Last updated: 21 July 2026
These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") are entered into by and between Logos Collective Association, Baarerstrasse 10, 6300 Zug, Switzerland ("Logos", "we", or "us") and any individual or legal entity participating in the Program, including by submitting any proposal to the Logos RFP Program GitHub repository ("you", or "Applicant") (each a "Party" and together the "Parties").
By making a Submission to the Program through the relevant Program GitHub repositories or any other platform designated by Logos, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.
You can contact us about these Terms in case you have any questions: ecosystem@logos.co
The Logos RFP Program supports independent teams to develop open-source software that benefits the Logos ecosystem. This section explains the respective roles of Logos, grant recipients and users, and how responsibility for software developed under the Program is allocated. References to "Logos" in these Terms include Logos Collective Association and its Affiliates and related entities, including any entity that awards or administers the grants under the Program.
The Program is a discretionary ecosystem support initiative intended to encourage independent teams and developers to build open-source tools, infrastructure, applications, integrations and other contributions that demonstrate the capabilities of the Logos technology stack and can accelerate its adoption.
Projects supported under the Program may range from experimental prototypes and proofs-of-concept to production-ready or near-production-ready applications and integrations. The Program is designed to support clearly scoped deliverables, typically structured into milestones, with the aim of strengthening the ecosystem through reusable open-source work and credible "social-proof" of ecosystem progress.
Logos role. Logos acts solely as the grantor by identifying proposed outcomes through RFP specifications, evaluating submissions, and awarding grants. The Logos technology stack is made available as open-source infrastructure intended for independent use by developers. Logos and its Affiliates support the growth of the ecosystem but do not custody or control users' assets and do not build, deploy, host, operate or control any software, protocol, application or infrastructure developed under the Program, and, except for an RFP specification expressly designated for integration into a Logos-maintained framework or repository, does not publish or maintain such software.
RFP Specifications. RFPs are typically identified through analysis of gaps in the Logos ecosystem, by reference to the categories of infrastructure and applications commonly found in mature blockchain ecosystems, and to technical dependencies between components, where one RFP may build on a primitive delivered under another. RFP specifications are typically informed by existing approaches and implementations in other ecosystems and by functional requirements. Considerations may include open-source delivery, trust minimisation and non-custodial design, however, these are indicative rather than exhaustive and any given RFP may reflect further or more specific considerations. Any such specificity of an RFP may reflect the need for anything built for the ecosystem to be technically compatible with the capabilities and direction of the Logos technology stack. The scope of an RFP and the selection of any Submission reflect that technical and ecosystem fit and do not constitute an endorsement of any team, project or intended use. Logos retains full discretion over what, when and on what subject to publish an RFP and nothing in this description limits that discretion.
An RFP is not a commitment nor should it be construed as an intention by Logos to build, deploy, operate or maintain anything. RFP specifications published under the Program describe outcomes that may benefit the Logos ecosystem, and they are proposals rather than instructions. The requirements in an RFP specification define the properties a successful outcome must satisfy and are the criteria against which Submissions are evaluated and against which milestones are assessed under the relevant Grant agreement; the design and implementation approach remains the applicant's. Logos makes no representations as to the legal or regulatory treatment of an RFP specification, or of any implementation of it, in any jurisdiction. Nothing in an RFP specification constitutes legal, regulatory, financial or technical advice and each Applicant must obtain its own advice before implementing a specification. Each recipient of a grant under the Program remains responsible for determining whether and how it can implement an RFP specification consistently with its own legal and regulatory obligations.
Teams that undertake an RFP act independently. They are solely responsible and retain the discretion concerning the approach for designing, building and publishing, and maintaining any software they develop under a proposal accepted through the Program and, where they choose to deploy or operate it, for doing so. They are also solely responsible for assessing the risks and implications of what they build, including any legal or regulatory implications and for complying with the laws that apply to them.
Anyone who chooses to deploy, host, operate or use software developed under the Program, whether or not they were awarded a grant under the Program, does so at their own risk and is solely responsible for complying with any legal or regulatory requirements that apply to them, including, where relevant, any licensing, registration, sanctions or anti-money laundering obligations that may arise from operating any software as a service or business.
