Terms of Service

Effective date: 2026-07-29. These Terms of Service (the "Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Funkihoo LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company ("funkihoo," "we," "us," or "our"). By creating an account, accessing, or using funkihoo, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Refund Policy, and Cookie Policy, each incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not create an account and do not use the service.

1. About funkihoo

funkihoo is a Muslim matrimonial platform intended for adults seeking marriage. The service includes profile creation, algorithmic match ranking, mutual-consent introductions, private one-to-one messaging between matched users, optional wali (guardian) involvement workflows, and paid features such as subscription tiers and introduction credits. The service is offered through the website at funkihoo.com and, when made available, through native mobile applications distributed by the Apple App Store and Google Play.

funkihoo is not a casual dating service, a hookup platform, or an escort service. Behavior inconsistent with matrimonial intent is a violation of these Terms and is enforced through the mechanisms described in §11 and §12.

2. Eligibility

You may create an account and use funkihoo only if you meet all of the following:

You are at least 18 years old.
You have full legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement in your jurisdiction of residence.
You are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country subject to a comprehensive U.S. embargo, and you are not on any U.S. or applicable foreign government list of restricted or prohibited parties (including OFAC's SDN list).
You have not been previously banned from funkihoo, unless we have granted you an express reinstatement.

We verify your date of birth at signup and reject accounts whose declared date of birth indicates the person is under 18. Misrepresenting your age is a material violation of these Terms and grounds for permanent removal without refund.

3. Account creation and security

You may hold only one active funkihoo account.
You must provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and keep your profile accurate over time. Certain fields — including gender and date of birth — cannot be changed by you after signup; you may request administrator correction within 30 days of signup with documentary evidence.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately at security@funkihoo.com if you suspect unauthorized access.
You may pause your account at any time from Settings; a paused account is invisible to other users and does not consume features. You may resume with no data loss.
You may delete your account at any time from Settings. Deletion begins a 30-day grace window during which you may restore. After the grace window, your personal data is purged from our production systems in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable law.

4. Verification

To help ensure trust and safety on the platform, funkihoo applies the following verification measures. Verification does not guarantee that any user is who they claim to be, but it materially raises the cost of bad-faith activity.

Email verification. Every account is bound to a verified email address.
Phone verification. Every account is bound to a verified phone number delivered via SMS one-time passcode.
Liveness selfie. Users are required to complete a real-time selfie capture, which is compared against uploaded profile photos to detect impersonation. The liveness capture is not used for facial recognition beyond this comparison and is retained only for the period needed to complete the check.

What we do NOT do. We do not perform, and do not represent that we perform, any of the following checks. We make no representation about any member's status with respect to any of them:

Government-issued identity document verification (passport, national ID, driver's licence)
Criminal-history background checks in any jurisdiction
Sex-offender registry checks (US National Sex Offender Public Website, US state registries, or any international equivalent)
Credit checks, financial background checks, or verification of income, wealth, employment, or business ownership
Verification of marital status, divorce decrees, khula, faskh, annulment, or widowhood records in any civil or religious registry, in any jurisdiction
Verification of educational qualifications, professional licences, or credentials
Verification of citizenship, residency, visa, or other immigration status
Medical, health, mental-health, or genetic screening, including verification of communicable-disease status, fertility, or hereditary conditions
Verification of religious sect, madhab, religiosity, or observance level
Verification of prior relationships, existing or prior children, dependants, or family obligations
Verification of family situation, including the existence, identity, capacity, or consent of any wali

We do not guarantee that any member is who they claim to be. A member may misrepresent or conceal any of the matters listed above, and we will not necessarily detect it. If any of these matters is important to you, you are responsible for verifying it yourself before any commitment — see §15.2.

Third-party background checks. For your own peace of mind, we recommend that you use a licensed background-check service in the relevant jurisdiction before committing to any member, especially before an engagement, marriage, transfer of money or property, or move across borders. funkihoo does not endorse any specific provider, does not receive payment from any provider, and is not responsible for the results of any check you obtain.

5. Photos and the blur-until-match invariant

You retain ownership of the photos you upload. By uploading, you grant funkihoo a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable license to store, transmit, and display those photos to other users in furtherance of the service, subject to your privacy settings.

