By accessing or using satotrades.com (the "Site") you agree to these Terms of Service ("Terms"), which form a binding agreement between you and SATO Trades, Sato Trades, c/o F2BII E-Commerce #1360, Hintergoldingerstrasse 30, 8638 Goldingen, Switzerland. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher) and legally permitted to use trading-related educational content and to participate in prize giveaways where you live. You may not use the Site if you are located in, or ordinarily resident in, a jurisdiction where our services would be unlawful.
Accounts
You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account and for keeping your login credentials confidential. One account per person. Duplicate, shared, or fraudulent accounts will be removed and any entries forfeited. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it up to date.
Acceptable use
- No automated entry submissions, scraping, crawling, or attempts to bypass authentication, rate limits, or security controls.
- No falsified proof submissions, edited receipts, or impersonation of other users, staff, or partner firms.
- No abusive, harassing, defamatory, discriminatory, or unlawful content in your profile, submissions, or communications with us.
- No use of the Site to distribute malware, phish, or otherwise harm other users or third parties.
- No use of the Site or our brand to promote unrelated products, unregulated financial services, or copycat giveaways.
Intellectual property
The SATO Trades name, logos, branding, wordmarks, written content, articles, guides, videos, illustrations, layouts, and Site source code (collectively the "SATO Trades Content") are owned by SATO Trades or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws in Switzerland and internationally. Except as expressly permitted by these Terms or applicable mandatory law, you may not copy, reproduce, republish, translate, adapt, distribute, publicly display, sell, or create derivative works from any SATO Trades Content without our prior written permission.
Third-party names, trademarks, screenshots, and logos (including those of prop firms) remain the property of their respective owners and are used for identification, review, and commentary only. By submitting content (such as proof screenshots or messages) you grant SATO Trades a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, reproduce, and use that content solely to operate the Site, verify entries, prevent abuse, and comply with law. You represent that you have the rights necessary to grant this licence.
Disclaimer of warranties
The Site, its content, giveaways, community access, and any linked services are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, or that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free. Nothing on the Site is a guarantee of a specific trading result, evaluation pass, funded account, or payout.
Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, SATO Trades, its owners, officers, contributors, and partners are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, trading capital, data, goodwill, or business opportunities, arising out of or in connection with (i) your use of, or inability to use, the Site; (ii) your participation in any giveaway; (iii) your use of any prop firm, broker, exchange, or third-party service accessed through our links; or (iv) any conduct or content of any third party on or through the Site — whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or any other legal theory, and whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Where liability cannot lawfully be excluded, our total aggregate liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to the Site or these Terms is limited to the greater of (a) the total amount you have paid to SATO Trades in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) CHF 100. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (such as liability for gross negligence, wilful misconduct, or personal injury caused by our fault).
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SATO Trades and its owners, officers, contributors, and partners from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (i) your use of or access to the Site; (ii) your breach of these Terms, the Giveaway Rules, or applicable law; (iii) your infringement of any third-party right, including intellectual property or privacy rights; (iv) any content you submit; or (v) your interactions with any prop firm, broker, exchange, or other third party accessed through the Site.
Termination
We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Site — including deleting your account and forfeiting any entries — at our reasonable discretion, without prior notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms or the Giveaway Rules, engaged in fraud or abuse, or created legal or safety risk for us or other users. You may delete your account at any time from the dashboard or by contacting us. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, governing law, and survival) will continue in effect after termination.
Force majeure
SATO Trades is not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to internet, hosting, or data-centre outages; cyber-attacks; database or backend provider failures; payment-provider failures; partner firm outages or policy changes; sanctions or export controls; pandemics; natural disasters; strikes; or governmental action.
Technical failures & fraudulent chargebacks
If a giveaway is affected by a technical failure (corrupted entry list, draw script failure, database outage, etc.), we may pause, re-run, or cancel the affected draw. Bonus entries granted from a purchase that is later reversed, refunded, or charged back become invalid; the entries are removed and, if discovered after a draw, the prize may be redrawn.
Third-party services & links
The Site links to and references third-party services (prop firms, brokers, exchanges, Discord, YouTube, Whop, and others). We are not responsible for the content, availability, terms, privacy practices, or actions of those third parties. Your use of any third-party service is governed solely by the terms and privacy policy of that third party and is at your own risk.
Electronic communications & consent
By creating an account or contacting us, you consent to receive electronic communications from us (email, dashboard notices, and — where you provide it — Discord messages) in connection with your account, giveaways you have entered, security alerts, and legal notices. You agree that these electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that a communication be in writing.
Governing law & dispute resolution
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or in connection with them or the Site are governed by the substantive laws of Switzerland, excluding its conflict-of-law rules and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The parties will first attempt to resolve any dispute informally by contacting contact@satotrades.com. If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, the ordinary courts at our registered seat in Switzerland have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory consumer-protection rights you have in your country of residence that require another forum or law.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable by a competent court, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or, if it cannot be modified, severed from these Terms. The remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
No waiver
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that right or provision. No waiver is effective unless made in writing by an authorised representative of SATO Trades.
Assignment
You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any of your rights or obligations under them without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms, in whole or in part, to any successor entity or in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganisation, or sale of assets, provided your rights under these Terms are not materially diminished.
Entire agreement
These Terms — together with the Privacy Policy, Giveaway Rules, Affiliate Disclosure, and Trading & Risk Disclaimer on this page, and any additional terms shown on a specific giveaway or product page — constitute the entire agreement between you and SATO Trades regarding the Site and supersede any prior agreements or understandings on that subject.
Survival
The following sections survive any termination or expiration of these Terms: Intellectual property, Disclaimer of warranties, Limitation of liability, Indemnification, Governing law & dispute resolution, Severability, No waiver, Assignment, Entire agreement, and this Survival clause.
Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, by a notice on the Site. Continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms; if you do not agree, you must stop using the Site and may delete your account.