Tako Terms of Service
Last updated: October 26, 2026
Effective date: October 26, 2026
These Tako Terms of Service (the “Terms”) are an agreement between you and Tako concerning registration, sign-in and use of Tako services. “We” means the service provider, Tako, and “you” or “user” means an individual using the services.
Please read these Terms carefully, particularly the provisions on content and conduct, permission to use user content, account action, liability and dispute resolution. Accept these Terms through an affirmative action, such as checking a box or selecting an acceptance button during the relevant registration or service flow, before using services that require acceptance. If you disagree, you may decline to register or stop using the relevant services.
The Tako Privacy Policy separately explains how personal information is handled. Acceptance of these Terms is not blanket consent to every processing activity and does not replace any separately required authorization.
1. Services
1.1 Scope
Tako provides services centered on communication and sharing:
- Friends and group chats: managing friendships, instant messages and group conversations.
- Social interaction in the square: posting and browsing updates, and following, commenting, liking or sharing through the interactions available in the current version.
- Personal management: managing your Tako ID, nickname, avatar, biography and settings for your account, security, privacy, notifications, appearance, language and storage.
- Service support: feedback, violation reports, account appeals and notices related to these services.
Message types, communication methods, audiences and management permissions are governed by the capabilities and clear descriptions in the current version. Descriptions do not promise features that are unavailable.
1.2 Additional rules
Additional rules for groups, posting or particular features must be clearly presented before use and apply together with these Terms. They must comply with applicable law and must not impose undisclosed obligations or reduce statutory rights.
2. Eligibility and protection of minors
You must meet the age and legal-capacity requirements applicable where you are located. A person who cannot use the service independently must, where legally permitted, obtain a guardian’s consent and use it under appropriate supervision and guidance. If the service or applicable law excludes your age group, you must not evade that restriction by misrepresenting your age or borrowing an account.
Guardians should help minors protect personal information, exercise care when adding friends or joining groups, and understand their communication environment. Concerns about harassment, grooming or other harm to minors can be reported under Section 6. The content prohibitions apply to users of every age.
3. Registration, account use and security
3.1 Registration and profile information
Provide the necessary, accurate account and verification information requested by the registration or sign-in page, and ensure that you lawfully control it. If using email registration or verification, use a valid email address you are entitled to use and can receive messages at. Do not impersonate another person, misuse another person’s email or use false information to deceive.
You may choose a nickname, avatar and biography, but must not impersonate Tako staff or another person or organization, or use infringing, deceptive or otherwise prohibited profile information.
3.2 Protecting your account
Protect your account, password, verification codes and other sign-in credentials. Avoid giving others control of your account. Do not abusively register, sell, rent, lend or borrow accounts, or use multiple accounts to evade restrictions, harass people or manipulate interactions.
If you discover account theft, unusual sign-ins or unauthorized activity, take available protective measures and contact info@takoim.com. We may verify your identity in a manner proportionate to the risk, but will not ask you to send passwords or one-time verification codes by email.
3.3 Responsibility for account activity
You are responsible for activity you carry out or that is legally attributable to you. Responsibility for a security incident depends on each party’s fault, the actual impact and applicable law. Device loss, credential disclosure or third-party involvement does not automatically release Tako from its legal responsibilities.
4. Friends, groups and the square
4.1 Friends and private conversations
Respect other people’s willingness to communicate. Do not repeatedly send unwanted friend requests, messages or communication invitations. Do not switch accounts to continue contact after a person rejects, blocks or asks you to stop contacting them.
Do not disclose or forward another person’s private conversations, contact details or other non-public information without authorization. Agreement between participants does not make content or conduct prohibited by these Terms permissible.
4.2 Group management
When creating or managing a group, set appropriate names, descriptions, member permissions and communication rules. Do not organize, tolerate or assist unlawful or prohibited activity. Respect invitees’ choices and do not recruit members through deception, coercion or bulk harassment.
An administrator’s authority is limited to the available group features. Administrators do not represent Tako or have authority to make commitments on its behalf. Group roles do not remove the legal responsibilities of members or administrators.
4.3 Public sharing
Before posting an update, comment or profile information, check its audience and your permission to share it. Public content may be viewed, saved or forwarded by others. Deleting the original does not guarantee deletion of independently saved copies, but does not remove Tako’s obligations concerning content and data it controls.
Do not inflate metrics, abusively follow accounts in bulk, manipulate likes or comments, or use fabricated interactions to mislead others.