By default, profile photos are blurred to non-matched viewers. Photos become clear only after two users have mutually matched (or, at the uploader's option, when the uploader disables the blur setting). This invariant is enforced server-side; no client-side toggle can bypass it. You may replace or delete your photos at any time; deletion removes them from future serving within minutes and from backups within our documented retention window.

6. Introductions, connections, and messaging

funkihoo distinguishes between discovery (browsing suggested matches and expressing interest through "likes") and introductions (opening a new one-to-one communication channel with another user).

Likes are lightweight signals of interest. Every user receives a daily free allocation of likes based on their subscription tier; additional likes may be purchased through like credit packs.
Introductions open a new communication channel with a specific user by sending a first message. Sending an introduction consumes one introduction credit. Every user receives a daily free allocation of introductions based on their subscription tier; additional introductions may be purchased through introduction credit packs. Once the recipient accepts the introduction, the two users are connected and may exchange unlimited messages within that connection at no additional cost.
Messaging within a connection is unlimited and included. funkihoo does not charge per message and does not gate the messaging feature behind credits or subscriptions after a connection is established.
Introduction credits are not refundable except as expressly set out in our Refund Policy. Introduction credits have no cash value and are not transferable between accounts.

7. Subscriptions and payments

funkihoo offers optional paid subscription tiers (currently "Silver" and "Gold") in addition to the free "Basic" tier. Every tier includes every feature; paid tiers increase the daily free allocations for likes and introductions and remove third-party advertising. Subscriptions renew automatically on the interval you selected (monthly, six-monthly, or yearly) at the price displayed at the time of purchase, until you cancel.

Payments made through funkihoo.com are processed by Stripe, Inc. Payments made through the Apple App Store or Google Play are processed under Apple's or Google's respective terms and are subject to their billing rules; for those channels you must manage subscriptions (including cancellation) through the App Store or Google Play account settings.

Prices are displayed inclusive of applicable taxes where required by law. Your billing currency is determined by your country of residence at signup and, once locked, may be changed only through the administrator-mediated reset process described in the Account Settings.

You may cancel a web-billed subscription at any time from your account settings; the cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and you retain access to paid features until that end date. Refund requests are handled per our Refund Policy.

8. Content ownership and license

You retain ownership of the content you post to funkihoo, including your profile information, photos, and messages ("User Content"). By posting User Content, you grant funkihoo a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable, transferable license to host, store, transmit, display, modify (for formatting purposes), and distribute your User Content solely to operate and improve the service and to enforce these Terms. This license terminates when you delete the content or your account, except that (a) residual copies may persist in encrypted backups for up to 90 days, and (b) we may retain and use User Content as necessary to comply with legal obligations or to enforce these Terms or the Community Guidelines.

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights and consents to post each item of User Content, and that your User Content does not infringe or violate any third-party right (including intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights).

9. Privacy

Our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy and, where applicable, by regional addenda (see §21). Please review these documents carefully.

10. Community Guidelines

Your use of funkihoo is also governed by our Community Guidelines, which describe expected behavior on the platform and specific content restrictions in matrimonial context. The Guidelines are enforceable as part of these Terms.

11. Prohibited conduct

The following are strictly prohibited on funkihoo. Violation results in immediate, permanent removal of the account, forfeiture of any unused paid balances (subject to applicable consumer-protection law), and, where applicable, referral to law enforcement.

