Terms of Service
Last updated: September 2025
By accessing and using NATATAE ME! ("we," "us," "our," or the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access the Service.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By using NATATAE ME!, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service.
2. Description of Service
NATATAE ME! is a crowd-sourced platform that helps users find public toilet facilities in the Philippines. The Service includes:
- Location-based toilet finding
- User-generated reviews and ratings
- Photo uploads of facilities
- Emergency mode for urgent situations
- Community features and gamification
3. User Accounts
Account Creation
To access certain features, you may need to create an account. You agree to:
- Provide accurate, current, and complete information
- Maintain and update your information
- Keep your password secure and confidential
- Accept responsibility for all activities under your account
- Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use
Account Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or our Code of Conduct, or for any other reason at our discretion.
4. User Content
Content Ownership
You retain ownership of content you submit. However, by posting content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, display, reproduce, modify, and distribute your content in connection with the Service.
Content Standards
You agree not to post content that:
- Is false, misleading, or fraudulent
- Violates any laws or regulations
- Infringes on intellectual property rights
- Contains malware or harmful code
- Is obscene, offensive, or inappropriate
- Harasses, threatens, or harms others
- Violates privacy rights
- Promotes illegal activities
5. Acceptable Use
You agree NOT to:
- Submit fake toilet locations or reviews
- Manipulate ratings or gaming systems
- Scrape or harvest data from the Service
- Use the Service for commercial purposes without permission
- Impersonate others or create fake accounts
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access
- Use the Service to stalk or harass others
- Upload inappropriate photos in toilet facilities
- Violate the privacy of other users
6. Intellectual Property
The Service and its original content (excluding user content), features, and functionality are owned by NATATAE ME! and are protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
The source code is available under the AGPLv3 license. You may use, modify, and distribute the code according to the terms of that license.
7. Third-Party Services
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be liable for any damage or loss caused by your use of any third-party content or services.
8. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Accuracy or reliability of toilet information
- Safety or cleanliness of facilities
- Availability or functionality of the Service
- Fitness for a particular purpose
- Non-infringement
USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INCIDENTS, ACCIDENTS, OR EMBARRASSMENTS THAT MAY OCCUR WHILE USING TOILET FACILITIES FOUND THROUGH OUR SERVICE.
9. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NATATAE ME! SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.
10. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless NATATAE ME! and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another.
11. Privacy
Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.
12. Modifications to Service
We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) at any time, with or without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service.
13. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify users through the Service or by other means. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.
14. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding shall be brought exclusively in the courts located in the Philippines.
15. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
16. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Code of Conduct, constitute the entire agreement between you and NATATAE ME! regarding the use of the Service.
17. Contact Information
For questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:
- GitHub: Submit an issue
- Email: help@natatae.me