PART II – INFORMATION REQUIRED IN OFFERING CIRCULAR
Post-Qualification Amendment No. 4
File No. 024-11954
Explanatory Note
This Post-Qualification Amendment No. 4 further amends Robot Cache US Inc.’s offering statement on Form 1-A, Post-Qualification Amendment No. 3 having been filed on March 1, 2023.
COVER PAGE OF OFFERING CIRCULAR
| Post-Qualification Amendment No. 4 Offering Circular (Subject to Completion) | April 14, 2023 |
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after the date as of which the Amended Offering Statement (as defined below) has been qualified by the Commission.

Robot Cache US Inc.
4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92122
+1.858.252.4001
RobotCache.com (the contents of which do not constitute part of this Offering Circular)
Up
to 27,500,000 Shares of Common Stock,
including up to 2,500,000 Bonus Shares
Aggregate Offering Price: $25,000,000
Minimum Investment: $1,000 (1,000 Shares)
Robot Cache US Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”), is conducting a Regulation A Tier 2 offering (this “Offering”) of shares (each, a “Share”), par value $0.001 per Share, of our common stock (the “Common Stock”), subject to the conditions set forth in “Securities Being Offered.” The number of Shares covered by this Offering is 27,500,000, consisting of (i) up to 25,000,000 Shares that we are offering for sale to investors, at a fixed price of $1.00 per Share (the “Offering Price”), and (ii) up to 2,500,000 Shares, representing Bonus Shares, as defined and described below. The minimum purchase per investor is $1,000.00 (1,000 Shares). Additional purchases may be made in multiples of $500.00 (500 Shares). No investor will be entitled to a fractional Share. If the purchase price paid, divided by the Offering Price, results in a number of Shares that is not a whole number, the number of Shares to which the investor is entitled will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
This Offering, which is not subject to the sale of any minimum number of Shares, is being conducted on a “best efforts” basis through StartEngine Primary LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“StartEngine Primary”), which is a registered broker-dealer admitted to membership in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (the “SIPC”). StartEngine Primary will be paid (i) as described in further detail below, a brokerage commission, in cash, equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Offering Price of all Shares sold in this Offering and (ii) an “advance fee” of $15,000, before the commencement of this Offering, for out-of-pocket accountable expenses. No Company officer or director who introduces friends, family members and business acquaintances to any selling agent in this Offering will receive commissions or any other remuneration from any such sales.
In addition to, and in conjunction with, the 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale to investors in this Offering by the Company, the Company is offering investors up to 2,500,000 Shares as bonus shares (“Bonus Shares”), in each case depending on, and determined on the basis of, a given investor’s investment level. No additional consideration will be received by the Company for its issuance of Bonus Shares, and it will absorb all costs of the Bonus Shares’ issuance. See “Plan of Distribution” for further details.
Sales of the Shares were initially scheduled to commence within two calendar days after September 30, 2022 (the “Initial Qualification Date”), the date as of which the Commission qualified the offering statement (the “Initial Offering Statement”) related to an earlier version of this offering circular. On the same date, the Commission filed a complaint against certain third parties, as described in “Summary of Offering – Recent Development,” and commencement of this Offering was paused to give StartEngine Primary an opportunity to review the relationship between the Company and one of the parties named in the complaint. Additionally, the Commission staff thereafter asked the Company to submit a post-qualification amendment of the Initial Offering Statement as to matters related to that relationship. Consequently, sales of the Shares did not commence when initially scheduled but will commence within two calendar days after the date (the “Amendment Qualification Date”) as of which the Commission qualifies the amended offering statement (the “Amended Offering Statement”) related to this offering circular (this “Offering Circular”). The Shares are being offered for sale on a continuous basis, pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3)(i)(F) of Regulation A (“Regulation A”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), until the earliest of (i) the 180th day after the Amendment Qualification Date (though we may, in our sole discretion, extend this Offering one or more times), (ii) the date as of which all Shares offered by this Offering Circular have been sold and (iii) any such earlier time as we may determine in our sole discretion, regardless of the number of Shares sold and the amount of capital raised. If we sell all of the 25,000,000 Shares that we are offering for sale, our gross proceeds will be $25,000,000. All funds raised will become available to us and will be used as described under “Use of Proceeds.” Investors are advised that unless their subscriptions are rejected, they will not be entitled to a return of their subscription funds and could lose their entire investment.
If any subscriptions are rejected, the associated sale proceeds will be returned to the related investors, without interest. Otherwise, because this Offering is not conditioned on the sale of any minimum number of Shares, proceeds from the sale of Shares will be retained by the Company.
Generally, no sale may be made to you in this Offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to visit www.investor.gov.
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THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL TO ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THIS OFFERING, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE SEC; HOWEVER, THE SEC HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.
| Price to Public | Underwriting Discount and Commissions(1) | Proceeds to the Company(2) | Proceeds to Other Persons | |||||||||||||
| Per Share, as to each Share sold in this Offering: | $ | 1.00 | (3) | $ | 0.040 | $ | 0.960 | $ | 0.00 | |||||||
| StartEngine Primary processing fee per Share(4) | $ | 0.035 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| Price per Share plus processing fee | $ | 1.035 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| Total minimum: | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||||||
| Total maximum with processing fee(5): | $ | 25,875,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 23,125,000 | $ | 0.00 | ||||||||
| (1) | The Company has engaged (i) StartEngine Primary to act as an underwriter of this Offering, as set forth in “Plan of Distribution,” and (ii) StartEngine Primary’s affiliate StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. (“StartEngine Crowdfunding”) to perform administrative and technology-related functions in connection with this Offering. The Shares are being offered on a “best efforts” basis through StartEngine Primary. Under the posting agreement that documents the engagement, StartEngine Primary will be paid a cash commission equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Offering Price of all Shares sold to investors in this Offering. The cash commission, which is potentially $1,875,000, will in turn be broken out between (i) a 4.0% distribution fee, to be paid entirely by the Company, and (ii) a 3.5% processing fee, to be paid (A) by each investor, up to a maximum of $700 per investor, on the first $20,000 of the investor’s Share purchase and (B) by the Company on that portion, if any, of the investor’s purchase that exceeds $20,000. The Company has also paid StartEngine Primary a $15,000 “advance fee” for out-of-pocket accountable expenses anticipated, before commencement of this Offering, to be incurred by StartEngine Primary, which will return to the Company any unused portion of the advance fee corresponding to expenses that StartEngine Primary does not actually incur. FINRA fees are to be paid by the Company. The figures in the column captioned “Underwriting Discounts and Commissions” do not include processing fees paid directly to StartEngine Primary by investors. We may be required to indemnify StartEngine Primary and possibly other parties with respect to disclosures made in this Offering Circular. We reserve the right, in connection with this Offering, to enter into posting agreements with equity crowdfunding firms not associated with FINRA member firms, for which we may pay non-contingent fees as compensation. See “Plan of Distribution” in this Offering Circular for details regarding the compensation payable to third-parties in connection with this Offering. | |
| (2) | The amounts shown in the column captioned “Proceeds to the Company” do not reflect deductions for our organization and offering costs, which include legal, accounting, printing, due diligence, marketing, consulting, referral fees, selling and other costs incurred in this Offering. See “Use of Proceeds” and “Plan of Distribution” in this Offering Circular for details. | |
| (3) | Does not include any applicable effective per-Share discount that would result from the issuance of Bonus Shares. For details of the effective discounts under different scenarios, see “Plan of Distribution” In this Offering Circular. | |
| (4) | Except to the extent described in footnote (1) above, each investor will be required to pay StartEngine Primary, directly, a processing fee equal to 3.5% of the investment amount at the time of the investors’ subscription. See “Plan of Distribution” in this Offering Circular for additional information on the processing fee. If this Offering is fully subscribed, investors (and, if applicable, the Company) will pay StartEngine Primary processing fees totaling $875,000. (The 3.5% processing fee to be paid by investors (and, if applicable, by the Company) is separate from the 4.0% distribution fee to be paid to StartEngine Primary solely by the Company, as described in footnote (1) above.) |
| (5) | The table entry for “Total Maximum with processing fee” under the column captioned “Price to Public” assumes that 100% of the processing fees will be paid by investors, and none will be paid by the Company (which is equivalent to assuming that no individual investor will subscribe for Shares with an offering price of more than $20,000). The table entry for “Total Maximum with processing fee” under the column captioned “Proceeds to the Company” assumes to the contrary, for the sake of being conservative in the determination of proceeds to the Company, that the obligation to pay StartEngine Primary’s 7.5% cash commission will be borne entirely by the Company and not, in part, by the investors. |
The Company expects to pay approximately $139,000 in other Offering expenses, not including commissions or state filing fees.
THE OFFERING AND SALE OF THE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES. THE SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH STATE LAWS. THE SHARES MAY BE SUBJECT IN VARIOUS STATES TO RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH STATE LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE SHARES HAVE BEEN NEITHER APPROVED NOR DISAPPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
The Company is an early-stage company. As of the date of this Offering Circular, no public market exists for the Shares, and no such public market may ever develop. If it does, it may not be sustained. Although we are considering whether to apply to list on a stock exchange or other trading platform, the Shares sold in this Offering (our Common Stock) are not currently traded on any exchange or on the over-the-counter market, and we can provide no assurance that they will ever be quoted on a stock exchange or a quotation service. We anticipate that proceeds from this Offering will be employed as outlined in the “Use of Proceeds” and “Description of Business” sections of this Offering Circular. For more information on the Shares, see “Securities Being Offered.”
These are speculative securities. Investing in them involves significant risks. You should invest in them only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6.
This Offering Circular follows the offering circular disclosure format of Part II of Form 1-A.
Offering Circular Dated , 2023
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Implications of being an Emerging Growth Company
As an issuer (1) that had less than $1.07 billion in total gross revenues during our last fiscal year and (2) that has neither (A) issued more than $1 billion on non-convertible debt in the past three years nor (B) become a “large accelerated filer,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), we will qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). This qualification will be significant if and when we become subject to the ongoing reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements and is relieved of certain other significant requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. In particular, as an emerging growth company, we:
| ● | will not be required to obtain an auditor attestation on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; |
| ● | will not be required to provide a detailed narrative disclosure discussing our compensation principles, objectives and elements analyzing how these elements compare with our principles and objectives (commonly referred to as “compensation discussion and analysis”); | |
| ● | will not be required to obtain a non-binding advisory vote from our stockholders on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements; | |
| ● | will be exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay for performance graph and CEO pay ratio disclosure; and | |
| ● | may present only two years of financial statements and only two years of related management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (or MD&A) disclosure. |
We intend to take advantage of all these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards, and hereby elect to do so. Our election to use the phase-in periods may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the phase-in periods under Section 107 of the JOBS Act.
Under the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of the above-described reduced reporting requirements and exemptions for up to five years after our initial sale of common equity pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act or until such earlier time, if any, as we no longer meet the definition of an emerging growth company. We would no longer be an emerging growth company if our revenues exceeded $1.07 billion; if we issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt in a three-year period; or if the Company qualified as a “large accelerated filer” under the as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AND ITS USE FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND IS PROHIBITED.
THIS OFFERING IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL OR CANCELLATION BY THE COMPANY AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT NOTICE. THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION TO REJECT ANY SUBSCRIPTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART NOTWITHSTANDING TENDER OF PAYMENT OR TO ALLOT TO ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SECURITIES SUBSCRIBED FOR BY SUCH INVESTOR.
THE OFFERING PRICE OF THE SECURITIES HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY BEAR ANY SPECIFIC RELATION TO THE ASSETS, BOOK VALUE OR POTENTIAL EARNINGS OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER RECOGNIZED CRITERIA OF VALUE.
ADVICE OF FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Offering Circular constitute forward-looking statements. When used in this Offering Circular, the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “project,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “expect,” “continue,” and similar expressions or the negatives thereof are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations, and beliefs and are subject to substantial risks, estimates, assumptions, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement, including, among others, the profitability of the business. Such statements, including the intended actions and performance objectives of the Company, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company and its development of the Robot Cache Platform (as defined in the “Summary of Offering” section) to differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. No representation or warranty is made as to future performance or such forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in its expectation with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those that we anticipate and that are expressed or implied by the use of such forward-looking statements and, for many reasons, are subject to certain risks. All forward-looking statements in this Offering Circular speak only as of the date of this Offering Circular, based on information available to us (taking into consideration that certain information is unknown or not available to us) as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation, except as required by law, to update any forward-looking statement or information contained in this Offering Circular.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY OF OFFERING
This Summary of Offering highlights information contained elsewhere in this Offering Circular and does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in the Shares. Before making an investment decision, you should read the entire Offering Circular carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section, the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements. An investment in the Shares presents substantial risks and you could lose all or substantially all of your investment. Furthermore, although the Company is offering the Shares pursuant to the Securities Act registration exemption afforded by Regulation A, the Company cannot guarantee that this Offering will not later be determined to require registration under the Securities Act and state securities laws. Please refer to page 8 of the “Risk Factors” section for more detail on what such a determination would entail for the Company’s financial performance.
Robot Cache US Inc. is a Delaware corporation formed on January 16, 2018. The business was originally operated through Robot Cache S.L., a Spanish limited liability company (“Robot Cache S.L.”), which is now Robot Cache US Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “our Company” refer to Robot Cache US Inc. and Robot Cache S.L. as a business unit. The Company has developed software to create a personal computer (“PC”) video game distribution platform that permits the distribution of digital PC video game licenses from PC video game publishers (“Publishers”) to persons who play PC video games (“gamers” or “Users”), as well as sales of those licenses from one User to another. The software platform on our e-commerce website offers an “ecosystem” in which visitors may, among other things, purchase PC video game licenses (the “Robot Cache Platform”), play PC video games with friends, and earn virtual game tokens by using their computers to validate blockchain transactions. The Company aims to generate revenues through advertising revenue and through commissions received on games purchased within the Robot Cache Platform, as well as by keeping a portion of the revenue generated by its Users who validate blockchain transactions through the NiceHash marketplace (as further described below). The Robot Cache Platform development has been completed and, as of April 6, 2023, is in live “open beta” testing with over 82,683 current Users.
The Company is hereby offering for sale, on a “best efforts” basis, up to 25,000,000 Shares, subject to the conditions set forth in “Plan of Distribution” and “Securities Being Offered.” As of the date of this Offering Circular, there is no public market for the Company’s securities, and no such public market may ever develop. An investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk. You should purchase Shares only if you can afford to lose your entire investment (see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this Offering Circular).
Offers and sales of the Shares will commence within two calendar days after the Amendment Qualification Date. The Company will offer the Shares for sale until the earliest of (i) the 180th day after the Amendment Qualification Date (though we may, in our sole discretion, extend this Offering one or more times), (ii) the date as of which all Shares offered by this Offering Circular have been sold and (iii) any such earlier time as we may determine in our sole discretion, regardless of the number of Shares sold and the amount of capital raised. The period during which the Company is offering Shares for sale is referred to in this Offering Circular as the “Offering Period.” During the Offering Period, unless the terms of this Offering are revised, the Company is offering for sale to investors, at $1.00 per Share, up to 25,000,000 Shares with an aggregate Offering Price of $25,000,000 (see “Plan of Distribution”). Unless the Offering Period is terminated earlier in accordance with this Offering Circular, this Offering will end on the date on which the Company has accepted subscriptions for 25,000,000 Shares. During the Offering Period (as it may be extended), investor funds, excluding any interest, will be promptly returned if subscriptions are rejected.
In addition to, and in conjunction with, the 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale to investors in this Offering by the Company, the Company is offering investors up to 2,500,000 Bonus Shares, in each case depending on, and determined on the basis of, a given investor’s investment level. No additional consideration will be received by the Company for its issuance of Bonus Shares, and it will absorb all costs of the Bonus Shares’ issuance. See “Plan of Distribution” for further details.
The minimum purchase per investor is $1,000.00 (1,000 Shares). Additional purchases may be made in multiples of $500.00 (500 Shares). No investor will be entitled to a fractional Share. If the purchase price paid, divided by the Offering Price, results in a number of Shares that is not a whole number, the number of Shares to which the investor is entitled will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
Tier 2 Reporting Requirements
As the Company is conducting this Offering pursuant to Regulation A Tier 2, the Company will be required to file annual, semiannual, and current reports with the Commission on an ongoing basis.
Recent Developments
After the commencement of the Company’s 2021 offering of units representing a combination of Shares and warrants to purchase Shares (the “2021 Offering”), Palm Beach Research Group (“PBRG”) featured the Company in Palm Beach Venture, PBRG’s subscription-only newsletter. On September 30, 2022, which coincided with the Initial Qualification Date, the Commission filed a complaint (Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jonathan William Mikula, et al., 2:22-cv-07096 (C.D. Cal.)) against, among other defendants, Jonathan William Mikula (“Mikula”), who, according to the complaint, served Palm Beach Venture as an author and chief analyst. The complaint alleges that although Mikula promoted the securities offerings of four issuers named in the complaint (but not affiliated with the Company), he did not disclose his receipt of compensation for the promotions.
After learning of the complaint, the Company terminated the professional services agreement it had entered into with Mikula in June 2022 for communications consulting (see Exhibit 6.17 to the Amended Offering Statement) and then initiated contact with the Commission staff to describe the Company’s relationships with PBRG and Mikula. The Commission staff in turn asked the Company to file a post-qualification amendment to the Initial Offering Statement and to submit, to the staff, correspondence describing the relationships. The Company is cooperating with the staff and is not, to the knowledge of the Company’s representatives, under investigation by the Commission.
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Investing in the Shares involves a high degree of risk and many uncertainties. You should carefully consider the risks described below along with all of the other information contained in this Offering Circular, including our financial statements and the related notes, before deciding whether to purchase the Shares. If any of the adverse events described in the following risk factors, as well as other factors which are beyond our control, actually occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition may suffer significantly. If and when our Common Stock is approved for quotation on a stock exchange or other trading platform, adverse events such as those described below could cause the trading price of the Shares to decline and could result in your losing all or part of your investment in the Shares. The following is a description of what we consider the key challenges and material risks to our business and an investment in our securities.
Risks associated with the Company and its business model
We depend on key personnel.
The ability of the Robot Cache Platform project team to maintain the competitive position of the Robot Cache Platform depends to a large degree on the services of the Company’s senior management team and managers. The loss or diminution in the services of members of the senior management team or an inability to attract, retain and maintain additional senior management personnel could have a material adverse effect on the Robot Cache Platform. Competition for personnel with relevant expertise is intense because of the small number of qualified individuals, and that competition may seriously affect the Company’s ability to retain its existing senior management and attract additional qualified senior management personnel, which could have a significant adverse impact on the Robot Cache Platform.
The Company may not successfully commercialize the Robot Cache Platform.
The initial version of the Robot Cache Platform has been completed and launched by the Company, and is undergoing its “open beta” testing phase, during which its technology will be subject to continual refinement to address customer feedback. The Company will continue to make changes to the specifications of the Robot Cache Platform for any number of legitimate reasons. The Robot Cache Platform may not meet purchaser expectations at the time of purchase. Furthermore, the software underlying the Robot Cache Platform could experience malfunctions or otherwise fail to be adequately maintained, which may negatively impact the value of the Shares.
Furthermore, if the Company is not successful in its efforts to demonstrate to Publishers and Users Robot Cache Platform’s utility and value, there may not be sufficient demand for Users to commence engaging in transactions in the Robot Cache Platform, and investors could lose some or all of their entire investment.
Because the structure of the Robot Cache Platform is still evolving its business model is subject to potential changes brought on by market conditions and other trends.
The structure of the Robot Cache Platform is still evolving and, depending on market conditions and other trends, may be subject to additional change, including, but not limited to, changes in the revenue-sharing proportions to be split between the Company and Publishers. The Company’s forecasted revenue streams, including product sales, advertising revenue, and mining revenue, are based on the Robot Cache Platform’s current business model. However, market factors (whether foreseen or unforeseen) may materially alter the viability of the Company’s business model and have a negative impact on these revenue streams. Potential investors should be prepared for the Robot Cache Platform to evolve differently from the description in this Offering Circular. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify how the Robot Cache Platform will operate in order to optimize its development.
The Company may not be able to recoup the monetary advances it pays to the Publishers of certain high-end “AAA” games.
While the Company has been able to secure the rights to well over 900 game titles so far, changing market conditions in the future may call for it to pay monetary advances to secure the rights to certain high-end “AAA” games (high-budget, high-profile games typically produced and distributed by large, well-known Publishers). Typically, though not in all cases, we recoup the monetary advances we pay such Publishers before we are required to pay them additional royalties. Any failure by the Company to sell a sufficient number of games to recoup these monetary advances would negatively impact the Company’s financial performance.
Purchases of securities of startups, including the Company, involve a high degree of risk.
Financial and operating risks confronting startups are significant. The Company is not immune to those risks. The market in which the Company competes is highly competitive, and the percentage of companies that survive and prosper is small. Startups often experience unexpected problems in the areas of product development, marketing, financing, general management and market acceptance, among others, which frequently cannot be solved. In addition, startups may require substantial amounts of financing, which may not be available through institutional private placements, the public markets or otherwise. The Robot Cache Platform represents a new business venture for the Company’s management team. Its past successes do not guarantee future outcomes or the Robot Cache Platform’s long-term success.
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The Company is entering a competitive industry with a clear market leader.
Valve Corporation (“Valve”), which operates a PC video game platform known as “Steam,” has a significant market share of the PC video game market. Valve or another competing platform (e.g., the Epic Games Store) could use the same technology and protocols that will underlie the Robot Cache Platform (by either directly or indirectly reverse-engineering) and could attempt to facilitate services materially similar to those of the Company. Valve or another competing platform could lower its prices to provide the same competitive pricing for Publishers as the Company or could develop a secondary market for PC video games, either of which may make competing with Valve or another platform difficult. Our competition with Valve and other competing platforms could lead to the Company’s being unable to become profitable.
Our ability to build brand awareness in a highly competitive market will significantly impact whether the Robot Cache Platform becomes successful.
We believe that developing and maintaining awareness of the Robot Cache Platform and brand in a cost-effective manner are critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our existing and future services and are important elements in attracting new Users. Furthermore, we believe that the importance of brand recognition will increase as competition in our market develops. Successful promotion of our brand will depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and on our ability to provide reliable and useful services at competitive prices. Our efforts to build our brand will involve significant expense. Brand promotion activities may not yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses incurred in building our brand. If our efforts to promote and maintain our brand are not successful, we may fail to attract enough new subscribers to the extent necessary to realize a sufficient return on our brand-building efforts, and our business could suffer.
The Robot Cache Platform may not be widely adopted and may have limited Users.
The success of the Robot Cache Platform depends on obtaining, retaining and expanding our total User base and monetizing it by attracting Users. We must convince prospective Users of the benefits of our service and keep them convinced of the value of our service. If we cannot attract and maintain a sufficient number of ongoing Users, the Robot Cache Platform may not be financially successful. It is possible that the Robot Cache Platform will not be used by a large number of Users, which would negatively impact its development and therefore the potential value of the Shares.
The Company’s use of “open source” software could subject the Company to possible litigation.
A portion of the Robot Cache Platform incorporates so-called “open source” software, which is generally licensed by its authors or other third parties. If the Company fails to comply with the licenses’ terms, it may become subject to specified conditions, including requirements that it offer its solutions that incorporate the open source software for no cost, that it make available source code for modifications or derivative works it creates based upon, incorporating or using the open source software, and that it license such modifications or derivative works under the terms of the particular open source license. If an author or other third party that distributes open source software the Company uses were to allege that the Company had not complied with the conditions of one or more of these licenses, the Company could be required to incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations and could be subject to significant damages, including being enjoined from the sale of its solutions that contain the open source software. The Company could be subject to suits by parties claiming ownership of what it believes to be open source software. Litigation could be costly for the Company to defend and could have a negative effect on its operating results and financial condition, requiring it to devote additional research and development resources to change its solutions.
The Robot Cache Platform may be the target of malicious cyberattacks or may contain exploitable flaws in its underlying code, which may result in security breaches.
The Robot Cache Platform’s structural foundation, the open source protocol, the software application and other interfaces or applications built upon the Robot Cache Platform could be subject to malicious cyberattacks. Because the Company cannot ensure that the Robot Cache Platform will be uninterrupted or fully secure at all times, Publishers or Users may be unwilling to access, adopt and utilize it.
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If the Robot Cache Platform’s security is compromised or if it is subjected to attacks that frustrate or thwart Publishers’ or Users’ ability to access it or its products and services, Users may cut back on it or stop using it, and Publishers may stop publishing PC video games on it, altogether, which could seriously curtail interest in it and cause a decline in the market price, if any, of the Shares.
If judicial or regulatory authorities subsequently determine that the Company has participated in an unregistered issuance or distribution of securities, the Company’s financial performance may be negatively impacted.
To date, the Company has relied on the securities registration exemptions Section 3(a)(9), Section 3(b)(2), and Section 4(a)(2) (i.e., Rule 506(b) under Regulation D) of the Securities Act to issue securities, including the Shares, in transactions that have not been registered with the SEC or state regulatory authorities. The Company cannot guarantee that the sale of its securities, including the Shares, will not later be determined to require registration under the Securities Act and state securities laws. In the event of any such determination, the Company could be held liable to its investors for the price that they paid for those securities, the interest that would have accrued on the purchase price had it been invested elsewhere, and any damages they incurred through the investment. The SEC and state regulatory authorities could also bring enforcement actions against the Company, which may cause the Company to incur monetary and other expenses, as well as result in reputational harm to the Company.
Failure to comply with federal, state and international privacy and data security laws and regulations, or the expansion of current or the enactment of new privacy and data security laws or regulations, could adversely affect the Company’s business.
A variety of federal, state and international laws and regulations govern the collection, use, retention, sharing and security of consumer data. In addition, various federal, state and foreign legislative and regulatory bodies may expand current or enact new laws regarding privacy matters. Internationally, the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) went into effect in May 2018; similarly, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) went into effect in June 2018. Existing and prospective laws and regulations related to privacy and data security are evolving and our subject to potentially differing interpretations. Several online companies have incurred penalties for failing to comply with their privacy policies and practices. In addition, several states have adopted legislation that requires businesses to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices to protect sensitive personal information and to provide notice to consumers in the event of a security breach. Any failure, or perceived failure, by the Company to comply with any data-related consent orders, or other federal, state or international privacy or consumer protection-related laws, regulations or industry self-regulatory principles, including the GDPR and the CCPA, could result in claims, proceedings or actions against the Company by governmental entities or others or other liabilities, any of which could adversely affect the Company’s business.
The Company’s intellectual property rights could be unenforceable or ineffective, and the Company could be subject to claims for intellectual property infringement.
One of the Company’s most valuable assets is its intellectual property. Companies, organizations, or individuals, including competitors, may hold or obtain patents, trademarks, or other proprietary rights that would prevent, limit, or interfere with the Company’s ability to make, use, develop, sell, or market all or portions of its technology, which would make it more difficult for the Company to operate its business. These third parties may have applied for, been granted, or obtained patents that relate to intellectual property that competes with the Company’s intellectual property or technology, thereby requiring the Company to develop or obtain alternative technology, or obtain appropriate licenses under these patents, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. Such a circumstance may result in the Company’s having to significantly increase development efforts and resources to redesign the Robot Cache Platform in order to safeguard the Company’s competitive edge against competitors in the same industry. There is a risk that the Company’s means of protecting its intellectual property rights may not be adequate, and weaknesses or failures in this area could adversely affect the Company’s business or reputation, financial condition, and/or operating results.
From time to time, the Company may receive communications from holders of patents or trademarks regarding their proprietary rights. Companies holding patents or other intellectual property rights may bring suits alleging infringement of such rights or otherwise assert their rights and urge the Company to enter into licensing arrangements. In addition, if the Company is determined to have infringed upon a third party’s intellectual property rights, the Company may be required to cease operating its technology, pay substantial damages, seek a license from the holder of the infringed intellectual property right, which license may not be available on reasonable terms or at all, and/or establish and maintain alternative branding for the Company’s technology. The Company may also need to file lawsuits to protect its intellectual property rights from infringement from third parties, which could be expensive, and time-consuming; and could distract management’s attention from its core operations.
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The further development and acceptance of blockchain networks, which are part of a new and rapidly changing industry, are subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. The slowing or stopping of the development or acceptance of blockchain networks would have a materially adverse effect on the successful commercialization and adoption of the Robot Cache Platform.
A portion of the Robot Cache Platform uses blockchain technology for its digital rights management (“DRM”) system and for copy protection. The growth of the blockchain industry, in general, as well as the growth of blockchain networks on which the Robot Cache Platform may rely, is subject to a degree of uncertainty. Factors that affect the development of blockchain networks, include, but are not limited to:
| ● | worldwide growth in the adoption and use of blockchain technologies; | |
| ● | government and quasi-government regulation of blockchain assets and their use and operation of, or restrictions on or regulation of access to, blockchain networks or similar systems; |
| ● | the maintenance and development of the open-source software protocol of blockchain networks; | |
| ● | changes in consumer demographics and public tastes and preferences; and | |
| ● | general economic conditions and the regulatory environment relating to blockchain. |
Unfavorable developments regarding any of the above factors could adversely affect the Company’s business. While the Company has established a mitigation plan to implement a proprietary DRM system, if necessary, there can be no assurances that any such developments will not have substantial adverse impact on the Company’s business.
The prospective regulatory landscape governing blockchain technologies is uncertain. Although the Company uses blockchain technology for the sole purpose of protecting Publishers’ digital assets (i.e., copy-protection and DRM), developments in regulations in the United States or in other jurisdictions may alter the nature of the Company’s business, or restrict the use of blockchain assets or the operation of a blockchain network upon which the Company may rely, in a manner that adversely affects the Company’s business.
The regulation of blockchain technology in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions is in its early stages of development and is subject to unpredictable changes, which may have an adverse impact on the Robot Cache Platform. The regulatory status of blockchain remains unclear or unsettled in many jurisdictions. Legislative and regulatory changes or actions at the local, state, federal, foreign, or international level are difficult to predict and may adversely impact the blockchain technology underlying the Robot Cache Platform.
As blockchain technology has grown in popularity and market size, U.S. legislators and regulators have begun to develop laws and regulations and have, at times, released interpretive guidance governing the blockchain industry. Future actions by legislators and/or regulators that impose restrictions or limitations on blockchain technology could decrease or eliminate the value of the functionality achieved on the Robot Cache Platform.
Various foreign jurisdictions may adopt laws, regulations, or directives that address blockchain technology. Any such laws, regulations, or directives may (i) conflict with those of the United States, (ii) negatively impact the acceptance of blockchain networks inside and outside the United States, or (iii) otherwise negatively affect the functionality and value of the Robot Cache Platform. These changes or new laws, regulations or directives, if any, are impossible to predict, but any such change could be substantial and adverse to the functionality and value of the Robot Cache Platform.
Users could bring a claim against the Company that all of the cryptocurrency that is mined should belong to the Users instead of 15% going to the Company.
The Company offers Users the ability to “opt in” through the mining marketplace NiceHash to a mining pool which validates transactions for third-party digital assets.1 Once a User mining pool has validated a blockchain transaction, the Company is rewarded with bitcoin (through its NiceHash account). In exchange for Users’ mining activities, the Company awards Users “IRON,” the Company’s form of store credit. The net amount of bitcoin received by the Company after the deduction of service fees2 by NiceHash (the “Net Amount”) is split between the Users (for their mining activities) and the Company. Users are awarded 85% of the IRON equivalent of the Net Amount, and the Company retains the remaining 15%. It is possible that Users in the mining pool could commence a legal action against the Company for the 15% of the mining awards retained by the Company. Even if such a case were found to be without merit, resolving the case would consume Company resources in the form of time and money for litigation expenses.
A reduction in User mining activity may occur for any reason, which will negatively impact the Company’s financial performance.
Since the Company retains the equivalent of 15% of the Net Amount, any reduction in User mining will result in reduced Company earnings from mining. Any such reduction could occur for any number of reasons. For example, User mining on the Ethereum blockchain since Ethereum transitioned from “proof of work” to “proof of stake” in September 2022. Similar transitions by other available blockchains to models that result in less mining could result in Users choosing to mine less. Critics of cryptocurrency mining also maintain that mining’s computer processing requirements may negatively influence climate change. Blockchain validation technologies are also likely to continue evolving in ways that could reduce mining activity. A reduction in User mining activity for any reason would, at least in the short term, reduce the Company’s revenues and adversely impact its financial performance.
