TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Last updated: July 15, 2024

These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and FlintCast s.r.o., a company duly incorporated under the laws of Czech Republic, having principal place of business at Roháčova 145/14, Žižkov, 130 00 Praha 3 Česká republika (“we,” “us” or “our”), concerning your access to and use of our mobile application TALKIE LIVE as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or website related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the “Application” and/or the “Services”). You agree that by accessing the Application, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions Use. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS and CONDITIONS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE APPLICATION AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted in the Application from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms and Conditions at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms and Conditions and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms and Conditions to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms and Conditions by your continued use of the Application after the date such revised Terms are posted.

The information provided in the Application is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Application from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

The Application is intended for users who are at least 18 years of age or over or the age of majority in the country in which the users reside if that happens to be greater than 18.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Unless otherwise indicated, the Application is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Application (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws of the applicable laws, foreign jurisdictions, and international conventions. The Content and the Marks are provided in the Application “AS IS” for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, no part of the Application and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission. Provided that you are eligible to use the Application, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Application and to download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Application, Content and the Marks.

USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the Application, you represent and warrant that: (1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete; (2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary; (3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms; (4) you are not under the age of 18 or the age of majority in the country in which you reside if that happens to be greater than 18; (5) not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside; (6) you will not access the Application through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise; (7) you will not use the Application for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and (8) your use of the Application will not violate any applicable law or regulation; (9) if necessary you will provide KYC documents to us within a period not exceeding 5 days from the moment of receiving the relevant request from us.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Application (or any portion thereof).

Where necessary we may from time to time request KYC documents from you in order to verify your identity and age and their match to the information provided by you in your profile. KYC documents means the documents that include, inter alia, your passport or ID and/or any personal data requested during the verification process.

USER REGISTRATION

To access or use some of our Services You must register an account with us. When you create an account, you may be required to provide accurate and up-to-date information such as your full name, age, telephone number, email address, banking details, country of residence, and other information. It is important that you maintain and promptly update your details and any other information you provide to us, to keep such information current and complete.

You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

You agree that you are solely responsible to us and to others for the activity that occurs under your account.

We reserve the right to disable your user account at any time, including if you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms, or if activities occur on your account which, in our sole discretion, would or might cause damage to or impair the Services or infringe or violate any third party rights, or violate any applicable laws or regulations.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You may not access or use the Application for any purpose other than that for which we make the Application available. The Application may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

As a user of the Application, you agree not to:

USER-GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS

The Application may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in message boards, and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or in the Application, including but not limited to text, messages, emails, writings, video, audio, photographs, images, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material and content (collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Application and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you transmit may be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:

Any use of the Application in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Application.

You understand and agree that we may monitor or review your Contributions and we have the right to remove, edit, restrict, block or prevent access to any of your Contributions at any time in our sole discretion. You further understand and agree that we have no obligation to display or review your Contributions.

CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

By posting your Contributions to any part of the Application or making Contributions accessible to the Application by linking your account from the Application to any of your social networking accounts, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute such Contributions (including, without limitation, your image and voice) for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such Contributions, and grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. The use and distribution may occur in any media format and through any media channels.

This license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed, and includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide. You waive all moral rights in your Contributions, and you warrant that moral rights have not otherwise been asserted in your Contributions.

We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, (1) to edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions; (2) to re-categorize any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations in the Application; and (3) to pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.

MOBILE APPLICATION LICENSE

For your access to the Application via a mobile application, we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to install and use the mobile application on wireless electronic devices owned or controlled by you, and to access and use the mobile application on such devices strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions of this mobile application license contained in these Terms. You shall not: (1) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, or decrypt the application; (2) make any modification, adaptation, improvement, enhancement, translation, or derivative work from the application; (3) violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations in connection with your access or use of the application; (4) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice (including any notice of copyright or trademark) posted by us or the licensors of the application; (5) use the application for any revenue generating endeavor, commercial enterprise, or other purpose for which it is not designed or intended; (6) make the application available over a network or other environment permitting access or use by multiple devices or users at the same time; (7) use the application for creating a product, service, or software that is, directly or indirectly, competitive with or in any way a substitute for the application; (8) use the application to send automated queries to any website or to send any unsolicited commercial e-mail; or (9) use any proprietary information or any of our interfaces or our other intellectual property in the design, development, manufacture, licensing, or distribution of any applications, accessories, or devices for use with the application.

SUBMISSIONS

You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the Application ("Submissions") provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgement or compensation to you. You hereby waive all moral rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to submit such Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your Submissions.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

The Application may contain (or you may be sent via the Application) links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by us, and we are not responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Application or any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Application, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content. If you decide to leave the Application and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and you should be aware these Terms no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from the Application or relating to any applications you use or install from the Application. You shall hold us harmless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or any contact with Third-Party Websites.

ADVERTISERS

We may allow advertisers to display their advertisements and other information in certain areas of the Application. If you are an advertiser, you shall take full responsibility for any advertisements you place in the Application and any services provided in the Application or products sold through those advertisements. Further, as an advertiser, you warrant and represent that you possess all rights and authority to place advertisements in the Application, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, publicity rights, and contractual rights. We simply provide the space to place such advertisements, and we have no other relationship with advertisers.

APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Application for violations of these Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Terms, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Application or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Application in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Application.

ONLINE PURCHASES

You must provide true, accurate, and complete information about yourself and provide a non-fraudulent means of payment when conducting online purchases with us. If you provide any personal or financial information that is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, or if we have reasonable grounds to suspect that the information you provide is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, we have the right to void related financial transactions, to revoke all associated purchases acquired via such transactions, and to refer to appropriate authorities the details of such incidents.

