Terms of Service

1. Definitions

Terms used in these Terms of Service mean:

• Service Provider / Operator — Krzysztof Brzezina, a natural person running the test version of the NetworkingPortal platform, email: networkingportalpl@gmail.com.
• Platform / Service — the NetworkingPortal web service available at networkingportal.pl together with all subpages and functionalities.
• User — a natural person who is at least 18 years old and uses the Platform after accepting the Terms of Service.
• Organizer — a User with an approved organizer account, authorized to create networking events on the Platform.
• Participant — a User registered for an Event, holding a ticket or accepted invitation.
• Event — a networking meeting created by an Organizer within the Platform.
• Business Card — a User's digital business card containing their contact information shared with other Event Participants.
• Content — all materials uploaded or published by Users on the Platform, including Event descriptions, photos, articles, business cards, comments.
• GDPR — Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016.

2. General provisions

• These Terms of Service define the rules for using the NetworkingPortal Platform, provided electronically by the Service Provider pursuant to the Act of 18 July 2002 on providing services by electronic means.
• Using the Platform is voluntary. Beginning to use it (registration, login or form submission) constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
• The Platform is currently in MVP / closed beta phase and intended only for invited testers. The service is of a testing, non-commercial nature and may be provided, changed or disabled without notice.
• Technical requirements: a device with Internet access, a browser supporting JavaScript (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge from the last 12 months), enabled technical cookies (required for login).

3. Account types and registration

• Organizer account: requires registration via form, providing name, email address and organization details. Account is subject to verification by the Service Provider — in beta phase, activation occurs after manual approval.
• Participant account (guest): created automatically upon receiving a ticket (QR) for an event. Participant logs in via QR link or magic link sent to email.
• Business card account (standalone): User can create a digital business card without participating in a specific event.
• Registration using false data, another person's identity or on behalf of a minor is prohibited.
• User agrees to keep login credentials confidential and promptly inform the Service Provider of suspected unauthorized access to the account.

4. Platform usage rules

User agrees to use the Platform in accordance with its purpose, applicable laws and good practices. The following is prohibited in particular:

• Publishing Content that violates law, personal rights, copyrights or related rights of third parties
• Publishing Content that is discriminatory, offensive, vulgar, pornographic, threatening, or promotes hatred or violence
• Spamming, sending unsolicited advertisements, phishing or scamming activities
• Attempting unauthorized access to other Users' accounts or Platform systems (breaking security, DDoS attacks, vulnerability scanning without consent)
• Automated data collection (scraping, bots) without written consent of the Service Provider
• Using the Platform for commercial purposes unrelated to networking (e.g., selling products, MLM services, pyramid schemes)
• Uploading malicious software, viruses, scripts exploiting security vulnerabilities
• Creating fake events, invitations or data

Violation of the above rules may result in Content removal, account suspension or deletion without compensation.

5. User-published Content

• User retains full copyright to Content they upload (articles, descriptions, photos, business cards).
• By uploading Content to the Platform, User grants the Service Provider a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to store, display and share it with other Platform Users to the extent necessary for service provision. The license expires upon deletion of Content or account.
• User bears full responsibility for published Content, including its compliance with law, third-party rights and truthfulness of information contained therein.
• Event participant photos: by uploading a photo via the "disposable camera" module, User declares that they have consent from persons visible in the photograph for processing their likeness within the Platform (Article 81 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act). Details of likeness handling are described in the Privacy Policy, section 3.
• Service Provider reserves the right to remove Content violating the Terms of Service or law, without prior notification to the User.

6. Platform intellectual property

• The Platform, its source code, graphic design, the "NetworkingPortal" word-graphic mark, logo and all materials created by the Service Provider are protected by copyright and are the exclusive property of the Service Provider.
• Using the Platform does not imply acquisition of any copyrights to its elements.
• Copying, modifying, distributing or using any elements of the Platform for commercial purposes without written consent of the Service Provider is prohibited.

7. Fees and payments

• In the MVP / closed beta phase, using the Platform is free for all invited testers.
• Service Provider reserves the right to introduce paid features in the future. Introduction of fees will be preceded by email notification with at least 14 days' advance notice. Use of existing free features will remain available or will be terminated in a manner allowing data export.
• In case of launching paid event ticket handling, settlement rules (commission, payouts for organizers) will be described in a separate payment terms document.

8. Service Provider liability

• Service Provider exercises due diligence to ensure the Platform operates correctly, however in the MVP / closed beta phase does not guarantee uninterrupted operation, absence of errors or data integrity.
• Service Provider is not liable for:
  • temporary Platform outages resulting from maintenance, updates or infrastructure failures (GCP, Cloudflare)
  • loss of User data in the testing phase (we recommend not entering data whose loss would be critical)
  • Content published by other Users
  • quality and course of Events organized by Organizers (Service Provider only provides the tool)
  • damages resulting from Platform use inconsistent with the Terms of Service or its purpose
• Service Provider's liability to Users (excluding liability that cannot be excluded under mandatory legal provisions, including towards consumers) is limited to actual damages suffered and does not include lost profits.
• The above limitations do not affect consumer rights arising from mandatory legal provisions, in particular the Consumer Rights Act.

9. Complaints

• Complaints regarding Platform operation can be submitted to networkingportalpl@gmail.com.
• A complaint should include: User's name, email address associated with the account, description of the problem and expected resolution.
• Service Provider processes complaints within 14 days of receipt. A response will be sent to the email address provided by the User.
• In case of complaint rejection, a User who is a consumer may use out-of-court dispute resolution methods, in particular the European Commission's ODR platform available at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

10. Right of withdrawal

Pursuant to Article 27 of the Consumer Rights Act of 30 May 2014, a User who is a consumer and has entered into a contract for electronic service provision has the right to withdraw without giving a reason within 14 days of its conclusion.

To withdraw, send a withdrawal statement to the Service Provider's email address. Withdrawal is equivalent to User account deletion.

Since services are provided free of charge in the MVP phase, withdrawal does not involve any financial refunds.

11. Contract termination and account deletion

• User may terminate the electronic services contract at any time by deleting their account or sending a deletion request to the Service Provider.
• Service Provider may terminate the contract with the User with immediate effect in case of:
  • gross violation of the Terms of Service
  • actions threatening the security of the Platform or other Users
  • publishing Content that violates law
  • termination of the testing phase or the NetworkingPortal project itself
• Account deletion results in soft delete (30 days), followed by permanent data deletion — details in the Privacy Policy, section 6.

12. Changes to the Terms of Service

• Service Provider reserves the right to amend the Terms of Service in case of: Platform functionality development, changes in legislation, legal form transformation (e.g., to LLC), price or business model changes.
• Users will be informed of significant changes via email and a notice on the homepage with at least 14 days' advance notice.
• Continued use of the Platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance. A User who does not accept changes has the right to terminate the contract by deleting their account.

13. Final provisions

• Matters not regulated by these Terms of Service are governed by Polish law, in particular:
  • Civil Code
  • Act of 18 July 2002 on providing services by electronic means
  • Act of 30 May 2014 on consumer rights
  • Act of 4 February 1994 on copyright and related rights
  • GDPR Regulation
• These Terms of Service constitute an integral part of the electronic services contract concluded between the User and the Service Provider.
• For consumers, any disputes are resolved by the court having jurisdiction pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure. In other cases, the court having jurisdiction is that for the Service Provider's place of residence.
• If any provision of the Terms of Service is found invalid or ineffective, the remaining provisions remain in force.
• These Terms of Service enter into force on the date of publication on the Platform website.

14. Contact

Direct all questions, complaints and reports to:

networkingportalpl@gmail.com