Terms of Service

1. Acceptance

These Terms of Service form a binding agreement between you and Qrious Technologies Inc., a Delaware C-Corporation headquartered at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808, USA (“Qrious”, “we”, “us”).

By creating an account, downloading the app, or using qrious.social, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Age Requirement

You must be at least 18 years old to use the Service. We will close any account we believe belongs to a person under 18.

3. Your Account

• Real you. Use accurate information when you sign up. Don’t impersonate anyone.
• One person, one account. Accounts are personal and non-transferable. You are responsible for what happens under your account.
• Keep credentials safe. If you suspect unauthorized access, change your password and contact support@qrious.social immediately.

4. The Service

QRIOUS is a multi-context social platform built around seven separate personas: Romance, Community, Career, Adventure, Learn, Create, and Family. Each persona is independently configured by you and visible only within its own context. Context separation is enforced at the system level.

We do not guarantee that you will meet anyone, match with anyone, or have any specific outcome. We provide the tools and the place; the rest is up to you and the people you meet.

5. Your Content

You keep ownership of the photos, text, and other content you post (“Your Content”). By posting it, you grant Qrious a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, and transmit Your Content for the sole purpose of operating and improving the Service. This license ends when you delete the content or your account, except where retention is required by law or for safety records.

You are responsible for Your Content. You represent that you have all rights necessary to post it and that it does not violate any law or any other person’s rights.

6. Persona & Context Rules

• Your persona in one context (e.g., Romance) is not automatically visible in another (e.g., Career). Don’t use one context to recruit users into another.
• Don’t use Romance as a sales channel, Career as a dating channel, or Family as advertising.
• Don’t link or screenshot content from one persona into another to expose someone’s separation by surprise.
• Don’t create multiple accounts to evade blocks or trust tier scoring.

7. IRL Bridge & Trust Tiers

QRIOUS uses QR-code confirmations to verify that two users actually met in person (“IRL Bridge”). Confirmed meetings raise your trust tier and improve match quality for both sides.

Confirmations are mutual: both users have to scan. Fake or forced confirmations are a violation of these Terms and may result in account termination.

8. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use the Service to harass, stalk, threaten, defame, or impersonate any person.
• Post sexually explicit material involving minors, non-consensual intimate imagery, or any content depicting violence against persons or animals.
• Send unsolicited commercial messages, spam, chain messages, or run promotions through the Service without our written permission.
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest data from other users or the Service.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code or models from the Service.
• Use the Service in a country embargoed by the United States or while on a U.S. government denied-parties list.
• Interfere with the security or normal operation of the Service, including bypassing rate limits or trust mechanisms.

9. Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

QRIOUS offers paid tiers: Flash (USD $19.99/month), Glow (USD $34.99/month), and Aura (USD $69.99/month). Prices may differ by region and may be adjusted with notice. Founder pricing or city-launch discounts may apply during specific windows.

Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each billing period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before renewal. You can cancel anytime through your platform’s subscription settings (Apple ID, Google Play, or Stripe customer portal).

Purchases are processed by Apple App Store, Google Play, or Stripe and governed by their refund policies. RevenueCat manages subscription state across platforms. We never see your full payment card.

For EU and UK consumers: you have a 14-day right of withdrawal from the day you enter into the subscription contract (Art. 9 EU Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU). For digital content delivered immediately, that right is lost only when you have given prior express consent and acknowledged that you lose the right of withdrawal once the service has begun (Art. 16(m) CRD). At checkout we ask for that acknowledgement explicitly; if you do not give it, you keep the 14-day window. For purchases through Apple or Google, refunds are also subject to the platform’s own policy and are processed by that platform.

For California users (auto-renewal): we present the auto-renewal terms clearly before you subscribe and you affirmatively accept them. For annual subscriptions, we will send a reminder between 3 and 21 days before each renewal in line with Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §17602. You can cancel at any time through the store of purchase, and the link to do so is shown in your account.

10. Device Permissions

The app asks for the following permissions. You can grant or revoke each at any time in your device settings.

