Terms of Service

1.1 Age Restrictions

You must be at least eighteen (18) years old and able to form a binding contract to use the Service. By creating an account or using the Service, you represent that you meet this requirement.

During verification you must provide your date of birth. Providing a false date of birth to circumvent the age requirement is a violation of these Terms and may result in immediate suspension or termination.

The Service is not directed to children under 13. Consistent with COPPA and similar laws, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will delete it promptly.

1.2 Account Creation

To use most features you must create an account via our authentication provider and complete profile verification. Information we may collect includes your name, email address, profile photo, gender, date of birth, optional phone number, and home address / location details, as described in the Privacy Policy.

1.3 Accuracy of Information

You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information and to update it promptly when it changes. Providing false or misleading information, including an inaccurate date of birth, may result in suspension or termination.

1.4 Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for activity under your account. Notify us promptly at security@taptrade.site if you suspect unauthorized access. Log out when using shared devices.

1.5 No Background Checks or Identity Guarantee

We do not conduct background checks on users and do not guarantee the identity, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of any user. You are solely responsible for your interactions with others and should exercise caution.

3.1 Grant of License

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your personal, non-commercial use.

3.2 Restrictions

You shall not:

• License, sell, rent, lease, transfer, distribute, host, or commercially exploit the Service except as expressly allowed
• Modify, reverse engineer, decompile, or create derivative works of the Service, except where prohibited restrictions are unenforceable by law
• Access the Service to build a competing product or service
• Remove proprietary notices from the Service
• Use the Service for unlawful purposes or to violate any law
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or its networks
• Use bots, scrapers, or other automated means to access or extract data without our prior written permission

4.1 Your Responsibility

You are solely responsible for all content you upload, post, or transmit through the Service, including listings, photos, event details, wishes, profile information, and chat messages ("User Content"). You represent that you have all rights needed to share User Content and that it does not violate law or third-party rights.

We do not endorse User Content and are not responsible for it.

4.2 License You Grant Us

By submitting User Content, you grant TapTrade a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, modify (for formatting and display), distribute, perform, and display that User Content as needed to operate, provide, promote, and improve the Service—for example, showing listings on the map and delivering chat messages.

This license ends when you delete the content or your account, except for reasonable residual copies in backups, caches, or content already shared with other users, and except where retention is required by law. You retain ownership of your User Content, subject to this license.

4.3 Acceptable Use

You agree not to post or engage in content or conduct that:

• Is illegal or promotes illegal activity (including stolen goods, illegal drugs, or illegal weapons)
• Offers live animals or pets for sale, giveaway, adoption, or rehoming (pet supplies without a live animal are allowed)
• Is fraudulent, false, misleading, or deceptive
• Infringes intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights
• Is defamatory, threatening, abusive, harassing, hateful, or discriminatory
• Is obscene or sexually exploitative, including any sexual content involving minors
• Discloses another person's personal information without authorization
• Constitutes spam, unauthorized advertising, or pyramid schemes
• Contains malware or harmful code
• Impersonates any person or entity
• Harasses, stalks, or abuses other users, or attempts unauthorized access to accounts or systems

4.4 Moderation and Reporting

We may, but are not obligated to, monitor, review, edit, refuse, or remove User Content, or suspend or terminate accounts, at our discretion if we believe content or conduct violates these Terms or is otherwise harmful.

You may report violations using in-app report, block, or bug-report tools, or by emailing support@taptrade.site. We will review reports and take action we deem appropriate.

5.1 Platform as Venue

TapTrade is a technology platform that helps users connect, post location-associated listings, discover content, and chat. We are not a party to transactions between users. Any agreement to buy, sell, trade, or meet is solely between the users involved. We do not own, buy, sell, or take possession of listed items.

5.2 No Endorsement or Verification of Listings

We do not endorse users or listings and do not inspect, verify, or guarantee the existence, quality, safety, legality, condition, or authenticity of any item, event, or other User Content. Users interact and transact at their own risk.

