Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account on tiipstr or Politiips (each a "Platform" and together "the Service"), or by using the Service in any other way, you ("you" or "User") agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

These Terms constitute a binding contract between you and blank: Legal Entity Name ("Company," "we," "us," or "our").

The Service is offered only to residents of the United States. By accepting these Terms, you represent that you reside in the United States and are accessing the Service from within the United States.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account. By creating an account, you represent that:

• (a)you are 18 years of age or older;
• (b)you reside in the United States;
• (c)you have the legal capacity to enter into binding contracts;
• (d)you are not prohibited by any applicable law from using the Service;
• (e)you are not on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties;
• (f)you have not previously been banned from the Service.

The Company may at its sole discretion deny, suspend, or terminate any account.

3. Account Registration and Identity

3.1 Registration Information

To create an account, you must provide:

• A primary email address;
• A verified mobile phone number with a U.S. country code (+1);
• A separate personal recovery email address that is different from your primary email and that you control independently of any employer, school, or third party.

Your recovery email is private to you and the Company. The Company will not display your recovery email to other users, including any business that sponsors your account.

3.2 Identity Verification

The Service verifies user identity at multiple levels. The verification level associated with your account is reflected on your public profile.

• Email-verified: confirmation of access to the primary email
• Phone-verified: confirmation of access to the U.S. mobile number via SMS
• KYC-verified (when available): government-ID-based identity verification through our verification partner

You agree not to misrepresent your identity, impersonate another person, or create accounts for individuals other than yourself.

3.3 Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activities under your account. You agree to notify the Company promptly of any unauthorized access.

3.4 Single-Identity Principle

Each natural person may maintain only one user account on the Service. Creating multiple accounts for purposes including but not limited to ratings manipulation, abuse evasion, or sponsorship arbitrage is grounds for immediate termination of all related accounts.

4. Profiles

The Service supports three profile kinds: Personal, Professional, and Business. Every account has a Personal profile by default. Professional and Business profiles are available subject to your subscription tier (see Section 5).

4.1 Profile Authenticity

You agree that information you place on your profile (name, biographical detail, role, business affiliation, etc.) is accurate. Knowingly false profile information is grounds for moderation action up to and including account termination.

4.2 Public Visibility

Your public Social Credibility Score and the existence of any of your profiles are visible to other users at all times. You may not gate or hide your Social Credibility Score by any means.

You may, however, configure the audience scope of your TiipTok feed and the visibility of your Followers, Following, and Friends lists, subject to the controls offered in your settings.

5. Subscription Plans and Billing

The Service offers tiered subscription plans. The plans, prices, and feature scopes are set forth on the pricing pages of each Platform and are incorporated by reference. The Company may change plan features and prices on prospective notice; existing subscriptions continue at their then-current terms until renewal.

5.1 Auto-Renewal

Paid subscriptions auto-renew at the then-current price unless cancelled before the renewal date. By providing payment information, you authorize the Company to charge the recurring fee until cancellation.

5.2 No Refunds

Except where required by law, all subscription fees are non-refundable. You may cancel at any time and retain access through the end of your then-current billing period.

5.3 Sponsored Seats

A business may sponsor a User's subscription as part of an employment or contractual relationship. When sponsorship is active:

• The User's account remains owned by the User, not the sponsoring business;
• The sponsoring business pays for the User's plan tier;
• The sponsoring business has no right to access the User's authentication credentials, recovery email, Personal profile content, direct messages, or political activity on Politiips;
• Upon termination of the sponsorship (for any reason), the User's plan automatically downgrades to the free tier unless the User adds independent payment.

The User's account, content, and reputational data persist across sponsorship changes.

5.4 Referral Credit

Users on a paid plan may earn referral credit when a User they have reviewed or invited creates an account within thirty (30) days of the review or invite. Credit takes the form of one (1) free month of paid subscription, applied to the next billing cycle. Free-tier originators do not qualify. Limits and anti-abuse rules apply (see Section 14).

6. User Content

"User Content" means any content you submit, post, or transmit on the Service, including reviews, ratings, opinions, TiipTok posts, comments, profile information, and messages.

6.1 Ownership

You retain all rights you have in your User Content. By submitting User Content, you grant the Company a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable license to host, display, distribute, and process the User Content for the operation, promotion, and improvement of the Service.

6.2 Public-Record Nature of Reviews

You acknowledge and agree that reviews, ratings, and opinions you author, and reviews, ratings, and opinions authored about you, are public reputational records. You agree that:

• (a)reviews you author may persist indefinitely on the Service even after your account is deleted, subject to anonymization of your authorship in the manner described in Section 11;
• (b)reviews you receive may persist indefinitely on the Service even after your account is deleted, attached to a frozen profile shell;
• (c)the Company may, at its discretion and on prospective notice, implement a "rolloff" mechanism under which public visibility of older reviews is restricted while underlying records are retained.

