Terms and Conditions

1. Agreement to Terms

Welcome to The Parent Buddy. These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you and The Parent Buddy regarding your use of our website and mobile application (the "Service"). By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. Account Registration

• You must be at least 18 years old to use this Service.
• You must provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration.
• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
• You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account.

3. User Content

Our Service allows you to post, store, and share content including text, photos, and data about your children ("User Content"). You retain all rights to your User Content while granting us a license to use, store, and share this content for the purpose of providing and improving our Service.

• You are solely responsible for your User Content.
• You warrant that you have all necessary rights to post your User Content.
• You agree not to post content that is illegal, harmful, or violates any third-party rights.

4. AI Services

• Our AI parenting advisor provides general guidance and should not replace professional medical advice.
• You acknowledge that AI responses are generated based on available data and may not always be accurate.
• Critical health decisions should always be made in consultation with healthcare professionals.

5. Prohibited Uses

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any illegal purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service
• Share your account credentials with others
• Upload malicious code or content

6. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding User Content), features, and functionality are owned by The Parent Buddy and are protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

7. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users of the Service, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.

8. Disclaimer

The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, The Parent Buddy shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of the Service.

10. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Email: support@theparentbuddy.com

Address: Pretoria, South Africa