Human trafficking, including sexual exploitation. funkihoo may not be used to recruit, transport, harbor, or receive any person for the purpose of exploitation — including but not limited to sexual exploitation, forced labor, servitude, debt bondage, or slavery. Any suspected use of the platform to facilitate human trafficking is reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline (United States: 1-888-373-7888) and, where jurisdictionally applicable, to local law enforcement.
Aiding, abetting, or encouraging abuse. You may not use funkihoo to harass, threaten, intimidate, stalk, defraud, extort, blackmail, or otherwise abuse another user, and you may not aid, abet, encourage, or induce any other person to do so. This includes sending unsolicited sexual or explicit content, coordinating off-platform meetings with intent to harm, doxxing, sharing another user's private content without consent, or coordinating group harassment.
Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), child sexual exploitation, and solicitation or targeting of minors. funkihoo strictly prohibits Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), child sexual exploitation in any form, and any attempt to contact, groom, solicit, target, or facilitate contact with a person under 18 — whether on or off the platform. The 18+ eligibility rule is absolute. These are zero-tolerance violations, are referred to law enforcement, and are reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) CyberTipline under 18 U.S.C. § 2258A.
Commercial solicitation. You may not use funkihoo to sell goods or services, promote external businesses or platforms, solicit escort work or other transactional sexual services, run affiliate marketing, promote multi-level-marketing schemes, or arrange transactional relationships of any kind.
Impersonation and misrepresentation. You may not impersonate another real person, use another person's photos or identifying information without their consent, misrepresent your marital status or eligibility to marry, misrepresent your age or gender, or otherwise deceive other users about your identity or circumstances.
Off-platform contact evasion. You may not solicit contact information (phone, email, external messaging handles, social media identities, payment addresses) in your profile, in first messages, or otherwise before an introduction is accepted and an established connection exists. This rule exists to protect users from off-platform scams and abuse.
Payment fraud and chargeback abuse. You may not use stolen payment instruments, misuse chargeback processes, or otherwise engage in payment fraud. We may refuse service, freeze balances, and refer to law enforcement in cases of suspected fraud.
Automated access. You may not scrape, crawl, harvest, or otherwise extract data from funkihoo through automated means without express written permission. You may not use funkihoo to train machine learning models or datasets.
Interference with the service. You may not attempt to circumvent our rate limits, security controls, or moderation systems; reverse-engineer or decompile the service; introduce malware; or otherwise materially interfere with funkihoo's operation or with other users' use of the service.
Unlawful content or use. You may not use funkihoo for any purpose prohibited by applicable law or to post content that is illegal, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or that infringes any third party's rights.

We cooperate fully with law enforcement investigations and will respond to lawful process as described in §20.

12. Reporting and moderation

You may report other users, messages, photos, or profiles that you believe violate these Terms or our Community Guidelines through the in-app report flow, or by emailing trust@funkihoo.com. Reports are reviewed by our Trust & Safety team; we may take action ranging from a warning, temporary suspension, content removal, permanent removal, to law-enforcement referral, depending on the severity of the violation.

Blocking another user creates a total bidirectional isolation: the blocked user cannot see your profile, your photos, or contact you, and you cannot see theirs. Existing chats are dissolved on block.

13. Termination and appeals

We may suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, if we have a good-faith belief that you have violated these Terms, the Community Guidelines, or applicable law, or if continued provision of the service to you creates an unacceptable risk to other users or to funkihoo. On termination, your license to use the service ends immediately.

You may appeal a ban through the appeal process available at funkihoo.com/app/account/appeal, which we commit to review within seven (7) business days. Repeated or egregious violations may not be appealable.

14. Intellectual property; DMCA

funkihoo and all associated names, logos, and trademarks are the property of Funkihoo LLC. The service, including all software, designs, and non-user-generated content, is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works based on the service except as expressly permitted.

If you believe content on funkihoo infringes your copyright, please send a notice containing the elements required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) to our designated agent at dmca@funkihoo.com. Postal address: Funkihoo LLC, Attn: DMCA Agent, 59 Buttonwood Drive, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, United States. We will respond to properly submitted notices in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

15. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT YOU WILL FIND A MATCH, THAT ANY OTHER USER'S REPRESENTATIONS ARE ACCURATE, OR THAT ANY INTRODUCTION WILL RESULT IN A RELATIONSHIP. YOU ASSUME ALL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH INTERACTIONS ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ANY OFFLINE MEETINGS YOU CHOOSE TO ARRANGE. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU FOLLOW THE SAFETY GUIDANCE PUBLISHED IN OUR SAFETY CENTER AT funkihoo.com/safety.

15.1 funkihoo is an introduction service — outcomes are your responsibility

funkihoo is an introduction service. We help adult members meet each other for the purpose of exploring marriage. We are not a matchmaker, agent, fiduciary, adviser, counsellor, guarantor, or endorser of any member. No relationship of trust or confidence exists between funkihoo and any member beyond the contractual relationship set out in these Terms.

The information members share about themselves — including name, photo, age, occupation, education, income, wealth, health, marital history, religious observance, sect, family situation, immigration status, prior relationships, children, and intentions — is self-reported. We do not verify it, and we make no representation, warranty, or endorsement that it is accurate, complete, or up to date.

