This Terms of Use (“agreement”) is between you the [“User” or “you”] and CHATLITTL COMPANY (collectively, “CHATLITTL”, “we”, “our”, “app” and “us”.)

This agreement, govern your access to and use of our services, including our various websites, mobile applications, messenger, SMS, APIs, email notifications, applications, buttons, widgets, ads, commerce services, and our other covered services that link to these Terms (collectively, the “Services”), and any information, text, links, graphics, photos, audio, videos, or other materials or arrangements of materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services (collectively referred to as “Content”). By using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

If you do not agree with all of the provisions of this agreement, you cannot use the Services. To remove any doubt, in the event of any conflict or discrepancy between these Terms of Use and any other provisions and/or terms and/or otherwise between CHATLITTL and you, the provisions and the terms of these Terms of Use will prevail. Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding the content of this agreement. You can contact us via www.chatlittl.com/contact-us/ , a ‘contact us’ form shall be displayed where you are required to fill in your name, your email, subject and message to us.

Therefore, the use of www.chatlittl.com is subject to the following Terms of Use. CHATLITTL reserves the right to update the agreement at any time without notice to the user. The most current version of the agreement can be reviewed by clicking on the ‘Terms of Use’ hypertext link located at the bottom of our webpages.

1. USAGE

You may use the Services only if you agree to form a binding contract with CHATLITTL and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction. In any case, you must be at least 18 years old. If you are accepting these Terms and using the Services on behalf of a company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so and have the authority to bind such entity to these Terms, in which case the words “you” and “your” as used in these Terms shall refer to such entity.

You will use this site in a manner consistent with any, and all, applicable laws, legislation, rules and regulations. If you violate any restrictions in these terms, you agree to indemnify CHATLITTL for any losses, costs or damages, including reasonable legal fees, incurred by CHATLITTL in relation to, or arising out of, such a breach.

2. ABOUT CHATLITTL

CHATLITTL is a Social Media community platform that enable Users connect with each other, make friendships, interact with each other, build communities, and grow businesses. The CHATLITTL service can be accessed from devices with Internet Connectivity, such as personal computers, tablets and smartphones. After registering on the platform, Users can create a customized profile revealing information about themselves. You can Post text, photos, multimedia which can be shared with other users on the platform, chat and engage in forum discussions.

We don’t charge you to use CHATLITTL or the other products and services covered by these Terms. Instead, businesses and organizations pay us to show you ads for their products and services. By using our Products, you agree that we can show you ads that we think will be relevant to you and your interests. We use your personal data to help determine which ads to show you.

We don’t sell your personal data to advertisers, and we don’t share information that directly identifies you (such as your name, email address or other contact information) with advertisers unless you give us specific permission. Instead, advertisers can tell us things like the kind of audience they want to see their ads, and we show those ads to people who may be interested. We provide advertisers with reports about the performance of their ads that help them understand how people are interacting with their content.

Our Privacy Policy which can be accessed via www.chatlittl.com/privacy-policy explains how we collect and use your personal data to determine some of the ads you see and provide all of the other services described below. You can also go to your settings page on your account at any time to review the privacy choices you have about how we use your data.

3. APPLICABILITY

“These general terms and conditions (the “Conditions”) apply to:

(a) The use of any information, pictures, documents and/or other services offered by CHATLITTL via the website or mobile application;

(b) The ads to be displayed on the Website.

4. THE SERVICES CHATLITTL PROVIDE

The services provided on CHATLITTL platform is spurred by the following;

Friendship. The CHATLITTL platform is meant to encourage friendship and connections between users.

Connectivity. Through the CHATLITTL platform, you are encouraged to connect with Users, either within the continent or in the diaspora.

Discovery. This platform encourages the showcasing of the diverse style, cultures and similarities we share in relationship with the services we provide.

Therefore, our services are described hereunder;

Provide a personalized experience for you:

Your experience on CHATLITTL is unlike anyone else’s: from the posts, stories, events, ads, and other content you see in News Feed or our video platform to the Pages you follow and other features you might use, such as Trending, Marketplace, and search. We use the data we have – for example, about the connections you make, the choices and settings you select, and what you share and do on and off our Products – to personalize your experience.

