Tauma

Terms of Use

The rules for using Tauma.

Last updated: September 28, 2026

These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) govern your use of the Tauma mobile app and the website tauma.app (together, the “Service”). The Service is provided by Individual Entrepreneur Maryna Mykolaivna Shvets (“we”, “us”, “our”).

By creating an account or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms and confirm that you have read our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

1. Who may use Tauma

  • You must be at least 16 years old to use the Service.
  • If you are under the age of majority in your country, you may use the Service only with the consent of your parent or legal guardian.
  • You may not use the Service if we have previously blocked your account for violating these Terms, or if the law prohibits you from using it.

2. Your account

  • You can register with your email address and a password, or sign in with Google, Apple or Facebook.
  • Provide accurate information and keep it up to date. Do not create accounts for other people and do not impersonate anyone.
  • Keep your password and access to your email confidential. You are responsible for everything that happens in your account. If you suspect that someone has gained access to it, change your password and contact us.
  • We may change or reclaim a username that impersonates another person, violates someone’s rights or misleads users.

3. Your content

“Your content” means everything you publish or send in the Service: quotes and their descriptions, comments, chat messages and attachments, and your profile information and photo.

  • You keep your rights. Any rights you have in your content remain yours.
  • License to us. So that the Service can work, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to store, reproduce, display, distribute, format and translate (including automatically) your content within the Service and in previews of links shared from it. The license ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies we are required to keep by law.
  • Who sees it. You choose the visibility of each quote: public (in the feed), profile only, or private (only you). If your account is private, your quotes are visible only to followers you approve. Messages are visible to the participants of the chat.
  • Quotes by other authors. Tauma is a place for sharing quotes. When you publish someone else’s words, name the author and, where possible, the source, and publish only excerpts to the extent the law allows quotation. Do not publish complete works, or substantial parts of works, that are protected by copyright.
  • Responsibility. You are responsible for your content and must have the rights needed to publish it. Content published by users reflects their views, not ours.

4. Community rules

We have zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive behavior. You must not publish or send anything that:

  • is illegal or encourages illegal activity;
  • promotes hatred, violence or discrimination against people based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristics;
  • harasses, threatens, bullies or intimidates anyone;
  • is sexually explicit, or sexualizes minors in any way;
  • encourages suicide, self-harm or eating disorders;
  • discloses other people’s personal data without their consent;
  • is spam, unsolicited advertising, fraud or phishing;
  • infringes copyright, trademarks or other rights of third parties;
  • impersonates a person or organization, or knowingly attributes words to someone who did not say them.

You must also not:

  • collect data from the Service by automated means (scraping, bots) or access it other than through our apps and website;
  • interfere with the Service, bypass its restrictions or security, or probe it for vulnerabilities without our permission;
  • artificially inflate likes, followers or views, or create accounts to get around a restriction or a block.

5. Moderation, reports and blocking

  • Quotes may be reviewed before they appear in the public feed. We may decline, hide or remove content that violates these Terms or the law.
  • Any quote, comment, message or profile can be reported from the app. We review reports promptly, and reports of objectionable content within 24 hours, and remove content that breaks the rules. We do not tell the reported user who filed the report.
  • You can block any user. A blocked user can no longer interact with you.
  • Depending on how serious a violation is, we may remove content, temporarily or permanently restrict features (for example, commenting or messaging), or suspend or delete the account. Where possible, we tell you the reason. If you disagree with our decision, write to us at eywa21century@gmail.com.

6. Official accounts

Some quotes are published by official Tauma accounts. They may be selected or prepared with the help of artificial intelligence tools and, like any quotes, may contain inaccuracies, including in authorship.

7. Premium

  • Some features are available with a paid subscription (“Premium”). The current offer and price are shown in the app before purchase; prices may differ by country.
  • Purchases are made through the App Store or Google Play and are processed by Apple or Google under their terms. We do not receive your payment card details.
  • A subscription renews automatically for the same period (for example, a month or a year) unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period.
  • You can manage or cancel a subscription in your App Store or Google Play account settings. Deleting the app or your Tauma account does not cancel the subscription.
  • If a free trial is offered, any unused part of it ends when you buy a subscription.
  • Refunds for purchases are handled by Apple or Google under their rules.
  • If we offer a one-time (lifetime) purchase, it gives you access to Premium for as long as we provide the Service and your account exists; it is personal and cannot be transferred.

