Terms of Service

Terms of Service (Groypin)
Effective date: May 15, 2026
Operator: Groypin (“Groypin,” “we,” “us,” “our”)
Contact: support@groypin.com

1. Acceptance & Eligibility

By creating an account, accessing, joining, browsing, or using Groypin’s apps, websites, or APIs (the “Service”), you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

You must be at least 13 years old (and 16+ in the EEA/UK). You represent you are legally permitted to use the Service where you live.

If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent you have authority to bind that organization, and “you” includes the organization.

2. The Service

Groypin lets people create and join maps/communities (public or private), place pins, post messages/media, and participate with roles (e.g., owner/admin/mod/member). We may add, remove, change, or discontinue features at any time.

Security / Encryption
We use industry-standard administrative and technical safeguards, including access controls, role-based permissions, and server-side protections. Data is transmitted using secure transport protocols (such as TLS). We provide encrypted chat and encrypted recovery features using a service-assisted model. This is not strict end-to-end encryption where only participants can decrypt in all cases, and Groypin may access decrypted data when necessary to operate the service, enforce policies, protect safety, recover access, or comply with law. No system is 100% secure; please use strong passwords and be cautious with what you share.

If this model changes, we will update these Terms and/or our Privacy Policy.

3. Accounts, Security, and Responsibility

You are responsible for all activity on your account and for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and devices. Notify us immediately if you suspect unauthorized access.

We may refuse, reclaim, or remove usernames, display names, profiles, or accounts that impersonate others, mislead, violate these Terms, or create risk.

4. Your Content, License, and Visibility

“Your Content” includes pins, locations, coordinates, addresses, map titles/descriptions, posts, messages, media, profile information, and anything you submit or create through the Service.

You retain ownership of Your Content as between you and Groypin.

You grant Groypin a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable license to host, store, cache, reproduce, modify (for formatting/technical delivery only), display, perform, distribute, and otherwise use Your Content solely to:

• operate, provide, secure, and improve the Service,
• enforce these Terms and community rules,
• moderate and investigate abuse,
• create backups and provide technical delivery (including content delivery networks and similar infrastructure).

Visibility:

• Public maps/content may be viewable by anyone, and may be searchable and shareable outside the Service.
• Private maps/content are limited to members, but you understand no system is perfectly secure and you share at your own risk.

You are responsible for choosing appropriate visibility settings and for what you share. Do not share passwords, financial information, or highly sensitive personal details in messages, since messages are not end-to-end encrypted.

5. Prohibited Conduct (Zero Tolerance Areas)

You agree not to, and not to encourage others to:

A. Privacy, Doxxing, and Personal Data

• Post, solicit, or share anyone’s personal data without permission, including: home address, precise location, phone number, email, government IDs, workplace schedules, license plates, private photos, or identifying details.
• Post information that identifies or targets a private individual (including combining a pin with names, images, or allegations).

B. Harassment, Stalking, Threats

• Harass, stalk, intimidate, threaten, or organize harassment of any person or group.
• Use location pins, comments, or map activity to track, surveil, or infer real-world routines of others.

C. Defamation and False Accusations

• Post false statements presented as facts that harm someone’s reputation (e.g., “X is a criminal,” “this business scams people”) without legitimate basis.
• Use Groypin to accuse, expose, or “investigate” private individuals.

D. Illegal and Harmful Content

• Break laws, facilitate wrongdoing, or post content that is illegal where you live or where the content is accessed.
• Post child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or sexually explicit content involving minors (immediate termination and reporting to authorities where required).
• Post hateful, violent, or exploitative content, or content that promotes self-harm.

E. Platform Abuse

• Spam, phishing, fraud, or deceptive practices.
• Interfere with the Service, scrape at scale, reverse engineer, probe, exploit, or bypass rate limits or security measures.
• Upload malware or attempt to compromise accounts, systems, or networks.

6. Location Rules and Residential Address Safety (Critical)

Location information is sensitive. Pins, coordinates, and map activity can reveal precise geolocation and real-world behavior patterns.

Residential and private locations: You agree you will not pin, label, or discuss a private residence (including apartments, dorm rooms, private homes, or any location where a private individual lives) without explicit permission of the occupant/owner.

