Jinx Terms of Service

Effective date: November 23, 2026

Welcome to Jinx! These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Jinx mobile app and related services ("Jinx"), provided by Shared Context Lab, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("we," "us," or "our").

By creating an account or using Jinx, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use Jinx.

1. What Jinx Does

Jinx is a social networking app that creates personalized content and AI-generated experiences. You can interact with Jinx and connect with friends to view, share, and engage with personalized content.

Jinx is social. Information you provide to Jinx, including in chats, may be used to create personalized content about you that your accepted friends on Jinx can see, including friends you connect with later. That content may reveal, paraphrase, or refer to details you shared, draw on what your friends tell Jinx about you, or reflect inferences about you, even when you have not separately posted or shared those details.

Jinx is for entertainment. Its AI-generated content may be fictional, speculative, or inaccurate and does not guarantee future events or outcomes. Jinx is not a substitute for professional medical, mental health, financial, or legal advice. Do not rely on its content to make important decisions. Jinx is not an emergency or crisis service. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, call 911, or call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

2. Eligibility and Accounts

Jinx is currently offered only in the United States. You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter into these Terms to use Jinx.

You agree to provide accurate account information, keep your login credentials secure, and take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized use of your account. Please notify us if you become aware of unauthorized access.

3. Your Content and Social Features

You may provide information, messages, and other content to Jinx ("Your Content"). You retain any rights you have in Your Content.

You grant us a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, process, reproduce, adapt, display, distribute, and use Your Content as reasonably necessary to operate, personalize, secure, and improve Jinx, consistent with our Privacy Policy. This includes creating personalized content from Your Content and displaying it through Jinx's social features as described in Section 1.

This permission also includes creating de-identified information from Your Content and using that information to improve and develop Jinx and the technology that powers it, as described in our Privacy Policy. We may allow service providers to exercise these rights on our behalf solely for these purposes and subject to the same restrictions.

Only provide information you are comfortable having reflected in personalized content your accepted friends may see.

Information about your friends. When you tell Jinx about a friend, you agree that what you share is true to the best of your knowledge, or is clearly a joke, guess, or opinion, and that you have the right to share it. Sharing it must not break a confidence, a court order, or the law. Do not use Jinx to harass, embarrass, or harm a friend, or to reveal private information they would not want shared.

Content about you. If content about you is wrong or hurtful, or shares something you would rather keep private, contact us at hello@sharedcontextlab.com. We will review it and may, at our discretion, hide, change, or remove it. You can also tell Jinx topics you do not want content about, and Jinx will try to take that into account. Jinx may not always follow these preferences, so contact us if something gets through.

You agree not to use Jinx to harass, threaten, exploit, or impersonate others; violate their privacy; distribute unlawful or infringing content; or interfere with the service. We may review, restrict, or remove content, including content Jinx generates, or suspend accounts that violate these Terms or that we believe could harm others or Jinx. You may report inappropriate content or conduct to hello@sharedcontextlab.com.

4. AI-Generated and Personalized Content

Jinx uses artificial intelligence and other technologies to create personalized content. Its AI interactions are generated by software, not a human. Content may be inaccurate, unexpected, speculative, or inappropriate, and similar content may be generated for different users. Jinx decides which content to create and share, and we may decline, change, or remove any content at any time. We use automated and other measures to review content, but we do not guarantee that all content will be accurate, appropriate, or welcome.

We may, but are not obligated to, monitor, review, and record content and activity on Jinx, including conversations, for operational, safety, legal, and improvement purposes, as described in our Privacy Policy.

Use of Outputs. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable, non-sublicensable license to view, use, and share content generated by Jinx and made available to you through Jinx, including content about your accepted friends ("Outputs"), solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any sharing of Outputs concerning another person complies with applicable law and that person's rights, including rights of privacy and publicity. Without our prior written consent, you may not (a) use Outputs for any commercial purpose; (b) use Outputs or any part of Jinx to develop, train, or improve any artificial intelligence or machine-learning model; (c) remove or alter any Jinx branding or attribution included with Outputs; or (d) represent that Outputs were created by a human or endorsed by Shared Context Lab, Inc. As between you and us, and to the extent permitted by law, we and our licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to Outputs, subject to your rights in Your Content. We do not represent or warrant that Outputs are unique, accurate, complete, or free of third-party rights, and you assume all risk arising from your use or sharing of Outputs.

5. Jinx's Intellectual Property

Jinx, including its name, characters, designs, software, and other original materials, belongs to Shared Context Lab, Inc. or its licensors. This does not transfer ownership of Your Content to us.

Subject to these Terms and applicable app-store license terms, we grant you a limited, personal, nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable license to use Jinx. You may not copy, resell, reverse engineer, or commercially exploit our service except as permitted by law or with our written permission.

6. Paid Features

We may introduce paid features or subscriptions in the future. We will disclose applicable prices and payment terms before you make a purchase.

