Stops App — Terms of Use

Last Revised: November 20, 2024

Welcome to Stops! These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Stops app and services (the “App” or “Services”). By using Stops, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please stop using the App.

If you have questions, contact us at team@stops.com.

Stops is a geo-social app where users can:

• Discover location-based content and information using Search, 3D Maps and Augmented Reality (Discover)
• Share photos, videos, and other media tied to real-world locations (Check-in or Create+)
• Connect with others through chat features (Cubes) and messages
• Create travel itineraries and memory logs (Collections)
• Earn and Share coins from surprise rewards, check-ins and sharing stops

All use of the App is subject to these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

You may use Stops at your own risk if:

• You are at least 13 years old.
• You have the legal authority to agree to these Terms.

If we discover a user under 13, we will delete their account and associated data.

• You must create an account to use Stops via the App stores or Stops’ Desktop version.
• You can register using your email or a supported social media account.
• You are responsible for safeguarding your account details and all activity under your account.
• If you believe your account has been compromised, notify us immediately.

When using Stops, you agree to:

• Follow our Code of Conduct: No hate speech, harassment, or illegal activities.
• Avoid sharing sensitive information without permission.
• Respect others’ rights and comply with applicable laws.

Allowed:

• Share content tied to real-world locations.
• Interact with others respectfully and within the app’s guidelines.

Prohibited:

• Engaging in illegal, harmful, or abusive activities.
• Uploading content that is sexually explicit, offensive, violent, or infringes on others’ rights.
• Misusing Stops for spam, fraud, or unauthorized data collection and marketing.
• Harassing or Stalking
• Trespassing in the real world while using our app.

Violations may result in account suspension or termination and Stops will comply with legal authorities.

1. You may not use the Services for any form of spam, unauthorized commercial communications, unsolicited mail, multi-level marketing, advertising, contests or raffles or similar conduct;
2. You may not transmit, distribute, display or otherwise make available through or in connection with Stops’ App and Services any content, including User Generated Content, which may infringe third party rights, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights, or which may contain any unlawful content;
3. You will not bully, threat intimidate, promote self-injury, shame, blackmail, harass any User or public figure, or publish any content that is hate speech (including content which attacks persons based on their race, ethnicity, origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, gender, disabilities and so forth), unlawful, misleading, malicious, discriminatory, pornographic, incites violence, contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
4. You may not use the Service to engage in any sexual violence or exploitation, sell or trade of prescription pharmaceuticals, drugs or firearms (or other illegal commodities), terrorist activity or criminal activity, including the encouragement or condonation of such activities.
5. You may not publish or post via the Services other people’s private and confidential information without their express authorization and permission.
6. You may not publish or upload to our Service or Pixel-Tag any intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject’s consent.
7. You may not impersonate others in a manner that is intended to or does mislead, confuse or deceive others.
8. Content that relates to alcohol, dating services or mature content must be restricted to the applicable age.
9. You may not engage in username squatting and/or trade.
10. If you collect information from Users, you will obtain their consent, make it clear that it is you (and not Stops) who is collecting the information and post a privacy policy detailing at least, the information collected, the purpose of the collection and the manner in which such data is collected.
11. You may not post anyone’s identification documents or sensitive financial information.

• You own the content you create on Stops.
• By posting, you grant Stops a license to use your content for app functionality and promotion.
• Content shared in public areas (e.g., Cubes) is visible to others and may be shared further.

We respect your privacy. For details on how we collect and use your data, see our Privacy Policy.

• Premium features and subscriptions may be offered. Fees are non-refundable unless required by law.
• Virtual coins (Stops Coins) have no cash value and cannot be exchanged.

For Premium subscriptions, you can manage or cancel your existing subscription via Google’s Play Store or Apple’s App store and/or via your mobile device’s subscription section.

Stops’ coins are virtual coins that currently have no monetary exchange value and cannot be redeemed for cash or traded for physical goods. If such a redemption is available in the future, then the value or exchange will be clearly posted by Stops and the user’s Wallet will be updated accordingly.

Stops integrates with third-party platforms like Facebook or Instagram for sharing. Your use of these platforms is subject to their terms and policies. Stops is not responsible for their practices.

• You own all of your data and have the right to edit, delete and export any of your content any time
• Stops owns all rights to its name, logo, and technology (see more below).

The App, the Content and the Company’s proprietary assets and any and all intellectual property rights pertaining thereto, including, but not limited to, inventions, patents and patent applications, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrightable materials and trade secrets, whether or not registered or capable of being registered (excluding the User Generated Content) (collectively, “Intellectual Property”), are owned by and/or licensed to the Company and are protected by applicable copyright and other intellectual property laws and international conventions.

“Stops.com”, Stops.com™, Company’s marks and logo and all other proprietary identifiers used by the Company in connection with the App and the Services (“Company Trademarks”) are all trademarks and/or trade names of the Company, whether or not registered. All other trademarks, service marks, trade names and logos which may appear on Stops’ App belong to their respective owners (“Third Party Marks”). No right, license, or interest to Company Trademarks and/or to the Third Party Marks is granted hereunder, and you agree that no such right, license, or interest shall be asserted by you with respect to the Company Trademarks or the Third Party Marks and therefore you will avoid using any of those marks.

