1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using CULTURIA ("the Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. If you do not agree to these Terms of Service, please do not use the Service.

2. User-Submitted Content

Culturia lets users post written country impressions. You may include post content, pros, cons, and optional presence markers such as "I was there" or "I lived there." By posting content, you agree that:

• You are responsible for what you post
• Your post must be lawful and must not violate others' rights
• Your post must not contain harassment, hate speech, threats, or explicit illegal content
• We may remove, hide, or moderate content at our discretion

3. Content Guidelines

Posts should be:

• Based on personal impressions or clearly stated opinions
• Respectful toward people, places, and cultures
• Free from spam, scams, or misleading manipulation
• Within the platform limits for post length and labels

4. Copyright and Intellectual Property

You retain ownership of your original text. By posting on Culturia, you grant us a non-exclusive license to store, display, and process that content as needed to operate the service.

5. User Accounts

To create or edit posts, you must sign in. You are responsible for your account credentials and all activity under your account.

6. Prohibited Activities

You agree not to:

• Impersonate another person or organization
• Attempt unauthorized access or abuse the platform
• Use automated abuse, spam, or malicious scraping
• Post unlawful or harmful content

7. Visibility and Privacy

Posts are public by default. You can mark individual posts private, and you can also set your profile visibility to private in settings. Private content may still be visible to administrators for moderation and safety purposes.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided "as is" without any warranties, expressed or implied. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of user-generated content.

9. Limitation of Liability

CULTURIA and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of the Service.

10. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Your continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of modified terms.

11. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us through our website.