To protect safety and platform compliance, Groypin may implement additional safeguards, including:

• limiting or blocking residential-address pinning,
• rounding, obfuscating, or reducing precision of coordinates,
• restricting visibility of pins based on trust levels or community membership,
• rate-limiting posting/pinning,
• requiring verification or approval for sensitive pins.

We may remove or restrict content that creates safety risk, even if it might not violate a specific law.

7. Reporting, Moderation, and Enforcement

Reporting: Users can report pins, comments, messages, and accounts. We may also review content proactively or in response to signals/complaints.

Our rights: We may, at any time and in our sole discretion:

• remove, disable, restrict, or demote content,
• hide content during review,
• suspend, limit, or terminate accounts,
• restrict access to features (e.g., pinning or posting),
• cooperate with lawful requests and legal process.

No obligation to publish: You have no right to require us to host, publish, or keep any content.

Repeat offenders: Repeat violations may result in permanent bans, including device/account bans.

8. Community Roles and Local Rules

Map/community owners/admins/mods may set and enforce local rules, approve membership, and moderate within their communities.

Groypin may enforce these Terms across the platform regardless of local rules. If local rules conflict with these Terms, these Terms control.

9. Safety Disclaimer (Real-World Interactions)

Groypin is an online platform. We do not run background checks and do not guarantee who users are. Use caution in real-world interactions. You are solely responsible for your conduct, meetups, and decisions.

10. Intellectual Property

Groypin owns the Service, software, design, and trademarks. You may not copy, distribute, sell, lease, or create derivative works from our code or brand except as permitted by law or with written permission.

If you believe your IP was infringed, email support@groypin.com with: your contact info, the work claimed, the location/URL in Groypin, and a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is unauthorized.

11. Third-Party Services and Links

We may use third-party providers (e.g., hosting, analytics, anti-abuse, email delivery, DNS/CDN). Their handling of data is described in our Privacy Policy.

We are not responsible for third-party sites, content, or services you access through links on Groypin.

12. Map, Address, and Geocoding Data (Licensing + Accuracy)

Map tiles, geocoding, routing, and address data may come from third parties and are subject to their terms, attribution requirements, and usage limits.

No guarantees: Map data may be inaccurate, outdated, incomplete, or incorrectly placed. You agree not to rely on Groypin for emergency response, safety-critical navigation, legal boundaries, or determining property ownership/rights.

We may cache or store map-related results as needed to operate the Service, consistent with our providers’ requirements and our Privacy Policy.

13. Fees

Groypin may offer paid features. If we do, we will post pricing and payment terms. Taxes may apply. Except where required by law, payments are non-refundable.

14. Changes and Availability

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be posted with a new effective date. Continued use after the effective date means acceptance.

We may suspend or discontinue the Service (or portions of it) for maintenance, security, legal compliance, or business reasons.

15. Termination and Account/Data Deletion

You may stop using the Service at any time. You may request account deletion, subject to our Privacy Policy.

We may suspend or terminate your access immediately if you violate these Terms or if your activity creates risk for users, Groypin, or third parties.

Survival: Sections relating to license grants, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity, and dispute terms survive termination.

16. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GROYPIN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT CONTENT (INCLUDING LOCATION/ADDRESS DATA) IS ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.

GROYPIN DOES NOT ENDORSE USER CONTENT AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR USER CONTENT OR USER CONDUCT.

17. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GROYPIN WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, OR REVENUE.

GROYPIN’S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID GROYPIN IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.

18. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Groypin and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from:

• Your Content,
• your use of the Service,
• your violation of these Terms,
• your violation of any rights of another person or entity.

19. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of Georgia, USA, excluding conflict-of-law rules.

You agree that courts located in Atlanta, Georgia have exclusive jurisdiction for disputes, except where arbitration applies as stated below.

Arbitration: Most disputes must be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis; no class actions. You may opt out within 30 days of account creation by emailing support@groypin.com.

20. Miscellaneous

If any provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. No waiver is effective unless in writing.

You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or asset sale.

Contact: support@groypin.com