Connect you with people and organizations you care about:

We help you find and connect with people, groups, businesses, organizations, and others that matter to you across the CHATLITTL platform you use. We use the data we have to make suggestions for you and others – for example, groups to join, events to attend, Pages to follow or send a message to, shows to watch, and people you may want to become friends with. Stronger ties make for better communities, and we believe our services are most useful when people are connected to people, groups, and organizations they care about.

Empower you to express yourself and communicate about what matters to you:

There are many ways to express yourself on CHATLITTL and to communicate with friends, family, and others about what matters to you – for example, sharing status updates, photos, videos, and stories across the CHATLITTL Pplatform you use, sending messages to a friend or several people, creating events or groups, or adding content to your profile.

Combat harmful conduct and protect and support our community:

People will only build community on CHATLITTL if they feel safe. We employ dedicated teams around the world and develop advanced technical systems to detect misuse of our Products, harmful conduct towards others, and situations where we may be able to help support or protect our community. If we learn of content or conduct like this, we will take appropriate action – for example, offering help, removing content, removing or restricting access to certain features, disabling an account, or contacting law enforcement. We share data with other CHATLITTL Companies when we detect misuse or harmful conduct by someone using one of our Products.

Use and develop advanced technologies to provide safe and functional services for everyone:

We use and develop advanced technologies – such as artificial intelligence, machine learning systems, and augmented reality – so that people can use our Products safely regardless of physical ability or geographic location. For example, technology like this helps people who have visual impairments understand what or who is in photos or videos shared on CHATLITTL. We also build sophisticated network and communication technology to help more people connect to the internet in areas with limited access. And we develop automated systems to improve our ability to detect and remove abusive and dangerous activity that may harm our community and the integrity of our Products.

Provide consistent and seamless experiences across the CHATLITTL Company Products:

Our Products help you find and connect with people, groups, businesses, organizations, and others that are important to you. We design our systems so that your experience is consistent and seamless across the different CHATLITTL Company Products that you use. For example, we use data about the people you engage with on CHATLITTL to make it easier for you to connect with them on Messenger, and we enable you to communicate with a business you follow on CHATLITTL through Messenger.

5. HOW OUR SERVICES ARE FUNDED

Instead of paying to use CHATLITTL and the other products and services we offer, by using the CHATLITTL Products covered by these Terms, you agree that we can show you ads that businesses and organizations pay us to promote on and off the CHATLITTL Company Products. We use your personal data, such as information about your activity and interests, to show you ads that are more relevant to you.

Protecting people’s privacy is central to how we’ve designed our ad system. This means that we can show you relevant and useful ads without telling advertisers who you are. We don’t sell your personal data. We allow advertisers to tell us things like their business goal, and the kind of audience they want to see their ads.

We also provide advertisers with reports about the performance of their ads to help them understand how people are interacting with their content on and off CHATLITTL.

We collect and use your personal data in order to provide the services described above to you. You can learn about how we collect and use your data via www.chatlittl.com/privacy-policy/ . You have controls over the types of ads and advertisers you see, and the types of information we use to determine which ads we show you.

6. YOUR ACCOUNT

You will be required to create an account on the website before using the Services, your username and password will be chosen by you. You are responsible for all actions taken under your chosen username and password.

By creating an account on the Site, you warrant:

That all the details you provide are true, accurate, current and complete in all respects;
To only create one (1) account and to only use the Site using your own username and password;
Not to disclose your password to anyone and to make every effort to keep your password safe;
To change your password immediately upon discovering that your account has been compromised; and
To notify us if you suspect someone has accessed your account without permission.

CHATLITTL reserve the right to terminate your account and to suspend or terminate your access to the website immediately and without notice to you if:

You breach these Terms;
You are impersonating any other person or entity;

When requested by us to do so, you fail to provide us within a reasonable time with sufficient information to enable us to determine the accuracy and validity of any information supplied by you, or your identity; and/or

CHATLITTL suspect you have engaged, or are about to engage, or have in anyway been involved, in fraudulent or illegal activity in relation.

