Welcome to JaanTalk. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of JaanTalk, whether you are a registered or non-registered user ("User" or "You"). It is crucial to read and understand these Terms before using our service. By accessing and using JaanTalk, you signify your agreement to adhere to the terms outlined herein, any future amendments to these Terms, and the user guidelines established based on these Terms. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue your use of JaanTalk immediately.
These Terms apply to all Users utilizing JaanTalk, including current and future versions. Supplementary Terms, provided at the end of this document, may also apply to Users residing in specific countries.
By accessing and using JaanTalk, You agree to be bound by these Terms. Whether registered or not, all Users are subject to these Terms.
We reserve the right to amend these Terms as necessary. Continued use of JaanTalk after any amendments constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
If You do not agree with these Terms, please discontinue use of JaanTalk immediately.
Supplementary Terms
Additional terms may apply to Users residing in specific countries. These terms can be found at the end of the document.
The purpose of these Terms is to set forth the respective rights, obligations, and responsibilities of the Company and You with regard to Your use of JaanTalk on Your personal computer or mobile device (collectively, “Device”), either by downloading the service application (the “JaanTalk App”) from Google Play Store or Apple App Store (“Application Store(s)”) or by accessing the service website (“JaanTalk Web”) provided by the Company. Please note that these Terms govern the legal relationship between You and the Company, and that Your relationship with the Application Stores is subject to the respective terms and conditions of the Application Stores.
The Company reserves the right to modify these Terms from time to time as it deems necessary, to the extent that such modification does not violate relevant laws and regulations. In the event the Company changes the contents of these Terms, the Company will notify the Users of the details of, reasons for, and effective date of the change at least seven (7) days prior to the effective date of such change. However, if the change of the contents of these Terms is unfavorable to the Users, the Company will notify the Users at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such unfavorable change. Your continued use of JaanTalk after the effective date of a change to these Terms will constitute Your acceptance of the change. If a refund with regard to such a change is required by applicable law, You will be entitled to the refund accordingly. However, changes that benefit Users or changes due to legal reasons may become effective immediately.
Any matters not stipulated in these Terms shall be governed by relevant laws and regulations, the Company’s Terms of Service of individual services, and the operation policies and rules set forth by the Company.
When the Company contacts the Users in relation to JaanTalk, it will do so by posting on an appropriate space on the Company’s website or applications, by using the information supplied by the Users, or by any other method that the Company reasonably believes to be appropriate. If there is any change to the information that a User entered when registering for service membership, the User must modify such information or notify the Company of the same, and the Company shall not be liable for any disadvantages or issues resulting from the User’s failure to do so.
Unless otherwise stipulated, “JaanTalk contents” refer to text, graphics, images, illustrations, designs, icons, photos, and other related materials provided to Users in JaanTalk. Unless otherwise stipulated by law or contract, all exclusive and proprietary ownership rights in JaanTalk, the JaanTalk App, the service website, these Terms, the Privacy Policy, User Guidelines, and any related documentation and information, JaanTalk contents (collectively, the “Company Assets”), and the selection and arrangement of JaanTalk contents belong solely to the Company. The Company Assets and the selection and arrangement of JaanTalk contents are protected by copyright laws and other relevant laws, including international intellectual property laws and treaties. The Company Assets include trade secrets and exclusive information that are confidential and proprietary to the Company, and You agree to take all necessary actions to respect and protect the confidentiality of such trade secrets and exclusive information. Any new releases, modifications, and enhancements to the Company Assets and the selection and arrangement of JaanTalk contents belong solely to the Company and (if applicable) its licensors. There is no implied license, right, or interest granted to You with regard to the provision of the Company Assets, and the Company hereby expressly reserves all rights in the Company Assets, and any contents thereof, which are not expressly granted to You hereunder.
The Company grants You a personal, limited, non-commercial, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-assignable, revocable license to download, install, and use a copy of the JaanTalk App, in object code format, only on Your Device for the sole purpose of personally using JaanTalk. You only obtain a license to use the object code version of the JaanTalk App, and You do not have any right whatsoever in the original source code of the JaanTalk App. You may only use the Company Assets for the sole purpose of personal use of JaanTalk. If You use the Company Assets in a manner that exceeds the scope of the license granted to You under these Terms, the Company may revoke or cancel the license it has granted to You at any time. The Company will notify You without delay of the reason for revocation/cancellation of the license, except in the event that notification is not permitted under law (e.g., if it violates a statute or a regulatory authority’s order, or results in an obstruction to a regulatory investigation) or the Company reasonably determines that notification may result in damage to the Users, third parties, or the Company (e.g., if it impairs the security of JaanTalk).
If You download the JaanTalk App to use JaanTalk, You hereby grant the Company a free license to access, collect, and use, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations as well as the Company’s Privacy Policy, the address books, contact lists, and unique phone identifiers (IMEI, Unique Device ID, etc.) contained in the Device to which You have downloaded the JaanTalk App in order to use JaanTalk.
