for fees.
16.2 Suspension. Administrator may suspend access or mark an Original inactive for policy violations or nonpayment.
16.3 Withdrawal. Any party may withdraw from this Agreement upon notice to the Administrator at withdrawal@originalso.com by expressly stating that the party forfeits its claim to all its Originals under this Agreement and will continue to be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to all Originals it accessed or had notice to (via actual or constructive ability to access the Originals registry, ability to perform searches or inquiries to identify all subject matter protected by Originals, and/or party notice markings of Originals) prior to withdrawal and the licenses it granted the Administrator in this Agreement.
16.4 All sections of this Agreement except for Section 10.1 survive any withdrawal from, expiration, or termination of this Agreement.
17.1 Severability. If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remainder remains in effect; adjudicators may excise or reform provisions to honor the parties’ intent. Each party bound by this Agreement also agrees that if any claim in any Original is found invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the claims in such Original and all other Originals remains in effect.
17.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with recorded filings, instruments, and appendices for specific Originals, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties concerning the subject matter.
17.3 Assignment. The Parties may assign their rights and obligations as permitted by law, with proper recording to maintain clear chain of title.
17.4 Notices. Notices may be given via the Registry’s contact data, email on record, or other methods designated by Administrator.
17.5 Interpretation; Hierarchy. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) the headings and section titles are for convenience only and shall not affect interpretation; (b) words in the singular include the plural and vice versa, and references to any gender include all genders; (c) the terms “including” and “include” mean “including without limitation”; (d) unless expressly stated otherwise, references to sections or annexes refer to sections or annexes of this Agreement; (e) this Agreement shall be interpreted to give effect to the parties’ intent to create binding contractual rights among assenting parties to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; and (f) in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and the terms, disclosures, classifications, or appendices of a specific Original, the terms of this Agreement shall control in all cases, and no Original may modify or override this Agreement except where expressly authorized in writing by the Administrator.
17.6 Counterparts; Electronic Acceptance; Translation. This Agreement may be accepted electronically and in counterparts and may, with all Originals unless otherwise stated in each such Original, be communicated via any accurate machine translation to bind, obligate, or otherwise commit parties to its terms.
Example: O No. 1, 2026, Originalso, LLC