1 See “Item 7. Description of Business” for more information regarding the “opt in” feature.
2 As part of the terms of service agreement between the Company and NiceHash entered into upon the Company’s opening of a NiceHash account, the service fee is between 0.5% and 2% of the total bitcoin earned from User mining, the fees varying on the basis of User mining volume. See the “Mining – Earning IRON” subsection below for more information regarding how the amount of IRON Users ultimately receive reflects the service fee and the Company’s retained bitcoin earned from User mining.
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The Company may hold bitcoin for a limited amount of time in connection with its giving Users the ability to mine for digital currency to purchase games. Since bitcoin is volatile, it is possible that holding bitcoin could result in a loss for the Company.
As noted above, the Company offers its Users the ability to “opt in” through the mining marketplace NiceHash to a mining pool which validates transactions for third-party digital assets. Our Users contribute computational power and mathematical solutions via their computer. Each User earns IRON based on how much the User contributes to the mining pool. For example, if a mining pool validates a blockchain transaction on a particular blockchain or other method whereby the Company is paid in cryptocurrency, each User in the mining pool would receive a pro rata portion, in IRON, of 85% of the Net Amount, based on the amount of computational power the individual User contributed. The Company holds onto the bitcoin that was awarded for the mining activities until the end of every calendar month, at which time the Company exchanges the bitcoin for fiat currency through Coinbase, the Company’s custodian.
The prices of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are extremely volatile. Fluctuations in the price of bitcoin could materially and adversely affect the Company. For example, according to CoinMarketCap.com, the price of bitcoin went from $16,719.43 on December 19, 2022 to $24,634.97 on February 17, 2023. The volatility and unpredictability of the price of bitcoin relative to fiat and other currency may result in loss to the Company over a short period of time. It is possible that during the time the Company holds bitcoin, the value of bitcoin will go down, resulting in the Company experiencing a loss.
The loss or destruction of private keys required to access any crypto assets held in custody for our own account may be irreversible. If we are unable to access our private keys or if we experience a hack or other data loss relating to our ability to access any crypto assets, it could cause us to experience financial losses.
Crypto assets are generally controllable only by the possessor of the unique private key relating to the digital wallet in which the crypto assets are held. While blockchain protocols typically require public addresses to be published when used in a transaction, private keys must be safeguarded and kept private in order to prevent a third party from accessing the crypto assets held in such a wallet. To the extent that any of the private keys relating to any hot wallet or cold storage containing crypto assets held for our own account is lost, destroyed, or otherwise compromised or unavailable, and no backup of the private key is accessible, we will be unable to access the crypto assets held in the related wallet.
Further, we cannot provide assurance that our wallet will not be hacked or compromised. Digital assets and blockchain technologies have been, and may in the future be, subject to security breaches, hacking, or other malicious activities. Any loss of private keys relating to, or hack or other compromise of, digital wallets used to store our crypto assets could adversely affect our ability to access or sell our crypto assets, and subject us to financial losses and thus adversely impact our business.
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The global outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus known as COVID-19 has resulted in governments worldwide enacting emergency measures to combat the spread of the virus. These measures, which include the implementation of travel bans, self-imposed quarantine periods and social distancing, have caused material disruption to businesses globally, resulting in an economic slowdown. Global equity markets have experienced significant volatility and weakness. Governments and central banks have reacted with significant monetary and fiscal interventions designed to stabilize economic conditions.
The duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unclear at this time, as is the efficacy of the government and central bank interventions. It is not possible to reliably estimate the length and severity of these developments or their impact on our financial results and condition. Thus far, the pandemic has not had a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Nonetheless, risks, or the public perception of risks, related to the pandemic could yet affect our business adversely. Any such risks could also adversely affect our Users’ financial wherewithal, resulting in reduced spending on the Robot Cache Platform.
Our Certificate of Incorporation includes a forum selection clause, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.
Our Certificate of Incorporation requires that, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is to be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the Company’s by-laws or (iv) any action or proceeding asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
This exclusive forum provision will not apply to claims under the Exchange Act, but will apply to other state and federal law claims including actions arising under the Securities Act (although our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder). Section 22 of the Securities Act, however, creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a forum selection provision as written in connection with claims arising under the Securities Act. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock is deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing provisions. This forum selection provision in our Certificate of Incorporation may limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us. It is also possible that, notwithstanding the forum selection clause included in our Certificate of Incorporation, a court could rule that such a provision is inapplicable or unenforceable.
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Risks associated with this Offering and the Shares
There is no direct correlation between the Offering Price of the Shares and the Company’s asset value, net worth, earnings, or any other established criteria of value.
The Offering Price of $1.00 per Share has been determined by the management of the Company and bears no direct relationship to the Company’s asset value, net worth, earnings or any other established criteria of value. Therefore, the price of the Shares is not necessarily indicative of the price (if any) at which the Shares may be traded following the consummation of this Offering. Investors purchasing Shares under the incorrect assumption of a direct correlation between Company value and the price at which the Shares are being offered for sale may be assuming more risk than intended and must clearly understand that they can lose all or any part of their investment.
There is no public market for the Shares.
Currently, there is no public market for the Shares, and no assurance can be given that any such public market will ever develop or be sustained in the future. As a result, prospective investors should be prepared to hold the Shares for an indefinite period.
No independent valuation of the Company has been performed in determining the terms of this Offering, and the Offering Price has been determined arbitrarily by the Company and bears no necessary relationship to the Company’s assets, earnings, book value, net tangible value, or other generally accepted criteria of value for investment.
No independent valuation of the Company has been performed in determining the terms of this Offering. The Company has determined the Offering Price arbitrarily and, therefore, the Offering Price does not necessarily bear any relationship to the Company’s assets, earnings, book value, net tangible value, or other generally accepted criteria of value for investment. The Offering Price is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per Share immediately before the commencement of this Offering; and even if the Company achieves an inflow of $25,000,000 in capital, in the aggregate, if this Offering is fully subscribed, the net tangible book value per Share, on a fully diluted basis, immediately after the conclusion of this Offering will still be less than the portion of the Offering Price attributable to a single Share. The Offering Price does not reflect market forces, and it should not be regarded as an indicator of any future market price of the Shares and the Warrant underlying each Unit.
An investor’s ownership interest could be significantly diluted.
An investor’s ownership interest in the Company may be subject to future dilution. The Company may, and most likely will, need to raise additional capital in the future. In connection with raising such capital, the Company may issue additional Shares or other securities, which may include preferred stock that has liquidation, dividend, voting or other preferential rights that are senior to the rights of the Shares. The Company also may enter into strategic partnerships or acquisitions in the future in connection with which it may need to issue additional Shares or other securities, and it may issue additional Shares, options to purchase Shares, or other securities, to existing or future officers, directors, employees and consultants as compensation or incentives. As a result of the foregoing, a purchaser of Shares in this Offering could find its interest in the Company diluted in the future through a decrease in the purchaser’s relative percentage ownership of the Company.
Voting control is in the hands of a few large stockholders.
Voting control of the Company is concentrated in the hands of a small number of stockholders. You will not be able to influence our policies or any other corporate matter, including the election of directors, changes to the Company’s governance documents, expanding any employee equity or option pool, and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or other major action requiring stockholder approval. See “Securities Being Offered”. These few stockholders will make all major decisions regarding the Company. As a minority stockholder, you will not have a say in these decisions.
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The Company may sell Shares concurrently to certain investors on more favorable terms.
Certain investors may negotiate alternative terms for the purchase of Shares (which in this Offering are being offered only as components of the Shares). The Company is under no obligation to amend and restate any particular stock purchase agreement, subscription agreement, or other selling document based on subsequent agreements executed with the Company on different terms or to notify investors of any alternative terms, including any that may be more favorable for certain investors.
DILUTION
Dilution (also known as stock or equity dilution) occurs when a company issues new stock which results in a decrease of an existing stockholder’s ownership percentage of that company. Stock dilution can also occur when holders of stock options, such as company employees, or holders of other optionable securities exercise their options. When the number of shares outstanding increases, each existing stockholder owns a smaller, or diluted, percentage of the company. Share dilution may happen anytime a company needs additional capital and issues equity securities to obtain such additional capital. Future sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market could adversely affect the Shares’ then-prevailing market prices (if any), as well as our ability to raise equity capital in the future.
Dilution can also occur when a company issues equity as a result of an arbitrary determination of the offering price of the shares being offered. In the case of this Offering, because there is no established public market for the Shares, the Offering Price and other terms and conditions relating to the Shares have been determined by the Company arbitrarily and do not bear any necessary relationship to assets, earnings, book value or any other objective criteria of value. In addition, no investment banker, appraiser or other independent third party has been consulted concerning the Offering Price or its fairness to investors. To whatever extent the issuance of Shares sold to investors in this Offering may be dilutive of the interests of existing Robot Cache stockholders, any such dilutive effect may be magnified by the issuance of Bonus Shares, for which the Company will receive no additional consideration. Because the Company is unable to reasonably estimate how many investors will qualify for Bonus Shares in this Offering or the number of Bonus Shares likely to be issued to those investors that do in fact qualify, the Company is also unable to accurately assess the potential dilutive effect of any such issuance.
From time to time after the termination of this Offering, we may issue additional Shares to raise additional capital for the Company. Any such issuances may result in dilution of then existing stockholders, including investors in this Offering. If in the future the number of Shares outstanding increases, each existing stockholder will own a smaller, or diluted, percentage of the Company, which, depending on the amount of capital raised by the issuance of the additional Shares, could render the Shares then held by stockholders less valuable than before the new issuance. Dilution may also reduce the value of existing Shares by reducing the Common Stock’s earnings per Share. There is no guarantee that dilution of Common Stock will not occur in the future.
The Company recently adopted an Equity Incentive Plan under which 2,000,000 Shares are required to be reserved for issuance under such Equity Incentive Plan and the right to purchase Shares may be granted to current and future employees as exercisable stock options. Additionally, the Company recently approved the provision of options to purchase an aggregate of 750,000 Shares to employees of the Company as options with a strike price of $0.21, which is significantly lower than the Offering Price.
As noted under “Description of Business,” the Company has entered into exchange agreements with certain advisors that had rights to be issued tokens of the Company as compensation for advisory services performed under advisor agreements previously entered into with the Company. Under the exchange agreements, the advisors have exchanged their rights to tokens for 710,118 Shares in the aggregate, such Shares exempted from registration pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
General
This Offering Circular is part of an Amended Offering Statement that we have filed with the Commission, using a continuous offering process. Periodically, if we have material developments, we will provide an Offering Circular supplement that may add, update or change information contained in this Offering Circular. Any statement that we make in this Offering Circular will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by us in a subsequent Offering Circular supplement. The Amended Offering Statement includes exhibits that provide more detailed descriptions of the matters discussed in this Offering Circular. You should read this Offering Circular, the related exhibits filed with the Amended Offering Statement, and any Offering Circular supplement, together with additional information contained in the annual reports, semi-annual reports and other reports and information statements that we will file periodically with the Commission.
The Company is offering for sale to investors, up to 25,000,000 Shares. In addition to, and in conjunction with, the 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale, the Company is offering, on the conditions set forth in this Offering Circular, up to 2,500,000 Bonus Shares, in each case depending on, and determined on the basis of, a given investor’s investment level. No additional consideration will be received by the Company for its issuance of Bonus Shares, and it will absorb all costs of the Bonus Shares’ issuance. This Offering, which is not subject to the sale of any minimum number of Shares, is being conducted on a “best efforts” basis through StartEngine Primary and is not conditioned on the sale of any minimum number of Shares. No Company officer or director who introduces friends, family members and business acquaintances to any selling agent in this Offering will receive commissions or any other remuneration from any such sales. If investors purchase all of the Shares that we are offering for sale, our gross proceeds will be $25,000,000.
Offers and sales of the Shares will commence within two calendar days after the Amendment Qualification Date. This Offering will be made in the United States in as many as all fifty (50) states. It will end on the earliest of (i) the 180th day after the Amendment Qualification Date (though we may, in our sole discretion, extend this Offering one or more times), (ii) the date as of which all Shares offered by this Offering Circular have been sold and (iii) any such earlier time as we may determine in our sole discretion, regardless of the number of Shares sold and the amount of capital raised. The Company has the right to terminate this Offering at any time, regardless of the number of Shares that have been sold.
Once Shares are subscribed for, subscription funds will become available to us and may be transferred by the Company directly from our administrative account into our operating account for use as described in “Use of Proceeds” as set forth herein. Once subscriptions are accepted during the Offering Period, subscribers have no right to a return of their funds and could lose their entire investment. If the Company should file for bankruptcy protection or a petition for insolvency bankruptcy is filed by creditors against the Company, investor funds may become part of the bankruptcy estate and administered according to the bankruptcy laws.
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company is a party to a posting agreement with StartEngine Primary. Under that agreement, StartEngine Primary will receive a cash commission equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Offering Price of all Shares sold to investors in this Offering. The cash commission, which is potentially $1,875,000, will in turn be broken out between (i) a 4.0% distribution fee, to be paid entirely by the Company, and (ii) a 3.5% processing fee, to be paid (A) by each investor, up to a maximum of $700 per investor, on the first $20,000 of the investor’s Share purchase and (B) by the Company on that portion, if any, of the investor’s purchase that exceeds $20,000.
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Under the posting agreement with StartEngine Primary, the Company has paid StartEngine Primary a $15,000 advance fee for out-of-pocket accountable expenses anticipated, before commencement of this Offering, to be incurred by StartEngine Primary, which will return to the Company any unused portion of the advance fee corresponding to expenses that StartEngine Primary does not actually incur. We may be required to indemnify StartEngine Primary and possibly other parties with respect to disclosures made in this Offering Circular. Any other fees that we may pay to StartEngine Primary or other third parties will not be commissions or considered as underwriting compensation. We reserve the right to enter into posting agreements with equity crowdfunding firms not associated with FINRA member firms in connection with this Offering, for which we may pay non-contingent fees as compensation.
On September 28, 2022, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement with StartEngine Primary. The agreement provides that StartEngine Primary will lend the Company up to $100,000 to secure marketing placements before commencement of the Offering. With certain exceptions related to ensuring compliance with applicable tax law, the interest rate of any loans made under the agreement will be 0%.
Bonus Shares for High-Volume Purchases
Certain investors in this Offering are eligible for “volume perks,” representing the right to receive Bonus Shares, if the investors satisfy the volume-related purchase criteria set forth below. All such investors will receive, as part of their investments, Bonus Shares in addition to the Shares purchased for cash. The number of volume-related Bonus Shares will be a percentage of the Shares actually purchased in this Offering, and could be as high as 10%, depending upon qualification (if at all) in one of the volume-related eligibility categories described below.
A Share purchase of at least $5,000, but less than $10,000:
| ● | 5% bonus shares |
| A Share purchase of at least $10,000, but less than $20,000: | |
| ● | 7% bonus shares |
| A Share purchase of at least $20,000: | |
| ● | 10% bonus shares |
By way of illustration only, (i) a purchase of Shares for $5,000 would net an investor 5,250 Shares, 250 of which would be Bonus Shares, (ii) a purchase of Shares for $10,000 would net the investor 10,700 Shares, 700 of which would be Bonus Shares, and (iii) a purchase of Shares for $20,000 would net an investor 22,000 Shares, 2,000 of which would be Bonus Shares.
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The award of Bonus Shares effectively gives qualifying investors a discount on the Shares they purchase in this Offering. Investors entitled to receive Bonus Shares would effectively be paying not $1.00 for each Share, but the following per-Share prices (approximately), depending on the percentage of qualifying Bonus Shares.
| Bonus Shares Percentage | Approximate Effective Price per Share | Approximate Effective Discount | ||||||
| 5% | $ | 0.952 | $ | 0.048 | ||||
| 7% | $ | 0.935 | $ | 0.065 | ||||
| 10% | $ | 0.909 | $ | 0.091 | ||||
By way of illustration only, an investor that purchased 30,000 Shares would qualify for a Bonus Shares percentage of 10%. Purchase of 30,000 Shares in this Offering for $30,000 (i.e., $1.00 per Share) would entitle that investor to 3,000 Bonus Shares, for a total of 33,000 Shares. The effective per-Share price of the 33,000 Shares would be approximately $0.909 (i.e., $30,000 ÷ 33,000).
Notwithstanding any effective discount on the price per Share as a consequence of an investor’s qualifying for Bonus Shares, StartEngine Primary’s 3.5% processing fee will be assessed on the full Share price of $1.00 (though only with respect to the purchased Shares, not with respect to any Bonus Shares). In the example set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph (i.e., the purchase of 30,000 Shares for $30,000), the processing fee would be $1,050. As noted above in this “Plan of Distribution,” the investor would be obligated to pay StartEngine Primary no more than $700 of the $1,050 processing fee. The Company would be responsible for paying StartEngine Primary the remaining $350.
Before investing, investors should consult with tax professionals to fully understand the tax implications, if any, of receiving Bonus Shares.
Other Terms
StartEngine Primary has also agreed to perform the following services in exchange for the compensation discussed above:
| ● | design, build, and create the Company’s campaign page, | |
| ● | provide the Company with a dedicated account manager and marketing consulting services, | |
| ● | provide a form of standard subscription agreement, for use by the Company at its option; and | |
| ● | coordinate money transfers to the Company in connection with this Offering. |
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At the time of each investor’s subscription for Shares, StartEngine Primary will charge the investor a processing fee equal to 3.5% of the subscription price, equivalent to $0.035 per share. The processing fee will be nonrefundable, unless the Company raises no funds in this Offering.
Subscription Procedures
In order to subscribe to purchase the Shares, a prospective investor must complete, sign and deliver to the Company a subscription agreement (in the form attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Amended Offering Statement) and either mail or wire funds for the related subscription amount (payable to Robot Cache US Inc.) in accordance with the subscription agreement’s instructions.
The Company reserves the right to reject any investor’s subscription in whole or in part for any reason or no reason. If any prospective investor’s subscription is rejected, all funds received from that investor will be returned without interest or deduction.
In addition to this Offering Circular, subject to limitations imposed by applicable securities laws, we may use additional advertising, sales and other promotional materials in connection with this Offering. Such materials may include public advertisements and audio-visual materials, in each case only as authorized by the Company. Although any such materials will be prepared with a view to presenting a balanced discussion of risk and reward with respect to the Shares, such materials may not give a complete understanding of this Offering, the Company or the Shares and are not to be considered part of this Offering Circular. This Offering is made ONLY by means of this Offering Circular, and prospective investors must read and rely only on the information provided in this Offering Circular in connection with their decision to invest in the Shares.
Investment Limitations
Generally, no sale may be made to a natural person in this Offering if the aggregate purchase price paid is more than 10% of the greater of that person’s annual income or net worth (or, in the case of an investor that is not a natural person, if the aggregate purchase price paid is more than 10% of the greater of that person’s revenues or net assets for its most recently completed fiscal year end). Investors must answer certain questions to determine compliance with the investment limitation set forth in Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A under the Securities Act.
Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to visit www.investor.gov.
The above noted investment limitation does not apply to “accredited investors,” as that term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
A natural person is an accredited investor if he/she meets one of the following criteria:
| ● | his or her individual net worth, or joint net worth with the investor’s spouse or spousal equivalent, excluding the “net value” of his or her primary residence, at the time of this purchase exceeds $1,000,000 and he or she has no reason to believe that that net worth will not remain in excess of $1,000,000 for the foreseeable future, with “net value” for such purposes being the fair value of the investor’s residence less any mortgage indebtedness or other obligation secured by the residence, but subtracting such indebtedness or obligation only if it is a liability already considered in calculating net worth1; |
| 1 | For the purposes of calculating “joint net worth” in the bullet-point paragraph above, joint net worth can be the aggregate net worth of the investor and spouse or spousal equivalent. Assets need not be held jointly to be included in the calculation. Reliance on the joint net worth standard above does not require that the securities be purchased jointly. |
| ● | he or she has individual annual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint annual income with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; or |
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| ● | he or she holds in good standing one or more professional certifications or designations or credentials from an accredited educational institution that the Commission has designated as qualifying an individual for accredited investor status. |
A business entity or other organization is an accredited investor if it is any of the following:
| ● | a corporation, limited liability company, exempt organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, business trust or a partnership, which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered and which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; | |
| ● | an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (i) if the decision to invest is made by a plan fiduciary which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser; (ii) if such employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or (iii) if it is a self-directed plan whose investment decisions are made solely by accredited investors; | |
| ● | a trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and whose decision to purchase such securities is directed by a “sophisticated person” as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D under the Securities Act; | |
| ● | certain financial institutions such as banks and savings and loan associations, registered broker-dealers, insurance companies, registered investment companies, registered investment advisers; investment advisers relying on certain registration exemptions, and “rural business investment companies”; |
| ● | any private “business development company” as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”); | |
| ● | any family office as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Advisers Act with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment (any such family office, “Family Office”); | |
| ● | any family client, as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Advisers Act, of a Family Office and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by such Family Office; | |
| ● | any entity, of a type not listed above, which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and which owns investments in excess of $5,000,000; or | |
| ● | any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors. |
Under Rule 251 of Regulation A, an investor that is neither an accredited investor nor a natural person may invest funds only to the extent that the investment amount does not exceed 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s revenue or net assets for the purchaser’s most recently completed fiscal year end. A natural person that is not an accredited investor may invest funds only to the extent that the investment amount does not exceed 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s annual income or net worth.
NOTE: A natural person’s net worth is defined as the difference between total assets and total liabilities. The calculation must exclude the value of the person’s primary residence and may exclude any indebtedness secured by that residence (up to an amount equal to its value). In the case of fiduciary accounts, net worth and/or income suitability requirements may be satisfied by the beneficiary of the account or by the fiduciary, if the fiduciary directly or indirectly provides funds for the purchase of the Shares.
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As described above, in order to purchase Shares and before the Company may accept any funds from an investor, the investor will be required to represent, to the Company’s satisfaction, that he, she, or it is either an accredited investor or is in compliance with the investment limitation described in the second preceding paragraph.
The Company, subject to compliance with Rule 255 under the Securities Act and corresponding state regulations, is permitted to generally solicit investors by using advertising mediums, such as print, radio, television and the Internet. We have plans to solicit investors using the Internet through a variety of existing Internet advertising mechanisms, such as search-based advertising, search engine optimization and our website. We will offer the Shares (i) as permitted by Rule 251(d)(1)(ii), whereby offers may be made after an offering statement is filed with the Commission but before it is qualified, provided that any written offers are made by means of a preliminary offering circular that complies with Rule 254 and (ii) as permitted by Rule 251(d)(1)(iii), whereby offers may be made after the Commission qualifies the offering statement, provided that any written offers are accompanied with or preceded by the most recent offering circular filed with the Commission.
No sales will be made to any investor before the Amended Offering Statement has been qualified by the Commission and a final offering circular related to the Amended Offering Statement has been made available to that investor.
Before accepting investment funds or subscription agreements, we will determine the states in which the prospective investors reside. Subject to the Company’s right to reject any investor’s subscription in whole or in part for any reason or no reason, we will process investments on a first-come, first-served basis, up to the maximum aggregate Offering Price of $25,000,000.
No Selling Stockholders
No securities are being sold for the account of the Company’s stockholders. All net proceeds of this Offering will go to the Company.
We are offering for sale up to 25,000,000 Shares, subject to the conditions set forth in “Securities Being Offered,” each Share having a fixed price of $1.00. The Company is not conditioning this Offering on the sale of any minimum number of Shares, meaning that we will retain the proceeds from the sale of any of the offered Shares. This Offering is being conducted on a “best efforts” basis by StartEngine Crowdfunding, through StartEngine Primary. (See “Plan of Distribution.”)
Sales of the Shares will commence within two calendar days after the Amendment Qualification Date. This Offering will end on the earliest of (i) the 180th day after the Amendment Qualification Date (though we may, in our sole discretion, extend this Offering one or more times), (ii) the date as of which all Shares offered by this Offering Circular have been sold and (iii) any such earlier time as we may determine in our sole discretion, regardless of the number of Shares sold and the amount of capital raised. If all of the Shares offered for sale are purchased, our gross proceeds will be $25,000,000. The following table illustrates the Company’s estimated application of proceeds if it sells all 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale during the Offering Period. As a point of comparison, we have added a column that assumes the sale of 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale during the Offering Period.
During the course of the Offering, the Company may issue Bonus Shares as described under “Plan of Distribution.” The issuance of Bonus Shares does not affect the potential proceeds that may be received by the Company.
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Please see the table below for a summary of the Company’s intended use of proceeds from this Offering:
| $10,000,000 Comparative | %
Allocation $10,000,000 | $25,000,000 Maximum | %
Allocation $25,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Content Acquisition (securing rights to games - fully recoupable) | $ | 2,730,000 | 27.30 | % | $ | 8,680,000 | 34.72 | % | ||||||||
| Ongoing Product Development | $ | 1,400,000 | 14.00 | % | $ | 1,400,000 | 5.60 | % | ||||||||
| Corporate Acquisitions | $ | 4,850,000 | 48.50 | % | $ | 12,775,000 | 51.10 | % | ||||||||
| Working Capital (Selling, general, and administrative expenses /Personnel/Operations) | $ | 0 | 0.00 | % | 0 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
| Sub Totals | $ | 8,980,000 | 89.80 | % | $ | 22,855,000 | 91.42 | % | ||||||||
| Offering Expenses (Cash Component) | ||||||||||||||||
| Broker Commissions (and expenses) | $ | 765,000 | 7.65 | % | $ | 1,890,000 | 7.56 | % | ||||||||
| Marketing expenses | $ | 100,000 | 1.00 | % | $ | 100,000 | 0.40 | % | ||||||||
| Legal Fees | $ | 65,000 | 0.65 | % | $ | 65,000 | 0.26 | % | ||||||||
| Accounting and audit fees | $ | 65,000 | 0.65 | % | $ | 65,000 | 0.26 | % | ||||||||
| EDGAR fees | $ | 5,000 | 0.05 | % | $ | 5,000 | 0.02 | % | ||||||||
| “Blue sky” compliance fees and expenses | $ | 20,000 | 0.20 | % | $ | 20,000 | 0.08 | % | ||||||||
| Totals | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 25,000,000 | ||||||||||||
The table above is intended to provide an overview of the contemplated application (or use) of proceeds over time (approximately 48 months) as a function of the success of this Offering’s capital raise.
Assuming a capital raise of $10,000,000, representing 40% of the maximum offering amount, the net proceeds of this Offering would be approximately $8,980,000 after subtracting estimated offering costs of $765,000 to StartEngine Primary (representing $750,000 as its cash commission and $15,000 for reimbursement of its estimated expenses), $100,000 in marketing expenses, $65,000 in legal fees, $65,000 in accounting and audit fees, $5,000 in EDGARization fees, and $20,000 in “blue sky” compliance fees and expenses.
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Assuming a maximum raise of $25,000,000, the net proceeds of this Offering would be approximately $22,855,000 after subtracting estimated offering costs of $1,890,000 to StartEngine Primary (representing $1,875,000 as its cash commission as its cash commission and $15,000 for reimbursement of its estimated expenses), $100,000 in marketing expenses, $65,000 in legal fees, $65,000 in accounting and audit fees, $5,000 in EDGARization fees, and $20,000 in “blue sky” compliance fees and expenses.
If the Company is successful in selling all the Shares offered for sale in this Offering, it will use a larger percentage of its proceeds to acquire additional non-exclusive and exclusive content and to pursue strategic acquisitions, relative to the percentage of proceeds allocated to such uses if a lower amount is raised in this Offering.
The Company reserves the right to change the above use of proceeds.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Overview of the Company
Robot Cache US Inc. is a Delaware corporation formed on January 16, 2018. The business was originally operated through Robot Cache S.L., a Spanish limited liability company (“Robot Cache S.L.”), which is now Robot Cache US Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “our Company” refer to Robot Cache US Inc. and Robot Cache S.L. as a business unit. The Company has developed software to create a personal computer (“PC”) video game distribution platform that permits the distribution of digital PC video game licenses from PC video game publishers (“Publishers”) to persons who play PC video games on the Robot Cache Platform (as defined below, and such persons, “gamers” or “Users”), as well as sales of those licenses from one User to another. The software platform on its e-commerce website offers an “ecosystem” in which visitors may, among other things, purchase PC video game licenses (the “Robot Cache Platform”), play PC video games with friends, and earn Company store credit (in the form of the Company’s digital “in-game” currency, known as “IRON”) by using their computers to validate blockchain transactions. The Company aims to generate revenues through advertising revenue, through commissions received on games purchased within the Robot Cache Platform, and through retaining a portion of the revenue generated by its Users who validate blockchain transactions on NiceHash. The Robot Cache Platform development has been completed and, as of April 6, 2023, is in live “open beta” testing with over 82,683 current Users.
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The Robot Cache Platform?
The Robot Cache Platform is intended to serve as a PC video game ecosystem that works to the advantage of all of its participants, by enabling Users to purchase digital copies of video games and to list them for sale. Giving Users this ability represents, in the Company’s opinion, true disruption in a space that has not changed materially in over 15 years. Our economic model should be favorable to game makers, whose revenues under the Robot Cache Platform will, we believe, exceed their previous revenues under other current game publishing and distribution platforms. At the same time, the Robot Cache Platform gives Users the ability to benefit through game resales, gamification, and the option to use their PCs to earn IRON. Although it will be subject to change based on feedback from Publishers and Users and market conditions, the Robot Cache Platform, in our opinion, improves on existing PC video game ecosystems in the following ways:
| ● | Decreased Publisher Distribution Fees. As currently contemplated (and as explained in greater detail under “Sources of Revenue” below), Publishers will receive a blended royalty rate of at least 83% (and, with respect to games released at the same time as other platforms, a blended royalty rate of up to 91%, because of a 95% royalty rate for the first 90 days of the games’ distribution) of all distribution fees paid by Users (as reduced by certain deductions for third-party expenses and taxes) for the purchase of PC video game licenses, and the Company will receive 5% of such fees. We believe that this increased revenue for Publishers entices them to distribute more PC video game licenses through the Robot Cache Platform. | |
| ● | Ability to “Sell” Games. Users will have the option to list their video games for sale (i.e., terminate their video game licenses) and, through what we refer to as “resales” to other Users (which will have been previously approved by all Publishers through a distribution agreement), effectively receive partial refunds of any such licenses they purchased through the Robot Cache Platform in exchange for giving up their licenses and removing the games from their libraries. We are not aware of any other PC video game ecosystem that permits the lawful transfer of PC video game licenses from one User to another. | |
| ● | Publisher Ecommerce Control, Discoverability and Merchandising. Both the Company and Publishers will have the ability to control several marketing and sales-related considerations, including (a) time periods during or after which Users may not sell the PC video game licenses and (b) special promotions, sales, limited time giveaways that, in each case, increase a particular game’s presence on the storefront and thereby the likelihood of selling more copies. Unlike some other “key sellers,” the Company obtains direct licenses and/or publishing agreements with all of its Publishers. | |
| ● | Publisher Participation in Game “Resales.” Publishers receive 70% of the amounts paid by Users (as reduced by certain deductions for third-party expenses and taxes) for the purchase of video game licenses that Users wish to “sell” (or terminate early), which is equivalent to the distribution fees Publishers currently receive in the primary existing PC video game ecosystem, and the Company will receive 5% of such fees. Publishers do not currently receive any fees for sales of PC video game licenses from one User to another because, historically, such sales have not been permitted. We believe that increased revenue for Publishers entices them to distribute more PC video game licenses on the Robot Cache Platform. |
| ● | User Revenue. A User may be able to receive cash or ecosystem “store credit” on the sale of a PC video game (depending on how the User purchased the game). The store credit will have a value equivalent to 25% of the amount paid by the User to purchase the game license from a seller. This is revenue to the end User that we believe is not possible elsewhere today. | |
| ● | Expand Market for Digital Games. We believe that any person who currently purchases a video game from a retail store such as GameStop in order to be able to sell the game after completing play may be open to purchasing PC video game licenses on the Robot Cache Platform. The User will be able to purchase games using various methods, including credit cards, PayPal and other commercially accepted methods, as well as IRON store credit. If, after purchasing a videogame license, a User does not wish to keep the game after completing play, the User may “list” the game for sale and, if the game is sold, the User’s right to the game will terminate in exchange for a partial refund to the User’s account or the form of payment tendered by the User to purchase the game on the Robot Cache Platform, subject to any restrictions established by the Company and the Publisher. |
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| ● | Users Can “Opt In” to Earn Digital Currency to Purchase Games. The Company has an account at NiceHash and has integrated NiceHash’s application programming interface (“API”), which enables Users to “opt in” to use their PCs to connect to NiceHash’s mining marketplace to validate blockchain transactions. When Users validate these transactions, the Company’s NiceHash account is credited with bitcoin. Each User is then credited with an amount of IRON equivalent to his or her pro rata portion, based on the amount of computational power the individual User contributed. IRON is the Company’s form of store credit and may be used only to purchase (or to apply to the purchase of) video games on the Robot Cache Platform. (IRON is not an ERC20 or other utility or security token, may not be withdrawn from or traded on the Robot Cache Platform and, unlike a “cryptocurrency,” is not tradable on cryptocurrency or other exchanges.) | |
| ● | Support for Blockchain Games. We believe that we have an opportunity to further build out the Robot Cache Platform by adding other types of games such as “free to play” and blockchain-based games. In light of the enormous capital being allocated to blockchain development video games and ecosystems, it is our belief that adding this additional functionality to the Robot Cache Platform and making these games available to our Users will further enhance the offerings of the Robot Cache Platform and generate new ways for us to monetize our User base. |
| ● | Encryption. The PC video game industry experiences significant piracy, which has resulted in a substantial loss of revenue for Publishers. The Company believes that the encryption of PC video games by its proprietary blockchain-based digital rights management system (“DRM”) will decrease piracy and the loss of Publisher revenue. |
Initial Launch of the Robot Cache Platform
The Robot Cache Platform was completed in May 2020 and began a limited launch in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand in July 2022. The Company expects to launch the Robot Cache Platform globally in the second quarter of 2023. To date, the Company has signed agreements with numerous Publishers around the world and currently has hundreds of titles under contract. The Company has also developed and released its “Publisher Portal,” which enables Publishers to establish accounts on the Robot Cache Platform and upload their company information, games, and other media assets using a “self-serve” website for consideration therein. Adding this functionality was critical to the Robot Cache Platform, as it enables the Company to scale globally by not requiring a large support staff to manage a large number of games.