In the event You upload or otherwise provide video, audio (e.g., music or other sounds), pictures, photos, text (e.g., dialogues, comments, and scripts), branding (e.g., brand name, trademark, service mark or logo), interactive features, software, metrics, and other types of materials (collectively, “Content”) on JaanTalk (Please note that the license for your JaanTalk Live Content (as defined below) will be governed by Article 5 (1), Chapter 6 of the Terms), You hereby grant the Company and its affiliates a non-exclusive, unlimited, royalty-free, worldwide, sublicensable and transferable license regarding such Content. The Company and/or its affiliates may use, host, store, reproduce, modify, edit, adapt, or otherwise use or create derivative works in connection with Your Content in accordance with the above license. Accordingly, You agree that (except for Your JaanTalk Live Content) any Content you provide may be viewed by other registered Users of JaanTalk. You can delete Content individually or all at once by deleting Your account. In addition, so that the Company can prevent the unauthorized use of Your Content outside of JaanTalk, You authorize the Company to act on Your behalf with respect to infringing uses of Your Content taken from JaanTalk by other Users or third parties. The Company and its affiliates’ license to Your Content is used for the limited purposes of operating, developing, providing, improving, and promoting JaanTalk and researching and developing new services of the Company to the extent that such use does not infringe on Your privacy in accordance with applicable laws, including the Personal Information Protection Act.
You only obtain a limited license to use the object code version of the JaanTalk App. You shall not use the Company Assets for any commercial purposes. You shall not copy, modify, adapt, translate into any language, distribute, or create derivative works based on the Company Assets. You shall not sublicense, sublease, lease, lend, assign, sell, license, distribute, rent, export, re-export, or grant other rights in the Company Assets to any third party, and any attempt by You to take such action shall be void. You shall not decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or attempt to reconstruct, identify, or discover any source code, underlying ideas, underlying User interface techniques, or algorithms of the Company Assets, in particular JaanTalk and the JaanTalk App, by any means whatsoever. You shall not remove, obscure, or alter any copyright and/or other proprietary notices contained in or otherwise connected to the Company Assets, or any contents thereof. You shall not destroy, disable or circumvent any copyright protection or other digital rights management mechanism put in place for the protection of the copyrights and other intellectual property rights of the Company Assets.
JaanTalk includes services provided to non-registered users (“Basic Service”) and services provided only to registered users who complete the signing up process and log in to their accounts (“Member Service”). By accessing and using JaanTalk, You agree to be bound by the terms set forth herein, the amended terms pursuant to these Terms, and the user guidelines established pursuant to these Terms. If You do not agree with these Terms, please immediately terminate Your use of JaanTalk.
You can register for service membership in accordance with the procedures set by the Company, and Your membership registration process will be completed once the Company accepts Your registration. You can log in to JaanTalk in various ways, including using your phone number. If you use JaanTalk using your phone number, you can additionally link your email address to your account. However, where an account was created using a phone number but not additionally linked to an email address, if you log in using that phone number on a different device, or delete the service app on iOS, download it again, and then log in using that phone number, it is impossible to confirm that the phone number belongs to the account holder. Thus, please understand that, at the time of such a log-in, the JaanTalk account registered under that phone number, as well as all User information, will be deleted pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 8 of these Terms. In registering for service membership, You must enter only true and accurate information. You will be responsible for any disadvantages and/or legal liability resulting from Your entering of false information. The Company will accept Your registration for service membership pursuant to Paragraph (c) without delay, but may not accept Your registration in any of the following cases. If any of the following cases are found to be true after the Company’s acceptance of Your registration of service membership, the Company may immediately take appropriate restrictive measures, such as suspending Your service account, deleting Your Content and personal information or updating incorrect information. The Company will notify You without delay of such restrictive measures and the reasons therefor, except in the event that notification is not permitted under law: (i) Your service membership was created using a false or another person’s name; (ii) You entered false or incorrect information, or omitted information requested by the Company; (iii) You are under the age of 17; or (iv) other instances in violation of relevant laws, regulations or standards set by the Company.
JaanTalk may not be used in any jurisdiction where such a type of services is prohibited. JaanTalk is intended solely for Users who are seventeen (17) years of age or older. Any attempt to access or use JaanTalk by anyone under the age of seventeen (17) is strictly prohibited and shall be considered a material violation of these Terms. You hereby affirm that You fully understand these Terms and are able and competent to comply with these Terms. You may only use JaanTalk if You are deemed capable of understanding and complying with these Terms.
You must use JaanTalk in compliance with these Terms, the amended terms pursuant to these Terms, and any of the applicable user guidelines established under these Terms. Please stop using JaanTalk immediately if You do not agree to these Terms or the User guidelines.
You shall not engage in any illegal or inappropriate activities with respect to the Company Assets, including but not limited to: using Company Assets for any illegal purpose; engaging in acts that cause impairments to JaanTalk; transmitting worms, viruses, or destructive code; violating laws or public order; infringing intellectual property rights; transmitting excessively violent, sexual, or discriminatory expressions; impersonating the Company or third parties; account hacking; spamming; commercial solicitation; encouraging criminal acts; interfering with servers; recording or distributing JaanTalk communications without compliance with laws; sharing accounts; or aiding any such prohibited acts. You shall not alter another website to falsely imply affiliation, nor use JaanTalk through any unauthorized interface. The Company reserves the right to prevent unauthorized use.
