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Terms of Service
These terms are the agreement between you and KinPod. We've tried to write them like a human. Please read them — especially the parts about real-world experiences and what we can and can't promise.
Last updated August 22, 2026
The short version
- You must be 18 or older to use KinPod.
- Treat people well. Our Community Guidelines are part of these terms.
- KinPod helps people find each other. We don't vet, screen, or background-check members, organizers, or venues.
- Real-world meetups are between the people involved. Use your judgment.
1. Eligibility — 18+
You must be at least 18 years old to create an account or use KinPod member features. By creating an account, you confirm that you are at least 18. If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 18, we will remove it.
2. Your account
You're responsible for your account and for keeping your credentials secure. Provide accurate information, don't impersonate anyone, and don't share your account. Tell us at hello@joinkinpod.com if you believe your account has been accessed without permission.
3. Acceptable use
Our Community Guidelines are part of these terms. In addition, you agree not to:
- Harass, threaten, stalk, intimidate, or discriminate against anyone.
- Use KinPod's participation or presence information to track, surveil, or pursue another member.
- Contact someone who has asked you to stop, declined a connection, or not responded.
- Spam, scam, phish, or manipulate community activity.
- Post unlawful, infringing, or sexually harassing content.
- Scrape, reverse engineer, overload, or attempt to bypass security, rate limits, or access controls.
- Use KinPod to sell or promote unrelated services without our permission.
4. Real-world interaction
KinPod is a place to find people and experiences. What happens in person is between the people involved. We do not perform identity verification, criminal background checks, or any other screening of members, organizers, hosts, or venues, and we do not supervise meetups.
You are responsible for your own safety and decisions. Please read our Safety & Reporting page before meeting someone new.
5. Check-ins and presence
Checking in is voluntary and manual. When you check in, other members of that pod or community can see that you are present, for a limited time (currently 3 hours), after which you no longer appear as present. You can clear a check-in at any time. Seeing that someone participated in the same place is not an invitation to contact or follow them.
6. Messaging
Messages you post are visible to the members of that space. Community and pod organizers and KinPod administrators may remove content that violates these terms or our Community Guidelines. Don't use KinPod messaging for unwanted, repeated, or commercial contact.
7. Communities, Pods, and organizers
Pods and communities may be created and run by members, organizers, or partner businesses. Organizers may set their own norms and manage their community, but they must follow these terms and our Community Guidelines. Organizers are not KinPod employees or agents, and KinPod is not responsible for their conduct.
8. Meetups, activities, and venues
Meetups and activities listed on KinPod may take place at public places or third-party venues that we don't own or control. Details like times, costs, access, and conditions can change without notice. You are responsible for confirming details and for your own participation, transportation, and physical wellbeing. Some activities carry inherent risk; participate only within your own limits.
9. Your content
You keep ownership of what you post. You grant KinPod a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, and display your content solely to operate and improve KinPod. You're responsible for having the rights to what you post. We may remove content that violates these terms.
10. Our intellectual property
KinPod's name, logo, design, and software are ours. These terms don't grant you a license to use them beyond ordinary use of the service.
11. Feedback
If you send us ideas or suggestions, we may use them without restriction or obligation to you.
12. Automated features
KinPod uses automated systems for reminders, milestone detection in your Journey, spam prevention, and rate limiting. KinPod does not currently use AI models to generate content or evaluate members. If that changes, we'll update these terms and our Privacy Policy.
13. Suspension and termination
You can stop using KinPod at any time and can request account deletion by emailing hello@joinkinpod.com. We may restrict features, remove content, suspend, or terminate an account when we reasonably believe it's necessary to protect members or the community, or when these terms are violated.
14. Service availability
KinPod is provided on an ongoing but evolving basis. Features may change, be added, or be removed, and the service may be unavailable at times. We don't guarantee uninterrupted availability.
15. Disclaimers
KinPod is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind to the extent permitted by law. In particular, KinPod does not guarantee:
- the identity, character, or intentions of any member or organizer
- the behavior of any member, organizer, host, or venue
- the safety of any meetup, place, or activity
- that you will make friends, form relationships, or find connection
- attendance at any experience
- any health, fitness, psychological, emotional, or business outcome
16. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, KinPod is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits or data, arising out of your use of KinPod or any in-person interaction that begins on KinPod. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.
17. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules.
18. Changes
We may update these terms. When we make material changes, we'll update the date above and give notice in the app. Continuing to use KinPod after changes take effect means you accept them.
19. Contact
Questions about these terms: hello@joinkinpod.com. Privacy questions: hello@joinkinpod.com.