Terms

Published on 2 August, 2023 | Termos | 154 views | 21 minutes read

WELCOME!

The WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS is a domain registration and content sharing system that allows users to connect their audience with their latest and most relevant content. One of our core values is to strive for deliberate simplicity, so we try to promote our terms and conditions in their simplest form here.

By using the System, you agree to these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) and the other policies that we link here in the WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS.

These Terms (and the policies we link to) apply to your use of our website (https://comunidades.rede.social/), apps and any other software or features provided in connection with our services (collectively, the “System”) . When we say “we”, “our” or “us” in these Terms, we are referring to the WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS and our group companies.

Please read these Terms carefully and contact us if you have any questions. If you do not agree with them, please do not use the WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS.


Your account

To create an account and become a user of the System, you must be at least 18 years old. If you are creating an account on behalf of someone else, you must have permission to do so. You are responsible for your account and using it lawfully.

By creating an account, you agree to be bound by these Terms and that you are (i) over the age of 18 and (ii) legally capable of entering into these Terms with us. You must provide accurate information about yourself — if anything changes, let us know so we can update your details.

If you are using the System on behalf of a company or individual, you agree that you are authorized by them to act and agree to these Terms on their behalf.

You are responsible for anything that happens to your account, so please keep your login details and password safe, including using 2-Step Verification, and do not share them with anyone. If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us immediately.

You must not assign or transfer your account to another person, or use your account (or allow it to be used by anyone) in a way that, in our reasonable opinion, damages the System or our reputation, or infringes the rights of third parties or applicable laws and regulations.


Your username and purchased domains

The username or domain you choose must be appropriate for everyone and cannot infringe someone else's rights.

We know that the username or domain you choose is very important to you, but it is also important that your username or domain is appropriate for all audiences and does not infringe anyone's rights, including intellectual property rights (such as copyrights and trademarks) (“Intellectual Property Rights”).

You may not use another person's (such as a celebrity), brand or company name, have a username or domain that is offensive, vulgar or obscene, or create an account with a username or domain that you are not connection only to profit from it in the future (known as “Domain Squatting”), this rule does not apply to segments or generic terms.

If any of these issues occur with your username or domain, we reasonably consider the circumstances and may require you to change it (and we may assign it to someone else). If you decline, we may suspend or cancel your account. If someone claims that your username or domain infringes your IP rights, they will need to complete an Intellectual Property Infringement Form and you will be given the chance to issue a Counter Notification.


Your domain — what is and isn't allowed

The System allows the registration of 1 (one) or more domains with the extension .rede.social, according to the plan of your choice.

You can use your domain:

*External site must meet Community Standards. If we identify through any complaint or judicial request that the site does not meet the community standards, we will issue an alert for the removal of the content, if not complied with, we will remove the DNS notes from your domain, and may even, in extreme cases, delete the domain or delete your account from the WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS.


Your content — what is and isn't allowed

We love the variety of content our users post on the System! However, we want to ensure that everyone who visits the System can do so safely. That's why we have our Community Standards.

Our Community Standards define what content is and is not allowed on the WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS, so make sure you follow them, otherwise we may suspend or permanently remove your account.

When we talk about your “content”, we mean the text, graphics, videos, links and any other material that you add to your website within the System.

You are responsible for your content and warrant that:

As laws and regulations differ from country to country, we may ban content that may be illegal in some countries and take such action as we deem necessary, including removing content or restricting access to it or the System.

 

Your content — what we can do with it

We love your content and want to showcase it. When you post content on the WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS, you give us the right to display, use and share it.

When you post content on your website, you grant us a license to (i) use, publicly display, distribute, modify, adapt and create derivative works of such content; and (ii) use your name, likeness, voice, photograph, likeness and any other personal attributes in the content; in the System and in our marketing across all media (such as our social channels and any other advertising). This license is worldwide, royalty-free and perpetual, which means we can use your content anywhere in the world, fee-free, for as long as we want. You agree that you have all necessary third-party rights to post content on the System and grant us this license.

You will retain all of your rights to your content. But remember that your content will be publicly accessible and may be used and re-shared by others on the System and the Internet.