By using the Robot Cache Platform:
| ● | Publishers can display information, art and other media assets to promote their PC video games; make available for purchase their PC video game licenses; add new PC video games to, and remove PC video games from, the Robot Cache Platform without the Company’s involvement; update any information displayed on the Robot Cache Platform with respect to their PC video games; access a suite of sales and marketing tools provided by the Company; control various other aspects with respect to their PC video games; and receive payment for the PC video games sold on the Robot Cache Platform. | |
| ● | Users have the ability to view PC video games for sale, terminate their licenses early (i.e., “list their game for sale”) for a partial refund of their PC video game purchases (if allowed by the Publisher), and they may download PC video games purchased on the Robot Cache Platform.
Although the Company has been in operation for approximately only five years, its directors, officers and advisors have already leveraged their relationships in the video game industry to create an experience for Publishers and Users that we believe would be expected of a company with a longer operating history. |
The Competitive Landscape
Currently, the largest platform for digital PC video games is Steam, which is operated by Valve. Steam was launched in September 2003 and has licenses for more than 46,000 digital PC video games available for sale on its platform as of 2022. Steam is believed to have generated approximately $10 billion in revenue in 2022. In 2022, the last year for which information is publicly available, Steam had 120 million monthly active users/players.
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The second largest digital PC video game company is Epic Games Store, operated by Epic Games, Inc., which has grown rapidly through its following of many game players from a game called Fortnite. Epic then proceeded to rapidly directing a number of Fortnite players to its store. In addition, giving away free games enabled Epic to quickly grow its user base into the second largest distribution operator. As stated in Epic’s “2022 Year in Review,” revenue for Epic Games Store in 2022 was approximately $355 million with respect to third-party games, representing an 18% increase from 2021. Epic has stated that over 230 million PC users are now active on its system.
Sources of Revenue
The Company’s revenue sources consist of the following: (1) 5% of all video game sales made on the Robot Cache Platform (see the third following paragraph) and (2) 15% of the revenue generated from Robot Cache Platform Users who validate blockchain transactions, as described below. As the Company’s User base grows, the Company also intends to offer advertising for premium placement on its website as an additional revenue stream.
The Company has only recently launched in small territories in order to gauge its performance locally before launching on a more global basis. Therefore, at this time the Company can provide the percentage of revenue generated from its three sources of revenue only for the period from the beginning of July 2022 through the end of December 2022. For that period, the Company generated (1) 70% of its total revenue from video game sales made on the Robot Cache Platform and (2) 30% of its total revenue from User mining. None of the Company’s revenue was generated from Publisher advertising on the Company’s website.
Revenue is split among the Company, Publishers, and Users as follows:
For new releases, the Publisher receives a royalty equal to 95% of the purchase price, and no games can be resold for a period of 90 days after purchase. The Company receives the remaining 5%. After 90 days, a User who wishes to relinquish his or her license to the game can choose to list it for sale, at which time it goes into a queue. The Robot Cache Platform then alternates between offering a new copy (95%) and a previously owned copy (if one is available). If the sold copy was previously owned by a User, the Publisher will receive 70% of the revenue, the User 25%, and the Company the remaining 5%. If one or more used copies are available, the Robot Cache Platform alternates supplying new copies and previously owned copies, until no more previously owned copies are available. This process may be repeated indefinitely. In addition, for certain Publishers, the Company may in the future enter into arrangements reflecting different economics.
We believe that the Robot Cache Platform is superior to Steam’s platform and Epic’s ecosystem because Users will be able to buy and sell PC video games licenses, as well as earn store credit to buy games by using their PCs to validate blockchain transactions. Currently, neither Steam nor Epic nor any other PC game distribution portal enables Users to sell (or terminate early) their PC video game licenses, which means that the games that they purchase must be kept indefinitely.
We believe that the Robot Cache Platform is superior to Steam’s and Epic’s ecosystem because Users will be able to buy and sell PC video games licenses, as well as earn store credit to buy games by using their PCs to validate blockchain transactions. Currently, neither Steam nor Epic nor any other PC game distribution portal enables Users to sell (or terminate early) their PC video game licenses, which means that the games that they purchase must be kept indefinitely.
Sources of Cash
Prior Token Offering and Conversion to Common Stock.
In 2018, Robot Cache S.L., a Spanish limited liability company which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in June 2019, sold to 18 accredited investors Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (“SAFTs”) in an offering (the “Token Offering”) exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 506(b) under Regulation D of the Securities Act that resulted in gross proceeds of $11,770,877.66, consisting of $2,275,000 in cash; $6,495,877.66 in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH); and $3,000,000 in restricted stock of THC Therapeutics Inc. (OTC: THCT) Starting in January 2019 and continuing to May 2020, the holders of a majority of the SAFT interests agreed to amend their SAFTs in order to receive our Common Stock instead of tokens. Because the SAFTs empowered the holders of that majority interest to take action on behalf of, and to bind, all of the SAFT holders, the SAFTs have all been converted into an aggregate amount of 16,778,821 shares of our Common Stock. The exchange of the SAFTs with the Common Stock was made pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
Separately, the Company engaged a number of advisors for the Token Offering (the “Advisors”) and entered into agreements with them to grant them rights to receive Company tokens as compensation for their advisory services. The Company recently entered into exchange agreements with three such Advisors, each an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act), whereby the Advisors exchanged their token-issuance rights for Shares. As part of such exchange agreements, the Company has already issued 465,122 Shares in the aggregate to these three Advisors. The Company anticipates issuing 710,118 more Shares to a few more Advisors at a later time. The Company has no specific timetable for negotiating, or entering into, any such exchange agreements with the remaining Advisors, but it anticipates that it would not execute any such agreements until at least six months after the termination of this Offering. All Shares issued to the Advisors in exchange for their token-issuance rights either have been or will be exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
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The Company has not issued any tokens and has no plans to do so.
2021 Offering
In 2021, the Company raised approximately $26,923,883 in net proceeds from the 2021 Offering, representing a combination of Shares and warrants to purchase Shares.
Proprietary Digital Rights Management Using the Blockchain
The Robot Cache Platform consists of a proprietary DRM methodology and software that utilizes the immutability of the blockchain to determine and enforce licenses and User rights. The DRM methodology and software enable us to accurately track and enforce a User’s rights with regard to playing, selling or otherwise controlling access to digital content. Smart contracts within the blockchain enable the Company to determine ownership of video game licensing rights with the Company’s input, into the blockchain, of User-identifying information and User ownership of licenses. Such smart contracts are verified each time a User initiates playing a video game or lists games for sale on the Robot Cache Platform. Such verification is necessary to determine whether the User has the licensing rights required for the User to proceed with game play or game sales activities. The blockchain’s ability to track “chain of ownership” also means that we can trace who had the rights to a particular copy of the game (e.g., a famous influencer) which we believe has significant potential as a collectible and scarcity business model.
Our DRM currently uses the Ethereum blockchain but can switch to any public or private blockchain. If a particular blockchain that we use is not available in the future, we would make the appropriate database entries in an internal database. The Company is not going to develop its own blockchain. Please be advised that our DRM is used only for validating User game licenses and bears no relationship to User validation of blockchain transactions (“mining”), IRON payments, or the Company’s partnership with NiceHash.
On June 28, 2021, the Company entered into a memorandum of understanding with the blockchain company CasperLabs Holdings AG (“CasperLabs”), and the Company is presently in its final testing phase of transitioning its blockchain-based DRM from “proof of work” to a blockchain model based on “proof of stake” (the “Transition”). The Company expects to complete the Transition in the second quarter of 2023.
The Company believes a proof-of-stake blockchain model will be economically more favorable than a proof-of-work blockchain model. As mentioned above, the DRM utilizes blockchain technology. Each time a User attempts to initiate game play or to list a game for sale on the Robot Cache Platform, the User’s identifying data and license ownership is added to the blockchain and, in blockchain parlance, a “transaction” is initiated. This creates a block on the blockchain, which is sent to every participant in the applicable network for validation. Miners in the network are incentivized to validate the particular transaction (or “mine”) through the network’s reward for their mining, typically in cryptocurrency. Once the transaction is validated, the block representing the transaction is added to the existing blockchain and the User can proceed with game play or game sales. Different networks employ different consensus mechanisms (e.g., proof of stake, proof of work) for mining, and such consensus mechanisms enable users of computers in a network to agree on the validity of a transaction. With the proof-of-work model, the first miners to validate transactions correctly are awarded with a predetermined amount of cryptocurrency, at the exclusion of the other miners. The proof-of-work model requires significant computer processing power, because the fastest computers (i.e., those utilizing the greatest amount of processing power) are likely to first validate transactions and generate cryptocurrency rewards for miners. On the other hand, CasperLabs’ proof-of-stake consensus mechanism involves miners “staking,” or contributing, their own cryptocurrency for the opportunity to validate transactions. The CasperLabs network then rewards the most invested miners, those who staked the greatest amount of cryptocurrency for the longest amount of time in the network.
The Company believes that the Transition will result in the use of substantially less processing power and resources, which the Company believes will be significantly better for the environment. On May 4, 2021, CasperLabs published an article in which it claimed its model is up to 1,360 times more energy-efficient than the blockchain models used by other networks. Mining within the CasperLabs network, which enables game license verification in our DRM, bears no relationship to the Company’s partnership with NiceHash or User mining on NiceHash. Additionally, the Transition will not be affected by, and it bears no relationship to, the Company’s partnership with NiceHash.
Mining – Earning IRON
As stated earlier, Users can “opt in” to use their PCs (when they are not playing video games) to validate blockchain transactions in the NiceHash marketplace. NiceHash is the sole provider of mining technology to Users. The Company has an account at NiceHash and has integrated NiceHash’s API to enable Users to access NiceHash’s mining marketplace. For performing blockchain validation activities in the NiceHash marketplace, Users will receive IRON, which may be used only to purchase (or to apply to the purchase of) video games on the Robot Cache Platform. IRON has a fixed value of $0.01 USD, and as stated earlier, it is not an ERC20 token or other utility or security token. IRON cannot be withdrawn from or traded on the Robot Cache Platform and, unlike a “cryptocurrency,” is not tradable on cryptocurrency or other exchanges. Users who “opt in” to perform such validation activities become part of the Company’s pool to validate transactions for third-party digital assets.
All validation activities occur through the mining marketplace NiceHash. The Robot Cache Platform does no more than direct Users to the NiceHash marketplace. NiceHash’s technology connects Users to the most profitable blockchain for mining, depending on the Users’ computer hardware (i.e., Ethereum, Monero, Research Lab, etc.). Before Ethereum’s transition from a “proof of work” to a “proof of stake” model in September 2022, the majority of Users validated transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. After Ethereum’s transition, this is no longer the case, and Users have been validating transactions on a variety of blockchains. Such blockchains are Ethereum, Monero Research Lab, and Ravencoin. User mining on the NiceHash platform is limited to proof-of-work mining.
Once a successful (validated) solution has been found on a blockchain, the Company’s NiceHash wallet is credited with bitcoin, minus NiceHash’s service fee3 (the resulting amount, the “Net Amount,” and the service fee, the “Service Fee”). The Service Fee varies with User mining volume (higher User mining volume results in lower Service Fees, and vice versa). The Company then credits the validating Users, in IRON, with the equivalent of 85% of the Net Amount, and this crediting process takes place every minute. The amount of IRON Users receive already reflect the Service Fees which NiceHash deducted from the Company’s NiceHash account (lower Service Fees resulting in more IRON earned, and vice versa). The Service Fees associated with Users “opting in” are therefore borne by both the Company and the Users, as Service Fees are excluded from total payments to the Company and the Users (to the Company in the form of bitcoin and the Users in the form of IRON). The Robot Cache client application enables Users to track how much IRON they have earned by validating transactions on the NiceHash network, The Company retains 15% of the Net Amount, which it holds until the end of every calendar month. From time to time, on a case-by-case basis, the Company offers certain Users incentives or bonuses, called “Boosts.” Boosts reduce the percentage of bitcoin that the Company retains, resulting in Users earning two to three percent more IRON. At the end of every calendar month, the Company exchanges the bitcoin for fiat currency through its custodian, Coinbase, at prices publicly quoted on Coinbase. Thus, the price exposure to bitcoin for those Users who validate transactions varies on the basis of the value of the cryptocurrency at the time of the validation solution. If the value of the particular cryptocurrency of the blockchain in which the User validates transactions (e.g. Ravencoin for Ravencoin, Monero for Monero Research Lab, Ether for Ethereum, etc.) is higher at the time of the validation solution, Users are able to earn more IRON than they otherwise would at a time when the price of the cryptocurrency is lower due to such higher valued cryptocurrency resulting in bigger awards of bitcoin to the Company’s NiceHash account. The Company does not receive any cryptocurrency, other than bitcoin, from Users’ NiceHash mining activities.
The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify how the Robot Cache Platform will operate in order to optimize its development, especially as market conditions change and evolve. The blockchain validation ecosystem is volatile, and the Company may pursue new partnerships outside of its partnership with NiceHash in keeping with changing market conditions. In the first quarter of 2023, we expect to roll out a University of California, Berkeley program named “BOINC,” which would enable Users to use their PCs to solve complex calculations for causes such as curing children’s cancer, folding proteins, addressing global warming, and searching for extra-terrestrial life. (This program would not involve NiceHash.) The Robot Cache client application enables Users to see the Company’s planned programs, such as BOINC.
The Company states in its Mining Policy, which is available in its entirety on the Robot Cache Platform, that it expressly disclaims any responsibility for electrical costs or computer damage resulting to the hardware or software components (including the data) of computers or related electronic equipment of Users who use them to earn IRON on the Robot Cache Platform.
3 NiceHash’s service fees range from 0.5% to 2% of the total bitcoin that can be awarded the basis of mining activity, pursuant to NiceHash’s terms of service agreement with the Company.
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The Company currently has no plans to create, issue, or use any tokens or other digital assets, except as described herein. The Company has no plans to trade cryptocurrency on any unregulated secondary market (or anywhere at all other than Coinbase). The Company does not hold Users’ crypto assets in trust and has no plans to do so in the future. For further detail regarding the crypto assets that the Company owns, please refer to “Cryptocurrency and Stock Assets” in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Fiscal Year”) and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Fiscal Year”).
If the Company were to expand its cryptocurrency-related operations and begin to trade, distribute, purchase, hold, sell, or otherwise transact in cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin1 and CASPER Blockchain Network’s native cryptocurrency (“CSPR”),2 the Company would establish policies and procedures to analyze whether any cryptocurrency that it seeks to transact in could be deemed to be a “security” under applicable laws. Any such policies and procedures would represent our risk-based judgments and would not constitute a legal determination binding on regulators or the courts.
The Company’s Team
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company employs 19 full-time employees in San Diego, California, and four contractors in the United States, France and Spain. The Company expects to hire a few more individuals throughout 2023, depending on the Robot Cache Platform’s games processing and quality assurance needs as well as market factors, but in any event the Company does not expect to have more than 22 full-time employees in 2023. The Company’s directors, officers and key employees have over 100 years of combined experience in the video game industry (see Item 3 below titled “Directors and Officers”).
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings or may be subject to other claims against it. The results of such legal proceedings and the resolution of such claims cannot be predicted with certainty; but in either case, they could have an adverse impact on the Company’s business or the development of the Robot Cache Platform because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of resources and other factors. The Company is not currently subject to any material claims against it, nor is it involved in any legal proceedings.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
As of the date of this Offering Circular, we rent office space at 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, California 92122. Our subsidiary, Robot Cache S. L., rents an office in Santa Cruz Se Tenerife, Spain. Neither we nor our subsidiary owns any real property. To the Company’s knowledge, all intellectual property created by or on behalf of the Company (whether by employees or third parties) is the property of the Company via employment policies, “work-for-hire” provisions, and assignments, as applicable.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This section regarding “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect the Company management’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate” and “continue,” or similar words. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.
Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by the Company in this Offering Circular and in reports filed by the Company with the Commission. Important factors currently known to the Company could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or any changes in the future operating results over time. The Company believes that its assumptions are based upon reasonable data derived from and known about its business and operations. No assurances are made that actual results of operations or the results of the Company’s future activities will not differ materially from its assumptions. Factors that could cause differences include, but are not limited to, expected market demand for the Company’s services, fluctuations in pricing for materials, and competition.
| 1 | Public statements by senior officials at the SEC indicate that it does not intend to take the position that bitcoin or ether are securities (in their current form). Bitcoin and ether are the only crypto assets as to which senior officials at the SEC have publicly expressed such a view. However, such statements are not official policy statements by the SEC and reflect only the speakers’ views, which are not binding on the SEC or any other agency or court and cannot be generalized to any other digital asset. |
| 2 | The Company received an analysis from legal counsel experienced in crypto asset regulatory matters in support of the position that CSPR does not currently constitute a security under U.S. securities law. This analysis is not binding on regulators or the courts. The Company receives CSPR for validating transactions on the CASPER Blockchain Network. The Company does not trade or otherwise sell or distribute CSPR. |
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Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “our Company” refer to Robot Cache US Inc. and its subsidiary.
The following information should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, which are included in this Offering Circular. As noted above, the following discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are, among others, the following sections:
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| ● | Operating Results | |
| ● | Liquidity and Capital Resources | |
| ● | Critical Accounting Policies | |
| ● | Trends and Key Factors Affecting Our Performance |
Business Overview
The Company operates the Robot Cache Platform, an online PC digital distribution platform with Users in over 160 countries. The Robot Cache Platform enables Users to purchase PC games as well as list them for sale (i.e., relinquish their licensed rights to the content), in exchange for cash back on their credit cards or for store credit in the form of the Company’s digital “in-game” currency, IRON. We serve mainly PC gamers, game developers and Publishers.
In addition, the Company has pioneered a new – and, in the Company’s opinion, exciting – concept dubbed “Proof of Gaming.” The Company has partnered with NiceHash through its open account therein and integration of NiceHash’s API. The Robot Cache Platform directs Users to the NiceHash marketplace, and it is through NiceHash’s technology that Users can “opt in” to validate blockchain transactions in NiceHash’s mining pool.4 Proof of Gaming involves Users utilizing their PCs’ CPUs and graphics cards (GPU) to validate transactions on various blockchains via such “opt in.” Following User validation of such transactions, the Company’s NiceHash account is credited with bitcoin, 85% of which is awarded to Users in the equivalent amount of Company store credit, IRON. As of March 23, 2023, our beta Users have validated over 1.6 million hours of blockchain transactions. The Robot Cache client application has a real-time tracker that enables Users to see approximately how much IRON they have earned. This aspect of the Robot Cache Platform – enabling Users to earn store credit – has been well received and is, we believe, unique, as it provides an alternative way for Users in emerging markets to purchase video games that they would have not been able to obtain otherwise. The early traction and key performance indicators that we have received are encouraging and support our belief that Users want to be able to monetize their game libraries by selling titles that they no longer wish to retain.
The Company has entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with the blockchain company CasperLabs Holdings AG (“CasperLabs”) (see Exhibit 6.18 to the Amended Offering Statement). The MOU calls for the Company to migrate its current DRM / copy protection methodology to the CASPER Blockchain Network (SYM: CSPR-USD), thereby significantly reducing the consumption of power needed for the Company to validate blockchain transactions and to manage licensed rights granted or revoked with respect to a User’s digital game copy. The Company has already implemented its new DRM / copy protection using the CASPER Blockchain Network, and it is currently being tested on CasperLabs’ “Test-net” before being deployed to its “Main-net.” This migration will transition our DRM-based copy protection from a “Proof of Work” method to “Proof of Stake,” requiring significantly less power consumption, given that the CASPER Blockchain Network has only 100 “validators” versus more than 40,000 on the Ethereum blockchain. (The Company is one of the validators for the CASPER Blockchain Network and receives CSPR awards for serving as a validator.) The Company’s DRM is used solely for validating User licenses to games and bears no relation to User validation of transactions in the NiceHash marketplace. The Company’s DRM is used only to ensure that Users have the proper license to engage in such activities, and the Company’s transition to a “Proof of Stake” method bears no relation to NiceHash or User validation of transactions in the NiceHash marketplace.
The Company was built by video game industry veterans with over 100 years of combined video game development and publishing experience. It expects that the relationships developed over time will enable its employees to seed the Robot Cache Platform with the best titles across all video game genres. The Company is built to cater to all types of PC video game revenue models (e.g., premium sale, free to play, subscription, and advertising-based).
Our one subsidiary, Robot Cache S.L., which is wholly owned by the Company, is headquartered in Santa Cruz Se Tenerife, Spain. The Company is in the process of discontinuing all of this subsidiary’s operations and expects to be finished in 2023.
4 The Company itself does not provide the transaction validation (“mining”) technology to Users. The sole source of the mining technology is NiceHash.
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Although retail physical video game sales are declining year over year, digital sales are, in our view, strong. The Company has created an entirely new model for digital publishing platforms by enabling digital resale of PC video games on a secure distribution platform, powered by blockchain technology. This new model opens a fresh market for Publishers to create additional revenue streams outside of the initial PC video game sale or in-app purchases.
The Publisher feedback from our current partners and others has also been favorable. We have been able to secure the rights to hundreds of titles so far with little or no outlay of advances/guarantees. We believe that our ability to secure these rights is due primarily to the fact that our team has long-standing relationships from our many years in the game industry and that we offer a unique approach in paying out more in royalties, combined with a business model that rewards gamers who wish to be compensated for relinquishing the licenses to their games. However, as the marketplace changes, we anticipate that in some cases we will need to pay monetary advances for certain high-end so-called “AAA” games (meaning, generally, in the videogame industry, high-budget, high-profile games typically produced and distributed by large, well-known Publishers). In the event that we do pay Publishers such advances, the advances are in almost all cases allowed to be fully recouped by us before we are required to pay additional royalties. If we agree to a limitation on the time available to us to recoup any monetary advances paid, we would either need to (i) sell a sufficient number of games to recoup the advances or (ii) forfeit the remainder of any monetary advances paid. Therefore, although in some cases we may have prepaid royalties on our balance sheet, we expect to recoup them back in full. It is, in our opinion, a “win-win” scenario for both the Publisher and the User and opens up what we believe will be greater opportunities for increased sales for the gaming industry.
Other Media Forms
The technology developed by the Company applies, in addition to gaming, to other forms of media such as films, music, digital artwork and books. The Company has been approached by, for example, motion picture companies asking whether they could apply the same concept to their films, which could be bundled with or without associated games and “resold.” We have also been approached by book publishers that want to digitally watermark a small number of copies, creating “limited editions” and, by introducing “scarcity,” potentially increasing the value of such content. In our opinion, our business model and technology can be applied to many different forms of digital media and eventually will become the standard for verification and ownership provenance (i.e., tracking of previous owners via the blockchain) for buying and selling digital content globally.
AMD Partnership
In August 2019, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) (“AMD”) announced a partnership with the Company that, in our opinion, has been fruitful in that AMD has been promoting the Robot Cache Platform throughout our beta testing phase by sending emails and social media blasts to its users, thereby significantly increasing our User base. We expect similar positive results to continue from this partnership for the remainder of 2022 and into 2023. The partnership has been of substantial value, as it represents a major global PC hardware manufacturer’s validation of the Company’s business model. We are also listed on AMD’s website at amd.com under its “Games” section.
China
In November 2019 we entered into an agreement (since assigned to its Chinese affiliate Hainan Zero & Ones Network Technology Co., Ltd) with LedgerZ Holdings, one of our investors, to assist with launching the Robot Cache Platform in China. The Chinese market has well over 300 million video game users and represents a $15B+ annual revenue market opportunity for the Company. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not yet factored into our forecasts any revenue projections for Asia, as issues related to COVID-19 have impacted much of China’s economy and significantly reduced travel and commerce in the country. In the latter part of 2022, China appeared to be reducing COVID-19 restrictions, and we hope that any such reduction will positively impact the Company in 2023 and beyond. Our exclusive partner, Zero and One’s, is located in China, and will be seeking both free-to-play and blockchain-based Web3 games for release in China (and other countries if appropriate) on the Robot Cache Platform. Web3 games are growing in the Chinese and Asian markets and we intend to capitalize on this growing trend. Therefore, we have already implemented additional payment forms for the Chinese market (such as WeChat Pay and Alipay), and we will be adding other forms of digital currency and payment solutions (such as Amazon payments and Coinbase Commerce). Adding these forms of payment, which our competitors have shied away from but which are important to the future of digital global commerce, will, we believe, enable the global community to purchase games from the Robot Cache Platform.
Launch Expected Second Quarter of 2023
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Robot Cache Platform is in open beta and is expected to launch globally in the second quarter of 2023. With our current (as of September 30, 2022) User base of approximately 70,726 beta testers, we have been able to collect valuable KPIs such as “Average Revenue Per Paying User” (ARPPU), “Average Revenue Per User” (ARPU), “Average Revenue Per Miner” (ARPM), and other industry recognized KPIs.
We believe that our plan to use the funds raised in the 2021 Offering to acquire additional content in the digital PC game distribution e-commerce space, as well as adding support for supporting blockchain based games and digital items represents a dependable method for promoting an ecosystem of growth.
Material Developments
The Company notes the following material developments during the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022:
The Company signed a licensing agreement with DACS Laboratories GmbH (“DACS”) to integrate DACS’s streaming technology into the Robot Cache Platform. This streaming technology will enable games to operate more quickly on the Robot Cache Platform. We believe that this relationship with DACS gives us an advantage over our competitors. It enables our Users to start the download process and play games within minutes of purchase, as opposed to experiencing a protracted waiting time for the completion of game download. For larger games, the download period can take several hours. None of our competitors currently offers this capability–, and we believe gamers will find this functionality valuable.
In the first quarter of 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with Carlton One Engagement Corporation, a British Columbia corporation, d/b/a Global Reward Solutions ®, to integrate a feature in the Robot Cache Platform enabling Users to redeem their IRON for rewards or gift cards. A copy of the Master Services Agreement is filed with this Post-Qualification Amendment No. 4 as Exhibit 6.19. The Company believes that this feature may encourage its Users to utilize their IRON in more ways than just purchasing games and may potentially increase our User base by attracting new Users who are interested in using their computers to redeem IRON in different ways. The Company currently plans to implement this feature into the Robot Cache Platform sometime in 2023.
Global Launch Expected in the Second Quarter of 2023
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Robot Cache Platform has launched in smaller regions, particularly in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand, to gauge marketing effectiveness and optimize both messaging and KPIs. The Robot Cache Platform is in open beta and is expected to launch globally in the first quarter of 2023. We are currently in the final stages of including additional features and functionalities into the Robot Cache Platform on the basis of what we have learned from launching in these smaller regions. Once we have finished implementing these extra features and functionalities, we expect to launch globally in the second quarter of 2023. With our current (as of April 6, 2023) User base of approximately 82,683 User accounts, we have been able to collect valuable KPIs such as “Average Revenue Per Paying User” (ARPPU), “Average Revenue Per User” (ARPU), “Average Revenue Per Miner” (ARPM), and other industry recognized KPIs.
We believe that our plan to use the funds raised in the 2021 Offering to acquire additional content in the digital PC game distribution e-commerce space, as well as adding support for supporting blockchain based games and digital items, represents a dependable method for promoting an ecosystem of growth.
The Company plans to ramp up its marketing efforts and further refine and test various channels and partners in the United States, Europe and Asia to increase User acquisition and brand awareness in 2023 and beyond.
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Sources of Revenue
The Company generates its revenues from several different sources, some of which are unique to the Robot Cache Platform. The first source is the percentage of sales revenues that we receive (5%) from the sale of games. The second source is that through the mining marketplace NiceHash, we enable our Users to utilize their PCs (when they are not playing video games) to solve blockchain transactions (“mining”). In exchange for their mining activities, the Company credits back to the Users 85% of the IRON equivalent of the bitcoin received by the Company through NiceHash for the mining activities and retains the remaining 15%. The bitcoin received by the Company from NiceHash is either converted to USD through Coinbase, the Company’s custodian, at the end of each calendar month, or held as an asset on the Company’s balance sheet. The User can use IRON to purchase games.
The Company also plans to roll out a University of California, Berkeley program named “BOINC” in the first half of 2023. This program would enable Users to use their PCs to solve complex calculations for causes such as curing children’s cancer, folding proteins, addressing global warming, and searching for extraterrestrial life. Initial reactions from our partners to this planned program have been positive. In the Company’s opinion, Users will also react positively to the BOINC program, as it enables Users to utilize their PCs for good causes while earning IRON in the process.
Lastly, the Company plans to offer advertising on the Robot Cache Platform, which is not currently offered by any of our competitors. Since we will be handling advertising through direct sale and Publisher relationships, we will be charging industry-standard video “CPM” rates (i.e., the cost an advertiser pays for 1,000 “ad impressions,” which are counted whenever an advertisement is displayed). The industry-standard video CPM rate, as of the date of this Offering Circular, ranges between $18.00 and $30.00. We expect that as our User base grows, so will the Company’s advertising revenues, which are at a very high margin of approximately 97%.
The sources of revenue described above enable us to reduce distribution costs significantly, thereby benefiting our publishing partners and generating sources of income apart from video game sales.
Operating Results
The following table summarizes changes in selected operating indicators of the Company for the respective periods presented:
Year ended December 31, 2022 compared with year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Revenues (software) | $ | 1,642 | $ | 2,989 | ||||
| Revenues (mining) | $ | 1,477 | $ | 790,804 | ||||
| Total operating expenses (General and administrative and sales and marketing) | 4,582,377 | 2,661,609 | ||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | - | (61,946 | ) | |||||
| Income tax expense | - | - | ||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | (5,007,740 | ) | $ | (2,187,679 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency translation, gain (loss) | (3,314 | ) | (836 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on stock investments, held-for-sale | (175,759 | ) | (371,976 | ) | ||||
| Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (5,251,500 | ) | (2,560,491 | ) | ||||
| Earnings per share, basic | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
| Earnings per share, diluted | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
Revenues
For the 2022 Fiscal Year, the Company generated $1,642 in revenues from game sales on the Robot Cache Platform and $1,477 in in revenues from mining, compared to $2,989 in revenues from game sales on the Robot Cache Platform and $790,804 in revenues from mining in the 2021 Fiscal Year.
Revenues from gaming customers continued to be minimal in the 2022 Fiscal Year as a result of our ongoing open beta testing phase and limited test launch in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand (representing approximately ~6% of the PC purchased games market), the continual refinement of the technology of the Robot Cache Platform to address customer feedback and testing various marketing strategies to optimize the companies KPIs. In addition, we did not allow any new Users outside such regions to open accounts, as we measured our KPIs in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand only. The Company deployed no marketing efforts targeted at increasing revenue from customers in the United States and Europe, which together represent the vast majority (approximately 88%) of purchasers of PC games worldwide.
