ADAMANT has developed a unique Terms of Use tailored specifically for an open-source, decentralized blockchain product. This documentation clarifies the legal standing of user data and network operations, establishing clear expectations for both users and developers.
A core principle of ADAMANT is that developers do not control user actions and hold no privileges within the network. There are no moderators or privileged accounts; every account has equal rights and cannot be subjected to technical interference by authorities. Consequently, developers cannot disable or block any accounts.
Furthermore, developers cannot obtain encryption keys or read user correspondence. They do not store information transmitted between users, such as messages or multimedia, and are not responsible for its storage on the blockchain. However, ADAMANT does utilize metadata—facts of communications between accounts—which is publicly available on the blockchain. Transaction details like date, time, and block number are public, but owner information and message content remain strictly private.
ADAMANT does not cooperate with third parties or external services to provide usage data. Unlike large consumer networks that build comprehensive advertising profiles by sharing data across technology companies, ADAMANT operates independently and contains no advertising. The network infrastructure, consisting of blockchain nodes, belongs to and is operated by its users, similar to the origins of Bitcoin. Any user can maintain the network by running their own node.
Finally, ADAMANT maintains a completely open-source codebase under the GPL-3.0 license. This transparency ensures that all technical guarantees regarding privacy and decentralization can be independently verified by any user.