The rules of using Piaar. What we owe you, what we ask of you, and what happens when things go wrong.
By creating an account on Piaar or using the app, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use Piaar. We've tried to write this in plain language. Where legal precision matters, we've been precise. Where it doesn't, we've kept it human.
These terms form a binding agreement between you and the operator of Piaar — Saad Abdullah, PhD, trading as PiaarTech, based in Västerås, Sweden. PIAAR is a registered trademark of Saad Abdullah.
To use Piaar you need an account. You can create one with your email and a password, or by signing in with Google, Apple (on iOS), or LinkedIn. You agree to:
You are responsible for what happens under your account. If multiple people share an account, we'll treat them as one user.
Piaar is for genuine professional connection. We have zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. You agree NOT to use Piaar to:
Reporting and moderation. You can report any user or content directly from the app (from a profile or a chat) or by emailing privacy@piaartech.com, and you can block any user at any time — blocking hides you both from each other and deactivates the conversation immediately. We review every report and act on objectionable content within 24 hours: removing the content and, where warranted, suspending or permanently banning the account. Confirmed violations result in warnings, content removal, suspensions, or permanent bans depending on severity.
Automated checks. Events and articles are also checked automatically before they appear publicly, so that abusive or explicit content is caught early. Content that looks unsafe may be held back or removed. Automated checks get things wrong sometimes — if yours was removed and you think that's a mistake, email privacy@piaartech.com and a person will look at it. We aim to reply within five working days.
Anything you post on Piaar — your profile, skills, photos, messages — is your content. You keep ownership of it. By posting it, you give us a limited license to display it inside the product for the purposes of running the service. That license ends when you delete the content or your account, with the standard delays described in our privacy policy.
You're responsible for what you post. Don't post content that infringes someone's copyright, violates their privacy, or that you don't have the right to share. Images you upload — profile photos, event covers, article images — must not contain nudity, sexually explicit material, or graphic violence; we remove violating images and may suspend the account under section 3.
Our brand. The PIAAR name and the Piaar logo are registered trademarks of Saad Abdullah. The app, its design, and its code are protected by copyright and other intellectual-property laws. Using Piaar doesn't give you any right to use our name, logo, or branding — if you'd like to (for example in press or a partnership), just ask: privacy@piaartech.com.
Our privacy policy explains exactly what data we collect and how we use it. That policy is part of these terms by reference. Read it.
Piaar is currently in public beta. That means:
We'll mark the beta period clearly in the app. When Piaar exits beta, these terms may be updated; we'll give 30 days notice of material changes.
Piaar is free for individual users. Core matching and messaging stay free; any future individual paid features would add to that, never gate the basics — and current users would be told at least 60 days in advance.
Some features for event organizers and businesses — such as organizer plans for conferences and trade shows, event promotion, and event reporting — are paid. These are sold and invoiced directly by us outside the app stores; we'll agree the price with you before anything is charged. Your invoices are available to view and download in the app, and we keep them for as long as Swedish accounting law requires.
Promotion. Promoting an event increases how prominently it can appear. It does not guarantee attendance, reach, or any particular result, and it never changes how the matching engine scores people — matching is based on skills alone. We may decline or stop a promotion that breaks these terms; if we stop one we haven't delivered, we refund the unused part.
You can delete your account at any time from inside the app (Account → Delete account) or by following the steps on our account deletion page. Deletion is final, with the data-removal timeline described in our privacy policy.
We can suspend or terminate your account if you violate these terms, particularly the acceptable use rules in section 3. We'll usually warn you first unless the violation is severe (e.g. threats, harassment, illegal content). You can appeal a termination by writing to privacy@piaartech.com.
We provide Piaar "as is". We try hard to make it work well, but we can't guarantee that:
We do warrant that we'll honor our published commitments on privacy, matching transparency, and the prohibitions listed on our Responsible AI page.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim arising from your use of Piaar is limited to the amount you've paid us in the 12 months before the claim (which during beta is zero). We're not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages — lost profits, lost opportunities, missed connections, that conversation you didn't have.
Nothing in these terms limits liability for fraud, gross negligence, or anything that can't be limited under applicable Swedish or EU law. Consumer rights you have under Swedish/EU law remain intact.
These terms are governed by Swedish law. If a dispute arises, we'd really rather resolve it through dialogue — write to privacy@piaartech.com and we'll engage in good faith.
If we can't resolve it that way, the dispute goes to the competent courts of Sweden. If you're a consumer based in the EU/EEA, you keep the right to bring proceedings in your country of residence under the consumer protection rules that apply to you. You may also use the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform.
We may update these terms over time. For material changes, we'll notify you in-app and by email at least 30 days before the new terms take effect. You can review the version history in our changelog (available on request). Continuing to use Piaar after the change means you accept the new terms; if you don't accept, you can delete your account before the change date.
Questions about these terms? Write to privacy@piaartech.com.