Terms of Service

Welcome to Toolia! These terms govern your use of our tool sharing and discovery platform.

Last updated: July 18, 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Toolia, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access or use our platform.

Toolia is a social media platform dedicated to sharing and discovering tools and web applications, creating a focused environment for tool discovery through trusted social connections.

2. Account Registration and Security

To use Toolia, you must create an account by providing accurate and complete information. You may register using:

  • Email and password credentials
  • Google OAuth authentication
  • LinkedIn OAuth authentication
  • GitHub OAuth authentication

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

3. Content and Tool Sharing

What You Can Share

  • Links to useful tools and web applications
  • Descriptions and reviews of tools you use
  • Organizational categories for your tool collections
  • Posts discussing tools and workflows

Content Guidelines

All content must be relevant to tools, applications, or workflows. You retain ownership of your content but grant Toolia a license to display and distribute it on our platform.

4. Prohibited Activities

You may not use Toolia to:

  • Share malicious, harmful, or inappropriate links
  • Post spam, irrelevant content, or excessive promotional material
  • Violate intellectual property rights of others
  • Engage in harassment, hate speech, or abusive behavior
  • Attempt to hack, disrupt, or compromise our platform security
  • Create multiple accounts to manipulate engagement
  • Share content that violates applicable laws

Content Moderation: We use automated AI technology to help detect and prevent harmful content including hate speech, violent comments, racial slurs, and self-harm content. Comments may be automatically reviewed and moderated to maintain community safety.

5. Social Features and Interactions

Toolia provides social features including following other users, liking posts, and reacting with emojis. These interactions help build a community around tool discovery and sharing.

We reserve the right to moderate content and may remove posts, suspend accounts, or restrict access for violations of these terms or community standards.

6. Privacy and Data Protection

Your privacy is important to us. We collect and process your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, including profile information, tool shares, social interactions, and usage analytics.

We use PostgreSQL database storage via Vercel and implement security measures to protect your information, but cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmission over the internet.

7. Intellectual Property

You retain all rights to your original content. By posting on Toolia, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide license to use, display, and distribute your content on our platform.

Toolia and its design, features, and functionality are owned by us and protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

8. External Links and Third-Party Tools

Toolia contains links to external tools and websites shared by users. We do not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for third-party content, tools, or services.

Use external tools at your own risk and review their respective terms of service and privacy policies.

9. Service Availability and Modifications

We strive to maintain reliable service but cannot guarantee uninterrupted access. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue features or the entire service with reasonable notice.

These terms may be updated periodically. Continued use of Toolia after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

10. Limitation of Liability

Toolia is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the platform.

Our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

11. Account Termination

You may delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate accounts for violations of these terms. Upon termination, your right to use Toolia ceases immediately.

Account deletion removes your profile, posts, and associated data in accordance with our data retention policies.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

Email: toolia.app@gmail.com

Platform: Use our in-app bug reporting feature

By using Toolia, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms of Service.