Terms of Service
Last updated: August 1, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Locoround! These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of our location-based social platform that allows users to discover, share, and interact with local content through "handbills" in their community.
By accessing or using Locoround, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access our service.
2. Service Description
Locoround is a location-based social platform that enables users to:
- Post and discover local handbills within a customizable radius
- Share text, images, and multimedia content with their community
- Comment on and interact with handbills posted by other users
- Pin important comments for enhanced visibility
- Search for content using natural language and AI-powered search
- Navigate through layered handbill boards and user profiles
- Access location-based features and mapping services
3. User Accounts and Registration
3.1 Account Creation
To use Locoround, you must create an account by providing accurate information including your full name, username, email address, and a secure password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
3.2 Email Verification
Account activation requires email verification. You must have access to the email address provided during registration to complete the verification process.
3.3 Account Security
You are solely responsible for all activities that occur under your account. Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
4. User Content and Conduct
4.1 Content Ownership and Data Usage
You retain ownership of all content you post on Locoround, including handbills, comments, and media files. However, by posting content on our platform, you grant us the following rights:
- A worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute your content
- The right to use your content for AI training and machine learning purposes
- Permission to store your content in third-party databases and services, including vector databases like Pinecone
- The ability to create derivative works based on your content
- Authorization to sublicense these rights to our service providers
Important: The license you grant us continues even after you delete your content or account, for content that has been shared with others or used for AI training. Data used for AI model training cannot be "unlearned" from existing models.
4.2 Data Processing and Storage
Your data is processed and stored in various systems to provide and improve our services:
- Supabase: Primary database for user accounts and structured data
- Pinecone Vector Database: Storage of content embeddings for AI-powered search and recommendations
- AWS S3: Media file storage including images and videos
- Machine Learning Platforms: Processing for content understanding and feature improvement
- Analytics Services: Usage patterns and performance metrics
Your data may be transferred internationally and processed in multiple jurisdictions.
4.3 Content Removal
We reserve the right to remove any content without prior notice if it violates our Community Rules or Terms of Service. Additionally:
- Handbills have a configurable duration and may be automatically removed after expiration
- Content reported by users will be reviewed and may be removed
- We may remove content to comply with legal requirements
- Accounts that repeatedly violate rules may be suspended or terminated
5. Location Services
5.1 Location Data Usage
Locoround requires access to your location to provide location-based services. We use your location to show relevant handbills in your area and to associate your posts with geographic locations.
5.2 Location Accuracy
While we strive to provide accurate location services, we cannot guarantee the precision of location data. Users are responsible for verifying location information before relying on it.
6. Community Rules
To maintain a safe and respectful community, all users must comply with these rules. Violation may result in immediate content removal and account termination without notice.
Prohibited Content
- Illegal Content: Any content that violates local, state, or federal laws
- Child Safety: Content that exploits or endangers minors
- Violence: Content promoting violence, terrorism, or self-harm
- Hate Speech: Content targeting individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality
- Harassment: Bullying, threats, doxxing, or stalking
- Adult Content: Sexually explicit material or nudity
- Fraud: Scams, phishing, or deceptive practices
- Spam: Repetitive posts, commercial spam, or link farming
- Impersonation: Pretending to be another person or organization
- Privacy Violations: Sharing private information without consent
Expected Behavior
- Respect other users and their opinions
- Post authentic, original content
- Use appropriate language for a community platform
- Report violations instead of engaging with problematic content
- Respect intellectual property rights
7. AI and Search Features
Locoround utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance search functionality, allowing users to search content using natural language queries across text and media. By using our AI features, you acknowledge that:
- AI results may not always be perfectly accurate
- Your search queries may be processed to improve our services
- Your content contributes to training our AI models
- AI features are provided "as is" without warranties of completeness or accuracy
8. Privacy and Data Protection
Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By using Locoround, you consent to the collection and use of information as described in our Privacy Policy.
9. Prohibited Uses
You may not use Locoround to:
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations
- Transmit or distribute viruses, malware, or other harmful code
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or other users' accounts
- Interfere with or disrupt the service or servers
- Create fake accounts or impersonate others
- Harvest or collect user information without consent
- Use automated systems to access the service without permission
10. Intellectual Property
The Locoround service, including its original content, features, and functionality, is owned by Locoround and is protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.
Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
11. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.
Upon termination, your right to use the service will cease immediately. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the service.
12. Disclaimer of Warranties
The information on this service is provided on an "as is" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions relating to our service and the use of this service.
13. Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Locoround, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your use of the service.
14. Governing Law
These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which Locoround operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
15. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect.
16. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:
Locoround Contact Team
Email: contact@locoround.com
By using Locoround, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.