1. Eligibility
You must be 13 years or older (or the minimum age required in your country) to use Echo. If you are under 18, you must have permission from a parent or guardian.
2. Nature of the Service
Echo is an anonymous, location-based social platform where users can:
- Post and interact with anonymous content
- Discover local hotspots, trending discussions, and challenges
Note: While posts are anonymous, location data may be used to provide these features.
3. User Responsibilities
You agree to use Echo lawfully, respectfully, and responsibly. You must not:
- Post hate speech, harassment, or abuse
- Share illegal content or engage in unlawful activities
- Threaten, incite violence, or distribute explicit material
- Attempt to hack, scrape, or reverse-engineer the app
4. Anonymity & Privacy
Echo is designed for anonymous interactions and does not require your real identity. Location data may be collected to provide localized features.
5. Content Ownership & License
You retain ownership of your content but grant Echo a worldwide, royalty-free license to:
- Host and display your content within the app
- Use anonymized data to improve services and analytics
Echo may remove content that violates these Terms.
6. Location Data
Echo uses your device’s location services to show nearby posts and hotspots. You can disable location access anytime, but some features may be limited.
7. Safety Disclaimer
Echo is not responsible for harm, disputes, or damages arising from:
- Offline meetups
- Third-party events
- User-generated content
8. Termination of Access
We may suspend or terminate accounts and restrict access if users violate these Terms or engage in harmful behavior.
9. Limitation of Liability
Echo is provided “as is” and “as available.” We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free service and are not liable for any losses caused by user content or third-party services.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of Echo after changes constitutes agreement to the updated Terms.