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Terms of Service

Effective Date: October 22, 2025

Oathian, United Kingdom

Legal stuff ahead: These terms might not be thrilling, but they're essential. They establish the ground rules for using Oathian and clarify what both sides can expect. Take a few minutes to read through.

Welcome to Oathian! We built this platform with one goal: turning commitments into achievements through community support. These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding legal contract between you and Oathian governing your access to and use of our application.

Creating an account or using any part of Oathian constitutes your acceptance of these Terms. If you can't accept them, you shouldn't use our platform.

Real people only: Oathian is designed for genuine human interaction. Bots, automated systems, and AI agents aren't welcome here.

1. Eligibility

To use Oathian, you must:

By using Oathian, you represent that you meet these requirements. If you're creating an account on behalf of a company or organization, you confirm you have the legal authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

2. Privacy & Data Protection

Your privacy matters to us. How we collect, use, and protect your information is explained in our Privacy Policy, which is part of these Terms.

By using Oathian, you consent to:

For details on data retention and deletion, see our Data Retention Policy.

3. Your Content & Our Rights

When you use Oathian, you create content—oaths, fulfilment photos, comments, and more. Here's how ownership and licensing work:

3.1 You Own Your Content

You retain ownership of everything you create on Oathian. Your oaths, photos, comments, and profile information belong to you. We don't claim ownership of your content.

3.2 License You Grant to Oathian

By posting content on Oathian, you grant us a license to use it. Here's what that means:

Content Shared with Friends (Your Followers):

You grant Oathian a limited license to store, display, and deliver your content to the people you choose and Oathian users in general. This is necessary for the app to work.

Marketing Use: We may like to feature your oaths or fulfilments in marketing materials (like app store screenshots or social media).

Content Shared Publicly:

When you share oaths or fulfilments publicly, you grant Oathian a broader license: a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works, display, and perform your content.

What this means: We can show your public content to other users, allow sharing features, create thumbnails, and ensure the service works smoothly. You won't receive compensation for this—your use of the free service is the consideration.

3.3 Content Responsibility

You are responsible for everything you post. Make sure you have the right to share any content you upload (especially photos that include other people). Don't post content you don't have permission to share.

3.4 Your Representations

By posting content, you represent that:

4. UK Online Safety Act Compliance

As a UK-based service, Oathian complies with the Online Safety Act 2023 and is regulated by Ofcom. We take our duty of care seriously to protect users from illegal content and harmful activity.

4.1 Illegal Content Risk Assessment

We conduct regular risk assessments to identify and mitigate the risk of illegal content appearing on Oathian. Our assessment covers the 17 priority illegal content categories defined by Ofcom, plus any other illegal content that may appear on our service.

4.2 Priority Illegal Content Categories

The following content is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate account termination and reporting to authorities:

Zero Tolerance - Immediate Ban & Potential Reporting to Law Enforcement:

  • Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): Any sexual content involving minors, including images, videos, or text
  • Terrorism Content: Content that encourages, glorifies, or provides instruction for terrorist acts
  • Extreme Violence: Graphic depictions of serious violence or death intended to shock or terrorize
  • Human Trafficking: Content facilitating or promoting human trafficking or modern slavery
  • Revenge Pornography: Non-consensual sharing of intimate images
  • Drug Dealing: Selling, buying, or facilitating illegal drug transactions
  • Firearms Offences: Illegal sale, purchase, or distribution of weapons
  • Fraud: Scams, phishing, identity theft, or financial deception
  • Proceeds of Crime: Money laundering or selling stolen goods
  • Immigration Fraud: Facilitating illegal immigration or asylum abuse
  • Extreme Pornography: Pornographic content depicting serious violence, bestiality, or necrophilia
  • Hate Speech: Content intended to stir up hatred based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or transgender identity
  • Assisting Suicide: Content encouraging or assisting suicide or serious self-harm
  • Harassment & Stalking: Coordinated harassment, doxxing, or stalking behavior
  • Public Order Offences: Content likely to incite violence or serious public disorder
  • Copyright Infringement: Unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material (serious or commercial scale)

4.3 Safety Measures We Implement

To comply with our Online Safety Act duties, we maintain:

4.4 Reporting to Authorities

We are legally required to report certain illegal content to UK law enforcement. Content we report includes:

By using Oathian, you consent to us sharing information with law enforcement when legally required or necessary to prevent serious harm.

4.5 Your Role in Keeping Oathian Safe

Help us maintain a safe platform by:

5. Community Standards & Prohibited Conduct

Beyond illegal content covered in Section 4, Oathian maintains community standards to ensure a positive, trustworthy environment for all users.

