Terms of Service

You must be at least 13 years old to use Telephone. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, your parent or guardian must agree to these Terms on your behalf.

You create your account using Sign in with Apple. You’re responsible for keeping your Apple ID secure and for any activity that happens under your account. Let us know right away if you believe your account has been compromised.

Telephone lets you share availability to talk with friends you choose to connect with, and lets you place voice calls to them. The Service is free to use. We may introduce paid features in the future; if we do, we’ll let you know before charging you anything.

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Harass, threaten, abuse, or impersonate any person.
• Send unsolicited friend invitations to people you don’t know.
• Violate any applicable law or regulation.
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, attack, or disrupt the Service or its infrastructure.
• Use the Service to send or distribute unlawful or harmful content, including any sexually explicit content that is unlawful or exploitative.
• Use the Service in any way that infringes another person’s rights.

We may remove content or suspend accounts that violate these Terms, applicable law, or that we reasonably believe create harm, security, or abuse risks.

We have no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive users. If someone is harassing you or behaving abusively, you can report them directly from the app: in your friends list, swipe a person’s row and tap the flag icon to report them. You can also remove anyone as a connection at any time, which stops them from seeing your availability or calling you.

We review every report and aim to act within 24 hours. Depending on what we find, we may remove content, warn the user, or suspend or permanently remove the responsible account. If you need help, you can also reach us through our Support page.

You retain ownership of the content you provide to Telephone (such as your display name and profile picture). By providing this content, you grant Telephone a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display it to the friends you connect with, solely to operate the Service.

You are responsible for the content you upload, including ensuring you have the right to use it and that it does not violate any law or third-party rights.

Telephone does not record your voice calls on our servers. However, the other party may be using third-party tools to record audio on their end — this is outside our control. You are responsible for knowing and following any laws in your jurisdiction about recording calls.

We do our best to keep the Service running, but we provide no guarantee of uptime or uninterrupted access. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue parts of the Service at any time for maintenance, legal reasons, or other operational needs.

You may stop using the Service at any time. You can delete your account from within the app in Settings › Delete Account, or contact us through our Support page if you’d rather we handle it. We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms or if we’re required to by law.

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Telephone will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim arising out of these Terms or your use of the Service will not exceed one hundred US dollars ($100).

These Terms do not limit any rights that cannot legally be limited under applicable law.

You agree to indemnify and hold Telephone harmless from any claims, losses, or damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from your use of the Service or your violation of these Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in California, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there.

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we’ll update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. If the changes are material, we’ll let you know through the app. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the new Terms.

Questions about these Terms? Reach us through our Support page.