Qibblo Terms of Service
The plain-language snapshot
This is a quick summary of how Qibblo works at launch. It is not a substitute for the full Terms below, but it tells you what to expect.
- Accounts are free for everyone.
- No paid memberships at launch.
- No user-sold advertising.
- No payouts to members.
- No marketplace yet.
- No token or cryptocurrency.
- Glints are in-app reputation points only. They have no cash value, cannot be converted to money, and may be used to send gifts within Qibblo.
Definitions
In these Terms of Service, the following words have the meanings given below. Other capitalized terms are defined where they first appear.
- "Qibblo," "we," "us," or "our" means [Qibblo LLC], the company that operates the Service, together with its affiliates.
- "Service" means the Qibblo website, mobile and desktop applications, application programming interfaces, and all related features, content, and functionality we make available.
- "You," "your," or "User" means any person who accesses or uses the Service, whether or not registered.
- "Account" means the registered profile you create to access member features of the Service.
- "Content" means any text, images, video, audio, links, comments, or other material that is posted, uploaded, or transmitted on the Service.
- "User Content" means Content that you or other Users submit to the Service.
- "Qibs" means posts and other publications you create and share on the Service.
- "Sparks" means the reactions Users give to Qibs and other Content.
- "Glints" means the non-monetary, in-app reputation points described in Section 12.
- "Terms" means these Terms of Service, together with any policies we reference, including the Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Acceptable Use Policy, Cookie Policy, and Copyright Policy.
Acceptance of Terms
By creating an Account, accessing, or using the Service in any way, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by every policy we reference. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.
If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms for that organization, and "you" includes that organization.
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will post the updated Terms with a new effective date and, where appropriate, provide additional notice. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.
Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age required to consent to the processing of personal data in your country, if higher) to use the Service. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Service only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian.
- You must have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract.
- You must not be barred from using the Service under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
- You must not have been previously removed from the Service, unless we expressly permit you to return.
We may require age verification at any time and may restrict or remove Accounts that do not meet these requirements.
Accounts
To use most features, you must register for an Account. When you register, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to keep it up to date.
4.1 Account security
You are responsible for safeguarding your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your Account. Notify us promptly if you suspect any unauthorized access or use. We are not liable for losses arising from your failure to keep your credentials secure.
4.2 One person, one identity
Accounts are for individual people (or, where permitted, a single organization). You may not impersonate any person or entity, create an Account using another person's information, or maintain multiple Accounts to evade enforcement of these Terms.
4.3 Invitation codes
The Service may offer registration through invitation codes. Invitation codes are personal, may be limited in number, and may be disabled, expired, or revoked at our discretion. Sharing, selling, or trading invitation codes for value is prohibited.
User Content
You retain ownership of the User Content you create. You are solely responsible for your User Content and for the consequences of posting it.
By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that:
- you own or have the necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to submit it and to grant the license in Section 6;
- your User Content does not infringe or violate the intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights of any person or entity; and
- your User Content complies with these Terms, the Community Guidelines, and the Acceptable Use Policy.
We do not pre-screen User Content and are not obligated to. However, we may review, refuse, remove, or restrict any User Content that we believe violates these Terms or applicable law, or that may harm the Service or other Users.
License Granted to Qibblo
To operate the Service, we need permission to host and display what you post. By submitting User Content, you grant Qibblo a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, reproduce, modify (for formatting and display), publish, publicly perform, publicly display, and distribute your User Content, solely for the purposes of operating, providing, promoting, and improving the Service.
This license exists only to let us run the Service. It ends when your User Content is deleted, except that (a) we may retain and use copies that you or others have shared or stored, and (b) we may retain copies as required for legal, backup, or safety purposes for a reasonable period.
We do not claim ownership of your User Content, and we do not sell your individual User Content as a standalone product.
Intellectual Property
The Service itself — including its software, design, look and feel, text we author, graphics, logos, and the names "Qibblo," "Qibs," "Sparks," "Glints," and related marks — is owned by Qibblo or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws.
