Terms of Service
Last updated 2026-07-18.
What this is
PolyTortoise is a software service that lets you mirror trades from Polymarket wallets you choose to follow, and place price-target orders. You access it through a Telegram bot (@PolyTortoise_bot) and an embedded Mini App.
What it is NOT
PolyTortoise is not a broker, exchange, or exchange custodian. We do not pool or commingle user funds. Live mode stores encrypted per-user signing credentials so the bot can submit the copy trades, user-confirmed withdrawals, auto-redeems, and fee sweeps that you enable. All trading executes on Polymarket. You remain responsible for the leaders you choose to copy and the safety limits you configure.
Use entirely at your own risk
You use PolyTortoise entirely at your own risk. Crypto trading is volatile and unforgiving. Prediction-market positions can lose 100% of their value. Copy-trading multiplies single-leader concentration risk. Smart contracts can fail or be exploited. APIs change without notice. We make no warranty, express or implied, of fitness for any purpose, profitability, accuracy, or availability. If the bot misfires, mis-mirrors, mis-prices, mis-times, or otherwise produces a result you didn't want, that risk is yours.
You are responsible for your trades AND your compliance
The bot acts on your instructions. You configure who to copy, in what size, and when to switch from paper mode to live trading. You are solely responsible for your trade outcomes. Past performance of any wallet you copy does not guarantee future results. You are also solely responsible for your own compliance with all laws applicable to you, including tax reporting, KYC obligations, sanctions screening, and any restrictions on prediction-market participation in your jurisdiction. We do not perform compliance checks on your behalf and assume you have determined that your use of Polymarket via this bot is legal in your country, state, or province.
Risk disclosure
Polymarket is a prediction market. Markets can move sharply on news. Positions can lose 100% of their value if the predicted outcome doesn't occur. Copy-trading concentrates the risk of a single leader's strategy. Only deposit money you can afford to lose entirely.
No investment advice
Nothing the bot or this website displays, leaderboards, scores, "tagger" classifications, alert messages, suggested copy sizes, or example trades, constitutes investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice. The bot is a tool. The decisions are yours.
The community leaderboard uses Polymarket's all-time account P&L. It may include trades placed outside PolyTortoise. Participation is optional.
Fees
Paper mode is free. Live trading charges 1% of each confirmed filled copy's notional. There is no subscription, no monthly fee, no deposit fee. Failed and unfilled orders are not charged.
Referral credits, if shown by the bot, are internal tracked credits based on confirmed live fills by referred users. They are not a bank balance, security, or automatic withdrawal claim; during beta, operator payout review and timing are manual.
Eligibility
You must be of legal age in your jurisdiction to trade prediction markets, and Polymarket itself must be available in your country. We inherit Polymarket's geo-restrictions.
Service availability
We aim for high uptime but make no guarantees. The service may be paused for maintenance, interrupted by Polymarket-side outages, or affected by infrastructure issues at Cloudflare, our VPS provider, or the Polygon network.
Account termination
You can pause automatic copying with /pause, clear copy targets with /stop, or delete your PolyTortoise account data with /forget. We may terminate accounts that abuse the service (spam, automated re-registration, exploitation attempts) without notice.
Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, PolyTortoise's total liability to you is capped at the fees you have actually paid us in the prior three months (a number that is zero in paper mode). We are not liable for: trading losses, missed trades, mispriced trades, late trades, slippage, mis-targeted snipes, market outages, Polymarket API changes, Polygon network congestion, Telegram service interruptions, Cloudflare or Worker outages, our VPS provider's failures, RPC provider rate limits, on-chain smart-contract bugs (Polymarket's, Polygon's, or any third party's), or any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or punitive damages of any kind, even if we were advised of the possibility of such damages.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold PolyTortoise and its operator harmless from any claim, loss, liability, or expense (including legal fees) arising from your use of the service, your violation of these terms, or your violation of any law or third-party right.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of Ireland (the operator's jurisdiction) without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute will be brought in the courts of Ireland.
Changes
We may update these terms. Material changes will be announced in the bot. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.