6.3 No Editorial Promotion

The Company does not editorially select, promote, or rank specific reviews on the basis of their substantive content. Default feeds are chronological or filtered by user-selected criteria. The Service operates as a passive host of User Content.

7. Review Standards

7.1 Truthfulness Warranty

You warrant that every review, rating, and opinion you author is:

• (a)based on your direct, personal experience with the subject;
• (b)substantially true to the best of your knowledge;
• (c)not posted with malice, with reckless disregard for truth, or for any improper purpose including but not limited to extortion, retaliation outside the scope of the underlying interaction, or commercial sabotage of a competitor;
• (d)not generated, in whole or material part, by automated means without your direct authorship.

7.2 Verified-Record Attestation for Business→Personal Reviews

When you author a review under a Business profile that targets an individual (whether a registered Personal or Professional profile, or a non-registered individual identified by name and contact), you must additionally attest that:

• (a)you have a documentary record of the underlying transaction or relationship — including but not limited to invoice, contract, written communication, or transactional log;
• (b)you will retain that record for a period of not less than three (3) years from the date of the review and will produce it upon lawful request from the Company or competent authority.

Failure to comply with this attestation may result in removal of the review and termination of the Business account.

7.3 Reviewer Roles

The role under which a reviewee is reviewed is selected from a list determined by the reviewer's profile kind and the reviewee's profile kind. You agree to select an accurate role; selection of a role you did not occupy in the underlying relationship is a violation of Section 7.1.

7.4 Editing and Deletion

• You may edit your own reviews within twenty-four (24) hours of posting. After that window, the review is locked.
• You may delete your own reviews at any time. Deletion is irreversible.
• Recipients may post one (1) response per review. The response is subject to the same 24-hour edit window.

8. Reviews of Non-Registered Individuals

The Service permits Business and Professional users to author reviews of individuals who do not have a registered account ("Non-Registered Reviewees"), subject to the following:

• (a)the reviewer must provide the Non-Registered Reviewee's name and at least one verified contact channel (email or U.S. mobile number);
• (b)the reviewer must complete the verified-record attestation in Section 7.2;
• (c)the review is initially "provisional" — visible only to the reviewer and the Company — and the Service will email the Non-Registered Reviewee a notice and an invitation to claim a profile and respond;
• (d)if the Non-Registered Reviewee creates an account and claims the review within ninety (90) days, they may respond before the review becomes public;
• (e)if no claim occurs within ninety (90) days, the review is published with a visible tag indicating the recipient has not responded.

The Company reserves the right to refuse to publish provisional reviews that fail moderation review.

9. Prohibited Content and Conduct

You agree not to use the Service to:

• (a)post content that is unlawful, defamatory, fraudulent, threatening, harassing, or that incites violence;
• (b)post content that doxes, stalks, or otherwise targets an individual outside the bona fide scope of a review or rating;
• (c)post content that infringes any third party's intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights;
• (d)impersonate any person or entity;
• (e)circumvent verification requirements, create sham accounts, or coordinate manipulation of ratings, reviews, scores, or referral credit;
• (f)use automated systems (bots, scrapers, etc.) to access, post, or interact with the Service except where explicitly permitted by published API terms;
• (g)interfere with the operation of the Service or attempt to access systems or data not authorized to you.

10. Moderation and Reporting

10.1 Reporting

Any User may report a review, profile, or other User Content for moderation review through the in-Service reporting tools. Reports are reviewed by the Company's moderation team. The Service uses automated triage to assist moderation; the final decision on any moderation case is made by a human administrator.

10.2 Moderation Actions

The Company may, at its discretion:

• (a)hide content pending moderation review;
• (b)tag content as disputed;
• (c)remove content;
• (d)issue warnings;
• (e)suspend or terminate accounts.

The Company logs every moderation action with timestamp, administrator, and reason.

10.3 Notice

Where reasonably practicable, the Company will notify the affected reviewer or content author of moderation actions and the reasons for them.

10.4 Appeals

A User whose content has been removed or whose account has been suspended may appeal once through the in-Service appeals tool. Final moderation decisions are at the Company's sole discretion.

10.5 Disputed Tag

When the subject of a review formally disputes its accuracy, the Company will visibly tag the review as "disputed" pending resolution. Tagging does not constitute a finding of falsity.

