These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Leaptory Tech Limited (a Hong Kong limited company; "Leaptory," "we," "us," or "our"). They govern your access to and use of the Pop mobile application, the website at https://pop.leaptory.com, and all related features, services, and content (collectively, the "Services"). PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. THEY INCLUDE A BINDING ARBITRATION CLAUSE AND CLASS-ACTION WAIVER (SECTION 18) THAT AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. By using the Services, you confirm that you have read these Terms, agree to be bound by them, and have the legal capacity to enter into them.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old (or the higher minimum age required by applicable law). We reserve the right to refuse service or terminate accounts at our sole discretion.
2. Account Registration and Security
One account per individual. Accurate registration information required. You are responsible for safeguarding your credentials. Close your account at info@leaptory.com or via Profile → Delete Account.
3. License to Use the Services
Limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license for personal non-commercial use only. No reverse engineering, scraping, framing, or competing-product development.
4. User Content
You retain ownership of your User Content and grant Leaptory a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid-up, transferable, sublicensable license to use, host, modify, and distribute it solely for the purpose of operating, providing, promoting, and improving the Services. We have no obligation to monitor User Content but reserve the right to remove it. Pop bubbles expire on a timer, but we cannot prevent recipients from screenshotting, recording, or sharing User Content off-platform.
5. Acceptable Use; Community Standards
No harassment, illegal content, child-safety violations, hate speech, spam, commercial use without consent, illegal solicitation, reverse engineering, security interference, automated access, identity misrepresentation, or sanctions/export-control violations.
6. Safety; In-Person Meetings; Use At Your Own Risk
Pop is a communications tool, not a dating, escort, matchmaking, security, identity-verification, or background-check service. WE DO NOT CONDUCT BACKGROUND CHECKS OR IDENTITY VERIFICATION beyond limited phone-number verification. MEETINGS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER USERS ARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. We are not responsible for the conduct of any user, on or off the Services. You release Leaptory from claims arising out of disputes with other users.
7. Privacy
See our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
8. Third-Party Services
Apple App Store, Google Play, APNS, FCM, Twilio Verify and other third-party services are governed by their own terms. We disclaim all liability for them.
9. Intellectual Property of Leaptory
All rights, title, and interest in the Services (other than your User Content) belong to Leaptory or our licensors and are protected by Hong Kong, international, and other applicable IP laws.
10. Copyright Infringement Notices
Send DMCA-compliant notices to info@leaptory.com with subject "DMCA Notice". We may terminate accounts of repeat infringers.
11. Service Modifications; Availability
We may modify, suspend, replace, or discontinue the Services at any time, with or without notice. The Services are provided on an "as available" basis. Beta features come with no warranty.
12. Termination
You may terminate at any time. We may terminate or suspend your access at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including violations of these Terms.
13. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE," AND "WITH ALL FAULTS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WE DO NOT WARRANT UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION, DELIVERY OF ANY POP, MESSAGE, OR NOTIFICATION, OR THAT ANY USER IS WHO THEY CLAIM TO BE.
14. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LEAPTORY IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF HKD 100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID US IN THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS.
15. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Leaptory from any claims arising out of your use of the Services, your User Content, your interactions with other users (including in-person meetings), your breach of these Terms, or your violation of law or third-party rights.
16. Apple App Store and Google Play Specific Terms
Apple is not responsible for the application; Apple is a third-party beneficiary entitled to enforce these Terms; you must not be located in a U.S.-embargoed country or on a prohibited-parties list. Google Play Terms of Service apply if obtained from Google Play.
17. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.
18. Dispute Resolution; Binding Arbitration; Class-Action Waiver
Disputes are first attempted by good-faith negotiation, then resolved by binding arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) under its Administered Arbitration Rules, in Hong Kong, in English, by a sole arbitrator. Class actions are waived. Either party may seek injunctive relief in court to protect IP or enforce these Terms.
19. Modifications to These Terms
Material changes communicated via in-app or email at least 7 days before they take effect. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.
20. Miscellaneous
Entire agreement, severability, no waiver, no assignment by you (we may assign freely), force majeure, no third-party beneficiaries (except Apple as noted), notices via in-app/email/info@leaptory.com, ambiguities not construed against the drafter.
21. Language and Authoritative Version
The English version is the authoritative and legally binding version. If there is any conflict, ambiguity, or discrepancy between the English version and any translation, the English version shall prevail in all respects.