Welcome to Salo App. The Salo App is a mobile application (the “App”) owned and operated by Salo App, Inc. ("Salo App, Inc.," "Company", "we", or "us"). We are making the App available to you subject to the following terms and conditions of use (the "Terms"). The Terms are a legal contract between you and Salo App, Inc. regarding your use of the App (you and others using the App will be referred to as "Users"). As long as you comply with these Terms, you have the right to download and install a copy of the App to your mobile device for your own personal use. By accessing and using the App, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms at any time, please do not use the App.
1. Applicable Terms and Policies
a. Guidelines. When using the App, you will be subject to any additional posted guidelines or rules applicable to specific services and features (the "Guidelines"). All such Guidelines are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms.
b. Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy carefully for details relating to what information and data we collect from you and other Users, and how we use that information internally and disclose it to third parties. Our Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
c. Modifications. From time to time, we may modify the Terms. If we do so, we will make the modified Terms available through the App, and indicate the date of the latest revision. We encourage you to review the Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the App after revised Terms have become effective indicates that you have read, understood and agreed to the current version of the Terms. If you do not agree with any changes to the Terms, you must cease using the App.
d. Users Must Be 13 or Older. If you are opening a Salo App account (“Account”) on behalf of yourself, you represent that you are the age of majority in your jurisdiction and fully able and competent to agree to these Terms. You affirm that you are 13 years of age or older, as the App is not intended for, and does not knowingly collect personal information from, children under 13. If you are between 13 and 18 years old, you may use the App only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
e. Advertisements. Our App may, at some point, include advertisements, which may be targeted to the content or information on the App, queries made through the App, or from other information. The types and extent of advertising on the App are also subject to change over time.
2. Your Account
a. Account Information. In order to use the App, you will have to create an Account. When creating an Account, you must provide true, accurate, current, and complete information. You also must ensure that this information is kept accurate and up-to-date at all times. You agree that we may access, preserve and disclose your Account information and your Content in accordance with the present Terms and the Privacy Policy if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Terms; (c) respond to a claim that your Content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond if you contact us; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of the Company, Users and the public.
b. Phone Number. When you register, you must provide your cell phone number in order to create an Account. Your Account is associated with the cell phone number you provide to us when you register ("Account Phone Number"). If you subsequently change your cell phone number, in order to maintain your Account, you must notify us and provide us your new cell phone number within the App before you relinquish or change your Account Phone Number. If you fail to notify us before you relinquish or change your Account Phone Number, your Account will be terminated according to Section 2.e., below.
c. Account Verification. When you register, you will be provided a verification code to your Account Phone Number and asked to input the verification code. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account and for restricting access to your mobile devices, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur in your Account. If you relinquish or give up your Account Phone Number, the verification will no longer work and you will not be able to access your Account. If you have reason to believe that your Account is no longer secure (for example, in the event of a loss, theft or unauthorized disclosure or use of your Account ID or if your Account Phone Number has been given to someone else), you should immediately notify us. You may be liable for the losses incurred by us or others due to any unauthorized use of your Account.
d. Prohibitions. When creating an Account, you may not (a) create any Account for anyone other than yourself without such other person's permission; (b) use a username that is the name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (c) use a username that is subject to rights of another person without appropriate authorization; or (d) use a username that is offensive, vulgar or obscene or otherwise in bad taste. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your Account if any information provided during the registration process or thereafter proves to be inaccurate, false, misleading, or violates our Terms. We welcome you to contact us at contacts@salo.team if you believe someone is violating these Terms.
e. Termination. You may terminate your Account at any time. You agree that we may also terminate your Account or use of the App at any time in our sole discretion, and you agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any such termination. If you or we terminate your Account, your access to the App will be terminated and your Content, as defined below, will no longer be accessible through your Account.
3. Your Content
a. General. These Terms apply to video and audio messages ("Content”) submitted by you and by other Users. You may (i) save this Content to the gallery on your mobile devise, (ii) sharing the Content within the App, including group chats, (iii) sharing the Content outside the App, (iv) make video massages with subtitles, which are formed based on the default functionality of your device itself (in particular, the iOS operating system). You shall be solely responsible for your Content and assume all risks associated with sharing your Content through and outside the App. By submitting Content to the App, you grant us the right and license to process your Content, subject to the terms of our Privacy Policy. You retain rights to your Content, subject to these Terms and our Privacy Policy, and are responsible for protecting those rights. Your Content will be stored and available to you as it described in the Privacy Policy. Further, to the extent you have an active Account, we do not have an obligation to maintain your Content in perpetuity.
b. Content Sharing and Deletion. When you share your Content through the App with other Users, such Content will be primarily hosted and stored on our Server until the User to whom you sent the Content is online in his/her Account. After the user to whom you have sent the Content appears online in his/her Account, such Content is transmitted to such User, stored in the user device's memory and is marked for deleting from our server. After 1 (one) month from the moment of automatic saving of the Content in the operating memory on the user's device, such a message will be completely deleted from our servers. Thus, both the user who sends the message and recipient will have only 1 (one) month from the moment of receiving the message by the recipient to download it to the gallery of the device.