The Company’s revenue from mining decreased from the 2021 Fiscal Year to the 2022 Fiscal Year due to a modification of the Company’s partnership agreement with CasperLabs and a decline in the CSPR cryptocurrency market value. In September 2022, the Company modified its partnership agreement with CasperLabs concerning the Company’s role as a validator on the CasperLabs network, in return for the Company’s earning CSPR. Such modification reduced mining revenue to $1,477 worth of CSPR as node validating net revenue compared to 2021 revenue of $790,804. The reduction was due to a lower amount of CSPR the Company would receive pursuant to the modified partnership agreement, as well as a decline in the CSPR cryptocurrency market value from $0.114741 as of December 31, 2021 to $0.027605 as of December 31, 2022.
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Interest and Income Tax Expenses
In part, the funds raised by the Company in the 2021 Offering were used to eliminate the Company’s debt, thereby eliminating all interest expenses in 2022. No income tax expenses are currently due, because the Company has tax losses, with an accumulated loss carryforward of $20,191,144.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the 2022 Fiscal Year totaled $4,582,377, representing an increase of $1,920,768 (or 72.2%), as compared to $2,661,609 during the 2021 Fiscal Year. Payroll expenses represent 58.9%, and outside contractor expenses represent 12.6%. of general and administrative expenses. The Company hired additional engineers and contractors to further develop the Robot Cache Platform as well as a head of marketing, a store operations manager, and an account manager. In preparation for an early 2023 launch of the Robot Cache Platform in the United States and Europe, the Company invested $560,000 in marketing and sales efforts for User acquisition, content and marketing-materials creation, brand advertising, industry conferences and free game entitlements. The remainder of the selling, general and administrative expenses were rent, supplies, internet and telecommunications, travel, etc.
Asset impairment charges
Cryptocurrency is evaluated each year and reported at the lower of cost or market, including the CSPR cryptocurrency earned from validation activity. The drop in the CSPR cryptocurrency market value from $0.114741 as of December 31, 2021 to $0.027605 as of December 31, 2022 resulted in a recognized but unrealized loss of $240,421 on cryptocurrency for the 2022 Fiscal Year.
Other income and expenses
The Company used funds raised in the 2021 Offering to pay off its loan from Roxy Friday, LLC6 (“Roxy Friday,” and such loan, the “Roxy Friday Loan”), in full before the end of 2021, resulting in no debt for the 2022 Fiscal Year and no interest expense.
The Company capitalizes development costs and then amortizes these costs over three years. It amortized $407,347 of its developed platform accounts in both 2022 and 2021.
The Company was granted $159,625 of forgiveness for the loan it received from the federal government in 2021 under the 2020 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
The Company’s foreign currency loss was $3,314 in 2022 compared to $836 in 2021.
The Company’s valuation of cryptocurrency on December 31, 2022 resulted in a recognized but unrealized loss of $240,423, including CSPR cryptocurrency earned from being a blockchain validator for CasperLabs cryptocurrency whose market value as of December 31, 2021 was $0.114741 compared to $0.027605 as of December 31, 2022. None of the Company’s cryptocurrency was converted to United States dollars ($) during either the 2022 Fiscal Year or the 2021 Fiscal Year.
The remaining other expenses totaled $21,018 in the 2022 Fiscal Year, compared to $954 in the 2021 Fiscal Year.
Income taxes
Income taxes for the 2022 Fiscal Year and for the 2021 Fiscal Year were $0.
Net loss
For the 2022 Fiscal Year, the Company had a net loss of $5,007,740, compared with a net loss of $2,560,491 for the 2021 Fiscal Year. This increase in net loss is primarily due to the higher administrative costs in increased personnel, marketing, and technology costs.
6 The CEO, Board Chairman, and sole owner of Roxy Friday is the Company’s co-founder and director, Frank Brian Fargo.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had cash of $17,291,106. We reported a net loss of $5,007,740 during the 2022 Fiscal Year. The Company incurred a net loss of $2,560,491 during the 2021 Fiscal Year. The following table provides a summary of the Company’s net cash flows from its operating, investing, and financing activities.
| Year ended December 31, | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (6,919,438 | ) | $ | (578,273 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | (59,416 | ) | (107,357 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 3,917,330 | 21,036,674 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash | (3,061,524 | ) | 20,351,044 | |||||
| Cash, beginning of period | 20,352,630 | 1,586 | ||||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 17,291,106 | $ | 20,352,630 | ||||
Sources of Liquidity
The Company funded operations primarily through the 2021 Offering, which raised net proceeds of $22,430,174. The Company used part of the proceeds of the 2021 Offering to pay off the Company’s loans of $1,393,500, resulting in the $21,036,674 from “financing activities” in the 2021 Fiscal Year and an additional $3,917,330 final settlement from the 2021 Offering in the 2022 Fiscal Year, reflected in the chart above.7 In the opinion of management, the Company’s current cash position of $17,291,106 on December 31, 2022 will enable it to cover current operations for the next 36 months and beyond, depending on the success of the Company’s 2023 platform launch in the United States and Europe. The funds raised from the 2021 Offering, other than those applied to retire the Roxy Friday Loan in 2022, will be used primarily for marketing, user acquisition and the acquisition of additional content, in each case to accelerate the Company’s growth.
Prepaid Expenses
The Company prepays game some publishers to include their games in the Robot Cache Platform. These prepayments were $303,128 on December 31, 2022 compared to $174,807 on December 31, 2021. After the Robot Cache Platform launch, the deposits will be offset with the portion of the proceeds of selling the publishers games. The Company may need to continue to offer deposits (prepaid royalties) for the placement of publishers’ games on the Robot Cache Platform and expects these deposits to increase in the upcoming months and then begin to decrease as the publishers’ games are sold on the Robot Cache Platform.
Other Current Assets
The Company’s other current assets totaled $1,142 in the 2022 Fiscal Year, compared to $535 for the 2021 Fiscal Year.
Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities
As noted above, cash used in operating activities was $6,919,438 for the 2022 Fiscal Year, compared to $578,273 for the 2021 Fiscal Year. Cash was consumed from the net loss of $5,519,168 for the 2022 Fiscal Year and $2,560,491 for the 2021 Fiscal Year.
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Net use of cash from investing activities for the 2022 Fiscal Year was $59,416, the amount of the Company’s investment in development of the Robot Cache Platform. Net use of cash from investing activities for the 2021 Fiscal Year was $107,357.
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the 2022 Fiscal Year was $3,917,330, representing the remainder of the proceeds of $22,430,174 from the 2021 Offering.
Operating and Capital Expenditure Requirements
Primarily as a consequence of the 2021 Offering, the Company began 2022 with $17,291,106 in cash and cash equivalents. After taking into account the net loss of $5,007,740 for the 2022 Fiscal Year, the Company nevertheless expects operations to be funded by that cash for at least 36 months and beyond, depending on the success of the Robot Cache Platform’s global launch in 2023.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty, because the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. Actual results inevitably will differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include long-term investments, the recoverability of long-lived assets, impairment analysis of intangible assets, and stock-based compensation.
Statements of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows are affected by the accounting policies the Company has adopted. In order to get a full understanding of the Company’s financial statements, one must have a clear understanding of the accounting policies employed. A summary of the Company’s critical accounting policies follows:
Long Term Investments
The Company accounts for its long-term investments, consisting of equity investments, at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income.
7 The broker-dealer for the 2021 Offering did not transfer the net proceeds of the offering to the Company until 2022. In 2021, such funds were accounted for on an accrual basis, and the Company’s audited financials for the 2022 Fiscal Year now reflect the transfer of those proceeds to the Company.
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Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies (including bitcoin (BTC) and Casper (CSPR)) are included in current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Cryptocurrencies purchased are recorded at cost and cryptocurrencies awarded to the Company through its mining and validation activities are accounted for in connection with the Company’s revenue recognition policy disclosed below.
Cryptocurrencies held are accounted for as intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized but is instead assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently, when events or changes in circumstances occur, indicating that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. An asset is impaired when its carrying amount exceeds its fair value, which, in the case of a cryptocurrency, is measured at any given time using the cryptocurrency’s quoted price at that time. In testing for impairment, the Company has the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an impairment exists. If that determination is negative, a quantitative impairment test is not necessary and is not performed. If, however, the Company concludes otherwise, it is required to perform a quantitative impairment test. To the extent an impairment loss is recognized, the loss establishes the new cost basis of the asset. Subsequent reversal of impairment losses is not permitted.
In the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows, purchases of cryptocurrencies by the Company are included within investing activities, while cryptocurrencies awarded to the Company through its mining validation activities are included within operating activities.
Realized gains or losses from the sale of cryptocurrencies are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company accounts for its gains or losses in accordance with the first in first out (FIFO) method of accounting.
All cryptocurrencies owned by the Company are held by the Company’s custodian Coinbase. Since the Company no longer has plans to issue tokens or other digital assets, it does not anticipate holding cryptocurrency in the future, other than as a result of the mining pool activities described elsewhere.
Impairment of long-lived assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds their fair value.
Recently issued and adopted accounting pronouncements
The Company continually assesses any new accounting pronouncements to determine their applicability to the Company’s financial statements. When it is determined that a new accounting pronouncement affects the Company’s financial reporting, the Company undertakes a review to determine the consequences of the change to its financial statements and believes that proper controls are in place to ascertain that the Company’s financial statements properly reflect any material changes.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not currently have and has never had any off-balance sheet arrangements.
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Trends and Key Factors Affecting Our Performance
Investment in Long-Term Growth.
The core elements of the Company’s growth strategy include acquiring new customers, broadening distribution capabilities through strategic partnerships, extending customer lifetime value by continually delivering new games to our Users, and expanding our product offerings. The Company plans to continue to invest significant resources to accomplish these goals, and the Company anticipates that its operating expenses will continue to increase for the foreseeable future, particularly sales and marketing expenses. These investments are intended to contribute to long-term growth, but they may affect near-term profitability.
The Company’s future growth will continue to depend, in part, on attracting additional Users and increasing the ways in which we monetize them. The Company plans to increase its sales and marketing spending and seek to attract these Users. We expect to rely on User acquisition, strategic distribution partners, affinity networks and conference and speaking events for the Company’s growth.
Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”)
With our current User base of approximately 82,683 registered accounts (as of April 6, 2023), we have been able to collect valuable KPIs such as “Average Revenue Per Paying User” (ARPPU), “Average Revenue Per User” (ARPU), “Average Revenue Per Miner” (ARPM), and other industry recognized KPIs. See below for our historical KPI data.
| KPI | December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
| Cost per Acquisition | $ | 0.50 | (1) | $ | 7.79 | (2) | ||
| Average Revenue Per Paying User (ARPPU) | $ | 15.03 | $ | 11.06 | (3) | |||
| Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) (per month) | $ | 1.07 | $ | 0.34 | (4) | |||
| Average Revenue Per Miner (ARPM) | $ | 3.06 | $ | 0.96 | (5) | |||
| (1) | No material marketing activities directly related to acquiring Users in 2021. “Cost per Acquisition” (CPA) represents testing of free game giveaways. | |
| (2) | We exited open beta and launched in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand in July 2022. Higher CPA resulted from prior free game giveaway agreements, because we originally anticipated a global launch, rather than a smaller, regional launch. | |
| (3) | The decline was due to exiting open beta in July 2022 and preventing new Users, other than in those in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand, from creating accounts. We observed lower spending and mining revenues in these regions. | |
| (4) | As noted above, the decline was due to exiting open beta in July 2022 and preventing new Users, other than those in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand, from creating accounts. We observed lower spending and mining revenues in these regions. | |
| (5) | ARPM declined in 2022 because of several factors, including (a) the decline in the price of ETH when the Ethereum blockchain switched to “proof of stake” in September 2022 and (b) the fact that the CPUs and GPUs of many Users who mined lacked sufficient computational power. |
“Total Game Hours Played” for the period ending December 31, 2022 was 4,600.56 hours, compared to 3,318.93 hours for the period ending December 31, 2021, a 38.6% increase.
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Registered Users. As of April 6, 2023, we had 82,683 “Registered Users” (Users who have created free accounts on the Robot Cache Platform). Due to the gamification aspects built into the Robot Cache Platform, we expect our User base to grow organically as more people become aware of the platform’s unique features and its offerings through the Company’s marketing efforts. We currently project having approximately 4,000,000 Registered Users one year after the date of our global launch, expected to take place in the second quarter of 2023, 12,000,000 Registered Users one year after such launch, and 18,000,000 Registered Users two years after such launch. This projected growth is anticipated to be due primarily to our marketing efforts as well as working with our media and hardware partners to amplify our marketing efforts. The average conversion rate for first time “new user visits” to new accounts created, as of December 31, 2022, is approximately 8.70%. We believe this is a strong conversion rate. In our modeling of future growth, we have assumed a User conversion rate of 10%.
In July 2022, we began launching in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand to evaluate our metrics in smaller markets. Due to previous agreements for large one-time fees in the form of “free game giveaways” that had to be fulfilled before the end of 2022, our average cost for acquiring Users increased to $9.64 as of December 31, 2022. Going forward, we intend to pay for games on a “per copy” basis, which should cost us on average $0.50 to $1.00 to acquire a User, instead of paying large one-time fees that are not as economically efficient and “global entitlement” deals, which enable us to give away as many copies as we like for a one-time fee. | |
| ● | ARPPU and ARPU. With regard to revenues, our “Average Revenue Per Paying User” (ARPPU) in the period ending on December 31, 2022 is $11.06. Our “Average Revenue Per User” (ARPU) for the same period is $0.34 per month. We expect both averages (ARPPU and ARPU) to increase as we formally announce our global worldwide launch, with the accompanying press. For the first six months of 2022, the Company was still in open beta and did not spend any marketing efforts to acquire Users.
As of December 31, 2022, our ARPPU declined to $0.34, caused by the launch of our platform in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand (which represent approximately 6% of the global PC purchased games market). We exited open beta in July 2022 and prohibited new Users outside of these regions from creating accounts. In addition, partially because PC sales in those markets were less than expected, our ARPU declined. This decline in ARPU was also partially due to a decrease in the “revenue per miner,” because the PCs of many Users in those regions lacked the graphics processing unit (GPU) specifications necessary to earn a meaningful quantity of IRON from the Users’ mining activity. As a result, many Users used only their central processing units (CPUs), which earn Users much less IRON than a standard GPU. Consequently, Users decreased or stopped their mining activity because of the low earning power, thereby diluting ARPM (as defined below). As the PC sales market is primarily in the United States and Europe, we anticipate that the revenue numbers in those regions will be greater, because Users there have higher capacity GPUs and CPUs.
Another reason for the decline in our ARPU as of December 31, 2022 was the decline in Users validating transactions on the Ethereum blockchain via NiceHash. In September 2022, because Ethereum switched from a “proof of work” to a “proof of stake” model, Users began validating transactions on different blockchains. Validating transactions on other blockchains is not as profitable as validating transactions on Ethereum prior to the switch, and thus the bitcoin awarded to the Company decreased. Consequently, the Company’s ARPU also declined as the amount of bitcoin the Company retained from User mining activity decreased. | |
| ● | ARPM. We saw an “Average Revenue Per Miner” (ARPM) of $0.96 in the period ending on December 31, 2022. This is a decrease from the ARPM of $3.06 (over the period ending on December 31, 2021).
ARPM declined in 2022 due to several factors, but was almost solely the result of our launch in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. The decline was due to a) the decline in transaction validation activity on the Ethereum blockchain when it switched to a “proof-of-stake” model in September 2022 and b) Users from Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand having lower computational power of their CPU’s and GPU’s . As the PC purchased games market exists primarily in the United States and Europe, we expect the ARPM in the United States and Europe regions will be greater, as Users therein tend to have higher-capacity GPUs and CPUs. We do not believe our ARPM in Brazil, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand is indicative of what our ARPM will be once the Robot Cache Platform launches globally.
To our knowledge, no other company offers the Robot Cache Platform’s “opt in” feature. As of March 21, 2023, our beta Users have enabled their PCs to validate over 1.6 million hours of blockchain transactions. |
Statistics on User accounts, paying Users, and miners for each quarterly period in the 2022 Fiscal Year are presented in the chart below.
| Quarter | Number of User Accounts | Number of Paying Users | Number of Miners | |||||||||
| End of March 31, 2022 | 50,898 | 84 | 1,053 | |||||||||
| End of June 30, 2022 | 51,040 | 510 | 6,784 | |||||||||
| End of September 30, 2022 | 70,726 | - | - | |||||||||
| End of December 31, 2022 | 77,189 | 1,482 | 7,396 | |||||||||
As of December 31, 2022, we experienced an average conversion rate of 6.68% for new first-time visitors who create new accounts on the Robot Cache Platform. We expect this number to increase as we globally launch in the United States and Europe, which together represent approximately 88% of the PC purchased games market.
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DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT
Our directors, executive officers and other significant individuals, their positions and ages as of April 14, 2023, their terms of office, and their approximate hours of work per week are as follows:
| Name | Position | Age | Term of Office | Approximate hours per week for part-time employees | ||||
| Lee Jacobson | Chief Executive Officer and Director | 57 | Began Jan. 16, 2018 | N/A | ||||
| Mark Caldwell | Chief Technology Officer | 59 | Began Jan. 16, 2018 | N/A | ||||
| Philippe Erwin | General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business Development | 55 | Began April 1, 2018 | N/A | ||||
| Frank Brian Fargo | Director | 60 | Began Jan. 16, 2018 | N/A | ||||
| Keven Baxter | Director | 63 | Began Jan. 16, 2018 | N/A |
Executive Officers
Lee Jacobson, Chief Executive Officer. Lee is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. He is an entertainment executive with over 25 years of experience in the video game industry and 16 years of experience managing digital distribution at some of the most well-known Publishers in the world. From 2017 to 2018, Lee was the Managing Director of Converge Direct, LLC, a digital advertising agency, where he managed all of the analytics and software development operations for its clients. Beginning in 2012, Lee was the Chief Executive Officer of Apmetrix Analytics Inc. until it liquidated its assets in 2019 in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding. From 2009 to 2012, Lee was a Senior Vice President, Licensing and Digital Publishing for Atari, where he was responsible for global licensing activities for all consumer products and interactive categories for the Atari brand and global publishing operations for the console and mobile business units. From 1998 to 2009, Lee was a Vice President, Business Development and Licensing, for Midway Games Inc., during which time he managed the worldwide licensing and business development functions. Prior to 1998, Lee was a Director of Business Development for Virgin Interactive Entertainment beginning in 1997. In December 2019, Lee formed, and became the Chief Executive Officer and a director of, a Delaware corporation named Digital World Acquisition Corp., which had the intention of serving as a special purpose acquisition company at some point after its formation. Lee resigned as CEO of Digital World Acquisition Corp. on May 21, 2021, and resigned from its board of directors on November 28, 2022.
Mark Caldwell, Chief Technology Officer. Mark is the Company’s Chief Technology Officer. He is an entrepreneur and veteran in the video game industry with over 25 years of experience in the industry, who has created and won awards for games on platforms from the Apple II to the Xbox 360. From 2017 to 2018, Mark was the Chief Technology Officer of Converge Direct, LLC, where he managed all of its analytics, information technology and data management infrastructure. Beginning in 2012, Mark was the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Apmetrix Analytics Inc. until it liquidated its assets in 2019 in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding. Mark simultaneously was the Chief Technology Officer of Anametrix, Inc. from 2013 to 2014. From 2011 to 2013, Mark was the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Plaor, a social games publisher that offered entertain and social experience for gamers. From 2010 to 2011, Mark was a Vice President, Engineering, at Playdom and Disney Interactive Media Group, during which time he was responsible for a broad range of technology services. From 2005 to 2009, Mark was a Director of PC Development and Executive Producer for Midway Games Inc., responsible for all processes, testing plans and online distribution models for PC development and distribution to optimize hardware of PC vendors and all PC franchises, including, among others, Lord of the Rings Online, Unreal Tournament 3, Rise & Fall and Stranglehold. Before joining Midway Games Inc., Mark was the founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of Rapid Eye Entertainment, Inc. from 2001 to 2005, where he developed, planned and organized all facets of the business, including strategy, creative, budgets, production, development and business management. From 1996 to 2001, Mark was a Vice President, Development, for The 3DO Company, and before that, the Co-founder and Senior Vice President of New World Computing, Inc. beginning in 1986. He is a recipient of the Top Tech Exec Awards, San Diego, for 2015 and 2016, honoring him for being an outstanding information technology executive who works in San Diego, as nominated by his peers and clients.
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Philippe Erwin, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business Development. With a background in international and intellectual property law, Philippe has been working in the games industry for over 20 years in various roles, from corporate senior executive to entrepreneur. From 2014 to 2017, Philippe was founder and Chief Executive Officer of Relativity Studios, a media and games company developing highly successful and engaging interactive content for top brands such as Mattel and Crayola, generating over 20 million downloads for its partners on the App and Google Play stores. From 2011 to 2013, Philippe was co-founder and partner of QED Associates, an interactive entertainment consultancy working with top media companies, video game publishers, and filmmakers, including Warner Bros., Tencent, Atari, Wargaming, and Mad Max director George Miller, where he identified and secured over $50 million in investment and distribution deals for its partners. Prior to that, from 2007 to 2010, Philippe co-founded and was the CEO of independent video game developer, Collision Studios, where he managed the successful launch of over 20 titles across 10 different platforms (PC, Mac, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Wii, and Apple/Google mobile), including the highly successful “300: March to Glory” video game which received a Sony’s Greatest Hits award. From 2002 to 2006, Philippe was Vice President of Interactive Entertainment at Warner Bros., where he was responsible for building and overseeing the studio’s video games publishing group, eventually resulting in $2B in sales from its key franchises such as Harry Potter, The Matrix, Batman, Justice League, Friends, and Cartoon Network. From 2000 to 2001 Philippe was Vice President of Business Affairs for the games group at Universal Studios (Bruce Lee, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, etc.), where he handled a variety of legal matters including production and distribution deals, M&A, litigation, compliance issues and corporate matters. From 1996-1999, Philippe was Director of Business Development at Activision Blizzard, where he was responsible for the company’s ancillary business Shares, working with such franchises as Tony Hawk, Mechwarrior, Battlezone, and Activision classics. From 1992-1995, Philippe worked as an attorney at several large law firms in New York, Paris and Los Angeles, including Wilson Elser, Thomas & Associates and Loeb & Loeb, where he handled a variety of transactional and litigation work for Fortune 100 companies involving intellectual property, corporate, insurance, and international matters. Philippe is a member of the New York, Massachusetts, California, District of Columbia, Paris (France), London (UK) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) bar associations.
Board of Directors
The board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) consists of the following two members in addition to Lee Jacobson:
Frank Brian Fargo is a co-founder of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors. He has over 30 years of experience in the software publishing industry. Brian founded inXile Entertainment, Inc. (“inXile”), a developer of entertainment software for all popular game video game systems, personal computers and wireless devices, in 2002 and helped inXile successfully fund the development of Wasteland 2 through a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $2.9 million. In 2019, Brian sold inXile to Microsoft Games Studios, though he continues to serve as inXile’s Studio Head. From 1983 to 2001, Brian was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Interplay, a company that he took public in 1998.
Keven Baxter is a member of the Board of Directors. Keven has over 30 years of experience advising technology companies in licensing and transactional matters. From 2006 until his retirement from his legal practice in 2020, Keven was a Partner at Baxter Technology Law, Inc. where he specialized in technology and media licensing and business and commercial transactions. From 2003 to 2005, Keven was a Vice President, Legal, for Fair Isaac Corporation, which develops and markets scoring and analytic solutions to the financial, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications and other industries, where he managed the worldwide operational legal activity. From 1999 to 2002, Keven was the General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development for Buy.com, Inc. Keven was the General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Interplay Entertainment Corp. from 1995 to 1998. Prior to that time, Keven was a business and technology lawyer with the national law firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. Mr. Baxter has been a licensed attorney in the State of California since 1988.
Recent Developments
As noted above, Lee Jacobson, Robot Cache’s CEO, was a nonmanagement director of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (“DWAC”) from May 21, 2021 until he resigned from DWAC’s board of directors on November 28, 2022. In public filings, DWAC disclosed that on June 13, 2022, DWAC and each member of its board of directors, including Mr. Jacobson, received a federal grand jury subpoena from the Southern District of New York seeking documents related to its business operations. DWAC and certain directors, including Mr. Jacobson, also received a related subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2022. Mr. Jacobson is complying with the terms of the subpoenas. He has not been advised that he is a target of any governmental investigation.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table indicates the annual compensation of each of the three highest paid persons who were executive officers or directors during the 2022 Fiscal Year:
| Name | Capacities in which compensation was received | Cash compensation (2022) | Other compensation (2022) | Total compensation (2022) | ||||||||||
| Lee Jacobson | Chief Executive Officer | $ | 309,166.71 | $ | 0 | $ | 309,166.71 | |||||||
| Mark Caldwell | Chief Technology Officer | $ | 297,916.71 | $ | 0 | $ | 297,916.71 | |||||||
| Philippe Erwin | General Counsel | $ | 52,500.00 | * | $ | 0 | $ | 52,500.00 | * | |||||
* Compensation was paid to UPO Inc., Mr. Erwin’s employer.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS
The following table sets forth the information concerning the number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock owned beneficially as of the date of this Offering Circular by (i) all Company executive officers and directors as a group and (ii) each person who beneficially owns more than 10% of our Common Stock. All shares shown in the table as beneficially owned are owned directly by the named beneficial owner(s). The Company has no other class of voting securities.
Unless otherwise indicated, the stockholders listed below possess sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock they own.
| Name and address of beneficial owner | Amount of beneficial ownership | Amount of beneficial ownership acquirable | Percent of class | |||||||||
| Directors and executive officers as a group | 68,210,343 | 0 | 35.31 | % | ||||||||
| Frank Brian Fargo(1) | 44,372,223 | 0 | 22.97 | % | ||||||||
| Lee Jacobson(2) | 11,919,060 | 0 | 6.17 | % | ||||||||
| Mark Caldwell(3) | 11,919,060 | 0 | 6.17 | % | ||||||||
| (1) | 1735 Flight Way, Suite 400, Tustin, CA 92782 |
| (2) | 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92122 |
| (3) | 3650 Torrey View Court, San Diego, CA 92130 |
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Changes in Control
There are no present arrangements or pledges of any of our securities, equity or debt, that may result in a change in our control.
Legal and Disciplinary History of Our Executive Officers and Directors
Lee Jacobson was previously the Chief Executive Officer and Mark Caldwell the Chief Technology Officer of Apmetrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Apmetrix, Inc. was an enterprise data management company that had a dispute with its licensor over the adequacy of the technology being licensed and the corresponding royalty payments, ultimately filing a bankruptcy petition that began on December 15, 2016 and terminated on December 13, 2019.
With the exception of the above disclosure, during the last five years, (i) no petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against any Company executive officer or director, or any person nominated to become a Company director, nor has any receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a court for (a) the business or property of such person, (b) any partnership in which he was general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or (c) any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing and (ii) neither any Company executive officer or director, nor any person nominated to become a Company director: (a) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding or named as a defendant in a pending criminal proceeding (excluding, in each case, traffic violations and minor offenses); (b) has been the subject of an entry of an order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, by a court of competent jurisdiction, that permanently enjoined, barred, suspended, or otherwise, his involvement in any type of business, securities, commodities, or banking activities; (c) the subject of a finding or judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or a state securities regulator of a violation of U.S. federal or state securities or commodities trading laws, which finding or judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated; (d) the subject of an order by a self-regulatory organization that permanently or temporarily barred, suspended, or otherwise limit his/their involvement in any type of business or securities activities; or (e) a disqualified person under Rule 262, Rule 505(b)(2)(iii), and Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) under the Securities Act.
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
From the time of the Company’s formation on January 16, 2018 through the date of this Offering Circular, neither the Company nor its subsidiary Robot Cache S.L. has been, or is to be, a participant in any transaction or currently proposed transaction in which (i) any RC Related Person had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest (other than their Company compensation, which is described under “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers”) and (ii) the amount involved in the transaction exceeded or will exceed the lesser of (1) $120,000 and (2) one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an “RC Related Person” is (A) any director or executive officer of the Company, (B) any nominee for election as a director of the Company, (C) any person who beneficially owns more than 10% of any class of the Company’s voting securities, (D) any promoter of the Company or (E) any immediate family member of any person specified in clause (A), (B), (C) or (D).
Any future transactions between either the Company or Robot Cache S.L., on the one hand, and an RC Related Person, on the other hand, will be entered into on terms that are commercially reasonable or otherwise no less favorable to the Company than those that can be obtained from any third party other than an RC Related Person.
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SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
General
The following description summarizes important terms of our Common Stock. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, restated, amended and restated, or otherwise modified prior to the date of this Offering Circular, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and our bylaws, which have been filed as exhibits to the Amended Offering Statement. For more detailed information, please refer to these exhibits.
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 193,556,982 Shares are issued and outstanding. As of the date of this Offering Circular, preferred stock is not authorized under the Certificate of Incorporation (and, consequently, no preferred stock is issued or outstanding).
We have not undergone a stock split; paid either a cash dividend or a stock dividend; effected a recapitalization of our securities; entered into a merger; acquired any material asset, partnership or corporation; effected a spin-off; or performed a reorganization from the date of our formation. With the exception of the contemplated acquisition of material assets, as described in this Offering Circular, no such acts or activities are being contemplated for the future.
This Offering relates to the offer and sale of up to 25,000,000 Shares, as described below.
Shares
The number of Shares subject to this Offering is 27,500,000, consisting of (i) up to 25,000,000 Shares that we are offering for sale to investors, at a fixed price of $1.00 per Share, and (ii) up to 2,500,000 Bonus Shares. The minimum purchase per investor is $1,000.00 (1,000 Shares). Additional purchases may be made in multiples of $500.00 (500 Shares). No investor will be entitled to a fractional Share.
Common Stock
Voting Rights. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each Share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Under the Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws, any corporate action to be taken by vote of stockholders other than for election of directors is authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. Directors are generally elected by a plurality of stockholder votes, except that vacancies on the board may also be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors (even if less than a quorum). Stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights.
Dividend Rights. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive, ratably, those dividends, if any, that may be declared from time to time by the Board out of legally available funds.
Liquidation Rights. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of Common Stock would be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities.
Other Rights. Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights, nor do any redemption or sinking fund provisions apply to the Common Stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of Common Stock would be subject to, and could be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any future class or series of preferred stock.
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Shares Eligible for Future Sale
As of the date of this Offering Circular, our Common Stock has no public market. Although we are considering whether to apply to list – on a stock exchange or other trading platform – the Shares sold in this Offering, our Common Stock is not currently traded on any exchange or on the over-the-counter market, and we can provide no assurance that it will ever be quoted on a stock exchange or a quotation service. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of Shares, or the availability of Shares for sale, will have on their prevailing market price from time to time. Nevertheless, sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock, including the issuance of Shares upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, or the perception that these sales or issuances could occur in the public market after this Offering concludes, could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity securities.
If all Shares are sold, at least 218,139,318 Shares will be outstanding, together with an indeterminate number of Bonus Shares. The aforementioned number of Shares expected to be outstanding upon completion of this Offering assumes:
| ● | the sale of 25,000,000 Shares, the maximum number offered for sale during the Offering Period; and | |
| ● | the issuance of no Bonus Shares. |
Any Shares issued upon the exercise of the existing Warrants would be “restricted securities,” as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”). In general, under Rule 144 (as in effect on the date of this Offering Circular), any investor (i) that, for purposes of the Securities Act, is not deemed to have been a Company “affiliate” at any time during the period of ninety (90) days preceding a sale of Shares issued to that investor upon exercise of the investor’s Warrants and (ii) that beneficially owns those Shares for at least six (6) months after the Warrants’ exercise may sell those Shares without restriction, subject to the Company’s compliance with Rule 144’s public information requirements. In addition, a non-affiliate investor that has held, for at least one (1) year, the Shares that are issued upon exercise of the Warrants, may sell those Shares without complying with Rule 144’s other requirements. As of the date of this Offering Circular, no Warrants have been exercised.
Rule 701 Inapplicable
In general, under Rule 701 under the Securities Act, any of our non-affiliate employees, directors, consultants, or advisors who purchased Shares from us in connection with a qualified compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement and in compliance with Rule 701 would be eligible to resell those Shares, in reliance on Rule 144, ninety (90) days after the Company become subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, but without compliance with Rule 144’s various conditions, including compliance with specified holding periods. In 2022, the Company adopted, and its stockholders approved, an equity incentive plan (see Item 4 above titled “Dilution”).
Lock-up and Market Stand-Off Agreements
Pursuant to the terms of the Posting Agreement attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Offering Circular, StartEngine Primary has agreed that the securities issued to its previously referenced two percent (2%) commission in this Offering are subject to a lock-up covenant of 180 days immediately following the date of qualification or commencement of sales pursuant to this Offering. Other than as disclosed in the immediately preceding sentence, there are no lock-up or market stand-off agreements currently in effect with respect to the Common Stock.
