Chronological terms of use

Who we are

FierceSpeed makes Chronological. FierceSpeed is based in New Zealand. The privacy policy says what the app holds about you and why; these terms say how the app may be used.

Joining

• Chronological is invite-only. The only way to get an account is to open an invite link from a member.
• An invite link works for 7 days, for as many people as the member who made it chose, unless they turn it off first.
• You have to be at least 7 years old to have an account. A child under 13 needs a parent's or guardian's permission, and the parent or guardian agrees to these terms on their behalf.
• If you have a question about a child's account, use the contact form.

Your account

• An account is yours alone. Don't share it, and don't sign in as somebody else.
• Keep your sign-in details to yourself. If you think somebody else has them, change your password or sign in with Google or Apple, and tell us through the contact form.
• Your profile name and photo are how people in your circles recognise you. Don't use somebody else's name or photo as if it were yours.

What you post

• What you write, photograph, record and upload stays yours. FierceSpeed doesn't claim it, sell it or show it to anybody outside the circle you put it in.
• By adding something to a circle, you give FierceSpeed permission to store it, make the smaller copies the app displays, and show it to that circle's members, so the app can work. That permission ends when you remove it or delete your account, except for copies already kept by backups until they expire.
• Only post what you have the right to post. If you don't hold the rights to a photo, a video or a recording, don't upload it.
• Members of a circle can save what's in it. Once somebody has a copy, it's out of your hands and out of ours.
• Nothing in Chronological is public. There is no public profile, no search and no way for somebody outside a circle to read it.

How to behave

Chronological is for people who already know each other. Don't use it to:

• harass, bully, threaten or stalk anybody;
• pretend to be somebody else;
• post material that is illegal in New Zealand, including content that sexualises children;
• post sexual content involving anybody who hasn't agreed to it;
• send spam, scams or chain messages;
• break into accounts, collect other people's details, or try to get past the app's limits, its checks or its security rules;
• use automated tools against the service, or use it in a way that damages it for other people.

You can block anybody, from their profile or from a report. Blocking removes both directions of a connection and stops them reaching you. A circle you both belong to stays as it is: leaving that circle is separate, and yours to choose.

Reports and what we do about them

• You can report a message, a post, a photo or a person from where it is in the app. The report says what was reported, why, anything you chose to add, and who reported it.
• FierceSpeed administrators read reports. Nobody is told who reported them.
• Reporting something doesn't remove it. If we find a breach of these terms, we may remove what breaches them, suspend an account or end it.
• We may also act without a report if we become aware of something illegal or of a serious breach.

What we provide, and what we don't promise

• Chronological is in development. It may change, break, lose data or stop working, and it isn't a system of record for anything important.
• Messages and media aren't end-to-end encrypted. People with administrator access to Chronological's Firebase project could technically access them (see the privacy policy).
• Keep your own copies of anything you would be sorry to lose.
• The service is provided as it is, without a promise that it will be available, complete or free of faults.
• Nothing here takes away rights you have under the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 or the Fair Trading Act 1986 where they apply.

Ending it

• You can delete your account in the app, or through the form on Delete your Chronological account. The privacy policy says what deletion removes and what it leaves.
• We may suspend or end an account that breaches these terms, or where we have to for legal reasons. Where we can, we'll say why.
• What you posted in a circle stays with that circle unless you remove it before you go, as the privacy policy explains.

Changes to these terms

When these terms change, we'll update this page and the date at the top. If a change matters, we'll say so in the app before it takes effect.

The law that applies

New Zealand law governs these terms. The courts and tribunals of New Zealand have jurisdiction over disputes arising from them, subject to any mandatory rights and protections that apply where you live. Nothing in these terms limits your right to approach a regulator or exercise rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Contact

To reach FierceSpeed, use the contact form.