Memolinx Terms and Conditions

1. Eligibility

• You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum legal age in your jurisdiction).
• If you are under 18, you must have parental or guardian consent.
• By using the Platform, you represent that you can legally enter into this agreement.

2. Accounts

• Keep your credentials confidential and secure.
• You’re responsible for activity on your account.
• We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

3. Content on Memolinx

a. Types of Content

• Moments – Single captured events with media, metadata, and location.
• Memories – Sequences of media tied to a time range and location.
• Events – Real events or categories containing Moments and Memories.
• Stories – Collections of Events, Moments, or Memories.
• Collections – Curated lists of Moments, Stories, and Events.

b. Ownership

• You retain ownership of your content ("User Content").
• By posting, you grant Memolinx a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to host, store, display, and distribute your content per your privacy settings.
• This license ends when you delete content, except for reasonable copies kept for backups, legal compliance, or platform integrity.

c. Privacy & Access Levels

For Moments, Memories, Events, Stories, and Collections, you can choose:

1. Private – Only you.
2. Shared with specific users – Only invited users.
3. Shared with followers – All your followers.
4. Public – All users, including visitors without accounts.

4. User Responsibilities

You agree not to:

• Upload illegal, harmful, hateful, infringing, or explicit content.
• Misuse tagging, locations, or metadata.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Platform.
• Collect or harvest data without permission.

You’re responsible for your content and interactions.

5. Contributors & Interactions

• You may invite contributors to collaborate on Moments, Memories, Events, Stories, or Collections.
• Contributors must follow these Terms and retain rights to their contributions.
• Reactions, comments, and discussions must remain respectful; hate speech, harassment, spam, and abuse are prohibited.

6. Search & Discovery

• Search and filtering by keywords, time, location, contributors, and privacy level.
• Map-based browsing and timeline navigation.
• Public content may appear in global search and explore features.

7. Virtual Locations

• Users may create virtual locations and hierarchies.
• Virtual locations must not impersonate real entities, infringe trademarks, or mislead users.

8. Intellectual Property

• Only post content you own or have rights to share.
• Respect copyrights, trademarks, and other rights.
• We may remove infringing content and suspend repeat infringers.

9. Advertising & Monetization

• Memolinx may display location-, keyword-, or demographic-based ads.
• Ads may appear as sponsored posts on maps, in feeds, or alongside Moments, Memories, Stories, and Events.
• You may encounter affiliate promotions (e.g., Amazon Affiliates).
• Using Memolinx means you agree to the display of such ads.

10. Data & Security

• Structured data may be stored in Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with PostGIS; media in AWS S3 / DynamoDB.
• We use security measures and caching but cannot guarantee absolute security.
• By using Memolinx, you consent to storage, processing, and transfer of your data as outlined in our Privacy Policy.

11. Termination

• You may delete your account at any time.
• We may suspend or terminate your account for violations or harmful activity.
• Provisions on ownership, licenses, disclaimers, indemnities, and limitations survive termination.

12. Disclaimers

• Memolinx is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind.
• We do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free service or permanent data availability.
• We are not responsible for user content, third-party links, or external interactions.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

• Memolinx is not liable for any damages (direct, indirect, incidental, consequential) arising from your use of the Platform.
• You are responsible for your interactions and content.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Memolinx, its affiliates, employees, and partners from claims, damages, or expenses arising from your use of the Platform or your violation of these Terms.

15. Changes to These Terms

• We may update these Terms from time to time.
• Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

16. Governing Law

• These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
• Disputes will be resolved in the courts of San Diego County, California.