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Litigation Forum
Article 10 of the Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for certain litigation, including any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company. This provision is limited by Section 27 of the Exchange Act, which creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, and Section 22 of the Securities Act, which creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.
Trading Suspensions; Administrative Actions
Neither the Company nor its officers or directors are, and at no time have any of them been, subject to any trading suspension order or any other type of administrative action or order issued by the Commission or FINRA.
Certain legal matters with respect to the Shares will be passed upon by the law firm of Ross Law Group, PLLC, New York, New York.
The Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 included in this Offering Circular have been audited by IndigoSpire CPA Group, LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report appearing herein. The financial statements have been included in reliance upon that firm’s report on its authority as an expert in accounting and auditing.
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(a Delaware corporation)
Financial Statements and Audit Report
For the calendar years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
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February 21, 2023
| To: | Board of Directors, ROBOT CACHE US INC. |
| Attn: Lee Jacobson | |
| Re: | 2022-2021 Financial Statement Audit |
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of ROBOT CACHE US INC. (a corporation organized in Delaware) (the “Company”), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related statements of operations, shareholder equity, and cash flows for the calendar year periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related notes to the financial statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of the Company’s financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations, shareholder equity and its cash flows for the calendar year periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 thus ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Sincerely,
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IndigoSpire CPA Group |
IndigoSpire CPA Group, LLC
Aurora, Colorado
February 21, 2023
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
BALANCE SHEET
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021
See Independent Auditor’s Report and Notes to the Financial Statements
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 17,291,106 | $ | 20,352,630 | ||||
| Deposits | 0 | 7,552 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 303,128 | 174,807 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 1,142 | 535 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 17,595,376 | 20,535,524 | ||||||
| Cryptocurrency, net, available for sale | 325,587 | 543,667 | ||||||
| Investment in less-than-20%-owned entity | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Capitalized platform development costs, net of amortization | 163,082 | 511,013 | ||||||
| Security deposit | 34,610 | 0 | ||||||
| Total Assets | 18,218,654 | 21,690,204 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 45,905 | 134,978 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 0 | 2,129,780 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 177,682 | 96,205 | ||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 223,587 | 2,360,962 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 223,587 | 2,360,962 | ||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 193,556 | 193,091 | ||||||
| Stock subscription receivable | 0 | (2,029,961 | ) | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 39,698,826 | 37,811,922 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | (21,897,315 | ) | (16,645,810 | ) | ||||
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | 17,995,067 | 19,329,242 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | $ | 18,218,654 | $ | 21,690,204 | ||||
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
See Independent Auditor’s Report and Notes to the Financial Statements
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Revenues – software | $ | 1,642 | $ | 2,989 | ||||
| Revenues - mining | 1,477 | 790,804 | ||||||
| Cost of revenues – mining | 1,258 | 9,241 | ||||||
| Gross profit – mining | 219 | 781,563 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,501,328 | 2,300,984 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 1,081,049 | 360,625 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 4,582,377 | 2,661,609 | ||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss) | (4,580,516 | ) | (1,877,057 | ) | ||||
| Interest income (expense), net | 1,141 | (61,946 | ) | |||||
| Amortization of platform costs | (407,347 | ) | (407,347 | ) | ||||
| PPP loan forgiveness and other income | 0 | 159,625 | ||||||
| Other expenses | (21,018 | ) | (954 | ) | ||||
| Tax provision (benefit) | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | (5,007,740 | ) | $ | (2,187,679 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | (3,314 | ) | (836 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, available-for-sale | (240,451 | ) | (371,976 | ) | ||||
| Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) | $ | (5,251,505 | ) | $ | (2,560,491 | ) | ||
| Earnings per share, basic | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
| Earnings per share, diluted | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER EQUITY/DEFICIT
For Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
See Independent Auditor’s Report and Notes to the Financial Statements
| Common Stock | Stock Subscription | Additional Paid-In | Retained | Total Shareholder | ||||||||||||||||||||
| # of shares | $ | Receivable | Capital | Earnings | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2021 | 95,691,218 | $ | 95,691 | $ | 0 | $ | 11,754,099 | $ | (14,085,319 | ) | $ | (2,235,529 | ) | |||||||||||
| Conversion of SAFTs to common shares and issuance of stock in securities offering, net of issuance costs | 97,400,640 | 97,400 | (2,029,961 | ) | 26,057,823 | 24,125,262 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (2,560,491 | ) | (2,560,491 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2021 | 193,091,860 | $ | 193,091 | $ | (2,029,961 | ) | $ | 37,811,922 | $ | (16,645,810 | ) | $ | 19,329,242 | |||||||||||
| Capital raising, net of issuance costs | 2,029,961 | 1,887,369 | 3,917,330 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to advisors | 465,122 | 465 | (465 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (5,251,575 | ) | (5,251,575 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | 193,556,982 | $ | 193,556 | $ | 0 | $ | 39,698,826 | $ | (21,897,315 | ) | $ | 17,995,067 | ||||||||||||
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For Year Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
See Independent Auditor’s Report and Notes to the Financial Statements
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Comprehensive Net Income (Loss) | $ | (5,251,575 | ) | $ | (2,560,491 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operations: | ||||||||
| Unrealized (gain) loss on investments | 218,152 | 371,976 | ||||||
| Income received in non-cash form | 0 | (783,013 | ) | |||||
| Amortization of platform costs | 407,347 | 407,347 | ||||||
| Changes in operating asset and liabilities: | ||||||||
| (Increase) Decrease in deposits | 7,552 | 8,144 | ||||||
| (Increase) Decrease in prepaid expenses | (128,321 | ) | (59,984 | ) | ||||
| (Increase) Decrease in other current assets | (607 | ) | (535 | ) | ||||
| (Increase) Decrease in deposits | (34,610 | ) | 0 | |||||
| Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable | (89,073 | ) | 5,260 | |||||
| Increase (Decrease) in accrued expenses | (2,129,780 | ) | 2,119,980 | |||||
| Increase (Decrease) in other current liabilities | 81,477 | (86,957 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (6,919,438 | ) | (578,273 | ) | ||||
| Investing Activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds received from sale of cryptocurrency, net | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Costs of platform development | (59,416 | ) | (107,357 | ) | ||||
| Net change in cash used in investing activities | (59,416 | ) | (107,357 | ) | ||||
| Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds (repayment) from notes payable | 0 | (1,393,500 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from issuance shares, collection of subscriptions, net of offering costs | 3,917,330 | 22,430,174 | ||||||
| Net change in cash from financing activities | 3,917,330 | 21,036,674 | ||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (3,061,524 | ) | 20,351,044 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 20,352,630 | 1,586 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 17,291,106 | $ | 20,352,630 | ||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
See Independent Auditor’s Report
For Years Ending December 31, 2022 and 2021
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS
ROBOT CACHE US INC. (which may be referred to as the “Company”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) was incorporated in Delaware on January 16, 2018 (“Inception”). The Company is developing a platform for the development and distribution of digital games. The Company is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Since Inception, the Company has been in a development stage and has relied on securing loans and funding from founders and investors. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had completed a securities offering and funds its operations with the proceeds from such funding and the receipt of funds from revenue producing activities.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements for the years presented have been included.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. It is reasonably possible that changes in estimates will occur in the near term.
Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements include valuation of provision for refunds and chargebacks, equity transactions and contingencies.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s business and operations are sensitive to general business and economic conditions in the United States and other countries that the Company operates in. A host of factors beyond the Company’s control could cause fluctuations in these conditions. Adverse conditions may include recession, downturn or otherwise, local competition or changes in consumer taste. These adverse conditions could affect the Company’s financial condition and the results of its operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its cash with a major financial institution located in the United States of America, which it believes to be credit worthy. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures balances up to $250,000. At times, the Company may maintain balances in excess of the federally insured limits.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers short-term, highly liquid investment with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash consists of funds held in the Company’s checking account. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had $17,291,106 and $20,352,630 of cash on hand, respectively.
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Fixed Assets
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to the productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense. When equipment is retired or sold, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and the resultant gain or loss is reflected in income.
Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method, based on useful lives of the assets which range from three to seven years.
The Company reviews the carrying value of property and equipment for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of assets. The factors considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the property is used, and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic factors. As of December 31, 2021, the Company did not have any material fixed assets and there was no impairment or depreciation.
Capitalized Development Costs
Developed costs are capitalized at cost. Expenditures for renewals and improvements or continued development (including payroll) are capitalized. Once commercial feasibility is procured, the balance of capitalized development costs will be amortized over three years.
The Company reviews the carrying value of capitalized development costs for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of assets. As of December 31, 2022 the Company had capitalized $1,385,122 of development costs. In 2022, the Company amortized $407,347 of those platform costs and has amortized a total of $1,222,040 in total.
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10. The Offering Costs of the Company consist solely of legal and other fees incurred in connection with the capital raising efforts of the Company. Under ASC 340-10, costs incurred are capitalized until the offering whereupon the offering costs are charged to members’ equity or expensed depending on whether the offering is successful or not successful, respectively. In 2021, the Company conducted and closed a successful campaign to raise equity. It incurred $242,411 of costs (i) for funds received in 2022 from the 2021 campaign and (ii) in connection with its efforts to commence a new equity-raising campaign in 2022.
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Fair Value Measurements
Generally accepted accounting principles define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price) and such principles also establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value using the following definitions (from highest to lowest priority):
| ● | Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. | |
| ● | Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. | |
| ● | Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques requiring inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. |
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reporting in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences between the basis of receivables, inventory, property and equipment, intangible assets, and accrued expenses for financial and income tax reporting. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Any deferred tax items of the Company have been fully valued based on the determination of the Company that the utilization of any deferred tax assets is uncertain.
The Company complies with FASB ASC 740 for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. FASB ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. The Company believes that its income tax positions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its financial position.
Revenue Recognition
Sales Income - During 2019, the company adapted the provision of ASU 214-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”).
ASC 606 provides a five-step model for recognizing revenue from contracts:
| ● | Identify the contract with the customer | |
| ● | Identify the performance obligations within the contract | |
| ● | Determine the transaction price | |
| ● | Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations | |
| ● | Recognize revenue when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied |
The Company’s primary source of revenue is the digital distribution of the video games hosted on the platform. The Company has only just begun to recognize revenue.
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Separately, the Company earns some revenue by provide resources to the CSPR blockchain network. The Company is awarded CSPR tokens for rendering these services. The Company records this revenue at the time and market value the tokens are awarded to the Company. Any fluctuation in the value of the CSPR tokens after receipt is noted in comprehensive income as unrealized gain or loss from investments available-for-sale.
Accounts Receivable
Trade receivables due from customers are uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms requiring payment within 30 days from the invoice date. Trade receivables are stated at the amount billed to the customer. Payments of trade receivables are allocated to the specific invoices identified on the customer’s remittance advice or, if unspecified, are applied to the earliest unpaid invoices. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had no material balances of accounts receivable.
The Company estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon an evaluation of the current status of receivables, historical experience, and other factors as necessary. It is reasonably possible that the Company’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts will change.
Cryptocurrency and Stock Assets
The Company has cryptocurrency investments and marketable and non-marketable stock investments.
In 2022 and 2021, the Company acquired CSPR and BTC. As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s marked-to-market values for the CSPR and BTC were $323,024 and $2,563, respectively, representing declines from December 31, 2021 marked-to-market values of $538,753 for CSPR and $4,915 for BTC.
In 2018, the Company received $3,000,000 of stock in THC Therapeutics Inc. (OTC: THCT) in connection with the Company’s issuance of Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (all of which have since converted to common stock). THCT is traded on OTC Pink. On December 31, 2022, the THCT was valued at $31,978, a decline from its December 31, 2021, value of $43,360. The THCT investment is no longer on the balance sheet due to its fair value under the GAAP framework in early 2021 when the total stock holdings was valued at less than $1,500.
In 2019, the Company invested $100,000 in Fig Publishing, Inc. (“Fig”), a private company involved in the video game industry. The Company accounts for this investment using the equity method and does not consolidate the operations and financial statements of Fig with the Company’s. The Company’s balance sheet shows the investment in Fig at cost because the Company is unable to obtain a current valuation .
Advertising
The Company expenses advertising costs as they are incurred. In the case of a single vendor, the production cost was recorded as a prepaid expense over a six -month period with one month of expense remaining of $3,749 as of December 31, 2022.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2019, FASB amended ASU No. 2019-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation, to expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The new standard for nonpublic entities will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and early application is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on the financial statements and related disclosures.
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In August 2019, amendments to existing accounting guidance were issued through Accounting Standards Update 2019-15 to clarify the accounting for implementation costs for cloud computing arrangements. The amendments specify that existing guidance for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software also applies to implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and early application is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on the financial statements and related disclosures.
The FASB issues ASUs to amend the authoritative literature in ASC. There have been a number of ASUs to date, including those above, that amend the original text of ASC. Management believes that those issued to date either (i) provide supplemental guidance, (ii) are technical corrections, (iii) are not applicable to us or (iv) are not expected to have a significant impact our financial statements.
NOTE 3 – INCOME TAX PROVISION
The Company is treated as a C corporation for US federal tax purposes. The Company has filed its corporate income tax return for the period ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The income tax returns will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service under the statute of limitations for a period of three years from the date they are filed. The Company incurred a loss during the period from Inception through December 31, 2022 and the deferred tax asset from such losses have been fully valued based on the uncertainty of their future use and value. The Company has or will soon file its 2022 tax returns.
NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company compensates its founder and management team for services rendered to the Company. In the year ended 2022, the Company paid cash compensation to Lee Jacobson and Mark Caldwell, who collectively own a combined 12.38 percent of the outstanding shares of the Company.
Because these transactions are among related parties, it cannot be guaranteed that this level of compensation or sales prices are commensurate with market rates for the goods and services rendered.
NOTE 5 – DEBT
The Company has retired all of its obligations during periods predating the years considered in these financial statements.
NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
The Company leases corporate office space under a monthly sublease arrangement. The monthly commitment of the Company under the sublease arrangement is $13,745 per month.
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Contingencies
The Company is not currently involved with and does not know of any pending or threatening litigation against the Company.
NOTE 7 – EQUITY
The Company has a single class of stock (common stock), of which 250,000,000 shares are authorized for issuance under the Company’s certificate of incorporation. In addition to the shares issued to founders and other management and SAFT holders in the conversion described in Note 2, the Company in 2021 issued approximately 48,150,990 “units” at a price of $0.606 per unit (each unit consisting of (i) two shares of its common stock and (ii) a warrant to purchase one share of its common stock for $1.00) in a securities offering intended to be exempt from registration under Regulation A. The Company has 193,556,982 shares issued and outstanding.
NOTE 8 – GOING CONCERN
These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The Company began operation in 2018 and has incurred losses since inception; however, the Company has raised sufficient funds to remain a going concern for at least the next 12 months.
NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management’s Evaluation
Management has evaluated subsequent events through February 21, 2023, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional material events were identified which require adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Index to Exhibits/Description of Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this offering statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on April 14, 2023.
| ROBOT CACHE US INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lee Jacobson | |
| Name: | Lee Jacobson | |
| Title: | CEO (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form 1-A has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| /s/ Lee Jacobson | ||
| Name: | Lee Jacobson | |
| Title: | CEO and Director (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
| Date: | April 14, 2023 |
| /s/ Keven Baxter | ||
| Name: | Keven Baxter | |
| Title: | Director | |
| Date: | April 14, 2023 | |
| /s/ Frank Brian Fargo | ||
| Name: | Frank Brian Fargo | |
| Title: | Director | |
| Date: | April 14, 2023 |
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Exhibit 6.17
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT |
Beginning on or about June 22nd, 2022, William Mikula (“Consultant”), located at 125 Bevington Lane, Woodstock, Ga 30188, agrees to provide professional services for Robot Cache US Inc., a United States Delaware company located at 5910 Pacific Center Blvd. Suite 300, San Diego, CA. 92121 (“Company”) pursuant to the following terms and conditions:
1. Services. Acting as an independent contractor, Consultant will perform the services for the Company and as stated in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The parties may amend such Exhibit in writing in good faith from time to time by their mutual consent. Consultant will report to the person or persons designated by the Company.
2. Consideration. In consideration for such services and upon Company’s acceptance of completion of the tasks assigned, Consultant will receive from Company a fee that is payable in accordance with the terms stated in Exhibit A. Consultant agrees to pay all appropriate government taxes on Consultant’s income under this Agreement.
3. Expenses. Consultant understands that it is not authorized to incur any expenses on behalf of Company without prior written consent of the Company or an authorized person designated by the Company, and all statements submitted by Consultant for services and expenses shall be in the form prescribed by Company and shall be approved by the Company.
4. Termination. Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel this engagement of Consultant for any reason or no reason. In the event of such a cancellation, Company’s sole obligation will be to pay Consultant for the fees with respect to all services performed which shall have been accepted as of the date of termination pursuant to the scheduled outline. Company will have no further obligation, whether financial or otherwise to Consultant after such cancellation.
5. Confidentiality. Consultant will not, either during or subsequent to the term of this Agreement, directly or indirectly divulge to any unauthorized person any information designated as confidential by Company or by Company’s employees, contractors, vendors, clients, and partners (together “Affiliates”); nor will Consultant disclose to anyone other than a Company or Affiliates employee/consultant or use in any way other than in the course of the performance of this Agreement any information regarding Company and/or Affiliates, including product, market, financial or other plans, product designs and any other information not known to the general public whether acquired or developed by it during its performance of this Agreement or obtained from employees/consultants of Company and/or Affiliates; nor will Consultant, either during or subsequent to the term of this Agreement, directly or indirectly disclose or publish any such information without prior written authorization from Company and/or Affiliates to do so. Unless otherwise specifically agreed to in writing, all information about and relating to projects under development by Company and/or Affiliates shall be considered confidential information. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that all of the foregoing information is proprietary to Company and/or Affiliates; that such information is a valuable and unique asset of Company and/or Affiliates, and that disclosure of such information to third parties or unauthorized use of such information would cause substantial and irreparable injury to Company’s and/or Affiliates’ ongoing business for which there would be no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in the event of any breach or attempted or threatened breach of any of the terms of this Paragraph 5, Consultant agrees that Company and/or Affiliates shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief, without limiting the applicability of any other remedies.
6. Company and Affiliates Property. Consultant will return to Company any Company property and/or Affiliates property that has come into its possession during the term of this Agreement, when and as requested to do so by Company and in all events upon termination of Consultant’s engagement hereunder, unless Consultant receives written authorization from Company and/or Affiliates to keep such property. Consultant will not remove any Company and/or Affiliates property from Company premises without written authorization from Company. The product of all work performed under this Agreement, including reports, contracts, correspondence, financials, business plans, marketing and sales plans, technical and software designs, game designs, drawings and art shall be the property of Company or its nominees, and Company or its nominees shall have the sole right to use, sell, license, publish or otherwise disseminate or transfer rights in such work product.
7. Inventions. Consultant will, during and subsequent to the term of this Agreement, communicate to Company all inventions made or conceived by Consultant in connection with any project or work assignment performed by Consultant for Company; and without further consideration assign all right, title and interest in such inventions to Company and will assist Company and its nominees in every proper way, at Company’s expense, to obtain, maintain and defend for Company’s own benefit patents for these inventions in any and all countries, the inventions to be and to remain the property of Company or its nominees, whether patented or not.
8. Ownership. Consultant agrees that all reports, contracts, correspondence, financials, business plans, marketing and sales plans, technical and software designs, game designs, legal documents, concepts, and any/all audio-visuals, drawings, art, photos, films, sound designs, animations, written materials, musical compositions, master recordings, software, software code, and any other material which is designed or produced in connection with this Agreement (the “Work Product”) and all the documentation therefore and all copyrights and/or other rights therein and thereto, and all renewals and extensions thereof, shall be entirely Company’s property, free of any claims whatsoever by Consultant. Company shall, accordingly, have the sole and exclusive right to the copyright and/or other rights of the Work Product in Company’s name, as the owner and author thereof, and to secure any and all renewals and extensions of such copyright and/or other rights. It is understood and agreed that for such purposes the Work Product shall be considered works made for hire. Upon Company’s request, Consultant will execute and deliver to Company any assignments of copyright (including renewals and extensions thereof) and/or other rights in and to the Work Product as Company may deem necessary, and Consultant hereby irrevocably appoints Company its attorney-in-fact for the purpose of executing such assignments in Consultant’s name. To the maximum extent permissible by applicable law, Consultant waives all moral rights in and to the Work Product on a worldwide basis.
9. Representations and Warranties. Consultant represents and warrants that (a) no aspect of the Work Product will infringe upon the copyright or other rights of any person or entity; (b) Consultant is and at all times will remain possessed of all rights necessary to enter into and fulfill all of Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement; (c) Consultant’s entering into and fulfilling the obligations of this Agreement does not and will not infringe on the rights of any person or entity; with respect to all subject matter including ideas, processes, designs and methods which Consultant discloses or uses in the performance of this Agreement; (d) Consultant warrants that Consultant has the right to make disclosure and use thereof without liability to others: (e) to the extent that Consultant has patent applications, patents or other rights in the subject matter. Consultant hereby grants Company, its subsidiaries and Affiliates, a royalty-free, irrevocable, world-wide, non-exclusive license to make, have made, sell, use and disclose such subject matter, excluding only such subject matter, if any, which is set forth in writing attached hereto and which is agreed to specifically by Company as being excluded from the grant; and (f) Consultant agrees to hold Company harmless for use of subject matter which Consultant knows or reasonably should know others have rights in, except, however, for subject matter and the identity of others having rights therein that Consultant discloses to Company in writing before Company uses the subject matter.
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10. Indemnification. Consultant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Company and Affiliates, and their respective assignees, licensees, publishers and clients, and the owners, officers, employees and agents of all of them, against any suits, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, settlements, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising from: (i) any breach of this Agreement or agreement between Consultant and another person or company; (ii) any use of proprietary information Consultant has obtained from sources other than Company; or (iii) any breach of the warranties contained in paragraph 9 hereof, as long as Company notifies Consultant of the claim and cooperates with Consultant in defending against the claim at Consultant’s expense. Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Consultant against any suits, losses, liabilities, damages, claims, settlements, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising from the use of copyrighted works that Company specifically asked Consultant to perform work on or derive work from.
11. Services Unique. Consultant recognizes that the services being performed by it under this agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character giving them unique and peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably or adequately compensated for in damages, and in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Consultant, Company shall in addition to all other remedies available to it, be entitled to equitable relief by way of injunction and any other legal or equitable remedies.
12. Non-Competition. Not Applicable.
13. Injunctive Relief. Consultant agrees that any material breach or attempted or threatened breach of this Agreement could result in irreparable injury to Consultant for which there would be no adequate remedy at law and consents to injunctive relief without limiting the applicability of any other remedies.
14. Independent Contractor. Consultant is performing services for Company as an independent contractor. Nothing contained in this Agreement constitutes appointment of either party as an agent, representative, partner, joint-venturer or employee of the other party for any purpose. Neither party can bind the other to any agreement with anyone else.
15. Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement. Without the prior written consent of Company, Consultant shall not, during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year after termination of this Agreement for any reason, on behalf of Consultant or any other individual or entity; (a) call on any of the agents, financiers, partners, customers, clients, vendor or relations of Company or any affiliate or partner of Company, or Affiliates (together “Company Contact”) that Consultant was introduced to either directly or indirectly during the term of this Agreement, for the purpose of soliciting or inducing such Company Contact to acquire (or providing such Company Contact) any product or service provided by Company or any affiliate or partner of Company, nor will Consultant in any way, directly or indirectly, as agent or otherwise, in any other manner solicit, influence or encourage such Company Contact to take away, divert or direct their business to Consultant or any other person or entity; or (b) attempt to persuade or solicit either directly or indirectly any person, company or entity who is an employee, consultant, contractor, vendor, or partner of Company to terminate or act in a way which will negatively impact their existing relationship with Company. Consultant shall not during the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, and for such other period as may be prescribed by law, make disparaging or defamatory comments concerning Company to any third party nor make any disparaging or defamatory comments to any third party regarding the goods or services provided by, or methods of doing business of, Company or the current or former officers, directors, employees or agents of Company.
16. Controlling Law. This Agreement will be deemed entered into in San Diego County, California and will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of California. The parties agree that any dispute arising under this Agreement will be resolved in the state or federal courts in San Diego County and Consultant expressly consents to exclusive jurisdiction therein.
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17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and attached Exhibits constitute the entire Agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and any and all written or oral agreements previously existing between the parties are expressly canceled. Consultant acknowledges that it is not entering into this Agreement on the basis of any representations not expressly contained herein. Any modifications of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties hereto. Any such modification shall be binding only if and when signed by each party’s officers (or by Company’s officer and Consultant if Consultant is an individual).
18. Severability and Survivability. Should any provision of this Agreement be held to be void, invalid or inoperative, such provision shall be enforced to the extent possible and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected. The following Paragraphs shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
| Agreed to and Accepted: | ||||
| Robot Cache, US Inc. | William Mikula | |||
| Signature | /s/ Lee Jacobson | Signature | /s/ William Mikula | |
| Title: | CEO | Title: | President | |
| Date: | 6/27/2022 | Date: | 6/27/2022 | |
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EXHIBIT A
1. Statement of Work
Consultant will perform investor relations communications and other articles on behalf of the Company and will be responsible for the following:
| ● | Work with Company’s partners in crafting communications related to social media campaigns, investor video scripts and other written messaging in consultation with the Company. | |
| ● | Assist with strategy in advising the Company of best practices in order to effectively and accurately communicate the Company’s strategy and vision to current and potential investors and partners. | |
| ● | All communications created will be submitted to Company in advance and in writing for review by Company’s legal counsel. | |
| ● | Consultant warrants and represents that Consultant will insure that all activities will be conducted in accordance with the highest standard of professional ethics with regards to proper communications with Company’s partners, vendors and affiliates. |
Consultant will provide the foregoing services as requested by Company and communicate regularly with the CEO or another designated Company representative to discuss Consultant’s progress as well as any changes, revisions or direction that may be necessary.
Consultant warrants that he will use reasonable efforts to perform its services conforming to generally accepted industry standards.
2. Term
The term for this engagement shall commence immediately as of the execution of this Exhibit and terminate 180 days thereafter unless extended in writing by the Company.
3. Payment
For services rendered under this Agreement, Consultant shall be paid at a rate of Seven Thousand Five Hundred US Dollars (US$7,500.00) per month, pro-rated for actual days worked, and payable the month following the month during which services were provided by Consultant pursuant to this agreement. Consultant shall provide an invoice on the first day of each calendar month to Company. Company shall pay invoice within 5 days of receipt of such invoice.
| Agreed to and Accepted: | ||||
| Robot Cache, US Inc. | William Mikula | |||
| Signature | /s/ Lee Jacobson | Signature | /s/ William Mikula | |
| Title: | CEO | Title: | President | |
| Date: | 6/27/2022 | Date: | 6/27/2022 | |
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Exhibit 6.18
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Memorandum of Understanding (the “Agreement”), dated as of June 28th, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and between CasperLabs Holdings AG, a Swiss company with an address of Seestrasse 5, 6300 Zug, Switzerland (“Company”) and Robot Cache US, Inc., a Delaware corporation located at 5910 Pacific Center Blvd., Suite 300, San Diego, Ca. 92121 (“Partner”, and together with Company, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).
WHEREAS, Company originally developed the codebase for the CASPER Blockchain Network which is a decentralized blockchain and smart contracting platform that scales for real-world usage and simplifies experiences for developers and end users; and
AND WHEREAS, the Parties desire to collaborate on Partner building certain application(s) on the Casper Blockchain Network (the “Project”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Nature of the Collaboration
Company and Partner agree to use their good faith, reasonable efforts to engage in mutually beneficial collaboration in support of the Project as set out in Exhibit A (Description of technical partnership and responsibilities) and Exhibit B (Description of initiatives around PR and co-marketing).
2. Publicity
The Parties will mutually agree on a joint public announcement of this Agreement and, with the written approval of the other Party, each Party may reference this Agreement and the other Party’s name/logo in their respective marketing materials including websites. Upon the request of any Party, the other Party shall promptly cease and remove any such references to the Agreement and use of the other Party’s name/logo.
3. General
3.1 Non-Binding Provisions. Other than with respect to Section 2 and this Section 3, it is expressly understood that this Agreement is a non-binding expression of interest of the Parties to collaborate and does not create any legally binding obligation on either Party.
3.2 Termination. Either Party may terminate this Agreement for any reason, at any time, by providing written notice to the other Party, without prejudice to accrued rights and obligations.
3.3 Limitation of Liability. In no event will either Party (or any of its affiliates) be liable for any indirect, incidental, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and/or any related services or deliverables.
3.4 Costs and Expenses. Each Party shall be responsible for all of its costs and expenses associated with pursuing this Agreement, including without limitation the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
3.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of Switzerland, to the exclusion of the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in relation to this Agreement or future non-contractual claims including the validity, invalidity, enforceability, interpretation, execution, breach, modification or termination thereof, shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Canton of Zug.
3.6 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing herein is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person or entity other than the Parties and their successors or assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
3.7 No Assignment. Neither this Agreement, nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned, delegated or conveyed by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party.
3.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed in a legally binding manner as of the Effective Date.
| COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Mrinal Manohar | |
| Name: | Mrinal Manohar | |
| Title: | CEO | |
| By: | /s/ Daniel Marfurt | |
| Name: | Daniel Marfurt | |
| Title: | CFO | |
| ROBOT CACHE US, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lee Jacobson | |
| Name: | Lee Jacobson | |
| Title: | CEO | |
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EXHIBIT A
(Description of technical partnership and responsibilities)
CasperLabs agrees to:
| 1. | Robot Cache is currently a node operator and validator on the Casper Network, CasperLabs will delegate 100,000,000 CSPR from CasperLabs treasury tokens to Robot Cache’s node. RobotCache will earn staking rewards on that portion of treasury tokens. | |
| 2. | CasperLabs will provide RobotCache with infrastructural and engineering support as to help migrate RobotCache to proof of stake (Casper). |
RobotCache agrees to:
| 1. | Explore opportunity to use the CasperLabs blockchain for sales transactions on their platform | |
| 2. | Create the right incentives, promotions and communication to the gamers to earn CSPR that RobotCache earns from their staking rewards. | |
| 3. | RobotCache to utilize the Casper Network to migrate to proof of stake. | |
| 4. | Robot Cache to explore the feasibility of implementing a wallet development and integration so RobotCache users can hold CSPR tokens directly on the RobotCache platform. |
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EXHIBIT B
(Description of initiatives around PR and co-marketing)
RobotCache is willing to allocate necessary inhouse marketing resources to co-promote each phase of the collaboration in coordination with CasperLabs.