• Location: Required for matching, discovery, and venue recommendations. Background location is opt-in only.
• Camera: Needed to take photos for your profile and to scan QR codes during IRL Bridge confirmations.
• Photo Library: Needed to upload existing photos to your profile. We access only photos you explicitly select.
• Notifications: Used to alert you to matches, messages, and meeting confirmations. Optional.
• Contacts, Calendar, Health, Biometrics: We do not request these. Face ID and fingerprint stay on your device.

11. Account Deletion

You can delete your account from inside the app (Settings → Account → Delete account) or by emailing privacy@qrious.social.

On deletion, we remove your profile, personas, and matches within 30 days. Some records may be retained longer where required by law or for safety reasons (e.g., abuse reports). Anonymized analytics that cannot be tied back to you may be retained indefinitely.

12. License Grant & App Store Terms

Subject to these Terms, Qrious grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the app on devices you own or control.

Apple App Store: Licensed Application End User License Agreement

If you obtained the app from the Apple App Store, the following provisions apply in addition to these Terms. They reflect the Apple Licensed Application End User License Agreement (“Apple EULA”). In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the Apple EULA with respect to provisions Apple requires us to include, the Apple EULA governs to the extent of that conflict.

• Scope of License. The license is granted only for use on an Apple-branded product that you own or control and as permitted by the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. The license is non-transferable except as permitted by Apple.
• Maintenance and Support. Qrious, not Apple, is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services for the app, as required by applicable law. Apple has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support.
• Warranty. Qrious is solely responsible for any product warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. In the event of any failure of the app to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple will refund the purchase price you paid for the app; to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the app. Any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses attributable to a failure to conform to a warranty are the sole responsibility of Qrious.
• Product Claims. Qrious, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the app or your use of it, including (i) product liability claims, (ii) any claim that the app fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation.
• Intellectual Property Rights. In the event of any third-party claim that the app or your use of it infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, Qrious, not Apple, is solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any such claim.
• Legal Compliance. You represent that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country, and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• Developer Name and Address. Qrious Technologies Inc., 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808, USA. For support: support@qrious.social. For legal: legal@qrious.social.
• Third Party Terms. You must comply with any applicable third-party terms when using the app (for example, your wireless data service plan).
• Third Party Beneficiary. Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

Google Play

If you obtained the app from Google Play, you acknowledge that these Terms are between you and Qrious only, not with Google. Google is not responsible for the app or its content. Your use is also subject to the Google Play Terms of Service and the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement, including the latter’s § 6. Google is entitled to enforce these Terms as a third-party beneficiary to the extent applicable.

You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

13. Termination

You can stop using the Service or delete your account at any time. We can suspend or terminate your account if we believe you have violated these Terms, posed a safety risk to other users, or used the Service in a way that exposes us to legal risk.

On termination, your right to use the Service ends. Sections that by their nature should survive (ownership, disclaimers, liability, arbitration, governing law) will survive.

14. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Qrious disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or that it will meet your expectations. We do not screen, vet, or background-check other users. Meeting people you find on QRIOUS, online or in person, is at your own risk. Use common sense, meet in public places, and tell a friend where you are going.

15. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Qrious and its affiliates, directors, employees, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with the Service.

Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) USD $100 or (b) the amounts you paid us in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by our negligence, (ii) gross negligence or willful misconduct, (iii) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or (iv) any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law (including, where applicable, § 309 Nr. 7 of the German Civil Code and equivalent EU consumer protections).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. In those jurisdictions, the exclusions and limitations above apply only to the extent permitted by law, and your statutory consumer rights are not affected.

16. Arbitration & Class Waiver (U.S. Users)

If you are a resident of the United States, you and Qrious agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The seat of arbitration is Wilmington, Delaware. The arbitrator, not any court, has exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this arbitration agreement.

You and Qrious waive the right to participate in a class action, class arbitration, or representative proceeding. Either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court if the dispute qualifies.

You can opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to legal@qrious.social within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. The opt-out has no other effect on your account or your use of the Service.

This arbitration agreement and the class-action waiver in p2 do not apply where prohibited by law. Users outside the United States are not bound by this arbitration clause, and the class-action waiver does not apply to the extent it is unenforceable, including against consumers in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and any U.S. state whose law renders such waivers unenforceable. Nothing in this section deprives you of any mandatory right to bring an individual or representative claim under your local law.

17. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction whose laws grant you mandatory consumer protections, nothing in this section deprives you of those protections.

18. DMCA & Copyright

If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a DMCA notice to our Designated Agent (below) with: (a) a signature of the rights holder or an authorized agent; (b) identification of the work claimed to be infringed; (c) identification of the allegedly infringing material and where it appears on the Service; (d) your contact information; (e) a statement of good-faith belief that the use is unauthorized; and (f) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the rights holder.

We will respond to valid notices and may remove allegedly infringing content. Repeat infringers will have their accounts terminated.

Designated Agent under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(2)

Qrious Technologies Inc.

dmca@qrious.social

The Designated Agent is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Counter-notifications and other notices under 17 U.S.C. § 512 should be sent to the same agent.

Counter-Notification (17 U.S.C. § 512(g))

If your content was removed and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, you may send a counter-notification to dmca@qrious.social containing: (a) your physical or electronic signature; (b) identification of the material that was removed and the location at which it appeared before removal; (c) a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; (d) your name, address, and phone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the U.S., for any judicial district in which we may be found), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notice. We may replace the removed material in not less than ten and not more than fourteen business days after we receive the counter-notification, unless the rights holder files an action seeking a court order restraining the activity.

19. EU Digital Services Act (Notice & Action)

For users in the European Union, the following applies in addition to section 18 (DMCA). It implements our obligations under the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, “DSA”).

• Notice-and-action mechanism (Art. 16). You can submit a sufficiently substantiated notice about illegal content to legal@qrious.social. A valid notice should include: a reasoned explanation of why the content is illegal, the exact URL or identifier of the content, your name and contact details (unless the content concerns Articles 3–7 of Directive 2011/93/EU), and a good-faith declaration that the information is accurate and complete.
• Statement of reasons (Art. 17). When we restrict the visibility of, suspend or terminate the provision of the service, suspend or terminate an account, or restrict monetization in connection with information provided by a user, we will provide that user with a clear and specific statement of reasons.
• Internal complaint-handling (Art. 20). You may lodge a complaint against any of our content moderation decisions through our in-app appeal flow or by emailing legal@qrious.social within six months of being notified of the decision. Complaints are reviewed by qualified personnel under human supervision.
• Out-of-court dispute settlement (Art. 21). You may also refer the dispute to a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body in your Member State. Our internal complaint-handling system is not a precondition to using such a body.
• Single point of contact. Single point of contact for users and authorities under Articles 11 and 12 DSA: legal@qrious.social. Communications may be sent in English or German.
• EU Legal Representative (Art. 13 DSA). Pablo Daniel Oba (Berlin, Germany) acts as our legal representative in the European Union for matters relating to the Digital Services Act. Contact: dpo@qrious.social. The Member States, the European Commission, and the European Board for Digital Services may address all communications relating to the DSA to this contact.

20. Boilerplate

• Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold Qrious harmless from claims arising out of your use of the Service, your content, or your violation of these Terms.
• Force majeure. Neither party is liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond reasonable control (natural disasters, war, government action, network failures, etc.).
• Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms remains in effect.
• Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy form the entire agreement between you and Qrious regarding the Service and supersede any prior agreements.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms. We may assign these Terms to an affiliate or in connection with a merger or sale of assets.
• Notices. We may send notices to the email associated with your account. You can send notices to us at legal@qrious.social.
• Language. These Terms are published in English and translated for convenience. In the event of a conflict between the English version and a translation, the English version controls, except where mandatory consumer law in your jurisdiction requires that the translation prevail.

21. Changes & Contact

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you through the app or by email and update the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance.

For consumers in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom: where a change to these Terms materially affects your rights or obligations, we will give you at least 30 days' notice before the change takes effect. If you do not agree, you may close your account before the effective date and the prior version will apply to your remaining use until then. Continued use after that date constitutes acceptance only where you have been clearly informed of the change and the option to terminate. Silent acceptance from continued use alone is not assumed.

For questions or to send a legal notice:

Legal: legal@qrious.social

Support: support@qrious.social

Report abuse: abuse@qrious.social

Mail: Qrious Technologies Inc., 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808, USA