Terms of Service

Agreement To These Terms

These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of My Congolese. By creating an account, signing in, posting content, joining groups, sending messages, or otherwise using the service, you agree to these Terms.

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use My Congolese.

About My Congolese

My Congolese is a social networking platform for Congolese people and the Congolese diaspora. The service may include profiles, feeds, posts, comments, reactions, friendships, groups, private group spaces, direct messages, notifications, events, reels, and uploaded media.

Eligibility

• You must be at least 13 years old to use My Congolese.
• You must provide accurate account information and keep it updated.
• You are responsible for your account activity and for keeping your password and sign-in methods secure.
• You may not use My Congolese if we previously suspended or removed your account for violating these Terms, unless we give you permission to return.

Community Standards

My Congolese is built for community, culture, conversation, and connection. You are responsible for what you post, upload, send, or otherwise make available through the service.

• Do not harass, threaten, bully, exploit, or abuse others.
• Do not post hate speech, targeted attacks, or content that promotes violence against people or groups.
• Do not post illegal content, sexually exploitative content, or content that violates another person's privacy.
• Do not impersonate others, misrepresent yourself, or create accounts to evade moderation.
• Do not spam, scrape, overload, reverse engineer, or interfere with the platform.
• Do not upload malware, harmful code, or content designed to compromise the service or other users.
• Do not post content that infringes intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks, or publicity rights.

Your Content

You keep ownership of content you create and upload to My Congolese. You are responsible for making sure you have the rights needed to post that content.

By posting, uploading, or sending content through My Congolese, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, copy, display, transmit, adapt for formatting, and distribute that content as needed to operate, protect, and improve the service.

This license depends on the visibility of your content. Public content may be shown publicly. Private group content and direct messages are handled according to the access controls for those features, but other users with access may still copy or share what they can see.

Groups, Events, Messages, And Reels

• Group admins are responsible for managing their groups, including membership decisions, group settings, and moderation inside their group.
• Private groups are intended for members only, but private group content should not be treated as guaranteed confidential.
• Direct messages are intended for conversation participants, but participants may copy, screenshot, or share messages outside the service.
• Events may be public or group-linked depending on how they are created and where they are posted.
• Reels are public short-form videos unless the product later provides a different visibility setting.

Moderation And Enforcement

We may remove content, limit distribution, restrict features, suspend accounts, terminate accounts, or take other action if we believe these Terms are violated, if content creates risk for users or the service, or if action is needed to comply with law.

We may also preserve, review, or disclose information when needed to investigate abuse, protect the platform, enforce these Terms, or respond to lawful requests.

Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information. By using My Congolese, you also agree to the practices described in the Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Services

My Congolese relies on third-party providers for services such as authentication, hosting, database, storage, email delivery, analytics, and OAuth sign-in. Your use of those features may also be subject to the applicable third-party terms and privacy policies.

Intellectual Property

My Congolese, including its name, design, features, interface, and platform materials, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by applicable laws. These Terms do not give you ownership of My Congolese or permission to use our branding except as allowed by us.

Service Changes

We may change, suspend, or discontinue parts of the service at any time. We may add or remove features, update limits, change how feeds or groups work, or modify how content is stored and displayed.

Disclaimers

My Congolese is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not promise that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or available at all times.

We are not responsible for user-generated content, user conduct, or content shared by other people on or off the platform.

Limitation Of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, My Congolese and its operators will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses related to your use of the service.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold My Congolese and its operators harmless from claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses arising from your content, your use of the service, or your violation of these Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by applicable laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles, except where local law gives you mandatory rights that cannot be limited by these Terms.

Changes To These Terms

We may update these Terms as the platform changes. When we make updates, we will revise the date on this page. Continued use of My Congolese after an update means you accept the updated Terms.

Contact

For questions about these Terms, contact us at info@mycongolese.com.