TERMS OF USE
Welcome
to SQUID! We are thrilled to have you here, and hope you will enjoy using
SQUID. Before you start getting smarter and having fun with SQUID, we believe
it is important for you to be aware of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We
have tried to keep these as short and easy to read as possible, so please make
sure you take the time to read them through. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) and
our Privacy Policy apply to your use of SQUID´s websites, products, services,
text, information, graphics and any other content uploaded, downloaded and
appearing in the Service. Please read these Terms and our Privacy Policy
carefully. By downloading, and accessing the service, you confirm that (a) you
have read and understand these Terms and our Privacy Policy, and (b) you are 13
years or older. If you do not understand the Terms or the Privacy Policy, or
do not fulfil the age criterion, do not download or use the Service.
The
Service is offered by Njuice AB (“we”, “us” and “Njuice”), c/o Governo,
Repslagargatan 17 b, 118 46, Stockholm, Sweden.
I.
Description of the service
SQUID is an international, social and creative way to get the best news
from all around the world according to your personal interests and passions.
The Service offers a wide range of news from the best newspapers and magazines
for each country, and gives users the chance to read, share and engage
creatively with “the best ink” you can find out there. Users can select their
topics of interest in different languages, share the articles on different social
networks, and share their creations privately with their friends. In other
words, the Service allows users to become the chief editors of their own news
app with the help of a very special news buddy, SQUID!
II.
Our audience
i.
In order to use the Service you must be 13 years or older. By signing the
Terms you affirm that you are 13 years or older. The agreement of these Terms
and our Privacy Policy entails that you are fully able and competent to
understand these Terms, as well as our Privacy Policy, and to abide to them.
ii.
In the case of reasonable doubt that you do not adequately fulfill the
above-mentioned criteria, we may, without notice and in our sole discretion,
suspend your use of the Service until acceptable proof of age and capability is
provided.
iii.
We strongly advise parents who allow their children to use the Service to
acknowledge that the Service is not intended for an audience under the age of
13. As the content made available by the Service is generated by third-parties
or user generated, the content may not be suitable for children under the age
of 13, and Njuice does not take any responsibility
for the content uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Service.
III.
Use of the service
You can access the Service by downloading the App from your local App
store. At present you may use the Service without registering or creating a
user account. However, in the future we might require that you create an
account and become a Registered User in order to use certain functions of the
Service. A “Registered User” is a user who: (a) has created an account on the
App (“Account”) by providing a valid e-mail address, age, username and password
of choice, or (b) has a valid account on one of the available third-party
services through which the user has connected the App (“Third-Party Account”),
such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus etc. All the provided data has to remain
valid as long as your SQUID account remains active, and it is your responsibility
to update all information when no longer accurate or up-to-date.
IV.
User content
The Service offers different types of content. This may be protected by one
or more laws concerning intellectual property. The Service consists of:
o
The Service, Brand, and related features: The Service, all its related
products and features, and third-party material are protected by copyright,
trademark, patent and other laws. You may use the Service to access articles,
images, videos, text, graphics, or other material (“Content”) - to the extent
Content is legally available to you - exclusively for your own personal,
non-commercial purposes. The Service is provided to you as a personal,
worldwide, non-transferable service. All unauthorized use of SQUID’s
trademarks, logo, domain names or other distinctive brand features is
prohibited.
o
User-generated content: The Service also offers interactive content and features that allow the
user to create, comment, interact, save and/or share text, graphics, photos,
videos, or other material (“User-generated Content”). Your User-generated
Content can be viewed by other users and that you are solely responsible for
all the content and data being uploaded on behalf of your account. All content
uploaded will be associated with your username and/or Social Networking Site (“SNS”)
profile. Thus, SQUID does not take part in the creation etc
of User-generated-Content and is not responsible or liable for any
User-generated Content or accuracy or legal claims generating from it. When the
Content is submitted to SQUID, Njuice may use,
reproduce, modify, publish and create derivative work from such User-generated
Content in any media or distribution method, already existing and/or not. Njuice may also use your content for promotional and/or
commercial purposes of the Service. Njuice also
reserves the right to review, screen and delete, without notice, User-generated
Content if necessary, anytime and for any reason.
V.