Acceptance of a submission or payment of a grant does not constitute an endorsement, audit, security review, or warranty of that software by Logos.
Logos retains sole and absolute discretion over the design of the Program, the content and nature of any RFP specifications, the evaluation of Submissions, the selection (or non-selection) of Applicants, and the award or non-award of any Grant. No Applicant will have any entitlement to receive a Grant.
In these terms, the following capitalised terms have the meaning set out below:
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"Affiliate" means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another entity, where "control" means the direct or indirect power to direct the management or policies of an entity, whether through ownership, contract, or otherwise.
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"Grant" means a grant amount that Logos (or a designated grantor entity) may award in relation to an accepted Submission, typically disbursed on a milestone basis and governed by a Grant Agreement.
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"Grant Agreement" means a separate written agreement executed by Logos (or a designated grantor entity) and an Applicant that sets out binding terms applicable to the project to which the Grant relates.
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"Program" means the Logos RFP Program described in these Terms.
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"Program GitHub Repository" means the official GitHub repository designated by Logos for submission and administration of the Program.
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"RFP" means a request for proposal published by Logos under the Program, describing a specific project opportunity, scope, requirements, and evaluation criteria.
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"Sanctioned Person" means a person that: (a) is listed on any Sanctions list maintained by OFAC or any similar Sanctions list maintained by any other governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Applicant; (b) is located, organised, or resident in any country, territory, or region that is the subject or target of Sanctions; or (c) is 50.0% or more owned or controlled by one (1) or more persons described in clauses (a) and (b) hereof.
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"Sanctions" means the economic sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes or restrictive measures administered, enacted or enforced by the United States government and any of its agencies (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("OFAC") or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a "specially designated national" or "blocked person"), the United Nations Security Council ("UNSC"), the European Union, His Majesty's Treasury ("HMT"), Switzerland (including the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs ("SECO")), or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Applicant.
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"Submission" means any proposal, documentation, code, or other materials submitted by an Applicant in connection with the Program, including submissions made through the Program GitHub repository.
These Terms govern:
- Your participation in the Program;
- The making and evaluation of Submissions in the Program;
- Any conditional acceptance of a Submission; and
- All related interactions between you and Logos in connection with the Program,
prior to execution of any Grant Agreement.
These Terms do not create any contract for services, employment relationship, partnership, or joint venture between the Parties, and do not create any obligation on Logos to award any Grant or provide ongoing support in respect of any project.
By participating in the Program or making a Submission, you represent to Logos that:
- You have full legal capacity and authority to enter into these Terms and to make a Submission, and, where applicable, the individual acting is duly authorised to bind any entity on whose behalf the Submission is made.
- These Terms constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against you in accordance with their terms.
- All information provided by you in connection with the Program (including any information in or relating to a Submission) is true, accurate, complete, and not misleading in any material respect at the time provided, and you will promptly notify Logos if it becomes inaccurate or incomplete.
- You will comply with all laws applicable to you and your activities in connection with the Program.
- Neither you nor, if you are an entity, any of your directors, officers, or beneficial owners is a Sanctioned Person or in violation of any Sanctions, and you will not engage in any activity in connection with the Program that would cause Logos or its Affiliates to violate any Sanctions.
- Your Submission is your own work (or that of your team), you have the right to submit it, and it does not infringe the intellectual property rights or other rights of any third party.
You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Logos and its Affiliates from and against any and all third party claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable professional fees) arising out of or in connection with any breach of the representations, warranties or obligations set out in these Terms.
Each Submission shall target only one RFP as defined in the relevant RFP specification. A team or individual may submit to multiple RFPs, but are limited to providing one proposal per RFP.
Submissions must be made through the Program GitHub repository workflow, as indicated in the applicable RFP specification or an alternative platform as communicated by Logos.
A valid Submission must satisfy all of Logos' requirements as set out in the relevant RFP specification and the applicable submission template, including, where requested, identification of the relevant RFP, project and team information, contact details, a description of the proposed work, technical approach, milestone structure and timeline, requested budget, relevant experience, and any other information or materials specified by Logos for that RFP.
