Terms and conditions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Discuții Pixelate

Document version: 1.2 — draft

Draft updated: 12 November 2026. The updated version applies following publication and notice to users, with respect for their rights.

1. General information

Discuții Pixelate is an application for communicating through messages, organizing contacts into categories and participating in discussion rooms. The application may include useful tools, information, editorial content and commercial materials.

The project is presented under the name Discutii Pixelate.

Correspondence address: strada Teodor Mihali 31-35, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania.

Contact email: cevo.romania@gmail.com

The project's presentation name does not replace the identification of the person or entity administering the service.

These terms apply to the application and its versions made available by the administrator, including browser access and, where available, installable versions.

The service can be used in a browser, as an installable web application (PWA) and as an Android app. Features also include photos, documents, audio files and recordings, one-time location sharing and notifications where supported on the device.

2. Purpose and acceptance of the terms

These terms establish the rules for accessing and using the service, users' rights and the administrator's responsibilities.

The Terms and the Privacy Policy must be accessible to users before registration and subsequently while using the application.

The terms are accepted through the explicit acceptance mechanism provided during registration. Acceptance does not constitute general consent to every processing of personal data.

Data processing is described separately in the Privacy Policy. Where separate consent is necessary, it is requested separately.

3. Free service

In the version covered by these terms, using the application's features is free of charge.

Users may bear the costs of their own internet connection and services contracted separately from third-party providers.

If paid features are introduced, their prices and conditions will be presented separately before any purchase. Paid features will not be activated merely by using free features.

4. Access by minors

Access by minors requires rules adapted to age, legal capacity and applicable data protection requirements.

4.1. Age limit. The minimum age for using the application is 16. The application is not intended for people below this age, and creating an account by a minor under 16 is strictly prohibited.

4.2. False declaration of age. By registering you declare that you are at least 16. Rules on legal capacity and approval by a legal representative also apply to users aged 16–17 where legally required. This declaration is not documentary age verification. Where there are justified indications of non-compliance, the administrator may restrict access, make proportionate checks and delete the account in accordance with the law. Do not send identity documents or the secret code through ordinary messages.

5. Account creation and access recovery

The application allows users to choose a username and use a secret account recovery code.

Providing a telephone number or personal email address is not mandatory at registration.

The complete recovery code includes the part chosen by the user and the suffix generated by the application. Users must keep it in a safe place.

The secret recovery code must not be confused with the public ID used to add contacts.

Users must:

• Keep the secret code confidential.

• Not share the secret code with other people, including through messages or support requests.

• Protect devices on which the account remains signed in.

• Inform the administrator if they suspect unauthorized access to their account.

Losing the code may prevent recovery of access. Recovery by other means is not guaranteed and depends on the ability to verify the account holder securely.

Users may choose their display name without having to use their real name, but must not use it for impersonation, fraud or misleading other people.

6. Contacts and private messages

Contacts are added using users' public IDs and can be organized into categories.

Each user manages their own contact list and the names assigned to contacts.

Deleting a contact removes the entry from the list of the user performing the action. This:

• Does not delete the other person's account.

• Does not constitute an administrative suspension of that person.

• Is not equivalent to deleting all associated messages from the database.

The display of conversations depends on the contacts in the user's list. Deleting a contact does not guarantee that the other person can no longer attempt to send messages.

Users can delete their own messages through the available features. Deleting an original message does not automatically remove replies written by others.

Deletion within the application cannot remove screenshots or copies made separately by conversation participants.

Ordinarily, private messages become visible after both users add each other's IDs. The dedicated administrator-contact exception is explained in section 9.

“Clear conversation for me” hides that user's history; it does not automatically delete the other participant's conversation or all of the user's own server files. Deleting a contact does not automatically delete sent files.

Private chats and rooms support photos, documents and audio in accepted formats. Current limits are 10 MB per transmitted file, up to 10 files per selection and up to 50 MB of server-stored files per sender. Infrastructure also has shared storage or traffic limits; the individual allowance does not guarantee permanent availability. Limit changes are displayed or communicated in the app.

Photos may be resized, converted and recompressed before upload; the transmitted copy may differ in quality, size or metadata from the original. Removal of all metadata from every file is not guaranteed. Keep important originals separately.

The camera, microphone and file picker are used at the user's initiative with browser/system permissions. Preparation and preview are not sending: upload takes place on the “Send” command. Taking a photo or making a recording in the app does not guarantee a copy is also saved in the device gallery or files.

Access to each file copy expires 90 days after publication. Physical removal is handled by server cleanup, with retries on failure. The service is not a permanent archive.

