🔍 Locate Me - Legal

Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to Locate Me. These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of our platform designed to assist in the reporting, identification, location, and recovery of missing persons. By using our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. Purpose of the Platform

The Platform is intended to facilitate reporting of missing persons, increase public awareness, and assist in locating them. The Platform is not a law enforcement agency or emergency response service.

3. User Responsibilities

You agree not to submit false reports, impersonate another person, harass users, upload malicious software, or use the Platform for unlawful purposes.

4. Emergency Situations

The Platform is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, users should contact local emergency services or law enforcement directly.

5. Limitation of Liability

We shall not be liable for user-submitted inaccuracies, missed sightings, service interruptions, or failure to locate a missing person. Use of the Service is at your own risk.

6. Contact Information

Email: nyotalabs@gmail.com
Address: Nairobi, Kenya

Child Safety Policy

1. Our Commitment

Locate Me is committed to protecting children and supporting efforts to locate, identify, safeguard, and reunite missing children with their families. The safety and best interests of children are central to our operation.

2. Prohibited Content

Strictly prohibited: Child sexual abuse material (CSAM), exploitation content, grooming, human trafficking-related content, harassment of minors, and false reports involving children. Such content will be removed immediately and reported to authorities.

3. Reporting Concerns

Users are encouraged to report content that may endanger a child by contacting nyotalabs@gmail.com.

4. Emergency Situations

If a child is believed to be in immediate danger, users should immediately contact local emergency services or law enforcement.

Community Guidelines

1. Be Honest and Accurate

Users must provide truthful information. You may not submit knowingly false reports, fabricate sightings, or impersonate another person.

2. Respect Privacy & Protect Children

Do not share sensitive personal information without lawful authority. The safety of children is a priority; do not exploit information relating to children or contact them for inappropriate purposes.

3. No Harassment or Illegal Activity

Treat others respectfully. No threats, bullying, hate speech, or using the Platform to violate laws or commit fraud.

4. Reporting Violations

If you believe content violates these Guidelines, report it to nyotalabs@gmail.com.

Consent Declaration

By submitting information through our platform, you represent and warrant that:

• The information provided is accurate and truthful to the best of your knowledge.
• You have the legal authority, consent, parental responsibility, or guardianship required to submit the information.
• The information is being submitted solely for the purpose of assisting in locating or safeguarding a missing person.

We reserve the right to remove, restrict, or reject any submission where we reasonably believe the person lacks authority or where the submission appears inaccurate, misleading, or fraudulent.

Content Reporting & False Reports Policy

We are committed to maintaining accurate information. Users may report content that is false, misleading, outdated, fraudulent, or submitted without proper authority.

Reports may be submitted by contacting nyotalabs@gmail.com.

Users who knowingly submit false or malicious reports may have their accounts suspended or terminated and may be reported to relevant authorities.

Law Enforcement Cooperation Policy

We cooperate with law enforcement, child protection agencies, and courts where necessary. We may disclose information when we reasonably believe it is necessary to:

• Locate or identify a missing person.
• Protect the safety of a child or vulnerable individual.
• Prevent imminent harm or comply with legal obligations.
• Respond to lawful requests, warrants, or court orders.

Data Subject Rights

Subject to applicable law, individuals may request:

• Access to their personal data and how it is processed.
• Correction of inaccurate or misleading data.
• Deletion of inaccurate or no longer necessary data.
• A copy of personal data where required by law.

Requests may be submitted to nyotalabs@gmail.com. We may require identity verification before processing requests.

Data Retention Policy

We retain information only as long as necessary to operate our services, support missing-person investigations, verify reports, resolve disputes, and comply with legal obligations.

When a missing person is located, we may remove public visibility of the case, archive information, or retain limited records for legal and safety purposes.

Information that is no longer required may be deleted, anonymized, or securely destroyed.

Copyright & Intellectual Property Notice

Locate Me respects the intellectual property rights of others. Users must not upload content that infringes the copyright or trademark rights of another person.

By uploading content, you represent that you own the content or have lawful permission to use it.

Copyright Complaints: If you believe your copyright is being infringed, submit a complaint to nyotalabs@gmail.com with the subject line "Copyright Complaint".

Missing Person Consideration: Because the Platform supports missing-person recovery, users may submit photographs for legitimate public-interest purposes. However, public-interest use does not automatically override intellectual property rights.