11. Account Termination and Content Persistence

11.1 Voluntary Account Deletion

You may request account deletion at any time. Upon deletion:

• (a)your authentication credentials are disabled;
• (b)your private content (direct messages, settings, recovery email) is removed from public surfaces;
• (c)your authored reviews remain on the recipients' profiles, with your authorship anonymized to "Deleted user";
• (d)reviews you received remain attached to a frozen profile shell on the Service;
• (e)your provisional reviews of Non-Registered Reviewees that have not yet been claimed are removed.

11.2 Involuntary Termination

The Company may terminate or suspend your account, with or without notice, for any breach of these Terms or where required by law. The provisions in Section 11.1 apply.

11.3 Survival of Reputational Records

You acknowledge and agree that reputational records — reviews you authored, reviews you received, ratings, scores, and the metadata necessary to interpret them — are not personal data subject to deletion at your election. They are public artifacts of completed interactions.

12. Intellectual Property

12.1 Service IP

The Service, including all software, design elements, branding, and aggregate data, is and remains the property of the Company. Nothing in these Terms transfers any IP right in the Service to you.

12.2 Trademarks

"tiipstr," "Politiips," "TiipTok," and associated logos are trademarks of the Company. You may not use these marks without express written permission.

12.3 DMCA Takedown

The Company complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. To submit a takedown notice, send notice in the form required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) to:

blank: DMCA agent name, email, postal address

Designated agent registration with the U.S. Copyright Office is on file.

13. Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, available at blank: privacy URL, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

14. Anti-Abuse and Anti-Manipulation

14.1 Referral Credit Abuse

The Company may at its discretion deny, claw back, or cap referral credit where:

• (a)the referrer and referee appear to be the same person or coordinated parties;
• (b)the referee account fails verification or shows signs of manipulation;
• (c)referral patterns indicate sham reviewing or invite-spamming;
• (d)the User exceeds the rolling cap of three (3) free months in any twelve (12) month period.

14.2 Score Manipulation

Coordinated rating, reviewing, or invite activity intended to manipulate Social Credibility Scores or other public metrics is prohibited and is grounds for content removal and account termination.

15. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from any claim, demand, loss, or damage, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or related to:

• (a)your User Content, including any review you authored or attested;
• (b)your breach of these Terms;
• (c)your violation of any law or third-party right;
• (d)your use of or activity on the Service.

The Company reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense of any matter for which you are obligated to indemnify, in which case you agree to cooperate with the Company's defense.

16. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY OF DATA OR CONTENT.

THE COMPANY DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE TRUTH, ACCURACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY USER CONTENT. ALL USER CONTENT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER WHO POSTED IT. THE COMPANY IS A PASSIVE HOST WITHIN THE MEANING OF 47 U.S.C. § 230.

17. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY.

THE COMPANY'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR (B) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID THE COMPANY IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

18. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Class Waiver

18.1 Informal Resolution

Before filing any formal action, you agree to contact the Company at blank: legal notice email and attempt good-faith resolution for thirty (30) days.

18.2 Binding Arbitration

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service ("Dispute") shall be resolved exclusively by binding individual arbitration administered by blank: AAA or JAMS under its then-current consumer arbitration rules. Arbitration shall take place in blank: Delaware or chosen venue unless the parties agree otherwise.

18.3 Class-Action Waiver

YOU AND THE COMPANY EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.

18.4 Carve-Outs

Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may bring (a) an individual action in small-claims court, or (b) an injunctive action to protect intellectual property rights. Claims subject to the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 are not subject to mandatory arbitration.

18.5 30-Day Opt-Out

You may opt out of Section 18 by sending written notice to blank: opt-out email/address within thirty (30) days of accepting these Terms. Opt-out does not affect any other provision.

19. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of blank: Delaware or chosen state, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Subject to Section 18, the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in blank: county, state for any action not subject to arbitration.

20. Modifications to the Terms

The Company may modify these Terms at any time. Material modifications will be communicated by email or in-Service notice no less than thirty (30) days before they take effect, except where a shorter period is necessary to comply with law or address a security concern. Continued use of the Service after the effective date of modified Terms constitutes acceptance.

21. Notices

Notices to you may be delivered by email to your primary email address or by in-Service notification. Notices to the Company must be sent to:

blank: legal notice email and postal address

22. Assignment

You may not assign these Terms without the Company's prior written consent. The Company may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all of its assets.

23. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect. The unenforceable provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable while preserving the parties' intent.

24. No Waiver

The Company's failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of its right to enforce that or any other provision later.

25. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any plan- or feature-specific terms posted on the Service, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements on the same subject matter.