5. Content and conduct rules
These rules apply to avatars, nicknames, biographies, group names and notices, private and group conversations, square posts, comments, images, audio, video, files and external links. Do not evade them by creating, uploading, posting, sending, forwarding, displaying, requesting, making content available for download or directing users to external sources.
5.1 Pornography and nudity are prohibited
Tako prohibits pornographic or obscene content, exposed intimate body parts, and content intended for sexual stimulation or commercial sexual activity. Prohibited examples include:
- Displaying or describing explicit sexual activity or sexual organs, or presenting nude or partially nude figures for sexual stimulation.
- Distributing pornographic content, including videos, images and websites, or providing ways to access such content.
- Soliciting, arranging or promoting commercial sexual activity or paid sexual services, directing users to pornography, or engaging in sexual harassment.
- Creating or distributing intimate imagery without the subject’s consent, or using it to threaten, humiliate or extort someone.
These prohibitions cover real, fictional, edited and synthetic content. “Consenting adults,” “private messages only” and external links are not exceptions.
5.2 Graphic violence and gore are prohibited
Tako prohibits gory, cruel or abusive violent content and conduct that encourages, threatens or organizes real-world harm. Prohibited examples include:
- Depicting visibly gory wounds, severed body parts, dismemberment, torture, or cruel injury or abuse of people or animals.
- Displaying death, serious injury or victims’ imagery to sensationalize, intimidate or humiliate.
- Encouraging, glorifying, threatening or organizing violent attacks or terrorism, or distributing instructions for causing real-world harm.
- Encouraging self-harm, suicide or life-threatening dangerous acts, or coercing others to participate.
5.3 Zero tolerance for child sexual abuse and exploitation
Any sexual abuse, exploitation, grooming, sextortion, commercial sexual exploitation or sex trafficking involving minors is strictly prohibited. Do not create, possess for distribution, request, exchange or assist in distributing such material. Do not induce minors to provide intimate imagery, engage in inappropriate contact or move to another channel to facilitate abuse.
When we become aware of suspected child sexual abuse or exploitation material, we will take measures required by applicable law, including restricting access, removing content, restricting relevant accounts, preserving necessary evidence and making legally required reports. Provide the account, content location and necessary written details when reporting. Do not download, copy or forward suspected child sexual abuse imagery as an ordinary email attachment.
5.4 Other prohibited conduct
- Fraud, impersonation, phishing, extortion or inducing others to disclose credentials or sensitive information.
- Harassment, stalking, insults, defamation, coordinated abuse, or identity-based hatred, discrimination or threats.
- Unauthorized disclosure of personal information, theft of private content, or infringement of intellectual property, likeness or other rights.
- Spam, abusive advertising, viruses or other harmful software.
- Attacks on systems, bypassing access controls, abusive bulk registration, unlawful data scraping or disruption of service.
- Organizing, promoting or assisting other unlawful activity, or abusing reporting mechanisms to retaliate against others.
6. Reporting, enforcement and appeals
6.1 Reporting and stopping contact
You may use the reporting, blocking or account-blocking features available in the current version, or contact info@takoim.com. A report may include the relevant account or Tako ID, a content link or location, the time and a description of the concern. Avoid unnecessary private information.
Identify child-safety concerns or non-consensual intimate imagery in the email subject where relevant. For an immediate threat to personal safety, contact local emergency services first; in-app feedback should not be relied on for immediate rescue.
6.2 Review and action
Tako may filter, review and act on user content in a manner appropriate to the context and risk, and will assess valid reports promptly. Measures may include notices, requests for correction, limits on display or distribution, content removal, feature restrictions and account suspension. Serious or repeated violations may result in lawful termination of service.
Action should be proportionate to the nature, impact and recurrence of the issue. Unless restricted by law, evidence-preservation needs or urgent safety concerns, we will explain the main reasons and available appeal methods. Group administration does not replace Tako’s own moderation responsibilities.
6.3 Appeals and infringement complaints
If you believe a decision is wrong, submit your account information, the action taken, reasons for disagreement and necessary supporting material to the email above. We will reasonably review the matter and correct an identified error as appropriate.
An infringement complaint should identify the disputed content and your relevant rights. Do not fabricate evidence, submit false complaints or unnecessarily disclose another person’s personal information.
7. Rights in user content and necessary permission
You retain the rights you legally hold in submitted content and must have the permissions necessary to send, post or share it.