8. Donations

  • You can voluntarily support the developers of Tauma with a donation. Payments are processed by WayForPay: you enter your card details on its page, and they are not available to us.
  • A donation is a voluntary gift: it is not a payment for Premium or any other goods or services and does not give you any additional rights in the Service.
  • Donations are non-refundable. If you paid by mistake or were charged twice, write to us at eywa21century@gmail.com within 14 days of the payment, and we will return the money to the card it was paid from.
  • Donations are charged in Ukrainian hryvnias (UAH); your bank may apply its own exchange rate and fees.

9. Our rights to Tauma

The Service, including its software, design, name and logo and the materials we create, belongs to us or our licensors. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable license to use the app and the website for personal, non-commercial purposes in accordance with these Terms. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell or rent any part of the Service, or reverse-engineer the app, except where the law expressly allows it.

If you send us ideas or suggestions, we may use them without any obligation to you.

10. Copyright complaints

If you believe that content in Tauma infringes your copyright or other rights, write to eywa21century@gmail.com and include: a description of your work or right; a link to or a description of the content; your contact details; and a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the rights holder or are authorized to act on their behalf. We will review the notice, remove or restrict access to infringing content and may inform the user who published it. We delete the accounts of repeat infringers.

11. Third-party services

The Service works together with third-party services: sign-in with Google, Apple and Facebook, the App Store and Google Play, WayForPay and translation services. Their use is governed by their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for them.

12. Changes to the Service and its availability

We keep developing Tauma: we may add, change or remove features, and we may suspend or discontinue the Service. We will try to warn you about significant changes in advance. We do not guarantee that the Service will always be available or free of errors, so keep copies of anything important to you.

13. Deleting your account and termination

  • You can stop using the Service at any time and delete your account in the app: Profile → settings → “Delete account”. You can also ask us to delete it by email; see Data Deletion.
  • We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service if you violate these Terms, if the law requires it, or if your use of the Service creates a risk for other users or for us.
  • Sections that by their nature should survive termination, including sections 9, 14 and 15, continue to apply.

14. Disclaimer and limitation of liability

  • The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent permitted by law, we do not guarantee that it will meet your expectations or work without interruptions or errors.
  • Quotes, their attribution and translations come from users, official accounts and automatic tools and may contain mistakes. We are not responsible for content published by users or for their behavior.
  • To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect damages, lost profits or lost data, and our total liability to you is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before your claim.
  • Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including for intentional misconduct or gross negligence, or your mandatory rights as a consumer.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of Ukraine. If you have a complaint, please write to us first: most issues can be resolved quickly. Disputes that cannot be settled amicably are resolved by the courts of Ukraine. If you are a consumer living in another country, you also keep the protection of the mandatory laws of your country and may bring a claim before its courts.

16. Additional terms for the App Store

If you downloaded the app from the Apple App Store:

  • These Terms are concluded between you and us, not with Apple. Apple is not responsible for the app or its content.
  • You may use the app on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms of Service.
  • Apple has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support for the app.
  • If the app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price of the app (if any). To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the app.
  • We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims relating to the app, including product liability claims, claims that the app fails to conform to any legal or regulatory requirement, and claims under consumer protection or privacy laws.
  • If a third party claims that the app or your use of it infringes their intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, are responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of that claim.
  • You confirm that you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
  • You must comply with applicable third-party terms when using the app (for example, the terms of your mobile carrier).
  • Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and, once you accept them, have the right to enforce them against you.

17. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. We will announce significant changes in the app or by email at least 14 days before they take effect, unless a change is required by law or is urgently needed to protect users. The date of the current version is shown at the top. If you do not agree with the updated Terms, stop using the Service and delete your account; if you keep using it after the changes take effect, you accept the updated Terms.

18. Contact us

Individual Entrepreneur Maryna Mykolaivna Shvets
Email: eywa21century@gmail.com