IONA Terms of Service

Last Updated: 01/07/2024

By creating an account, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the IONA platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use the IONA platform.

2. Eligibility

To use the IONA platform, you must be at least 18 years old. By using the platform, you represent and warrant that you meet this eligibility requirement. If you do not meet this requirement, you must not access or use the platform.

3. Account Registration

To access the IONA platform, you must create an account by providing a valid email address and creating a password. You agree to:

  • Provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process.
  • Maintain and promptly update your account information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
  • Maintain the security and confidentiality of your password and any other login credentials.
  • Notify IONA immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.

You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account, whether or not you know about them.

4. User Conduct

You agree not to use the IONA platform to:

  • Violate any local, state, national, or international law.
  • Transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
  • Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an IONA official, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
  • Transmit any content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships.
  • Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation.
  • Interfere with or disrupt the IONA platform or servers or networks connected to the platform.

5. Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and share information about you. By using the platform, you consent to our collection and use of your data as outlined in the Privacy Policy.

We collect city, country, continent, and timezone information through your browser settings, which we use to optimize our algorithm for better matching.

6. Intellectual Property

All content on the IONA platform, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, and software, is the property of IONA or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright laws. You agree not to:

  • Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the platform without the express written permission of IONA.
  • Modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the platform.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, IONA and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

  • Your use or inability to use the platform.
  • Any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein.
  • Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the platform.
  • Any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through the platform by any third party.
  • Any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available through the platform.
  • The defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any third party.

In no event shall IONA’s aggregate liability for all claims relating to the platform exceed one U.S. dollar (USD. $1.00).

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold IONA and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors harmless from and against any claims, actions, or demands, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in connection with your use of the platform or your violation of these Terms.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the United Kingdom to resolve any dispute or claim arising from these Terms.

10. Changes to Terms

IONA reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of such changes by posting the updated Terms on the platform or through other communications. Your continued use of the platform following the posting of changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed about our updates.

11. Termination

IONA reserves the right to terminate or suspend your account and access to the platform at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Upon termination, all provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [admin@hey-iona.com].

By creating an account, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.