The Company reserves the right to exercise whatever lawful means it deems necessary to prevent unauthorized and/or illegal use of JaanTalk, including, but not limited to, technological barriers, IP mapping, and directly contacting Your wireless carrier.
The Company strives to protect Your personal information as provided by relevant laws and regulations.
Any comments, suggestions, or feedback relating to JaanTalk and/or the JaanTalk App (“Feedback”) submitted by You to the Company shall become the property of the Company. The Company will have exclusive ownership of all rights to the Feedback. The Company will be entitled to use the Feedback for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without any compensation to You or any other person, and will not be required to treat any Feedback as confidential.
You are not allowed to assign any rights or obligations hereunder as your account is strictly personal to You. The Company is allowed to assign any rights or obligations hereunder to any third party. In the event that the Company transfers the business related to JaanTalk to its affiliate, Your contractual position, rights and obligations, and registration information shall be transferred accordingly.
General Provisions: You use JaanTalk under Your own responsibility. The Company may change all or parts of JaanTalk at any time to improve performance, security, or comply with laws. The Company provides customized services and advertisements. The Company monitors Your Content to detect violations. User Tier Status, Affiliated Partner Services, Advertising, Gems, Items, Stars, Personalized Service on Lounge are described in full detail within the complete Terms.
Fee-Based Services: Subscription Services renew automatically monthly unless cancelled 24 hours prior. Gems are purchased within JaanTalk. You agree to pay all charges. Refunds are limited as per applicable law and the policies of Application Stores. Minors require parental consent.
Your use of bandwidth and device requires third-party consent where applicable. Third-party software incorporated in JaanTalk is subject to these Terms. JaanTalk does not support emergency communication services. Third-party fees for SMS or other services may apply. Reference sites are accessed at your own risk.
You may terminate by deleting your account via Settings. The Company may restrict or terminate your account for prohibited acts, illegal activities, or violation of eligibility. The Company may delete inactive accounts after prior notice. Content removal requests and temporary measures are governed by applicable procedures.
You agree to indemnify the Company Parties against claims arising from your violation of Terms or rights of third parties. JaanTalk is provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” without warranties. The Company disclaims all implied warranties. Liability is limited to direct damages caused by the Company’s intentional misconduct or gross negligence, and in no event shall the Company be liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages. The Company is not liable for damages caused by other users or third parties.
These Terms represent the entire agreement. Headings are for convenience. The Company is entitled to injunctive relief for breach. The Terms are originally drafted in Korean; the Korean version prevails unless local law requires otherwise. Governing law is the laws of the Republic of Korea, with exclusive jurisdiction of Seoul Central District Court, subject to mandatory consumer protections in your country.
Content Prohibited: Nudity, excessive violence, offensive subject matter, false or misleading information, illegal copies, posting others' images without consent, or any objectionable content. Content Posted: JaanTalk may reject or delete any Content that violates this Agreement. Activity Prohibited: Criminal or tortious activity, impersonation.
For Users habitually resident in EEA, UK or Switzerland, specific provisions replace or modify certain clauses: changes to Terms require 6-week objection period; Content license is royalty-free and terminates upon removal; Feedback license is non-exclusive but worldwide; contract transfer requires 4 weeks’ notice; right of withdrawal for Products within 14 days applies. The withdrawal instructions and model form are provided, and liability limitations follow statutory rules with unlimited liability for willful or gross negligence causing personal injury.
Right of Revocation: You have 14 days to withdraw from a contract for Products without giving any reason, subject to digital content exceptions. Contact: JaanTalkLLC, regragroup@gmail.com.
Chapter 1, Article 2 is replaced with enhanced notice requirements. Minors (under 20, or under 18 from April 1, 2022) require legal representative consent. The Company may reject membership for anti-social force involvement. Article 2 and 4, Section 2, Chapter 5 are deleted. A severability clause is added.
Chapter 2, Article 3 is replaced to reflect consent to collection, use and disclosure of personal information per Privacy Policy. Chapter 3, Article 2(d) is replaced to state that Users under 18 must have parent/legal guardian agree to be bound. The first sentence of Chapter 5, Section 2, Article 4 is replaced to require parental consent for minors under 18. A clause preserving non-excludable liabilities under Singapore law is added.
These U.S. Supplemental Terms apply when accessing JaanTalk from the United States. Governing law is New York law. Eligibility: Users 17–18 require parental agreement. Content license grants the Company a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute Your Content. Subscription Services changes require 7 days’ notice. Refunds are limited and may include a termination fee. Dispute resolution: mandatory binding arbitration with class action waiver. You may opt out within 30 days. California residents receive specific consumer rights notice. Export restrictions apply.
Prohibited acts include child abuse and acts threatening the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India. The Company may delete or block Content that violates law or court orders and preserve records for 180 days. You may appeal removal decisions.
Contact Information: For any questions, suggestions, or technical support regarding JaanTalk, please contact us at regragroup@gmail.com.