Welcome to Flinta. These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of the Flinta website and application, including its dating, content-sharing, direct messaging, voice notes, subscription, and monetisation features (collectively, the "Service"). By creating an account, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.
18+ platform. Flinta is strictly for adults aged 18 and older. By using the Service, you confirm you meet this requirement. Misrepresentation of age results in immediate permanent termination.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years of age to create an account on Flinta. By registering, you represent and warrant that you are 18 or older, have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement in your jurisdiction, and will comply with all applicable laws while using the Service.
2. Account Creation and Security
When you create an account, you agree to:
- Provide accurate date-of-birth information for age verification purposes.
- Maintain the confidentiality of your login credentials — you are solely responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
- Notify us immediately at support@flinta.app if you suspect any unauthorised use of your account.
- Not share your account with any other person.
3. Content Sharing & Member Rules
Members may post photos, videos, written posts, and voice notes behind a private profile, subscription paywall, or as individual pay-per-view content. By posting content to Flinta, you confirm that:
- You own or have the right to distribute all content you post.
- All individuals depicted in your content are aged 18 or older and have provided informed, documented consent to appear in and for the distribution of that content.
- Your content does not infringe any third-party copyright, trademark, or privacy right.
- You will not post content that depicts minors, non-consensual acts, real-world violence, or anything that violates applicable Zimbabwean or regional law.
Flinta reserves the right to remove content that violates these Terms at any time without notice and without refund for that content.
4. Direct Messaging, Voice Notes & Auto-Delete
The Service includes one-on-one direct messaging and voice note exchange. The following rules apply to all messaging on the platform:
- Messages and media you send are subject to the same content rules that apply to profile content.
- Auto-delete keeps only your last two messages visible on screen; once a message rolls off or a timer expires, it is permanently removed from Flinta's servers and cannot be recovered.
- You acknowledge that Flinta cannot prevent a recipient from making a screenshot or off-platform recording of your messages or media before it disappears. Flinta is not liable for such actions.
- Sending unsolicited explicit content in direct messages without prior indication that such content is welcomed is a violation of these Terms.
5. Subscriptions, Spotlight & Referral Credits
Flinta offers premium features such as Choose Your Match, Spotlight, and extended privacy controls, either through a paid subscription or through credits earned via the referral program. By purchasing a subscription, unlocking content, or redeeming referral credits:
- Subscriptions renew automatically each billing period at the listed price until you cancel via your account settings.
- Referral credits are awarded when a person you invite creates and verifies an account, and may be redeemed for premium features in place of payment, subject to the terms shown in your account.
- All charges appear on your statement under a neutral, discreet descriptor.
- Refunds are not available for subscriptions already served, credits already redeemed, or content already unlocked and viewed, except where required by applicable consumer protection law.
6. Paid Direct Messages
Some members may enable a paid messaging feature that charges per message, voice note, or media item shared in a direct conversation. Rates are displayed before you initiate a paid message. By sending a paid message, you authorise the stated charge. Paid message fees are non-refundable once a message has been delivered and read.
7. Member Payouts
Members who monetise their profile earn a percentage of their subscription revenue, pay-per-view sales, and paid direct message income. Flinta's platform fee and payout split are displayed in your account dashboard. Payouts are processed via regional payment providers including EcoCash, Paynow, and PayFast according to the payout schedule shown in your account. Flinta reserves the right to withhold payouts pending investigation of any content violation or fraud.
8. Prohibited Conduct
The following are strictly prohibited and will result in immediate account termination without refund:
- Posting, sharing, or requesting content depicting minors in any context.
- Sharing another member's private messages, media, or personal information outside the platform without their explicit consent.
- Attempting to circumvent Flinta's payment system by soliciting other members to pay you directly off-platform.
- Harassment, threats, or targeted abuse of any member or staff member.
- Impersonating another person or misrepresenting your identity.
- Using automated bots, scrapers, or tools to collect content or data from the platform, including to manipulate the referral program.
- Any activity that violates Zimbabwean law or applicable regional legislation.
9. Intellectual Property
Members retain copyright in their content. By posting to Flinta, you grant Flinta a limited, non-exclusive licence to store and deliver your content to your intended audience for as long as it remains live on the platform. This licence ends when you remove the content or close your account. Flinta does not claim ownership of your content.
10. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
The Service is provided "as is." Flinta makes no warranties that the platform will be uninterrupted or error-free. Flinta is not liable for the content, accuracy, or legality of material posted by members, nor for the conduct of any user on or off the platform. Your use of the Service is at your own risk. In no event shall Flinta's aggregate liability to you exceed the total fees you paid to Flinta in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
11. Termination
Flinta reserves the right to suspend or permanently terminate any account that violates these Terms, without notice and without refund. You may close your account at any time via your account settings. Pending payouts at the time of termination for policy violations may be forfeited.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms as the platform evolves. Material changes will be communicated by email and by updating the "Last Updated" date above. Continued use of the Service after a change constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
13. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Zimbabwe and, where applicable, the broader Southern African regional legal framework, without regard to conflict of law principles.
14. Contact
For questions about these Terms, reach us at support@flinta.app. We aim to respond within 3 business days.