By submitting Content to the App, you give us your consent to store on our Server the Content you have sent to other Users, to transfer the Content to the Users to whom it is addressed, as well as to delete it from our Server after such transfer is carried out.
When you share Content through the App with other Users, such shared Content will exist in the accounts of other Users even after your Account has been terminated unless such Content is deleted from our servers as described above. Only if you permanently delete a message will it be deleted from the accounts of others and the App, but not from the user’s device in case the user hаs saved such Content before. You also have the possibility to permanently delete a video (audio) message that you recorded and sent within the App or remove such message you received from other User. Note, however, that to the extent another User has saved or shared such Content, that Content will continue to exist and we are not responsible for that Content.
c. Representations and Warranties Regarding Your Content. You represent and warrant that (a) you own your Content or you have the right to use it and grant us the rights as provided in these Terms, and (b) the sharing of your Content on or through the App does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person.
d. Prohibitions. When submitting Content to or otherwise using the App, you agree not to submit, post, publish, or share (a) material that violates a third party's proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, or that otherwise violates any applicable law; (b) falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage us, our Users or any third party; (c) private information of someone, like their address, phone number, email address, or similar information without their permission; (d) material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; or (e) Content that would be harmful to minors in any manner.
e. Our Right to Monitor, Edit and Remove Content. We don't have an obligation to monitor your use of the App or to review any Content, but we have the right to monitor, remove, edit, and block Content or Accounts for the purpose of operating the App, to ensure compliance with these Terms, or to comply with applicable law or the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental body. We reserve the right, at any time and without prior notice, to remove or disable access to any Content that we consider, in our sole discretion, to be in violation of these Terms or otherwise harmful to the App.
4. Our Proprietary Rights
a. Ownership. Our App is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, we (or our licensors) exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the App, including all associated intellectual property rights. You may not remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the App, including in any Content. You acknowledge and agree that any feedback, comments or suggestions you may provide regarding the App will be the sole and exclusive property of Salo App Inc., and you hereby irrevocably assign to us all of your right, title and interest in and to the foregoing.
b. Restrictions. You may not (a) copy, modify or distribute the App for any purpose; (b) transfer, sublicense, lease, lend, rent or otherwise distribute the App to any third party; (c) decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or create derivative works of the App, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the App; (d) make the functionality of the App available to multiple users through any means; or (e) use the App in any unlawful manner, for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner inconsistent with these Terms.
5. Restrictions
You agree not to (a) interfere with, damage, impair, or disable the App's operation, by any means (whether through automated means or otherwise), including uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, worms, spyware, adware or other malicious code; (b) make unsolicited offers, advertisements, proposals, or send junk messahes or spam to other Users, or use the App for commercial purposes; (c) use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the App for any purpose without our express consent or bypass our robot exclusion headers or similar measures; (d) remove, circumvent, disable, damage or otherwise interfere with the App's security-related features, features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any part of the App, or features that enforce App limitations; (e) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the App, other User accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the App through hacking, password mining, or any other means; (f) deep-link to the App, and you agree you will promptly remove any links that Company finds objectionable in its sole discretion; (g) send bulk emails, surveys, or other mass messaging, whether commercial in nature or not; (h) solicit personal information from minors, or submit or transmit pornography; (i) reformat or frame any portion of the App; (k) take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our sole discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our technology infrastructure or otherwise make excessive traffic demands of the App; (l) impersonate another person or represent yourself as affiliated with us, our staff or other industry professionals; (m) solicit a User's password or other account information; or (n) harvest User names, addresses, or email addresses for any purpose.
6. Third Party Websites
The App may contain links, information, and references to third party products, services, and websites which we do not control or maintain ("Third Party Sites"). Access to and use of any Third Party Sites is at your own risk and we are not responsible for (a) the accuracy or reliability of information on Third Party Sites, (b) the acts or omissions of the operators of Third Party Sites (or their partners or affiliates), (c) any loss or damage incurred in connection with the use of any Third Party Site, or (d) any transaction you consummate in connection with your use or access of any Third Party Site. We provide these links merely as a convenience, and the inclusion of such links does not imply an endorsement. You should review any applicable terms and policies of such Third Party Sites, since their terms and policies, not ours, apply to your interactions with them.
7. Subscription Offerings
Some parts of the App are charged on a subscription basis (“Subscription Offerings”). All charges for the Subscription Offerings are payable in advance on a recurring basis (“Billing Cycle”). Subscription Offerings currently include the following features:
At this time, you may purchase Subscription Offerings in-app through the App Store. At the end of each Billing Cycle, your Subscription Offering will automatically renew unless it is cancelled by either you or Salo App, Inc. You may cancel your Subscription Offering through the App Store at any time.
Fee and Subscription Changes. We may change the Subscription Offerings to add new features and/or change the fees associated with the Subscription Offerings at any time in our sole discretion. Any change to our fees shall become effective in the Billing Cycle following notice of such change to you. We will provide you with reasonable prior notice of any change in subscription fees to give you an opportunity to cancel your subscription before such change becomes effective.
Refunds. Except where required by law, we will not refund any incurred subscription charges.