Please do not share personal information that you do not want the world to see and never post social security numbers, passport details or similar information that could cause harm in the wrong hands. You may only post personal information relating to others when you have their consent and have kept a record of them.

We do not need to monitor the accuracy, reliability or legality of your content, but we can choose to do so. We may modify, remove or restrict access to content at any time in accordance with these Terms or apply a sensitive content notice to content that we consider inappropriate for all audiences.


Our System

We own the WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS, but grant you a limited right to use it to: register your domain with the .social.page extension; use the Affiliate System to promote your link and receive commission; share content and view and interact with other users' content. We are not responsible for any content, products or services made available through websites of other users.

All rights (including IP Rights) in and to the System (excluding its content) are and will remain the exclusive property of the System or our licensors. You will not acquire any rights to the System's IP, and you are not permitted to use it (including our brand name or logo) for any purpose (such as implying a partnership or endorsement of the System) without our prior written approval.

As a user, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the System to create, display, use, reproduce and upload content in accordance with these Terms. If we provide you with images, icons, themes, fonts, videos, graphics or other content, you must only use them in your profile and comply with any guidelines we make available to you.

You must not remove, obscure or alter any proprietary notices or trademarks on the System, or make unauthorized copies, reproduce, distribute, license, sell, resell, modify, translate, disassemble, decompile, decrypt, reverse engineer, create any functional derivative or attempt to derive source code from the System or any part thereof. If you visit the System websites (a “profile visitor”), we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to view and interact with the System through user websites.

To the extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for any opinions, advice, statements, products, services, offers or other content posted by other users on their profiles.


Your domain plan

You can sign up for domain plans, which can be free if available, or paid, which you can cancel at any time.

Your plan will begin when you accept these Terms and will continue until you cancel. If you cancel a paid plan, it will continue until the end of your current billing cycle, then automatically convert to a free plan if available. If you don't have a free plan available at the end of your billing cycle, you will lose the linked domain(s) and all your content configured in your website will be deleted.

To cancel, visit the billing page (https://comunidades.rede.social/account-plan). To the extent permitted by applicable law, payments are non-refundable. But we know that sometimes your requirements can change. So if you selected a paid plan but canceled within 72 hours, we may make an exception (please email [email protected]).

However, if you have downloaded our app and purchased your plan using your Apple ID or Google Play Store account, you will need to cancel by following the instructions provided by:

Apple at https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT202039; or

Google at https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481

Please note that the System cannot process refunds under these circumstances. You can request a refund from Apple on the Apple or Google support page by following these instructions.

If you have canceled your plan and wish to permanently delete your account, you can do so from the 'My Account' page. Remember, if you delete your account, you will not be able to reactivate it or retrieve your domain(s) or any content or information you have added to your website.


Affiliate system

The WORLD SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS makes available to users who subscribe to certain plans, a commission that is generated by sharing your affiliate link to third parties, which is available in your user panel. Commissioning takes place from the moment a third party registers in the system through the link shared by a user, and signs a plan. All information about commissioning %, commission availability date and withdrawal request for receipt, are available in the affiliate panel, located on the home page or through the menu in “Invite people”. The user is responsible for declaring amounts received through the System, as well as paying taxes, if applicable. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].


Our rates

You must pay all subscription fees when they are due.

Subscription Fees — If you have chosen a paid plan, you must pay the subscription fees when due.

All subscription fees will be billed in advance on a recurring basis based on your chosen billing cycle (monthly or annual) where available. Your paid plan will automatically renew according to these Terms (as updated at the time of renewal) at the end of your billing cycle, unless you have canceled your plan.

When upgrading a plan, the full amount (monthly or annual) of the new plan will be charged and the amount of the previous plan will not be refunded or deducted, in whole or in part.

You must provide a valid payment method (i.e. debit or credit card) and accurate billing information when signing up. By doing so, you authorize us to charge all fees to that payment method. If automatic billing fails, we will issue an invoice online, which must be paid within the indicated period.

System Transaction Fees — We may charge a percentage of all transactions made on your website (for example, through our "Trade" or "Support Me" features). These transaction fees will differ depending on your plan.

You agree that if we charge transaction fees, they will be deducted from your transaction proceeds prior to receipt. You are responsible for paying any external taxes and fees (including withholding taxes) if applicable, and income taxes associated with payments you receive through the System.

