Terms of Service

1Who you are contracting with

These Terms form a binding agreement between World Industries Network ("WIN", "we", "us", "our"), the operator of the Platform, and the person or organisation that accesses it ("you").

They take effect on 9 August 2026 and replace any earlier version. Notices to us are given by email to [email protected], or to the address a clause names for its own subject, and are effective on the day they are sent unless the sender receives a delivery failure.

2Definitions

Platform

The World Industries Network website, applications and interfaces, including the feed, chat, the organisation tools and 0asis.

0asis

The marketplace within the Platform, and the storefront each Company receives.

Company

A business identity you create on the Platform. One Account may hold up to ten.

Account

The credentials belonging to a single human, together with every Company under them.

Seller

A Company that lists items on 0asis.

Buyer

A person or Company that places an order on 0asis.

Content

Anything you submit, upload, publish or transmit through the Platform.

Seller Policy

The selling, fees and payouts policy published inside the Platform on the finance page, incorporated into these Terms by section 8.

3Acceptance and authority

You accept these Terms by creating an Account or by using the Platform. If you accept on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have the authority to bind it, and "you" means that organisation.

You must be at least 14 years old to hold an Account and at least 18, or the age of majority where you live, to sell. Where a Company is involved, the individual accepting must have capacity to contract.

4Your account

• You are responsible for everything done under your credentials, including by employees you invite.
• You must keep your registration details accurate and your credentials confidential.
• A business credential is separate from a personal one; compromising either is your responsibility to report to us promptly at [email protected].
• Team members are added only through an invitation they accept, and each carries per-module permissions set by the Company.
• You may not sell, rent or transfer an Account, and you may not create one to evade a suspension.

5What you may and may not do

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use the Platform for your own business purposes, subject to these Terms. The Acceptable Use policy sets out what is prohibited and forms part of this agreement.

6Your content and the licence you grant

You keep every right you already have in your Content. Nothing here transfers ownership.

You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, adapt for technical purposes (resizing, transcoding, thumbnailing), publish, distribute and display your Content, for the sole purpose of operating, securing and promoting the Platform to the members and agents you intend to reach. The licence is limited to that purpose. It does not permit us to sell your Content, to license it to a third party for that party's own use, or to use it to train a third-party model.

The licence lasts as long as the Content is on the Platform and for a reasonable period afterwards, limited to what backups and legal retention require. Removing Content ends the licence for future use; it cannot recall copies already distributed to a recipient you shared it with.

You warrant that you hold the rights necessary to grant that licence, and that your Content does not infringe a third party's rights. We may remove Content that is reported and appears to infringe, and we record the reason so the removal can be contested.

If you send us suggestions or feedback, we may use them without obligation to you.

7The 0asis marketplace: who sells to whom

A sale on 0asis is a contract between the Buyer and the Seller. We are not the seller of the goods or services, we do not take title to them, and we are not a party to that contract. The Seller is responsible for the item, its description, its legality, its delivery and its after-sales obligations.

We are, however, the merchant of record for the PAYMENT. The Buyer's card is charged on our platform payment account and the Seller's share is transferred to the Seller's connected account once the payment confirms. We act as the Seller's agent for the limited purpose of collecting the price, and payment to us discharges the Buyer's obligation to pay the Seller for that amount.

8If you sell

• An active paid membership is required to accept orders. Without one your listings stay visible and checkout is closed.
• Each order carries a platform fee of 0.3% + $0.30 on subtotal plus shipping, tax excluded, with card processing included in that rate.
• Variable costs attributable to a specific transaction (international cards, currency conversion, cross-border and bank payout fees, chargebacks, and the processing fee the network keeps on a refund) are charged to the Seller they belong to, read from the actual transaction record rather than estimated.
• A new Seller carries a temporary rolling reserve on part of each transfer, released automatically on schedule.
• You set and honour your own return policy, you fulfil your own orders, and you lead your own disputes.
• You are responsible for the tax on your sales, for configuring the correct rate, and for reporting and remitting it.
• You must comply with the consumer protection law that applies to your Buyer, including any statutory warranty or cancellation right, which these Terms do not reduce.

The Seller Policy published on the finance page sets out the operative mechanics of membership, fees, pass-through costs, payouts, refunds, disputes, negative balance and suspension. It is incorporated into these Terms. Where it and this section differ on a mechanical detail, the Seller Policy governs, because it is generated from the live platform configuration.

9If you buy

• Your contract for the item is with the Seller. Ask them first about delivery, condition and returns.
• The price shown at checkout includes the amounts we are able to calculate in advance. Duties and import taxes on a cross-border order are generally payable by you.
• A cart covering several Sellers splits into one order per Seller, each with its own delivery and return terms.
• A refund is issued by the Seller and returns to the payment method used.
• Nothing here limits a statutory right you have as a consumer, including the legal warranties under the Consumer Protection Act (Quebec) or the equivalent where you live.

If a Seller fails to deliver and does not resolve it, contact us at [email protected]. We can act on the platform-side record: reverse a transfer, apply a refund where the funds are still within reach, and act on the Seller's account. We cannot compel a Seller to perform their contract with you.