Sharing content
The Service makes it technically possible for users to share different
types of content via several SNS and private messaging tools. To the extent the
user shares User-generated Content through SNS, this must be limited to
strictly private messaging tools such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, private
e-mail, and so on. The user must never share this type of content publicly via
SNS. The user must at all times observe copyright law and not share third party
content, unless permitted by statutory law. If Njuice
becomes aware of any violations in this regard, we will suspend the Service
without notice.
VI.
Modifications and Updates to the Service
These Terms may undergo modifications and updates from time to time. The
Terms may be changed to: (a) present new policies or laws concerning the Service,
(b) present changes in the functions and features of the Service, (c) introduce
changes imposed on us by third parties. The date of the last
update/modification will always be stated on this page, and older versions of
these Terms will always be available upon request. If you do not abide with the
new Terms you are invited not to use the Service. While these changes are being
implemented the Service could be temporarily suspended, cancelled, or undergo
delay. Njuice are not liable for any modification,
suspension, delay or disruption of the Service.
VII.
Account security
Once an account is created any activity taking place on it is solely your
responsibility, whether or not authorized by you. You must make sure that your
password is and remains secure and confidential. Any change to the details
provided during registration must be communicated. If we have any reason to
believe there may have been a breach of security, or if activities have taken
place on your account that do not abide with these Terms, we reserve the right
to suspend or cancel your account, without prior notice. If you realize there
is a security loophole in the Service, or if you discover your account has been
compromised, please let us know right away. Please email: contact@squidapp.co
VIII.
Conduct of users
You are the only one responsible for your use of the Service and all of its
features. Accordingly all text, information, graphic and any other content
uploaded or created via the Service, whether publicly shared or privately
transmitted to other users (“User-generated Content”), is to be considered your
sole responsibility.
All content created, uploaded and/or shared by the user may only be displayed
for personal purposes, and may not be copied, reproduced, altered or publicly
displayed for commercial intent. The Service is merely to be considered a
passive agent and hosting service for the User-generated Content and we do not
play any active role in the distribution, publication, representation and/or
diffusion of such content. Njuice’s obligation to
monitor does not go beyond what may be set forth in statutory law.
In addition to these formal legal Terms, which we feel the urge to share with
you, and are designed in order to ensure a smooth and safe experience with the
Service, we also want to encourage you to do your part by using common sense.
Therefore, make sure you can have a fun time with SQUID without damaging the
fun for other users!
IX.
Prohibited activities
In accordance with the Terms outlined here, you are not allowed to:
i.
Infringe the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademarks,
confidential information and/or rights of privacy;
ii.
Upload, create, share and/or promote any content that may be deemed
offensive, abusive, defamatory, derogatory, discriminatory, obscene, violent,
sexually explicit, or which promotes violence, terrorism, harassment,
embarrassment, or any sort of illegal acts and nuisance for any person;
iii.
Use the Service with purposes that are to be considered illegal, that go
beyond the intended scope of the Service, or that infringe in any way these
Terms;
iv.
Use the Service to promote or encourage anyone to participate in criminal
or illegal activities or anti-social behaviors;
v.
Disclose anyone’s contact details or invade their privacy;
vi.
Use the Service in a way that might inhibit, disrupt, endanger or interfere
in any way with the full enjoyment of the Service by third parties;
vii.
Compromise the security of the Service;
viii.
Use the Service for promotional purposes or advertising;
ix.
Use the Service to promote or encourage anyone to engage in contests,
sweepstakes or pyramid schemes
x.
Engage in any activity that might entail: (a) discovering source codes, (b)
bypassing measures enacted to limit the access to specific areas of the Service,
(c) sending viruses or malicious programs, (d) violating the privacy or rights
of third parties;
xi.
Use or attempt to use another user’s account.
X.
Njuice’s Rights
The software applications contained in the Service are not sold to you, and
Njuice retains ownership of all copies of the
software applications even after installation on your devices. The Service and
the software belong to Njuice and its licensors, and
are protected by intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to,
copyright). You are not entitled to use the software or the Service in a manner
not covered by these Terms. In addition, Njuice has
the worldwide, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license
to use any content, in relation to your username, within the terms outlined
within these Terms and Privacy Policy.
XI.
