Terms & conditions

  1. Terms of Service

TLDR: These General Terms and Conditions (GTC) set out the rules for using the Watchimo platform , which enables digital content creators to monetise their creations. By using the platform, you agree to these GTC and undertake to comply with them. All content on the platform is protected by copyright. The GTC also includes a privacy policy that governs the processing of personal data and the use of cookies.

  1. Platform Account

TLDR: Users enter the Platform through a registered User Account and a user (viewer) can also enter through a one-time or multiple-time generated login with a unique access link (and therefore without registration). A user who is also a creator always enters through a registered User Account in order to upload and monetize content (using the service and registering with Stripe). A user - viewer, if at least 13 years old, may use the Platform and subscribe to and purchase content on it only to the extent that such subscriptions and purchases are permitted by the applicable legal regulations of his country and these GTC with regard to his age. In the case of minors, the consent of a parent or legal guardian will be required in accordance with the legislation to use the Platform, accept the GTC and send a Donation . As a user - creator, only persons who have reached at least 18 years of age or have the consent of a parent or legal guardian may use the User Account. Users (creators and viewers) are responsible for all activities on their account and must report any loss of control over the account. The Operator may terminate any Account for breach of the Terms or at the request of the Account Holder. Users must protect the intellectual property rights of the Operator and creators.

  1. Creators and prohibited content

TLDR: Creators may upload content (videos and photos) to the Platform, which will be available to users who pay for it. It is prohibited to upload content that violates these terms and conditions, laws, erotic content, including content inciting hatred, violence, discrimination, or content related to prohibited commercial activities according to Stripe. The Operator may delete inappropriate content and suspend or terminate the Account of the Creator. Accounts, or uploaded, published and published content, may be checked at the Operator's discretion using the Google Vision AI tool. The Operator does not perform any other active control of Accounts, or content, but is entitled to do so at its discretion. The Operator handles reports from users regarding illegal or otherwise objectionable content on the Platform. The Account is non-transferable and the Creator is solely responsible for all damages caused by his/her content and activities to the Platform and third parties.

  1. Viewers and digital content

TLDR: Users (viewers) can purchase Creators' digital content, which will be available on the Platform for a certain period of time or after a certain number of views. Users can also send Creators a one-time donation ( Donation ), chat with them via Direct messaging , and also receive additional content via Direct messaging . Once Creators' digital content is purchased, there is no cancellation fee. If required, tax or fees will be added to the price. according to applicable legislative requirements. The Operator is not responsible for bank fees, exchange rate differences, mobile data usage, or damages caused by imitating the Creators' content. Users may not record or download their content without the Creators' consent.

  1. Payments, fees and taxes

TLDR: The User can pay for Creators' digital content on the Platform with a credit card. The price for digital content and Direct messaging is determined solely by the Creator. The Creator pays a service fee for using the Platform and a transaction fee to Stripe from payments received from users (viewers). The Creator is responsible for refunds in the event of a payment claim and for fulfilling its tax obligations. All payments for digital content are processed by the payment processor Stripe.

  1. Content and content creation

TLDR: The Creator retains ownership and rights, including copyright, to the digital content that he uploads to the Platform. By using the Platform, the Creator acknowledges and agrees that the Operator is the rightful holder of the intellectual property rights to the functions and owns the Platform and the rights to the content, in particular the rights to grant consent to any use of the content to third parties, in particular to External Operators. The license also includes access for users who have paid for the content. The license ends when the Creator deletes the content, but the Operator may retain copies of the deleted content. The Creator is responsible for the legality and appropriateness of his content.

  1. Disclaimer of warranty, limitation of liability

TLDR: The Operator makes no warranties regarding merchantability, suitability or non-infringement of the content. The Operator is not responsible for the loss of data uploaded to the Platform and is not liable for incidental, consequential or punitive damages. Any liability is limited to the amount corresponding to the profit from the use of the Platform by the given user.

