Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: October 15, 2023

Welcome to Rotting Onion! These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of our website, services, and community platform (the "Service"). By accessing or using Rotting Onion, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the Service.

1. Who We Are

Rotting Onion is an online community platform where users can create and manage their own "layers" (communities), share content, and participate in discussions.

2. Eligibility

  • You must be at least 13 years old to use Rotting Onion.
  • By using the Service, you confirm that you have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms.

3. Your Account

  • You are responsible for your account and anything that happens under it.
  • Keep your password safe and do not share it.
  • We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

4. User Content

  • You own the content you create, but by posting on Rotting Onion you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, display, and distribute your content as part of the Service.
  • You are solely responsible for the content you post.
  • Content must comply with our Community Guidelines (e.g., no illegal activity, hate speech, harassment, spam, or harmful content).

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Use Rotting Onion for unlawful purposes.
  • Impersonate others or misrepresent your identity.
  • Interfere with the operation of the Service (e.g., hacking, scraping, automated bots).
  • Post content that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, or otherwise harmful.

6. Moderation & Layers

  • Each layer is managed by its creator(s), who may set their own rules (in addition to these Terms).
  • We reserve the right to remove content or suspend communities that break our rules or applicable laws.
  • Moderation decisions are final.

7. Intellectual Property

  • The Rotting Onion name, logo, and platform are our property.
  • You may not use them without our written permission.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

  • Rotting Onion is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.
  • We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free service.

9. Limitation of Liability

  • To the fullest extent permitted by law, Rotting Onion is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from your use of the Service.
  • You use Rotting Onion at your own risk.

10. Changes to These Terms

  • We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make significant changes, we'll notify users by posting an update on the site.