Processing Fees — We use third-party payment processing services (including PayPal and Stripe) to power your transactions within the System. These services are subject to a processing fee. Each payment processor charges its own processing fees in accordance with its terms and conditions, which you are responsible for reviewing, accepting and complying with.

You agree that processing fees will be deducted from your transaction proceeds prior to receipt and that the System is not responsible for such fees.

We may change our subscription or transaction fees from time to time, but we will always give you notice (and we will do so at least 1 month in advance). If you do not agree to the revised fees, you may cancel your plan before the next billing cycle begins.


Privacy and data

We care about the privacy of our users and Webite Visitors.

Our Privacy Notice explains how we handle your personal data for our own purposes. Whereas our Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”) (which is incorporated into these Terms) sets out your (and our) responsibilities for respecting the privacy rights of visitors to your website. By creating your account, you agree that where the DPA applies to you, you have read, understood and agreed to it. To find out how we use cookies, visit our Cookie Notice.

All data (and any IP rights in data) that we or the System create or generate based on your use (or profile visitors website or other users' use) of the System or content ("Data") will be of our property. We may provide Data or views of Data to you as part of the service we offer on the System (we call this “Data Analysis”). We make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of the Data Analytics, but we will try to make it as accurate and complete as possible.


Your visitors and customers

You are responsible for visitors to your website, including customers who purchase goods or services through your website (collectively “End Users”).

You are solely responsible for (i) how End Users use and interact with your website and its content; (ii) comply with all laws in relation to your End Users and all transactions between you and End Users made through your website (for example, through our “Commerce” or “Payment blocking” features ”).

You also agree that any donations made to you through our “Support Me” feature are made voluntarily, without exchange for any good or service. You may only use this feature to collect donations for yourself (and not to collect funds for charities or other causes).

 

Confidentiality

If we share any confidential information about us or the System with you, you must keep it secret and secure.

From time to time, we may share confidential information with you (for example, we may reveal new and upcoming features to you if you participate in beta tests with us). You must keep this information secret and secure and use reasonable measures to prevent others from accessing it.


Comments

We love hearing your ideas on how we can make the System even better! At times, we may make “beta” functionality available to you and ask for your feedback.

Please remember that if you share comments with us, we may use them as we wish, without payment to you (or not to use them). We may, from time to time, make certain functionality of the System available to you in “beta” (or similar) form. You acknowledge that we are still evaluating and beta testing this functionality and it may not be as reliable as other parts of the System.


Open code

The app contains open source software. Certain open source software components are subject to their own applicable license terms, which are available in our library of open source content (accessible in the 'Legal' section of the application). To the extent such license terms do not permit the relevant open source component to be licensed to you under these Terms, these Terms will not apply to that component, and your rights and obligations in relation to that component will be governed by applicable law. License agreement.

 

Responsibility

We are not responsible for your use of the System and you are responsible for maintaining backups of your own content.

We are not responsible for any damages suffered as a result of downloading, installing or using the System, or copying, distributing or downloading any content on the System. You are solely responsible for the proper protection and backup of your data, content and devices used in connection with the System.

You will indemnify us against any loss arising from a breach by you of these Terms, or a third party claim made against us in relation to your content.

None of us shall be liable for any indirect, punitive, special, incidental or consequential damages (including loss of business, revenue, profits, use, privacy, data, goodwill or other economic advantage), whether for breach of contract, tort ( including negligence) or otherwise, even if we know that such damage is possible.

Our liability to you under or in connection with these Terms or the System will not exceed the greater of the fees you paid us at the time the liability arose.


Disclaimer

There are some things that we disclaim under these Terms.

Your use of the System and any content contained in the System is at your own risk. The System is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including (but not limited to), uptime or availability, or any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose. , non-violation or course of performance.

the WORLD MEDIA SYSTEM, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS, its affiliates and its licensors make no express or implied warranties or representations, including that:

The System will function uninterruptedly, securely or be available at any time or place;

any errors or defects will be corrected;

the System is free of viruses or other harmful components;

the System is effective or the results of using the System will meet your needs; or

any Content on the System (including any User Content) is complete, accurate, reliable, adequate or available for any purpose.

