Terms of Service

The rules of the road.

These are the terms you accept by creating a Yapp account or using the app. We've tried to write them in actual English — no fine print, no traps. If something is unclear, email us.

Effective: 15 May 2026 Last updated: 15 May 2026 Applies to: Yapp Android app + yapp.co.in
On this page
  1. Accepting these terms
  2. Who can use Yapp (18+)
  3. Your account & anonymous identity
  4. Your content
  5. What you may not do
  6. Moderation & our discretion
  7. Intellectual property
  8. Suspension & termination
  9. No warranty
  10. Limit of liability
  11. Indemnity
  12. Governing law & disputes
  13. Changes to these terms
  14. Contact

01Accepting these terms

By creating a Yapp account, downloading the app, or using any part of the service, you agree to these Terms of Service ("Terms") and to our Privacy Policy. If you don't agree to either, don't use Yapp.

02Who can use Yapp (18+)

You must be at least 18 years old to use Yapp. By creating an account, you represent that you meet this age requirement. Voice content on Yapp can be candid, political, spicy, and generally adult in tone — we want you to speak freely, but that means it isn't a place for minors.

If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 18, we will delete it. See section 8.

03Your account & anonymous identity

  • You sign in with an email and password. We don't ask for your real name, phone number, or any other identifier.
  • Yapp assigns you a random handle (e.g. @bindaas_fauji), an emoji avatar, and an identity colour. This handle is what other users see. You cannot choose your own handle — that's intentional.
  • You are responsible for keeping your password safe. Activity from your account is treated as yours.
  • One account per person. Creating multiple accounts to evade a moderation action is a breach of these Terms.

04Your content

Everything you post on Yapp — voice notes, transcripts (auto or edited), images, video, captions, replies — is your content. You keep ownership of it.

By posting it, you grant Yapp a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence to host, store, reproduce, transcribe, summarise, transcode, and display that content for the purpose of operating the service. This licence ends when you delete the content (or your account), except where we need to keep a limited copy for legal or moderation purposes — see our Privacy Policy.

You confirm that you have the right to post whatever you post (i.e. it's yours, or you have permission to share it).

05What you may not do

We deliberately keep this list short, but each one is firm. Don't do these things on Yapp:

  • Target an individual. Doxxing, stalking, sustained harassment, threats, or any campaign aimed at a specific person. Spicy opinions about public ideas are fine; attacking a private person is not.
  • Post child sexual abuse material (CSAM), or sexualise anyone under 18, in any form. Zero tolerance. We report to authorities.
  • Incite violence, terrorism, or self-harm. Sharing methods, glorifying attacks, or coordinating real- world violence.
  • Post non-consensual intimate imagery ("revenge content") or content that exposes private information about another person.
  • Impersonate a real person or organisation in a way that could mislead listeners — even with an anonymous handle.
  • Run scams, spam, phishing, malware, or attempt to compromise the platform's security.
  • Post hate speech targeting people because of religion, caste, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, or other protected characteristic. Disagreeing with a religion is allowed; calling for harm against people who follow it is not.
  • Post content illegal under Indian law — including but not limited to copyright infringement, defamation, incitement to communal violence, and content prohibited by the Information Technology Act, 2000 or the IT Rules, 2021.
  • Scrape, mirror, or republish Yapp content outside the app without permission. This includes building bots that download yaps in bulk.
To be clear about what IS allowed: spicy political opinions, profanity, religious commentary, disagreement with celebrities or institutions, dark humour, and frankly most things you'd say to your friends out loud. Yapp is built so people can speak freely. The line we enforce is targeted abuse and illegal content — not edgy speech about ideas.

06Moderation & our discretion

Yapp is moderated by a small human team. We use a combination of user reports, automated screening (image / video content moderation), and our own review. We can, at our discretion:

  • Remove individual posts, yaps, or replies.
  • Suspend or permanently ban an account.
  • Limit account features (posting, replying) where we suspect abuse pending review.
  • Retain records of removed content and moderator actions as described in the Privacy Policy.

We try to be consistent and fair. If you think a decision was wrong, contact us under section 14 — we'll look at it.

07Intellectual property

The Yapp name, the Yapp logo, the website, the app code, and the design system are owned by Yapp. You may not use these to imply endorsement, run a confusingly similar service, or modify and redistribute the app.

If you believe content on Yapp infringes your copyright, send a written notice to grievance@yapp.co.in with: (a) the work you own, (b) the specific yap/post URL or identifier, (c) your contact details, and (d) a statement that the use is unauthorised. We will act on valid notices.

08Suspension & termination

  • By you: you can delete your account at any time. See the Account Deletion page.
  • By us: we may suspend or terminate your account if you break these Terms, if your activity puts the platform or other users at risk, or if we're required to by law. We'll try to give a reason, except where doing so would defeat the purpose (e.g. ban evasion).
  • On termination, your right to use Yapp ends. The Privacy Policy explains what happens to your data.

09No warranty

Yapp is provided "as is" and "as available". We don't guarantee that the service will always be uninterrupted, error-free, secure against every attack, or that any specific feature will keep working forever. We work hard to keep it solid — but we cannot promise perfection, particularly during the early- testing period.

10Limit of liability

To the maximum extent allowed by Indian law:

  • Yapp is not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service.
  • Our total liability to you for any direct claim relating to the service is limited to ₹1,000 (one thousand Indian rupees) — Yapp is free to use, so this represents a fair cap given there's no consideration exchanged.
  • Yapp is not responsible for content posted by other users. If something a user said offends or upsets you, your remedies are: block them, report them, or stop using the service.

11Indemnity

You agree to indemnify Yapp and its operator(s) against any third-party claim arising out of (a) your content, (b) your use of the service, or (c) your breach of these Terms, including reasonable legal fees. This survives termination of your account.

12Governing law & disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute that can't be resolved by writing to us first (see section 14) will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

13Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms as the product evolves. Material changes will be flagged inside the app and on this page (see the "Last updated" date at the top). Continuing to use Yapp after a change is taken as acceptance of the new Terms. If you don't accept them, please delete your account.

14Contact

Questions, grievances, or copyright notices:

We aim to acknowledge within 24 hours and resolve within 15 days, in line with India's IT Rules 2021.