7. Changes and Account Termination

We may update, modify, or discontinue Jinx or its features. We may suspend or terminate access for violations of these Terms, security risks, or other legitimate reasons, subject to applicable law.

You may request account deletion through Jinx's account settings or by contacting hello@sharedcontextlab.com. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information following deletion.

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will provide notice of material changes and obtain additional agreement where required by law. Continued use after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance where legally permitted.

8. Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, and Indemnity

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Jinx is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted service or the accuracy, reliability, or suitability of personalized or AI-generated content.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Shared Context Lab, Inc. and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers (together, the "Jinx Parties") will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or lost profits or data, arising from your use of Jinx.

The total aggregate liability of the Jinx Parties, collectively, for all claims arising out of or relating to Jinx or these Terms, under any theory of liability, will not exceed the greater of $50 or the amount you paid us for Jinx during the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. Multiple claims or multiple Jinx Parties will not increase this limit.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability, rights, or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Indemnity. If a third party brings a claim against any of the Jinx Parties because you knowingly gave Jinx false or harmful information about another person, violated these Terms, or used Jinx unlawfully, you agree to defend and indemnify the Jinx Parties against resulting losses, liabilities, and reasonable legal fees. This does not apply to losses caused by our own negligence or willful misconduct. We will notify you of any such claim, may control its defense, and will not settle it in a way that admits fault on your behalf without your consent.

9. Disputes and Arbitration

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT REQUIRES INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION OF MOST DISPUTES AND LIMITS YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIONS.

Informal dispute resolution. Before initiating arbitration, you and Shared Context Lab, Inc. agree to attempt to resolve disputes informally. The party raising a dispute must send written notice identifying the parties, describing the dispute, and stating the requested relief. You may send notices to hello@sharedcontextlab.com. We may send notices to your account email. The parties will have 30 days after receipt of notice to attempt resolution before initiating arbitration, unless applicable law permits otherwise.

Binding arbitration. Except as provided below, you and Shared Context Lab, Inc. agree to resolve all disputes, claims, or controversies arising out of or relating to Jinx, these Terms, or your relationship with us through final and binding individual arbitration, rather than in court. This agreement covers claims based on contract, statute, tort, or other legal theories, including claims arising before termination of your account, to the extent permitted by law.

Arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its applicable Consumer Arbitration Rules. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration agreement to the extent applicable. Arbitration fees and procedures will be determined under applicable AAA rules and law.

Exceptions. Either party may bring an eligible claim in small-claims court. Claims that cannot lawfully be subjected to predispute arbitration, including certain claims involving sexual assault or sexual harassment, are excluded to the extent required by law. Nothing prevents either party from reporting concerns to government authorities.

Class-action waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you and Shared Context Lab, Inc. agree that disputes will be resolved only on an individual basis. Neither party may bring or participate in a class, collective, or representative action or arbitration, except where this restriction is prohibited by law. The arbitrator may award relief only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Coordinated claims. If multiple substantially similar arbitration demands are filed by or with the assistance of the same or coordinated counsel, applicable AAA rules and procedures for mass arbitration will govern. Nothing in this provision changes any fee allocation or consumer protection required by applicable law.

Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement within 30 days of first accepting these Terms by emailing hello@sharedcontextlab.com with the subject "Arbitration Opt-Out," your account email, and a clear statement of your decision to opt out. Opting out does not affect the remaining Terms.

Severability and survival. If a provision of this arbitration agreement is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain effective to the extent permitted by law. If the class-action waiver is unenforceable as to a particular claim or form of relief, that issue will be resolved by a court to the extent required by law. This arbitration agreement survives termination of your account and these Terms.

10. Governing Law

Except where the Federal Arbitration Act or other mandatory law applies, these Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

For disputes not subject to arbitration, the parties consent to the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, except for eligible small-claims proceedings or where applicable law requires otherwise.

Nothing in this section limits any consumer rights or protections that cannot legally be waived under the laws of your state of residence.

11. Apple App Store

If you download Jinx from Apple's App Store, Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement applies to your license to use the app unless an applicable custom license is provided.

These Terms are between you and Shared Context Lab, Inc., not Apple. As between you and Apple, Shared Context Lab, Inc., not Apple, is responsible for Jinx and its support. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for Jinx.

You must comply with applicable third-party terms when using Jinx. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms to the extent applicable and may enforce the relevant provisions.

Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement is incorporated into these Terms by reference. If it conflicts with these Terms, these Terms control to the extent permitted by law, except as to any rights of Apple under that agreement.

12. General Terms

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us concerning Jinx, except for additional terms you separately accept and applicable app-store license terms.

Except as provided in Section 9, if a provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.

You may not transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our written consent. We may transfer these Terms in connection with a merger, reorganization, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to applicable law and our Privacy Policy.

Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including Sections 8 through 10.

13. Contact

Shared Context Lab, Inc.

Email: hello@sharedcontextlab.com

Mailing address: 650 California Street, Floor 7, San Francisco CA 94108

For questions about these Terms, contact us using the information above.