Logos reserves the right not to review any incomplete or partial Submissions or any Submission that does not meet the mandatory requirements of the applicable RFP specification or submission template.
Applicants shall ensure that any code and technical deliverables produced under the Program are made available under the MIT License and the Apache License 2.0, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Applicants acknowledge that all Submissions are made on a voluntary, public, and non-confidential basis. The content of a Submission may be publicly visible in the relevant repository and may be viewed, commented on and discussed in accordance with GitHub functionality. Applicants are solely responsible for ensuring that no confidential or sensitive information is included in their Submission.
Subject to the licences granted below, Applicants retain ownership of the intellectual property rights in their respective submissions.
By making a Submission, Applicants grant Logos and its Affiliates a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence (with the right to sublicense) to use, reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt, modify, and create derivative works from Applicant's Submission and related materials for purposes connected with the Program, the Logos technology stack, and the broader Logos ecosystem, including without limitation for testing, evaluation, promotion, documentation, and demonstration.
Only Submissions that satisfy all mandatory requirements and success criteria defined in the applicable RFP specification will be considered for evaluation.
Logos (and, where applicable, designated judges or advisors) will evaluate Submissions against the criteria set out in the relevant RFP specification and any additional criteria Logos considers relevant in its sole discretion, which may include technical feasibility, ecosystem impact, budget availability, team experience, compliance considerations, reputational risk, or any other criteria it deems appropriate.
The evaluation process may involve written dialogue between a Logos representative and the Applicant during which Logos may request clarifications, suggest revisions to milestones, budget, technical scope, or request additional documentation.
Logos maintains sole discretion in determining whether any Submission satisfies the applicable criteria and whether to select any Submission in response to an RFP, if, in Logos' judgment, no Submission satisfactorily meets the criteria.
Logos is under no obligation to provide reasons for any evaluation decision and no communication or feedback (whether written or oral) shall be construed as a commitment to select a Submission or award a Grant.
If Logos elects to proceed with a Submission following internal review, the Applicant may receive a written notification indicating that the Submission has been selected to proceed to a Grant award stage.
Any such notification, including any change in repository status, label or email communication, is non-binding and for informational purposes only, and shall not constitute an offer, acceptance, or legally binding commitment by Logos to award a Grant or enter into a Grant Agreement.
Logos may require the Applicant to provide additional identifying, compliance, financial, or other information, and to enter into a Grant Agreement, as conditions to the award of any Grant.
Logos may decline to award a Grant or decide not to proceed with a Submission if requested information is not provided, is incomplete or misleading, if the Applicant fails to comply with Logos' instructions, if the Parties are unable to agree on the terms of a Grant Agreement, or if proceeding would expose Logos or its Affiliates to legal, regulatory, financial, or reputational risk.
Where a Grant Agreement is executed, it shall govern the relationship between the Parties in respect of the project to which the Grant relates and shall prevail over these Terms to the extent of any inconsistency; however, these Terms will continue to apply to your participation in the Program and to any provisions that by their nature should survive, including provisions related to sanctions representations, limitation of liability, dispute resolution and governing law.
Logos may withdraw any conditional acceptance at any time prior to execution of a Grant Agreement, without liability.
Unless agreed otherwise, the project will operate on a milestone-based structure as described in the Submission and finalised in the Grant Agreement. The milestone descriptions included in the Submission serve as a basis for discussion and may be modified, refined or replaced during review or negotiation prior to formalisation of the Grant Agreement.
Applicants are expected to behave in a respectful, professional, and constructive manner towards other applicants, Logos personnel, and any judges or community members.
Logos reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without liability, to disqualify any Applicant or team, or to disregard any Submission, where it reasonably believes that such Applicant or Submission is associated with:
- harassment, discrimination, or abusive conduct;
- plagiarism or misappropriation of others' work;
- fraud, cheating, or manipulation of the evaluation process; or
- any conduct that undermines the integrity, safety, or reputation of the Program, the event, or any Logos projects.
Logos shall process personal data submitted in connection with the Program in accordance with its Privacy Policy, as updated from time to time and made available here: https://logos.co/privacy-policy.
In addition to the Privacy Policy and for the specific purposes of the administration of your participation in the Program, we may process the following personal data, such as your name, contact information, GitHub account, social links, and other information provided in connection with a Submission.
If a Submission is selected to proceed to the Grant award stage, Logos may request additional identifying, compliance, financial or other information necessary to administer the Grant or comply with legal and operational requirements, including information required for sanctions screening or to make payment (such as country of residence, wallet address, or other relevant payment details).
Logos reserves the right, at any time and in its sole discretion, to:
- modify these Terms;
- modify any RFP specification or Program rules;
- adjust Grant amounts, indicative funding ranges, or milestone payment structures applicable to any RFP or the Program;
- cancel individual RFPs; or
- cancel, suspend, or modify the Program or any associated event in whole or in part.
Logos will communicate material changes to the Program through the Program GitHub repository, or other official channels designated by Logos. Your continued participation in the Program after publication of updated Terms or rules constitutes your acceptance of such updates.
All decisions by Logos regarding eligibility, evaluation, and selection of Submissions are final and binding.
You acknowledge that:
- participation in the Program is undertaken at your own risk;
- making a Submission does not create any entitlement to receive a Grant;
- Logos has no obligation to compensate you for your time, effort, or expenses, whether or not your Submission is selected;
- no statement, communication, or conduct by Logos (including feedback, commentary on Submission, or use of labels, statuses, or discussion on GitHub or any other platform designated by Logos) shall constitute an endorsement of you or your Submission, or any commitment to award a Grant, unless expressly confirmed in a formal written notice from Logos and a Grant Agreement is executed by both Parties; and
- no Grant is awarded, and no right to payment arises, unless and until a Grant Agreement has been executed by the relevant parties; and
- any software, protocol, application or business that you develop, deploy, host, or operate in connection with the Program is developed, deployed, hosted or operated by you in your own name, at your own risk, and on your own legal and regulatory responsibility.
You must not state or imply that Logos operates, guarantees, audits, certifies, or assumes responsibility for your Submission or for any software, protocol, application or business you develop, deploy or operate in connection with the Program.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Logos shall not be liable to you under any contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or other legal or equitable theory for:
- any loss of profits, revenue, opportunity or business;
- any loss of data or loss of work;
- any cost of procurement of substitute goods or services; or
- any indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages
arising out of or in connection with the Program, your participation in any event, your Submission, or these Terms, even if Logos has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
In any event, Logos' aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms and the Program shall be limited to EUR 100 (one hundred Euros).
You acknowledge that participation in the Program is at your own risk.
Any notice or other legally binding communication under these Terms must be in writing and sent by email to the official contact address designated by the receiving Party. Notices to Logos must be sent to ecosystem@logos.co. We may update this email address for notices to us by updating these Terms.
Notices to the Applicant will be sent to the email address provided in the Submission or subsequently provided in writing. A notice sent by email shall be deemed received at the time of transmission, provided no delivery failure message is received.
All communications and notices to be made or given pursuant to these Terms must be in the English language.
Logos may publicly reference, describe, or promote projects supported under the Program, including by identifying the Applicant, describing associated deliverables, and linking to related repositories or documentation, for purposes connected with the Program or the broader Logos ecosystem.
These Terms and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the substantive laws of Switzerland, without regard to its conflict of law rules.
Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including the validity, invalidity, breach, or termination thereof, that cannot be resolved amicably within a reasonable time shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution in accordance with the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration in force at the time the notice of arbitration is submitted.
- Seat of arbitration: Zug, Switzerland
- Arbitral tribunal: One arbitrator
- Language of arbitration: English
- The arbitration proceedings and all related communications shall be confidential to the extent permitted by law.
You waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right to participate in any class, collective, or representative action against Logos in relation to the Program.
These Terms and any documents referred to in them shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties in relation to the subject matter hereof, and shall supersede all previous agreements, arrangements, and understandings between the Parties with respect hereto.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
No failure or delay by Logos in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms shall operate as a waiver thereof.
You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without Logos' prior written consent. Logos may assign or transfer its rights and obligations under these Terms to any of its Affiliates.
There are no representations, warranties, terms, conditions, undertakings or understanding, express or implied, between the Parties other than those expressly set forth in these Terms.