Terms of Service

01. Acceptance of Terms

02. Eligibility and Acceptable Use

You may use AfroStory only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms, applicable laws, and the rules of third-party services used by the platform.

03. User Accounts and Security

• You are responsible for providing accurate account information and keeping it reasonably up to date.
• You are responsible for protecting your password, PIN, authentication credentials, and account access.
• You should promptly report suspected unauthorized access or account compromise.
• Accounts may not be created or used for fraudulent, deceptive, abusive, or unlawful purposes.
• Where necessary to maintain platform integrity, AfroStory may limit, suspend, or investigate accounts that appear to violate these Terms.

04. Content and Creator Features

05. Prohibited Content and Conduct

06. Intellectual Property

AfroStory's name, branding, logos, interface design, original graphics, software, code, and other platform materials are owned by or licensed to AfroStory unless otherwise stated.

Except where permitted by law or expressly authorized by AfroStory, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, sell, lease, reverse engineer, or commercially exploit protected AfroStory materials.

Content uploaded by independent creators remains subject to the rights of those creators and any applicable third-party rights.

07. Copyright and Rights Complaints

If you believe content available through AfroStory infringes your copyright or other legally protected rights, you may contact AfroStory with sufficient information for us to identify the material, understand the rights being asserted, and evaluate the complaint.

Where applicable, AfroStory may remove, restrict, or investigate content that is reasonably alleged to violate applicable law or the rights of another person.

Copyright complaints may be submitted through the official AfroStory support contact.

09. Advertising Integrity and Invalid Activity

Users must not intentionally manipulate advertising activity, impressions, clicks, or other advertising measurements in a way that could create artificial traffic or advertising activity.

Google and other advertising providers may independently detect and filter invalid activity. AfroStory may also investigate or restrict activity that appears fraudulent or abusive.

11. Episode Access, Coins, and Platform Rewards

AfroStory may provide platform-specific coins, credits, rewards, unlocks, or other forms of digital access for use within the service.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, these digital items are platform features rather than cash, deposits, bank balances, securities, or legal tender. They do not create a right to withdraw money from AfroStory unless AfroStory expressly provides such a feature under separate terms.

AfroStory may modify, suspend, or discontinue a particular reward, coin, unlock, or access mechanism where reasonably necessary to operate the service, address abuse, comply with provider requirements, or respond to technical or legal changes.

12. Third-Party Services and Links

AfroStory may integrate or link to third-party services, including authentication, advertising, analytics, hosting, media, and other technology providers.

Third-party services operate under their own terms and privacy policies. AfroStory is not responsible for the independent practices of third parties outside AfroStory's control.

Users should review the applicable third-party terms and privacy information before using third-party services.

13. Service Availability and Changes

We aim to keep AfroStory available and reliable, but we do not guarantee that the platform will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or free from errors.

Features, content, advertising availability, creator functionality, rewards, integrations, and other aspects of AfroStory may change, be temporarily unavailable, or be discontinued when reasonably necessary.

Scheduled maintenance, technical failures, provider outages, network conditions, security incidents, and events outside our reasonable control may affect availability.

14. Suspension and Termination

AfroStory may suspend, restrict, or terminate access to an account or particular features where reasonably necessary because of a violation of these Terms, suspected fraud or abuse, security concerns, legal requirements, provider requirements, or other circumstances affecting the safe operation of the platform.

Where appropriate and reasonably practicable, we may provide notice before taking action. Immediate action may be taken where necessary to protect users, the platform, third parties, or comply with legal or security requirements.

Users may stop using AfroStory and may request account deletion subject to applicable procedures and legal retention requirements.

15. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, AfroStory is provided on an "as available" and "as is" basis.

We do not guarantee that the platform will always be uninterrupted, error-free, completely secure, or continuously available.

We also do not guarantee the availability, accuracy, suitability, legality, or reliability of third-party content, advertisements, integrations, or services.

16. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, AfroStory and its operators will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of the service, including loss of data, loss of profits, interruption of service, or reliance on third-party services.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law.

17. User Responsibility and Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you are responsible for your use of AfroStory and for content you submit. Where legally permitted, you agree to reasonably cooperate with AfroStory in addressing claims arising from your unlawful use of the service, violation of these Terms, or infringement of another person's rights.

18. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, subject to any mandatory consumer-protection, privacy, or other legal rights that apply to you in your jurisdiction.

Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms will be handled through the courts or other lawful dispute-resolution mechanisms having appropriate jurisdiction, subject to applicable law.

19. Changes to These Terms

AfroStory may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes to the platform, services, technology, legal requirements, or third-party integrations.

When material changes are made, we may provide notice through the website, account interface, email, or another appropriate communication method where required.

The "Last Updated" date at the beginning of these Terms indicates the current version.

20. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision will be interpreted or limited to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.

21. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the AfroStory Privacy Policy and any additional terms specifically presented for particular services or features, constitute the applicable agreement governing your use of AfroStory to the extent permitted by law.

These Terms are intended to describe the rules governing use of the AfroStory platform. They should be kept synchronized with the actual features, advertising services, reward systems, creator tools, and technical practices used by AfroStory.