Effective Date: March 27, 2025
Welcome to use Piko (“Piko”/ “the Platform”), which is owned and operated by 【MICO WORLD LIMITED】 (“we”/“our”). < Piko Terms and Conditions>< Piko Privacy Policy. > and other published protocol specifications of Piko are an integral part of this agreement and together constitute the complete version of this agreement. We encourage you to check them in a timely manner. This agreement is signed between us and the users (“users” or “you”) who use the relevant services of Piko. If you use Piko and its corresponding services, we have the right to assume that you have fully understood this agreement and agreed to abide by it. If you do not agree to any content of this agreement, it will result in our inability to provide you with products and services. Please stop using it immediately. Otherwise, any use or operation behavior of yours shall be deemed to have accepted the constraints of this agreement.
Our services are not intended for any minor group and are only applicable to users over 18 years old (or reaching the legal age of adulthood in the local area). If you do not meet the age requirements stipulated by us, please stop using our services immediately.
You need to create an account on Piko and register successfully before you can use our services. You can create an account by entering your phone number or directly use your existing third-party social platform account (such as GOOGLE, Facebook, etc.) to complete the account creation.
You agree to be fully responsible for the actions that occur under your account (to us and others). You should properly keep your account and all information related to the account (such as password, etc.) by yourself. Otherwise, you shall bear the consequences of account theft, loss, etc. caused thereby.
You must abide by this agreement, the relevant guidelines of this platform, and all applicable laws and regulations when accessing and using Piko. You are aware that we firmly oppose the following behaviors and you promise that you will not:
(1) Make unauthorized copies, modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or otherwise attempt to obtain the source code of Piko;
(2) Copy, distribute, license, transfer, assemble, publish, print, establish mirror sites, etc. of the content of Piko's intellectual property;
(3) Transfer all or part of your rights and obligations under this agreement or other agreements already signed, unless you obtain our written consent;
(4) Market, rent or lease the service for a fee or charge, or use the service for advertising or perform any commercial solicitation;
(5) Use Piko for any commercial or unauthorized purpose without our explicit written consent, including conveying or promoting any commercial advertisement, solicitation or spam;
(6) Interfere or attempt to interfere with the normal operation of the service, disrupt our service or any network connected to the service, or bypass any measures we may use to block or restrict access to the service;
(7) Incorporate the service or any part of it into any other plan or product;
(8) Use automated scripts to collect information from the service or interact with the service in other ways;
(9)Contains or promotes pornographic content or vulgar language, including any content or services of an obscene nature or with the purpose of sexual gratification, as well as content related to sexual predatory behavior；
(10) Infringe the legal rights of any third party (including but not limited to intellectual property rights, privacy rights, portrait rights);
(11) Post content showing drug or medication use;
(12) Post content showing political events;
(13) Contain sexual harassment or sexual innuendo;
(14) Content of any violent and/or self-harming behavior; or instigate, induce others to participate in dangerous activities that may cause personal injury or death;
(15) Displays any information related to minors, such as minors appearing in videos or audios, inappropriate interactions with minors (such as touching or caressing), etc.
(16) Although not containing minor information, have bad guidance such as minor (sexual) abuse, luring or content not suitable for children;
(17) Related to gambling, abortion, weapons or other highly explosive subjects;
(18) Content related to dating minors;
(19) Content related to paid companionship, dating or sexual behavior;
(20) Content of providing exploitative dating, mail-order spouses, deceptive dating and other services;
(21) Content of providing hookup dating, one-night stands or swingers dating, extramarital affairs dating or cheating services;
(22) Content of providing sexual fetish dating;
(23) Display live broadcasts or chats containing nudity, partial nudity or provocative content;
(24) Inappropriate interactions with minors (for example, caressing or fondling);
(25) Lure minors (for example, make friends with children online to achieve the purpose of having sexual contact with the child online or offline and/or exchanging pornographic photos with them);
(26) Sexualize minors (for example, depict, encourage or promote images of sexual abuse of minors, or depict children in a way that may lead to their sexual exploitation);
(27) Sexual extortion (for example, threaten or extort children by using real or claimed children's private photos);
(28) Kidnap children (for example, promote or lure children for the purpose of commercial exploitation);
(29) There are behaviors such as fraud, extortion, blackmail, etc.;
(30) Against individuals or groups, advocate violence or incite hatred based on race or ethnicity, religious belief, disability, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, caste, immigration status or other characteristics related to institutional discrimination/marginalization;
(31) Make adverse comments on the folk customs and policy regulations of the country/region;
(32) Steal other people's accounts, post prohibited information, defraud other people's property, infringe rights, disrupt market order, seek profits by improper means and other behaviors;
(33) Any other behavior/content that violates applicable laws and regulations, this agreement, and infringes our legitimate rights and interests or is considered inappropriate by us.
3.1 We legally hold or have the right to use all copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights of Piko based on licenses, and are protected by laws and regulations, except for the rights that relevant right holders should enjoy according to law.
3.2 Without our written permission, you shall not allow any third party to carry out any behavior that infringes the above intellectual property rights.
3.3 Your act of downloading and using Piko does not mean that you have obtained the authorization of the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other contents of Piko. Without written permission, no infringement behavior shall be carried out.
3.4 You understand and confirm that the content you publicly upload and post on Piko represents that you have the right and agree to grant us and our cooperative third parties free, permanent and global use in their relevant products or services.