5.1 Core Community Values

Our community thrives when everyone:

5.2 Prohibited Activities

You may NOT:

Harmful Behavior:

  • Harass, bully, intimidate, threaten, or abuse anyone
  • Post hateful content targeting race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or ethnicity
  • Promote self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, or dangerous activities
  • Share sexual or suggestive content involving minors (this results in immediate permanent ban)
  • Encourage violence or illegal activities

Fraudulent or Deceptive Behavior:

  • Fake oath completion (e.g., using old photos or someone else's achievements)
  • Impersonate other people or organizations
  • Create multiple accounts to manipulate engagement
  • Buy or sell accounts, followers, encouragements, or awards
  • Use bots or automated tools to interact with the service

Intellectual Property Violations:

  • Post copyrighted content without permission (music, photos, videos, text)
  • Use others' trademarks or brand names without authorization
  • Share pirated or illegally obtained content

Security & System Abuse:

  • Attempt to hack, reverse engineer, or access unauthorized parts of Oathian
  • Introduce viruses, malware, or malicious code
  • Scrape or collect user data without permission
  • Interfere with or disrupt the service
  • Bypass any security features or access restrictions

In short: Dishonesty, harassment, and theft damage everyone's experience. Build others up instead of tearing them down.

6. Reporting Violations

If you see content or behavior that violates these Terms, please report it:

We review all reports and take appropriate action. We may remove content, issue warnings, or terminate accounts depending on the severity of the violation.

7. Account Suspension & Termination

We take violations seriously. Depending on the severity of the violation, we may issue warnings, temporarily suspend your account, or permanently terminate it.

7.1 Account Suspension

If you violate these Terms or our Community Standards, we may suspend your account. During a suspension:

The severity of the enforcement action depends on the nature and frequency of violations. We reserve the right to determine the appropriate response at our discretion.

7.2 Immediate Permanent Termination

Some violations are so serious they result in instant permanent ban without warnings:

7.3 Other Termination Scenarios

We may also suspend or terminate accounts for:

You can delete your account anytime:

7.4 Appeals

If you believe your account was suspended or terminated by mistake, you can appeal by emailing appeals@oathian.com within 30 days. Include your username and explanation.

8. License to Use Oathian

Subject to these Terms, Oathian grants you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, and non-exclusive license to use our app and services.

8.1 What You Can Do

8.2 What You Can't Do

This license terminates immediately if you violate these Terms or when you delete your account.

8.3 Feedback & Suggestions

We love hearing your ideas! If you send us feedback, suggestions, or feature requests, you grant us the right to use them without compensation or attribution. We're not obligated to implement your ideas, but we appreciate them!

9. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

9.1 "As Is" Service

Oathian is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without warranties of any kind. We don't guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure. Use Oathian at your own risk.

9.2 No Guarantee of Outcomes

Oathian is a tool to help you achieve your goals through social accountability. We can't guarantee you'll complete your oaths or achieve specific results. Your success depends on your own effort and commitment.

9.3 User Content Disclaimer

We don't endorse, verify, or take responsibility for user-generated content. The views expressed by users are their own, not ours. We're not liable for any offensive, inaccurate, or illegal content posted by users.

9.4 Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Oathian, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents are not liable for:

Our total liability for any claim related to Oathian is limited to the amount you paid us in the past 12 months (which is £0 as it is a free service).

10. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

10.1 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict of law principles.

10.2 Jurisdiction

Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of Oathian will be resolved in the courts of England and Wales. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of these courts.

10.3 Exceptions

If your local laws prohibit the above provisions (for example, if you're an EU consumer with mandatory protections), then disputes may be resolved in your local courts under your local laws.

10.4 Informal Resolution First

Before filing a lawsuit, please contact us at legal@oathian.com to try to resolve the dispute informally. Many issues can be resolved through conversation.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect:

11.1 How We'll Notify You

For material changes that affect your rights or obligations, we'll give you 30 days' notice through:

11.2 Your Options

If you don't agree to the updated Terms, you can:

If you continue using Oathian after the changes take effect, you accept the new Terms.

12. General Provisions

12.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, along with our Privacy Policy and Data Retention Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Oathian. They replace any prior agreements or understandings.

12.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full effect. The unenforceable provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable.

12.3 No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision in these Terms doesn't waive our right to enforce it later. All rights and remedies are cumulative.

12.4 Assignment

You can't transfer or assign these Terms or your Oathian account without our written consent. We may assign these Terms to an affiliate or successor (for example, if we're acquired). We'll notify you if this happens.

12.5 Third-Party Beneficiaries

These Terms don't create any third-party beneficiary rights. Only you and Oathian can enforce these Terms.

12.6 Force Majeure

We're not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, such as natural disasters, pandemics, wars, terrorism, strikes, or internet outages.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms or need help, contact us:

Oathian

Email:

Thanks for taking the time to read this! Legal documents aren't exactly page-turners, but they create the foundation for a trustworthy, supportive community. Now go out there and achieve something amazing!

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