These Terms apply to the maximum extent permitted by law and nothing in them is intended to exclude, restrict or modify legal rights you may have, which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified by contract.


Third party services

We may include in the System access to specific features or services provided by third parties (for example, a payment gateway or an online store).

The System integrates with many third-party products and services. Unless we say otherwise, we do not endorse (or make any warranties or representations in relation to) any third-party products or services, and we do not offer refunds for any amounts you paid to third parties.

Your use of any third party product or service may be subject to separate terms and conditions, which you are responsible for reviewing, accepting and complying with. If you do not accept or comply with these third party terms, we may suspend or terminate your account or limit your access to such services on our System.


App Terms (if available)

Using our app involves downloading and installing software on your mobile or tablet device. We may automatically update this software and these Terms will apply to any updates.

The terms in this section apply where you download and use our app. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable worldwide right to download and install the application on 1 device, which you own or control. You must not distribute or make the application available over a network where it could be used by multiple devices at the same time. When we or you cancel your account, you must delete the app from your device.

By downloading the application from the Apple or Google Play stores (“App Stores”), you also agree that:

these Terms are between you and the WORLDWIDE SYSTEM OF MEDIA, DOMAINS AND SOCIAL LINKS (and not the App Store). However, if any of these Terms are inconsistent with the App Store terms, the applicable App Store terms apply;

we are solely responsible for the app and its content, for any maintenance and support services, product warranties (if we do not release them from liability), product claims, and third-party claims that the app or your use or possession of it infringes the IP rights of third parties. If you have a complaint about the app or become aware of any third party complaint, please email [email protected] (not the App Store);

you are not on a US government restricted parties list and do not live in a country subject to a US government embargo or designated a “terrorist supporting country”; It is

the App Store and its subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of these Terms and shall be entitled to enforce these Terms against you as such beneficiary.

 

Canceling your account

If you fail to comply with these Terms, we may suspend or terminate your account or limit the functionality of the System to which you have access (for example, if you do not pay your fees on time, we may convert your paid plan to a free plan, if available, with fewer resources).

Depending on what the non-compliance is, we may not use this right to suspend or terminate your account, but if there is a repeat non-compliance or a material non-compliance, we are likely to do so. If we suspend or cancel your account, we will normally notify you in advance (but we don't have to) and you will not receive a refund of any prepaid fees.

If you feel that your account has been canceled in error or you have a problem with these Terms or the System, please email [email protected]. Both we and you will use all reasonable efforts to resolve the issue in good faith, and neither of us will take any legal action on the issue until we have spent at least 1 month trying to resolve it.


Changes

The System is constantly evolving and improving. From time to time, we may make changes to the System or these Terms. If the change has a material negative impact on you, we will notify you in advance.

We may need to change these Terms from time to time to reflect business updates, changes to the System (including if we decide to discontinue any functionality, features or part of the System), legal or business reasons, or otherwise to protect our legitimate interests.

We may make these changes at any time and it is your responsibility to check these Terms from time to time for any changes. However, if a change has a material adverse effect on you, we will use our best efforts to notify you at least 1 month before the change takes effect (for example, via a System notification).

Your continued use of the System following any changes to the Terms is deemed your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree with the changes, please stop using the System and cancel your account.


Some other things

There are a few more things we need to say before you can use the System.

Laws may apply to you or us as a result of your specific location. If this is the case, and if those laws are inconsistent with any part of these Terms, those laws will take precedence to the extent of the inconsistency.

These Terms (together with the Privacy Notice and any other policies to which we are bound) comprise the entire agreement between you and us regarding the System. No other terms should be included except as required by law. All implied terms, except those implied by law, which cannot be excluded, are expressly excluded.

If any provision of these Terms is invalid under the law of any country, it will be severed from these Terms in that country and the remainder of these Terms will continue to apply.

These Terms are governed by the laws of Brazil. Both you and we submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in those jurisdictions.

Our failure to enforce or enforce any provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of any provision or right. Neither these Terms nor the System create an agent/principal relationship between you and us.


CNPJ: 31.800.565/0001-87

Razão Social: Rede Social Informática S/A

Last updated on: 23 October, 2023