7. USER ELIGIBILITY, SITE CONDUCT, POSTING POLICIES & THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

User Eligibility. Only individuals who can form legally binding contracts are eligible to use the Site and its services. Under no circumstances can children under the age of 18 use the Site.

User-Created Submissions Guidelines. Your use of the Site is subject to all applicable laws and regulations, and you are solely responsible for any posts, information, videos, pictures, advertisements, feedback or other material that you upload or submit to the Site (“Submissions”). By transmitting Submissions to the Site, you agree that you will not transmit or upload any Submissions that:

are false, misleading or inaccurate;
victimize, harass, degrade, discriminate against, or intimidate an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
infringe on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, right to privacy or other proprietary right of another;
promote or encourage any type of criminal or illegal activity, including but not limited to, child pornography or the use of illicit drugs;
involve:
pornography, sexually explicit material or sexually oriented services;
drugs or narcotics, whether prescription or otherwise, or drug paraphernalia;
alcohol or tobacco related items
firearms, weapons, ammunition or any parts and accessories of such items
stolen or counterfeit items
stocks, bonds or securities of any kind
violate any federal, state or local law, statute or ordinance. You are solely responsible for determining the legality of the goods or services that you post on the Site and making sure they are in compliance with all rules and trading restrictions;
contain any form of malicious code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functionality of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or otherwise causes damage, or allow you to obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party;
breach the security of, compromise or otherwise allow access to secured, protected or inaccessible areas of this Site, or attempt to gain access to another network or server;
impersonate any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives;
you know or reasonably should know cannot be distributed legally, or are for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.

Please note that the list above is not exhaustive. CHATLITTL reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to block your use of or prevent your future access to the Site and any of its services upon its determination that you have engaged in or are engaging in a forbidden activity, whether or not such activity is listed above.

No Endorsement. CHATLITTL neither endorses nor assumes any liability for any Submissions, products, services, or promotions displayed or submitted by you or other users through or on any part of the Site. We and our agents reserve the right to remove or refuse to display any and all Submissions, in our sole discretion and without prior notice to you. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing or refusing to post any Submissions.

Third-Party Sites and Information. This Site may redirect or link to other websites on the Internet, or may otherwise include references to information, products or services made available by unaffiliated third parties. While we make every effort to work with trusted, reputable providers, from time to time such sites may contain information, material or policies that some may find inappropriate or personally objectionable. You understand that we are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, decency or legality of material hosted by third party websites, nor are we responsible for errors or omissions in any references made on those websites. The inclusion of such a link or reference is provided merely as a convenience and does not imply endorsement of, or association with the Site or party by us, or any warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

8. CHATLITTL’ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Content For purposes of these Terms, “content” is defined as any information, communications, published works, photos, videos, graphics, music, sounds, or other materials that can be viewed by users on our Site and is owned by CHATLITTL, our Affiliates or our licensors.

Ownership of Content All content on the Site is subject to intellectual property rights, contractual or other protection. The intellectual property rights are owned by us or our licensors. No content may be copied, distributed, republished, uploaded, posted or transmitted in any way except as provided expressly in these Terms or with CHATLITTL’s prior express written consent. Any use of the content other than as permitted by these Terms, or any other unauthorized use of the content may make you liable to CHATLITTL or its licensors for violation of intellectual property rights.

Trademarks or service marks of CHATLITTL include, but are not limited to, CHATLITTL™ and the CHATLITTL logo. All custom graphics, icons, logos and service names are registered or common-law trademarks or service marks of CHATLITTL or our Affiliates. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use any trademark, service mark, logo, and/or the name of CHATLITTL, our Affiliates or our licensors.

Site Use CHATLITTL grants you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive license to use the content on the Site solely for your own personal purposes only and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. You may not use any content from the Site which is not owned by you for commercial use. You agree not to copy the Site or content located on the Site; to reverse engineer or break into the Site; or to use content, products or services in violation of any law. Any use of the Site or the content contained therein other than as specifically authorized in the Agreement, without the prior written permission of CHATLITTL, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in the Agreement shall be construed as conferring to you, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any title or ownership of, or exclusive use-rights to, any intellectual property or other right and any goodwill associated therewith. CHATLITTL reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use the Site at any time and to block or prevent your future access to, and use of, the Site.