Senders can delete their own files for everyone accessing that copy. This withdraws access and requests server removal. Deleting a message with attachments also triggers cleanup of its linked files. “Manage storage” may show own files across conversations, including after hiding history or leaving a room.

Recipients can download files and, where available, hide them only for themselves. Hiding does not delete the sender's server copy or free the sender's allowance.

Sending separately to multiple contacts and forwarding files create independent copies. Each copy uses its sender's allowance and has its own expiry. Deleting the original does not delete forwarded, separately sent or downloaded copies.

A save confirmation may be visible to the sender; rooms may show the names and number of participants who confirmed. Depending on the device, confirmation may come from a technical mechanism or the user; it does not establish continued retention of a local copy and does not itself delete the server file.

Location sharing sends a point obtained at that moment as a Google Maps link. It is not continuous tracking and does not update when the sender moves. Accuracy depends on the device and connection; opening the map accesses an external service.

Users must have the rights and lawful basis needed to transmit and forward photos, voices, documents, locations and other people's data. Deletion in the app cannot withdraw screenshots, copied coordinates or other copies made separately by participants.

7. Discussion rooms

The application allows conversations with multiple participants in discussion rooms.

A room's creator can share the access code, review requests to join and remove participants, according to the available features.

Messages in a room are accessible to participants with access rights. Users must consider this before sending personal or confidential information.

Participants can leave a room permanently. A creator who wants to leave without deleting the room must designate an eligible member as administrator through the available feature. The administrator can also delete the room; this affects participants' access and triggers cleanup of linked content and files, without withdrawing independent or downloaded copies.

Deleting the creator's account may result in the removal of associated rooms and their content, according to the application's deletion mechanisms.

Administering a room does not grant the right to violate the law or participants' rights.

8. Rules of use and prohibited content

Users are responsible for the content they transmit and must respect other people's rights.

Using the service for the following is prohibited:

• Threats, harassment, blackmail or fraud.

• Distributing illegal content or exploiting or abusing minors.

• Inciting violence or hatred against people or groups.

• Unauthorized publication or transmission of others' personal data and confidential information.

• Infringing copyright or other protected rights.

• Repeatedly sending unwanted messages or conducting abusive campaigns.

• Distributing malicious software or attempting to steal access codes.

• Unauthorized access to accounts, data or the service's infrastructure.

• Deliberately circumventing security restrictions or disrupting the application.

These rules do not prevent good-faith reporting of security issues to the administrator.

8.1. Disclaimer of administrator liability. Users are responsible for transmitted content and rights in the information and materials distributed. The administrator does not validate every message or file in advance. Any provider liability exemption applies only under the conditions prescribed by law and does not remove the administrator's own duties of security, data protection, handling reports and complying with lawful measures.

8.2. Limitation of damages. Liability and compensation that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited remain unaffected, including data protection rights and mandatory consumer rights. Reports may be sent through the app or to cevo.romania@gmail.com. Administrative measures do not replace the right to contact competent authorities or courts.

9. Reports, access restrictions and appeals

Reports concerning abuse or the application's operation may be sent to cevo.romania@gmail.com.

Reports should contain a description of the situation and, where available, relevant public IDs and information needed to identify the incident.

Do not send the secret recovery code. Include only data and evidence relevant to the report.

The administrator may take proportionate measures to protect the service and its users, including temporarily restricting access or suspending an account, where justified, such as a breach of these terms, a security risk or a legal obligation.

A suspension may prevent sign-in and sending messages, including from previously opened sessions.

Users may request explanations and a review of a measure through the contact address. Measures are communicated and reviewed in accordance with applicable legislation and restrictions necessary to protect other people or investigate an incident.

Abuse reporting may send relevant IDs, the reason, explanations and the reported message to the administrator. “Contact and suggestions” sends the request category, text and requester ID to the administrator account and may automatically create reciprocal contacts in “Others”; it is not a public channel and requires no attachments. Limits may prevent repeated or abusive submissions. In emergencies, contact the competent emergency services rather than waiting for an in-app response.

10. Tools and information in the utilities area

Depending on the version and available content, the application may include:

• Weather and air quality information.

• Calendar and religious information.

• Exchange rates and unit converters.

• Access to online radio stations.

• Quotes, news, announcements and other informational materials.

• Links to external resources.

Availability, sources and update frequency may differ between tools. Some information may be temporarily unavailable, delayed or displayed using previously loaded data.

Informational tools do not replace warnings from authorities, rates applicable to a transaction, professional advice or other official sources relevant to an important decision.