Copyright Policy
Njuice respects the intellectual
property rights of others. Therefore, in accordance with the applicable law in
this domain, we aim to remove any material that infringes copyright or property
rights of others. If Njuice becomes acquainted with
the infringement of said laws by one of its users, it is in our right to
terminate the account of the user. All users must comply with all applicable
copyright laws. If you believe that any part of the Service infringes any
copyright, you may file a notice of such infringement to our designated agent:
Njuice AB
c/o Governo
Repslagargatan 17 b
118 46 Stockholm
contact@squidapp.co
XII.
Third Party Services
The Service offers and allows the user to access content that is provided
by a third party. As we do not have any control or responsibility over the
content and functionality of said services, the Service is not to be deemed
liable for them. Therefore, the links to these services do not entail any
endorsement or association with them. Consequently, if you decide to visit any
website or external service linked to the Service, you do so at your own risk
and have the responsibility to protect yourself from any virus or malicious
program that may be found on these services. Accordingly, the Service is not
responsible for any damage, loss or offence you may incur in by using those
links.
XIII.
Feedback
We appreciate any comment, idea, and suggestion (“Feedback”) provided on
the part of our users aiming at the improvement of the Service, whether by
e-mail or otherwise. We advise however that, as we receive your Feedback, we will
be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of such Feedback for any
purpose, commercial or else, without acknowledging or compensating you.
Therefore, by sharing your ideas with us, you renounce to any legal, copyright
or moral claim to them. We love receiving your Feedback and warmly welcome it,
but please remember not to share your ideas with us if you expect to be paid or
intend to claim any right on them.
XIV.
Warranties and Disclaimers
The Service and the SQUID content are provided “AS IS” without warranties
of any kind. We explicitly disclaim any expressed or implicit warranties of
merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, title and
non-infringement. In addition, while SQUID attempts to provide an optimal user
experience, we cannot guarantee that the Service will always be secure or free
from errors and that the Service will always function without delays,
disruptions or interruptions. SQUID does not create or prepare any of the
Content available on the Service as it relies on third party news content. For
this reason, SQUID disclaims any responsibility for any of such content. Under
no circumstance will Njuice be held responsible for
the quality, reliability or suitability of said content. In addition, Njuice disclaims any responsibility for any damage or loss
caused by the use of third party content.
XV.
Liability and limitation of liability
Unless the damage was caused by gross negligence, Njuice
shall not be liable to you or any other part for any indirect, special,
punitive, incidental, exemplary, or consequential damages, or any loss of
profits, revenues or data resulting from: (a) your access to, or inability to,
the Service, (b) any content or behavior by third tarties
on the Service, including offensive, abusive, defamatory, derogatory,
discriminatory, obscene, violent, sexually explicit conduct, or (c) any
unauthorized access or use of the Service. You are responsible for your use of
the Service. Njuice will require you to compensate us
for any losses or costs we may incur for your negligence in respecting these
Terms.
XVI.
Conflict resolution
If for any reason you become discontented with SQUID, we would be glad to
attempt to solve any contrast or discordance informally. Therefore we strongly
encourage you to contact us at contact@squidapp.co, and we will do our best
to resolve the contention in good faith.
XVII.
Conflict Termination
It is our right to suspend or terminate your use of and access to the
Service at any time and for any reason, without prior notice in our sole
discretion. Such suspension or termination shall not limit our right to take
any other action against you, if deemed necessary.
You may also terminate your use of the Service at any time by stopping the use
of the Service and/or deleting the App from your device. However, please note
that, deleting the Service will not result in the deletion of your profile and
any User-generated Content that you have uploaded. If you wish to delete your
profile, please contact us at: contact@squidapp.co.
In the instance of the termination by either party, these Terms will terminate,
but the following terms will continue to apply:
i.
the terms set out under “Njuice’s Rights”;
ii.
the terms set out under “Feedback”; and
iii.
the terms set out under “Liability and limitation of liability”
XVIII.
Questions and comments
SQUID gladly welcomes your comments, questions, suggestions, Feedback or
concerns. If you have any, let us know at contact@squidapp.co.
I.
The privacy of SQUID users and its safeguard are taken into great
consideration by Njuice. That is why we provide you
with this Privacy Policy to illustrate to you what kind of information that
might be collected from you when you use the Service, what these pieces of
information are used for, and the few situations in which the information you
provide us will be shared with other parties. Njuice
is the controller and responsible for your personal data. This means that we
are responsible for deciding how we hold and use any information about you. Legal
basis for processing your personal data
Njuice may process your
information because:
i.