5.3 Chat, Phone Sharing, and Offline Meetings

You are solely responsible for communications with other users, online and offline. Exercise caution when meeting people from the internet.

We recommend that you:

• Keep early conversations in-app and avoid sharing sensitive personal or financial information prematurely
• Meet in public, well-lit places during daytime if you meet offline
• Tell a trusted person where you are going and when you expect to return
• Leave or end the interaction if you feel unsafe
• Never send money or payment details to someone you have not verified in person

If you add a phone number and consent to share it, chat counterparts may see it and call you via their own dialer. We do not place calls or send SMS on your behalf.

We disclaim liability for user conduct and for disputes, harm, loss, or injury arising from interactions, meetings, or transactions between users, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

5.4 Disputes Between Users

Disputes between users are solely between those users. We have no obligation to mediate, but may choose to facilitate resolution at our discretion without assuming liability for the outcome.

5.5 Payments and Promotions

Certain optional features (for example, promotions or credits) may be offered now or in the future. If paid features are enabled, additional terms, pricing, and refund rules may apply and will be disclosed at the point of purchase. Unless expressly stated, the core Service is provided without charge.

6.1 Our Rights

The Service—including software, design, trademarks, and other materials—is owned by TapTrade or its licensors and protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the limited license in Section 3, you acquire no rights in the Service.

6.2 Your Content

You retain ownership of your User Content, subject to the license in Section 4.2.

6.3 Copyright Complaints

If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a notice to legal@taptrade.site including: (1) your contact information; (2) a description of the work; (3) the location of the allegedly infringing material; (4) a statement of good-faith belief that use is unauthorized; and (5) a statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act.

We may remove content and, in appropriate circumstances, terminate repeat infringers.

7.1 Warranty Disclaimer

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TapTrade AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.

7.2 Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TapTrade AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) USD $100 OR (B) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those cases, the limitations apply to the maximum extent permitted. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law (including liability for fraud or willful misconduct, where such exclusion is prohibited).

7.3 Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless TapTrade and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your User Content; (c) your violation of these Terms or law; or (d) your dispute with another user or third party.

8.1 Termination by Us

We may suspend or terminate your account or access at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you violated these Terms, pose a security or safety risk, engaged in fraud or abuse, provided false information, or if required by law or needed because we discontinue the Service.

8.2 Termination by You

You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time using the account deletion controls in profile settings, or by contacting support@taptrade.site.

8.3 Effect of Termination

Upon termination, your license ends and access may be revoked. We may delete account data subject to the Privacy Policy and legal retention needs. Provisions that by their nature should survive (including ownership, disclaimers, indemnities, limitations of liability, and dispute terms) will survive.

9.1 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to conflict of law rules. The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

9.2 Venue

Subject to Section 9.4 and mandatory consumer protections that cannot be waived, the competent courts in Tel Aviv, Israel shall have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from these Terms or the Service.

9.3 Informal Resolution

Before filing a formal claim, please contact legal@taptrade.site. Many issues can be resolved informally.

9.4 Arbitration and Class Actions (Optional — for counsel)

Draft option for counsel: If both parties agree in writing after a dispute arises, the dispute may be submitted to binding arbitration in Tel Aviv, Israel, in English or Hebrew, before a single arbitrator under rules chosen by the parties. Each party may still seek injunctive relief in court to protect intellectual property or confidential information.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, claims must be brought in an individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any class or representative proceeding. If a court finds this waiver unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim may proceed in court on an individual basis only to the extent required by law.

11.1 Severability

If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect.

11.2 Entire Agreement

These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and TapTrade regarding the Service and supersede prior agreements on that subject.

11.3 No Waiver

Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by us.

11.4 Assignment

You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or otherwise as permitted by law.

11.5 Contact

TapTrade
https://taptrade.site
hello@taptrade.site
legal@taptrade.site

11.6 App Store Terms

If you download our mobile app from Apple App Store, Google Play, or another store, you acknowledge that the store provider is not a party to these Terms and has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the app, except as required under that store's rules. The store provider is a third-party beneficiary of this Section solely to enforce it against you.