Before making a decision with significant consequences, users must verify the information with the relevant source.

Radio stations, websites and other external resources are administered by their providers. Their availability may depend on the connection, location, broadcasting rights and the provider's conditions.

The processing of data when accessing these resources is described in the Privacy Policy and, where applicable, in the respective providers' documents.

Reminders and birthdays are also available, with times, recurrence and snoozing according to displayed options. Alerts depend on permissions, browser, system, app state and battery-saving settings; delivery at an exact second or in every device state is not guaranteed. Local information may be lost when browser data is cleared, the device is changed or the app is uninstalled.

11. Advertising, commercial offers and affiliate links

The application may display banners, commercial offers, sponsored recommendations and affiliate links.

Commercial materials must be clearly identified and distinguished from personal messages and informational tools using appropriate labels, such as 'Advertising', 'Sponsored' or 'Affiliate link', as applicable.

The administrator may receive remuneration for displaying materials or a commission for purchases and other eligible actions carried out through affiliate links. A commercial relationship will be disclosed in connection with the relevant material.

Users are not required to access advertisements or purchase the products presented in order to use the application's free features.

Accessing an offer may lead to an external website. Unless the offer expressly states otherwise, the contract for the product or service is concluded with the trader identified in the offer, not with the administrator of Discuții Pixelate.

Prices, availability, delivery, warranties and purchase conditions must be checked on the trader's website before ordering.

These statements do not remove the administrator's responsibility for their own materials or legal obligations.

At this revision there is no advertising or affiliate revenue; features are prepared for possible later use. Introducing advertising tracking or non-essential technologies requires appropriate information and, where legally required, separate consent before activation. Accepting the terms is not consent to personalised advertising.

12. Rights in the application and content

Rights in the code, graphics, names and other components of the application belong to their respective holders, in accordance with the law and applicable licenses.

Users receive the right to use the application for its intended purposes. This does not transfer ownership of the application or remove rights granted by the licenses of open-source components.

Users retain their rights in their own content transmitted through the service.

Transmitting content permits the technical operations necessary for the service to function, such as storage, transmission and display to the appropriate recipients or participants. It does not transfer copyright to the administrator.

Use of conversation content as advertising material is not authorized merely by accepting these terms.

13. Service availability and updates

Operation of the application depends on the internet connection, device, browser or operating system and the infrastructure used.

Interruptions may occur for maintenance, updates, technical incidents or circumstances beyond the administrator's control. Messages and notifications may be delayed.

The application is not intended to be used as the sole means of communication in emergencies.

The administrator may update the service to fix errors, improve security and develop features, while respecting users' rights and legal obligations.

Important changes affecting access or essential features will be communicated in advance where possible. Urgent security interventions may require immediate application.

A PWA update may require reopening or reloading; Android versions may require installing an updated APK. Offline access to server messages and files is not guaranteed. These statements do not remove legal security duties or liability for the administrator's own acts.

14. Ending use and deleting the account

Users may stop using the service and initiate account deletion through the feature available in the application.

Account deletion and subsequent processing of any information justifiably retained are described in the Privacy Policy.

Before deletion, users must consider the loss of account access and its effects on associated conversations and rooms.

Deleting an account does not guarantee removal of copies made separately by other participants.

Deleting an account also triggers cleanup of files sent by it; a copy independently forwarded by another user may remain under the new sender account. Local information and downloaded copies are managed separately on devices. Some evidence relating to reports, disputes or legal obligations may require limited, justified retention with restricted access, as described in the Privacy Policy.

15. Liability and users' rights

The administrator is responsible for their own obligations under applicable legislation.

Users are responsible under the law for their own actions and the content they transmit. This does not remove the administrator's legal obligations.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited, or restricts mandatory consumer rights where applicable.

The free nature of the service does not in itself remove applicable legal obligations.

16. Changes to the terms

The terms may be updated for justified reasons, such as changes to features, the way the service is provided or legal requirements.

The updated version will indicate its effective date. Important changes will be brought to users' attention before application, except where urgent intervention is required by law or for security.

Where renewed acceptance is necessary, it will be requested explicitly.

Changes will not retroactively remove rights already acquired by users.

17. Applicable law, complaints and dispute resolution

These terms are governed by Romanian legislation, including applicable European Union rules.

For questions, complaints or an attempt to resolve a disagreement amicably, users may contact the administrator at cevo.romania@gmail.com.

Any disputes will be resolved by the competent courts in accordance with the law.

These provisions do not restrict users' right to contact competent authorities or remove mandatory consumer protections under applicable legislation.