Once a match forms and you begin to communicate, arrange to meet, meet in person, move off the platform (WhatsApp, phone, video, in-person, or any other channel), form a relationship, become engaged, enter into a religious or civil marriage, or continue a life together — the outcomes of those choices are yours and the other member's, not funkihoo's. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, funkihoo is not responsible for and disclaims all liability for any of the following, whether occurring on the platform, off the platform, before a match, during a match, after unmatch, during an engagement, during a marriage, or after a marriage has ended:

Misrepresentation and fraud — a member lying about identity, age, marital status, employment, income, wealth, immigration status, religious sect, prior relationships, children, dependants, health, or intentions
Concealment of existing marriage — bigamy, polygamy in jurisdictions that prohibit it, undisclosed spouse, or a divorce that was never legally finalised
Concealment of criminal history — undisclosed convictions, warrants, restraining orders, or registration on any sex-offender registry
Financial harm — money sent, gifts given, joint accounts opened, loans made, dowry (mahr) paid, jewellery given, business investments made, property purchased, debts assumed, or any other financial transaction between members or their families
Romance scams and wire fraud — any request for money for travel, visas, medical emergencies, family crises, business ventures, or any other purpose
Immigration fraud — sham marriages entered into for immigration status, misrepresentation of immigration status, or any dispute with an immigration or consular authority arising from a marriage that began on funkihoo
Emotional harm — breach of trust, ghosting, coercion, manipulation, emotional abuse, or harassment
Physical harm — any injury, assault, battery, sexual assault, stalking, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, trafficking, or wrongful death occurring during or after any communication or meeting between members
Domestic violence or abuse — occurring during or after any relationship or marriage that began through a funkihoo connection
Forced or coerced marriage — any marriage entered into without the free and full consent of both parties
Family and cultural disputes — disagreements with in-laws, sectarian or religious mismatches that surface later, disputes involving a wali or family adviser, family opposition to a match, or disputes over cultural expectations
Marriage outcomes — engagements broken off, marriages that never take place, marriages that end in divorce, khula, faskh, annulment, or separation, breach of promise to marry, wedding cancellation, or any dispute arising during or after a marriage that began with a funkihoo connection
Post-marriage disputes — disputes over mahr, maintenance, alimony, property division, custody, guardianship, inheritance, or the division of assets or debts
Third-party harm — harm to a member's family, previous or subsequent spouse, children (existing or born of a marriage that began on funkihoo), business partners, or any other person affected by a relationship or marriage that began on funkihoo

funkihoo did not marry you and does not divorce you. We introduce; you decide.

15.2 Conduct your own due diligence

You are solely responsible for verifying the character, background, intentions, and factual claims of anyone you meet on funkihoo. We strongly recommend that you:

Take your time. Do not make a life-changing decision — engagement, moving countries, transferring money or property, entering a marriage — based only on what a member has told you on funkihoo or off-platform.
Involve your family. Use the wali (guardian) features described in §11 early. Have a trusted family member, wali, or friend meet the other member and their family in person before any commitment.
Verify identity. Ask to see government-issued identity documents in person and satisfy yourself that they are genuine. Cross-reference the name, date of birth, and photograph against everything the member has told you.
Verify marital status. Verify current and prior marital status through the appropriate civil registry, court records, or divorce decrees in every jurisdiction where the member has lived or been married. Do not accept a member's word or a photograph of a document.
Verify employment, education, and income. Contact the employer or educational institution directly. Ask for pay stubs, tax returns, or bank statements if income matters to you. Verify professional credentials with the licensing body.
Verify family and cultural situation. Meet the member's parents and immediate family in person, in their home if possible, before any commitment. Ask to speak with the member's wali. Verify that the member's family situation matches what has been described to you.
Verify immigration status. Verify citizenship, residency, and immigration status through official documents and, where cross-border marriage is contemplated, consult a licensed immigration lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction.
Meet in safe, public places at first. Do not meet in a private residence, hotel room, or isolated location on the first meeting. Tell a trusted person where you are going, who you are meeting, and when you expect to return. Do not travel to another country to meet a member alone before you have thoroughly verified them.
Do not send money or valuables. Requests for money — for travel, visas, medical emergencies, family crises, business ventures, gifts, mahr paid in advance, or any other purpose — are the single most common fraud pattern on matrimonial platforms. Assume any request for money or valuables is fraud until you have independently verified otherwise through a source you trust that has no connection to the member.
Get legal advice before commitment. Consult a licensed lawyer in the applicable jurisdiction before engagement, dowry, marriage, moving countries, entering a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, or any transfer of property or money. For cross-border matches this is especially important — the laws of marriage, divorce, inheritance, and immigration vary significantly by jurisdiction and can bind you in ways you did not anticipate.
Register your marriage civilly. In many jurisdictions a religious ceremony (nikah) does not by itself create a legally recognised marriage. Failure to register a civil marriage can leave you without legal protections around property, inheritance, custody, and dissolution. Do not rely on a religious ceremony alone unless you have confirmed with a lawyer that it creates a legally binding marriage in your jurisdiction and every jurisdiction relevant to you.
If it feels wrong, walk away. You never owe another member an explanation, a meeting, a commitment, a marriage, or your money. Report suspicious behaviour to us via the in-app reporting tools and block the member.

