Terms of Service

1 Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account, visiting any page, or otherwise using Architectena, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy and Community Guidelines. If you do not agree, you may not use the platform.

2 Description of Service

Architectena is a free professional community platform for architects, architecture students, and design professionals. The platform provides the following features:

• Public profile and personal portfolio
• Posts and discussion feed
• Project showcases
• Job listings and applications
• Groups for collaboration and conversation
• Hall — a curated reference of notable architects and buildings
• Q&A — peer questions and answers on architecture and design
• Situ — locations and places of architectural interest
• Office pages and company profiles
• Résumé builder and recruiter tools
• Expo — virtual exhibitions and showcases
• Direct messaging between members

All features are currently provided free of charge. We may introduce optional paid features in the future and will give notice before doing so.

3 Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years of age to create an account on Architectena. By signing up, you represent that you meet this requirement. Each individual is permitted one account — duplicate or multiple accounts created by the same person may be suspended or removed.

4 Account registration and security

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information when creating an account and to keep that information up to date. You are solely responsible for safeguarding your password and for any activity that occurs under your account.

If you suspect unauthorised access to your account, you must notify us immediately at [email protected]. We strongly recommend enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) for additional protection.

5 User content

You retain full ownership of the content you upload or post to Architectena — including text, images, project files, and any other material ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you grant Architectena a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, display, distribute, format, resize, and otherwise process that content as needed to operate the platform and provide the service to you and other users.

You warrant that you own or have all necessary rights, permissions, and licenses to the content you post, and that your content does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third party.

6 Prohibited conduct

You agree not to:

• Harass, threaten, or intimidate other users; engage in hate speech, doxxing, or targeted abuse
• Spam the platform, scrape or harvest data, create fake or sockpuppet accounts
• Upload content you do not own or have rights to share, including portfolio work that is not yours
• Post illegal content, content advocating violence, or content that violates applicable law
• Impersonate another person, business, or organisation
• Circumvent rate limits, moderation tools, account suspensions, or any other security or enforcement mechanism
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code of the platform
• Use the platform to distribute malware, viruses, or other harmful code

7 Content moderation and removal

We reserve the right to remove content, suspend accounts, or terminate access to the platform if we determine, in our reasonable judgement, that a user has violated these Terms or our Community Guidelines. For most violations we will provide notice and an opportunity to respond; for severe cases — including illegal content, doxxing, or coordinated abuse — we may act immediately and without prior notice.

If you believe enforcement action was taken in error, you may appeal by emailing [email protected] within 14 days of the action.

For formal warnings, you can also dispute the decision directly in-app from your account's warnings page.

8 Intellectual property

The Architectena name, logo, brand identity, software, design system, and all related materials are the property of Architectena and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or use any of these materials without our prior written permission.

9 Third-party services

Architectena relies on a small set of third-party providers to operate the platform — including Cloudflare (network and CDN), Hetzner (hosting), Resend (transactional email), and Sentry (error monitoring). Their respective terms of service and privacy policies apply to the data they process on our behalf.

10 Privacy

Our handling of your personal data is described in our Privacy Policy, which forms an integral part of these Terms.

11 Copyright complaints

If you believe content on Architectena infringes your copyright, please review and follow the procedure described in our Copyright & DMCA Policy.

12 Termination

You may delete your account at any time via Settings → Account → Danger Zone. Deletion is permanent and removes your personal data within 5–10 business days, as described in the Privacy Policy.

We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms or Community Guidelines. Except in severe cases, we will provide reasonable notice and an opportunity to respond before terminating.

13 Disclaimers

The platform is provided on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not warrant that the platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, or that any content posted by users is accurate, complete, or reliable.

14 Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Architectena and its operator shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the platform. Our total aggregate liability for any claim relating to the platform shall not exceed the amount you have paid to Architectena in the twelve months preceding the claim (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is currently zero, as the platform is free of charge).

15 Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Architectena, its operator, and its third-party providers harmless from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your User Content, your use of the platform, or your violation of these Terms.

16 Modifications to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. For material changes that affect your rights, we will notify you at least 14 days in advance by in-platform banner and/or email. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the platform after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

17 Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Arab Republic of Egypt, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the platform shall be brought exclusively in the competent courts of Cairo, Egypt.

Nothing in this clause limits any mandatory consumer-protection rights you may have under the laws of the European Union, the United Kingdom, or your country of residence, where such rights cannot be excluded by contract.

18 General provisions

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Force majeure

We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, terrorism, pandemic, civil unrest, government action, internet or power outages, or failures of third-party infrastructure providers (hosting, email, content delivery).

Entire agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, and Copyright & DMCA Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Architectena regarding your use of the platform, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, or understandings — written or oral — relating to that subject.

Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms on a given occasion does not waive that right or provision in the future. No waiver of any term shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.

Assignment

We may assign or transfer these Terms, in whole or in part, without restriction — including in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or by operation of law. You may not assign or transfer your account or any rights under these Terms without our prior written consent. Any assignment in violation of this provision is void.

No third-party beneficiaries

These Terms are for the benefit of you and Architectena only. They do not create any rights or remedies for any third party, including other users you interact with on the platform.

Notices

We may send you notices by email (to the address associated with your account), by posting a banner on the platform, or by any other method permitted by applicable law. You may send formal notices to us at [email protected]. Notices are considered delivered when sent (for email) or posted (for banners).