Terms & Conditions for herearethose.photos

Introduction

Welcome to herearethose.photos, a platform for sharing photos. By using our service, you agree to the following terms and conditions.

Data Privacy

Please view our Data Privacy Policy for the most up-to-date version.

Content Rights

  1. Limited License: By uploading content to herearethose.photos, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, store, and distribute your content solely within the herearethose.photos platform. This license is strictly for the purpose of operating and improving our service.
  2. Scope of Use: We will not use your content for any purposes other than providing and improving our photo sharing service. Specifically, we will not use your content for marketing, advertising, AI model training, or any other purposes not directly related to operating the herearethose.photos platform.
  3. Duration: This license exists only for as long as you choose to keep your content on our platform. Upon deletion of your content or closure of your account, this license will automatically terminate.
  4. Ownership: You retain all ownership rights to your content. We do not claim any ownership rights to the materials you upload to herearethose.photos.
  5. User Responsibility: You are solely responsible for the content you upload. By uploading content, you represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights and permissions to grant us this limited license.
  6. Right to Remove: We reserve the right to remove any content that violates our terms of service or for any other reason at our discretion, without prior notice.

User Conduct

  1. No Harassment: You agree not to use herearethose.photos to bully, threaten, intimidate, or otherwise harass other people or groups of people.
  2. No Illegal Content: Users agree not to upload any illegal material. herearethose.photos will report any illegal content (including associated metadata) to any relevant, valid law enforcement agencies.
  3. Reporting Content: herearethose.photos has both public and private content moderation tools. Herearethose.photos will, when necessary, review these reports and any associated content (such as Photos) and pass the details on to relevant legal authorities.
  4. Banning or Restricted Access: herearethose.photos reserves the right to disable, ban, or otherwise remove your account, and any associated email addresses or IP addresses, if you are found to violate legal

User Responsibilities

  1. Content Ownership: Users must have the necessary rights or permissions to share the content they upload.
  2. Account Security: Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their accounts, including keeping their passwords confidential.

Liability Limitations

  1. Service "As Is": herearethose.photos provides its service on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not make any warranties, express or implied, regarding the reliability, availability, or fitness for a particular purpose of our service.
  2. Best Efforts: While we strive to provide a reliable and secure service, we cannot guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, timely, or error-free. We will make reasonable efforts to correct any errors or defects in our service.
  3. Data Loss: We implement industry-standard measures to protect your data, but we cannot guarantee against data loss. Users are advised to keep backup copies of their important photos and data.
  4. Indirect Damages: To the fullest extent permitted by law, herearethose.photos shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, or other intangible losses.
  5. Direct Damages Cap: In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing our service over the past 12 months.
  6. Third-Party Content: We are not responsible for any third-party content, websites, or services linked to or associated with our platform. Your use of third-party offerings is at your own risk.
  7. Force Majeure: We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, network infrastructure failures, strikes, or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor, or materials.
  8. Applicable Law: These limitations will apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, even if any remedy fails its essential purpose.
  9. Severability: If any provision of these liability limitations is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this limitation of liability will otherwise remain in full force and effect.
  10. Non-Limitation of Consumer Rights: Nothing in these terms is intended to exclude, restrict, or modify any consumer guarantee, right, or remedy conferred on you by law that cannot be excluded, restricted, or modified by agreement. By using herearethose.photos, you acknowledge and agree to these liability limitations. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use our service.

Termination

We reserve the right to terminate a user’s account and access to the service for violations of these terms or any other reason.

Age Restrictions

Users must be at least 16 years old to use herearethose.photos.

Content Removal

herearethose.photos reserves the right to remove content that violates these terms or for any other reason.

Dispute Resolution

Any disputes arising from the use of the service will be resolved through arbitration or mediation.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United Kingdom.