Summary (not a substitute for the full Terms)
Chronological first
Home, Spaces, and Collections feeds stay newest-first. Discovery happens in opt-in Lenses that always show a "Why."
Human-first
Alinkah does not use AI to write posts/replies on your behalf, and Home stays chronological. You may post AI-generated content if you clearly label it. Undisclosed AI-generated content is not permitted.
Your content stays yours
You own what you post. We need a limited licence to host, cache, and deliver it to the audience you choose so the Services work.
Respect privacy signals
Private reactions never affect discovery ranking. Reputation displays as a Bayesian-smoothed percentage of 5.0 instead of public counts.
Responsible use only
No scraping, spam, impersonation, or attempts to bypass security. Follow the law and our policies.
Ads and paid plans
We may show advertising. Paid features increase quotas or convenience but never reorder feeds or rankings.
As-is service
Alinkah is provided without warranties. Our liability is limited as described in the Terms.
Leave anytime
Deactivate your account to end the agreement. Some obligations survive termination.
1. Who may use Alinkah
You may use the Services only if you can form a binding contract with Alinkah Labs, Inc. ("Alinkah," "we," "us," "our") and are not barred from receiving services under applicable law. You must be at least 13 years old. If you accept these Terms on behalf of a minor, organisation, or other entity, you confirm you are authorised to do so and that the minor or entity accepts these Terms.
2. Privacy
3. Your content
Ownership
You retain ownership of all content (text, links, images, audio, video, or other materials) you post or otherwise make available on the Services ("Content").
Your licence to Alinkah
To operate the Services, you grant Alinkah a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, and sublicensable licence to host, store, cache, reproduce, transcode, adapt, publish, perform, display, and distribute your Content as needed to provide and improve the Services. This includes making backups; generating thumbnails, transcripts, or accessibility formats; adapting to different devices and networks; and delivering your Content to the audience you select (Public, Followers, or Trusted).
We may analyse your Content (including via automated systems) to maintain security and quality; to provide features such as search, accessibility enhancements, safety tooling, and optional summaries; and to comply with law. We will not expand the audience you chose for a given item unless you make it public or the law requires us to do so.
Your responsibilities
You represent that you own or otherwise have rights to the Content you post and that your Content and use of the Services comply with applicable law and these Terms. Only share Content you are comfortable with the intended audience receiving.
Human-first platform
Alinkah is a human-first platform. You may share AI-generated content if you clearly label it at creation time. Alinkah does not use AI to curate the default Home feed, generate recommendations, or manipulate your experience.
Copyright complaints
If you believe your copyright has been infringed, notify our designated agent:Alinkah Legal Operations
548 Market Street, PMB 12894
San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Email: dmca@alinkah.com
We may remove or disable access to allegedly infringing material and, where appropriate, terminate repeat infringers. Counter-notice procedures will be provided to affected users consistent with applicable law.
4. Using the Services
Acceptable use
You agree not to misuse the Services. For example, you will not:
- access or search the Services by any means other than our documented, publicly available interfaces;
- bypass, disable, or interfere with security features;
- reverse engineer or decompile client or server software except where permitted by law;
- collect or harvest information using automated means (including scraping, crawling, or bulk export) without our prior written permission;
- send spam, manipulate the platform, or otherwise interfere with others' use;
- post content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, hateful, deceptive, or that violates others' rights;
- impersonate others or misrepresent the source of content; or
- facilitate or assist others in violating these Terms.
Product behaviour worth noting
- Chronological feed. Primary feeds show newest-first. Discovery is opt-in via Lenses; when a non-chronological Lens is used, each item shows a short "Why" explanation.
- Private reactions & reputation. We do not display public reaction counts. We may display a reputation score as a percentage of 5.0 derived from Bayesian-smoothed ratings; confidence is shown as a subtle indicator.
- Human-first systems. Home stays chronological (no AI ranking). AI-generated content is allowed when disclosed, and AI-labelled posts may be excluded from discovery by default.
- Summaries (opt-in). Long threads may show a clearly labelled, opt-in summary; visibility checks apply.
- Spaces & Collections. Community Spaces and user Collections respect the original audience settings of each post.