To carry out sending, storage, display and sharing that you choose, you grant Tako a non-exclusive permission limited to what is necessary to provide the relevant service, including necessary copying, transmission, format adaptation and display. Public display must respect your selected audience. Necessary technical providers may assist only within their authorized processing role.
This permission does not transfer ownership or authorize unrelated advertising, sale of your content or another independent use. Tako does not sell any user information. Other uses beyond the original purpose require a separate explanation and the required permission and must not violate the restrictions in these Terms or the Privacy Policy.
When you delete content, delete your account or stop the relevant service, the permission ends with the relevant service need, except for limited processing legally required or necessary to complete an operation already initiated. Personal information remains subject to the Tako Privacy Policy.
8. Personal information and communication privacy
Tako handles account information, friend and group relationships, communications, square interactions and necessary operational information under its Privacy Policy. Acceptance of these Terms does not permit expanded processing or access to device permissions unrelated to your chosen feature.
Private communications relevant to a report, appeal or security incident may be reviewed only where there is a lawful basis and to the extent necessary, with limits on access and purpose. Do not upload or forward personal information you are not entitled to disclose.
9. External links and interactions between users
External links shared by users and independently provided third-party services are governed by their providers’ rules and applicable law. Providing a place to communicate or display content does not itself mean that Tako guarantees a third party’s identity, content or promises.
Exercise care when verifying unfamiliar people and requests. Avoid disclosing credentials, accepting unknown files or making important decisions on unverified information. Third-party involvement does not automatically exclude Tako’s legal responsibility for its own display, data handling or other conduct.
10. Software and intellectual property
Rights in Tako’s name, marks, software, interfaces, icons and related documentation belong to Tako or the relevant lawful rights holders.
You may use the service as permitted by applicable law and these Terms. Do not copy, sell or license protected material without authorization, or use the software or marks to infringe rights. This section does not improperly restrict legally permitted fair use, interoperability, security research or other non-excludable rights.
11. Changes, interruptions and termination
Tako may adjust services for maintenance, safety, legal requirements or reasonable operational needs. Where a major change or closure significantly affects normal use, we will give advance notice where reasonably practicable and explain data handling and next steps. Urgent risks may require action first, followed by a timely explanation.
We do not promise an uninterrupted, error-free service or compatibility with every device, but will reasonably address matters within our control. Responsibility for an interruption depends on its cause, impact and applicable law.
12. Stopping use and deleting an account
You may stop using Tako and delete your account yourself using the in-app account-deletion function. You complete the deletion directly; a request to support or by email is not required. Uninstalling, signing out or temporarily deactivating an account is not account deletion.
When account deletion is completed, the account and associated data controlled by Tako are deleted at the same time. See Section 11 of the Tako Privacy Policy for the scope of deletion and the limited information that must be retained by law. Before deleting your account, save any material you need and are entitled to retain. Deletion must not depend on irrelevant information, unreasonable fees or acceptance of additional services.
Deletion does not automatically remove lawful responsibilities that arose earlier, or prevent you from complaining about existing matters or seeking legal remedies.
13. Liability
Each party is responsible under applicable law for its own unlawful conduct, breach or fault. Events involving force majeure, networks, devices or independent third parties must be assessed according to their cause, each party’s control and applicable law, rather than a blanket exclusion of liability.
Independent disputes between users depend on the facts and applicable law. Tako will handle feedback and requests concerning its services within lawful and necessary limits.
These Terms do not exclude or limit liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited, remove mandatory consumer rights, or release Tako from responsibility for intentional misconduct, gross negligence or other non-excludable liability.
14. Changes to these Terms
We will notify you of changes through in-app notices, page notices or another appropriate method and make the updated text available. Changes to important rights or obligations will allow a reasonable opportunity for review and require renewed affirmative consent where legally necessary.
If you do not accept a change, you may stop using the relevant service and address existing rights under applicable law. Continued use alone does not replace legally required affirmative consent.
15. Governing law and dispute resolution
Formation, performance and disputes concerning these Terms are governed by the law that is legally applicable. Mandatory consumer or other legal protections in your location are not excluded by these Terms.
You may first contact Tako through the email below to seek a resolution. If a dispute remains unresolved, either party may seek remedies through a court with jurisdiction or another legally available dispute-resolution body.
If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions capable of operating independently are not automatically affected.
16. Contact Tako
- Service provider: Tako
- Support, questions about these Terms, reports and appeals: info@takoim.com
- Privacy requests and account-deletion support: info@takoim.com
Provide information necessary to identify your concern. Do not email passwords, one-time verification codes or sensitive material unrelated to your request.
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