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Provider Agreement

These are the baseline expectations for community GPU providers.

Role of Providers

Providers make GPU hardware available to Mafutai Customers via the Platform.
Providers remain the owners of their hardware and control when it is online.
Mafutai acts as a marketplace intermediary — we match Customer demand with Provider supply and handle billing, provisioning, and support.
This Agreement supplements the Terms of Service. Where they conflict, this Agreement takes precedence for Provider-specific matters.

Hardware must match declared specifications (GPU model, VRAM, architecture) and remain reachable during listed hours.
Nodes must run the Mafutai agent software and complete hardware verification probes as required.
Failure to pass verification may pause scheduling for that GPU until the issue is resolved.
Providers must maintain a stable internet connection with sufficient bandwidth for Customer workloads (minimum 100 Mbps recommended).
Providers are responsible for adequate power supply, cooling, and physical security of their hardware.
Providers must keep agent software up to date. Mafutai may require updates for security or compatibility reasons with reasonable notice.

Providers should aim for at least 95% uptime during their declared availability windows.
If a Provider’s hardware goes offline during an active rental, the Customer may receive a credit. The cost of that credit may be deducted from the Provider’s earnings for that rental.
Repeated unplanned downtime (below 90% monthly uptime) may result in reduced marketplace visibility or temporary delisting.
Mafutai will notify Providers of uptime concerns and provide a reasonable remediation window before taking action.

Providers receive a percentage of net rental revenue as displayed in the Provider console.
Mafutai retains the remainder as a platform fee for operations, billing, support, and infrastructure.
Revenue shares may differ per GPU model, Provider tier, or promotional arrangement.
Providers may set their own per-minute pricing within platform guidelines. Mafutai reserves the right to set minimum and maximum price bounds.
Mafutai may adjust the platform fee percentage with 30 days’ written notice.

Payouts are calculated from completed rentals and issued on a periodic basis (monthly by default).
Minimum payout threshold: R100 ZAR. Balances below this threshold roll over to the next payout cycle.
Providers must supply valid banking details in the console. Mafutai is not responsible for payouts sent to incorrect banking details provided by the Provider.
Payout disputes must be raised within 60 days of the payout date.
Providers are solely responsible for all South African tax obligations (income tax, VAT if registered) and record keeping related to their earnings.

Providers must not attempt to access, copy, inspect, or exfiltrate Customer workloads, data, models, or outputs running on their hardware.
Provider hardware must enforce per-Instance isolation as implemented by the Mafutai agent. Tampering with isolation mechanisms is a material breach.
Providers may receive limited billing context (rental ID, duration, GPU utilisation) for their own records. This data must be kept confidential.
Providers must not contact Customers directly unless facilitated by Mafutai.
Obligations under this section survive termination of this Agreement.

Providers indemnify Mafutai against claims, damages, losses, and expenses arising from: hardware defects or failures, power supply issues, failure to meet declared specifications, or breach of this Agreement.
Providers are solely responsible for the physical safety, insurance, and maintenance of their hardware.
Mafutai is not liable for damage to Provider hardware caused by Customer workloads within normal GPU operating parameters.
Mafutai’s total liability to any Provider shall not exceed the total payouts made to that Provider in the 90 days preceding the claim.
Providers are encouraged to maintain appropriate insurance coverage for their hardware.

The Mafutai agent software, console, APIs, and documentation remain the intellectual property of Mafutai.
Providers are granted a limited, non-exclusive, revocable licence to run the agent software solely for the purpose of participating in the marketplace.
Providers must not reverse-engineer, modify, or redistribute the agent software.
Customer workloads and their outputs remain the intellectual property of the Customer. Providers acquire no rights to Customer IP.

Mafutai may suspend or delist hardware if verification fails, abuse is detected, uptime remains consistently poor, or the Provider breaches this Agreement or the AUP.
For non-urgent issues, Mafutai will provide 7 days’ notice and an opportunity to remediate before suspension.
For security incidents or AUP violations, Mafutai may suspend immediately without prior notice.
Providers may terminate this Agreement at any time by removing their hardware from the platform. Active rentals must complete or be gracefully terminated before removal.
Upon termination, outstanding payout balances will be settled in the next regular payout cycle.

Providers act as independent contractors, not employees, agents, or partners of Mafutai.
Nothing in this Agreement creates a partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship.
Providers are responsible for their own equipment, premises, electricity, internet, and operating costs.
Mafutai does not provide workers’ compensation, health insurance, or any employment benefits to Providers.

Provider disputes should first be raised with support@mafutai.co.za for informal resolution.
If informal resolution fails within 30 days, the dispute resolution process in the Terms of Service applies (negotiation, then mediation in Johannesburg, then litigation).
Disputes between Providers and Customers will be mediated by Mafutai where possible, but Mafutai is not obligated to arbitrate.

Mafutai may update this Agreement with 30 days’ written notice to registered Providers.
Continued listing of hardware after the effective date constitutes acceptance.
If you disagree with changes, you may terminate this Agreement before the effective date.