Terms and Conditions
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of Serafim, the social app for sharing posts, sparks and real-time chat. They are a binding agreement between you and the developer of Serafim. The Privacy Policy explains how we handle your data; by creating an account or using the Service you accept both.
Acceptance of these Terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a legally binding agreement between you and the developer of Serafim ("the Developer", "we", "us", "our"). They apply whenever you create an account for, sign in to, or otherwise use the Serafim mobile app and the backend services it relies on.
By creating an account, signing in, or otherwise using the Service you accept these Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you do not accept them, you must not create an account or use the Service.
If you use Serafim on behalf of a club, organisation or community, you confirm that you have authority to accept these Terms on its behalf.
Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old, or the minimum age of digital consent in your country where that is higher, and must have the legal capacity to agree to a contract. Where local law requires parental or guardian consent for users below the age of digital consent, such users may not use Serafim unless a parent or legal guardian has given consent.
Your account and security
You create an account with an email address and password, or by signing in with a Google account. You agree to provide accurate account information and to keep your credentials confidential. You are responsible for keeping your account and device secure and for all activity that happens through your account.
You may not create more than one account for yourself, and you may not use another person's account without their permission.
The service
Serafim provides social features: posting in feeds and circles, sparking posts, and real-time messaging and group chats. The Service is provided on a best-effort basis and may be added to, changed, suspended or discontinued at any time.
Acceptable use
You may not use Serafim to break the law or these Terms, or to harm the Service or other people.
- Harass, threaten, bully or defame others, or post content that promotes violence, hatred or discrimination.
- Share content that is unlawful, harmful, or sexual content involving minors.
- Impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation.
- Send spam, malware or unsolicited content, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to accounts or systems.
- Collect or publish another person's personal information without their consent.
Your content
You keep ownership of the posts, comments, messages and media you submit. By submitting content you grant the Developer and the people it is shared with a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, display and distribute that content for the purpose of operating and promoting the Service - for example so your posts can appear in feeds and chats of your friends and circles.
You confirm that you have the rights needed to post content, including photo or video content that shows other people, and that your content does not violate these Terms or anyone else's rights.
Serafim intellectual property
The Serafim name, logo, mark and all related design, branding and software are owned by the Developer. You may not use them without permission.
Third-party services
Serafim relies on third-party providers - including Google for sign-in and push notifications, and cloud, authentication and storage providers - and your use of those services is also subject to their terms and policies.
Disclaimers
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure or error-free, or that content on it is lawful, accurate or appropriate.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Developer is not liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or for any loss arising from user content, conduct of other users or third-party services. The Developer's total liability for any claim relating to the Service is limited to the greater of the fees paid by you for the Service in the twelve months before the claim and the minimum amount allowed by applicable law.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the Developer harmless from any claim arising out of your content or your breach of these Terms.
Termination
You may stop using Serafim and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service if you breach these Terms, with or without notice. The sections that by their nature should survive a termination - including the disclaimer of warranties and the limitation of liability - survive.
Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version is always available in the app and is marked with a date. Material changes may require you to accept the new Terms. Your continued use of the Service after a change takes effect means you accept the updated Terms.
Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Malawi, without regard to conflict of law rules. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Malawi, or to such other dispute resolution mechanism as applicable law requires.
General
These Terms are the entire agreement between you and the Developer relating to the Service, and supersede any earlier agreements. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. The Developer's failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of it, and the Developer may assign these Terms without your consent.
Contact
Contact the Developer through theSerafim GitHub repository.