Revised on 08 October 2023

Terms of use

These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and O hi (“we,” “us” or “our”), concerning your access to and use of the application as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the “Application”).

You agree that by accessing the application , you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with all of these Terms and Conditions, then you are expressly prohibited from using the application and you must discontinue use immediately.

Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the application from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms and Conditions at any time and for any reason.

We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms and Conditions, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change.

It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms and Conditions to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms and Conditions by your continued use of the application after the date such revised Terms and Conditions are posted.

The information/Live information provided on the application is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country.

Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the application from other locations will not be able to use the application because of privacy concerns .

The application is intended for users who are at least 16 years old. Persons under the age of 16 are not permitted to register for the Site.

All users who are minors in the jurisdiction in which they reside (generally under the age of 16) must have the permission of, and be directly supervised by, their parent or guardian to use the application. If you are a minor, you must have your parent or guardian read and agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to you using the application.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Unless otherwise indicated, the application is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, hardwares , website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the application (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us and under the jurisdiction of IPR under India jurisdiction .

The Content and the Marks are provided on the application “AS IS” for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions, no part of the application and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the application , you represent and warrant that:

[(1) all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete;

(2) you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary;]

(3) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions;

[(4) you are not under the age of 16;]

(5) not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside [, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use the application];

(6) you will not access the application through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise;

(7) you will not use the application for any illegal or unauthorized purpose;

(8) your use of the application will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the application (or any portion thereof).

Your Commitments.

Providing a safe and secure Service for a diverse community requires that we all do our part. In return for our

Commitment to provide our Services, we require you to make some commitments to us. Please note that you will solely bear the costs and consequences of any actions taken by you on the O hi Platform (including any violation of these Terms) along with the commitments given by you below.

As part of the O hi platform we provide the Drop wall where you can update status and Live feeds feature which allows you to broadcast real-time photos/videos of yourself on the platform. Other users can comment on drop notes and photos/videos broadcasted by you thus allowing for real-time communication. All content uploaded using the Dropwall and feed feature is subject to the O hi Content and Community Guidelines. We reserve the right to immediately remove any content uploaded using this feature which is in violation of these Terms and the O hi Content and Community Guidelines. We may, from time to time, add, remove or alter the functionality of the Wall and feed feature. We may also discontinue the wall and Live feed feature from the O hi platform at any time. We do not warrant that the Live feed feature will be error-free or always available, the wall and Live feed feature would always function without disruptions, or any content posted by other users using the Live feed feature will be accurate. Your profile will be accessible to users once you check in to cafes you visit for 12 hours , and it also stays in last checkin users profiles We provide the wall and feed feature for you to interact on a real-time basis with other users but you shall not misuse the feature to upload content that is prohibited under the O hi Content and Community Guidelines. We do not warranty the continued availability of this feature

By using our Services, you agree and acknowledge the following:

No Impersonation or False Information to be Provided.

While you do not have to use your actual name on our Platform, you are required to input your correct phone number and gender to use our Services. You will not falsely represent yourself as another person or representative of another person to use our Services. In the event you are operating a parody account for satirical or comedic purposes, you must state the same in your O hi Bio.

Device Security.

We have implemented measures to ensure that our Platform is secure. However, there is no guarantee that our Platform is immune to hacking and virus attacks. You will ensure that you have requisite anti-malware and antivirus software on your mobile device and computer to ensure its safety. You will not allow any person to use your phone number, and not allow multiple accounts to be linked to your phone number. You will be responsible for all content posted by any account linked to your phone number. While we do everything we can to secure your use of our Services, keep in mind that we cannot contemplate all forms of attack on our Platform. You should, as a matter of practice, ensure that your mobile device and computer are not used wrongly or tampered with in any way.

Content Removal and Termination.

Content Rights and Liabilities

We strongly believe in the freedom of expression and allow you to share your thoughts on Drop wall and photographs, images, videos, and other content on our Platform. We do not have any ownership over any of the content shared by you and the rights in the content remain only with you. You will not use our Platform to violate or infringe upon our or any third-party’s intellectual property rights. Such content is against O hi Content and Community Guidelines and may be removed from the Platform. Further, if you use any content developed by us, then we shall continue to own the intellectual property rights vested in such content.