We have a contract with you;
ii.
You have given us permission; or
iii.
We have a legitimate interest to do so
II.
Types of information collected
In order for the Service to work effectively and to constantly improve, we
will be collecting different kinds of information from you. These pieces of
information will enable us to: (a) administer the Service, (b) help us
understand how to improve and optimize the Service in future updates, (c)
customize the Service to your interests and needs, (d) identify you or reply to
you if you contact us with Feedback, comments or concerns, (e) provide you with
more information if we think it necessary, see also below under III. Use of
gathered information. The information we will collect can be classified as
follows:
i.
Information you provide to us
Even though SQUID can be accessed without the need to create an account, in
order for the users to enjoy all features of the Service and having a better
user experience, setting up an account may be recommended. To create an account
with SQUID, users will be asked to provide us some personally identifiable
information, such as full name, e-mail address, age, username and a password.
Other kinds of information provided to us by you consist in: (a) information
concerning the type of news feeds you selected (e.g. Fashion, Environment,
Politics, etc.) and subsequent amendments, (b) information concerning your
language of preference, and (c) information that may help us reply to your Feedback,
comments or concerns if you send us as an e-mail, such as your name and e-mail
address.
ii.
Information you provide to SNS
If you do not feel like setting up your account for SQUID from scratch, the
Service may give you the possibility to set an account simply by connecting it
to Facebook or another SNS. In this way users are enabled to share content and
interact with their friends through regular SNS. When you decide to enter SQUID
via a SNS, you will be prompted to enter your SNS credentials or to sign up for
the SNS. By proceeding you are automatically allowing the Service to access the
information available on Facebook or another SNS. In this way we might also
receive information from the SNS to make your registration faster. By
registering through a SNS you will immediately be able to interact with the
Service on your SNS profile. The amount and quality of information we will be
able to collect from your SNS profile depends on your privacy settings for the
SNS, but may include profile information such as age, gender, location, and
list of contacts. The possibility to disable the connection between the Service
and the chosen SNS will be available at all times in “Settings”.
iii.
Information collected via technology
Some information is provided to us by your mobile device when you use the Service.
These pieces of information include the settings on the device, information
about the software and operating system and general information about your use
of the device. Yet, we only store general information about the user, not
user-specific one.
Like most online services, we refer to cookies and other tracking technologies,
such as web beacons, log files, web traffic analytics and so on, in order to
keep track of your online activities, and to improve and optimize the Service.
Please remember that this Privacy Policy only refers to the tracking practices
of Njuice, and does not include those of third
parties you may encounter while using the Service. In addition, if you wish to
disable the cookies to locally store your information or require them to ask
for permission first, most browsers offer the option to do so. Remember however
that, if so, some parts of SQUID may not function as intended.
III.
Use of gathered information
Overall the information we collect from you is used to improve the user
experience with the Service. Other purposes of use of the information is to:
(a) facilitate the set-up of the account, (b) identify you as a user, (c)
improve the administration and experience of the Service, (d) respond to
questions, feedback, comments or concerns, (e) provide maintenance or technical
support, (f) send newsletters in relation with the Service, and (g) creation of
data records from personal information with the exclusion of personally
identifiable data. This data is used anonymously in order to identify usage
patterns and trends, analyze problems and requests, and eventually optimize the
Service for our users. We therefore reserve the right to disclose anonymous
data to third parties in our sole discretion.
IV.
Disclosure of information with others
In accordance with the purposes of the Service and with the aim of
optimizing the Service we may disclose information under these circumstances:
i.
Third parties designated by you
Personal information you provide to the Service will be shared with the
third parties that you designate to receive said information.
ii.
Service providers
Your personal information may be shared with other service providers we use
in order to: (a) provide you with the services we offer through the Service,
(b) conduct quality surveys, (c) facilitate the user experience with the
Service, and (d) provide maintenance or technical support. These services are
bound not to use your personal data for any other purpose than that to provide
the services requested by the Service.
iii.
SNSs
Some of the features the Service offers require the connection to SNSs
(e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, etc.). If you decide to use these
features, we will provide the requested personal information to the selected
third party. If you do so, you are the sole responsible for your use of the
third party service and it is your responsibility to review the terms of use
and privacy policy of the chosen SNSs. We are therefore not liable for any
damage, risk, inaccuracy, lack of availability you might incur while using
those services.
iv.
