Terms of Use

1. Our services

Dabbler is a social platform built around hobbies and interests. The Services may evolve over time, and some features may only be available in certain regions, on certain devices, or through certain stores or app marketplaces.

You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Services complies with the laws and regulations that apply to you. The Services are not designed for use in environments that require compliance with specialized regulations such as HIPAA, FISMA, or GLBA.

2. Intellectual property rights

We own or license the intellectual property rights in the Services, including the software, design, trademarks, text, graphics, videos, and other materials made available through the Services.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services for your personal, non-commercial use.

You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, sell, license, or otherwise exploit any part of the Services except as expressly permitted by these Terms or by our prior written consent.

3. User representations

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that the information you provide is accurate, current, and complete and that you will keep it updated.

You also represent that you have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms, that you will comply with all applicable laws, and that you will not access the Services through unauthorized automated means.

The Services are intended for users who are at least 16 years old. If you are under 18, you may only use the Services with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.

4. User registration

To access certain features, you may need to create an account. You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

We may refuse, reclaim, or change usernames that are misleading, offensive, obscene, infringing, or otherwise inappropriate in our judgment.

5. Products

Any products, plans, subscriptions, or digital offerings made available through the Services are subject to availability. We may modify, replace, suspend, or discontinue offerings at any time.

Prices and product descriptions may change without prior notice unless applicable law requires otherwise.

6. Purchases and payment

If you make a purchase, you agree to provide accurate, complete, and current billing and payment information and to promptly update that information when it changes.

You authorize us or our payment processors to charge the payment method you select for all amounts due, including taxes and other charges disclosed at checkout. We may correct pricing errors even after payment has been requested or received.

We may decline or cancel transactions that appear fraudulent, unauthorized, or inconsistent with these Terms.

7. Subscriptions

If the Services offer subscription features, your subscription may renew automatically unless you cancel before the renewal date. Billing frequency, trial terms, and pricing will be disclosed when you subscribe.

You can manage or cancel subscriptions through the platform where you purchased them, such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, or any in-app subscription settings we provide.

We may change subscription pricing or benefits with advance notice where required by law or by the applicable store platform rules.

8. Refunds policy

Except as required by law or by the rules of the platform through which you made a purchase, payments are non-refundable. Where purchases are processed by a third-party app store or payment provider, that provider's refund policies may also apply.

9. Software

Software made available through the Services is licensed, not sold. If software is accompanied by a separate end user license agreement, that agreement controls your use of the software.

Unless a separate agreement applies, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to use that software solely as necessary to access and use the Services in accordance with these Terms.

10. Prohibited activities

You may only use the Services for their intended purpose. You agree not to:

• Use the Services for unlawful, fraudulent, harassing, abusive, hateful, or deceptive conduct.
• Circumvent, disable, or interfere with platform security, rate limits, moderation tools, or access controls.
• Copy, scrape, harvest, or systematically extract data or content from the Services without our written permission.
• Impersonate another person, misrepresent your identity, or submit false account information.
• Upload malware, spam, unauthorized advertising, or content that disrupts another user’s experience.
• Exploit the Services to compete with Dabbler or to build a substitute product using our content or data.
• Post or transmit content that infringes intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other third-party rights.
• Use bots, scripts, or other automated means to access the Services except through features we expressly allow.
• Harass, threaten, intimidate, groom, exploit, or otherwise endanger another person, including minors.
• Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or derive source code from any portion of the Services except where law permits it.

11. User-generated contributions

The Services may let you submit or share posts, comments, messages, profile content, images, videos, or other materials ("Contributions"). Contributions may be visible to other users and, in some cases, through third-party services.

By posting Contributions, you confirm that:

• You own your contributions or have all rights needed to submit them and authorize the uses described in these Terms.
• Your contributions are accurate and are not false, misleading, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise unlawful.
• Your contributions do not violate intellectual property, privacy, publicity, contract, or other rights of any third party.
• Your contributions do not include content that exploits, sexualizes, or endangers minors.
• You remain solely responsible for what you post and for the consequences of that content.

We may remove, moderate, restrict, or review Contributions that violate these Terms, our policies, or applicable law.

12. Contribution license

You retain ownership of your Contributions, but by posting or submitting them through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, adapt, publish, and otherwise use those Contributions as needed to operate, improve, promote, and provide the Services.

This license continues for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the Services and enforce these Terms, subject to applicable law and our retention practices.

13. Mobile application license

If you access the Services through our mobile app, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to install and use the app on devices you own or control solely in connection with the Services.

You must comply with the terms, rules, and policies of the relevant app marketplace. Apple, Google, and other app distributors may be third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as they relate to distribution of the app through their platforms.

14. Third-party websites and content

The Services may include links to third-party websites, products, or content. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, services, policies, or practices.

Your interactions with third parties are solely between you and that third party, and you access third-party content at your own risk.

15. Services management

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the Services for violations of these Terms, investigate misuse, remove content, restrict access, preserve information, and take any action we consider necessary to protect users, the Services, or our rights.

16. Privacy policy

Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information. By using the Services, you agree to the practices described in that policy.

17. Copyright infringements

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe content on the Services infringes your copyright, please contact us with enough detail to investigate and respond.

18. Term and termination

These Terms remain in effect while you use the Services. We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms, applicable law, or the safety of the platform.

If your account is terminated or suspended, you may not create another account to avoid that action unless we expressly allow it.

19. Modifications and interruptions

We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Services at any time. We do not guarantee that the Services will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

We are not liable for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by downtime, maintenance, delays, or discontinued features.

20. Governing law

These Terms and your use of the Services are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to conflict of law principles.

21. Dispute resolution

Any dispute arising from these Terms or the Services will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Georgia, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction and venue there, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, any claim related to the Services must be brought within one year after the cause of action arises.

22. Corrections

Information on the Services may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. We may correct or update information at any time without prior notice.

23. Disclaimer

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

24. Limitations of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR LOST REVENUE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES.

IF WE ARE FOUND LIABLE TO YOU, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US, IF ANY, DURING THE ONE-MONTH PERIOD BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, UNLESS A GREATER AMOUNT IS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

25. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Dabbler and its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your use of the Services, your Contributions, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or third-party rights.

26. User data

We maintain certain data that you provide to operate the Services. Although we use reasonable safeguards and may perform backups, you are responsible for maintaining your own copies of content or information you consider important.

27. Electronic communications

By using the Services, sending us email, or completing online forms, you consent to receive electronic communications from us and agree that electronic notices, disclosures, agreements, and records satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

28. California users and residents

If a complaint with us is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834, or by phone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.

29. Miscellaneous

These Terms, together with any policies or rules posted within the Services, form the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Services. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that provision.

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms, and you may not assign yours without our prior written consent.

30. Contact us

If you have questions about these Terms or want to raise a complaint regarding the Services, contact: