Terms & Conditions

Last Updated: 14th July, 2020

Who we are and what this agreement does

We, Platd, license you to use:

  • The Platd mobile application software and/or the data supplied with the software, (App) and any updates or supplements to it.
  • Any related electronic documentation.
  • The service you connect to via the App and the content we provide to you through it.

as permitted in these terms and other applicable terms that are described, or referred to, in these terms.

Who we are

We are Platd, a food-focused social app. Platd is a registered trade name with the Registrar of Companies of the Republic of Cyprus, owned by Aristos Michaelides.

Contact details

If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us:

  • Full name: Aristos Michaelides
  • Email address: ari@platd.co
  • Postal address: 15 Panathineon Street, Nicosia,Cyprus, 2333
  • Telephone number: +35799812373
  • Website: www.platd.co

Application details

The App allows you to upload, share and exchange recipes, asa home cook and not in the course of your business, with other users, and additionally socially interact with other users on the App who share the same interest in cooking.

Your privacy

We only use any personal data we collect through your use of the App and theServices in the ways set out in our privacy policy.

Please be aware that internet transmissions are never completely private or secure and that any message or information you send using the App or any Service may be read or intercepted by others, even if there is a special notice that a particular transmission is encrypted.

Application store's terms also apply

The ways in which you can use the App and Documentation may also be controlled by Play store (Google Play) rules and policies [https://play.google.com/intl/en-US_us/about/play-terms/, including all otherreferred and applicable rules and policies] and App Store rules and policies [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html, including all other referred and applicable rulesand policies], and these store’s rules and policies will apply instead of these terms where there are differences between the two.

Operating system requirements and availability

This app requires a smartphone with a minimum 5.0 Android and iOS 11 operating system. We have no responsibility if you have difficulty or cannot access the App, its content, and/or the Service for lack of appropriate, or for any problems with the, operating system or device or memory or any operating requirements.  

To use this App, an internet connection is essential. Subject to the availability of an internet connection, we will make all reasonable efforts to render this app accessible or available at all times, but we will not be responsible if the App is not accessible or available in all geographic areas or at all times, or if the quality of, and accessibility to, the App might be affected by factors, circumstances, or outside factors, circumstances that are outside our control.

We and/or our partners have no responsibility for the lack of availability of the App or for any difficulty or failure to download the App or to access its content or Service or for any failure in the network.  

We offer the App and/or our Services on an “as is” and/or “as available”basis without any explicit or implied guarantee or undertaking of any kind, therefore you use the App and Services on your own responsibility.

We do not guarantee or accept any responsibility that the use of the App and Services will be uninterrupted or free from error or virus or any other technical issue, and you agree that at times we will be permitted and entitled to suspend the App for indefinite periods of time or cancel the App at any time without any prior notification to you.

Support for the app and how to tell us about problems

Support. If you want to learn more about the App or the Service or have any problems using them please contact us at ari@platd.co .

Contacting us (including with complaints). If you think the App or the Services are faulty ormisdescribed or wish to contact us for any other reason, please email us at ari@platd.co  or call us on +35799812373.

How we will communicate with you. If we have to contact you, we will do so by email, by SMS or by pre-paid post, using the contact details you have provided to us.

How you may use the app

In return for you agreeing to comply with these terms, you may:

  • download or stream a copy of the App onto one mobile telephone of android or iOS operating system and view, use and display the App and the Service on such device for your personal purposes only.
  • use any Documentation to support your permitted use of the App and the Service.
  • make up to such number of copies of the App and the Documentation for back-up purposes to the extent the back-up is necessary for the lawful use of the App and the Documentation; and
  • receive and use any free supplementary software code or update of the App incorporating "patches" and corrections of errors as we may provide to you

You must 16 or over to accept these terms and use the app

You must be 16 or over to accept these terms and download or use the App. In case you are under 16 these terms must be read and accepted by each of your parent and/or guardian.

You may not transfer the app to someone use

We are giving you personally the right to use the App and the Service as set out above. You may not otherwise transfer the App or the Service to someone else, whether for money, for anything else or for free. If you sell any device on which the App is installed, you must remove the App from it.

Changes to these terms

We may need to change these terms to reflect changes in law or best practice or to deal with additional features which we introduce or for any other reason, in our sole discretion.

We are entitled to change these terms in our sole discretion without any notice. Any changes will take effect immediately upon publication. In case you continue using the App after the change of the terms, you will be deemed to have accepted the changed terms.

Please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

Update to the app and changes to the service

From time to time we may automatically update the App and change the Service to improve performance, enhance functionality, reflect changes to the operating system or address security issues. Alternatively, we may ask you to update the App for these reasons.

If you choose not to install such updates or if you opt out of automatic updates you may not be able to continue using the App and the Services

If someone else owns the device you are using

If you download or stream the App on to any phone or other device not owned by you, you must have the owner's permission to do so. You will be responsible for complying with these terms, whether or not you own the phone or other device.

We may collect technical data about your device

By using the App or any of the Services, you agree to us collecting and using technical information about the devices you use the App on and related software, hardware and peripherals to improve our products and to provide any Services to you.

We are not responsible for other websites you link to

The App or any Service may contain links to other independent websites which are not provided by us. Such independent sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for and have not checked and approved their content or their privacy policies (if any).

You will need to make your own independent judgement about whether to use any such independent sites, including whether to buy any products or services offered by them.

Objectionable content and abusive users

We take our users safety very seriously. As such,  mechanisms have been built into the App that allow users to report objectionable content, as well as block abusive users. These mechanisms work as follows:

  • To report objectionable content, users can submit a report on a case-by-case basis, by categorising the nature of the content and optionally describing the issue in further detail. This will automatically hide the reported objectionable content and the developer will then permanently remove the content and it's author within 24 hours of receiving the report.
  • To block abusive users, users can simply block users which will automatically hide all of the blocked users' posts and notifications. In addition, the blocked user will be unable to follow, comment and in any other way interact with the user that blocked them.

License restrictions

You agree that you will:

  • not rent, lease, sub-license, loan, provide, or otherwise make available, the App or the Services in any form, in whole or in part to any person without prior written consent from us;
  • not copy the App, Documentation or Services, except as part of the normal use of the App or where it is necessary for the purpose of back-up or operational security;
  • not translate, merge, adapt, vary, alter or modify, the whole or any part of the App, Documentation or Services nor permit the App or the Services or any part of them to be combined with, or become incorporated in, any other programs, except as necessary to use the App and the Services on devices as permitted in these terms;
  • not disassemble, de-compile, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on the whole or any part of the App or the Services nor attempt to do any such things, except to the extent that such actions cannot be prohibited because they are necessary to decompile the App to obtain the information necessary to create an independent program that can be operated with the App or with another program (PermittedObjective), and provided that the information obtained by you during such activities:
  • is not disclosed or communicated without the Licensor's prior written consent to any third party to whom it is not necessary to disclose or communicate it in order to achieve the Permitted Objective; and
  • is not used to create any software that is substantially similar in its expression to the App;
  • is kept secure; and
  • is used only for the Permitted Objective;
  • comply with all applicable technology control or export laws and regulations that apply to the technology used or supported by the App or any Service.

Acceptable use restrictions

You must:

  • not use the App or any Service in any unlawful manner, for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner inconsistent with these terms, in anyway that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation, or act fraudulently or maliciously or with fraudulent or malicious purpose or effect, for example, by hacking into or inserting malicious code, such as viruses, or harmful data, into the App, any Service or any operating system;
  • not knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.
  • not infringe our intellectual property rights or those of any third party in relation to your use of the App or any Service, including by the submission of any material;
  • not transmit any material that is defamatory, offensive or otherwise objectionable in relation to your use of the App or any Service;
  • not use the App or any Service in a way that could damage, disable, overburden, impair or compromise our systems or security or interfere with other users;
  • not collect or harvest any information or data from anyService or our systems or attempt to decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running any Service;
  • not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of ourApp in contravention with our or any third party intellectual property rights and any other applicable terms;
  • not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:
  • any part of the App;
  • any equipment or network on which the App is stored;
  • any software used in the provision of the App; or
  • any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

Intellectual property rights

All intellectual property rights in the App, the Documentation and the Services throughout the world belong to us (or our licensors) and the rights in the App and the Services are licensed (not sold) to you. You have no intellectual property rights in, or to, the App, the Documentation or the Services other than the right to use them in accordance with these terms.

Uploading content to the app

Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to the App, or to make contact with other users of the App, you must comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

You warrant that any such contribution does comply with those standards, and you will be liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty.

Any content you upload to the App will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant us and other users of our site a limited licence to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties. The rights you license to us are described immediately below under Rights you are giving to us to use material you upload.

We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.

We have the right to remove any posting you make on our App if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

You are solely responsible for securing and backing up your content.

We do not store terrorist content.

Rights you are giving us to use the material you upload

When you upload or post content to the App, you grant us the following rights to use that content:

  • a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform that user-generated content in connection with the Apps and the Services to expire when you, as user, delete the content from the App.
  • a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence for other users, partners or advertisers to use the content in accordance with the functionality of the App such license to expire when the user deletes the content from the App.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

We are not responsible to you for any damage or loss you suffer by, or connected with, the use of theApp and/or our Services and/or the Documentation, including your use of any recipes, food product information, or any other information that we or any App user or customer uploads to the App and/or our Services and/or theDocumentation.

We specifically exclude all liability, to the extent permitted by law, in connection with or arising from your use of any content uploaded by other users, such as food recipes, food product information, food combinations, diet examples etc.

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

When we are liable for damage to your property. If defective digital content that we have supplied damages a device or digital content belonging to you, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation. However, we will not be liable for damage that you could have avoided by following our advice to apply an update offered to you free of charge or for damage that was caused by you failing to correctly follow installation instructions or to have in place the minimum system requirements advised by us.

We are not liable for business losses. The App is for domestic and private use. If you use the App for any commercial, business or resale purpose we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

Limitations to the App and the Services. The App, the Services and the Documentation are provided for general information and entertainment purposes only. They do not offer advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice, such as from nutritionists, dieticians, etc., before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of information obtained from the App, theService and the Documentation, or any content uploaded by App users. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information provided by the App and the Service, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that such information is accurate, complete or up to date.

Please back-up content and data used with the App. We recommend that you back up any content and data used in connection with the App, to protect yourself in case of problems with the App or the Service.

Check that the App and the Services, and the content uploaded by us or other users are suitable for you. The App and the Services have not been developed to meet your individual requirements. Please check that the facilities and functions of the App and the Services (as described on the app store site and in theDocumentation) meet your requirements. Specifically, not all recipes, food recipes, food products, food combinations, diet examples etc. suit your health, diet, lifestyle, or any other aspect of yourself. You are responsible to ascertain whether any food-related information on the App might cause any allergies, health, diet, body, appetite problems, or any other problems or issues with yourself.

We are not responsible for events outside our control. If our provision of the Services or support for the App or the Services is delayed by an event outside our control then we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and we will take steps to minimise the effect of the delay.Provided we do this we will not be liable for delays caused by the event  but if there is a risk of substantial delay you may contact us to end your contract with us and receive a refund for anyServices you have paid for but not received.

We may end your rights to use the app and the services if you break these terms

We may end your rights to use the App and Services at any time by contacting you if you have broken these terms or any other applicable terms described or referred to in these terms. If what you have done can be put right we will give you a reasonable opportunity to do so. If we end your rights to use the App and Services:

  • You must stop all activities authorised by these terms, including your use of the App and any Services.
  • You must delete or remove the App from all devices in your possession and immediately destroy all copies of the App which you have and confirm to us that you have done this.
  • We may remotely access your devices and remove the App from them and cease providing you with access to the Services.
  • We may take all legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach.
  • Further legal action against you.
  • Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary or as required bylaw.
  • Any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.

We may transfer this agreement to someone else

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.

You need our consent to transfer your rights to someone else

You may only transfer your rights or your obligations under these terms to another person if we agree in writing.

No rights for third parties

This agreement does not give rise to any rights for third parties under the Contract Law, Cap.149.

If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force

Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later

Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay intaking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date.

Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings

These terms are governed by Cypriot law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the Republic of Cyprus.

Alternative dispute resolution

Alternative dispute resolution is a process where an independent body considers the facts of a dispute and seeks to resolve it, without you having to go to court. If you are not happy with how we have handled any complaint, please note that disputes may be submitted for online resolution to the European Commission Online Dispute Resolution platform.

Acceptable Use Policy

Introduction

In case you download, stream, or in any way use the Platd application you agree to be bound by the End-User License Agreement and the terms described or referred to in that agreement, including this Acceptable Use Policy.

Based on the End-User LicenseAgreement, we, Platd, license you to use:

  • the Platd mobile application software and/or the data supplied with the software, (App) and any updates or supplements to it.
  • Any related electronic documentation.
  • The service(s) you connect to via the App and the content we provide to you through it,

in accordance with, and subject to, all applicable terms, including the End-User License Agreement, this Acceptable UsePolicy, the Account and Subscription Terms, the Privacy Policy and the Cookies Policy.

This policy describes the acceptable conduct and use we only allow our users in connection with theApp and the Services.

Important information about us
Who we are

We are Platd, a food-focused social media platform. Platd is a registered trade name with the Registrar of Companies of the Republic of Cyprus, owned by Aristos Michaelides.

Contact details

If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us:

  • Full name: Aristos Michaelides
  • Email address: ari@platd.co
  • Postal address: 15 Panathineon Street, Nicosia,Cyprus, 2333
  • Telephone number: +35799812373
  • Website: www.platd.co

Acceptable conduct and use restrictions

You agree not to use the App orServices:

  • for the purpose of harming or attempting to harm any other person, especially minors, in any way;
  • to bully, insult, intimidate or humiliate any person;
  • to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards as seen below;
  • to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation(spam).

You must not:

  • incase you are an adult, ask any information, details, data, including personal data, such as the full name, telephone number, photos, email address, school name, etc., from a minor (under the age of 18 or as any applicable law defines a minor) who is not a personal acquaintance;
  • pretend you are someone else other than your true identity;
  • deceive or amend or attempt to deceive or amend the App and Services in a way that grants you an unfair advantage of any features or special features of the App and Services over other users.

Interactive services

The App and our Services provide interactive services as the App is a food-focused social app. These include but are not limited to:

  • Chat rooms.
  • Comment Sections.
  • Instant messaging rooms

These interactive services may be monitored through human or technical means as we might decide in our sole discretion. We are entitled to moderate an interactive service. Where and in case we decide to and do moderate an interactive service, we will normally provide you with a means of contacting the moderator, should a concern or difficulty arise.

We will do our best to assess any possible risks for users (and in particular, for children) from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on the App and our Services, and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use)in the light of those risks. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our content standards and all applicable terms of this end-user license agreement, whether the service is moderated or not.

The use of any of our interactive services by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use an interactive service that it is important that they communicate with their children about their safety online, as moderation is not fool proof. Minors who are using any interactive service should be made aware of the potential risks to them.

Content standards

The App and our Services allow you to submit content and exchange ideas in the form of, or in relation to, recipes, comments, food, cuisine, food products, etc.  These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our site (Contribution), and to any interactive services associated with it.

The Content Standards must be complied with in spirit as well as to the letter. The standards apply to each part of any Contribution as well as to its whole. We, Platd, reserve the right to will determine, in our absolute discretion, whether a Contribution breaches the Content Standards.

A contribution must:

  • Be accurate (where it states facts).
  • Be genuinely held (where it states opinions).
  • Comply with the law applicable in the Republic of Cyprus and in any country from which it is posted

A contribution must not:

  • Be defamatory of any person.
  • Be obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
  • Bully, insult, intimidate or humiliate.
  • Promote sexually explicit material.
  • Include child sexual abuse material.
  • Promote violence.
  • Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
  • Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.
  • Be likely to deceive any person.
  • Breach any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
  • Promote any illegal content or activity.
  • Be in contempt of court.
  • Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
  • Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
  • Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
  • Give the impression that the Contribution emanates from us, if this is not the case.
  • Advocate, promote, incite any party to commit, or assist any unlawful or criminal act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.
  • Contain a statement which you know or believe, or have reasonable grounds for believing, that members of the public to whom the statement is, or is to be, published are likely to understand as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
  • Contain any advertising or promote any services or web links to other sites or any products or services of any third party unless with our permission and the permission of that third party.

In particular, regarding the Content that relates to the upload of recipes, you must:

  • Not upload any recipe that infringes or in a way that infringes the copyright or any other intellectual property right of any third party.
  • Not make any false representations as to the ownership of the recipe, either in your favour or the favour of any unauthorised third party.

Breach of the acceptable use policy

Where we consider that there is a breach of this acceptable use policy, we may take such action as we deem appropriate. Failure to comply with this acceptable use policy constitutes a serious breach of the terms upon which you are permitted to use our App andServices, and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions:

  • Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use the App and Services.
  • Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any Contribution uploaded by you to our site.
  • Issue of a warning to you.
  • Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis(including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs)resulting from the breach.
  • Further legal action against you.
  • ·Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary or as required by law.
  • Any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.

Changes to this policy

We may make changes to this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time. To ensure that you are always aware of how we use your personal information we will update this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time to reflect any changes to our use of your personal information. We may also make changes as required to comply with changes in applicable law or regulatory requirements. Where it is practicable, we will notify you by email of any significant changes.However, we encourage you to review this Acceptable Use Policy periodically to be informed of how we allow our users to use the App and Services.

Which laws apply to this policy and where you may bring legal proceedings

This policy is governed by Cypriot law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the Republic of Cyprus.

Account and subscription terms

In case you download, stream, or in any way use the Platd application you agree to be bound by the End-User License Agreement and the terms described or referred to in that agreement, including this Acceptable Use Policy.

Based on the End-User LicenseAgreement, we, Platd, license you to use:

  • the Platd mobile application software and/or the data supplied with the software, (App) and any updates or supplements to it.
  • Any related electronic documentation.
  • The service(s) you connect to via the App and the content we provide to you through it,

in accordance with, and subject to, all applicable terms, including the End-User License Agreement, this Acceptable UsePolicy, the Account and Subscription Terms, the Privacy Policy and the CookiesPolicy.

This policy describes the acceptable conduct and use we only allow our users in connection with theApp and the Services.

Important information about us
Who we are

We are Platd, a food-focused social media platform. Platd is a registered trade name with the Registrar of Companies of the Republic of Cyprus, owned by Aristos Michaelides.

Contact details

If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us:

  • Full name: Aristos Michaelides
  • Email address: ari@platd.co
  • Postal address: 15 Panathineon Street, Nicosia,Cyprus, 2333
  • Telephone number: +35799812373
  • Website: www.platd.co

What these terms cover

These Account and Subscription terms constitute the terms and conditions on which we allow you to use the App and the Services, either without charge or on the basis of a paid subscription through the use of an account.

These terms regulate the registration of an account with ourApp and your use of the App and the Services without charge for free accounts or through a paid subscription for premium accounts. These terms tell you who we are, how we will allow you to use the App and Services, how you and we may change or end our contract, what to do if there is a problem and other important information.  

Application stores' terms also apply

The ways in which you can use the App and Documentation may also be controlled by Play store (Google Play) rules and policies [https://play.google.com/intl/en-US_us/about/play-terms/, including all otherreferred and applicable rules and policies] and App Store rules and policies [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html, including all other referred and applicable rulesand policies], and these store’s rules and policies will apply instead of these terms where there are differences between the two.

Application details

The App allows you to upload, share and exchange recipes, asa home cook and not in the course of your business, with other users, and additionally socially interact with other users on the App who share the same interest in cooking.

Account registration, setup and creation

To be able to make any use of the App and the Services, you must first register an account by submitting your name, surname, email address, and your photo (in your discretion). To register you must submit a username or email or similar identifier and a password. You can also register an account and access the app via Gmail, Facebook, etc.

Please read carefully the Application Privacy Policy to find out our processing of your personal data in relation to your account registration process, and your responsibilities in relation to your access credentials, including your username or identifier and your password.

In case your account has been in any way violated you must let us know without any undue delay.

You must and are responsible to provide true and complete information and data during the registration process and throughout the use of the App and Services and keep them updated, if needed. You can only create an account for yourself.

Allowed use and features of free account

After you register your account in accordance with these terms, you will be able to use some features of the App and Services so long as you maintain the account without having to make any payment. The free use of theApp and Services by an account means you have a “Free Account”. Free Accounts are entitled to features that allow you to make good use of the App andServices but not to the full list of available features. A description of features associates with the Free Account is available via the App andServices.

We reserve the right to add or remove any features that Free Accountsmay use, in our own discretion and without prior notification to you.  

We make no representations as to the continuing availability of anyfeatures to Free Accounts.

We have no liability and responsibility for any addition or removal offeatures available to Free Accounts.

Termination and reactivation of account

You can terminate your account by:

  • Deactivating the account, and
  • Removing or uninstalling the App from your device.

If you choose to deactivate your account a prompt will inform you that if you do not log back in within the next 30 days, then your account will be permanently deleted along with any data it was related to. If you do log back in within those 30 days then the account deactivation will be cancelled and a prompt will appear to you informing you that the deactivation has been cancelled. This will only occur on the first login since choosing to deactivate the account.

Purchases

Premium account

We offer certain enhanced features in our App for theServices which you can purchase as a monthly subscription (“Subscription”).This renders you a Premium Account. A description of features associated with a PremiumAccount is available via the App and Services.

Purchase information and fees

When you purchase a Subscription, we may ask you to supply information relevant to your purchase, such as your credit card number, your card’s expiration date, your billing address.

You represent that you have the legal right to make apurchase and use such information to make the relevant purchase.

The amounts due and payable for the purchase of the Subscription will be presented to you clearly before you place an order. Please read carefully these terms.

If you choose to initiate a purchase, you authorise us to provide the relevant payment information to third parties so we can complete the transaction, and you also agree:

  • to pay all applicable fees and amounts,
  • that Platd may charge your credit card or third party payment processing account, including to your account with the app store (theGoogle Play or Apple App Store) where the App is available, and
  • bear and be responsible for any additional charges that any App Store, or bank or financial service provider may charge on your order.  

To purchase a Subscription to become a Premium Account or upgrade from aFree Account to a Premium Account, you must place a relevant order with us. The order is not binding on us until accepted and confirmed by us; we confirm the order by allowing you to proceed to make the payment for the relevant purchase of the Subscription. Once your payment is successful and the purchase of theSubscription is completed, we will send you an email confirming your purchase of the said Subscription and you becoming or upgrading to a Premium Account. All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable to the extent permitted by law and unless otherwise expressly provided herein.

We reserve the right to not process or cancel your order in certain circumstances in our sole discretion, for example if we suspect any fraud, your credit card is declined, or any other circumstance we deem appropriate in our sole discretion.

Changes to price terms and features for premium accounts

We reserve the right to change our pricing terms at any time and we will notify you in advance of such changes. Any such changes will not apply retroactively; in case of any Subscription renewals, the changes will take effect after we have communicated them to you.

If you do not agree with our changes in our pricing terms you may choose not to renew and/or cancel your Subscription in accordance with these terms.

You agree that your purchase of any Subscription is not subject to any expectation or contingent on the delivery of any additional functionality or features, or dependent on any publication or public comments made by us in relation to any such functionality or features.

We reserve the right to change the available features at any time and we will notify you in advance of such changes. Any such changes will not apply retroactively; in case of any Subscription renewals, the changes will take effect after we have communicated them to you.

Automatic renewal of subscriptions and cancelations

The amount for the purchase of any Subscription is payable and charged at the beginning of the monthly subscription period. Each monthly subscription period renews automatically for an additional month each time until you cancel it.

You must cancel your Subscription before it renews to prevent thebilling and payment of the fees for an additional monthly subscription period.

You can cancel the renewal of your subscription at any time with the AppStore or through the settings of your device or through any other means made available by your device or the App Store at any time. You will not receive a refund for the already-paid amount for the current and running subscription and you will continue your entitlement to the Premium Account until the end of theSubscription Period.

Incase you cancel your Premium Account you will be entitled to retain your FreeAccount until and unless you terminate or cancel the account in accordance with these terms.

Changes to these terms

We may make changes to these terms from time to time. To ensure that you are always aware of how you can use and create an account with the App and Services we will update these Account andSubscription Terms from time to time to reflect any relevant changes. We may also make changes as required to comply with changes in applicable law or regulatory requirements. Where it is practicable, we will notify you by email of any significant changes. However, we encourage you to review these Account and Subscription Terms periodically to be informed of how you can create or use an account with the App and Services.

Which laws apply to these terms and where you can begin legal proceedings

These terms are governed by Cypriot law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the Republic of Cyprus.

Who we are and what this agreement does

We, Platd, license you to use:

  • The Platd mobile application software and/or the data supplied with the software, (App) and any updates or supplements to it.
  • Any related electronic documentation.
  • The service you connect to via the App and the content we provide to you through it.

as permitted in these terms and other applicable terms that are described, or referred to, in these terms.

Who we are

We are Platd, a food-focused social app. Platd is a registered trade name with the Registrar of Companies of the Republic of Cyprus, owned by Aristos Michaelides.

Contact details

If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us:

  • Full name: Aristos Michaelides
  • Email address: ari@platd.co
  • Postal address: 15 Panathineon Street, Nicosia,Cyprus, 2333
  • Telephone number: +35799812373
  • Website: www.platd.co

Application details

The App allows you to upload, share and exchange recipes, asa home cook and not in the course of your business, with other users, and additionally socially interact with other users on the App who share the same interest in cooking.

Your privacy

We only use any personal data we collect through your use of the App and theServices in the ways set out in our privacy policy.

Please be aware that internet transmissions are never completely private or secure and that any message or information you send using the App or any Service may be read or intercepted by others, even if there is a special notice that a particular transmission is encrypted.

Application store's terms also apply

The ways in which you can use the App and Documentation may also be controlled by Play store (Google Play) rules and policies [https://play.google.com/intl/en-US_us/about/play-terms/, including all otherreferred and applicable rules and policies] and App Store rules and policies [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html, including all other referred and applicable rulesand policies], and these store’s rules and policies will apply instead of these terms where there are differences between the two.

Operating system requirements and availability

This app requires a smartphone with a minimum 5.0 Android and iOS 11 operating system. We have no responsibility if you have difficulty or cannot access the App, its content, and/or the Service for lack of appropriate, or for any problems with the, operating system or device or memory or any operating requirements.  

To use this App, an internet connection is essential. Subject to the availability of an internet connection, we will make all reasonable efforts to render this app accessible or available at all times, but we will not be responsible if the App is not accessible or available in all geographic areas or at all times, or if the quality of, and accessibility to, the App might be affected by factors, circumstances, or outside factors, circumstances that are outside our control.

We and/or our partners have no responsibility for the lack of availability of the App or for any difficulty or failure to download the App or to access its content or Service or for any failure in the network.  

We offer the App and/or our Services on an “as is” and/or “as available”basis without any explicit or implied guarantee or undertaking of any kind, therefore you use the App and Services on your own responsibility.

We do not guarantee or accept any responsibility that the use of the App and Services will be uninterrupted or free from error or virus or any other technical issue, and you agree that at times we will be permitted and entitled to suspend the App for indefinite periods of time or cancel the App at any time without any prior notification to you.

Support for the app and how to tell us about problems

Support. If you want to learn more about the App or the Service or have any problems using them please contact us at ari@platd.co .

Contacting us (including with complaints). If you think the App or the Services are faulty ormisdescribed or wish to contact us for any other reason, please email us at ari@platd.co  or call us on +35799812373.

How we will communicate with you. If we have to contact you, we will do so by email, by SMS or by pre-paid post, using the contact details you have provided to us.

How you may use the app

In return for you agreeing to comply with these terms, you may:

  • download or stream a copy of the App onto one mobile telephone of android or iOS operating system and view, use and display the App and the Service on such device for your personal purposes only.
  • use any Documentation to support your permitted use of the App and the Service.
  • make up to such number of copies of the App and the Documentation for back-up purposes to the extent the back-up is necessary for the lawful use of the App and the Documentation; and
  • receive and use any free supplementary software code or update of the App incorporating "patches" and corrections of errors as we may provide to you

You must 16 or over to accept these terms and use the app

You must be 16 or over to accept these terms and download or use the App. In case you are under 16 these terms must be read and accepted by each of your parent and/or guardian.

You may not transfer the app to someone use

We are giving you personally the right to use the App and the Service as set out above. You may not otherwise transfer the App or the Service to someone else, whether for money, for anything else or for free. If you sell any device on which the App is installed, you must remove the App from it.

Changes to these terms

We may need to change these terms to reflect changes in law or best practice or to deal with additional features which we introduce or for any other reason, in our sole discretion.

We are entitled to change these terms in our sole discretion without any notice. Any changes will take effect immediately upon publication. In case you continue using the App after the change of the terms, you will be deemed to have accepted the changed terms.

Please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

Update to the app and changes to the service

From time to time we may automatically update the App and change the Service to improve performance, enhance functionality, reflect changes to the operating system or address security issues. Alternatively, we may ask you to update the App for these reasons.

If you choose not to install such updates or if you opt out of automatic updates you may not be able to continue using the App and the Services

If someone else owns the device you are using

If you download or stream the App on to any phone or other device not owned by you, you must have the owner's permission to do so. You will be responsible for complying with these terms, whether or not you own the phone or other device.

We may collect technical data about your device

By using the App or any of theServices, you agree to us collecting and using technical information about the devices you use the App on and related software, hardware and peripherals to improve our products and to provide any Services to you.

We are not responsible for other websites you link to

The App or any Service may contain links to other independent websites which are not provided by us. Such independent sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for and have not checked and approved their content or their privacy policies (if any).

You will need to make your own independent judgement about whether to use any such independent sites, including whether to buy any products or services offered by them.

License restrictions

You agree that you will:

  • not rent, lease, sub-license, loan, provide, or otherwise make available, the App or the Services in any form, in whole or in part to any person without prior written consent from us;
  • not copy the App, Documentation or Services, except as part of the normal use of the App or where it is necessary for the purpose of back-up or operational security;
  • not translate, merge, adapt, vary, alter or modify, the whole or any part of the App, Documentation or Services nor permit the App or the Services or any part of them to be combined with, or become incorporated in, any other programs, except as necessary to use the App and the Services on devices as permitted in these terms;
  • not disassemble, de-compile, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on the whole or any part of the App or the Services nor attempt to do any such things, except to the extent that such actions cannot be prohibited because they are necessary to decompile the App to obtain the information necessary to create an independent program that can be operated with the App or with another program (PermittedObjective), and provided that the information obtained by you during such activities:
  • is not disclosed or communicated without the Licensor's prior written consent to any third party to whom it is not necessary to disclose or communicate it in order to achieve the Permitted Objective; and
  • is not used to create any software that is substantially similar in its expression to the App;
  • is kept secure; and
  • is used only for the Permitted Objective;
  • comply with all applicable technology control or export laws and regulations that apply to the technology used or supported by the App or any Service.

Acceptable use restrictions

You must:

  • not use the App or any Service in any unlawful manner, for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner inconsistent with these terms, in anyway that breaches any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation, or act fraudulently or maliciously or with fraudulent or malicious purpose or effect, for example, by hacking into or inserting malicious code, such as viruses, or harmful data, into the App, any Service or any operating system;
  • not knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.
  • not infringe our intellectual property rights or those of any third party in relation to your use of the App or any Service, including by the submission of any material;
  • not transmit any material that is defamatory, offensive or otherwise objectionable in relation to your use of the App or any Service;
  • not use the App or any Service in a way that could damage, disable, overburden, impair or compromise our systems or security or interfere with other users;
  • not collect or harvest any information or data from anyService or our systems or attempt to decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running any Service;
  • not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of ourApp in contravention with our or any third party intellectual property rights and any other applicable terms;
  • not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:
  • any part of the App;
  • any equipment or network on which the App is stored;
  • any software used in the provision of the App; or
  • any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

Intellectual property rights

All intellectual property rights in the App, the Documentation and the Services throughout the world belong to us (or our licensors) and the rights in the App and the Services are licensed (not sold) to you. You have no intellectual property rights in, or to, the App, the Documentation or the Services other than the right to use them in accordance with these terms.

Uploading content to the app

Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to the App, or to make contact with other users of the App, you must comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

You warrant that any such contribution does comply with those standards, and you will be liable to us and indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. This means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty.

Any content you upload to the App will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you are required to grant us and other users of our site a limited licence to use, store and copy that content and to distribute and make it available to third parties. The rights you license to us are described immediately below under Rights you are giving to us to use material you upload.

We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to our site constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy.

We have the right to remove any posting you make on our App if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

You are solely responsible for securing and backing up your content.

We do not store terrorist content.

Rights you are giving us to use the material you upload

When you upload or post content to the App, you grant us the following rights to use that content:

  • a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform that user-generated content in connection with the Apps and the Services to expire when you, as user, delete the content from the App.
  • a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence for other users, partners or advertisers to use the content in accordance with the functionality of the App such license to expire when the user deletes the content from the App.

Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

We are not responsible to you for any damage or loss you suffer by, or connected with, the use of theApp and/or our Services and/or the Documentation, including your use of any recipes, food product information, or any other information that we or any App user or customer uploads to the App and/or our Services and/or theDocumentation.

We specifically exclude all liability, to the extent permitted by law, in connection with or arising from your use of any content uploaded by other users, such as food recipes, food product information, food combinations, diet examples etc.

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

When we are liable for damage to your property. If defective digital content that we have supplied damages a device or digital content belonging to you, we will either repair the damage or pay you compensation. However, we will not be liable for damage that you could have avoided by following our advice to apply an update offered to you free of charge or for damage that was caused by you failing to correctly follow installation instructions or to have in place the minimum system requirements advised by us.

We are not liable for business losses. The App is for domestic and private use. If you use the App for any commercial, business or resale purpose we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

Limitations to the App and the Services. The App, the Services and the Documentation are provided for general information and entertainment purposes only. They do not offer advice on which you should rely. You must obtain professional or specialist advice, such as from nutritionists, dieticians, etc., before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of information obtained from the App, theService and the Documentation, or any content uploaded by App users. Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information provided by the App and the Service, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that such information is accurate, complete or up to date.

Please back-up content and data used with the App. We recommend that you back up any content and data used in connection with the App, to protect yourself in case of problems with the App or the Service.

Check that the App and the Services, and the content uploaded by us or other users are suitable for you. The App and the Services have not been developed to meet your individual requirements. Please check that the facilities and functions of the App and the Services (as described on the app store site and in theDocumentation) meet your requirements. Specifically, not all recipes, food recipes, food products, food combinations, diet examples etc. suit your health, diet, lifestyle, or any other aspect of yourself. You are responsible to ascertain whether any food-related information on the App might cause any allergies, health, diet, body, appetite problems, or any other problems or issues with yourself.

We are not responsible for events outside our control. If our provision of the Services or support for the App or the Services is delayed by an event outside our control then we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and we will take steps to minimise the effect of the delay.Provided we do this we will not be liable for delays caused by the event  but if there is a risk of substantial delay you may contact us to end your contract with us and receive a refund for anyServices you have paid for but not received.

We may end your rights to use the app and the services if you break these terms

We may end your rights to use the App and Services at any time by contacting you if you have broken these terms or any other applicable terms described or referred to in these terms. If what you have done can be put right we will give you a reasonable opportunity to do so. If we end your rights to use the App and Services:

  • You must stop all activities authorised by these terms, including your use of the App and any Services.
  • You must delete or remove the App from all devices in your possession and immediately destroy all copies of the App which you have and confirm to us that you have done this.
  • We may remotely access your devices and remove the App from them and cease providing you with access to the Services.
  • We may take all legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach.
  • Further legal action against you.
  • Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary or as required bylaw.
  • Any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.

We may transfer this agreement to someone else

We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.

You need our consent to transfer your rights to someone else

You may only transfer your rights or your obligations under these terms to another person if we agree in writing.

No rights for third parties

This agreement does not give rise to any rights for third parties under the Contract Law, Cap.149.

If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force

Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later

Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay intaking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date.

Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings

These terms are governed by Cypriot law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the Republic of Cyprus.

Alternative dispute resolution

Alternative dispute resolution is a process where an independent body considers the facts of a dispute and seeks to resolve it, without you having to go to court. If you are not happy with how we have handled any complaint, please note that disputes may be submitted for online resolution to the European Commission Online Dispute Resolution platform.

Acceptable Use Policy

Introduction

In case you download, stream, or in any way use the Platd application you agree to be bound by the End-User License Agreement and the terms described or referred to in that agreement, including this Acceptable Use Policy.

Based on the End-User LicenseAgreement, we, Platd, license you to use:

  • the Platd mobile application software and/or the data supplied with the software, (App) and any updates or supplements to it.
  • Any related electronic documentation.
  • The service(s) you connect to via the App and the content we provide to you through it,

in accordance with, and subject to, all applicable terms, including the End-User License Agreement, this Acceptable UsePolicy, the Account and Subscription Terms, the Privacy Policy and the Cookies Policy.

This policy describes the acceptable conduct and use we only allow our users in connection with theApp and the Services.

Important information about us
Who we are

We are Platd, a food-focused social media platform. Platd is a registered trade name with the Registrar of Companies of the Republic of Cyprus, owned by Aristos Michaelides.

Contact details

If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us:

  • Full name: Aristos Michaelides
  • Email address: ari@platd.co
  • Postal address: 15 Panathineon Street, Nicosia,Cyprus, 2333
  • Telephone number: +35799812373
  • Website: www.platd.co

Acceptable conduct and use restrictions

You agree not to use the App orServices:

  • for the purpose of harming or attempting to harm any other person, especially minors, in any way;
  • to bully, insult, intimidate or humiliate any person;
  • to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards as seen below;
  • to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation(spam).

You must not:

  • incase you are an adult, ask any information, details, data, including personal data, such as the full name, telephone number, photos, email address, school name, etc., from a minor (under the age of 18 or as any applicable law defines a minor) who is not a personal acquaintance;
  • pretend you are someone else other than your true identity;
  • deceive or amend or attempt to deceive or amend the App and Services in a way that grants you an unfair advantage of any features or special features of the App and Services over other users.

Interactive services

The App and our Services provide interactive services as the App is a food-focused social app. These include but are not limited to:

  • Chat rooms.
  • Comment Sections.
  • Instant messaging rooms

These interactive services may be monitored through human or technical means as we might decide in our sole discretion. We are entitled to moderate an interactive service. Where and in case we decide to and do moderate an interactive service, we will normally provide you with a means of contacting the moderator, should a concern or difficulty arise.

We will do our best to assess any possible risks for users (and in particular, for children) from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on the App and our Services, and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use)in the light of those risks. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our content standards and all applicable terms of this end-user license agreement, whether the service is moderated or not.

The use of any of our interactive services by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use an interactive service that it is important that they communicate with their children about their safety online, as moderation is not fool proof. Minors who are using any interactive service should be made aware of the potential risks to them.

Content standards

The App and our Services allow you to submit content and exchange ideas in the form of, or in relation to, recipes, comments, food, cuisine, food products, etc.  These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our site (Contribution), and to any interactive services associated with it.

The Content Standards must be complied with in spirit as well as to the letter. The standards apply to each part of any Contribution as well as to its whole. We, Platd, reserve the right to will determine, in our absolute discretion, whether a Contribution breaches the Content Standards.

A contribution must:

  • Be accurate (where it states facts).
  • Be genuinely held (where it states opinions).
  • Comply with the law applicable in the Republic of Cyprus and in any country from which it is posted

A contribution must not:

  • Be defamatory of any person.
  • Be obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
  • Bully, insult, intimidate or humiliate.
  • Promote sexually explicit material.
  • Include child sexual abuse material.
  • Promote violence.
  • Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
  • Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.
  • Be likely to deceive any person.
  • Breach any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
  • Promote any illegal content or activity.
  • Be in contempt of court.
  • Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
  • Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
  • Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
  • Give the impression that the Contribution emanates from us, if this is not the case.
  • Advocate, promote, incite any party to commit, or assist any unlawful or criminal act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.
  • Contain a statement which you know or believe, or have reasonable grounds for believing, that members of the public to whom the statement is, or is to be, published are likely to understand as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
  • Contain any advertising or promote any services or web links to other sites or any products or services of any third party unless with our permission and the permission of that third party.

In particular, regarding the Content that relates to the upload of recipes, you must:

  • Not upload any recipe that infringes or in a way that infringes the copyright or any other intellectual property right of any third party.
  • Not make any false representations as to the ownership of the recipe, either in your favour or the favour of any unauthorised third party.

Breach of the acceptable use policy

Where we consider that there is a breach of this acceptable use policy, we may take such action as we deem appropriate. Failure to comply with this acceptable use policy constitutes a serious breach of the terms upon which you are permitted to use our App andServices, and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions:

  • Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use the App and Services.
  • Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any Contribution uploaded by you to our site.
  • Issue of a warning to you.
  • Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis(including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs)resulting from the breach.
  • Further legal action against you.
  • ·Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary or as required by law.
  • Any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.

Changes to this policy

We may make changes to this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time. To ensure that you are always aware of how we use your personal information we will update this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time to reflect any changes to our use of your personal information. We may also make changes as required to comply with changes in applicable law or regulatory requirements. Where it is practicable, we will notify you by email of any significant changes.However, we encourage you to review this Acceptable Use Policy periodically to be informed of how we allow our users to use the App and Services.

Which laws apply to this policy and where you may bring legal proceedings

This policy is governed by Cypriot law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the Republic of Cyprus.

Account and subscription terms

In case you download, stream, or in any way use the Platd application you agree to be bound by the End-User License Agreement and the terms described or referred to in that agreement, including this Acceptable Use Policy.

Based on the End-User LicenseAgreement, we, Platd, license you to use:

  • the Platd mobile application software and/or the data supplied with the software, (App) and any updates or supplements to it.
  • Any related electronic documentation.
  • The service(s) you connect to via the App and the content we provide to you through it,

in accordance with, and subject to, all applicable terms, including the End-User License Agreement, this Acceptable UsePolicy, the Account and Subscription Terms, the Privacy Policy and the CookiesPolicy.

This policy describes the acceptable conduct and use we only allow our users in connection with theApp and the Services.

Important information about us
Who we are

We are Platd, a food-focused social media platform. Platd is a registered trade name with the Registrar of Companies of the Republic of Cyprus, owned by Aristos Michaelides.

Contact details

If you have any questions about these terms, please contact us:

  • Full name: Aristos Michaelides
  • Email address: ari@platd.co
  • Postal address: 15 Panathineon Street, Nicosia,Cyprus, 2333
  • Telephone number: +35799812373
  • Website: www.platd.co

What these terms cover

These Account and Subscription terms constitute the terms and conditions on which we allow you to use the App and the Services, either without charge or on the basis of a paid subscription through the use of an account.

These terms regulate the registration of an account with ourApp and your use of the App and the Services without charge for free accounts or through a paid subscription for premium accounts. These terms tell you who we are, how we will allow you to use the App and Services, how you and we may change or end our contract, what to do if there is a problem and other important information.  

Application stores' terms also apply

The ways in which you can use the App and Documentation may also be controlled by Play store (Google Play) rules and policies [https://play.google.com/intl/en-US_us/about/play-terms/, including all otherreferred and applicable rules and policies] and App Store rules and policies [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html, including all other referred and applicable rulesand policies], and these store’s rules and policies will apply instead of these terms where there are differences between the two.

Application details

The App allows you to upload, share and exchange recipes, asa home cook and not in the course of your business, with other users, and additionally socially interact with other users on the App who share the same interest in cooking.

Account registration, setup and creation

To be able to make any use of the App and the Services, you must first register an account by submitting your name, surname, email address, and your photo (in your discretion). To register you must submit a username or email or similar identifier and a password. You can also register an account and access the app via Gmail, Facebook, etc.

Please read carefully the Application Privacy Policy to find out our processing of your personal data in relation to your account registration process, and your responsibilities in relation to your access credentials, including your username or identifier and your password.

In case your account has been in any way violated you must let us know without any undue delay.

You must and are responsible to provide true and complete information and data during the registration process and throughout the use of the App and Services and keep them updated, if needed. You can only create an account for yourself.

Allowed use and features of free account

After you register your account in accordance with these terms, you will be able to use some features of the App and Services so long as you maintain the account without having to make any payment. The free use of theApp and Services by an account means you have a “Free Account”. Free Accounts are entitled to features that allow you to make good use of the App andServices but not to the full list of available features. A description of features associates with the Free Account is available via the App andServices.

We reserve the right to add or remove any features that Free Accountsmay use, in our own discretion and without prior notification to you.  

We make no representations as to the continuing availability of anyfeatures to Free Accounts.

We have no liability and responsibility for any addition or removal offeatures available to Free Accounts.

Termination and reactivation of account

You can terminate your account by:

  • Deactivating the account, and
  • Removing or uninstalling the App from your device.

If you choose to deactivate your account a prompt will inform you that if you do not log back in within the next 30 days, then your account will be permanently deleted along with any data it was related to. If you do log back in within those 30 days then the account deactivation will be cancelled and a prompt will appear to you informing you that the deactivation has been cancelled. This will only occur on the first login since choosing to deactivate the account.

Purchases

Premium account

We offer certain enhanced features in our App for theServices which you can purchase as a monthly subscription (“Subscription”).This renders you a Premium Account. A description of features associated with a PremiumAccount is available via the App and Services.

Purchase information and fees

When you purchase a Subscription, we may ask you to supply information relevant to your purchase, such as your credit card number, your card’s expiration date, your billing address.

You represent that you have the legal right to make apurchase and use such information to make the relevant purchase.

The amounts due and payable for the purchase of the Subscription will be presented to you clearly before you place an order. Please read carefully these terms.

If you choose to initiate a purchase, you authorise us to provide the relevant payment information to third parties so we can complete the transaction, and you also agree:

  • to pay all applicable fees and amounts,
  • that Platd may charge your credit card or third party payment processing account, including to your account with the app store (theGoogle Play or Apple App Store) where the App is available, and
  • bear and be responsible for any additional charges that any App Store, or bank or financial service provider may charge on your order.  

To purchase a Subscription to become a Premium Account or upgrade from aFree Account to a Premium Account, you must place a relevant order with us. The order is not binding on us until accepted and confirmed by us; we confirm the order by allowing you to proceed to make the payment for the relevant purchase of the Subscription. Once your payment is successful and the purchase of theSubscription is completed, we will send you an email confirming your purchase of the said Subscription and you becoming or upgrading to a Premium Account. All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable to the extent permitted by law and unless otherwise expressly provided herein.

We reserve the right to not process or cancel your order in certain circumstances in our sole discretion, for example if we suspect any fraud, your credit card is declined, or any other circumstance we deem appropriate in our sole discretion.

Changes to price terms and features for premium accounts

We reserve the right to change our pricing terms at any time and we will notify you in advance of such changes. Any such changes will not apply retroactively; in case of any Subscription renewals, the changes will take effect after we have communicated them to you.

If you do not agree with our changes in our pricing terms you may choose not to renew and/or cancel your Subscription in accordance with these terms.

You agree that your purchase of any Subscription is not subject to any expectation or contingent on the delivery of any additional functionality or features, or dependent on any publication or public comments made by us in relation to any such functionality or features.

We reserve the right to change the available features at any time and we will notify you in advance of such changes. Any such changes will not apply retroactively; in case of any Subscription renewals, the changes will take effect after we have communicated them to you.

Automatic renewal of subscriptions and cancelations

The amount for the purchase of any Subscription is payable and charged at the beginning of the monthly subscription period. Each monthly subscription period renews automatically for an additional month each time until you cancel it.

You must cancel your Subscription before it renews to prevent thebilling and payment of the fees for an additional monthly subscription period.

You can cancel the renewal of your subscription at any time with the AppStore or through the settings of your device or through any other means made available by your device or the App Store at any time. You will not receive a refund for the already-paid amount for the current and running subscription and you will continue your entitlement to the Premium Account until the end of theSubscription Period.

Incase you cancel your Premium Account you will be entitled to retain your FreeAccount until and unless you terminate or cancel the account in accordance with these terms.

Changes to these terms

We may make changes to these terms from time to time. To ensure that you are always aware of how you can use and create an account with the App and Services we will update these Account andSubscription Terms from time to time to reflect any relevant changes. We may also make changes as required to comply with changes in applicable law or regulatory requirements. Where it is practicable, we will notify you by email of any significant changes. However, we encourage you to review these Account and Subscription Terms periodically to be informed of how you can create or use an account with the App and Services.

Which laws apply to these terms and where you can begin legal proceedings

These terms are governed by Cypriot law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the Republic of Cyprus.