Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Nearby Folk Android application and related services (the "Service"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms.

1. Eligibility

• You must be at least 18 years old to use Nearby Folk.
• You must have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement.
• You must not be barred from using the Service under applicable law.

2. Your account

• You are responsible for keeping your phone number, OTP and account secure.
• You agree to provide accurate information and to keep your profile up to date.
• You are responsible for all activity on your account.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to use Nearby Folk to:

• Harass, threaten, stalk, intimidate or bully any user.
• Post or share hate speech, discrimination, or content targeting people based on identity.
• Share sexually explicit content, nudity, content involving minors, or any form of child exploitation.
• Solicit, sell, or advertise illegal goods, services or activities.
• Impersonate any person, brand or entity, or misrepresent your identity.
• Spam, scam, phish or otherwise mislead users.
• Attempt to scrape, reverse engineer, or compromise the Service.
• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of Indian or other applicable law.

4. User-generated content

• You retain ownership of the content you create or upload.
• By posting content on Nearby Folk, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to host, store, reproduce, and display that content for the purpose of operating and improving the Service.
• You are solely responsible for the content you post and any consequences of doing so.
• We may, but are not obligated to, review, moderate, restrict, or remove any content at our discretion.

5. Reporting and moderation

Every user, chat, voice room, post and Space can be reported. Our moderation team reviews reports and may issue warnings, restrict features, suspend accounts, or ban users at our sole discretion. Repeated or severe violations result in permanent bans.

6. Voice rooms & live audio

• You agree to behave respectfully in voice rooms.
• Voice room hosts are responsible for moderating their rooms.
• Recording or distributing voice room audio without consent is prohibited.

7. Premium & Ghost Mode

Premium features (such as extended radar, advanced filters, profile boost, and Ghost Mode) may be offered as paid subscriptions. Pricing and availability may change. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled per the platform's billing rules.

8. Location & privacy

Use of the Nearby radar requires location access. We display only approximate distance buckets to other users, never your exact GPS coordinates. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

9. App distribution (APK)

Nearby Folk is currently distributed as a direct APK download from our official website. Only download the App from official Nearby Folk channels. We are not responsible for modified, repackaged or third-party builds of the App.

10. Termination

You may delete your account at any time from in-app Settings or by emailing support@nearbyfolk.app. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or our Community Guidelines, with or without notice.

11. Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free or always available.

12. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Nearby Folk and its affiliates, employees and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Nearby Folk and its team from any claims, damages, liabilities or costs (including legal fees) arising out of your use of the Service, your content, or your violation of these Terms.

14. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated in-app or on this website. Continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

16. Contact

For any questions about these Terms, contact us at support@nearbyfolk.app.