These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a contract between you and Kang Fahrdienst (Jugmeet Singh Kang), Westendorf 6, 38315 Schladen-Werla, Germany ("INOU", "we", "us", "our"), governing your use of the INOU mobile application (the "App") and related services. By creating an account or using INOU, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the App.
You must be at least 16 years old to create an INOU account, consistent with the age of consent for online services under GDPR as implemented in Germany. By creating an account, you confirm that you meet this requirement and that all information you provide is accurate.
INOU is a private social app for sharing photos, videos, and short text notes with people you actually know. You connect with someone when one of you sends a request and the other accepts — typically after the App has shown you, with your permission, which of your existing phone contacts already use INOU. You then share with private groups you curate ("bubbles"), persistent joinable groups ("circles"), or time-boxed groups built around an occasion such as a wedding or a trip ("events"). INOU also provides direct and group messaging between connected users. There is no algorithmic feed, no public search directory, and no advertising. We may add, change, or remove features over time.
You own your content. Photos, videos, notes, and messages you post ("User Content") remain yours. By posting User Content, you grant INOU a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, and transmit that content solely as necessary to operate the App and deliver it to the audience you selected (e.g. a specific bubble, everyone you're connected to, a circle, or an event). This license ends when you delete the content or your account, except where a copy reasonably persists for a limited time as described in our Privacy Policy.
You're solely responsible for the content you post and for having the rights to post it. You represent that your User Content doesn't infringe anyone else's intellectual property, privacy, or other rights, and doesn't violate the Acceptable Use rules below.
You agree not to use INOU to:
With your permission, INOU checks your phone's address book to show you which of your existing contacts already use the App. This happens in a way designed so that your contacts' phone numbers never reach us — see our Privacy Policy for exactly how. You may decline, and the App still works without it. INOU no longer uses your device's location for any purpose.
Events are open to whoever is invited, including people you do not know. Any member of an event may invite others into it, so an event built around an occasion such as a wedding may include guests who are strangers to you. Everyone in an event can see and contribute to what is posted there. Do not post anything to an event that you would not want shared with the whole guest list, and if you organise an event, be thoughtful about who you let in.
Safety note: We do not conduct identity verification or background checks on users, and a verified phone number is not proof of who someone is. You are responsible for your own interactions and safety, including at any gathering organised through an event in the App. Use good judgment about what you share and with whom.
We may, but are not obligated to, review, remove, or restrict access to content that we reasonably believe violates these Terms or applicable law. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, at our discretion, with or without notice depending on severity. If you believe content violates these Terms, contact us at info@inouapp.com.
The INOU name, logo, App design, and underlying software are owned by Kang Fahrdienst (Jugmeet Singh Kang) or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property law. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use our trademarks, branding, or software except as necessary to use the App as intended.
INOU's backend runs on Firebase, a Google service, as described in our Privacy Policy. Your use of INOU is also subject to any applicable terms of the app store (Apple App Store or Google Play) you downloaded it from.
You may stop using INOU and delete your account at any time (see our Privacy Policy for how). We may suspend or terminate your access to the App if you violate these Terms, if required by law, or if we discontinue the service. Where reasonably possible, we'll give you notice before terminating your account for a Terms violation, unless the violation is severe or urgent.
The App is provided "as is" and "as available." We don't guarantee that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or available at all times, and we don't warrant the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any content posted by users. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Nothing in this section limits any warranty or right that cannot be excluded under German or EU consumer protection law.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for intent (Vorsatz) or gross negligence (grobe Fahrlässigkeit), for injury to life, body, or health, for fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under mandatory German law (including the German Product Liability Act, Produkthaftungsgesetz).
Subject to the above, our liability for damages caused by slight negligence (einfache Fahrlässigkeit) is limited to cases where we breach a material contractual obligation (Kardinalpflicht) — an obligation whose fulfillment is essential to properly performing the contract and on which you may typically rely — and in such cases is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. We are not liable for slightly negligent breaches of non-material obligations.
We are not responsible for the conduct of other users, for content posted by users, or for anything that happens at a gathering organised through an event in the App (see Section 6).
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages, and reasonable expenses (including legal fees) arising from your violation of these Terms, your User Content, or your misuse of the App, except to the extent caused by our own breach or negligence.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer, this choice of law does not deprive you of any protection under the mandatory law of your country of habitual residence. If you are a consumer resident in the EU, you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your own member state, and nothing here restricts your rights under applicable consumer protection law. The EU's Online Dispute Resolution platform is available at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not obligated and do not commit to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
We may update these Terms from time to time, for example as the App's features change. If we make material changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the App before the change takes effect. Continued use of INOU after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect, and the unenforceable provision will be replaced with one that most closely reflects its intent. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App. Our failure to enforce a provision isn't a waiver of our right to do so later.
Kang Fahrdienst (Jugmeet Singh Kang)
Westendorf 6, 38315 Schladen-Werla, Germany
Email: info@inouapp.com