ePortal Terms of Service

Definitions and Interpretation

In these Terms of Service, unless the context otherwise requires:

• "ePortal" means the Kaharagian ePortal, the official digital administrative portal of the Principality of Kaharagia, including all associated systems, interfaces, and services accessible therethrough.
• "Kaharagia" or "the State" means the Principality of Kaharagia, its sovereign institutions, and competent authorities acting under lawful mandate.
• "User" means any natural or legal person who accesses, registers for, or uses the ePortal.
• "Terms" means these Terms of Service, as amended from time to time.
• "Royal Kaharagian Gazette" means the official publication of record for Kaharagian law, decrees, and regulatory instruments.

References to statutory provisions include any subordinate legislation made thereunder and any subsequent amendments or re-enactments.

Identity and Nature of the Service

The Kaharagian ePortal is the official digital administrative portal of the Principality of Kaharagia, established and operated under sovereign authority. The ePortal functions as a secure digital interface through which duly authorised Users may interact with Sovereign Institutions in relation to governmental, civic, administrative, and institutional matters.

Services provided through the ePortal may include, without limitation:

• Identity verification, status management, and credential administration
• Access to public registers, restricted databases, and official repositories
• Submission of applications, declarations, petitions, and prescribed forms
• Retrieval of official records, certificates, notices, and determinations
• Secure electronic communications with sovereign institutions
• Participation in digital public administration processes and proceedings

The ePortal constitutes an instrument of public administration operating under sovereign authority. It is expressly not a commercial service, consumer platform, or contractual service offering within the meaning of any foreign consumer protection or platform regulation regime. Access to, registration for, or use of the ePortal does not create, confer, or imply any entitlement, right, or legitimate expectation unless expressly provided by law, regulation, or formal administrative decision.

Acceptance of Terms and Legal Effect

By accessing, registering for, or otherwise using the ePortal, you irrevocably confirm and warrant that you:

• Have read, understood, and accept these Terms in their entirety and without reservation;
• Possess the legal capacity to enter into binding obligations under applicable law;
• Agree to be bound by these Terms under Kaharagian law; and
• Accept that these Terms constitute a binding legal instrument enforceable against you.

If you do not agree to these Terms, or if you lack the capacity to accept them, you must immediately cease all access to and use of the ePortal.

Use of the ePortal establishes a public-law legal relationship between the User and the Kaharagian State, the nature and scope of which shall be determined by reference to the specific services accessed, the User's legal status, and applicable Kaharagian law.

Where use of the ePortal is mandatory under law, regulation, or administrative requirement, these Terms shall apply to the fullest extent compatible with the governing legal instrument. In the event of conflict between these Terms and a superior legal instrument, the latter shall prevail.

No Guarantee of Outcome, Status, or Entitlement

Use of the ePortal, including the submission of any application, declaration, or request:

• Does not guarantee acceptance, approval, favourable determination, or processing of any matter;
• Does not create, confirm, establish, or imply any legal status, right, privilege, or entitlement;
• Does not constitute evidence of legal standing, authorisation, or eligibility for any purpose;
• Does not substitute for compliance with substantive legal requirements, procedural obligations, or discretionary criteria.

All administrative decisions, determinations, and outcomes remain subject to the exclusive competence of the relevant authority, applicable law, established procedures, and lawful administrative discretion. No reliance whatsoever may be placed upon the mere availability, accessibility, or use of the ePortal as evidence of legal standing, entitlement, or favourable disposition.

Governing Law, Sovereignty, and Jurisdiction

Applicable Law

These Terms, the ePortal, and all matters arising from or relating to their interpretation, application, or use are governed exclusively and in all respects by the laws of the Principality of Kaharagia, including sovereign decrees, regulations, administrative acts, and binding instruments duly promulgated in the Royal Kaharagian Gazette.

No foreign law, legal principle, or regulatory framework applies to these Terms or the ePortal unless expressly and formally incorporated into Kaharagian law by competent sovereign authority.

Technical Hosting and Foreign Legal Assertions

The ePortal is technically hosted on infrastructure located in the Federal Republic of Germany, and the associated domain name is registered through a registrar situated in the Swiss Confederation. These technical and administrative arrangements:

• Do not constitute consent, submission, or subjection to German, Swiss, European Union, or any other foreign jurisdiction;
• Do not create, confer, or imply any enforceable rights, claims, or causes of action under foreign law;
• Do not alter, diminish, or qualify the sovereign legal order of Kaharagia or its exclusive jurisdiction over the ePortal.

