PICON Terms of Service

1. About these terms

These terms govern your use of the PICON app and related services (the "Service") provided by PICON ("we").

2. Accounts

  1. You must be 14 or older. You sign up with an Apple or Google account.
  2. Your account is for you only; you may not transfer or lend it.
  3. You can delete your account at any time in Me → Delete account. Remaining credits and extra library slots are lost when you do.

3. The Service

  1. The Service cuts out the person (or pet) from a photo you choose, turns it into an emoticon, and lets you use it from your phone's library and the PICON keyboard.
  2. Photos are processed on our servers only while you make an emoticon and are deleted within 24 hours at most (see the Privacy Policy).
  3. We may change designs (templates, cards, stickers), free allowances and prices. We will notify you in the app in advance of changes that are unfavorable to you.

4. Your photos and results

  1. Only upload photos you took or have the right to use. Use photos of other people only with their consent.
  2. You may not use photos or captions that are sexual or violent, sexualize minors, harass, impersonate or defame others, promote hate, infringe others' rights, or break the law.
  3. You keep the rights to your photos. You allow us to process them only as needed to make your emoticons. We do not use your photos to train AI.
  4. Designs in the results (templates, card backgrounds, stickers, lettering) belong to us or their original owners. You may use your results for personal messaging and sharing, but not sell them or use them commercially without our permission.
  5. You are responsible for disputes arising from photos you upload (for example, with other people shown in them).
  6. Section 4.2 also applies to emoticons, captions and comments you share with friends. There is no tolerance for objectionable or abusive content or users. You can report or block posts, comments and people in the app. We review reports within 24 hours, remove content that breaks these rules and restrict repeat offenders under section 7. Content with a severe report (sexual or violent content, or someone's face used without permission) may be hidden before review.

5. Free saves, ads and credits

  1. Saving to your library is free up to the number shown in the app each day; after that you can watch one rewarded ad or use the number of credits shown in the app. Exporting to Photos or the share menu also takes one ad or credits per emoticon. The number of ads you can watch per day is limited. These numbers are shown in the app, and a day resets at midnight in your phone's time zone.
  2. Credits are a digital license to use features within the Service. They cannot be exchanged for cash or transferred to another account.
  3. Credits are purchased through the App Store or Google Play. Payments and refunds follow the store's policy; if a store refunds a purchase, we remove the same amount of credits.
  4. Credits or rewards obtained by fraud (for example, fake accounts) may be removed.
  5. Extra library slots bought with credits remain for as long as your account exists.

5A. PICON Plus subscription

  1. PICON Plus is a subscription that renews automatically every month. It costs US$2.49 per month in the United States and ₩3,300 per month in Korea; other countries see the price shown in the store. Its benefits (more saves without ads, swapping emoticons with besties and more) are shown on the Plus screen in the app.
  2. Payment is charged to your Apple Account (Google account on Android) when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the current period ends.
  3. You can review and cancel the subscription in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions (on Android, Google Play → Payments & subscriptions). If you cancel, the benefits continue until the end of the period you already paid for.
  4. Refunds follow the store's policy. If we raise the price, we will tell you in advance as the store's rules require.

6. PICON keyboard

The PICON keyboard does not store or send what you type. In some apps or fields (such as password fields) your phone may switch to the default keyboard or images may not be insertable.

7. Restrictions

If you break section 4.2 or disrupt the Service (automated mass requests, abusing rewards or ads, etc.), we may restrict or suspend your account after notice (or first, in urgent cases).

8. Interruptions

We may pause new photo creation for maintenance, outages or cost limits. We try to keep saving and sending existing emoticons available.

9. Disclaimers and liability

  1. We do not guarantee that AI cut-outs are always perfect; you can check the preview before saving.
  2. To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for damages from free features absent our intent or gross negligence. Limitations not allowed by your local law do not apply to you.

10. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea, with disputes resolved in the competent court under the Korean Civil Procedure Act. If the law of your country gives you stronger protection, that law applies.

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