  1. Terms and Conditions of External Operators
    1. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1.4 of these GTC, i.e. in the case of using our services provided within the Platform through External Operators, users may be subject to the terms and conditions of the single sign-on service operator Google Inc., Meta or other services of another external service operator.
    2. In view of the above, the following conditions shall also apply when using the Platform :
      1. If the terms and conditions of the External Operators so stipulate and the user is considered a minor in his/her country, he/she needs the permission of a parent or legal guardian to use the Platform and accept the GTC. If additional age restrictions apply to the use of specific content or features of the Platform, the user is bound by and must comply with these terms and conditions.
      2. In the event of any issues with the content of the Platform, Google Inc., Meta or any other Third Party Service Provider shall not be liable for the content of the Platform.
      3. The Operator is solely responsible for the maintenance and support of the Platform, to the extent specified in these GTC. Google Inc., Meta or any other Third Party Service Provider shall not be responsible for the maintenance and support of the Platform.
      4. It is the sole responsibility of the Operator, within the scope of these GTC, to resolve and, where appropriate, settle all claims of users or other third parties in connection with the Platform or its use, in particular, but not exclusively, in connection with (i) claims arising from possible non-compliance of the Platform with relevant legal regulations and requirements; ( ii ) claims arising from consumer protection, privacy or similar legal regulations.
      5. In the event that a third party claims that the Platform infringes the intellectual property rights of that or a third party, the Operator is solely responsible, within the scope of these GTC, for verifying such a claim arising from infringement of intellectual property rights.
      6. By starting to use the Platform, the user declares that he/she is not using the Platform from a country that is under embargo by the United States of America or that has been designated by the United States of America as a country supporting terrorism, and that the user is not on the list of prohibited entities maintained by the United States of America government. At the same time, the user undertakes to comply with these terms and conditions throughout the entire period of use of the Platform.
  2. Statement on the use of artificial intelligence
    1. The Operator declares that for the purposes of identifying and preventing the spread of Prohibited Content, it uses artificial intelligence, Google Vision AI, which is operated by Google LLC (" Google ").
    2. By using the Platform, the content of which is subject to the Operator's control through Google Vision AI, users agree to comply with all applicable terms of use set forth by Google. Users are required to regularly check the current version of the terms.
    3. Users acknowledge that:
      1. Google may modify its general terms of use or the terms of specific services, including Google Vision AI;
      2. Users are responsible for complying with these changes.
    4. The Operator makes no warranties as to the availability, accuracy, reliability or functionality of the Google Vision AI service. Users acknowledge that all liability for this service is governed by Google's terms and conditions set out in their general terms and conditions of use.
  3. Dispute resolution, jurisdiction and applicable law

TLDR: All disputes will be resolved primarily amicably, otherwise by courts in accordance with these GTC and applicable regulations and while respecting applicable consumer law. These GTC are governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the Czech Republic. Consumer rights arising from another jurisdiction, if applicable, are not affected by these GTC .

  1. Final provisions
    1. The bodies for out-of-court resolution of consumer disputes in the European Union, Iceland and Norway are listed on the European Commission website, which is regularly updated ( https://consumer-redress.ec.europa.eu/dispute-resolution-bodies_en?prefLang=cs&etrans=cs ). All of these bodies have been approved by the competent national authorities as meeting the standards of quality, impartiality and fairness under Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes regarding fairness, effectiveness and accessibility.
    2. These GTC and all referenced policies are the entire agreement between users and the Operator and supersede all previous agreements.
    3. Upon termination of the Account on the Platform or termination of these GTC, all rights and obligations associated with them shall cease, with the exception of the following :

a) the user remains responsible for fulfilling all obligations arising from transactions concluded before termination and for all liabilities that arose before or in connection with termination;

b) those provisions of these GTC which by their nature go beyond the termination of the contractual relationship, in particular the provisions on:

c) The Creator acknowledges and agrees that the current version of the GTC will always apply to all digital content that remains accessible to users after the closure of his Account until the end of all viewings or displays of this content.