Where foreign legal regimes purport to apply extraterritorially to the ePortal or its operation—including, without limitation, data protection regulations, platform governance frameworks, digital services legislation, or cybersecurity requirements—Kaharagia reserves the exclusive and absolute right to determine whether, how, and to what extent such foreign regimes are recognised, given effect, or enforced within its sovereign legal order.

Eligibility and Access Control

Eligible Users

Access to the ePortal is not a matter of general right but is subject to authorisation by law, regulation, or competent authority. Eligible Users may include, without limitation:

• Nationals of the Principality of Kaharagia
• Residents, applicants for residence, or persons seeking legal status
• Officials, officers, and institutional appointees of Kaharagian institutions
• Mandated contractors, agents, and authorised service providers
• Legal entities duly registered or recognised under Kaharagian law
• Other persons or entities expressly authorised by competent authority

No general, implied, or derivative right of access exists. Access may be granted, restricted, suspended, or withdrawn at any time by competent authority without prior notice and without obligation to provide reasons, subject only to applicable law.

Account Responsibilities and Security Obligations

Users bear sole and exclusive responsibility for:

• Providing accurate, complete, truthful, and lawful information in all dealings with the ePortal;
• Establishing and maintaining the confidentiality and security of all credentials, passwords, and authentication factors;
• Preventing any unauthorised access to or use of their account by third parties;
• Promptly reporting to the competent authority any suspected or actual compromise, breach, or misuse of their account or credentials.

All actions, submissions, and transactions undertaken through a User account are irrebuttably presumed to have been authorised by the registered account holder unless the User has previously reported the compromise of their credentials in accordance with established procedures.

Permitted Use and Prohibited Conduct

Scope of Permitted Use

The ePortal may be used solely and exclusively for lawful administrative purposes that are consistent with its design, function, and institutional mandate as an instrument of Kaharagian public administration.

Prohibited Conduct

Users shall not, whether directly, indirectly, or through any agent, device, or automated means:

• Attempt to obtain unauthorised access to any system, data, or functionality, or seek to escalate privileges beyond those expressly granted;
• Interfere with, disrupt, impair, or compromise the integrity, availability, confidentiality, or security of the ePortal or any associated system;
• Circumvent, disable, or interfere with any authentication mechanism, access control, monitoring system, or security safeguard;
• Misrepresent, falsify, or conceal identity, authority, credentials, or legal status;
• Submit any application, declaration, document, or information that is fraudulent, forged, misleading, defamatory, abusive, obscene, or otherwise unlawful;
• Introduce, transmit, or deploy any virus, malware, ransomware, trojan, worm, or other malicious code or exploit;
• Use the ePortal for any purpose of harassment, intimidation, exploitation, stalking, or unlawful surveillance;
• Engage in any conduct that violates Kaharagian law or these Terms.

Violation of these prohibitions may result in immediate suspension or termination of access, referral for investigation, and prosecution under applicable Kaharagian law, including criminal sanctions where warranted.

Security Measures and Residual Risk

Security by Design

Kaharagia implements and maintains reasonable, proportionate, and state-of-the-art technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the ePortal and User data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Such measures may include, without limitation:

• Multi-factor authentication and robust access control mechanisms
• Encryption of data in transit and at rest using industry-standard protocols
• Continuous monitoring, logging, auditing, and anomaly detection systems
• Network segmentation, firewalls, and intrusion prevention systems
• Administrative, procedural, and physical security safeguards
• Regular security assessments, vulnerability testing, and incident response procedures

Security is treated as a matter of paramount public trust and institutional responsibility.

Disclaimer of Absolute Security

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no digital system, network, or service can be guaranteed to be absolutely secure against all threats, attacks, or vulnerabilities. Kaharagia expressly disclaims any warranty or representation that:

• The ePortal is immune from cyberattack, intrusion, compromise, or failure;
• Unauthorised access to, disclosure of, or loss of data can be prevented in all circumstances;
• The ePortal will operate without interruption, error, or degradation.

Users expressly acknowledge and accept that residual risk is inherent in all digital services and that use of the ePortal is undertaken with full awareness of such risk.

Data Protection and Privacy

The processing of personal data through the ePortal is governed by Kaharagian data protection law, sovereign decrees, administrative regulations, and institutional rules adopted under lawful authority. The ePortal Privacy Notice, which forms an integral and binding part of these Terms, sets forth the categories of data processed, purposes of processing, retention periods, data subject rights, and related matters.

Where appropriate and without prejudice to sovereign jurisdiction, Kaharagia may voluntarily align its data protection practices with internationally recognised principles, including concepts derived from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), to the extent consistent with Kaharagian law. Such alignment does not constitute acceptance of foreign jurisdiction, recognition of foreign law, or waiver of sovereign immunity.

