Terms of Service

Welcome to iTestify! We are a premium social platform dedicated to sharing religious testimonies, building faith, witnessing to the works of the divine, and organizing spiritual fellowships and faith-centered communities.

iTestify is designed to be a digital sanctuary for believers, seekers, and faith communities. Our mission is to facilitate the sharing of personal testimonies of divine intervention, healing, answered prayer, spiritual breakthroughs, and faith-building experiences. The Services enable users to:

• Share Testimonies: Write, upload, and publish personal, faith-oriented narratives (“Testimonies”).
• Witness to Testimonies: Engage in community validation and verification of Testimonies using structured "Witnessing" tiers.
• Form Fellowships: Create, join, and manage local or digital faith groups, prayer circles, and fellowship communities.
• Interact Safely: Connect with other users in an environment dedicated to mutual spiritual encouragement, edification, and faith building.

2.1 Eligibility

You must be at least thirteen (13) years old to use the Services. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you must have your parent or legal guardian’s permission to use the Services and accept these Terms on your behalf. By registering for an account, you represent and warrant that you meet these eligibility requirements.

2.2 Account Security & Supabase Authentication

iTestify uses secure authentication protocols, including Supabase, to manage user profiles, sign-ins, and session tokens. To use certain features of the Services, you must register for an account and provide a valid email address and secure password. You are solely responsible for:

• Maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and login information.
• All activities and actions that occur under your account.
• Promptly notifying iTestify of any unauthorized use of your credentials or breach of security.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate any account that uses fraudulent, misleading, or unauthorized credentials.

3.1 Your Content is Your Own

You retain all ownership rights, including copyright, in the Testimonies, comments, posts, images, and other faith-sharing materials you publish on the platform (collectively, “User Content”).

3.2 License Grant to iTestify

By submitting, posting, or displaying User Content on or through the Services, you grant iTestify a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such User Content in any and all media or distribution methods now known or later developed.

• Purpose of License: This license is solely to enable us to provide, promote, secure, operate, and improve the Services. It allows your Testimonies to be read and shared by other users within the platform and as part of our faith-building mission.
• No Compensation: You agree that this license includes the right for iTestify to make your Content available to other companies, organizations, or individuals who partner with iTestify for the syndication, broadcast, distribution, or publication of faith-oriented content, with no compensation paid to you.

3.3 Accuracy and Discernment of Content

You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power, and authority necessary to grant the rights granted herein to any User Content that you submit. You understand that you are solely responsible for the truthfulness, spiritual authenticity, and accuracy of your Testimonies.

To preserve iTestify as a sacred, respectful, and spiritually edifying space, we enforce strict guidelines regarding User Content and behavior. You agree not to post, upload, transmit, or share any Content that:

• Is Blasphemous or Sacrilegious: Contains malicious mockery, intentional defilement, or profound disrespect of sacred religious figures, beliefs, texts, or practices in a manner designed to provoke, insult, or denigrate rather than engage in sincere expression or debate.
• Is Fraudulent or Deceptive: Fabricates testimonies, details of miracles, or spiritual events for personal gain, financial solicitation, notoriety, or intentional manipulation of the community.
• Is Non-Faith-Oriented: Consists of commercial spam, political campaigns, secular advertising, or unrelated content that undermines the core spiritual and faith-sharing purpose of the platform.
• Is Abusive, Harassing, or Defamatory: Targets individuals or faith groups with hate speech, threats of physical or spiritual harm, cyberbullying, personal insults, or defamatory statements.
• Promotes Unsafe Practices: Advocates harmful cult-like behavior, illegal activities, or hazardous physical practices disguised as spiritual rituals.
• Violates Intellectual Property: Infringes upon the copyrights, trademarks, or privacy rights of any third party.
• Involves Scraping or Automated Exploitation: You may not scrape, crawl, harvest, or extract data from the platform using automated tools, scripts, or spiders without our express written permission.

To build a trusted ecosystem of faith, iTestify features a structured peer-verification system known as Witnessing. Users can "witness" to the validity of another user’s Testimony by selecting one of three distinct Witnessing Tiers.

5.1 Witnessing Tiers Defined

5.2 Legal Representation by Witnessing Users

When you witness to a Testimony under any of the three tiers, you represent and warrant that you are doing so to the best of your personal knowledge, memory, and sincere spiritual discernment. You agree not to provide false, collusive, or fraudulent witnessing verifications.

5.3 Complete Disclaimer of iTestify Liability

6.1 Online Fellowships

Users may establish "Fellowships" (digital groups or circles within the PWA) to organize local prayer groups, Bible studies, and spiritual discussion boards. Fellowship creators and designated moderators are responsible for maintaining order, respect, and adherence to these Terms within their groups.

6.2 Offline Meetups and Events

The Services may allow users to coordinate offline, in-person fellowship meetings and gatherings.

• No Responsibility for Offline Events: iTestify does not screen, sponsor, or supervise any in-person meetings, church gatherings, or house fellowships arranged through the platform.
• Personal Safety: You are solely responsible for taking all necessary safety precautions when meeting or interacting with other users in person. iTestify disclaims any and all liability for any disputes, physical injuries, emotional distress, property damage, or legal issues arising from offline interactions between users.

All right, title, and interest in and to the Services (excluding User Content), including the iTestify brand, logos, design files, web application code, databases, algorithms, PWA architectures, service worker assets, and proprietary user interfaces, are and will remain the exclusive property of iTestify, Inc. and its licensors.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the iTestify PWA and website on your personal devices solely for your personal, non-commercial use in accordance with these Terms. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, reverse engineer, or lease any part of our software or code.

8.1 Moderation Rights

To ensure a safe environment, iTestify reserves the right, but does not assume the obligation, to monitor, review, filter, edit, or delete any User Content at any time.

8.2 Account Restricting and Termination

We may suspend, restrict, or permanently terminate your account and your access to the Services at our sole discretion, without prior notice or liability. This includes:

• Violation of these Terms or the Community Guidelines.
• Deliberate fabrication of testimonies, false witnessing, or mocking faith experiences (resulting in immediate permanent ban).
• Infringing third-party copyrights or intellectual property.
• Prolonged inactivity.
• Risk of legal exposure or commercial inviability.

8.3 DMCA Policy

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied and posted on iTestify in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent with a written notice at legal@itestify.io.

YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY USER CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ITESTIFY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ITESTIFY DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR:

• The completeness, accuracy, truthfulness, or reliability of any Testimony, faith story, or witnessing tier data.
• Any physical, mental, medical, or spiritual outcomes resulting from believing, following, or implementing any answered prayer or divine healing Testimony.
• The continuous, secure, uninterrupted, or error-free operation of the Services, Supabase systems, or PWA offline capabilities.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ITESTIFY AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER LOSSES arising out of your access to or use of the services.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF ITESTIFY EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100.00 USD) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID ITESTIFY, IF ANY, IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

12.1 Governing Law

These Terms and any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or related to them will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the **Federal Republic of Nigeria**, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

12.2 Arbitration Agreement

Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms, the breach thereof, or the use of the Services shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Mediation Act of Nigeria. The arbitration shall take place in **Lagos, Nigeria**, and the proceedings shall be conducted in English.

You and iTestify agree that each party may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any class or representative proceeding.