Effective Date: OCTOBER 11, 2026
Last Updated: OCTOBER 11, 2026
ShockSocial is an independent personal web project.
By using ShockSocial, you agree to these Terms of Service.
You agree to follow these Terms by creating an account or using ShockSocial.
If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use ShockSocial.
You may use ShockSocial only if you are legally allowed to use the service under the laws that apply to you.
If you are under the applicable age for an online service in your location, you should use ShockSocial only with any required parent or guardian involvement.
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your ShockSocial account.
You must provide accurate information when required for account creation or verification.
You may not:
Passwords and authentication are handled through ShockSocial's authentication provider.
You must not attempt to obtain another user's password, authentication token, session, or other private credentials.
ShockSocial will never intentionally ask you to provide your password through an unofficial message.
Users may create usernames, display names, profiles, bios, and other profile content.
You may not use profiles or usernames to:
You may create and publish content on ShockSocial.
This can include:
You are responsible for the content you publish.
You may not use ShockSocial to publish or distribute content that violates applicable law or creates serious harm to others.
Prohibited content may include:
Do not use ShockSocial to repeatedly harass, threaten, stalk, intimidate, or abuse other users.
Users should be able to participate without being subjected to targeted abuse.
Do not use ShockSocial for:
You may not attempt to:
Security researchers who discover vulnerabilities should report them responsibly.
ShockSocial may allow custom HTML/CSS profile layouts.
Custom code must not attempt to:
ShockSocial may sanitize, restrict, disable, or remove unsafe custom code.
ShockSocial may use automated and AI-assisted moderation systems.
Moderation systems may review public content such as:
AI moderation may identify content for:
AI moderation is not guaranteed to be correct.
Where appropriate, users may have an opportunity for human review or appeal.
Users may report content or accounts that violate these Terms.
Reports may be reviewed by automated systems and/or humans.
False or abusive reporting may itself violate these Terms.
You must have the right to publish content you upload to ShockSocial.
Do not upload copyrighted material unless you have permission or another lawful basis to use it.
If you believe your copyrighted work has been used improperly, contact ShockSocial using help@shockwve.com
You generally retain ownership of content you create.
By submitting content to ShockSocial, you grant ShockSocial the permissions reasonably necessary to host, store, display, transmit, moderate, and operate the service using that content.
This permission does not automatically transfer ownership of your content to ShockSocial.
Content you intentionally publish publicly may be viewed, copied, or shared by other people.
Do not publish information publicly unless you are comfortable with other people seeing it.
Private ShockMail and other private communications are intended to remain private.
ShockSocial does not permit administrators to casually read private communications.
Private communications may be accessed or processed when reasonably necessary for:
ShockSocial may depend on third-party services such as:
Third-party services may have their own terms and policies.
ShockSocial may take action against accounts or content that violate these Terms.
Possible actions include:
The response may depend on the severity and circumstances of the violation.
Where an appeal process is available, users may request human review of moderation decisions.
ShockSocial may suspend or terminate accounts that seriously or repeatedly violate these Terms.
Accounts may also be restricted when necessary to protect users, the service, or security.
ShockSocial may add, remove, change, or discontinue features.
Features may change as the service develops.
ShockSocial is provided as an online service.
We do not guarantee that ShockSocial will always be:
Users must not attempt to interfere with ShockSocial's security systems.
ShockSocial uses reasonable security measures, but no online service can guarantee absolute security.
ShockSocial is provided on an "as available" basis to the extent permitted by law.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ShockSocial does not guarantee that the service will always meet every user's expectations or requirements.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the people operating ShockSocial will not be responsible for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or similar damages resulting from use of the service.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to remove rights that cannot legally be excluded.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you may be responsible for claims or losses arising from your unlawful use of ShockSocial, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of another person's rights.
These Terms may be updated as ShockSocial changes.
The latest version will be made available on ShockSocial.
Continued use of the service after changes become effective may constitute acceptance of the updated Terms where legally permitted.
For questions about these Terms, contact:
If any part of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.
These Terms, together with any other policies specifically referenced by them, represent the agreement between you and ShockSocial regarding your use of the service.
These Terms should be updated whenever ShockSocial's actual features, policies, or legal requirements change.
This document is intended as a starting point for ShockSocial's Terms of Service and is not legal advice.
This document has not been individually reviewed by a lawyer for every jurisdiction. Continued use of ShockSocial is subject to the version posted here.