Rights relating to personal data exist only to the extent expressly provided under Kaharagian law and may be limited or excluded for reasons of public administration, national security, law enforcement, legal compliance, or institutional integrity.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The ePortal is provided strictly on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranty of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise.

To the fullest extent permitted by Kaharagian law, Kaharagia expressly disclaims all warranties, representations, and conditions, including but not limited to:

• Warranties of availability, uptime, reliability, or continuity of service;
• Warranties of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or fitness of any information, content, or output;
• Warranties of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement;
• Warranties of error-free, uninterrupted, or secure operation.

Information, guidance, and outputs provided through the ePortal are for administrative facilitation only and do not constitute legal advice, professional opinion, official certification, or binding confirmation unless expressly stated in a formal instrument issued by competent authority.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by Kaharagian law:

• The Kaharagian State, its institutions, officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages, including loss of profits, revenue, data, or business opportunity;
• No liability shall arise from scheduled or unscheduled system downtime, maintenance, delay, or service interruption;
• No liability shall arise from unauthorised access, data breach, or security incident beyond the reasonable control of the State;
• No liability shall arise from User reliance upon information, content, or outputs that have not been formally certified or issued by competent authority.

Nothing in these Terms shall be construed to exclude or limit liability where such exclusion or limitation is expressly prohibited by sovereign law.

Suspension, Restriction, and Termination

Access to the ePortal may be suspended, restricted, or terminated, in whole or in part, temporarily or permanently, at any time and without prior notice:

• For breach or suspected breach of these Terms or applicable law;
• For security, integrity, or operational reasons;
• By administrative decision, sovereign decree, or judicial order;
• Where access is no longer legally justified or authorised.

No compensation, damages, or indemnity shall be payable in respect of any suspension, restriction, or termination of access.

Termination of access does not release the User from any obligations, liabilities, or consequences accrued prior to or arising from the termination.

Institutional Authority and Non-Waiver

Nothing in these Terms shall be construed to:

• Limit, constrain, or fetter the sovereign authority of the Principality of Kaharagia;
• Restrict the lawful exercise of administrative discretion by competent authorities;
• Waive, release, or prejudice any enforcement power, remedy, or right of action available to the State;
• Create any estoppel, legitimate expectation, or actionable reliance against the State.

The failure or delay by the State to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision, nor shall it prejudice the right of the State to enforce such provision at any time thereafter.

Official Communications and Correspondence

Publication of Notices

Official notices, announcements, and communications relating to the ePortal shall be issued through the ePortal itself, the Royal Kaharagian Gazette, official state communication channels, or such other means as the State may determine.

External and Cross-Border Legal Matters

All enquiries, correspondence, and legal communications relating to external legal matters, including but not limited to copyright and intellectual property claims, assertions under foreign law, service of foreign legal process, extraterritorial regulatory notices, and international legal correspondence, shall be directed exclusively to:

Office of Legal Affairs
legal@state.kaharagia.org

The Office of Legal Affairs is the sole competent authority for engagement with non-Kaharagian legal systems, foreign courts, and international legal processes.

Internal Law, Enforcement, and Administrative Matters

All enquiries, correspondence, and legal communications relating to Kaharagian law, including interpretation, application, enforcement, compliance, administrative decisions, appeals, and internal legal proceedings, shall be directed exclusively to:

Office of Laws & Justice
justice@state.kaharagia.org

Effect of Correspondence

The submission of correspondence to any Kaharagian authority:

• Does not create any obligation to respond, acknowledge, or act upon the correspondence;
• Does not suspend, toll, or extend any deadline, limitation period, or enforcement action;
• Does not constitute the provision of legal advice, official guidance, or professional opinion;
• Does not replace, satisfy, or substitute for formal legal procedures, applications, or filings.

Only communications formally issued through official channels and bearing appropriate authentication shall have legal effect.

Amendment and Revision

These Terms may be amended, revised, supplemented, or replaced at any time by the State without prior notice to Users. The current version of these Terms shall be published on the ePortal and shall supersede all prior versions.

Continued access to or use of the ePortal following the publication of amended Terms constitutes acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the amended Terms.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, unlawful, void, or unenforceable by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction under Kaharagian law, such provision shall be severed from these Terms to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the ePortal Privacy Notice and any other documents expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the complete and exclusive legal framework governing access to and use of the ePortal, subject only to superior legal instruments duly promulgated under Kaharagian law.