No Warranty for Third-Party Infringement Neither we nor our Affiliates warrant or represent that your use of materials displayed on, or obtained through, this Site will not infringe the rights of other users of the Site or of third parties.

9. YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Your Intellectual Property Rights Subject to our Privacy Policy, any Submissions by you will be treated as non-confidential. While you retain all rights to the Submissions, you grant CHATLITTL (including our employees and Affiliates) as well as the users of the Site, a non-exclusive, paid-up, perpetual, non-exclusive and worldwide license to copy, distribute, display, publish, translate, adapt, modify, and otherwise use the Submissions on the Site and to effectuate CHATLITTL’s services and business without incurring any liability for royalties or any other consideration of any kind.

Copyright Notice We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we ask you to do the same. In instances where we are notified of alleged infringing CHATLITTL content or Submissions, a decision may be made to remove or disable access to such content or Submissions, in compliance with the safe harbour provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C, 512 (c).

If you believe that you or someone else’s copyright has been infringed by content or Submissions provided on this Site, you (or the owner or rights holder, collectively, “Rights Holder”) should send notification to us at support@chatlittl.com immediately. Prior to sending us notice, the Rights Holder may wish to consult a lawyer to determine their rights and legal obligations under the DMCA and any other applicable laws. Nothing here or anywhere on this Site is intended as a substitute for qualified legal advice. To file a Notice of Infringing Material, we ask that the Rights Holder provide the following information:

Reasonably sufficient details about the nature of the copyrighted work in question, or, in the case of multiple alleged infringements, a representative list of such works. This should include, title(s), author(s), any U.K. Copyright Registration number(s), URL(s) etc.;
Reasonably sufficient details to enable us to identify and locate the material that is allegedly infringing the Rights Holder’s work(s) (for example, file name or URL of the page(s) that contain(s) the material);
The Rights Holder’s contact information so that we can contact them (including for example, the Rights Holder’s address, telephone number, and email address);
A statement that the Rights Holder has a good faith belief that the use of the material identified above in Part (ii) is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that the Rights Holder is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner; and
The Rights Holder’s signature or electronic signature.

10. LIMITATION OF CHATLITTL’S LIABILITY TO YOU

You should read the following terms very carefully as they set out our liability to you.

Liability with is not excluded

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for our fraud, or excludes or limits our mandatory duties or liability under the applicable Californian law.

Validity

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed deleted from these Terms and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of these Terms shall not be affected.

No guarantee of data

We are not able to guarantee that the data, material and information we use to provide the Service is accurate or that there are no errors or omissions in the data, material and information.

We do not monitor, verify or endorse data, material and information submitted or provided by third parties, which is used to provide our Service and you should be aware that such information may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. We are not responsible for any data, material or information used to provide our Service, which has been provided by third parties.

11. LIABILITY FOR WEBSITE

We do not give any warranty that the Website or our Service is free from viruses or anything else, which may have a harmful effect on any technology. We are not responsible for any losses or damages arising from an inability to access the Website or our Service, from any use of the Website or from reliance on the data transmitted using the Website where such losses or damages are caused by any event beyond our reasonable control including as a result of the nature of electronic transmission of data over the internet.

11. APP USE LICENSE

When you use the Services through the App, then CHATLITTL grant you a revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive, limited right to install and use it on wireless phones and devices that are in accordance with the terms and conditions of this license, used and controlled by you and shall not:

Decompile, disassemble, reverse-engineer, attempt to know the source code of the App, or decrypt it;
make any modification, enhancement, adaptation, improvement, translation or derivative work from the App;
go against any applicable laws, regulations, or rules regarding your use of the App;
alter, remove, or obscure any of CHATLITTL’s proprietary notice, and the licensor of the App;
make the App available over network or other environs that allow access or use by multiple devices or multiple users at the same time;
use the App to create services, or software that is directly or indirectly competitive with or in any way a substitute for the App;
use the App to send automated queries or unsolicited commercial emails to any platform; and
Make use of any proprietary information of CHATLITTL in the development, design, manufacture, distribution, or licensing of any application, devices, or accessories for use with the App.

