1. Agreement to Terms

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

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Benji.
Contact: support@xplored.app

2. Description of Service

Xplored is a travel tracking and social platform that allows users to:

Track countries and cities visited worldwide
Create and share trip memories with photos and notes
Follow other travelers and interact with their content
Discover new destinations through the community
Earn badges for travel milestones
Chat with an optional AI Travel Buddy for trip ideas and suggestions
Export personal travel data

3. Eligibility

To use Xplored, you must:

Be at least 13 years old
Be capable of forming a binding contract
Not be prohibited from using the service under applicable laws
Not have been previously banned from the service

If you are between 13 and 18 years old, you must have permission from a parent or legal guardian.

4. Account Registration

4.1 Account Creation

Provide accurate and complete information
Use a valid email address
Only create one account per person
Maintain the confidentiality of your password
Notify us immediately of unauthorized use

4.2 Account Termination

By You

Delete via Settings > Privacy
30-day grace period to cancel
Permanent deletion after 30 days

By Us

Violation of Terms
Fraudulent or illegal activity
Abuse of other users

5. User Content

5.1 Your Content

You retain ownership of content you post. By posting, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute your content within the App.

5.2 Content Guidelines

You agree NOT to post content that:

Illegal Content

Violates laws or regulations
Promotes illegal activities
Infringes intellectual property

Harmful Content

Threatening or harassing
Hate speech or discrimination
Sexually explicit

Deceptive Content

Impersonation
False information
Spam or malware

Privacy Violations

Sharing others' info without consent
Private or confidential data
Violating privacy rights

6. Prohibited Activities

Use the App for illegal purposes
Harass, abuse, or threaten other users
Attempt to gain unauthorized access
Use bots or automated systems
Circumvent security measures
Collect user data without consent
Commercialize the service without permission
Abuse the AI feature (prompt injection, jailbreaking, model extraction, bulk automated queries, or generating prohibited content)

6a. AI Travel Buddy (Beta)

Xplored includes an optional AI assistant ("AI Travel Buddy") powered by a third-party large language model provider (currently DeepSeek). Use of this feature is voluntary and subject to additional rules:

Important — AI output is informational only

AI responses may be incomplete, outdated, biased, or factually wrong. Always verify critical information (visas, vaccinations, safety advisories, pricing) with official sources.
AI output is not professional medical, legal, financial, tax, immigration, or travel-safety advice.
You are responsible for decisions you make based on AI output; we accept no liability for such decisions.
Do not enter sensitive personal, medical, financial, or confidential information into the AI chat.
Do not use the AI feature to generate illegal, harmful, hateful, sexually explicit, defamatory, or infringing content, to impersonate others, or to attempt to reverse engineer, jailbreak, extract prompts from, or abuse the underlying model.
We may rate-limit, disable, or discontinue the AI feature at any time, including for individual users who abuse it.

As between you and us, you retain ownership of the prompts you write and the AI responses shown to you, to the extent they are protectable. We make no warranty that AI output is original, non-infringing, or exclusive to you — similar responses may be generated for other users.

7. Intellectual Property

The App, including its design, features, and code (excluding User Content), is owned by us and protected by intellectual property laws. "Xplored" and associated logos are our trademarks.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

Important Notice

THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free. Your use of the App is at your own risk.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages. Our total liability shall not exceed EUR 100 or the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands. Any disputes shall be resolved in Dutch courts.

EU consumers may also bring proceedings in their country of residence.

11. Dispute Resolution

Before filing a formal claim, contact us at support@xplored.app to attempt informal resolution. We will try to resolve disputes within 30 days.

12. Changes to Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. For material changes, we notify you via in-app notifications or email. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

13. Contact Information

Email: support@xplored.app

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 7 business days.