Terms of Service

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction) and possess the legal capacity to form a binding contract. If you access or use the Service on behalf of an organization or business entity, you confirm that you are authorized to bind that organization to these Terms.

2. Accounts

Event hosts require an account. You must provide accurate and complete registration details, keep your login credentials and private stream keys strictly confidential, and accept full responsibility for all activities occurring under your account, including actions taken by collaborators or team members you invite. You must notify us promptly at support@gated.live if you suspect unauthorized access or compromise.

3. Hosts: your responsibilities

If you create or host an event, you:

• Are solely responsible for all video, audio, and visual content you broadcast, chat moderation, and whom you invite.
• Confirm that you have lawful authority to upload each guest's email address and invite them (including any consent or notice required under privacy laws).
• Are responsible for obtaining any consent required to retain a broadcast, including complying with all applicable wiretapping, eavesdropping, and two-party or all-party recording consent laws in all relevant jurisdictions before activating recording features.
• Will not upload sensitive personal data in guest lists.
• Are fully accountable for the permissions and actions of team members you invite as Superadmins, Admins, or Viewers.

4. Guests & Attendees

4.1 Invitation & Verification. Access to private events on Gated Live is strictly by host invitation. You must verify ownership of your invited email address using a one-time code (OTP). You may not impersonate any person, use an email address you are not authorized to use, or access an event you were not explicitly invited to attend.

4.2 Confidentiality and Viewing Restrictions. Broadcasts and associated content delivered through the Service are private and confidential. Access is granted exclusively for your personal, real-time viewing. You agree to maintain the strict confidentiality of the event and your access credentials. Any unauthorized recording, reproduction, redistribution, public display, or sharing of any broadcast content or access credentials—by any means or technology, in whole or in part—is strictly prohibited and constitutes a material breach of these Terms.

4.3 Device Binding & Account Security. To protect broadcast confidentiality and enforce single-viewer access, your access is bound to your authorized device and browser session. Access credentials and sessions are strictly non-transferable. Attempting to circumvent access limits or share access with unauthorized third parties will result in immediate termination of your viewing session.

4.4 Attendee Conduct & Moderation. Hosts have full administrative authority over their event rooms. A host or designated moderator may mute, hide chat messages, or permanently ban an attendee at any time in their sole discretion.

4.5 Ephemeral Replays. If the host enables stream recording, replays are available for a limited retention window (up to 7 days). Replay access is governed by the same non-recording and device-binding restrictions as live broadcasts. Following the retention window, recordings are permanently purged.

5. Acceptable use

You may not use the Service to:

• Broadcast or transmit anything unlawful, infringing, defamatory, harassing, hateful, or sexually exploitative, or that involves minors in any harmful or non-consensual manner.
• Violate any person's intellectual property, privacy, or contractual rights.
• Send unsolicited messages, spam, phishing attacks, or fraud.
• Attempt to probe, test, or bypass our security, access controls, or device-binding tokens, or scrape the Service using automated bots or scripts without express written permission.
• Interfere with, overburden, or degrade platform networks or infrastructure.
• Resell, white-label, or sublicense the Service without our prior written consent.

We reserve the right to investigate suspected violations, interrupt streams, remove content, and terminate or suspend accounts.

6. Your content

You retain complete ownership of the video, audio, text, and other media you broadcast or submit ("Content"). You grant Gated Live Inc. a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to ingest, transcode, store, record, reproduce, and transmit Content solely to operate, secure, and deliver the broadcast to your invited guests. You warrant that you possess all necessary rights, licenses, and clearances (including music and synchronizations) for your broadcast.

7. Recordings and replays

When enabled, broadcasts are recorded and made available to invited guests for a limited retention period (up to 7 days, depending on your tier). Following the expiration of the retention window, recordings are automatically purged and may not be recoverable. Download or back up anything you wish to retain. We do not warrant that recordings will be error-free or indefinitely preserved.

8. Beta status, fees, and payment

Commercial pricing plans and self-serve billing will be introduced in a future release. When paid plans launch, fees will be billed in advance according to the terms presented upon enrollment. Except where required by applicable law, fees will be non-refundable. Any adjustments to commercial subscription pricing will be accompanied by reasonable advance notice prior to renewal.

9. Our intellectual property

The Service, including its code, user interface, brand assets, logos, and proprietary streaming infrastructure, belongs to Gated Live Inc. and its licensors. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use the Service in compliance with these Terms. Any feedback or feature suggestions you submit may be used freely without obligation or compensation.

10. Privacy and security

Our Privacy Policy explains our collection and use of personal information. We protect broadcasts with cryptographic device binding and tokenized edge delivery, but no internet transmission can be completely invulnerable. We are not liable for client-side screen recording or physical link sharing by an attendee.

11. Copyright complaints

If you believe that any broadcast or content on the Service infringes your copyright, email support@gated.live with the subject line "Copyright Notice" including your contact details, a description of the copyrighted work, the specific event URL, and a statement made under penalty of perjury that your notice is accurate and you are the copyright owner or authorized representative. We promptly investigate valid notices and terminate repeat infringers.

12. Suspension and termination

You may terminate your account at any time. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access, with or without notice, if you violate these Terms, generate unacceptable legal or security liability, or disrupt operations. Sections that by their nature survive termination (including ownership, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and indemnification) remain in full effect.

13. Availability and changes

Live video streaming relies on global networks, telecom providers, ISP routing, and client hardware outside our direct control; accordingly, we cannot guarantee continuous or error-free uptime. We may modify or evolve features and will provide reasonable advance notice for material alterations.

14. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, FULLY SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ACCESS CONTROLS WILL PREVENT EVERY FORM OF UNAUTHORIZED USER-SIDE RECORDING.

15. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GATED LIVE INC. WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, NOR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU TO US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR THE MINIMUM STATUTORY THRESHOLD PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

16. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Gated Live Inc., its directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and reasonable legal expenses arising out of or related to your Content, your use of the Service, or your breach of these Terms or applicable laws.

17. Governing law and disputes

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to the Service are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any formal legal action or proceeding arising under or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be submitted to the courts of competent jurisdiction on an individual basis.

You and Gated Live Inc. agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted solely on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative proceeding.

18. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms as the platform develops. In the event of a material modification, we will issue notice via email or within the Service before the change takes effect. Continued use of the Service following the effective date signifies your acceptance of the updated Terms.

19. General

These Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the complete and regarding exclusive agreement between you and Gated Live Inc. regarding the Service. If any provision is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right does not constitute a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign our rights in connection with a corporate reorganization, merger, or asset sale.

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