The Terms do not convey to you an interest in or to the Company Intellectual Property but only a limited revocable right of use in accordance with the Terms. Nothing in the Terms constitutes a waiver of the Company’s Intellectual Property under any law.

To the extent you provide any feedbacks, comments or suggestions to Stops (“Feedback”), Stops shall have an-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid up, worldwide, perpetual and irrevocable license to incorporate the Feedback into any Stops current or future products, technologies or services and use same for any purpose all without further compensation to you and without your approval. You agree that all such Feedback shall be deemed to be non-confidential. Furthermore, you warrant that your Feedback is not subject to any license terms that would purport to require Stops to comply with any additional obligations with respect to any Stops current or future products, technologies or services that incorporate any Feedback.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protect the information you share with us. We believe that you have a right to know our practices regarding the information we collect when you connect to, access or use the App. Our policy and practices and the type of information collected are described in details in our Privacy Policy at legal.stops.com which is incorporated herein by reference. If you intend to connect to, access or use the App you must first read and agree to the Privacy Policy.

We care for your safety. If you believe a User acted inappropriately or has infringed our Code of Conduct, including but not limited to offensive, violent or sexually inappropriate behavior, please report immediately such person to the appropriate authorities and to our Misconduct Agent at team@stops.com.

Stops respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide the following information in writing to Stops’ Copyright Agent: (i) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright; (ii) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (iii) a description of the material that you claim to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (iv) information so that we can contact you, such as address, telephone number and e-mail address; (v) a statement that you believe in good faith that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (vi) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of a copyright that is allegedly infringed. Stops’ Copyright Agent can be reached at the e-mail address at: team@stops.com.

The App’s availability and functionality depends on various factors, such as communication networks, software, hardware and the Company’s services’ providers and contractors. Stops does not warrant or guarantee the App will operate at all times without disruption or interruption, or that it will be immune from unauthorized access or error-free.

Stops reserves the right to modify, correct, amend, enhance, improve, make any other changes to, or discontinue, temporarily or permanently this App (or any part thereof, including but not limited to the Content) without notice, at any time. In addition, you hereby acknowledge that the Content provided under this App may be changed, extended in terms of content and form or removed at any time without any notice to you. You agree that Stops shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of this App or the Content included therein.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE, THE APP, THE CONTENT, THE SERVICES AND THE USER GENERATED CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND STOPS, INCLUDING ITS VENDORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, LICENSORS, AGENTS AND SUPPLIERS (“STOPS REPRESENTATIVES”), DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF USE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND THOSE ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL CONSUMER RIGHTS UNDER YOUR LOCAL LAWS THAT THIS AGREEMENT CANNOT CHANGE.

WE DO NOT WARRANT (I) THAT THE APP IS OR WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY, ACCURATE, COMPLETE, UNINTERRUPTED, WITHOUT ERRORS, OR FREE OF VIRUSES, DEFECTS, WORMS, OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR OTHER PROGRAM LIMITATIONS, (II) THAT WE WILL CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN THE APP; AND/OR (III) OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE USE, INABILITY TO USE OR OPERATE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE APP AND/OR THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE APP OR THROUGH THE APP (INCLUDING THAT THE RESULTS OF USING THE APP WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS). THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE USE OF THE APP, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE AVAILABILITY, RELIABILITY OR THE QUALITY OF THE APP, AND IS NOT AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERROR, FAULT OR MISTAKE RELATED TO ANY CONTENT AND INFORMATION DISPLAYED WITHIN THE APP.

USERS SHOULD EXERCISE NO LESSER DEGREE OF CAUTION IN COMMUNICATING AND ENTERING INTO ANY SORT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER USERS THAN THEY WOULD OFFLINE. STOPS IS NOT AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COMMUNICATION AND/OR ENGAGEMENT YOU MAY HAVE WITH OTHER USERS AND IS NOT AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERROR, FAULT OR MISTAKE OF ANY AND ALL CONTENT, USER GENERATED CONTENT AND INFORMATION RECEIVED THROUGH OUR APP AND SERVICES.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ITEM OR SERVICE PROVIDED BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY OTHER THAN STOPS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES TO YOU OR OTHERS THAT MAY RESULT FROM TECHNICAL PROBLEMS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE INTERNET SUCH AS SLOW CONNECTIONS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, AND OVERLOAD OF SERVERS, DELAYS OR INTERRUPTIONS) OR ANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS OR INTERNET PROVIDERS.

YOU AGREE THAT USE OF THE APP, THE SERVICE, THE USER GENERATED CONTENT AND/OR THE CONTENT IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

INASMUCH AS SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS AS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE FULL EXTENT OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY.