funkihoo is here to help people meet. It is your responsibility to conduct your own due diligence and to move forward with any match with caution, thorough independent verification, and, where appropriate, the involvement of your family and licensed professional advisers.

15.3 Off-platform interactions

Once you and another member exchange contact information (phone number, email, WhatsApp, other messaging app, or in-person contact), we have no visibility of what is said or done between you. We do not read those messages, monitor those calls, or observe those meetings. Anything that happens off the funkihoo platform is outside our knowledge and outside our control, and we accept no responsibility for it. This applies even where the initial contact happened on funkihoo. If a dispute arises between you and another member arising from an off-platform interaction, you agree that funkihoo is not a proper party to that dispute.

15.4 Islamic marriage specifics

funkihoo serves the Muslim community and members may enter into arrangements that carry particular religious and legal significance, including nikah, mahr (dowry), wali (guardian) involvement, and dissolution by khula, faskh, or talaq. You understand and agree that:

funkihoo is not a party to any nikah, mahr agreement, marriage contract, or wali arrangement between members
funkihoo is not a religious authority, imam, or Islamic-law adviser. We do not certify the validity of any religious ceremony under any school of jurisprudence.
funkihoo is not responsible for any dispute arising from a nikah that was not accompanied by civil registration, a mahr that was not paid or was disputed, a wali who did not consent or who withdrew consent, or a marriage that ended in khula, faskh, or talaq
funkihoo does not adjudicate sectarian, doctrinal, or cultural differences between members or between their families
Where members from different jurisdictions, sects, madhabs, or cultural backgrounds meet on funkihoo, the differences that surface during or after the relationship are for the members and their families to resolve, not funkihoo

16. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL FUNKIHOO LLC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FUNKIHOO'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO FUNKIHOO IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (USD $100).

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, funkihoo shall have no liability, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or otherwise, arising out of or in any way connected with:

Any misrepresentation, concealment, or fraud by any member
Any bigamy, undisclosed marriage, or misrepresentation of marital status by any member
Any undisclosed criminal history, warrant, restraining order, or sex-offender registration of any member
Any financial harm suffered as a result of a communication, relationship, engagement, or marriage that began on funkihoo — including money sent, gifts given, loans made, dowry (mahr) paid, jewellery, business investments, property purchases, or debts assumed
Any romance scam, wire fraud, or other financial fraud committed by any member against another member or against any third party
Any physical injury, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual harassment, stalking, kidnapping, unlawful confinement, trafficking, wrongful death, or other physical harm inflicted by any member on another member or on any third party
Any domestic violence or abuse occurring during or after a relationship, engagement, or marriage that began on funkihoo
Any forced or coerced marriage
Any immigration fraud, sham marriage, or dispute with an immigration or consular authority arising from a marriage that began on funkihoo
Any engagement broken off, wedding cancelled, marriage that did not take place, or marriage that ended in divorce, khula, faskh, annulment, or separation
Any dispute over mahr, maintenance, alimony, property division, custody, guardianship, inheritance, or the division of assets or debts arising from a marriage that began on funkihoo
Any harm suffered by a member's family, previous or subsequent spouse, children (existing or born of a marriage that began on funkihoo), business partners, or any other third party affected by a relationship or marriage that began on funkihoo
Any conduct occurring off the funkihoo platform, whether in person, by phone, by video, by messaging app, or by any other channel

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded, including liability for death or personal injury caused by our own gross negligence or wilful misconduct, or any liability under mandatory consumer-protection law in your jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

17. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Funkihoo LLC and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in any way connected with:

Your access to or use of the service
Your violation of these Terms, the Community Guidelines, or any applicable law
Your User Content
Your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual-property, publicity, or privacy right
Any interaction, relationship, engagement, marriage, or dispute between you and any other member, whether occurring on or off the funkihoo platform
Any claim brought by another member, that member's family, a wali, a previous or subsequent spouse, a child (existing or born of a marriage that began on funkihoo), a business partner, or any other third party arising out of your conduct or a relationship that began on funkihoo
Any claim brought by a government, regulator, tax authority, or immigration or consular authority arising out of your conduct on or in connection with funkihoo

funkihoo reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, in which case you agree to cooperate with our defence.

18. Dispute resolution and arbitration

Informal resolution first. Before initiating any formal dispute resolution, you agree to first contact us at legal@funkihoo.com and attempt to resolve the dispute informally. We commit to good-faith engagement for at least thirty (30) days before either party may initiate a formal proceeding.

Binding arbitration. If informal resolution does not succeed, you and funkihoo agree that all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the service will be resolved through final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted in English. The seat of arbitration will be Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, or via videoconference at the arbitrator's discretion. Judgment on any arbitral award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Class action waiver. You and funkihoo each agree that any dispute resolution proceeding will be conducted only on an individual basis and not as a class, consolidated, or representative action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, you and funkihoo each waive the right to a jury trial.

Small claims exception. Either party may bring an individual action in small-claims court in lieu of arbitration for disputes within that court's jurisdiction.

Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to legal@funkihoo.com within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms. The notice must include your full name, the email address associated with your account, and an unambiguous statement that you decline arbitration.

19. Governing law

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the service are governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. This choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence where those provisions apply notwithstanding a choice-of-law clause.

20. Law enforcement and government requests

funkihoo cooperates with valid law enforcement requests. Requests should be directed to legal@funkihoo.com and should include the requesting agency, the specific user account or transaction at issue, and the legal basis for the request (subpoena, court order, search warrant, MLAT request, etc.). Absent an emergency or a legal prohibition on disclosure, we notify affected users of requests for their data before responding.

In genuine emergencies involving imminent risk of death or serious physical injury, we may disclose account information without prior notice or process; qualifying agencies may submit emergency requests to the same address, marked "EMERGENCY DISCLOSURE REQUEST."

21. Regional addenda

The following addenda are incorporated into these Terms for users in the respective jurisdictions and prevail over any conflicting provision above to the extent required by local law:

European Union and United Kingdom addendum — including GDPR and UK GDPR rights, EU DSA reporting, and consumer rights under the EU Consumer Rights Directive.
Türkiye addendum — including KVKK (Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu) rights and Turkish consumer protection law.
India addendum — including rights under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP), and Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
California addendum — including CCPA/CPRA rights for California residents.

22. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you at least thirty (30) days before the changes take effect by (a) posting the updated Terms with a new Effective date at funkihoo.com/legal/terms, and (b) sending an in-app banner and an email to the address associated with your account. Changes that are immaterial or that expand your rights may take effect on posting. Your continued use of the service after the Effective date of an update constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not accept an update, your remedy is to stop using the service and delete your account before the update takes effect.

23. Miscellaneous

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, Refund Policy, Cookie Policy, and any applicable regional addendum, constitute the entire agreement between you and funkihoo concerning the service and supersede any prior agreement.
Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.
No waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of that right or provision.
Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.
Notices to funkihoo must be sent to legal@funkihoo.com with a physical copy to: Funkihoo LLC, 59 Buttonwood Drive, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, United States.
Notices to you will be sent to the email address associated with your account or posted as an in-app notice, at our option.
Relationship. Nothing in these Terms creates any joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship between you and funkihoo.
Force majeure. Neither party is liable for any failure to perform due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, government actions, war, terrorism, labor disputes, or failures of infrastructure or third-party services.

24. Contact

Funkihoo LLC

General support: support@funkihoo.com
Trust & safety reports: trust@funkihoo.com
Security disclosures: security@funkihoo.com
Copyright / DMCA: dmca@funkihoo.com
Legal and law-enforcement requests: legal@funkihoo.com
Postal address: 59 Buttonwood Drive, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, United States