By sharing/posting/uploading content using our Services, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to host, use, distribute, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of your content (consistent with your privacy and application settings). You may delete your content and/or account at any point. However, your content may continue to appear on the Platform if it has been shared with others

You remain solely responsible for the content you post on our Platform. We do not endorse and are not responsible for any content shared or posted on or through our Platform, and for any consequences resulting out of such sharing or posting. The presence of our logo or any trademark on any content shared by you does not mean that we have endorsed or sponsored your content. Further, we will not be liable for or responsible for the consequences of any transactions made or entered into by you with other users of the Platform or advertisers on the Platform

You will always have ownership and responsibilities for the content you share. We will never claim that we have intellectual property rights over your content, but we will have a zero cost, permanent license to use what you share and post on our Platform

Safety; Your Interactions with Other Members.

Though O hi strives to encourage a respectful member experience through features like the double opt-in that allows members to communicate only after they have both indicated interest in one another, O hi is not responsible for the conduct of any member on or off of the Service. You agree to use caution in all interactions with other members, particularly if you decide to communicate off the Service or meet in person . You agree that you will not provide your financial information (for example, your credit card or bank account information), or wire or otherwise send money to other members.

Your Content

Our Products allow you and others around the world to share your pictures and videos to interact with each other in real time, and to share recordings of those interactions for others to enjoy later. They also allow you to post content, including , visual images, text, and symbols. Anything you say, post, or make available in our Products is referred to as “User Content.”

A. Your rights and responsibilities

O hi is a place for people to tell stories, develop ideas, deepen friendships, and meet interesting new people around the world. As part of this community, you must follow some guidelines as under when you use our Products. You are responsible for any activity that occurs in your account, so it’s important that you keep your account secure. If you think that someone has gained unauthorized access to your account, please advise us immediately. You retain all ownership rights in the User Content you contribute to O hi. But you also give us legal permission to use that content as explained in the next section.

You content should not include anything that is violating the under –

Behavior that’s not OK

Harassing people

Don’t harass anyone. Don’t make lewd propositions, use extreme insults, or celebrate or mock someone experiencing a tragedy. Don’t doxx people. Don’t share, threaten to share, or incentivize the sharing of other people's private information.

Hateful or discriminatory speech or conduct

Don’t incite hatred or discriminate against based on things like race, religion, national origin, caste, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability. This covers, but is not limited to, slurs, insults, and conspiracies. Accounts whose purpose is to promote hateful conduct are absolutely prohibited, as are hate organizations.

Threats of violence

Don’t threaten violence or harm against any individual or group of individuals, glorify acts of violence against others, or encouraging others to commit acts of violence.

Trolling or disrupting the stage

Don’t behave in a way that intentionally disrupts or ruins the experience for other people, like joining a stage and making abusive statements or loud noises. If you feel compelled to randomly make air horn sounds, please seek help.

Content that’s not OK

Child endangerment

Don’t do anything to endanger children ever. We absolutely prohibit any sexualization of or solicitation of minors, and any content that may endanger their welfare. This includes the sharing of suggestive, sexual, mature, graphic, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate content with minors. Where appropriate, we report child endangerment to the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

Graphic violence

Don’t share media that includes excessive gore, themes of violence, harm to animals, or other forms of extreme violence that may shock or disgust people.

Harmful misinformation and disinformation

Don’t spread harmful health misinformation, spread misinformation for the purpose of making money, or for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections or other civic processes. The promotion of "synthetic" or manipulated media that is intended or likely to cause harm is also prohibited.

Illegal activities and the sale of regulated goods or services

Don’t share illegal content or use O hi to conduct any unauthorized or illegal activities, promote illegal activities, or to sell or market highly regulated goods and services.

Intellectual property violations

Don’t engage in any conversations or upload any content that violates any intellectual property or other proprietary rights. If content violates your trademark or intellectual property, We will only investigate requests that are submitted by the rights-holder or their authorized representative.

Sexual exploitation

Don’t share non-consensual sexual images, content that depicts or promotes sexual assault, or content that sexualizes the unique attributes of young children in any way, even if that content features actual adults pretending to be children.

Suicide and Self-harm

Don’t encourage or promote acts of self-harm or suicide.