Ads and paid features
We may show advertising in or around the Services. We also offer paid features or plans. Unless expressly stated, paid features do not change feed ordering or discovery ranking; they may raise quotas or provide convenience features. Additional terms may apply to paid Services.
Developer/API and embeds
Safety and compliance
We may remove or limit visibility of Content, suspend or terminate accounts, reclaim usernames, or take other actions where we reasonably believe it is necessary to protect users or the Services; comply with law or orders; enforce these Terms and our policies; or address risk, abuse, or prolonged inactivity. Where required by law, we will offer appeal options.
5. Your account and security
You are responsible for your account and must keep your credentials secure. Use a strong password and two-factor authentication where available. If you change or deactivate a phone number, update your account to prevent messages going to the wrong person. You agree that we may send you service-related communications (for example, security notifications and legal notices).
6. Licence to use our software
We grant you a personal, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the client software we provide as part of the Services, solely to use the Services as permitted by these Terms. This licence may not be assigned or sublicensed without our consent.
7. Changes to the Services
The Services evolve over time. We may add or remove features or suspend or stop the Services. When we make material changes that affect your rights or obligations, we will provide reasonable advance notice when practicable.
8. Ending this agreement
You may deactivate your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your account, or cease providing the Services, for reasons including breach of these Terms or our policies, legal risk, prolonged inactivity, abuse, or commercial impracticability. Certain sections of these Terms survive termination (including Sections 2–3 and 9–12).
9. Disclaimers
The Services are provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE." To the fullest extent permitted by law, Alinkah disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not control or endorse user Content and are not responsible for others' actions or Content you may find offensive or harmful.
10. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Alinkah and its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners, and licensors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages; loss of profits or revenues; or loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses. In no event will the aggregate liability of Alinkah entities exceed the greater of USD $100 or the amount you paid us, if any, for the Services that gave rise to the claim during the six (6) months preceding the event.
11. Governing law & dispute resolution
For residents outside the European Union, EFTA States, and the United Kingdom, these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., without regard to conflict of law principles. You and Alinkah agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, for all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services.
Where local law provides additional consumer protections, this clause will not deprive you of them. If you are a U.S. government entity and cannot accept these clauses, U.S. federal law governs and venue follows applicable rules.
12. Regional terms (EU/UK addendum)
If you reside in the EU, EFTA States, or the UK, the following apply in addition to the Terms above:
- Local entity & law. Alinkah Labs Europe Ltd., 28-32 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 NT02, Ireland. Governing law and venue: Irish law; courts of Ireland (Dublin).
- Digital Services Act rights. If eligible, you may challenge certain moderation decisions through our internal process and (where applicable) certified out-of-court dispute settlement. Details will be provided in our Help Center.
- Consumer withdrawal rights. Where the law provides statutory withdrawal or cancellation rights for paid Services, we will honour them and offer a clear process in our Help Center.
13. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The most current version will be posted at this URL. We will give advance notice of material changes when practicable (for example, via in-product notice or email). By continuing to use the Services after changes take effect, you agree to the revised Terms.
14. Contact
Company: Alinkah Labs, Inc.
Address: 548 Market Street, PMB 12894, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Support: support@alinkah.com
Legal: legal@alinkah.com
Definitions
"Services" means the Alinkah websites, apps, APIs, notifications, widgets, ads, commerce and payments features, and other services that reference these Terms.
"Content" means any information, text, links, graphics, photos, audio, videos, or other materials uploaded, downloaded, or appearing on the Services.
"Audience settings" refers to the Public, Followers, or Trusted visibility options available for posts and replies.
Annex A — Automated collection & liquidated damages (optional)
This annex applies if enabled in your jurisdiction.
Automated collection harms the Service. If you request, view, or access more than 200,000 posts (including replies, videos, and images) in any 24-hour period through unauthorised automated means, you agree to pay €7,500 EUR per 200,000 posts as liquidated damages. Both parties agree this is a reasonable pre-estimate of harm and not a penalty. This does not limit our other remedies in law or equity.
Injunctive relief. Repeated or systematic violations may cause irreparable harm, and we may seek injunctive relief in addition to damages.