THE USE OF STOPS’ APP AND SERVICES IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE, IN NO EVENT SHALL STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS’ REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT OR STRICT LIABILITY) (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF GOODWILL, PROFITS OR DATA AND BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING HEREUNDER, RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE APP, THE SERVICES AND/OR THE CONTENT, YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE APP, THE SERVICES, THE USER GENERATED CONTENT AND/OR THE CONTENT, THE FAILURE OF THE APP TO PERFORM AS REPRESENTED OR EXPECTED, OR FROM THE PERFORMANCE OR FAILURE OF STOPS TO PERFORM UNDER THESE TERMS, ANY OTHER ACT OR OMISSION OF STOPS BY ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER; OR BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY, GUARANTEE OR CONDITION, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER STOPS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN ANY CASE, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE, STOPS’ AND STOPS’ REPRESENTATIVES TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL DAMAGES OR LOSSES WHATSOEVER ARISING HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE APP, THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SERVICE FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, TO STOPS FOR USE OF THE SERVICES OR $US1.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

IN AS MUCH AS SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS AS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE FULL EXTENT OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Stops and Stops Representatives from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debts, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of Stops’ App and/or Services; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third party rights, including without limitation any intellectual property rights or privacy right of such third party in connection with your use of the App; (iv) the User Generated Content you uploaded through the use of the App; and/or (v) any damage of any sort, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, you may cause to any third party with relation to your use of the App. It is hereby clarified that this defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms.

Without derogating from the foregoing, we reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter which is subject to indemnification by you, which will not excuse your indemnity obligations hereunder and in which event you will fully cooperate with us in asserting any available defense. You agree not to settle any matter subject to an indemnification by you without first obtaining our prior express written approval.

The Company may, at its sole discretion, change the Terms from time to time, including any other policies incorporated thereto, so please re-visit this page frequently. In case of any material change, we will make reasonable efforts to post a clear notice on the App and/or will send you an e-mail (to the extent that you provided us with such e-mail address) regarding such change. Such material changes will take effect seven (7) days after such notice was provided on our App or sent via e-mail, whichever is the earlier. Otherwise, all other Changes to these Terms are effective as of the stated “Last Revised” and your continued use of the App on or after the Last Revised date will constitute acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, those changes. In the event that the Terms should be amended to comply with any legal requirements, the amendments may take effect immediately, or as required by the law and without any prior notice.

At any time, Stops may block your access to the App and/or temporarily or permanently limit your access to the App, at its sole discretion, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to Stops under any applicable law. Such actions by Stops may be taken, for example, if Stops deems that you have breached any of these Terms in any manner. Additionally, Stops may at any times, at its sole discretion, cease the operation of the App or any part thereof, temporarily or permanently, without giving any prior notice. You agree and acknowledge that Stops does not assume any responsibility with respect to, or in connection with the termination of the App’ operation and loss of any data, including the User Generated Content. The provisions of these Terms that, by their nature and content, must survive the termination of these Terms in order to achieve the fundamental purposes of these Terms shall so survive. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the provisions of the Intellectual Property, Warranty Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification and General sections will survive the termination or expiration of the Terms.

The Company may accept advertisements from third parties. Please note that the Company makes no warranties or representations concerning such advertisements, whether or not the Company has control over such advertisements. The Company, advertisers and/or third-parties related thereto may be entitled to certain shares of the earnings for such advertisements. You agree, acknowledge and consent that you will not be entitled to any compensation with respect to such monetary amounts.

All the information contained in such advertisements and commercials belongs solely to the advertisers and the Company makes no warranties or representations in respect of such, whether or not the Company has control over such advertisements or commercials and these are provided on an “AS IS” basis. In any event, the Company will not be liable for any damage or loss incurred to you as a result of or in connection with such advertisements or commercials. The Company, advertisers and/or related third-parties may be entitled to certain shares of the earnings for such advertisements and/or commercials. You agree, acknowledge and consent that no right, title or interest is or shall be granted to you in any way with respect to any revenue share whatsoever in relation thereto.

STOPS AND/OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT OBLIGED TO NOR CAN THEY VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF INFORMATION REPRESENTED IN SUCH ADVERTISEMENTS. THUS, STOPS MAKES NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

(a) These Terms constitute the entire Terms and conditions between you and the Company relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements or understandings between you and the company, (b) these Terms do not, and shall not be construed to create any relationship, partnership, joint venture, employer-employee, agency, or franchisor-franchisee relationship between the parties hereto, (c) any claim relating to Stops’ App and/or Services or its use thereof will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Israel without reference to its conflict-of-laws principles and the United Nations Convention Relating to a Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods may not be applied, (d) any dispute arising out of or related to your use of Stops’ App and/or Services will be brought in, and you hereby consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in, the competent courts of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa, Israel. You agree to waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non-convenience and agree that process may be served in a manner authorized by applicable law or court rule. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Stops may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, (e) No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder will be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Any heading, caption or section title contained herein is inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof, (f) YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE APP MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED, (g) if any provision hereof is adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect while most nearly adhering to the intent expressed herein, (h) you may not assign or transfer these Terms (including all rights and obligations hereunder) without our prior written consent and any attempt to do so in violation of the foregoing shall be void. We may assign or transfer these Terms without restriction or notification, (i) no amendment hereof will be binding unless in writing and signed by Stops, and (k) the parties agree that all correspondence relating to these Terms shall be written in the English language.

If you have any questions (or comments) concerning the Terms, you are most welcome to send us an email at team@stops.com.