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Exhibit 6.19
Global Reward Solutions
MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made this Jul 6, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Robot Cache US, Inc., a PC video game distribution platform corporation, located at 4330 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 200, San Diego, Ca. 92122, USA (hereinafter called “Client”) and Carlton One Engagement Corporation, d.b.a. Global Reward Solutions ®, a British Columbia corporation, located at 60 Columbia Way, 9th Floor, Markham, Ontario L3R 0C9, Canada (hereinafter called “GRS”):
(each of “Client” and “GRS” is a Party, together the “Parties)
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS GRS provides global reward management services through the GRS Web Services including access to Client’s GRS Dashboard where Client can self-manage their global rewards. GRS shall also provide order fulfillment services along with Tier 2 customer service support to Client;
AND WHEREAS Client desires to employ GRS services in connection with Client’s Incentive Programs in the U.S. and other international locations as required;
AND WHEREAS Client further agrees to be bound by the terms of the Mutual Confidentiality Agreement (“MCA”) previously signed by it, a copy of which is attached as Schedule #4 to this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE GRS and Client hereby mutually agree as follows:
The following Schedules form part of this Agreement and by signing below, Client/GRS acknowledges that it has read, agrees and will comply with all the terms contained therein with Schedules 1 through 4 available below:
| ● | Schedule #1 – Customer Service Level Agreement (SLA) External Partners | |
| ● | Schedule #2 – Definitions | |
| ● | Schedule #3 – Security Requirements of Client and GRS | |
| ● | Schedule #4 – Mutual Confidentiality Agreement | |
| ● | Schedule #5 – Data Processing Agreement (DPA) |
| 1. | Term and Renewal. This Agreement shall be for a term of two (2) years commencing on February 1, 2023, and shall renew automatically on each anniversary date for successive one year renewal terms unless either Party delivers a written notice of intent not to renew to the other Party no later than ninety (90) days prior to the next anniversary date. In the event of the expiration of this Agreement pursuant to this Paragraph 1, GRS shall fulfill in the manner specified in this Agreement all redemption requests it receives prior to such expiration and Client shall pay GRS for such fulfillment in the manner further specified in this Agreement |
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| 2. | Termination. In the event of a material breach of this Agreement by one Party, which breach remains uncured for thirty (30) days after delivery of notice of breach to the breaching Party, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement immediately upon the expiration of the thirty (30) day cure period by sending written notice thereof. Either Party may also terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other Party in the event that (a) the other Party petitions for or is granted relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or any comparable law of any jurisdiction, or if involuntary bankruptcy proceedings are instituted by the other Party under any federal law or under the insolvency laws of any applicable jurisdiction and such petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days or (b) the other Party makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (c) for convenience by either Party subject to a 90 day written notice period. Client agrees to maintain a positive Float Balance throughout the 90-day Notice Period and GRS will refund any remaining float to Client within 10 days following the last day of the Notice Period, at which time all order processing will be stopped by GRS.. |
| 3. | Support Services. GRS and Client shall make the shipment information regarding a Participant order available through the GRS Client Portal site, inclusive of all GRS Reports. GRS Customer Service hours are detailed in Schedule #1 attached to this Agreement and entitled: GRS SLA’s. Client will provide all Tier 1 customer service support and GRS will support Client’s customer service on a Tier 2 level only through the GRS Ticketing system. Tier 1 customer service means all member-facing communications whereby Client will manage any order related enquiries through the GRS Ticketing system which tracks and reports all Tier 1 escalations. The back-end order escalation process using the GRS Ticketing system is deemed to be Tier 2. |
| 4. | Awards Data. GRS and Client will make available the Catalog data through the GRS Web Services and Client will be required, at its own expense, to integrate the GRS Web Services and to use them in accordance with technical guidelines provided in the GRS Whitepaper. |
It is assumed that some merchandise in the Awards Catalog maybe discontinued by the manufacturer and shall no longer be available to GRS or Client. If a Participant orders a discontinued product that is no longer in stock, GRS will automatically notify Client that the redemption request has been discontinued and that the order has been cancelled. GRS and Client agree to use their best efforts via automated daily updates to remove discontinued product from the Awards Catalog(s) in a prompt and timely fashion.
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| 5. | Redemption of Merchandise. GRS award catalogues are made available for Participant point redemption. Any other payment method must be approved by each party prior to it being made available to the targeted customers. |
| 6. | Shipment of Merchandise. All orders for in-stock items shall be processed for redemption and are typically drop shipped within five (5) business days of receipt of an order. All merchandise shall be shipped via a recognized carrier used by the participating GRS approved supplier. |
| a. | Merchandise damaged in shipment will be replaced by GRS, at its sole expense, if reported by a Participant in writing within ten (10) days after the Participant receives the shipment. Merchandise shall be replaced once the damaged merchandise has been received from the Participant. Both Parties agree that damaged merchandise is not returnable if written notification is received by GRS after ten (10) day reporting requirement. |
| b. | Receipt of defective merchandise must be reported within ten (10) days of receipt of same by GRS. GRS will arrange for replacement of defective merchandise if reported within ten (10) days of receipt of same. For some products, the manufacturer does not allow returns but provides exceptional warranty service. Therefore, GRS or Client shall receive instruction on how to obtain warranty service as opposed to a complete award replacement, if such warranty service applies. |
| c. | GRS will not offer substitutes nor suggest same as this is the responsibility of Client’s customer care center. |
| d. | GRS shall respond to the Client’s customer care tickets with respect to their Participants orders only and within one (1) business day of receipt of such inquiry. |
| 7. | Advertising Merchandise. Client, at its sole expense, shall be responsible for the actual cost of advertising the merchandise offers to its Participants. |
| 8. | Data Access Services. GRS shall use its best efforts to make such services operational 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with guaranteed network availability of 99.5% uptime, excluding System Update times. |
GRS schedules System Update activities on an as-required basis and shall notify Client promptly.
| 9. | Payments. |
| a. | GRS and Client agree to the following terms and processes for payments of all GRS orders: GRS shall provide Client with real-time order and float tracking through its GRS portal access (Float Account). Client shall either wire transfer as required or sign up for the Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) Plan, which authorizes GRS and its financial institution to draw funds from Client’s bank account to fund the Float Account. The initial Float Account deposit amount will be established prior to a program launch. A Threshold Amount will be established prior to a program launch. Upon the Float Account reaching the Threshold Amount, Client shall either wire transfer or GRS shall debit the Client’s bank account a Replenishment Amount to top up the account which will be established prior to a program launch. The Client can choose to modify the Threshold Amount and the Replenishment Amount by sending a written request to ar@carltonone.com. GRS reserves the right to stop processing Client’s orders when there are not enough funds available in the Float Account. The Float Account is debited upon GRS accepting an order. Credits are issued upon approval by GRS Customer Service Team. An invoice is issued monthly and summarizes redemptions for the month. Invoices are issued for Client’s records only and no payment is required. |
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| b. | The delivered price invoiced to the Client includes the item cost, all shipping and handling charges as well as all applicable taxes which are separately broken out for all orders within the GRS tracking reports. The delivered price pertains to shipments within the specific country that the member placed the order. |
| c. | GRS Currency Converter: GRS can work internationally in any currency. All product values can be automatically converted to the specified currency and all purchases regardless of country and currency will be converted to the core currency equivalent. In order for this to function seamlessly, GRS updates all global currencies automatically on a daily basis. For greater clarity, if a US based company sets the GRS currency to USD and activates catalogues in the UK and Spain, all International orders will be converted from Euros and Pound Sterling to their US equivalent and only USD’s will be reported by GRS. |
| d. | GRS Fee Structure |
GRS Fee Schedule
| Item | Amount | Frequency | ||
| One-Time Set Up Fee | $15,000.00 USD | One Time | ||
| Minimum Annual Order | $0 USD | Annual Target Only | ||
| Volume Target | Pre-Tax Order Volume | |||
Annual Renewal & Licensing Fee |
$5,000.00 USD | Annual – Term Date | ||
*Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all currency is shown in USD
Float Management and Monthly Fees: Our monthly fee as set out in this Agreement revolves around the amount of pre-tax sales that is processed monthly and these amounts are managed through the GRS Float Management System.
Once Client has activated the GRS Web Service integration, Client shall set up a Float Account prior to its orders being processed by GRS. GRS will debit Client’s Float Account $5,000 USD on the first day of each month only in the event that the Float Account drops below $1,000 USD. For the purposes of clarification, GRS will not debit Client’s account unless the Client’s Float Account drops below $1,000 USD.
Based on Client’s month end pre-tax sales, GRS will then apply a credit to Client’s GRS Float Account equal to 10% of Client’s pre-tax purchase volume at the end of each month and then such process starts all over again the next month. For example, if Client attain sales of $50,000 USD, Client’s Float would be credited $5,000 USD by GRS. If Client attained sales of $25,000 USD, Client’s Float would be credited $2,500 USD. If in the next month Client attains sales of $75,000 USD, Client’s float would be credited $7,500 USD. The GRS Float Management System works the same each month and will provide full credit to the Client up to $5,000 USD, so that as Client’s volume builds and is consistently over the $50,000 USD threshold, there would be absolutely no financial impact to Client’s Float Account
Other Services: GRS shall develop specialized client offers for specific markets based on Client’s detailed requirements and as provided to GRS in writing by Client. GRS will charge a flat fee to source the offers and reserves the right to charge the Client for any IT related data integration requirements. Should Client require IT services to complete any integration or specialized requirements, GRS will charge against a pre-approved Statement of Work (SOW) the amount of $200.00/hour for these services.
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| 10. | Taxes. |
| a. | Sales Taxes. GRS shall remit all sales tax collected from Client to the appropriate governmental authority. The Parties agree to cooperate with each other to minimize any applicable sales, use, or similar tax and, in connection therewith. In order to do so, the Parties shall provide each other with all required tax information including without limitation, resale or exemption certificates, multi-state exemption certificates, information concerning the use of assets, materials and notices of assessments. If US Tax Exemption Certificates are not provided, GRS shall invoice the required State level tax to Client. |
| b. | Income and Employment Taxes. To the extent that applicable laws or regulations, including the provisions of Subtitle C, Employment Taxes, of Title 26 of the United States Code, or any other comparable laws of any country, state or other governmental authority, as they may be amended from time to time, require (1) that any points awarded to, or merchandise or other awards redeemed by, a Participant in connection with this Agreement, or the value thereof, be reported to the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority, or (2) that any taxes be paid or amounts withheld in connection with the award of points or the redemption of merchandise or other awards in connections with this Agreement, Client shall perform all such reporting, and withholding and make all such payments, in a timely manner. |
| 1. | Option to Perform. In the event of Client’s failure to do so within 30 days, GRS, at its option may, although need not, in whole or in part, make any such reports and/or withhold or pay any such amounts. At GRS’s request, Client shall provide GRS with all information necessary to make any such reports, and/or withhold or pay any such amounts and any related penalties and interest. |
| 2. | Indemnity. Notwithstanding Section 15 below, Client shall indemnify and hold GRS and its affiliates and all of the foregoing entities’ officers, directors, employees, agents and their successors and assigns harmless against (i) any and all liability, including without limitation penalties, interest, court costs and reasonable legal or attorneys’ fees, that may arise out of or relate to the failure of such reports to be filed, or the failure of such taxes to be withheld or paid, in a timely manner, and (ii) any and all costs incurred by GRS in connection with wholly or partially exercising the Option to Perform described above. Any claim for indemnity shall be asserted within five (5) years after the later of (i) the date when the underlying claim which gives rise to the claim for indemnity is asserted against, or (ii) the last date when GRS incurs any costs in connection with exercising its Option to Perform in whole or in part. | |
| 3. | Compliance with Law Representations and Warranties. GRS and Client each represent, warrant, and covenants that each Party and its affiliates, officers, employees and agents shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with its own business and its rendering of its services and obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Client represents and warrants to solely provide GRS services to their own End Customers and, further represents and warrants, that it will not sell GRS services to any other third party, who in turn, could possibly resell GRS services down to its own end customers. GRS represents and warrants to the best of its Knowledge (“Knowledge” being that of the CTO) : (i) that the PLATFORM and CODES do not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party; and (v) the PLATFORM AND CODES are developed with the usual standard of care and are to the best of its Knowledge free of material bugs and defects which preclude or affect the suitability for the customary or contractual use to an extent that is more than immaterial; and to the best of its Knowledge contain no viruses, malware, easter eggs, offensive or illegal material, etc. |
| 11. | Participant Data. GRS and Client understand and agree that GRS and Client are the sole and exclusive owners of all data and information about Participants provided by each to the other in accordance with this Agreement (“Participant Data”). All Participant Data is subject to all applicable privacy laws and regulations (“Privacy Laws”) and all Parties hereto agree to abide by all such applicable Privacy Laws with respect to the handling of such Participant Data. All Participant Data supplied to GRS hereunder, in any form, and any and all copies thereof, are to be used by GRS solely in the performance of its rights and obligations under this Agreement. And likewise, all Participant Data supplied to Client hereunder, in any form, and any and all copies thereof, are to be used by Client solely in the performance of its rights and obligations under this Agreement. Each Party agrees that they shall not otherwise use, sell, license, lease, transfer, store in a retrieval system, duplicate or transmit, in any form or by any means, such Participant Data without the prior written consent of the other party. |
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| 12. | Confidential Information. |
a. Neither Party shall disclose any information concerning the business or properties of the other Party which it learns as a result of negotiating or implementing this Agreement, including, without limitation, the terms and conditions of this Agreement, trade secrets (including but not limited to each Party’s respective data), Participant Data, business and financial information, business methods, procedures, processes, software, know-how, intellectual property and any other information of every kind that relates to the business of either Party (the “Confidential Information”) except to the extent disclosure is required by applicable law, is necessary for the performance of the disclosing Party’s obligation under this Agreement, or is agreed to in writing by the other Party, provided that:
| (a) | prior to disclosing any Confidential Information to any third party, other than to a Party’s affiliates and subcontractors, the Party making the disclosure shall give notice to the other Party of the nature of such disclosure and of the fact that such disclosure will be made; and (ii) prior to filing a copy of this Agreement with any governmental authority or agency, the filing Party will consult with the other Party with respect to such filing and shall redact such portions of this Agreement which the other Party requests be redacted, unless, in the filing Party’s reasonable judgment based on the advice of its legal counsel (which advice shall have been discussed with legal counsel to the other Party), the filing Party concludes that such request is inconsistent with the filing Party’s obligations under applicable laws. Neither Party shall use the other Party’s name, trademarks, logos, designs, slogans or other marks for advertising or promotional purposes without such other Party’s written consent. |
| (b) | The obligations of this Section, shall not apply to any information: |
| (i) | which is generally known to the trade or to the public at the time of such disclosure; or | |
| (ii) | which becomes generally known to the trade or the public subsequent to the time of such disclosure, provided, however, that such general knowledge is not the result of a disclosure in violation of a confidentiality obligation pursuant to this Section; or | |
| (iii) | which is obtained by a Party from a source other than the other Party, without breach of this Agreement or any other obligation of confidentiality or secrecy owed to such other party or any other person or organization; or | |
| (iv) | which is independently conceived and developed by the disclosing Party and proven by the disclosing Party through tangible evidence not to have been developed as a result of a disclosure of information to the disclosing Party, or any other person or entity which has entered into a confidential arrangement with the non-disclosing Party. |
| (c) | If any disclosure is made pursuant to the provisions of this Section, to any parent company, subsidiary, affiliate or third party, the disclosing Party shall be responsible for ensuring that such parent, subsidiary, affiliate or third party keeps all such information in confidence and that any third party executes a confidentiality agreement with obligations of confidentiality at least as stringent as those contained herein. Each Party covenants that at all times it shall have in place procedures designed to assure that each of its employees is given access to the other party’s Confidential Information on a need-to- know basis and shall protect the privacy of such information as if it were its own. Each Party acknowledges that any breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement by it shall result in irreparable damage to the other Party and that, therefore, in addition to any other remedy that may be afforded by law, any breach or threatened breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement may be prohibited by restraining order, injunction or other such equitable remedies of any court. The provisions of this Section will survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. Any disclosure made pursuant to this Section shall be made in compliance with applicable law. |
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| (d) | Each Party shall, upon termination of this Agreement or at any earlier time upon the request of the other Party (“Requesting Party”), immediately return all Confidential Information received from or otherwise owned or controlled by the Requesting Party, and copies thereof, to the Requesting Party, and shall retain none for its files, unless otherwise agreed to in writing and signed by both Parties. |
| (e) | GRS’s disclosure and Client’ s disclosure to Participants of Participant Data and information with respect to the number of Points required to exchange for each item of Merchandise in the course of performing its obligations under this Agreement shall not violate this paragraph. |
b. Client agrees not to make public or share either directly, indirectly or through any third party any aspect of this Agreement, GRS IP inclusive of all GRS technology, GRS rewards across all GRS SKU’s, Reward categories, brands including any GRS pricing including GRS terms and conditions other than to Client’s professional advisers on a need to know basis, which advisors shall enter into a confidentiality agreement with the Client and shall be subject to the same stringent standards of confidentiality as the Client is under this Agreement.
| 14. | Trademarks and Intellectual Property. Each Party agrees that this Agreement does not grant or convey any right, title or interest, proprietary or otherwise, in or to any trade name, logo, design, slogan, copyrighted material, service mark, trademark or any other intellectual property owned or licensed by the other except for the right to use them specifically as set forth herein and that such use shall not create any rights ownership by the using Party in such trade name, logo, design, slogan, copyrighted material, service mark, trademark or any other intellectual property owned or licensed by the other. Except as specifically permitted under this Agreement, each Party agrees that it shall not use any trade name, logo, design, slogan, copyrighted material, service mark, trademark or any other intellectual property owned or licensed by the other in any other manner whatsoever without such Party’s prior written consent. |
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| 15. | Indemnification; Limitations of Liability. |
Client agrees to solely provide GRS services to their End Customers. This Agreement does not enable Client to sell GRS services to any other third party, who in turn may resell GRS services a second time to their own end customers. This is a one-step distribution agreement; if Client breaches this aspect of this Agreement in any way, GRS reserves the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, at its sole discretion
If it is determined that the unlawful access to the GRS and Client’s systems is at the Client level, all IT and related support services are required to isolate, resolve, repair and secure the Client’s data and Float Account transactions will be undertaken, at Client’s expense. GRS shall undertake all required steps to help close off intruder access, work to cancel any fraudulent points issued or reward redemptions at the GRS supplier level and in general work to protect Client’s intellectual property. All costs related to resolving these issues shall be charged back to Client at GRS’ contracted IT rates. This policy is based on identifying the cause of the breach as being at the Client level. This breach could occur as a result of any number of scenarios including: exposing user credentials through malware or any other method thereby which would enable intruder access.
Client additionally agrees to maintain a Cyber Insurance Policy which shall be in a sufficient amount to cover any Client liability or any breaches by the Client of this Agreement.
(a) Each Party will defend, indemnify and hold the other Party harmless from and against any and all third party claims, demands, actions, causes of action, judgments, recoveries, fines, penalties, interest, liabilities, fees, costs, expenses and other losses, including reasonable legal or attorneys’ fees and court costs (“Claims”) caused by or as a result of (i) a material breach of this Agreement, (ii) a violation of any laws or regulations, or (iii) any act or omission constituting gross negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of such Party, its employees or agents.
(b) GRS Indemnity. GRS shall fully indemnify, hold harmless and defend Client and its subsidiaries and affiliates and all of the foregoing entities’ officers, directors, employees, agents, and their successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, actions, suits, legal proceedings, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, settlements reasonably approved by GRS, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, that are asserted against or incurred by Client arising out of or in connection with: (a) a breach of GRS’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. Any claim for indemnity shall be asserted within five (5) years after the later of (i) the date when the underlying claim which gives rise to the claim for indemnity is asserted against,
(c) ALL GOODS ARE SOLD AS IS. GRS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ITS SERVICES OR ANY GOODS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NO HIDDEN AND/OR UNKNOWN DEFECTS, NON- INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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(d) Except as provided in Section 10(a) above, in no event shall either Party be liable to the other for any special, incidental, consequential, punitive or indirect damages whatsoever, including without limitation, loss of business profits, business interruption or loss of business information; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply with respect to a Party’s intentional breach of this Agreement or to any liability under Section 10(b) above.
(e) In no event shall either Party be liable for damages to the other Party or any other person in excess of the lesser of $50,000 or the actual fees (excluding pass-through expenses) received by GRS from Client during the twelve (12) month period preceding the event that gave rise to the Claim (or if the Agreement has been in effect less than twelve months preceding the event that gave rise to the Claim, then the average monthly fee times the number of months that the Agreement has been in effect); provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply (i) with respect to a Party’s intentional breach of this agreement, (ii) to Client’s failure to pay for services or merchandise as provided in this Agreement, or (iii) to liability under Section 10(a) above.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10(a) above, any Claims arising under or related in any way to this Agreement against either Client or GRS shall be brought within two (2) years after the occurrence giving rise to the Claim or shall be barred forever.
(g) Liability for Third Party Redemption Cards. Any award redeemed or acquired by a Participant or plan sponsor constituting a gift card, merchant gift card, gas card, debit card, airline certificate, prepaid Visa card, prepaid MasterCard card or any other item constituting a promise by a third party to provide goods or services to the holder, or pay for goods and services provided to the holder, in connection with such item is referred to herein as a “Third Party Redemption Card.”
(h) GRS and Client shall be deemed to have fulfilled their obligation to provide a Participant or plan sponsor with a Third Party Redemption Card and GRS and Client shall have no further responsibility or liability to a Participant, plan sponsor or any other person or entity in regard to a Third Party Redemption Card if the Third Party Redemption Card which GRS or Client sent to the Participant or plan sponsor or directed a third party to send to a Participant or plan sponsor, could have been used to obtain goods or services at the time that GRS or Client sent payment for the card. For the purposes of this section, activation and any other preliminary step necessary to use the Third-Party Redemption Card shall be deemed to have been performed at or before such time. The Participant or plan sponsor, as the case may be, shall bear the risk that any such Third-Party Redemption Card may not subsequently be useable for any reason, including without limitation bankruptcy of the issuer of the Third-Party Redemption Card. This Section shall not apply if GRS or Client had actual knowledge at the time that it sent the Third-Party Redemption Card to a Participant or plan sponsor, or directed a third party to do so, that at that time the Third Party Redemption Card could not be used to acquire goods or services.
| 16. | Independent Contractor; No Third Party Beneficiary. Each Party hereto is an independent contractor; neither Party is the agent of the other. The Parties have entered into this Agreement solely for their own respective benefit and neither the Participants nor any other person or entity is intended to have, or shall have, any right to enforce any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or any claim against any of the Parties hereto under any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement. |
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| 17. | Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally or by certified mail, with postage prepaid, to the Party intended at the following addresses, or at such other address as a Party may designate by written notice to the other Party: |
| If to GRS: | If to Client: |
| Global Reward Solutions | |
| 60 Columbia Way | Robot Cache US, Inc. |
| 9th Floor | 4330 La Jolla Village Dr., Suite 200 San Diego, Ca. 92122 |
| Markham, Ontario | With a copy to: |
| L3R 0C9 | |
| Attention: Legal Dept | |
| Email: legal@carltonoone.com | Attn: Philippe Erwin, General Counsel |
A notice delivered personally is effective, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, on the date of delivery. A notice delivered by certified mail, with postage prepaid, shall be deemed to have been delivered five (5) business days after mailing and shall be effective, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, on such fifth (5 th ) business day.
| 18. | Binding Effect; Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement or any of its respective rights or obligations hereunder except with the prior written consent of the other Party hereto, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. No such assignment shall be effective to transfer any rights without the consent of such other Party. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign its rights under this Agreement to a party purchasing the portion of such Party’s business to which this Agreement relates, whether by merger, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of such Party, stock sale or otherwise, without such consent, but with 30 business days prior written notice. |
| 19. | Entire Agreement. This Agreement together with Schedules 1 to 5 sets forth all the promises, agreements, terms, conditions, and understandings between the Parties hereof, and there are no promises, agreements, or undertakings, either oral or written, express or implied, between them other than as set forth herein. |
| 20. | Amendment of Agreement. No alteration, amendment, change, or addition to this Agreement or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties hereto unless reduced to writing and duly authorized and signed by authorized representatives of each of them. |
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| 21. | Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and enforced, and governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein and the Parties attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts thereof. |
| 22. | Legal Fees. In the event any legal action is taken by either Party against the other Party to enforce any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, it is agreed that the unsuccessful Party to such action shall pay to the prevailing Party therein all court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the prevailing Party. |
| 23. | Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which together constitute one and the same instrument. |
| 24. | No Waiver. Any failure at any time of either Party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall neither constitute a waiver of such provision nor prejudice the right of either Party to enforce such provision at any subsequent time. |
| 25. | Survivability. Any rights or remedies either Party may have with respect to the other Party arising out of such other Party’s performance or non-performance of its obligations in respect of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, including Sections 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 27. |
| 26. | Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement nor the intent of any provision thereof. |
| 27. | Sever Unenforceable Terms. Each of the terms and provisions of this Agreement is severable in whole or in part and, if any term or provision or the application thereof in any circumstances should be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions or the application thereof to circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect. |
| 28. | Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be considered in default in the performance of its obligations hereunder (other than its obligation to pay any sum), or be liable in damages or otherwise for any failure or delay in performance, which is due to any of the following: strikes, lockouts, concerted acts of workmen or other industrial disturbances, fires, explosions, floods or other natural catastrophes, civil disturbance, riots or armed conflict whether declared or undeclared, curtailment, shortage, rationing or allocation of normal sources of supply of labor, materials, transportation, energy or utilities, accidents, acts of God, delays of subcontractors or vendors, sufferance of or voluntary compliance with acts of government and government regulations (whether valid or invalid), embargoes, or any other similar or dissimilar cause which is beyond the reasonable control of the party affected and which makes performance commercially impracticable. The Party unable to perform as a result of force majeure shall promptly notify the other of when such period begins and ends. If any period of force majeure continues for 30 days or more, the Party receiving the notice of force majeure may terminate this Agreement by giving the other Party ten days’ prior written notice, mailed or delivered after such period. Neither P arty shall be required to make any concession or grant any demand or request to bring to an end any strike or other concerted act of workmen. Force majeure shall not include financial difficulty. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
| Robot Cache US, Inc. | Carlton One Engagement Corporation d.b.a. | |||
| Global Reward Solutions ® | ||||
| By: | ![]() |
By: | ![]() | |
| Name: | Lee Jacobson | Name: | Robert Purdy | |
| Title: | CEO | Title: | CEO & Founder | |
| Date: | 3/14/2023 | Date: | 3/15/2023 | |
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Schedule #1- Customer Service Level Agreement (SLA) External Partners
Global Reward Solutions
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
External Clients
Version 3.0
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| 1 | General Overview |
This document describes the Service Level Agreement (“SLA”) between the GRS Customer Service and GRS Technical Support teams and the Client. It covers the following areas:
| a) | The GRS Customer Service and GRS Technical Support provided to the Client | |
| b) | The general level of response and availability associated with these services | |
| c) | The delivery timeframes associated to merchandise rewards | |
| d) | The responsibilities of GRS as a Customer Service and Technical Support provider and of the Client in receiving services and providing feedback. |
| 2 | Service Description |
| 2.1 | GRS Customer Service |
| a) | GRS Customer Service provides Tier 2 Support as related to inquiries associated with orders placed with GRS suppliers. GRS Customer Service Tier 2 Support handles questions and issues related to orders which the Client cannot answer using the supplied GRS System tools, which may entail contacting suppliers and other internal departments to reach resolution. | |
| b) | Inquiries handled are related to order processing and fulfillment which cover the following: order status, delivery status, order cancellation requests, product issues, and product returns. | |
| c) | GRS will provide the Client a GRS Customer Service Ticketing account for reporting and tracking of raised inquiries. | |
| d) | GRS Customer Service is available 24/7, exclusive of Ontario, Canada statutory holidays. |
| 2.2 | GRS Technical Support |
| a) | GRS Technical Support provides support to inquiries associated with the GRS System. When applicable, the GRS Technical Support team will engage internal departments to reach resolution. | |
| b) | GRS will provide the Client a GRS Technical Support Ticketing account for reporting and tracking of technical issues, data inquiries, GRS System usage, bugs, unscheduled down time, or other general inquires or tasks not related to orders. | |
| c) | GRS Technical Support standard availability for High, Medium and Low severity events is 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. EST Monday to Friday, exclusive of Ontario, Canada statutory holidays. |
| d) | The availability for Urgent / Emergency severity events outside of and inclusive of the standard hours are 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. EST 365 days per year. |
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| 3 | Roles and Responsibilities |
| 3.1 | GRS Responsibilities |
GRS responsibilities in support of this SLA include:
| a) | Endeavour to meet key performance indicators as outlined herein. | |
| b) | Meet technical service levels, including the availability of the GRS System, as outlined herein. | |
| c) | All reasonable assistance to the Client in event of downtime. | |
| d) | Implement and improve processes as necessary to deliver defined service levels. | |
| e) | Generate and provide reports on service level performance on a quarterly basis. | |
| f) | Provide GRS System Operation Availability and Response Time reports to the Client on the 3rd business day of each month | |
| g) | Appropriate notification to Client, at least monthly, of any GRS offering changes, updates or additions |
| 3.2 | Client Responsibilities |
Client responsibilities in support of this SLA include:
| a) | Communicate updates in operational country details including participant count by country and spend by country. Quarterly updates to be provided as a minimum and should include current and near-term requirements. | |
| b) | Provide timely feedback to all GRS Customer Service and GRS Technical Support questions related to submitted inquiries and order related communications. | |
| c) | Utilization of the provided online ticketing tools to submit and follow-up on all reported inquiries, requests and issues. |
| 4 | Contact Methods |
| 4.1 | GRS Customer Service Ticketing System |
| a) | GRS Customer Service inquiries are to be submitted by the Client using their GRS Customer Service Ticketing System login via https://support.carlton.ca or through a dedicated email address linked to their login. | |
| b) | GRS Customer Service support available in English, French and Spanish. |
| 4.2 | GRS Technical Support |
| a) | GRS Technical Support inquiries are to be submitted by the Client using their GRS Technical Support ticketing system login via https://tickets.carlton.ca. | |
| b) | For Urgent / Emergency events, Client is to submit details by email via urgent@carlton.ca |
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| 5 | Key Performance Indicators – GRS System |
| 5.1 | GRS System Availability |
| a) | 99.5% Uptime in a calendar month as monitored via an automated system | |
| b) | Uptime is measured in hours, excluding Scheduled Downtime, and is divided by the total number of hours in the calendar month. The resulting value is presented as a percentage, indicating the amount of time the GRS System was available during the calendar month. | |
| c) | Example: A 30-day month with 6 hours of Scheduled Downtime and 2 hours of Unscheduled Downtime, the calculation would be: |
Available hours = 30 days x 24 hours/day = 720 hours
Available hours Excluding Scheduled Downtime= 720 – 6 = 714 hours
Uptime % = (714 – 2 Unscheduled Downtime) / 714 * 100 = 99.72%
| 5.2 | GRS System Response Time |
| a) | 2 seconds (or less) average response time in a calendar month | |
| b) | Response time is measured by Google Analytics, using a 5% sample of requests to determine and average response time on the GRS System |
| 5.3 | GRS System Incident Management |
GRS System issues will be assigned a specific severity level based on the impact to Participants and the Program. The severity levels are as follows:
| a) | Emergency |
| ○ | Used for GRS System outages, defined as the inability for all Participants of one or more Programs to be able to access the GRS System |
| b) | High |
| ○ | When all Participants from one or more Programs are prevented from completing core functions (for example, check-out) with the GRS System |
| c) | Medium |
| ○ | All Participants from one or more Programs are experiencing a defect not defined as core functionality (for example, image display), or | |
| ○ | One or more, but not all, Participants are prevented from completing core functions in the GRS System |
| d) | Low |
| ○ | A low level of impact on business operations and/or Participant experience, typically affecting a single Participant. |
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| 6 | Key Performance Indicators – GRS Customer Service & Technical Support |
| 6.1 | GRS Customer Service Tier 2 Support – Inquiry Cycle Time |
75% of enquires closed in 1 business days
98% of enquires closed in 2 business days
100% of inquiries closed in 5 business days
This KPI measures the % of inquiries in a calendar month where a resolution is given by GRS Customer Service Agents to the Client, counting from the next business day the inquiry is received from the Client to the day the inquiry is closed. The target is to have 100% of Tier 2 inquiries resolved within 5 business days or less.
| 6.2 | GRS Technical Support – Response Time |
Emergency – 95% within 1 hour
High – 95% within 1 hour
Medium – 95% within 4 hours
Low – 95% within 8 hours
This KPI measures the length of time for an initial response by GRS Technical Support upon the creation of a GRS Technical Support System ticket or the issuance of an Urgent / Emergency email by the Client. The measurements are based on the hours of availability stated in section 2.2 GRS Technical Support.
| 6.3 | KPIs Date Exceptions |
GRS holiday observances are based on Ontario, Canada and will be taken into consideration when calculating all GRS Key Performance Indicators:
January 1 – New Year’s Day
February – 2nd Monday (Family Day)
March / April – Easter: Good Friday
May – Last Monday before May 25 (Victoria Day)
July 1 – Canada Day
August – First Monday (Simcoe Day)
September – First Monday (Labour Day)
October – Second Monday (Thanksgiving)
December 24 – Christmas Eve
December 25 – Christmas Day
December 26 – Boxing Day
December 31 – New Year’s Eve
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| 7 | Key Performance Indicators – Merchandise |
| 7.1 | Order Fulfillment Cycle Time |
USA - 95% of orders dispatched in 7 business days Canada - 95% of orders dispatched in 12 business days International - 95% of orders dispatched in 15 business days
This KPI measures the percentage of orders in a calendar month that are processed in maximum business days or less, counting from the next business day the order is received by the supplier to the day the order is shipped. Since it’s the responsibility of GRS to keep the reward offering up to date, orders that cannot be fulfilled due to product unavailability or are delayed due to supplier backorder will be taken into consideration.
| 7.2 | % of order errors / damaged < than 1.5% |
This KPI measures the % of orders in a calendar month that are received and the product is either the incorrect product or is received damaged or in a non-working order.
| 7.3 | Special Orders, Oversized Products and Remote Locations |
Special order requests (i.e. bulk orders for special promotions, personal/concierge-like service for items outside of the core GRS offerings), oversized merchandise products orders, and orders to remote locations are subject to supplier terms and availability. Due to varying delivery options and timing, these orders will not be included within the 7.1 Order Fulfillment Cycle Time KPI measurement.
