Introduction: Welcome to rescunnect. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the platform for reporting incidents and communicating with authorized responders. By continuing, you acknowledge you have read and agree to these terms.

Purpose: rescunnect is intended solely to facilitate timely and accurate reporting of emergencies and community incidents, to assist coordination among local authorities and responders.

Acceptable Use:

• Provide information that is truthful, accurate, and submitted in good faith.
• Do not submit false, misleading, or fraudulent reports.
• Do not upload content that is unlawful, harmful, defamatory, hateful, or infringing.
• Do not attempt to disrupt service, probe system security, or misuse access credentials.
• Respect the privacy and safety of others when sharing photos, audio, video, or location.

User Accounts:

• You are responsible for safeguarding your account and for all activity under it.
• Unverified community accounts may have time-limited access until verified by an authorized official.
• Accounts may be suspended or deactivated for violations of these terms or suspected abuse.

Data and Privacy:

• We collect the information you submit (including text, media, and location) to support response operations.
• Your reports may be shared with authorized responders, local authorities, and partner systems strictly for public safety purposes.
• Media you upload should avoid exposing sensitive personal information where possible.
• We retain data as required to support incident handling, audits, and legal obligations.

Location and Notifications:

• Location features require device permissions. You can disable them in your device settings, but certain functionality may not work.
• Notifications may be used to provide status updates related to your reports.

Content Ownership:

• You retain ownership of your submissions. By uploading, you grant us and authorized responders a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, and share the content for public safety operations.

Disclaimers:

• rescunnect is provided "as is" without warranties. We do not guarantee uninterrupted service or response outcomes.
• Do not rely on the application as your sole method of contacting emergency services where immediate danger exists. Use local emergency numbers when needed.

Changes: We may update these terms to reflect operational, legal, or security requirements. Continued use after updates indicates acceptance.

Consent: By selecting "I Agree" and proceeding with registration, you consent to these terms and to the processing of your data as described.