Terms of Service

The Platform is available strictly to persons aged 18 years or older. By using the Platform you represent and warrant that you are at least 18, that the date of birth you provide is accurate, and that you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms. We may suspend or terminate any account where age cannot be verified or where the age requirement is not met.

BNTY is a marketplace where users (“Creators”) post tasks, challenges, or dares (“Bounties”) with associated rewards, and other users (“Hunters”) submit proof of completion. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your account and for all activity that occurs under it. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it up to date.

You agree that you will not, and will not attempt to:

• post or solicit anything illegal, harmful, dangerous, hateful, or that violates the rights of others;
• post Bounties involving violence, self-harm, harassment, sexual exploitation, or any activity that endangers any person or animal;
• impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation;
• upload false, fraudulent, or misleading proof or submissions;
• circumvent, disable, or interfere with the security or integrity of the Platform;
• use automated means to access, scrape, or manipulate the Platform or its rankings; or
• create multiple accounts to evade limits, bans, or anti-abuse controls.

We reserve the right to remove content, hide or cancel Bounties, and suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, at our sole discretion.

When you post a Bounty, you set the reward, requirements, deadline, and how a winner is selected — either by your own review or by community vote. Creators are responsible for reviewing submissions fairly and selecting a winner in good faith. Hunters are responsible for ensuring their submissions are genuine and meet the stated requirements. Content you submit remains yours, but you grant BNTY a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host and display it as necessary to operate the Platform.

Rewards are secured through an escrow mechanism. When a Bounty is funded, the reward is locked in escrow and the Bounty becomes live. Funds are released to the winning Hunter when a submission is approved, or are handled in accordance with our dispute process. For full details of how escrow works, including funding, locking, release, disputes, and refunds, see our Escrow — How it works page, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

How escrow custody works. When you fund a Bounty, you transfer USDC on the Solana blockchain to a platform-operated escrow vault wallet controlled by BNTY. While in escrow, funds are held by BNTY on your behalf for the sole purpose of operating the Bounty. Funds move only through the Platform's defined escrow operations — funding, release to the winning Hunter, return to the Creator on cancellation or expiry, or transfer pursuant to a dispute outcome — and every movement is recorded as a public, verifiable transaction on the Solana blockchain. BNTY does not lend, invest, stake, or otherwise use escrowed funds, and does not pay interest on them.

BNTY is not a bank. Escrowed funds are not bank deposits, are not covered by any deposit-guarantee or investor-compensation scheme, and BNTY is not a licensed credit institution, payment institution, or investment firm. You should not fund a Bounty with amounts you cannot afford to place at risk.

All escrow funding is final. Once funds are locked in escrow, they are non-refundable except strictly as provided by the escrow and dispute mechanisms. Locked means locked. By funding a Bounty you acknowledge and accept that:

• escrow operates on an irreversible, programmatic basis;
• once a reward is released to a winning Hunter, the transfer is final and cannot be reversed;
• BNTY does not offer discretionary or “change of mind” refunds;
• the 2.5% Creator fee (see §9) is non-refundable once escrow is funded, even if the Bounty is later cancelled;
• where a Bounty receives no qualifying submissions and no winner is selected, funds (minus the 2.5% Creator fee) are returned only through the defined cancellation/expiry mechanism, and only while no submissions are pending review; and
• disputes are resolved through the process described in §7 below, and the outcome of that process is final.

EU/EEA & UK consumers — right of withdrawal. By funding a Bounty you expressly request that the escrow service begins immediately, and you acknowledge that once funds are locked in escrow the service has been fully performed in that respect, so you lose any statutory 14-day right of withdrawal in relation to that funding. Statutory rights that cannot be waived are unaffected.

If a Hunter believes a winning decision was wrong, or a Creator refuses a submission the Hunter believes qualifies, either party may open a dispute through the Platform within the window shown on the Bounty. When a dispute is open, the affected escrow funds remain locked. Both parties may provide evidence (for example, the submission, proof files, and links). BNTY reviews the Bounty requirements and the evidence and decides the outcome: release of the reward to the Hunter, return of the reward to the Creator, or another outcome the parties have both accepted.

Dispute decisions are made in good faith, based on the stated Bounty requirements, and are final and binding within the Platform, except where mandatory consumer law gives you further rights. Opening a dispute in bad faith, or repeatedly without reasonable grounds, is a breach of these Terms. Nothing in this section prevents either party from pursuing rights they hold against the other user outside the Platform; BNTY decides only how the escrowed funds are directed.

Rewards are denominated and paid in USDC on the Solana network. To receive payouts you must link a Solana wallet that you control. You are solely responsible for the security of your wallet and its keys, and for ensuring the linked address is correct — blockchain transfers are irreversible, and BNTY cannot recover funds sent to an address you linked in error or to a wallet you have lost control of.

You acknowledge and accept the inherent risks of crypto-assets, including that:

• USDC is a stablecoin issued by a third party (Circle); BNTY does not control and is not responsible for its value, redemption, or any de-pegging event;
• the Solana network may experience congestion, outages, or forks that delay or disrupt transactions, none of which are within BNTY's control;
• transactions on a public blockchain are permanently and publicly visible (see our Privacy Policy); and
• crypto-assets may be treated differently from money under the laws and tax rules of your jurisdiction — you are responsible for understanding how they apply to you.

You must not use the Platform if doing so is prohibited where you live, and you may not use the Platform while subject to sanctions or to launder money or finance crime. We may refuse, freeze, or unwind escrow operations where we reasonably believe the law requires it.

BNTY charges the following platform fees, which are deducted programmatically by the escrow smart contract:

• 2.5% Creator fee — charged at the point of escrow funding. This fee is deducted from the deposited reward and is non-refundable, even if the Bounty is subsequently cancelled or expires without a winner.
• 5% Payout fee — charged on release of the reward to a winning Hunter. The winning Hunter receives 95% of the posted reward; 5% is retained as a platform fee.
• 7.5% total on a successfully completed Bounty (2.5% at funding + 5% at payout).

All fees are disclosed before you fund a Bounty, deducted automatically by the on-chain escrow contract, and visible as separate on-chain transactions. No additional fees apply. You are solely responsible for any taxes arising from your use of the Platform, including taxes on rewards you earn. You should keep your own records and seek independent advice where needed.

The Platform is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. BNTY is a neutral venue: we do not guarantee the conduct of any Creator or Hunter, the quality or legality of any Bounty or submission, or that any Bounty will be completed. You use the Platform at your own risk.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, BNTY and its officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or funds, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Platform. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

You agree to indemnify and hold BNTY harmless from any claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your use of the Platform, your content, or your breach of these Terms or of any applicable law or third-party right.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Platform at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms or applicable law, or to protect the Platform or other users. You may stop using the Platform and delete your account at any time. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive.

These Terms are governed by the laws applicable in our principal place of business, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles, and subject to any mandatory consumer-protection rights you have in your country of residence. Where required, you retain the right to bring proceedings in your local courts.

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, notify you. Your continued use of the Platform after the changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Questions about these Terms? Contact legal@bnty.market. See also our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Escrow — How it works.