Terms of Service

Last Updated: May 16. 2025

1. Introduction and Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to Napplo! Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before using our platform.

By accessing or using the Napplo platform, including our website, services, tools, and applications (collectively, the "Services"), you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Services.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Napplo LLC ("Napplo," "we," "us," or "our"), a company organized under the laws of California.

2. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time in our sole discretion. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will provide notice through our Services, via email, or by other means to provide you the opportunity to review the changes before they become effective. Your continued use of our Services after we publish or send a notice about our changes to these Terms means that you consent to the updated Terms.

3. Account Registration and Management

3.1 Account Creation

To participate in challenges and use certain features of our Services, you must register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

3.2 Age Requirements

Our Services are available to anyone of any age. However, if you are under the age required to manage your own Napplo account, you must have your parent or legal guardian's permission to use our Services. Please have your parent or legal guardian read these Terms with you.

3.3 Account Security

You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above requirements.

3.4 Email Verification

Account registration requires email verification. You agree to receive a verification email and complete the verification process.

3.5 Account Termination by You

You may terminate your account at any time by following the instructions on our Services. Upon termination, your profile will no longer be visible to other users, but we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

3.6 Account Termination by Us

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate or suspend your account or access to all or part of our Services for any or no reason, including without limitation, violation of these Terms. Specifically, we may take such actions for:

  • Plagiarism or code copying
  • Violations reported by other users
  • Any conduct that undermines the integrity of Challenges

3.7 Effect of Account Termination

Upon termination of your account, your right to use the Services will immediately cease. All provisions of these Terms which, by their nature, should survive termination shall survive, including without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

4. Use of Services

4.1 Permitted Use

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use our Services solely for your personal and non-commercial use, unless otherwise explicitly permitted by Napplo.

4.2 User Conduct

You agree that you will not:

  • Use the Services in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect, or inhibit other users from fully enjoying the Services
  • Use the Services in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the functioning of the Services
  • Scrape data from the Platform or use automated means or processes to access, retrieve, or index any portion of the Services
  • Attempt to circumvent any content-filtering techniques, security measures, or access controls that we employ
  • Use the Services to stalk, harass, or harm another individual
  • Use any portion of the Services as a destination linked from any unsolicited bulk messages or unsolicited commercial messages
  • Impersonate or attempt to impersonate another user, person, or entity
  • Use the account, username, or password of another user at any time
  • Create any account using a false identity or information, or on behalf of someone other than yourself
  • Access the Services if we have previously banned you
  • Engage in any other conduct that violates these Terms or could expose Napplo or its users to any harm or liability

4.3 Platform Modifications

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services (in whole or in part) at any time, with or without notice to you. Any future release, update, or addition to functionality of the Services shall be subject to these Terms.

5. Challenges and Submissions

5.1 Challenge Rules

Each Challenge on our platform will have specific requirements, deliverables, and rules that will be clearly communicated in the Challenge description. By participating in a Challenge, you agree to abide by these specific rules in addition to these Terms.

5.2 Submission Guidelines

When submitting a solution to a Challenge, you agree to:

  • Provide original work created by you or your team
  • Not submit solutions that infringe upon third-party intellectual property rights
  • Follow any formatting or technical requirements specified in the Challenge
  • Ensure your submissions comply with these Terms and any applicable laws

5.3 Challenge Types

Our platform may offer different types of Challenges:

  • Community Challenges: General challenges open to all users without monetary rewards
  • Sponsored/Rewarded Challenges: Challenges with monetary rewards that may have specific terms regarding intellectual property rights
  • Team Challenges: Challenges specifically designed for team participation

6. Intellectual Property Rights

6.1 Standard Community Challenges

For non-sponsored Challenges:

  • You retain full ownership of intellectual property for apps you build
  • By participating, you agree to showcase your projects publicly on Napplo
  • You grant Napplo a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to display, promote, feature, and distribute your Submissions on and through the Services
  • This license permits us to format, modify, and adapt your Submission for optimal display on our platform

6.2 Sponsored/Rewarded Challenges

For Challenges with monetary rewards:

  • Unless otherwise specified, intellectual property rights will transfer to the sponsoring business upon acceptance of the reward
  • Specific terms will be clearly communicated before participation
  • Participation in such Challenges requires explicit agreement to these specific terms
  • Separate agreements may be required to formalize the transfer of rights

6.3 Team Submissions

For team Submissions:

  • The team collectively holds the intellectual property rights to the Submission
  • Each team member grants the same licenses to Napplo as described above
  • Teams are responsible for their own internal agreements regarding intellectual property ownership among members

6.4 Napplo Intellectual Property

Napplo's name, logo, trademarks, service marks, and all content on our Services that is not user-generated, including designs, text, graphics, images, video, information, software, audio and other files, and their selection and arrangement (the "Napplo Materials"), are proprietary to Napplo or its licensors. You are granted no right or license to use any Napplo Materials in any manner without our prior written consent.

6.5 Feedback

If you provide feedback, ideas, or suggestions regarding our Services ("Feedback"), we are free to use such Feedback without any restriction or compensation to you.

7. User Content

7.1 Content Responsibility

You are solely responsible for all content, code, data, and information that you upload, post, or otherwise transmit via our Services ("User Content"). You represent and warrant that:

  • You either own your User Content or have the necessary rights to use it and grant us the rights specified in these Terms
  • Your User Content does not violate these Terms, applicable law, or the rights of any third party
  • Your User Content is accurate and not misleading

7.2 Content License

By submitting User Content through our Services, you grant Napplo a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content in connection with operating and providing our Services.

7.3 Content Removal

We reserve the right to review, remove, or modify User Content for any reason, including User Content that we believe violates these Terms or our policies. However, we have no obligation to review, remove, or modify User Content.

7.4 Content Backup

Napplo is not responsible for the loss of any User Content. It is your responsibility to maintain backups of your User Content.

8. Privacy and Data Usage

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information about how we collect, use, and disclose information about you.

9. Third-Party Services and Content

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the content or practices of those websites or services and the existence of a link does not constitute an endorsement. Your interactions with such third parties are solely between you and them, and we are not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of such interactions.

10. Disclaimers

10.1 "As Is" Provision

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NAPPLO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SERVICES AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

10.2 Platform Availability

We do not guarantee that the Services will be available at all times or that they will be error-free. We may perform maintenance on the Services at any time, with or without prior notice.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NAPPLO SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:

  • YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES
  • ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES
  • ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES
  • UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT

IN NO EVENT SHALL NAPPLO'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICES EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $100.00).

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Napplo and its officers, directors, employees, and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Services; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your User Content caused damage to a third party.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

13.1 Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

13.2 Dispute Process

Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Services shall be resolved through the following escalating process:

  • Initial informal resolution attempt
  • Mediation in California
  • Binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association

13.3 Class Action Waiver

You agree to resolve disputes with Napplo on an individual basis and waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.

13.4 Time Limitation

You agree that any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to these Terms or the use of our Services must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, or it will be forever barred.

14. General Provisions

14.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference herein, constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and Napplo regarding your use of the Services, and supersede all prior agreements or understandings.

14.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the fullest extent under law.

14.3 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. Any attempt to do so will be null and void. We may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction.

14.4 Notices

Any notices or other communications provided by Napplo under these Terms will be given by posting to the Services or via email to the address you provide to us.

14.5 Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of such right or provision. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by our duly authorized representative.

14.6 Headings

Section titles are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

15. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [contact email].