Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Hearth ("the platform"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the platform.

2. Description of Service

Hearth is a private, invite-only social platform for household members and close friends. The platform provides features including shared feeds, photo albums, trip planning, calendar events, polls, and messaging.

3. Eligibility and Access

• You must be at least 13 years of age to use Hearth.
• Access is by invitation only. You must receive a valid invite token from the platform administrator or an authorized user.
• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
• You must not share your invite token or account credentials with unauthorized individuals.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree to use Hearth in a manner that is respectful and lawful. You must not:

• Upload content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, or harassing
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other users' accounts
• Use the platform to distribute spam or unsolicited communications
• Interfere with or disrupt the platform's infrastructure
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the platform
• Use automated tools to scrape or collect data from the platform

5. User Content

5.1 Ownership

You retain ownership of the content you create and share on Hearth, including posts, photos, comments, and other materials.

5.2 License

By posting content on Hearth, you grant the platform a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to store, display, and distribute your content to other authorized users of the platform. This license exists solely to operate the service and terminates when you delete the content or your account.

5.3 Responsibility

You are solely responsible for the content you post. The platform administrator reserves the right to remove content that violates these terms.

6. Privacy

Your use of Hearth is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, and protect your information.

7. Account Termination

The platform administrator may suspend or terminate your account if you:

• Violate these Terms of Service
• Engage in conduct that is harmful to other users or the platform
• Remain inactive for an extended period (at the administrator's discretion)

You may request account deletion at any time by contacting the platform administrator.

8. Disclaimers

Hearth is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding:

• The availability or uptime of the platform
• The accuracy or completeness of any content
• The security of your data beyond our stated security measures

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the platform and its administrator shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the platform.

10. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of the platform after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

11. Governing Law

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law in the jurisdiction of the platform administrator, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

12. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Service, contact the platform administrator.