Effective Date: May 19, 2026

Welcome to STOA. These Terms & Conditions govern your use of the STOA app, website, and related services.

By using STOA, you agree to these Terms.

What STOA Does

STOA helps users discover cafés, view café details, check in, share occupancy updates, and browse recent café activity.

STOA may use third-party data, including Google Maps and Google Places, for café listings, maps, hours, reviews, and location information.

Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account. You agree to provide accurate information and not impersonate another person.

You are responsible for activity that occurs through your account.

User Content

You may submit content such as check-ins, tags, reports, notes, café suggestions, and feedback.

By submitting content to STOA, you grant STOA permission to use, display, store, modify, and process that content for the purpose of operating and improving the app.

You agree not to submit content that is:

• False or misleading
• Harassing, abusive, hateful, or discriminatory
• Illegal or harmful
• Spam or promotional content
• Infringing on someone else's rights
• Containing private information about another person without permission

We may remove content or restrict access if we believe it violates these Terms or harms the app experience.

Café Information and Accuracy

STOA may display café hours, occupancy, location, reviews, photos, and other details. Some information comes from users or third-party providers.

We do not guarantee that café information is always accurate, complete, or current. Hours, availability, occupancy, and business status may change.

Always confirm important details directly with the café when needed.

Location Features

STOA may use your location to show nearby cafés. You can control location permissions through your browser or device settings.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Abuse, disrupt, or interfere with STOA
• Attempt to access data or accounts without permission
• Scrape, copy, or harvest STOA data without authorization
• Submit fake or manipulated check-ins
• Use STOA for unlawful or harmful purposes
• Reverse engineer or misuse the service

No Emergency or Safety Guarantee

STOA is an informational app. It is not intended for emergency use or safety-critical decisions.

Third-Party Services

STOA may link to or rely on third-party services, including Google Maps and Google Places. We are not responsible for third-party services, content, policies, or availability.

Changes to STOA

We may update, change, suspend, or discontinue parts of STOA at any time.

Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to STOA if you violate these Terms, misuse the service, or create risk for STOA or other users.

Disclaimers

STOA is provided "as is" and "as available." We do not guarantee uninterrupted service, error-free operation, or completely accurate café information.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, STOA and its operators will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the app.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date and may provide notice in the app.

Contact

If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at: hello@findstoa.com

Last updated: May 2026 · Made in New York ☕