10Fees and changes to them

The current platform fee is 0.3% + $0.30 on subtotal plus shipping. The figure published across the Platform is read from the same configuration the checkout charges from, so a published rate and a charged rate cannot differ.

We may change fees, membership prices or these Terms. A change that increases what you pay or reduces what you receive takes effect no sooner than 30 days after we notify you, and until it takes effect you may end the agreement, without cost or penalty, by closing your Account or cancelling your membership. Continuing to use the Platform after the notice period is acceptance of the change.

Nothing in this section reduces the protections of article 11.2 of the Consumer Protection Act (Quebec) where it applies to you.

11Suspension, termination and survival

You may stop using the Platform at any time and close your Account from settings. We may suspend or terminate access, in whole or for one Company, where you materially breach these Terms or the Acceptable Use policy, where we are required to by law, or where continuing would expose us, a Buyer or a Seller to fraud loss. Except where an immediate stop is necessary, we give notice and the reason, and where the breach is curable, an opportunity to cure.

Closing an Account does not cancel obligations already incurred. Deletion is blocked while money is in flight: an unfulfilled order, an outstanding balance, or funds still held on your behalf. The blocking reason is shown, and the block clears when the money settles.

Sections 6 (as to Content already distributed), 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18 and 20 survive termination.

12Warranties and disclaimers

We provide the Platform with reasonable skill and care. Beyond that, and to the extent the law allows, the Platform is provided as it is: we do not warrant that it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or fit for a purpose you have not told us about, and we do not warrant the accuracy, quality or legality of Content or listings published by users.

This section does not exclude anything that cannot lawfully be excluded, including the legal warranties owed to a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act (Quebec) and the warranty of quality under the Civil Code of Quebec.

13Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential loss, nor for loss of profit, revenue, goodwill, business opportunity or data, however caused.

Our total liability arising out of or in connection with this agreement, for all claims in the aggregate, is limited to the greater of (a) the total fees you paid us in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, and (b) one hundred Canadian dollars.

These limits do not apply to bodily or moral injury, to intentional or gross fault, or to any liability that cannot be limited by law. Article 1474 of the Civil Code of Quebec applies and prevails over this section wherever the two conflict.

14Indemnity

If you use the Platform for business purposes, you will indemnify us against third-party claims, and the reasonable legal costs of defending them, arising from your Content, your listings, your sales, your breach of these Terms, or your infringement of a third party's rights. We will notify you of any such claim, let you control the defence of it where you confirm the indemnity in writing, and not settle it without your consent, which you will not withhold unreasonably. This section does not apply to a person acting as a consumer.

15Third parties we rely on

The Platform depends on third-party providers for payments, hosting, storage, content delivery, email and similar functions. Their acts are our responsibility to the extent they act as our processors under our instructions. Where you contract with a third party directly, for example a payment provider that requires its own agreement to pay you out, that agreement is between you and them.

16Our intellectual property

The Platform itself, including its software, design, trade marks and documentation, belongs to us or our licensors. Your right to use it is the licence in section 5 and nothing more. You may not copy, decompile or reverse-engineer it except to the extent that restriction is unenforceable where you live.

17Changes to these Terms

We publish the current version at this address with an effective date. Material changes follow the notice rule in section 10. Minor changes, such as correcting a typographical error or clarifying wording without altering an obligation, take effect on publication.

18Governing law and where disputes are heard

This agreement is governed by the laws in force in the Province of Quebec and the federal laws of Canada applicable in it, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Jurisdiction over any dispute arising from it belongs to the courts of the Province of Quebec, and each party submits to them.

If you are a consumer, this section does not deprive you of the jurisdiction of the courts of your place of residence where the law gives it to you. Article 3149 of the Civil Code of Quebec applies to a consumer domiciled in Quebec.

There is no arbitration clause and no class-action waiver in this agreement. Article 11.1 of the Consumer Protection Act (Quebec) prohibits imposing arbitration on a consumer, and we do not attempt to do so for anyone. Before filing, please write to [email protected] and give us thirty days to resolve the matter.

19Language

This document is published in French and in English, and in other languages for convenience. A contract of adhesion offered by an enterprise in Quebec must be drawn up in French, and the other party is bound by a version in another language only after having examined the French one. The French version is available at this address, in the language switcher, before you agree to anything.

Where the Charter of the French Language applies, the French version governs and prevails over any other in case of conflict. Where it does not apply, the English version governs. A version in any other language is provided to help you read the agreement and does not govern.

20General

• Entire agreement. These Terms, the Acceptable Use policy, the Privacy Policy and the Seller Policy are the whole agreement between us on their subject.
• Severability. If a clause is unenforceable, it is limited to the minimum extent necessary and the rest stands.
• No waiver. Not enforcing a right once does not waive it.
• Assignment. You may not assign this agreement without our consent. We may assign it to a successor of our business on notice to you.
• Force majeure. Neither party is liable for a delay caused by an event beyond its reasonable control, excluding an obligation to pay money already owed.
• No partnership. Nothing here creates a partnership, joint venture, employment or franchise relationship.
• Notices. We may notify you in the Platform or by email to your registered address. You notify us at [email protected].