The rules of the room

1. The service

yapspace is a real-time, peer-to-peer video chat service. We pair users with random strangers based on chosen interests and country preferences. Calls and chat are exchanged directly between peers via WebRTC; we do not relay, record, or moderate the call content in real time.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use yapspace. By accessing the service you represent and warrant that you are 18 or older and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms. Use of yapspace by anyone under 18 is strictly prohibited.

You are also responsible for ensuring that your use of yapspace is lawful in your jurisdiction. If random video chat with adult strangers is regulated or prohibited where you live, do not use the service.

3. Acceptable use

You agree NOT to use yapspace to do, attempt, or encourage any of the following:

• Display, transmit, or solicit nudity, sexual activity, or sexually suggestive content involving anyone.
• Display, transmit, solicit, or possess any sexual content involving a minor (CSAM). This is a zero-tolerance violation; we will preserve the evidence and report you to NCMEC and law enforcement.
• Threaten, harass, dox, stalk, or impersonate another person.
• Engage in or promote hate speech, terrorism, self-harm, or violence against any person or group.
• Solicit money, sell goods or services, or run scams of any kind.
• Record other users without their explicit consent, or redistribute any captured material.
• Bypass, attempt to bypass, or interfere with our matchmaking, moderation, or security systems — including by VPN-hopping after a ban, automated reconnection, or scraping.
• Use the service to violate any law or third-party right, including copyrights, trademarks, and rights of publicity.

4. Anonymous accounts and bans

yapspace assigns each visitor an anonymous user ID; no signup is required. We may suspend or terminate any user, account, or IP range at our sole discretion if we believe these Terms have been violated. We may also implement IP-level bans (exact IP or subnet) to prevent reconnection after a violation. We are not obligated to provide advance notice or a reason. We are not liable to you for any termination or ban.

5. Reports and moderation

You may report another user from inside the call. Submitting a report uploads a single video frame from their camera and the last few text-chat messages from your session, along with your reason. See the Privacy Policy for retention details.

We use automated moderation (Google Cloud Vision SafeSearch, Google Cloud Natural Language) to triage reports, and human review for cases the automation is unsure about. Decisions are at our discretion. False or abusive reporting may itself result in a ban.

6. Intellectual property

The yapspace service, including its software, design, and branding, is owned by [TODO: COMPANY_LEGAL_NAME] and protected by applicable laws. You receive a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use yapspace solely as permitted by these Terms.

You retain ownership of any content you submit (such as a chat message included in a report). By submitting content to us in the course of a report, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to use, store, copy, analyse, and disclose that content for the limited purposes of operating, securing, and improving the service, complying with law, and enforcing these Terms.

7. Privacy

Your use of yapspace is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

8. Disclaimers

yapspace is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of trade. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that it will meet your requirements.

We do not screen users in advance and we do not control what other users say or do during a call. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users. Use the service at your own risk.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will [TODO: COMPANY_LEGAL_NAME], its affiliates, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenues, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the service.

Our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms or the service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amounts you have paid us in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the liability, or (b) USD $100. The service is currently free, so in most cases this cap is USD $100.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless [TODO: COMPANY_LEGAL_NAME] and its affiliates from any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your use of the service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party right.

11. Termination

You may stop using yapspace at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including suspected violation of these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive (including 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, and 14).

12. Changes to these Terms

When we change these Terms materially we bump their version (current: 2026-05-23) and re-prompt every active user the next time they visit. Continued use after re-acceptance constitutes agreement to the new version.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of [TODO: GOVERNING_LAW_JURISDICTION] without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. You and [TODO: COMPANY_LEGAL_NAME] agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in [TODO: VENUE_JURISDICTION] for any dispute that is not subject to mandatory arbitration in your jurisdiction.

[TODO: If you intend to require arbitration or include a class- action waiver, draft that section with counsel and insert it here. Boilerplate is dangerous.]

14. Miscellaneous

These Terms (together with the Privacy Policy) are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the service. If any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of that right. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a corporate transaction.

15. Contact

16. DMCA Policy

yapspace respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users to do the same. We respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512.

Filing a notice of alleged infringement

If you believe content made available through yapspace infringes your copyright, send a written notice containing all of the following to our designated agent identified below:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of those works.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material — including, where possible, the report ID, the timestamp, and the anonymous user ID involved.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you (address, telephone number, and email).
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorised to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Designated agent

The above agent is also registered with the U.S. Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Directory (search for "[TODO: COMPANY_LEGAL_NAME]" at copyright.gov/dmca-directory). [TODO: Operator — confirm the registration is current and renewed every three years.]

Counter-notice

If you believe content of yours was removed in error, you may send a counter-notice to the same agent containing:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed and the location at which it appeared before removal.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good-faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for [TODO: DMCA_VENUE_DISTRICT], and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification or an agent of that person.

Repeat-infringer policy

We will, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, terminate the accounts and ban the IP addresses of users who are determined to be repeat infringers. We may also remove material we believe in good faith infringes a third party's rights, with or without notice.

Misrepresentations

17 U.S.C. § 512(f) provides that any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material is infringing, or that material was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages. Don't file a notice or counter-notice unless you are sure of the facts.

See also: Privacy Policy.