These orders are not returnable unless received damaged or in a non-working condition.
| 7.4 | Data Integrity, Incorrect Addresses and/or Incomplete Order Details |
Client is responsible for ensuring all Orders are provided to the GRS system complete with all required order fulfillment data, which may vary by country and/or reward offering (i.e. local address information, mobile phone number per supplier delivery requirements; personal identification per national legal requirements).
If Client supplied order details are not accepted by the supplier, including incorrect or missing address details or mandatory data, the GRS Customer Service team will contact the Client for incorrect/incomplete order details. If the requested order details are not returned by the Client by the end of the 3rd full business day, the order will be cancelled.
Orders cancelled or delayed due to insufficient or incorrect data will not be included in the 7.1 Order Fulfillment Cycle Time KPI measurement.
| 7.5 | Substitutions |
If an order becomes unavailable with the supplier, the order will be cancelled.
A substitution may be presented to the Client by GRS Customer Service if the order cancelation occurs 4 business days after being accepted by GRS. If the presented substitution is not confirmed by the Client by the end of the 3rd full business day, the order will be cancelled.
Orders cancelled or delayed through the substitution process will be included in the 7.1 Order Fulfillment Cycle Time KPI measurement.
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| 8 | Key Performance Indicators – Non-Merchandise |
| 8.1 | Order Fulfillment Cycle Time |
USA - 95% of orders dispatched in 7 business days
Canada - 95% of orders dispatched in 7 business days
International - 95% of orders dispatched in 7 business days
This KPI measures the percentage of all non-merchandise reward orders in a calendar month that are processed in maximum business days or less, counting from the next business day the order is received by the supplier to the day the order is shipped. Since it’s the responsibility of GRS to keep the reward offering up to date, orders that cannot be fulfilled due to product unavailability or are delayed due to supplier backorder will be taken into consideration.
Non-merchandise orders measured within this KPI include, but are not limited to: retail gift cards, prepaid debit, digital codes, mobile top-up, experiences, and coupons.
Event Tickets are dispatched within 2-3 days of Event date and are not included in this KPI measurement.
Travel confirmation emails are sent directly by the provider upon successful completion of the booking. Travel related orders are not included in this KPI measurement.
| 8.2 | % of order errors / damaged < than 1.5% |
This KPI measures the % of orders in a calendar month that are received and the product is either the incorrect product or is received a non-working order (i.e. different retail store gift card, incorrect funds on prepaid debit card).
| 8.3 | Special Orders & Remote Locations |
Special order requests (i.e. bulk orders for special promotions, personal/concierge-like service for items outside of the core GRS offerings), and orders to remote locations are subject to supplier terms and availability. Due to varying delivery options and timing, these orders will not be included within the 8.1 Order Fulfillment Cycle Time KPI measurement.
These orders are not returnable.
| 8.4 | Data Integrity, Incorrect Addresses and/or Incomplete Order Details |
Client is responsible for ensuring all Orders are provided to the GRS system complete with all required order fulfillment data, which may vary by country and/or reward offering (i.e. local address information, mobile phone number per supplier delivery requirements; personal identification per national legal requirements).
If Client supplied order details are not accepted by the supplier, including incorrect or missing address details or mandatory data, the GRS Customer Service team will contact the Client for incorrect/incomplete order details. If the requested order details are not returned by the Client by the end of the 3rd full business day, the order will be cancelled.
Orders cancelled or delayed due to insufficient or incorrect data will not be included in the 8.1 Order Fulfillment Cycle Time KPI measurement.
| 8.5 | Substitutions |
If an order becomes unavailable with the supplier, the order will be cancelled.
A substitution may be presented to the Client by GRS Customer Service if the order cancelation occurs after 4 business days. If the presented substitution is not confirmed by the Client by the end of the 3rd full business day, the order will be cancelled.
Orders cancelled or delayed through the substitution process will be included in the 8.1 Order Fulfillment Cycle Time KPI measurement.
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| 9 | Return Policy – Merchandise & Non-Merchandise |
| 9.1 | Products received damaged or in a non-working condition |
The Client must notify GRS of any returns of damaged or non-working condition products within 10 business days from delivery date. GRS Customer Service will coordinate all aspects of the return, including collection of the product directly from the recipient. All GRS Customer Service inquiry tickets for this scenario should include pictures of both the product and the packaging. GRS Customer Service will process these requests as per the service level outlined in 6.1 GRS Customer Service Tier 2 Support – Inquiry Cycle Time
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Upon receipt and verification of the damaged or non-working product by supplier, the replacement order will be dispatched, subject to supplier availability of the original product. The applicable Merchandise or Non-Merchandise KPI will be applied for all replacement orders. When applicable, return freight for both the return to the supplier and/or for the replacement delivery, will be paid by GRS.
If the original product is no longer available, the order will be cancelled by GRS and the Client will be notified.
If a damaged or non-working claim is not accepted by the supplier (i.e. product is working correctly, product damaged after delivery), GRS Customer Service will work directly with the Client to determine next steps including, but not limited to, coordinating reshipment and assignment of responsibility for incurred costs.
| 9.2 | Incorrect product received |
The Client must notify GRS of a return of incorrect products received within 10 business days from delivery date. GRS Customer Service will coordinate all aspects of the return, including collection of the product directly from the recipient. All GRS Customer Service inquiry tickets for this scenario should include pictures of the product and packing slips. GRS Customer Service will process these requests as per the service level outlined in 6.1 GRS Customer Service Tier 2 Support – Inquiry Cycle Time.
Upon receipt and verification of the damaged or non-working product by supplier, the replacement order will be dispatched, subject to supplier availability of the original product. The applicable Merchandise or Non- Merchandise KPI will be applied for all replacement orders. When applicable, return freight for both the return to the supplier and/or for the replacement delivery, will be paid by GRS.
If the original product is no longer available, the order will be cancelled by GRS and the Client will be notified.
If an incorrect product claim is not accepted by the supplier, GRS Customer Service will work directly with the Client to determine next steps including, but not limited to, coordinating reshipment and assignment of responsibility for incurred costs.
| 9.3 | Product not received |
The Client must notify GRS of a non-receipt of a product within 10 business days from notification of dispatch. GRS Customer Service will process these requests as per the service level outlined in 6.1 GRS Customer Service Tier 2 Support – Inquiry Cycle Time.
Upon completion of a non-receipt of product inquiry, if proof of delivery from the supplier can be obtained by GRS, the proof of delivery will be provided to the Client and the investigation will be closed. However, if proof of delivery from the supplier cannot be obtained by GRS, a replacement order will be processed as per the applicable Merchandise or Non-Merchandise KPI.
If the original product is no longer available, the order will be cancelled by GRS and the Client will be notified.
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| 9.4 | Return Policy – Merchandise |
The Client must notify GRS for a merchandise return within 10 business days of the delivery date. GRS Customer Service will coordinate all aspects of the return, including collection of the product directly from the recipient. GRS Customer Service will process these requests as per the service level outlined in 6.1 GRS Customer Service Tier 2 Support – Inquiry Cycle Time
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Limited merchandise products may be returned. Products eligible for return must be unopened, be in new condition with all original packaging, and include all packing slips and accessories. The Client will be responsible for all costs associated with a merchandise return, including but not limited to: return freight, restocking fees, replacement reward freight, product cost difference. Restocking fees are determined by individual suppliers and vary in costs. Upon receipt and verification of the returned product by supplier, the order will be canceled.
If the supplier of the product will not accept a return, the Client is responsible for handling the merchandise return request.
If return is not accepted by the supplier (i.e. missing materials, product has been used), GRS Customer Service will work directly with the Client to determine next steps including, but not limited to, coordinating reshipment and assignment of responsibility for incurred costs.
| 9.5 | Return Policy – Non-Merchandise |
The following non-merchandise orders are not eligible for return:
Retail gift cards
Prepaid debit
Digital codes (i.e. music downloads, magazines)
Event Tickets
Mobile Top-up
Experiences
Coupons
Returns associated with Travel bookings are dictated as per the terms and conditions presented at the time of purchase.
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Schedule #2 – Definitions
Definitions
‘Business Day’ means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday in Ontario, Canada;
‘Catalog’ means the online catalog of reward items that is available to the Client and Participants through the use of the GRS System;
‘Core Currency’ means the currency (for example, USD, GBP, EUR, AUD) of the Client Catalog, to which all redemptions, regardless of the local currency of the redemption, will be converted for the purposes of debiting the Float Account;
‘Downtime’ means the time during which the GRS System is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure excluding Scheduled Downtime. Downtime, if any, resulting from technology infrastructure not within the control of the GRS, including domain name service, will not count against the GRS System Availability calculation outlined at Schedule #1;
‘Electronic Rewards’ means any reward (for example gift card or voucher) that is delivered to the Participant by electronic (for example e-mail) means;
“End Customer” means any customer of the Client that is using GRS rewards for the sole purpose of rewarding their internal employees, sales staff, external channel sales partners and/or End Customers as part of a consumer loyalty program; all of these individuals are reward recipients managed by the Client
‘Float Account’ means a bank account, managed and accessible by GRS, that holds Client funds for the purpose of the payment for redemptions by Participants;
‘GRS Client Portal’ means the GRS System website and access rights provided to Clients, partners, suppliers or GRS administration personnel to perform duties to fulfil Client and Participant activity.
‘GRS Client Reports’ means standard reports available through the GRS Client Portal (as of Agreement date, this includes the reports entitled ‘Partner Account Balance Reconciliation Report’, ‘Aged Orders Partner Report’, ‘Shipped SLA Partner Report’.)
‘GRS System’ means the global redemption system platform, made available by GRS to the Client and Participants, for the purposes of redeeming certain reward items in countries around the world;
‘GRS Ticketing System’ means the instance of Kayako that GRS has licenced for the use of GRS and its clients to communicate Tier 2 Customer Service member facing escalations or inquiries.
‘GRS Web Services’ means the method by which the Client integrates its systems with the GRS System;
‘GRS Whitepaper’ means the detailed documentation provided by GRS to the Client to enable the integration of Client systems with the GRS System;
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‘Participant’ means any person who can access the GRS System for the purposes of redeeming their Program points for merchandise, gift card, and other items that may be made available for redemption through the GRS System from time to time;
‘Program’ means a Client recognition, incentive, benefits and/or loyalty program;
‘Replenishment Amount’ means the value the Client will credit to the Float Account upon notification by GRS that the Threshold Amount has been reached;
‘Scheduled Downtime’ means maintenance work to be performed during off-peak hours and/or an agreed-upon time to minimize Participant impact. GRS will provide the Client with a minimum of one week notification via e-mail when maintenance is required on the GRS System;
‘Services’ means the GRS System, GRS Ticketing System, and all support services provided by GRS to the Client as outlined in this Agreement;
‘System Update’ means any release of new code to the GRS System platform(s) that impacts performance, features, enhancements, or quality.
‘Threshold Amount’ means the minimum value of the Float Account which, when reached, requires the Float Account to be replenished with the Replenishment Amount by the Client;
‘Ticket’ means a uniquely identifiable query record created by the GRS Ticketing System;
‘Tier 1 Customer Service’ means all Participant direct communications, managed by the Client, including order related enquiries, in which case the GRS Ticketing System will be used by the Client to Raise and track enquiries with GRS;
‘Tier 2 Customer Service’ means support provided to the Client by GRS for Participant order related enquiries through the GRS Ticketing System;
‘Uptime’ means whether (or how often) the GRS System is working without failure and accessible for use by its intended users (for example, Participants);
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Schedule #3 – Security Requirements of Client & GRS
Security Requirements of Client and GRS
Introduction
Global Reward Solutions’ systems are designed and built with the assumption that clients would have their (GRS) own complementary internal security controls in place. These complementary internal security controls are necessary to achieve the overall data security and privacy of the GRS systems and data contained within. Without these controls it is impossible to provide a minimum level of security that would be expected by any user entrusting their data to the system and application.
The first part of the below schedule details the security and privacy commitments that GRS makes as the technology vendor. The second part details the complimentary controls that the client must enact to ensure complete security and privacy operations for the benefit of the end-clien and GRS.
These joint controls are necessary for proper security and privacy operations and can not be done in isolation by either party.
Terminology
| Term | Definition | |
Client |
A contracted organization who will be using a Storefront program instance managed by a Storefront partner | |
Program |
A Storefront instance created for one or more clients, typically accessible and integrated through a single URL | |
| Program Administrator | The person / account responsible for managing the configuration of a Storefront program, the associated account will normally be configured as a Super Administrator | |
| Super Administrator |
An account configuration that provides unlimited privileges within a Storefront program | |
| Credentials | A combination of a username & password that provides access to a system |
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Global Reward Solutions Security Commitments
The following details the various security commitments that Global Reward Solutions offers to its clients. In conjunction with the applicable client complimentary controls both entities will be able to enjoy an operating environment with minimal risk to the security and privacy of the data contained within it. Global Reward Solutions considers the security and privacy of all data contained within its systems to be of utmost importance to its ongoing ability to conduct business. As such, it takes an aggressive and comprehensive approach to data security & privacy.
Data Security
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will store client data only on production systems at approved data facilities | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will limit all access to private data on a need-to-have basis |
Systems Security
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will ensure that physical access to production systems is limited to a need-to-have basis | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will ensure that logical access to production systems is limited to a need-to-have basis | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will operate a firewall and intrusion prevention system around the production network | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will operate internal intrusion detection systems on all networks | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will perform regular network penetration tests on all systems | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will maintain a patch management program that patches systems on a priority basis |
Application Security
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will implement and enforce a SDLC policy and associated procedures | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will integrate security analysis as part of its SDLC | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will conduct regular internal application vulnerability tests on its SaaS applications | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will conduct annual 3rd-Party application vulnerability tests on its SaaS applications |
Staffing
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will conduct background checks on all new staff | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will train all staff on security & privacy concepts and practices according to their position and role | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will implement and maintain rigorous onboarding, offboarding, and access change request procedures |
Policies and Procedures
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will maintain and enforce a Information Security Program complete with documented policies and procedures | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will appoint a central point of contact and supporting committee for all security and privacy matters |
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Privacy
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will maintain and enforce a privacy policy | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will integrate privacy analysis as part of its SDLC | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will abide by all privacy laws and regulations in the countries/regions it operates in | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will make use of data received solely for the intended purposes as described |
Backup & Disaster Recovery
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will maintain backups of all systems at a frequency commensurate with the type of data stored | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will maintain a remote Disaster Recovery location and replicate necessary backups on a daily basis Global Reward Solutions will test its backups and Disaster Recovery plans on a regular basis |
Regulatory, Compliance, and Service Agreements
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will adhere to all regulatory requirements within the countries/regions in which it conducts business | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will conduct 3rd-party annual audits of its security program and remediate any found exceptions |
Legal and Insurance
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will maintain E&O & Cyber insurance valued at $5MM | |
| ● | Global Reward Solutions will enforce an applicable set of security & privacy controls on all external parties from or to which data flows |
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Complementary Client Security Controls
Storefront was designed and built with the assumption that clients would have their own complementary internal security controls in place. These complementary internal security controls are necessary to achieve the overall security of the Storefront system and data. Without these controls it is impossible to provide a minimum level of security that would be expected by any user entrusting their data to the system and application.
The complementary client security controls presented below should not be regarded as a comprehensive list of all the controls that should be employed by a business partner. It should be regarded as a minimum level of compliance that will change as technology and threats evolve.
Provisioning Accounts
| ● | Clients are responsible for provisioning unique user accounts for authorized users within a Storefront program | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for requesting user accounts to Global Reward Solutions client & ticket management tools for their own authorized staff |
Termination Procedures
| ● | Clients are responsible for promptly informing Global Rewards Solutions of any terminated client program | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for changing user credentials that might have been known by any of their terminated staff (i.e. credentials to client programs) | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for contacting Global Reward Solutions in a timely manner to ensure their terminated employee account access is removed from Global Reward Solutions client & ticket management tools |
Program Configuration
| ● | Clients are responsible for configuring programs with a strong password management configuration [1] | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for restricting or disabling the ability to do point transfers within a program except where necessary | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for communicating to Global Reward Solutions the features and modules that client(s) will be used in a Storefront program | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for restricting their staff’s access to client programs on a need-to-have basis | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for contacting Global Reward Solutions if a program needs to be completely removed or reconfigured as a demo program | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for ensuring that a privacy policy is written and posted for each program |
Systems Integration Controls
| ● | Clients are responsible for any liability incurred by any authenticated transaction made against the Storefront platform by their, or their client’s, integrated system | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for ensuring that any system or application they, or their client, embed or integrate with the Storefront platform is secure. This includes but is not limited to the following measures: |
| ○ | Ensuring that the connecting system uses data encryption in transit (HTTPS, SFTP, etc.) | |
| ○ | Ensuring that all users are properly authenticated on the integrated platform before proceeding to the Storefront platform (i.e. SSO integration) | |
| ○ | Ensure that the integrated platform had adequate logging of user activity for the purposes of post-incident forensic review | |
| ○ | Ensuring that the application development uses a rigorous SDLC process - including testing for vulnerabilities |
| ● | Clients are responsible for keeping API keys secure at all times | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for immediately informing Global Reward Solutions if a GRS API key is known or suspected to be compromised |
General Controls
| ● | Clients are responsible for immediately contacting Global Reward Solutions in the event that one or more of their systems or user accounts that interface with the Storefront platform have been compromised | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for responding to known or suspected incidents reported by Global Reward Solutions staff in a timely manner |
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| ● | Clients are responsible for ensuring that access to reports and other information generated from Global Reward Solutions is restricted on a need-to-have basis. | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for maintaining appropriate General Information Security Controls, this includes but is not limited to: |
| ○ | Comprehensive security policies based on an industry standard security framework [2][3][4] | |
| ○ | Annual security awareness training for all staff | |
| ○ | Physically secure work spaces for all partner offices |
| ■ | Guarded/monitored/keyed entrances and exits | |
| ■ | Locking drawers and cabinets for confidential documents | |
| ■ | Secure server & network installations, resistant to tampering |
| ○ | Encryption of all data in transit in/out of partner systems | |
| ○ | Installed & active end-point antivirus and malware-protection on all user workstations and servers | |
| ○ | Email phishing, spam, malware scanning on mail gateways | |
| ○ | Network perimeter firewalls | |
| ○ | A functioning patch management process for all systems that interface-with or store, transmit, or process data from Global Reward Solutions systems. |
Privacy
| ● | Clients are responsible for ensuring that they are legally permitted to transmit, process, and store any of the private data they use within the system. | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for ensuring that they do not transmit, process, or store any private data of persons under the age of 16. | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for adhering to all privacy requirements within any jurisdiction their clients operate in. | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for responding for promptly responding to client or client-user privacy requests. |
Regulatory, Compliance, and Service Agreements
| ● | Clients are responsible for ensuring that all physical and logical security controls are tested by a responsible 3rd-Party to ensure that the controls are configured appropriately and are effective | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for adhering to all relevant regulatory compliance requirements while they are associated with Global Reward Solutions in a service agreement. | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for reviewing and approving the terms and conditions stated in service agreements with Global Reward Solutions Inc. |
Legal & Insurance
| ● | Clients are responsible for maintaining their own E&O or Cyber Insurance policy, with a minimum of $5 million (USD) in coverage. | |
| ● | Clients are responsible for ensuring that all client contracts impose similar but appropriate end user security controls as contained within this document. |
Appendix
| 1. | NIST Special Publication 800-63B - https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63b.html |
| 2. | NIST Security Framework - https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/draft-version-11 |
| 3. | ISO/IEC 27001:2013 - https://www.iso.org/standard/54534.html |
| 4. | PCI DSS v3.2 - https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/document_library |
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Schedule #4 – Mutual Confidentiality Agreement
CarltonOne
E N G A G E M E N T
MUTUAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
| DATED | June 13, 202l (“Effective Date”) THIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT is entered into between: |
Carlton One Engagement Corporation, a corporation incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada, having its office located at 60 Columbia Way, 9th Floor, Markham, Ontario L3R 0C9 Canada (“COE”) and Robot Cache US, Inc., located at 5910 Pacific Center Blvd. Suite 300. San Diego, Ca. 92121 (“Company”).
(collectively the “Parties”)
WHEREAS the Parties are having discussions related to COE”s business solutions including but not limited to Power2Motivate®, Global Reward Solutions®, GCodes®, Evergrow™ (“Discussions”), during which information that COE and Company may consider confidential will be disclosed;
AND WHEREAS the party disclosing confidential information (each, a “Disclosing Party”) desires to ensure that the party receiving the confidential information (each, a “Receiving Party”) will not use such confidential information except for the purpose of the Discussions or disclose such confidential information to any third party except as provided herein;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
| 1. | “Confidential Information” means all information relating to the Disclosing Party and its affiliates and their respective business and affairs, including, without limitation, all research, commercial, scientific, financial, systems, software, hardware, sales, marketing, intellectual property, personnel, administrative, technological, products and customer information relating to the Disclosing Party, furnished by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party or any of its Representatives (as defined below) that is: (i) marked “confidential”, “proprietary” or with other words of similar nature, (ii) indicated to the Receiving Party or its Representatives as being confidential or proprietary at the time it is furnished by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, or (iii) considered by the Disclosing Party as confidential or proprietary or that ought to be considered as confidential or proprietary from its nature or from the circumstances surrounding its disclosure, in each case, regardless of the manner in which it is furnished (whether oral or in writing or in any other form or media) or obtained by the Receiving Party or its Representatives through observation or examination of the Disclosing Party’s facilities or procedures. |
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| 2. | “Confidential Information” does not include any information that: (i) is or becomes readily available to the public, other than by fault of the Receiving Party or breach of this Agreement; (ii) is lawfully obtained by the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party not in breach of any obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party, as supported by evidence sufficient to demonstrate same; (iii) is proven to be developed by the Receiving Party independent of and without reference to or reliance upon Confidential Information disclosed by the Disclosing Party, as supported by evidence sufficient to demonstrate such independent development and which may be proven by competent evidence; or (iv) is proven to be known by the Receiving Party from sources other than the provider on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure hereunder, as supported by evidence sufficient to demonstrate receipt of such information from such source and as documented in the Receiving Party’s written records. |
| 3. | The Receiving Party will only use the Confidential Information for the sole purpose of the Discussions and agrees to hold Confidential Information in confidence and, except as expressly set out in this Agreement, will not disclose, or permit any of its Representatives (as defined below) to disclose, Confidential Information to any person without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party. The Receiving Party will use the same degree of care to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information as the Receiving Party would use to protect its own confidential information, but in any event, no less than a reasonable degree of care. The Receiving Party will promptly advise the Disclosing Party in writing of any misappropriation or misuse by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to its attention. |
| 4. | The Receiving Party will be permitted to disclose Confidential Information to its own directors, trustees, officers, employees, consultants, agents and advisors (“Representatives”) who have a “need-to-know” the Confidential Information for the purpose of the Discussions; provided, that the Receiving Party informs the Representative of the restrictions and obligations of confidentiality set out herein and the Representative agrees to be bound by restrictions and obligations of confidentiality at least as stringent as those contained in this Agreement. The Receiving Party will be responsible for any breach of the terms of this Agreement by its Representatives. |
| 5. | Confidential Information may be disclosed to the extent requested pursuant to, or required by, applicable law or legal process, provided that the Receiving Party first provides the Disclosing Party with prompt notice of the request or requirement, unless notice is prohibited by law, in order to enable the Disclosing Party to seek a protective order or other remedy. If, failing the obtaining of a protective order or other remedy by the Disclosing Party, such disclosure is required, the Receiving Party will take all reasonable steps to limit the scope of such disclosure to only include that portion that is required to be disclosed, and reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party in its efforts to limit such disclosure and ensure that the disclosure will be afforded confidential treatment. |
| 6. | THE DISCLOSING PARTY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. |
| 7. | Upon the termination of this Agreement or upon the request of the Disclosing Party, the Receiving Party will promptly return or destroy all Confidential Information and all copies thereof made by the Receiving Party or its Representatives, provided that Receiving Party may retain one archival copy of the Confidential Information for the sole purpose of determining compliance with its obligations hereunder. |
| 8. | Nothing contained in this Agreement will obligate the parties to negotiate or enter into any business arrangement of any nature whatsoever. This Agreement will be effective as of the Effective Date and will terminate one (1) year from the Effective Date. The obligations of confidentiality set out herein will survive for five (5) years from the termination of this Agreement. The termination of this Agreement will not affect the rights and obligations arising under this Agreement prior to termination. |
| 9. | All right, title and interest in and to the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party will remain the exclusive property of such Disclosing Party and such Confidential Information will be held in trust and confidence by the Receiving Party for such Disclosing Party. No interest, license or any right respecting such Confidential Information, other than expressly set out herein, is granted to the Receiving Party under this Agreement by implication or otherwise. |
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| 10. | The parties agree that monetary damages would not alone be sufficient to remedy any breach by a party or its Representatives of any term or provision of this Agreement and that the non-breaching party will also be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, in the event of any breach hereof and in addition to any other remedy available pursuant to this Agreement or at law or in equity. |
| 11. | This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and cancels and supersedes any prior understandings and agreements between the parties with respect thereto. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole in part, such invalidity or unenforceability will attach only to such provision or part thereof and the remaining part of such provision and all other provisions hereof will continue in full force and effect. No party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. This Agreement will enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their respective executors, administrators, heirs, successors and permitted assigns. |
| 12. | This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, and the parties attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts thereof. |
| 1. | IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. |
| Carlton One Engagement Corporation | Robot Cache US, Inc. | |
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| Signature | Signature | |
| Robert Purdy, CEO | ||
| LeeJacobson,CEO | ||
| Print Name and Title | ||
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Schedule #5
Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
| 2. | Definitions |
“Authorized Persons” means GRS’s employees, contractors, agents and subcontractors who have a need to know or otherwise access Client Personal Data to enable GRS to perform its obligations under the Agreement.
“Client Personal Data” means any Personal Data of Client’s clients and/or client employees Processed by GRS or any Sub processors on behalf of Client pursuant to or in connection with the Agreement.
“EEA” means the European Economic Area.
“GDPR” means EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679.
“Data Protection Legislation” all applicable privacy and data protection laws in force from time to time in the UK and the European Union, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (as applicable in the EU and as the same forms part of the law of the United Kingdom) and the Data Protection Act 2018, in each case as amended replaced or superseded from time to time.
“DPA” means this Data Processing Agreement.
“Security Breach” means any actual or suspected breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, Personal Data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed in relation to the Services and/or the Agreement.
“Security Measures” means the appropriate security measures to be taken by Data Processors in respect of Personal Data under Data Protection Legislation.
“Services” means the services and other activities to be supplied to or carried out by or on behalf of GRS for Client pursuant to the Agreement.
“Standard Contractual Clauses” means the contractual clauses set out in Annex 2.
“Sub processor” means any party (including any third party and any GRS Affiliate) appointed by or on behalf of GRS to Process Personal Data on behalf of any Client in connection with the Agreement.
“Supervisory Authority” means an applicable independent public authority responsible for monitoring the application of applicable Data Protection Legislation.
“GRS Affiliate” means an entity that owns or controls, is owned or controlled by or is or under common control or ownership with GRS, where control is defined as the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
The terms “Controller”, “Data Subject”, “Personal Data”, “Process” and “Supervisory Authority” shall have the meanings set forth in applicable Data Protection Legislation. Other defined terms have the definitions provided for them in the Agreement or as otherwise specified below.
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| 3. | Processing of Client Personal Data |
In connection with provision of Services under the Agreement, GRS will have access to Client Personal Data. As such, GRS shall comply with the terms of the Agreement, this DPA and all applicable Data Protection Legislation, as well as all other applicable industry standards in its Processing of Client Personal Data. Further, GRS shall process Client Personal Data only: (i) so far as is necessary to provide the Services under the Agreement; and (ii) in accordance with Client’s documented instructions as set out in the Agreement and this DPA.
Annex 1 to this DPA sets out certain information regarding the GRS’s Processing of the Client Personal Data as required by Article 28(3) of the GDPR (if applicable).
| 4. | Authorized Persons |
GRS shall restrict the disclosure of Client Personal Data to those Authorized Persons who are required to assist GRS in providing the Services under the Agreement and shall ensure that such Authorized Persons: (i) have undergone appropriate training regarding their responsibilities and obligations with respect to processing, protection and confidentiality of Personal Data; and (ii) are bound by contractual obligations which provide at least as stringent protections in relation to Client Personal Data to those set out in this DPA.
GRS shall be responsible for any unauthorized collection, receipt, transmission, access, storage, disposal, use and disclosure of Client Personal Data which it is entrusted to Process. In addition, GRS shall be responsible for the actions and omissions of all Authorized Persons concerning the treatment of Client Personal Data as if they were GRS’s own actions and omissions.
| 5. | Data Protection Impact Assessment and Prior Consultation |
GRS shall provide reasonable assistance to Client with any data protection impact assessments, , and any consultations with Supervisory Authorities or other competent data privacy authorities, which Client reasonably considers to be required under applicable Data Protection Legislation, and in each case solely in relation to Processing of Client Personal Data under the Agreement and limited to such assistance that is reasonably practicable for GRS to provide, taking into account the nature of the processing.
| 6. | Rights of Data Subjects |
GRS shall assist Client by implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures for the fulfilment of Client obligations relating to Client’s response to requests from Data Subjects to exercise their rights under applicable Data Protection Legislation. The parties acknowledge and agree that the measures specified in the Agreement constitute appropriate technical and organizational measures for the purposes of this clause. Further, GRS shall:
| (i) promptly notify Client if GRS receives a request from a Data Subject under any applicable Data Protection Legislation in respect of Client Personal Data; and |
| (ii) ensure that such party does not respond to that request except on the documented instructions of Client or as required by applicable law, in which case GRS shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, inform Client of that legal requirement before the GRS responds to the request. |
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| 7. | Cross Border and Onward Data Transfers |
GRS shall not transfer Client Personal Data outside the UK or EEA to a country not deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for Personal Data under applicable Data Protection Legislation unless Client and GRS have executed Standard Contractual Clauses attached hereto as Annex 2 or unless another adequacy mechanism for the transfer applies, or in the case of transfers to the United States only, GRS is certified to the USEU and/or US-Swiss Privacy Shield Principles or any similar replacement program recognized by applicable Data Protection Legislation from time to time (“PSP”). In such case, GRS shall maintain its certifications for the duration of the Agreement and upon request, will provide evidence of such on an annual basis. If GRS:
| (a) | is at any time not compliant with the PSP; | |
| (b) | amends its certification to no longer cover Client Personal Data transferred to it pursuant to the Agreement; or | |
| (c) | has its status changed to ‘not current’, |
GRS shall notify Client as soon as reasonably practicable and enter into an alternative data transfer mechanism, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, which provide an alternative means of complying with applicable Data Protection Legislation.
| 8. | Sub processors |
Client acknowledges and agrees that (i) GRS Affiliates may be used as Sub processors; and (ii) GRS and GRS Affiliates respectively may engage third party Sub processors in connection with the provision of Services.
GRS shall inform Client of any intended changes concerning the addition or replacement of other Sub processors, thereby giving Client the opportunity to object to such changes.
If, within thirty (30) days of being informed of such changes, Client notifies GRS in writing of any objections (on reasonable grounds) to the proposed change:
| (a) GRS shall work with Client in good faith to make available a commercially reasonable change in the provision of the Services which avoids any such change to its Sub processors; or |
| (b) where such a change is not possible on a reasonable basis, notwithstanding anything in the Agreement, Client may by written notice to GRS immediately terminate the Agreement to the extent that it relates to the Services which require the change in Sub processors. |
With respect to each Sub processor, GRS shall:
| (a) before the Sub processor first Processes Client Personal Data, carry out adequate due diligence to ensure that the Sub processor is capable of providing the level of protection for Client Personal Data required by applicable Data Protection Legislation and the Agreement; |
| (b) ensure that the arrangement between GRS and Sub processor is governed by a written contract including terms which offer at least as stringent a level of protection for Client Personal Data as those set out in this DPA and meet the requirements of article 28(3) of the GDPR; and |
| (c) if the arrangement involves a transfer of Client Personal Data outside the UK or EEA to a country not deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for Personal Data under applicable Data Protection Legislation, ensure that the Standard Contractual Clauses are at all relevant times incorporated into the agreement between GRS and Sub processor., unless another adequacy mechanism for the transfer applies |
| (d) provide to Client for review copies of the Sub processors agreements (which will be redacted to remove confidential commercial information not relevant to the requirements of this DPA including the name and business address of the Sub processor and payment information) as Client may request from time to time. Where any Sub processor fails to fulfil its obligations under applicable Data Protection Legislation, GRS shall remain fully liable to Client for the performance of that Sub processor’s obligations. |
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| 9. | Technical and Organizational Safe Measures |
GRS has implemented and will maintain appropriate technical and organizational Security Measures for the Processing of Personal Data that represent industry best practices, including the additional measures specified in this Section 8. These measures are intended to protect Client Personal Data against accidental or unauthorized loss, destruction, alteration, disclosure or access, and all other unlawful forms of Processing. They include (a) the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and Services; (b) the ability to restore the availability and access to Client Personal Data in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident; and (c) a process for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organizational measures for ensuring the security of the processing. The parties acknowledge and agree that the security measures specified in the Agreement and this DPA (and the Standard Contractual Clauses) constitute appropriate technical and organizational security measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.
