Terms of Service

1. Eligibility

UniPulses is available to individuals who meet all of the following requirements:

• You are at least 13 years of age (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction, whichever is greater).
• You possess a valid .edu email address issued by an accredited college or university, or you can otherwise verify your affiliation with a supported educational institution through our verification process.
• You are not barred from using the Service under applicable law or a prior ban from UniPulses.

If you are between 13 and 18 years of age, you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agrees to these Terms on your behalf. We reserve the right to request proof of age or university affiliation at any time and to suspend accounts that cannot be verified.

2. Account Registration

To use most features of UniPulses, you must create an account. When you register, you agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration, including a valid .edu email address.
• Maintain the security and confidentiality of your login credentials. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
• Promptly notify us at legal@unipulses.com if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.
• Create only one account per person. Multi-accounting to manipulate votes, evade bans, or inflate engagement is prohibited.

UniPulses is a pseudonymous platform. Your display name does not need to be your real name, but your verified university affiliation is tied to your account internally for trust and safety purposes. You may not impersonate another person, institution, or entity through your display name or profile.

3. User Content

"User Content" means any text, images, links, polls, comments, votes, and other materials you submit, post, or transmit through the Service. You retain ownership of your User Content, subject to the following license:

By submitting User Content, you grant UniPulses a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content in connection with operating, promoting, and improving the Service. This license continues even if you stop using the Service, but only with respect to User Content that has been shared with other users or made public. If you delete your User Content, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to remove it from the Service, but cached or archived copies may persist for a limited period.

You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant this license and that your User Content does not violate any third party's rights, including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights.

4. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to engage in any of the following activities while using the Service:

1. Harassment and Bullying. Targeting individuals with threats, intimidation, personal attacks, or sustained unwanted contact, including via direct messages.
2. Hate Speech. Promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or serious medical condition.
3. Doxing and Privacy Violations.Sharing or threatening to share another person's private information — including real names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, photos, or financial information — without their explicit consent.
4. Identity Revelation. Deliberately attempting to identify or reveal the real-world identity of another pseudonymous user.
5. Impersonation. Pretending to be another person, university official, or entity, or falsely claiming an affiliation you do not have.
6. Spam and Manipulation. Posting repetitive, unsolicited, or low-quality content; using bots, scripts, or multiple accounts to artificially inflate votes, engagement, or follower counts.
7. Vote Manipulation. Coordinating with others or using alternate accounts to upvote or downvote content in a manner intended to manipulate rankings.
8. Academic Dishonesty.Sharing exam questions, answers, or other assessment materials in violation of your institution's academic integrity policies; soliciting or offering to complete academic work for others.
9. Illegal Activity. Using the Service to facilitate any activity that violates applicable local, state, national, or international law, including the sale of controlled substances, weapons, or stolen goods.
10. Misinformation. Deliberately posting false or misleading information that could cause real-world harm, including false safety alerts, fabricated university policies, or health misinformation.
11. Sexually Explicit Content. Posting pornographic or sexually explicit material, including non-consensual intimate images.
12. Circumventing Enforcement. Creating new accounts to evade a ban or suspension, or helping others do so.
13. Unauthorized Access.Attempting to gain unauthorized access to the Service, other users' accounts, or our systems; reverse-engineering, decompiling, or disassembling any part of the Service.

5. Pseudonymity and Privacy

UniPulses is designed to let you participate in campus conversations pseudonymously. Your verified university affiliation may be displayed as a badge (e.g., "Verified — Stanford") but your real name and .edu email are never shown to other users.

While we strive to protect your pseudonymity, we cannot guarantee absolute anonymity. You are responsible for not sharing personally identifiable information in your posts, comments, or display name. Our collection and use of your personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

6. Content Moderation

UniPulses employs a combination of automated systems, community reporting, and human review to enforce these Terms and our Community Guidelines. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to:

• Remove or restrict access to any User Content that we determine, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or our Community Guidelines.
• Issue warnings, temporary suspensions, or permanent bans to accounts that violate our policies.
• Cooperate with law enforcement when required by law or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to prevent imminent harm.

Moderation decisions may be appealed by contacting legal@unipulses.com. We will review appeals in good faith but our final determination is binding.

7. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding User Content), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of UniPulses, Inc. and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Our trademarks, logos, and service marks may not be used without our prior written consent.

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied or used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please send a notice to our designated DMCA agent at legal@unipulses.com with the information required under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512).

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. UNIPULSES DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

UniPulses does not endorse, verify, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any User Content posted through the Service. You rely on User Content at your own risk.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL UNIPULSES, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH:

• Your access to or use of (or inability to use) the Service.
• Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service.
• Any User Content obtained from the Service.
• Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content.

IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID UNIPULSES, IF ANY, IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS FOR THE SERVICE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless UniPulses, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) your access to or use of the Service; (b) your User Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any third-party rights, including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights.

11. Termination

You may delete your account at any time through your account settings. Upon deletion, your profile and associated data will be removed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

We may suspend or terminate your account and access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Grounds for termination include, but are not limited to, violations of these Terms, fraudulent verification, or prolonged inactivity. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Sections 3, 8, 9, 10, and 12 survive termination.

12. Changes to Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated Terms on the Service with a new "Last updated" date and, at our discretion, by sending a notification to your registered email address or displaying an in-app notice. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using the Service and delete your account.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

For any claim where the total amount sought is less than ten thousand U.S. dollars (US $10,000), either party may elect to resolve the dispute through binding non-appearance-based arbitration administered by a nationally recognized arbitration provider. In such cases, the arbitration shall be conducted by telephone, online, or based solely on written submissions, at the election of the party initiating the arbitration.

14. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at legal@unipulses.com.