Legal
Terms of Service
Effective Date: February 17, 2026
LOKA Platform is operated by Socratus Collective Wisdom Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the United States.
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the LOKA platform. By accessing or using LOKA, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you may not use the Service.
1. Nature of the Service
LOKA is a geo-spatial annotation platform that enables users to:
- Tag physical locations and objects
- Upload photographs
- Upload audio
- Post text annotations
- Discover locality-based information
All tags and user-generated content are public by default.
LOKA is a public-interest knowledge platform. It is not monetized and is intended to serve communities through open civic information.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to use LOKA.
If you are under 18, you represent that you have parental or guardian consent.
You are responsible for compliance with local laws in your jurisdiction.
3. User Accounts
You are responsible for:
- Maintaining account security
- All activity under your account
- Ensuring your information is accurate
LOKA may suspend or terminate accounts at its sole discretion, including for:
- Profanity
- Harassment
- Defamation
- Malicious tagging
- Unethical conduct
- Misuse of the platform
- Violation of applicable law
We are not obligated to provide advance notice of suspension.
4. Public Nature of Content
All content you post is public by default.
By submitting content, you acknowledge:
- It may be viewed, copied, indexed, or archived by others
- It may be accessed through APIs
- It may be used in research, civic analysis, or policy insights
- Removal from LOKA does not guarantee removal from third-party systems
You are solely responsible for what you publish.
5. License Granted to LOKA
You retain ownership of your content. However, by posting content, you grant LOKA a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, and sub-licensable license to:
- Use, store, publish, modify, reproduce, and distribute your content
- Create derivative works
- Analyze and use for AI training and moderation
- Use for research and civic insights
- Share with communities, NGOs, academic institutions, and governments
All in furtherance of public good and community benefit. This license survives account deletion.
6. AI and Automated Systems
LOKA uses artificial intelligence systems to suggest tags, generate metadata, moderate content, detect abuse, and rank or surface content.
You acknowledge that:
- AI systems may make errors
- Content moderation decisions may be automated
- LOKA does not guarantee accuracy of AI-generated content
- LOKA is not liable for decisions made by automated systems
We reserve the right to remove or modify content at our discretion.
7. Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to:
- Post unlawful content
- Defame individuals or entities
- Violate privacy rights
- Upload copyrighted material without authorization
- Harass or threaten others
- Use LOKA for stalking or surveillance
- Encourage trespassing or unlawful access
- Use the platform to coordinate illegal activity
- Circumvent moderation systems
- Upload malware or malicious code
You remain solely responsible for your real-world conduct.
8. Physical World Disclaimer
LOKA operates in connection with real-world locations. LOKA does not verify access rights to locations, does not endorse physical entry to any site, and does not guarantee safety of any tagged location.
You access and interact with physical locations at your own risk. LOKA is not responsible for trespass, injury, property damage, or conflicts arising from tagged locations.
9. Open Data and API Access
LOKA may provide public access to content via APIs, publish open datasets, share anonymized or aggregated data, and support public research initiatives. Separate terms will govern API users.
10. Privacy and Data Protection
LOKA intends to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act).
You consent to public processing of your submitted content, cross-border transfer of data between the United States and India, and AI-based processing.
For more details, refer to our Privacy Policy.
11. No Warranty
LOKA is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE." We make no warranties regarding accuracy, reliability, availability, fitness for a particular purpose, continuous operation, or preservation of data. We do not guarantee that content is truthful or verified.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, LOKA and Socratus Collective Wisdom Corporation shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, lost profits, loss of data, personal injury, property damage, or defamation claims arising from user content.
Our total aggregate liability shall not exceed USD $100. Some jurisdictions may not allow certain limitations; in such cases, liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
13. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless LOKA, Socratus Collective Wisdom Corporation, and its officers, directors, and affiliates from any claims arising from your content, your conduct, your violation of law, or your breach of these Terms.
14. Termination
We may suspend, restrict, terminate, or delete accounts or content at any time, without notice. You may delete your account at any time. Licenses granted to LOKA survive termination.
15. Modifications
We may update these Terms at any time. Continued use of LOKA constitutes acceptance of updated Terms.
16. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
For users located in the United States: Governed by the laws of the United States; binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act; no class actions permitted.
For users located in India: Substantive rights governed by applicable Indian data protection law where mandatory; disputes resolved through binding arbitration seated in the United States; enforcement subject to applicable Indian law.
All users waive the right to participate in class actions or jury trials.
17. Severability
If any provision is found unenforceable, the remainder remains in effect.
18. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and LOKA.
Questions about these Terms? Contact us at info@loka.place.