PAYMENTS AND REFUNDS

When you purchase the Application from any application store, as well as subscriptions and in-app purchases, the payment for such purchases may be processed either by third parties on our behalf, or directly by the owner of the application store. When purchasing the Application, as well as subscriptions and in-app purchases, you agree that the digital content will be available to you immediately, and acknowledge that you will lose your rights to the 14 days cancellation period and refunds available for EU and EEA residents. If you download the Application from the online store owner, before effecting the purchase from the online store, please also review and accept the terms and conditions of the online store owner with regard to your rights to cancel orders and get related refunds. Thus, if you have any payment-related issues, then you need to contact App Store or Google Play, or any other relevant application store directly.

All purchases and redemptions of in-app purchases, as well as payments for the Subscriptions made through the Services are final and non-refundable, except when required by law. You agree that we are not required to provide a refund for in-app purchases for any reason and that you will not receive money or other compensation for unused in-app purchases, whether you lost the right for the use of the Application or the relevant services under these Terms and Conditions voluntary or involuntary.

Please note that if you request your personal data to be erased, you will permanently and without a right to a refund lose all your in-app purchases as we can no longer associate such in-app purchases with you.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscription. If you purchase a recurring subscription, you are subscribing to an automatically renewing subscription requiring recurring payments at the stated frequency (e.g. monthly or annually) until you cancel the subscription. You authorize the third party on behalf of us or directly the owner of the app store to charge you the first subscription fee and any applicable taxes on or after the date you purchase your subscription or after the free trial ends. You will receive an electronic confirmation of the receipt of payment from the subscription merchant indicating the following: confirmation of your consent to the subscription, start date of the subscription, length of any trial period, introductory offer or promotional period, details of the service, transaction amount and billing frequency, transaction date, disclosure that the cardholder will be charged unless cardholder takes steps to cancel any subsequent transaction, link to enable you to easily cancel any subsequent transactions online. Subscription will automatically continue at the selected interval, and you will continue to be charged at the stated price (including any applicable taxes), unless prior to the end of the current subscription period: (a) you terminate your account; (b) you cancel your subscription; (c) subscription is declined; (d) these Terms are otherwise properly terminated as expressly permitted herein.

Free Trials. From time to time, to the extent legally permitted, we may offer free trials of certain subscriptions for specified periods of time without payment. If we offer a free trial, the specific terms of the free trial will be provided in the marketing materials describing the particular trial or at registration. Once free trial ends, we (or third party payment processor) will begin billing your designated payment method on a recurring basis for the subscription (plus any applicable taxes and other charges) for as long as your subscription continues unless you cancel your subscription prior to the end of the free trial. You hereby acknowledge that you will not receive a notice from us that your free trial has ended or that the paid portion of the subscription has begun.

Subscription Cancellation. You may cancel your subscription at any time by following the subscription cancellation policy applicable to the relevant app store.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Application infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify us using the contact information provided below.

TERM AND TERMINATION

These Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Application. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF USE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, DENY ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE APPLICATION (INCLUDING BLOCKING CERTAIN IP ADDRESSES), TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS OF USE OR OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. WE MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OR PARTICIPATION IN THE APPLICATION OR DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT AND ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION THAT YOU POSTED AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.

MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Application at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information in our Application. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Application without notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Application.

We cannot guarantee the Application will be available at all times. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Application at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Application during any downtime or discontinuance of the Application. Nothing in these Terms will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Application or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.

GOVERNING LAW

These Terms and your use of the Application are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal action of whatever nature brought by either you or us shall be commenced or prosecuted in the courts located in England.

In performance of these terms and the Service, we will be bound by the applicable law of England and Wales, law and regulations of the EU, as well as applicable card schemes’ regulations (if applicable).

DISCLAIMER

THE APPLICATION IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE APPLICATION SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE APPLICATION’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THIS APPLICATION AND WE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE APPLICATION, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE APPLICATION, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE APPLICATION BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE APPLICATION. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE APPLICATION.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS OR IDENTITY CHECKS ON OUR USERS OR OTHERWISE INVESTIGATE THEIR BACKGROUND. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES REGARDING THE CONDUCT, PERSONALITY, HEALTH, PHYSICAL CONDITION, INTENT, LEGALITY OR TRUTH OF USERS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT - AND YOU AUTHORIZE US TO CONDUCT - ANY CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK OR OTHER CHECK (SUCH AS SEX OFFENDER REGISTER SEARCH) AT ANY TIME USING AVAILABLE PUBLIC RECORDS, AND YOU AGREE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE MAY BE USED FOR THESE PURPOSES. IF WE ELECT TO CONDUCT A VALIDATION THROUGH A CONSUMER RATING AGENCY, YOU AUTHORIZE US TO RECEIVE AND USE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO DETERMINE YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IN CASE WE SUSPECT OR DETECT ANY SUCH ACTIVITY RELATED TO HUMAN AND(OR) SEX TRAFFICKING, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REPORT SUCH SUSPECTED AND(OR) DETECTED ACTIVITY TO THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVING APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. WE WILL ALSO ACCEPT REPORTS ON THE SAME FROM THE USERS THROUGH THE CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS REFERRED HEREUNDER.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE APPLICATION, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR MAXIMUM LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED USD 500,00.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Application; (3) breach of these Terms and Conditions; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms and Conditions; (5) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Application with whom you connected via the Application. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES

You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically, via email, and in the Application, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing.

MISCELLANEOUS

These Terms and Conditions and any policies or operating rules posted by us in the Application constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and us. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. We may assign any or all of our rights and obligations to others at any time. We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond our reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship created between you and us as a result of these Terms and Conditions or use of the Application.

CONTACT US

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Application, please contact us at: [email protected]. To receive further information regarding the use of the Application, please contact us at: [email protected].