We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for its intended purposes. Except as expressly permitted, you may not copy, modify, distribute, reverse engineer, scrape, or create derivative works from the Service or its underlying technology.
All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by Qibblo.
Community Standards
Qibblo is a shared space, and we expect everyone to help keep it welcoming. Your use of the Service is subject to our Community Guidelines, which describe the behavior and content we encourage and the behavior and content we prohibit.
The Community Guidelines are incorporated into these Terms by reference. Where the Guidelines and these Terms overlap, both apply.
Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to do any of the following, and not to help or permit anyone else to:
- violate any law, regulation, or third-party right, or use the Service for any unlawful purpose;
- post Content that is unlawful, hateful, harassing, threatening, defamatory, fraudulent, or that exploits or endangers minors;
- post sexual content involving minors, or any other content prohibited by our Acceptable Use Policy;
- impersonate others or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
- distribute spam, chain messages, pyramid schemes, or unsolicited promotions;
- upload viruses, malware, or any code designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to systems or data;
- attempt to access accounts, data, or areas of the Service you are not authorized to access;
- scrape, harvest, or collect data about Users without permission, or use bots to interact with the Service except through tools we expressly authorize;
- interfere with, overload, or disrupt the Service or its infrastructure;
- circumvent any security feature, rate limit, or access restriction; or
- manipulate Glints, Sparks, metrics, or other Service features through artificial or deceptive means.
A fuller description of prohibited uses appears in our Acceptable Use Policy.
Copyright / DMCA
Qibblo respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects Users to do the same. If you believe that Content on the Service infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice under our Copyright / DMCA Policy, which explains how to send a takedown notice and how to file a counter-notice.
We respond to valid notices in accordance with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable law, and we may remove infringing Content and terminate the Accounts of repeat infringers.
AI Content
The Service may allow you to post Content that is generated, assisted, or modified by artificial intelligence ("AI Content"). If you post AI Content, you agree to the following:
- you are responsible for AI Content as if you created it yourself, including ensuring it does not infringe rights or violate these Terms;
- you must clearly label AI Content where required by law or by our policies, and you must not present synthetic media as authentic in a way that is misleading or deceptive;
- you must not use AI Content to create non-consensual intimate imagery, deceptive impersonations of real people, fabricated statements attributed to real people, or other harmful synthetic media; and
- you must comply with the terms of any third-party AI tools you used to create the Content.
We may label, restrict, or remove AI Content, and we may use automated tools to detect synthetic media on the Service.
Virtual Points (Glints)
Glints are an in-app feature that recognizes participation and reputation on Qibblo. Glints are not money. To be clear and explicit:
- Use: Glints may be earned and spent only within the Service — for example, to send gifts to other Users or to access non-monetary in-app features we may offer.
- No ownership: Glints are a revocable license to use a feature of the Service, not your property. You do not own Glints, and they confer no ownership interest in Qibblo.
- Adjustment: We may issue, adjust, expire, reduce, or remove Glints, and we may change how Glints work or discontinue them entirely, at any time and at our discretion, including to address fraud, abuse, or errors.
- No purchase at launch: Glints are not sold for money at launch. If we ever offer paid features connected to Glints, those will be governed by separate terms presented at the time of purchase.
- Termination: Any Glints associated with your Account are forfeited if your Account is terminated or suspended, except where prohibited by law.
Future Paid Services
At launch, Qibblo is free to use and does not offer paid memberships, paid features, payouts, or any token or cryptocurrency. This Section is reserved for the future.
If we later introduce paid services — such as optional memberships, premium features, or other paid functionality — we will present separate, additional terms describing pricing, billing, renewals, refunds, and cancellation before you are charged. No charge will be applied to you without your clear, prior consent. Nothing in these Terms obligates you to pay for anything, and nothing here should be read as an offer to sell a financial product or instrument.
Any references in the Service to future features are descriptions of possible plans and are not commitments. Features may change or may never launch.
Marketplace
Qibblo does not currently operate a marketplace, and no buying, selling, or trading of goods or services between Users takes place on the Service at launch. This Section is reserved.