Human Resource Security. Subject to applicable legal and regulatory restrictions, GRS shall carry out background screening on all Authorized Persons who will have access to Client Personal Data. All staff and contractors will be made aware of and be contractually bound to their information security responsibilities. Any breach of an internal security policy will lead to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal. Security awareness and data protection training will take place on an ongoing basis, but no less than at least annually.
Asset Management. GRS will maintain an inventory of all assets. Removable media and disposal of media policies will be put in place and enforced.
Access Controls. To prevent unauthorized access to systems, applications and data, GRS shall apply the following, to the extent applicable: a secure logon procedure via quality passwords and/or two-factor authentication, documented authorization processes, user access reviews, and restricted access to source code and utility programs to authorized personnel. Client Personal Data is accessible and manageable only by properly authorized personnel. Direct database query access is restricted, and application access rights are established and enforced.
Encryption. GRS will use encryption as the risk dictates (using a commercially reasonable standard) to secure Client Personal Data, but at a minimum, will ensure that all Client Personal Data is encrypted at rest and in transit over any public network.
Physical and Environment Security. GRS employs adequate measures designed to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to data processing systems in which Client Personal Data is Processed, such as secure perimeter, visitor access procedures, the use of security personnel, secured buildings and data center premises. Data processing systems shall be housed in an environment which provides the appropriate level of environmental protection to reduce the risk of environmental threats and hazards including resilient power, cooling, and fire suppression, for example.
Operations Security. Documented processes will be put in place for change management and capacity management. At least industry best standard anti-malware and anti-virus software will be installed and updated regularly. Log-ins to Services environments by Authorized Persons and Subprocessors are logged and centralized logging and alerting is in effect with logging of access on several different levels.
Communications Security. Logical access to the data centers is restricted and protected by firewall/VLAN and intrusion detection systems are used where appropriate. Network is segregated. Transmissions of Client Personal Data outside the hosted environment are encrypted. Client Personal Data from different GRS client environments, to the extent applicable, is logically segregated on GRS’s systems.
System Development. Information Security is an integral part of GRS’s systems development lifecycle, and as such secure development procedures will be utilized, and all test data will be protected.
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| 10. | Audit |
GRS shall make available to Client on request all information necessary to demonstrate compliance with this DPA, and shall allow for and contribute to audits, including inspections, of GRS’s premises, data processing facilities, procedures or documentation, by Client or an auditor appointed by Client (provided that such auditor is not a competitor of GRS and is required to sign a confidentiality agreement with GRS) in relation to the Processing of the Client Personal Data by the GRS.
Client shall give GRS at least 30 days’ notice of any audit or inspection to be conducted under this section save in cases where a Supervisory Authority or applicable law requires an expedited audit or an audit without prior notification.
Client shall make (and ensure that each of its appointed auditors makes) reasonable endeavors to avoid Causing (or, if it cannot avoid, to minimize) any disruption to the GRS’s premises, equipment, personnel and business while its personnel are on the premises in the course of such an audit or inspection. GRS agrees that it shall remediate any inadequacies resulting from such audit or inspection as requested by Client at GRS’s expense.
Information and audit rights of the Client only arise under the first paragraph in this Section 9 to the extent that the Agreement does not otherwise provide for information and audit rights meeting the relevant requirements of applicable Data Protection Legislation (including, where applicable, Article 28(3)(h) of the GDPR).
| 11. | Security Breach |
GRS shall promptly notify Client (and in any event within 48 hours) upon GRS becoming aware of any Security Breach. Such notification must be provided by email with a copy to GRS’s primary business contact within Client and shall include sufficient information to allow Client to meet any reporting obligations under applicable Data Protection Legislation. GRS shall not inform any third party of any Security Breach except as may be strictly required by applicable law, without first obtaining Client’s prior written consent.
To the extent the Security Breach originates with GRS, GRS shall take steps to immediately identify and remediate the Security Breach and prevent any further Security Breach at GRS’s sole expense. GRS agrees that Client shall have the sole right to determine: (i) whether notice of the Security Breach is to be provided to any individuals, regulators, law enforcement agencies, consumer reporting agencies or others as required by law or regulation, or otherwise in Client’s discretion; and (ii) the contents of such notice, whether any type of remediation may be offered to affected persons, and the nature and extent of any such remediation. GRS shall reimburse Client for costs it incurs in responding to, remediating, and/or mitigating damages caused by a Security Breach, including all costs of notice and/or remediation, or in following up a complaint by an individual Data Subject or a regulator.
GRS shall cooperate fully with Client in the investigation and response to any Security Breach, including providing the name and contact information for GRS’s primary security contact who shall be available to assist Client in resolving obligations associated with a Security Breach. In addition, GRS agrees to: (i) provide Client with physical access to the facilities and operations affected; (ii) facilitate interviews with GRS’s employees and others involved in the matter; and (iii) make available and/or preserve all relevant records, logs, files, data reporting and other materials required to comply with applicable law orregulation, subject to confidentiality and legal obligations applicable to GRS.
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| 12. | Return and Destruction of Client Personal Data |
At any time during the term of the Agreement, at Client’s request or immediately upon the termination or expiration of the Agreement for any reason, GRS shall, and shall instruct all Subprocessors to, in Client’s sole discretion, either promptly: (i) return to Client all records and data containing Client Personal Data in a format and on storage media that Client may reasonably specify, and all copies, whether in written, electronic or other form or media, of Client Personal Data, or (ii) securely dispose of all such copies of Client Personal Data provided that GRS provides Client with a certificate of secure destruction. In each case, GRS shall comply with all directions provided by Client with respect to the return or disposal of Client Personal Data.
GRS may retain Client Personal Data to the extent required by applicable Data Protection Legislation but only for such period as required by such laws provided that GRS shall ensure the confidentiality of all such Client Personal Data and shall ensure that such Client Personal Data is only Processed as necessary for the purpose specified by the applicable Data Protection Legislation requiring its storage and for no other purpose.
| 13. | Legally Required Disclosures |
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, GRS will promptly notify Client of any subpoena, judicial, administrative or arbitral order of an executive or administrative agency, regulatory agency, or other governmental authority (“Demand”) that it receives and which relates to the Processing of Client Personal Data which is being Processed by GRS as the Client’s Data Processor. At Client’s request, GRS will provide Client with reasonable information in its possession that may be responsive to the Demand and any assistance reasonably required for Client to respond to the Demand in a timely manner.
| 14. | Additional Terms |
Indemnification. GRS shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Client and Client’s subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, and agents (collectively “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all claims, actions, demands, and legal proceedings and all liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, authorized settlements, reasonable costs, fines, penalties and expenses including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees the cost of enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder arising out of or in connection with a third party claim against any Indemnitee arising out of or resulting from GRS’s or any of its Sub processors failure to comply with any of its obligations under this DPA.
Insurance. In addition to any insurance requirements specified in the Agreement, GRS will procure and maintain in force with a duly licensed insurance carrier for the duration of the Agreement, cyber-liability insurance or other coverage offering equivalent protections in amounts sufficient to cover GRS’s obligations under this DPA.
Order of Precedence. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the Agreement, and the terms of this DPA, the relevant terms of this DPA shall take precedence. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this DPA and the Standard Contractual Clauses, the relevant terms of the DPA shall take precedence.
Governing Law. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, this DPA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.
Severability. Should any provision of this DPA be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this DPA shall remain valid and in force. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be either (i) amended as necessary to ensure its validity and enforceability, while preserving the parties’ intentions as closely as possible or, if this is not possible, (ii) construed in a manner as if the invalid or unenforceable part had never been contained therein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this DPA is entered into and becomes a binding part of the Agreement witheffect from the date first set out above.
| ROBOT CACHE US, Inc. | ||
| Signature: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Date Signed: | ||
Carlton One Engagement Corporation dba Global Reward Solutions
| Signature: | ||
| Name: | Robert Purdy | |
| Title: | CEO & Founder | |
| Date Signed: |
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ANNEX 1: DETAILS OF PROCESSING OF CLIENT PERSONAL DATA
This Annex 1 includes certain details of the Processing of Client Personal Data as required by Article 28(3) GDPR.
Subject matter and duration of the Processing of Client Personal Data
The subject matter and duration of the Processing of the Client Personal Data are set out in the Agreement and the DPA.
The nature and purpose of the Processing of Client Personal Data
GRS will process Privacy Data as necessary to perform the Services pursuant to the Agreement including but not limited to:
| ● | Order and contract fulfilment; | |
| ● | Order processing and tracking; | |
| ● | Product and service support; | |
| ● | Payment processing; | |
| ● | Data management; | |
| ● | Statistical analysis; | |
| ● | As otherwise instructed, in writing, by Client |
The types of Client Personal Data to be Processed
| ● | Participant ID | |
| ● | First and last name | |
| ● | Contact information (email, telephone number, address, city, zip/postal code, state/province, country) | |
| ● | Language | |
| ● | IP addresses |
The categories of Data Subjects to whom the Client Personal Data relates
| ● | Business partners and customers of Client (who are natural persons) and Client’s clients | |
| ● | Employees, consultants, independent contractors and temporary workers or contact persons of Client’s clients, customers, and business partners |
The obligations and rights of Client and Client Affiliates
The obligations and rights of Client and Client Affiliates are set out in the Agreement and this DPA.
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ANNEX 2: STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES
Standard Contractual Clauses
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (as applicable in the UJK and/or the EU as relevant) (the “GDPR”) as it applies to the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries which do not ensure an adequate level of data protection
Robot Cache US, Inc.
4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, Ca. 92122
(the data exporter) and
Global Reward Solutions
60 Columbia Way, 9th Floor, Markham Ontario, Canada L3R 0C9
(the data importer) each a “party”;
together “the parties”,
HAVE AGREED on the following Standard Contractual Clauses (Clauses) in order to adduce adequate safeguards with respect to the protection of privacy and fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals for the transfer by the data exporter to the data importer of the personal data as set forth on Appendix 1 hereto.
Background
The data exporter has entered into a DPA with the data importer. Pursuant to the terms of the DPA, it is contemplated that services provided by the data importer will involve the transfer of personal data to data importer. Data importer is located in a country not ensuring an adequate level of data protection. To ensure compliance with Directive 95/46/EC and applicable Data Protection Legislation, the controller agrees to the provision of such Services, including the processing of personal data incidental thereto, subject to the data importer’s execution of, and compliance with, the terms of these Clauses.
Clause 1
Definitions
| (a) | ‘personal data’, ‘special categories of data’, ‘process/processing’, ‘controller’, ‘processor’, ‘data subject’ and &’supervisory authority’ shall have the same meaning as in the GDPR; [If these Clauses are governed by a law which extends the protection of data protection laws to corporate persons, the words “except that, if these Clauses govern a transfer of data relating to identified or identifiable corporate (as well as natural) persons, the definition of ‘personal data’ is expanded to include those data” are added.] | |
| (b) | ‘the data exporter’ means the controller who transfers the personal data; |
| (c) | ‘the data importer’ means the processor who agrees to receive from the data exporter personal data intended for processing on his behalf after the transfer in accordance with his instructions and the terms of the Clauses and who is not subject to a third country’s system ensuring adequate protection within the meaning of Article 45 of the GDPR; [If these Clauses are not governed by the law of a Member State, the words “and who is not subject to a third country’s system ensuring adequate protection within the meaning of Article 45 of the GDPR “are deleted.] |
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| (d) | the sub processor means any processor engaged by the data importer or by any other sub processor of the data importer who agrees to receive from the data importer or from any other sub processor of the data importer personal data exclusively intended for processing activities to be carried out on behalf of the data exporter after the transfer in accordance with his instructions, the terms of the Clauses and the terms of the written subcontract; |
| (e) | ‘the applicable Data Protection Legislation’ means the Data Protection Legislation protecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals and, in particular, their right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data applicable to a data controller in the Member State in which the data exporter is established; |
| (f) | ‘technical and organizational security measures’ means those measures aimed at protecting personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, in particular where the processing involves the transmission of data over a network, and against all other unlawful forms of processing. |
Clause 2
Details of the transfer
The details of the transfer and in particular the special categories of personal data where applicable are specified in Appendix 1 which forms an integral part of the Clauses.
Clause 3
Third-party beneficiary clause
| 1. | The data subject can enforce against the data exporter this Clause, Clause 4(b) to (i), Clause 5(a) to (e), and (g) to (j), Clause 6(1) and (2), Clause 7, Clause 8(2), and Clauses 9 to 12 as third-party beneficiary. |
| 2. | The data subject can enforce against the data importer this Clause, Clause 5(a) to (e) and (g), Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8(2), and Clauses 9 to 12, in cases where the data exporter has factually disappeared or has ceased to exist in law unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the data exporter by contract or by operation of law, as a result of which it takes on the rights and obligations of the data exporter, in which case the data subject can enforce them against such entity. |
| 3. | The data subject can enforce against the sub processor this Clause, Clause 5(a) to (e) and (g), Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8(2), and Clauses 9 to 12, in cases where both the data exporter and the data importer have factually disappeared or ceased to exist in law or have become insolvent, unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the data exporter by contract or by operation of law as a result of which it takes on the rights and obligations of the data exporter, in which case the data subject can enforce them against such entity. Such third-party liability of the sub processor shall be limited to its own processing operations under the Clauses. |
| 4. | The parties do not object to a data subject being represented by an association or other body if the data subject so expressly wishes and if permitted by national law. Clause 4 |
Obligations of the data exporter
The data exporter agrees and warrants:
| (a) | that the processing, including the transfer itself, of the personal data has been and will continue to be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of the applicable Data Protection Legislation (and, where applicable, has been notified to the relevant authorities of the Member State where the data exporter is established) and does not violate the relevant provisions of that State; |
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| (b) | that it has instructed and throughout the duration of the personal data processing services will instruct the data importer to process the personal data transferred only on the data exporter’s behalf and in accordance with the applicable Data Protection Legislation and the Clauses; |
| (c) | that the data importer will provide reasonably sufficient and up to industry standards guarantees in respect of the technical and organizational security measures specified in Appendix 2 to this contract; |
| (d) | that after assessment of the requirements of the applicable Data Protection Legislation, the security measures are up to industry standards and reasonably appropriate and up to industry standards to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, in particular where the processing involves the transmission of data over a network, and against all other unlawful forms of processing, and that these measures ensure a level of security appropriate to the risks presented by the processing and the nature of the data to be protected having regard to the state of the art and the cost of their implementation; |
| (e) | that it will ensure compliance with the security measures; |
| (f) | that, if the transfer involves special categories of data, the data subject has been informed or will be informed before, or as soon as possible after, the transfer that its data could be transmitted to a third country not providing adequate protection within the meaning of the GDPR; [If these Clauses are not governed by the law of a Member State, the words “within the meaning of the GDPR are deleted.] |
| (g) | to forward any notification received from the data importer or any sub processor pursuant to Clause 5(b) and Clause 8(3) to the data protection supervisory authority if the data exporter decides to continue the transfer or to lift the suspension; |
| (h) | to make available to the data subjects upon request a copy of the Clauses, with the exception of Appendix 2, and a summary description of the security measures, as well as a copy of any contract for sub processing services which has to be made in accordance with the Clauses, unless the Clauses or the contract contain commercial information, in which case it may remove such commercial information; |
| (i) | that, in the event of sub processing, the processing activity is carried out in accordance with Clause 11 by a sub processor providing at least the same level of protection for the personal data and the rights of data subject as the data importer under the Clauses; and |
| (j) | that it will ensure compliance with Clause 4(a) to (i). |
Clause 5
Obligations of the data importer
The data importer agrees and warrants:
| (a) | to process the personal data only on behalf of the data exporter and in compliance with its instructions and the Clauses; if it cannot provide such compliance for whatever reasons, it agrees to inform promptly the data exporter of its inability to comply, in which case the data exporter is entitled to suspend the transfer of data and/or terminate the contract; |
| (b) | that it has no reason to believe that the legislation applicable to it prevents it from fulfilling the instructions received from the data exporter and its obligations under the contract and that in the event of a change in this legislation which is likely to have a substantial adverse effect on the warranties and obligations provided by the Clauses, it will promptly notify the change to the data exporter as soon as it is aware, in which case the data exporter is entitled to suspend the transfer of data and/or terminate the contract; warranties and obligations provided by the Clauses, it will promptly notify the change to the data exporter as soon as it is aware, in which case the data exporter is entitled to suspend the transfer of data and/or terminate the contract; |
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| (c) | that it has implemented the technical and organizational security measures specified in Appendix 2 before processing the personal data transferred; |
| (d) | that it will promptly notify the data exporter about: |
| (i) | any legally binding request for disclosure of the personal data by a law enforcement authority unless otherwise prohibited, such as a prohibition under criminal law to preserve the confidentiality of a law enforcement investigation, |
| (ii) | any accidental or unauthorized access, and |
| (iii) | any request received directly from the data subjects without responding to that request, unless it has been otherwise authorized to do so; |
| (e) | to deal promptly and properly with all inquiries from the data exporter relating to its processing of the personal data subject to the transfer and to abide by the advice of the supervisory authority with regard to the processing of the data transferred; |
| (f) | at the request of the data exporter to submit its data processing facilities for audit of the processing activities covered by the Clauses which shall be carried out by the data exporter or an inspection body composed of independent members and in possession of the required professional qualifications bound by a duty of confidentiality, selected by the data exporter, where applicable, in agreement with the supervisory authority; |
| (g) | to make available to the data subject upon request a copy of the Clauses, or any existing contract for sub processing, unless the Clauses or contract contain commercial information, in which case it may remove such commercial information, with the exception of Appendix 2 which shall be replaced by a summary description of the security measures in those cases where the data subject is unable to obtain a copy from the data exporter; |
| (h) | that, in the event of sub processing, it has previously informed the data exporter and obtained its prior written consent; |
| (i) | that the processing services by the sub processor will be carried out in accordance with Clause 11; |
| (j) | to send promptly a copy of any sub processor agreement it concludes under the Clauses to the data exporter. |
Clause 6
Liability
| 1. | The parties agree that any data subject, who has suffered damage as a result of any breach of the obligations referred to in Clause 3 or in Clause 11 by any party or sub processor is entitled to receive compensation from the data exporter for the damage suffered. |
| 2. | If a data subject is not able to bring a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1 against the data exporter, arising out of a breach by the data importer or his sub processor of any of their obligations referred to in Clause 3 or in Clause 11, because the data exporter has factually disappeared or ceased to exist in law or has become insolvent, the data importer agrees that the data subject may issue a claim against the data importer as if it were the data exporter, unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the data exporter by contract of by operation of law, in which case the data subject can enforce its rights against such entity. |
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| 3. | The data importer may not rely on a breach by a sub processor of its obligations in order to avoid its own liabilities |
| 4. | If a data subject is not able to bring a claim against the data exporter or the data importer referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, arising out of a breach by the sub processor of any of their obligations referred to in Clause 3 or in Clause 11 because both the data exporter and the data importer have factually disappeared or ceased to exist in law or have become insolvent, the sub processor agrees that the data subject may issue a claim against the data sub processor with regard to its own processing operations under the Clauses as if it were the data exporter or the data importer, unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the data exporter or data importer by contract or by operation of law, in which case the data subject can enforce its rights against such entity. The liability of the sub processor shall be limited to its own processing operations under the Clauses. |
Clause 7
Mediation and jurisdiction
| 1. | The data importer agrees that if the data subject invokes against it third-party beneficiary rights and/or claims compensation for damages under the Clauses, the data importer will accept the decision of the data subject: |
| (a) | to refer the dispute to mediation, by an independent person or, where applicable, by the supervisory authority; |
| (b) | to refer the dispute to the courts in the Member State in which the data exporter is established. |
| 2. | The parties agree that the choice made by the data subject will not prejudice its substantive or procedural rights to seek remedies in accordance with other provisions of national or international law. |
Clause 8
Cooperation with supervisory authorities
| 1. | The data exporter agrees to deposit a copy of this contract with the supervisory authority if it so requests or if such deposit is required under the applicable Data Protection Legislation. |
| 2. | The parties agree that the supervisory authority has the right to conduct an audit of the data importer, and of any sub processor, which has the same scope and is subject to the same conditions as would apply to an audit of the data exporter under the applicable Data Protection Legislation. |
| 3. | The data importer shall promptly inform the data exporter about the existence of legislation applicable to it or any sub processor preventing the conduct of an audit of the data importer, or any sub processor, pursuant to paragraph 2. In such a case the data exporter shall be entitled to take the measures foreseen in Clause 5 (b). |
Clause 9
Governing Law
The Clauses shall be governed by the law of the Member State in which the data exporter is established.
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Clause 10
Variation of the contract
The parties undertake not to vary or modify the Clauses. This does not preclude the parties from adding clauses on business related issues where required as long as they do not contradict the Clause.
Clause 11
Subprocessing
| 1. | The data importer shall not subcontract any of its processing operations performed on behalf of the data exporter under the Clauses without the prior written consent of the data exporter. Where the data importer subcontracts its obligations under the Clauses, with the consent of the data exporter, it shall do so only by way of a written agreement with the sub processor which imposes the same obligations on the sub processor as are imposed on the data importer under the Clauses. Where the sub processor fails to fulfil its data protection obligations under such written agreement the data importer shall remain fully liable to the data exporter for the performance of the sub processor’s obligations under such agreement. |
| 2. | The prior written contract between the data importer and the sub processor shall also provide for a third party beneficiary clause as laid down in Clause 3 for cases where the data subject is not able to bring the claim for compensation referred to in paragraph 1 of Clause 6 against the data exporter or the data importer because they have factually disappeared or have ceased to exist in law or have become insolvent and no successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the data exporter or data importer by contract or by operation of law. Such third-party liability of the sub processor shall be limited to its own processing operations under the Clauses. |
| 3. | The provisions relating to data protection aspects for sub processing of the contract referred to in paragraph 1 shall be governed by the law of the Member State in which the data exporter is established. |
| 4. | The data exporter shall keep a list of sub processing agreements concluded under the Clauses and notified by the data importer pursuant to Clause 5 (j), which shall be updated at least once a year. The list shall be available to the data exporter’s data protection supervisory authority. |
Clause 12
Obligation after the termination of personal data processing services
| 1. | The parties agree that on the termination of the provision of data processing services, the data importer and the sub processor shall, at the choice of the data exporter, return all the personal data transferred and the copies thereof to the data exporter or shall destroy all the personal data and certify to the data exporter that it has done so, unless legislation imposed upon the data importer prevents it from returning or destroying all or part of the personal data transferred. In that case, the data importer warrants that it will guarantee the confidentiality of the personal data transferred and will not actively process the personal data transferred anymore. |
| 2. | The data importer and the sub processor warrant that upon request of the data exporter and/or of the supervisory authority, it will submit its data processing facilities for an audit of the measures referred to in paragraph 1. |
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On behalf of the data exporter:
Name: Lee Jacobson
Position: CEO
Company: Robot Cache US, Inc.
Address: 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, Ca. 92122
Other information necessary in order for the contract to be binding (if any):
| Signature |
On behalf of the data importer:
Name: Robert Purdy
Position: CEO & Founder
Company: Global Reward Solutions
Address: 60 Columbia Way, 9th floor, Markham, ON L3R 0C9
Other information necessary in order for the contract to be binding (if any):
| Signature |
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APPENDIX 1 TO THE STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES
This Appendix forms part of the Clauses and must be completed and signed by the Parties.
The Member States may complete or specify, according to their national procedures, any additional necessary information to be contained in this Appendix
Data exporter/Data controller
The data exporter is Robot Cache US, Inc.
Data importer/ Data processor
The data importer is Global Reward Solutions
Data subjects
The personal data transferred concern the following categories of data subjects:
| ● | Business partners and customers of Client and its clients (who are natural persons) | |
| ● | Employees, consultants, independent contractors and temporary workers or contact persons of Client’s customers, clients, and business partners |
Categories of data
The personal data transferred concern the following categories of data:
| ● | Participant ID | |
| ● | First and last name | |
| ● | Contact information (email, telephone number, address, city, zip/postal code, state/province, country) | |
| ● | Language | |
| ● | IP addresses |
Special categories of data (if appropriate)
The personal data transferred concern the following special categories of data:
| ● | None |
Processing operations
The personal data transferred will be subject to the following basic processing activities:
| ● | Order and contract fulfilment; | |
| ● | Order processing and tracking; | |
| ● | Product and service support; | |
| ● | Payment processing; | |
| ● | Data management; | |
| ● | Statistical analysis; | |
| ● | As otherwise instructed, in writing, by Client |
Robot Cache US, Inc.
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Name: Lee Jacobson
Position: CEO
| Authorized Signature |
Carlton One Engagement Corporation dba
Global Reward Solutions®
Name: Robert Purdy
Position: CEO & Founder
| Authorized Signature |
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APPENDIX 2 TO THE STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES
This Appendix forms part of the Clauses and must be completed and signed by the parties.
Description of the technical and organizational security measures implemented by the data importer in accordance with Clauses 4(d) and 5(c):
Data importer agrees and warrants that it has implemented technical and organizational measures appropriate to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, in particular where the processing involves the transmission of data over a network, and against all other unlawful forms of processing, and that these measures ensure a level of security appropriate to the risks presented by the processing and the nature of the data to be protected having regard to the state of the art and the cost of their implementation. The measures data importer has taken include, as appropriate and without limitation:
| 1. | Implementation of and compliance with a written information security program consistent with established industry standards and including administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of personal data and designed to protect such information from: unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure; unauthorized access to or use that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the data exporter, its customers or employees; and any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information. |
| 2. | Adopting and implementing reasonable policies and standards related to security; |
| 3. | Assigning responsibility for information security management; |
| 4. | Devoting adequate personnel resources to information security; |
| 5. | Carrying out verification checks on permanent staff that will have access to personal data; |
| 6. | Conducting appropriate background checks and requiring employees, vendors and others with access to the personal data to enter into written confidentiality agreements; |
| 7. | Conducting training to make employees and others with access to personal data aware of information security risks and to enhance compliance with its policies and standards related to data protection; |
| 8. | Preventing unauthorized access to the personal data through the use, as appropriate, of physical and logical (passwords) entry controls, secure areas for data processing, procedures for monitoring the use of data processing facilities, built-in system audit trails, use of secure passwords, network intrusion detection technology, encryption and authentication technology, secure log-on procedures, and virus protection, monitoring compliance with its policies and standards related to data protection on an ongoing basis. In particular, data importer has implemented and complies with, as appropriate and without limitation: |
| ● | Physical access control measures to prevent unauthorized access to data processing systems (e.g., access ID cards, card readers, desk officers, alarm systems, motion detectors, burglar alarms, video surveillance and exterior security); |
| ● | Denial-of-use control measures to prevent unauthorized use of data protection systems (e.g., automatically enforced password complexity and change requirements, firewalls, etc.); |
| ● | Requirements-driven authorization scheme and access rights, and monitoring and logging of system access to ensure that persons entitled to use a data processing system have access only to the data to which they have a right of access, and that personal data cannot be read, copied, modified or removed without authorization; |
| ● | Data transmission control measures to ensure that personal data cannot be read, copied, modified or removed without authorization during electronic transmission, transport or storage on data media, and transfer and receipt records. In particular, data importer’s information security program shall be designed: |
| i. | To encrypt in storage any data sets in data importer’s possession that includes sensitive personal data is encrypted in storage. |
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| ii. | To ensure that any sensitive personal data transmitted electronically (other than by facsimile) to a person outside data importer’s IT system or transmitted over a wireless network uses encryption to protect the security of the transmission. |
| ● | Data Entry control measures to ensure that it is possible to check and establish whether and by whom personal data has been input into data processing systems, modified, or removed; |
| ● | Sub-data importer supervision measures to ensure that, in the case data importer is permitted to use subprocessors, the data is processed strictly in accordance with the Controller’s instructions including, as appropriate and without limitation; |
| ● | Measures to ensure that personal data is protected from accidental destruction or loss including, as appropriate and without limitation, data backup, retention and secure destruction policies; secure offsite storage of data sufficient for disaster recovery; uninterrupted power supply, and disaster recovery programs; |
| ● | Measures to ensure that data collected for different purposes can be processed separately including, as appropriate and without limitation, physical or adequate logical separation of client data. |
| 9. | Taking such other steps as may be appropriate under the circumstances. |
Robot Cache US, Inc.
Name: Lee Jacobson
Position: CEO
| Authorized Signature | ![]() |
Carlton One Engagement Corporation dba
Global Reward Solutions®
Name: Robert Purdy
Position: CEO & Founder
| Authorized Signature | ![]() |
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Exhibit 11.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
April 5, 2023
Board of Directors
ROBOT CACHE US INC.
We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Offering Circular or other documents filed under Regulation A Tier 2 on Form 1-A (or Form 1-K) of our reports dated February 21, 2023, with respect to the balance sheets of ROBOT CACHE US INC. Inc. as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the calendar years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related notes to the financial statements.
| /s/ IndigoSpire CPA Group | |
| IndigoSpire CPA Group, LLC | |
| Aurora, Colorado | |
| April 5, 2023 |
Exhibit 12.1
Ross Law Group, pllc
1430 Broadway, Suite 1804
New York, NY 10018
United States
Tel: +1 212 884 9333
www.RossLawGroup.co
| Gary J. Ross, Esq. | Email: Gary@RossLawGroup.co |
February 28, 2023
Robot Cache US Inc.
4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92122
| Re: | Robot Cache US Inc. - Offering Statement on Form 1-A |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Robot Cache US Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s offer and sale (the “Offering”) of up to 27,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), that are the subject of the Company’s offering statement on Form 1-A (as amended, the “Offering Statement”) filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Regulation A (“Regulation A”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). The Shares include (i) up to 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale to investors, at a fixed price of $1.00 per Share, and (ii) up to 2,500,000 Shares, representing bonus shares.
In connection with the opinion expressed herein, we have examined the originals, or certified, conformed or reproduction copies, of all such agreements, instruments, documents and records as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of such opinion, including, without limitation: (i) the Offering Statement; (ii) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, each as amended to date; (iii) the form of subscription agreement included as an exhibit to the Offering Statement and relating to the Shares (the “Subscription Agreement”); (iv) resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Company (either at meetings or by unanimous written consent) approving the Company’s filing of the Offering Statement, and the Company’s offer, sale and issuance of the Shares and (v) documentation evidencing approval of certain actions by the Company’s stockholders. In all such examinations, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity (with the originals) of all documents submitted to us as copies, the genuineness of all signatures on the originals, and the legal competence of all signatories to the originals. As to various questions of fact relevant to our opinion, we have relied upon, and have assumed the accuracy of, certificates and oral or written statements and other information of or from public officials, officers or representatives of the Company, and others.
On the basis of the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares are duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for in the manner described in the Offering Statement and the Subscription Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
The opinion expressed herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as currently in effect, and no opinion is expressed with respect to any other laws or any effect that any such other laws may have on the opinion expressed herein.
This opinion letter has been prepared, and is to be understood, in accordance with the customary practice of lawyers who regularly give and regularly advise recipients regarding opinion letters of this kind, is limited to the matters expressly stated herein and is provided solely for purposes of complying with the requirements of Regulation A, and no opinions may be inferred or implied beyond the matters expressly stated herein. The opinion expressed herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we specifically disclaim any responsibility to update it or supplement it to reflect any changes in law or of fact after the date hereof or to advise you of subsequent developments that may affect it.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Offering Statement and each amendment thereto that relates to the Offering and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the offering circular constituting a part of the Offering Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
If you have any questions about this opinion letter, please do not hesitate to contact us.
| Sincerely yours, | |
| /s/ Gary J. Ross, on behalf of Ross Law Group, PLLC | |
| Gary J. Ross, Esq. |
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