Legal circumstances
Regardless of any choice you may make regarding your personal information
disclosure, the Service may decide to disclose your personal information if it
deems it necessary in good faith, in the following circumstances: (a) in
connection with legal investigations, (b) to comply with relevant law, (c) to
protect copyright, trademark or other property rights of the Service or third
parties, or (d) to assist or prevent some kind of potential violation of the
law. In this instance, if we believe that disclosing your personal information
may prevent you from violating a relevant law, or may protect the rights,
property, and safety of us, our users, or others, we may disclose them without
giving you prior notice.
v.
Other circumstances
We may also share your personal information in the following instances: (a)
negotiation of merger, (b) financing, (c) acquisition, (d) dissolution, (e)
sale, (f) transfer, (g) insolvency, (h) bankruptcy. In case another company
acquires the Service or some of its assets, the personal information we
collected will be transferred to them and they will assume the rights and
obligations regarding your personal information described in these Terms and Privacy
Policy.
Finally we may also disclose some information that does not identify you
personally and individually, for instance for statistical purposes or to
understand usage trends or problems. We therefore reserve the right to use
anonymous data for any purpose and disclose anonymous information to third
parties in our sole discretion.
V.
Transfer of personal data
Any processing of your personal information will take place within the
EU/EEA. We will not to transfer your personal data to recipients in a country outside of the
EU/EEA, including UK as from the effective date of Brexit, without your
consent.
VI.
Your rights
Njuice will respect your legal
rights to your data. If you would like to exercise these rights feel free to direct
requests, or other questions and comments regarding this Privacy Policy to contact@squidapp.co. Below
are the rights that you have under law:
i.
Right of access
You have an ongoing right to access the personal data which means that you
can request information about the processing whenever you want it.
ii.
Right to erase
You have the right to request the
deletion or removal of personal data where there is no compelling reason for
its continued processing.
iii.
Right to rectification
You have the right to ask us to
rectify the data we hold in the event that it contains inaccuracies or is
incomplete.
iv.
Right to restriction of
processing
In certain circumstances, you
have the right to “block” or suppress the processing of your personal data.
v.
Right to data portability
In certain situations, you have
the right to extract your personal data from our database, in a structured and
machine-readable format, enabling you to store and re-use it for further
personal use or to transfer it to a third party.
vi.
Right to withdraw consent
You have the right to revoke your
consent to the processing of your personal data at any time.
vii.
Right to object
You have the right to know if
your personal data is used for direct marketing and you have the right to
object to this kind of processing at any time.
viii.
Right to complain
If you think that we are
processing your personal data without the right to do so or if we have not
responded to your request, you may file a complaint to your national Data
Protection Authority.
VII.
Storage of your personal data
We will not retain personal information longer than is necessary to fulfill
the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable law or
regulations.
When a user’s account is terminated or expired, all your personal data, will be
deleted. Yet,
some information in non-personally identifiable form may still be available for
the Service in the archives.
VIII.
Security of your information
Security plays a crucial role for SQUID. We are extremely committed to
protecting your personal information. We have implemented commercially
reasonable technical and organisational measures to
protect your personal data against abuse and loss. Nevertheless, as no
electronic method of data transmission and storage is totally secure, Njuice, despite its reasonable efforts to protect the
security of your personal information, cannot guarantee its absolute efficacy.
IX.
Note about children
It is not our intention to collect personal information from users who are
under the age of 13. However, if a child under 13 submits personal information
to the Service and we learn about it, we will attempt to delete all information
about the child as soon and effectively as possible. Accordingly, if you
believe that we might be in possession of personal information from a child
under 13, please contact us at: contact@squidapp.co.
X.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may undergo amendments and updates from time to time.
In the instance of changes in the Privacy Policy we will notify you with an
e-mail on the last e-mail address you have provided us or by posting a notice
on our site or within the Service. If you do not agree with the amendments in
the Privacy Policy the only solution is to stop using the Service and to delete
your account with us.
XI.
Contact and questions
If you have any questions, concern or complaint concerning our Privacy
Policy, data collection, storage and processing practices, or if you want to
report a violation of your privacy, please contact us at: contact@squidapp.co.