10. Dispute Resolution
Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your use of the App will be adjudicated in the competent court of the State of Delaware, the USA, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in these courts. We each waive any right to a jury trial.
11. Applicable Law.
By using the App, you agree that applicable federal law of the United States, and the laws of the state of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Salo App Inc.
The issues regarding personal data protection are regulated taking into account the applicable data protection acts as described in the Privacy Policy.
11. Indemnification; Hold Harmless
You agree to defend (at our request), indemnify and hold harmless Salo App Inc. and its employees, managers, officers and agents (collectively, the "Salo App Inc. Parties") from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with any of the following (including as a result of your direct activities on the App or those conducted on your behalf): (i) your Content or your access to or use of the App; (ii) your breach or alleged breach of these Terms of use; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation, any intellectual property right, publicity, confidentiality, property or privacy right; (iv) your violation of any laws, rules, regulations, codes, statutes, ordinances or orders of any governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, including, without limitation, all regulatory, administrative and legislative authorities; or (v) any misrepresentation made by you. You will cooperate as fully required by the Company in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, and you will not in any event settle any claim without our prior written consent.
12. Disclaimer of Warranties
a. Warranty Disclaimer. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR USE OF THE APP IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS. THE APP IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OR ENDORSEMENTS AS TO (A) THE APP; (B) THE SALO APP INC. CONTENT; (C) USER OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT; OR (D) SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO SALO APP INC. OR VIA THE APP.
b. No Technical Warranties. THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT (A) THE APP WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, (B) DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, (C) THE APP OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE APP AVAILABLE IS FREE FROM ANY HARMFUL COMPONENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, VIRUSES, OR (D) THE INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS) ON THE APP IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR USEFUL.
c. Certain Jurisdictions. THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE APP IS LAWFUL IN ANY PARTICULAR JURISDICTION, AND THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM SUCH WARRANTIES. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT ALLOW THE DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED OR OTHER WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT SUCH JURISDICTION'S LAW IS APPLICABLE TO YOU AND THESE TERMS OF USE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE APP YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOUR ACTIVITIES ARE LAWFUL IN EVERY JURISDICTION WHERE YOU ACCESS OR USE THE APP.
13. Limitation of Liability; Waiver
a. No Liability for Losses or Damages. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, ECONOMIC, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OR DAMAGE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO (A) THE APP AND ITS OPERATION; (B) THE SALO APP INC. CONTENT; (C) USER OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT; (D) YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE APP; (E) ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTIGATION BY THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES REGARDING YOUR OR ANY OTHER PARTY'S USE OF THE APP; (F) ANY DAMAGE TO ANY USER'S COMPUTER, MOBILE DEVICE, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT OR TECHNOLOGY; OR (G) LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, WORK STOPPAGE, ACCURACY OF RESULTS, DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE FOREGOING LOSSES OR DAMAGES (X) EVEN IF FORESEEABLE OR EVEN IF THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND (Y) WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WHETHER CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY NEGLIGENCE, ACTS OF GOD, TELECOMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, OR THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OF THE APP).
b. State Requirements. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
c. Monetary Limitation. IN NO EVENT WILL THE SALO APP INC. TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR CAUSES OR ACTION EXCEED ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($100.00).
d. No Injunctions. YOU AGREE THAT IN THE EVENT YOU INCUR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES OR INJURIES THAT ARISE OUT OF THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES, THE DAMAGES, IF ANY, CAUSED TO YOU ARE NOT IRREPARABLE OR SUFFICIENT TO ENTITLE YOU TO AN INJUNCTION OF ANY KIND.
e. Acts or Omissions of Third Parties. SALO APP INC. IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS, CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR DATA OF THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU RELEASE THE SALO APP INC. PARTIES FROM ANY CLAIMS AND DAMAGES, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY CLAIM YOU HAVE AGAINST ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES.
14. Digital Millennium Copyright Act
a. Notification of Infringement. It is our policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). In addition, we will promptly terminate without notice accounts of those determined to be "repeat infringers". If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof, and believe that any Content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the DMCA by providing our Copyright Agent designated below with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) or consult your own legal counsel to confirm these requirements): (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works on the App are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works from the App; (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (d) information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted; (e) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Upon removing any allegedly infringing material, we will notify the alleged infringer of such takedown. Please note that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability.
15. Miscellaneous
These Terms are the entire agreement between the parties on the subject matter hereof. The heading references herein are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute part of these Terms, and shall not limit or affect any provision hereof. The relationship of the parties hereunder is that of independent contractors, and these Terms will not be construed to imply that either party is the agent, employee, or joint venturer of the other. In the event that any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable, these Terms will continue in full force and effect without said provision and will be interpreted to reflect the original intent of the parties. You may not assign these Terms without the prior written consent of Company, and any prohibited assignment will be null and void. Waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of these Terms or the failure by either party to exercise any right hereunder will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of that right or as a waiver of any other right. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION BROUGHT BY YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE APP MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE4, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
We welcome your comments or questions about these Terms. You may contact us at contacts@salo.team.
Last Updated on July 7 2021.