Demand Source (DSP) Terms of Service
Version: 2.3 · Effective: January 22, 2026 Full document: available on request from [email protected]
Parties
| Party | Details |
|---|---|
| Provider | Praevis Exchange MENA, operated by Nucleus AI Pte. Ltd. |
| DSP | The demand-side platform entity identified in your account registration |
Service specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Protocol | OpenRTB 2.5 |
| Auction type | First-price sealed bid |
| Timeout | 150ms |
| Environments | Production: rtb.praevis.com · Sandbox: available |
| Uptime SLA | 99.5% monthly (excluding scheduled maintenance) |
| Formats | Video (VAST 2.0–4.2), Banner, Native (OpenRTB 1.2) |
| Geographic focus | MENA + global |
DSP technical obligations
Response requirements
- Respond within 150ms hard timeout
- Return HTTP 204 (empty body) for no-bid — not HTTP 200 with empty seatbid
- Bid price in USD, at or above the
bidfloorin the request - Valid creative ID (
crid) registered in your account
QPS tiers
| Tier | Default QPS | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Early Adopter | 1,000 | On signup |
| Standard | 2,500 | After 30 days live |
| Premium | 5,000 | Negotiated |
| Enterprise | 10,000+ | Contact us |
Minimum bid rate: 30% of requests received. Consistent bid patterns required.
Creative standards
- All creatives must comply with the Platform Policies
- VPAID not supported — use VAST 4.x
- No adult content, gambling (unlicensed), malware, deceptive installs
- HTTPS required for all creative assets
- Creatives must load within 1.5s
Financial obligations
Spend billing: Monthly invoice for total clearing prices paid. Net 30 from invoice date.
Currency: USD.
Disputed charges: Must be raised in writing within 30 days of invoice.
Bad debt: Accounts with outstanding invoices >60 days may be suspended.
Compliance requirements
DSPs must comply with all applicable privacy laws including:
- GDPR (EU), CCPA/CPRA (California)
- PDPL (Saudi Arabia), UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45/2021
- COPPA (USA, where applicable)
- TCF 2.2 for EU traffic
DSPs are responsible for their own bid-time data processing compliance.
Prohibited activities
- Submitting bids without intent to serve a valid creative
- Bid shading exploits or auction manipulation
- Using Praevis data to build user profiles outside the context of a single auction
- Reselling Praevis bid request data to third parties
Termination
Either party: 30 days written notice. Immediate termination for fraud, policy violation, non-payment. Outstanding balances due within 60 days.
Governing law: Singapore. SIAC arbitration for disputes.
For the full Demand Source (DSP) Terms of Service (v2.3), contact [email protected]. Supplement: Platform Policies.