1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using College Community ("the App," "the Service," "we," "us," or "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Service.

Important: These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and College Community. Please read them carefully before using our Service.

2. Eligibility

To use College Community, you must:

By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet all eligibility requirements.

3. Account Registration

To access most features of the Service, you must create an account. When registering, you agree to:

Educational Email Verification

We require verification through an educational email address to ensure our community consists of genuine students. Public email providers (such as Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc.) are not accepted for registration.

Account Information Changes

Academic information (university, college, department, stage) may be subject to a 30-day cooldown period after changes to prevent misuse.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree NOT to:

Content Restrictions

Behavioral Restrictions

Warning: Violation of these terms may result in immediate account suspension or termination without prior notice.

5. User Content

Your Content

You retain ownership of the content you create and share on the Service, including posts, replies, messages, and images ("User Content"). By posting User Content, you grant College Community a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, display, reproduce, and distribute your content in connection with operating the Service.

Content Responsibility

You are solely responsible for your User Content. We do not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any User Content. You agree that any User Content you post does not violate these Terms or any applicable laws.

Content Moderation

We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to:

Reporting Content

You can report inappropriate content using the in-app reporting feature. We will review reports and take appropriate action.

6. Features and Services

Feed and Posts

The Service provides department-specific feeds where you can share questions, discussions, notes, and announcements with your academic community. Posts may be visible to users in your department, college, or publicly, depending on your settings.

Chat System

The Service includes group chats (auto-created for your class and department, plus custom groups) and private messaging. You agree to use the chat features responsibly and in accordance with these Terms.

Notifications

By using the Service, you may receive push notifications about activity relevant to you (likes, replies, mentions, messages). You can manage notification preferences in the app settings.

Class Representatives

Some users may be designated as class representatives with additional posting privileges in group chats. This role comes with additional responsibility to maintain community standards.

7. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding User Content), features, and functionality are owned by College Community and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Service or included software, nor may you reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of that software.

8. Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, and protect your information. By using the Service, you consent to our collection and use of your information as described in the Privacy Policy.

9. Termination

By You

You may delete your account at any time through the app settings. Upon deletion, your profile and posts will be removed from the platform, though some information may be retained as described in our Privacy Policy.

By Us

We may suspend or terminate your account and access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Reasons for termination may include, but are not limited to:

10. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that:

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COLLEGE COMMUNITY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless College Community, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in any way connected with:

13. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. When we make changes:

If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service.

14. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall be resolved through appropriate legal channels.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

16. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and College Community regarding your use of the Service and supersede any prior agreements.

Questions About These Terms?

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

Email: support@collegecommunity.app