If we introduce a marketplace in the future, we will publish separate marketplace terms covering listings, transactions, fees, taxes, disputes, and related matters. Until then, Users must not use the Service to advertise, solicit, or conduct commercial transactions except where we expressly allow it.
Third-Party Services
The Service may contain links to, or integrations with, third-party websites, products, and services that we do not own or control ("Third-Party Services"). We provide these for convenience only.
We do not endorse and are not responsible for Third-Party Services, their content, or their privacy and security practices. Your use of any Third-Party Service is at your own risk and is governed by that third party's own terms and policies. You should review them before using a Third-Party Service.
Privacy
Your privacy matters to us. Our Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use and share it, and the choices and rights you have. Our Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies.
By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read the Privacy Policy. Both policies are incorporated into these Terms by reference.
Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect the Service and the information it holds. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
You play an important role in keeping your Account secure: use a strong, unique password, keep your credentials confidential, and tell us promptly about any suspected compromise. You agree not to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service, or breach any security or authentication measures, without our prior written permission.
Account Suspension
We may suspend or limit your access to the Service, in whole or in part, if we reasonably believe that:
- you have violated these Terms or any referenced policy;
- your conduct may harm the Service, other Users, or third parties;
- we are required to do so by law, or to respond to a legal request; or
- suspension is necessary to investigate suspected fraud, abuse, or a security concern.
Where reasonable and lawful, we will aim to give you notice and an opportunity to address the issue. We may also remove Content, restrict features, or take other proportionate action.
Termination
By you: You may stop using the Service and delete your Account at any time through your account settings or by contacting us.
By us: We may suspend or terminate your Account and access to the Service, with or without notice, if you materially or repeatedly breach these Terms, if required by law, or if we discontinue the Service.
Effect of termination: When your Account ends, your right to use the Service stops immediately, and your access to your User Content and Glints may be lost. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive — including ownership, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and dispute resolution — will continue to apply after termination.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Qibblo and its affiliates, officers, employees, and licensors disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.
We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that any Content is accurate, reliable, or complete. You use the Service and rely on any Content at your own risk.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event will Qibblo or its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, or licensors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Service.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the total aggregate liability of Qibblo for all claims relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us, if any, in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100).
Because the Service is free at launch, the amount you have paid us may be zero. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Qibblo and its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, and licensors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to:
- your User Content;
- your use or misuse of the Service;
- your violation of these Terms or any referenced policy; or
- your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification, in which case you agree to cooperate with us.
Arbitration
Except where prohibited by law, you and Qibblo agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration, rather than in court, except that either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court.
Arbitration will be administered by a recognized arbitration provider under its applicable rules, and will take place in [venue / county, state] or another mutually agreed location, before a single arbitrator.
23.1 Class action waiver
You and Qibblo agree that claims will be brought only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, consolidated, or representative proceeding.
23.2 Opt-out
You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to legal@qibblo.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. If you opt out, neither you nor Qibblo can require the other to arbitrate.
Governing Law
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Service are governed by the laws of [State], and the federal laws of the United States where applicable, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.
Subject to the arbitration provisions in Section 23, you agree that any dispute not subject to arbitration will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in [county, state], and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
Force Majeure
Qibblo will not be liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, fire, flood, epidemics or pandemics, war, terrorism, civil unrest, labor disputes, governmental actions, power or internet failures, cyberattacks, or failures of third-party infrastructure or service providers.
Electronic Communications
By using the Service, you consent to receive communications from us electronically — including by email, in-app messages, and notices posted within the Service. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
You may withdraw consent for certain non-essential communications, but some communications are necessary to provide the Service and cannot be opted out of while you maintain an Account.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision is not a waiver of that right or provision.
Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Acceptable Use Policy, Cookie Policy, and Copyright Policy, make up the entire agreement between you and Qibblo regarding the Service, and they supersede any prior agreements or understandings on that subject. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, you can reach us at:
Qibblo
Operated by [Qibblo LLC]
[Mailing address]
General: support@qibblo.com
Legal: legal@qibblo.com
Copyright: copyright@qibblo.com