Terrorism or violent extremism

Don’t do anything that praises or promotes terrorism, violence, or proscribed terror groups. These organizations are neither welcome nor allowed on O hi, and the existence of accounts or use of accounts for the purpose of furthering violent or extremist ideologies or activities is prohibited.

Nudity

Just don’t put content with No shirt, no bra, no pants, no undies, no service. We don’t allow nudity or pornographic images on O hi.

Artificial behaviour

Don’t misrepresent or misuse your account in ways that could be confusing for other users. This includes adding fake "account" check marks (we don’t have verification right now), fake information to your profile photo. We prohibit the artificial amplification or suppression of information, like bot audiences, and any attempts to manipulate the platform to enable this.

False reporting

Don’t abuse our reporting systems. Mass fake incident report submissions or otherwise intentionally false reports of Community Guidelines violations are not allowed, and we suspend accounts who abuse reports.

Selling O hi features and growth

Don’t sell O hi features. This includes but is not limited to the following: the sale or solicitation of O hi access, reach, or engagement (e.g., accounts, clubs, usernames, follows).

Threats to O hi

Don’t threaten our team. We prohibit intentional threats to the O hi app, the privacy or security of user accounts, or to O hi employees, staff, or partners. This includes, but is not limited to, unwanted attempts to contact O hi employees, staff, or partners via personal channels including personal email addresses, phone numbers, in person visits, or via other unauthorized or invasive methods. Attempts to do so will constitute a violation and may be escalated to law enforcement.

Spam or scams

Some people like canned meat, but no one likes spam content. We don’t allow irrelevant or unsolicited messages shared to other users, like sending unwanted or inappropriate chatroom invites, DMs, repeated requests to join chatrooms without their permission. We also prohibit the use of scam tactics to solicit money or private financial information, investment and financial schemes, or raiding funds directed towards individuals or organizations that may violate our guidelines.

YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEMBERS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT O hi DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS MEMBERS OR OTHERWISE INQUIRE INTO THE BACKGROUND OF ITS MEMBERS. O hi MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE CONDUCT OR COMPATIBILITY OF MEMBERS.

USER REGISTRATION

You may be required to register with the application. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username / title you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

As a user you accept the terms of connecting and reaching out or allowing other people to reach out to you and wave at you to initiate conversation which can only begin when you wave back at them , you agree that you will be accessible to other users in the restaurant chatroom you are present at as part of this social network .

GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS

We may provide you areas on the application/playstore/appstore to leave reviews or ratings. When posting a review/rating, you must comply with the following criteria:

(1) you should have firsthand experience with the person/entity/ being reviewed/rated;

(2) your reviews should not contain offensive profanity, or abusive, racist, offensive, or hate language;

(3) your reviews should not contain discriminatory references based on religion, race, gender, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability;

(4) your reviews should not contain references to illegal activity;

(5) you should not be affiliated with competitors if posting negative reviews;

(6) you should not make any conclusions as to the legality of conduct;

(7) you may not post any false or misleading statements;

(8) you may not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.

We may accept, reject, or remove reviews in our sole discretion. We have absolutely no obligation to screen reviews or to delete reviews/ratings, even if anyone considers reviews/ratings objectionable or inaccurate. Reviews/ratings are not endorsed by us, and do not necessarily represent our opinions or the views of any of our affiliates or partners.

We do not assume liability for any review/rating or for any claims, liabilities, or losses resulting from any review/rating. By posting a review/rating, you hereby grant to us a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully-paid, assignable, and sublicensable right and license to reproduce, modify, translate, transmit by any means, display, perform, and/or distribute all content relating to reviews/ratings

SUBMISSIONS

You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the application (“Submissions”) provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall become our sole property. We shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

You hereby waive all moral rights to any such Submissions, and you hereby warrant that any such Submissions are original with you or that you have the right to submit such Submissions. You agree there shall be no recourse against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your Submissions.

CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY

We provide you a service of verifying your account buy buying popular badges on monthly, quarterly, yearly .The cancellation and refund policy is as follows : (1) You can cancel the subscription within 5 days of your purchase . (2) To cancel the subscription you can write to us at subscription@ohiapp.com (3) After reviewing your email and details we will refund the amount within 7 working days .(4) For more information you can check FAQ section under badge category or write to us at subscription@ohiapp.com