Acceptance of Terms
- By using steups.io, you agree to these Terms of Use.
- If you do not agree, do not use the service.
- We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use means you accept the updated terms.
Who Can Use steups.io
- You must be at least 13 years old to use steups.io. If you are between 13 and 18, you must have parental or guardian consent.
- You must be legally able to agree to these terms in your location.
- If you use steups.io on behalf of an organization, you confirm you have authority to bind that organization.
- You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with local laws and regulations.
Accounts and Sign-In
- Some features require sign-in (for example profile, XP, streaks, leaderboard, and submissions).
- You are responsible for activity that happens through your account or sign-in link.
- Do not share sign-in links or attempt unauthorized access to any account, data, or system.
User Content, Shares, and Submissions
- You keep ownership of content you submit, but you give steups.io permission to host, display, moderate, and process it to operate the service.
- You confirm you have the right to submit the content and that it does not violate law or third-party rights.
- Share links, challenge links, polls, and other public-facing outputs may be visible to anyone with the URL.
- We may remove, reject, or moderate content that is abusive, illegal, misleading, spammy, or unsafe.
Acceptable Use
- Do not use steups.io to harass, threaten, defame, impersonate, or discriminate against others.
- Do not upload malware, attempt exploitation, scrape excessively, reverse engineer protected systems, or bypass rate limits.
- Do not use the service for illegal activity, fraud, or content that infringes intellectual property rights.
Intellectual Property
- steups.io branding, design, software, and site content are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
- You may not copy, resell, or redistribute substantial portions of the site without permission.
- Limited personal use is permitted as long as these terms are followed.
AI and Generated Content
- Some tings use AI-generated output, which may be incomplete, incorrect, or not suitable for your situation.
- Generated content is for entertainment and general informational use, not legal, medical, financial, or professional advice.
- You are responsible for reviewing and deciding how to use any generated output.
XP, Streaks, Leaderboards, and Game Data
- Scores, XP, streaks, ranks, and related activity data are service features only and have no monetary value.
- We may adjust scoring rules, anti-abuse logic, resets, or rankings to maintain fairness and service integrity.
- We may revoke or reset progress tied to abuse, fraud, or technical correction.
Third-Party Services
- steups.io relies on third-party infrastructure and providers (for example hosting, authentication, database, and AI APIs).
- Availability or behavior of third-party services may affect service functionality.
- Use of third-party linked services is subject to their own terms and policies.
Privacy
- Our handling of account, usage, and submission data is described in the steups.io Privacy Policy.
- By using steups.io, you understand that some data processing is necessary to operate the app, protect the service, and prevent abuse.
- Do not submit sensitive personal, medical, financial, or confidential information unless it is strictly necessary for your intended use.
Disclaimer of Warranties
- steups.io is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.
- We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from harmful components.
- To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
Indemnification
- You agree to indemnify and hold harmless steups.io and its operators from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses arising from your use of the service or your violation of these terms.
- This includes claims related to content you submit, your conduct, and any third-party rights you infringe.
- We reserve the right to assume exclusive defense of any matter subject to indemnification at your expense.
DMCA and Copyright
- We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe content on steups.io infringes your copyright, you may submit a takedown notice to legal@steups.io.
- A valid DMCA notice must include: identification of the copyrighted work, the infringing material's location, your contact information, a statement of good faith, and your physical or electronic signature.
- We will remove or disable access to content that is the subject of a valid takedown notice, and may terminate repeat infringers' access.
Service Availability and Changes
- We may add, remove, pause, or modify features at any time without prior notice.
- We are not liable for interruption, delay, or data loss resulting from maintenance, outages, or provider failures.
- We may change these terms from time to time. When changes are material, we will update the effective date on this page. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated terms.
Force Majeure
- We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, pandemics, government actions, or infrastructure outages.
Limitation of Liability
- To the maximum extent allowed by law, steups.io and its operators are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.
- Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the service is to stop using it.
- Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
Termination
- We may suspend or terminate access if these terms are violated or if use creates legal, security, or operational risk.
- You may stop using steups.io at any time.
- Sections that reasonably should survive termination remain in effect, including indemnification, limitation of liability, disclaimers, intellectual property, and governing law.
Severability
- If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions remain in full effect.
Entire Agreement
- These Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and steups.io regarding use of the service, and supersede any prior agreements or understandings.
Governing Law
- These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, without regard to conflict of law principles.
- You agree to submit to the courts with appropriate jurisdiction in Trinidad and Tobago for disputes related to these terms.
For information about how steups.io handles account, usage, and submission data, read the Privacy Policy. For questions about these terms, contact legal@steups.io or use the contact page.