You can obtain a license to use virtual coins (not real currency and without currency value) for one-time use through our services. These virtual coins can be used to exchange for corresponding “virtual gifts, decorations”, etc. You can view relevant information on the recharge page. After obtaining the corresponding virtual coins through our services, the virtual coin balance will be credited to your user account.
Virtual coins cannot be traded or transferred between users. We prohibit anyone from trading virtual coins outside the official channels or engaging in similar improper activities. If such behavior is found, we reserve the right to block the violating accounts at any time and claim compensation. Virtual coins cannot be exchanged for the legal currency of any country, region or political entity in any form. Virtual coins can only be used as part of the service within the scope of our services. Unless we allow, they cannot be combined with other promotional activities, coupons, discounts or special offers.
We do not handle any transactions or refunds involving legal currency; such transactions are handled by third-party payment providers or other service providers (such as Apple and Google). Some third-party service providers may charge you sales tax according to your region. For more details, please refer to the relevant terms of the third-party service providers. Therefore, the price of virtual coins may vary depending on the exchange rate of your country, the policies of the payment service provider and other factors. We reserve the right to adjust the price of virtual coins at any time.
Unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, all recharge behaviors are final and we do not accept any refund requests.
We are constantly improving our services and creating new services. This means that we can add or delete features, products or functions, and we may also completely suspend or stop the service. We can take these actions at any time for any reason, and when we do so, we may not provide you with any notice in advance.
This also means that we may need to update this agreement to reflect any changes in our services or the way we provide services, as well as to comply with legal requirements and for other legal or security reasons. If these changes are significant, we will notify you reasonably in advance. If you continue to use Piko after the service changes or the update of this agreement takes effect, we will consider that you have accepted such changes.
To better provide services, we may embed third-party products or services. When you use the products or services provided by third parties, you should also abide by the service rules of the third parties.
Please carefully screen when using the products or services provided by third parties. We cannot guarantee the security, accuracy, effectiveness or timeliness of third-party products and services, nor can we provide any guarantee for the services and products provided by third parties. We are not responsible for any disputes or damages caused by your use of third-party software or services.
The service is provided “as is” and “as available” and within the scope permitted by law, without providing any type of guarantee, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In addition, although we strive to provide a good user experience, we do not declare or guarantee that: (a) the service will always be safe, error-free or timely; (b) the service will always operate normally without delay, interruption or defect; or (c) the content or information you obtain on or through the service will be timely or accurate.
We and our affiliated companies are not responsible for the content created, uploaded, posted, sent, received or stored by you, other users or third parties on or through our platform. You understand and agree that you may be exposed to content that may be offensive, illegal, misleading or otherwise inappropriate, and we or our affiliated companies are not responsible.
Please note that the service content is for your reference only and does not represent any views or suggestions of our platform. Please make your own judgment and decision. We are not responsible for the accuracy of the service content.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we and our management members, shareholders, employees, affiliated companies, licensors, agents and suppliers are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive or multiple damages, or any loss of profit or income, whether directly or indirectly incurred, or any loss of data, use, goodwill or other intangible losses resulting from: (a) your access, use or inability to access or use the service; (b) other users or third parties on the service; or (c) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your content, even if we have been informed of the possibility of such damages. In any case, our total liability related to the service shall not exceed $10 or the amount you paid to us in the previous 3 months on Piko (whichever is higher).
9.1 Termination by You: You can delete your account or stop using the service at any time, unless otherwise stipulated in this agreement or applicable laws and regulations. Your online deletion path is [Me - Settings - About Piko - Delete the Account]. You can also contact us at [contact@pikochat.com] to assist you in deleting your account. You are aware and confirm that once the account is deleted, all rights and interests under the deleted account will be extinguished. Please be careful.
9.2 Termination by Us: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if you violate this agreement, applicable laws and regulations, or if we receive an order or request from the government.
10.1 Governing Law. This Agreement, and any disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, shall be governed by the laws of Hong Kong applicable, without regard to conflict of laws rules or principles.
10.2 You agree that for any claims, disputes arising therefrom or related thereto, including any issues regarding the existence, validity or termination of this agreement, you will first contact us. Both parties agree to attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith.
10.3 For any unresolved disputes, both parties agree to submit such disputes to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and conduct arbitration in accordance with the then arbitration rules. The place of arbitration shall be Hong Kong, and the arbitration tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. The language of arbitration shall be English.
10.4 For disputes arising between you and any third party, to the extent permitted by law, you and the third party shall directly resolve such disputes, and we shall not be liable. Meanwhile, you irrevocably agree to exempt us from any liability and claims that may arise from any disputes between you and any third party.
10.5 You agree that any disputes arising from this Agreement or events/facts related to it must be raised within one (1) year from the date of occurrence of such events or facts. Otherwise, you will forever waive any claims of any type or nature regarding such events or facts, and such claims will be permanently prohibited.
10.6 This part shall remain valid after we terminate the service to you or you terminate the acceptance of our service.
These terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us and supersede any prior agreements. If we do not enforce a certain provision in these terms, it shall not be deemed that we have waived the right to enforce these terms. We reserve the right to use other entities to provide services in accordance with this agreement, provided that the entity complies with this agreement. You cannot transfer any of your rights or obligations under these terms without our consent.
We welcome your comments, questions, concerns or suggestions. Please contact us at contact@pikochat.com.