12. TERMS REGARDING APPLE AND ANDROID DEVICES

The following terms and conditions will apply when you access the App either from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. You acknowledge that these Terms is between you and CHATLITTL only and not with Apple Inc. or Google Inc. (both an “App Distributor”), and CHATLITTL (which is not an App Distributor) is directly responsible for the App and the App Content thereof.

Scope of License: The license granted to you for the App is limited to a non-transferable permit to use the App on a device that uses the Apple iOS and/or Android operating system as applicable and in line with the usage rules set forth in the applicable App Distributor terms and conditions agreement.
Maintenance and Support: CHATLITTL is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the App as specified under these Terms and applicable laws. You hereby agree that no App Distributor is responsible for any support and maintenance services in relation to the App.
Warranty: CHATLITTL is responsible for any service warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. In any event, where the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may alert the relevant App Distributor, and the App Distributor, in accordance with its policies and terms, may refund the purchase price (if any) paid for the App, and to the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, an App Distributor will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, expenses or costs attributable to any failure to obey any warranty will be CHATLITTL ’s sole responsibility.
Service Claims: You hereby agree that CHATLITTL (not an App Distributor) is liable for addressing any of your claims or those of a third party relating to the App or your control and/or use thereof, including but not limited to; (a) service liability claims; (b) any claim that the App fails to obey any applicable or legal requirement; and (iii) claims arising from consumer protection or similar legislation.
Intellectual Property Rights: You acknowledge that in the event of any third-party claim that the App or your use thereof infringes a third party’s intellectual property rights, the relevant App Distributor will not be responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim.
Legal Compliance: You represent and warrant that (i) you do not reside in a country that is subject to an U.S government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S government as a ‘terrorist supporting’ country; and (ii) you are not on any U.S government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
Third Party Terms and Conditions Agreement: You must comply with the third-party terms and conditions agreement applicable when using the App. For example, if you have a VoIP application, you must not violate their wireless data service agreement when using the App.
Third Party Beneficiary: Both you and CHATLITTL acknowledge that the App Distributors and their subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of these Terms and that upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of these Terms, each App Distributor will have the right to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

13. YOUR USER INFORMATION & PASSWORD

Please let us know if any of your user details change, particularly your email address and mobile phone number. If you do not do this, we will not be able to deliver any alerts to you. We will send all further alerts to the new address provided.

By providing us with your e-mail address, you agree to receive all required notices electronically, to that e-mail address.

You agree and understand that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password which, together with your user name, allows you to access the Service. If you become aware of any unauthorised use of your user information, you agree to notify us immediately in accordance with these Terms.

14. MISCELLANEOUS

Entire Agreement

These Terms, cookies and the Privacy Policy, constitute the extent of the agreement between you and us relating to your access to and use of the Website and our Service, and supersedes prior Terms.

Delay

No failure or delay by us in exercising any right under these Terms will operate as a waiver of that right nor will any single or partial exercise by us of any right preclude any further exercise of any right.

We may transfer this agreement to someone else

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another organisation, provided that this would not materially impact the Service.

You cannot transfer your rights to someone else

This contract is personal to you and you cannot transfer it to another person.

Nobody else has any rights under these Terms

These Terms are a legally binding agreement between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of the provisions set out in these Terms.

15. OUR RIGHTS TO END THE AGREEMENT

We may end the legally binding agreement between us if you break it. We may end the agreement for the provision of the Service at any time by writing to you if:

You do not, within a reasonable time of us asking for it, provide us with information that is necessary for us to provide the services.

16. MODIFICATION

The amended Terms will be effective from the date they are posted on the Website. We will notify You of changes in these Terms which may be amended from time to time and should be checked by visiting the Website.

17. GOVERNING LAW

These Terms and your access to and use of this Website shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of California. Each of you and us submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of California in connection with these Terms and your access to and use of this Website (including any claims or disputes).