SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION, ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS, ELIGIBILITY AND ACCOUNTS
1. Introduction
Welcome to Penewo.
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Penewo website, mobile applications, software, services, features, content, communications, and related platforms (collectively, the "Platform") operated by PENEWO PTE. LTD. ("Penewo," "we," "us," or "our"), a company incorporated in Singapore.
Penewo is an interest-driven platform that enables users to discover people, communities, businesses, opportunities, housing options, events, educational resources, and other content through shared interests, keywords, and user-selected topics.
By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms.
If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Platform.
2. Acceptance of Terms
By creating an account, accessing, browsing, or otherwise using the Platform, you acknowledge and agree that:
These Terms apply to all users of the Platform, including individuals, businesses, employers, recruiters, housing providers, community organizers, event organizers, advertisers, and other entities using Penewo.
3. Eligibility
To use Penewo, you must:
If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and accepted these Terms where required by law.
Penewo reserves the right to refuse access to any person or entity at its discretion.
4. Account Registration
Certain features of the Platform require registration of an account.
When creating an account, you agree to:
You may not:
5. Usernames, Profiles and Identity Information
Users may create usernames, profiles, electronic name cards, biographies, resumes, business pages, and similar account information.
You agree that:
Penewo reserves the right to remove, modify, or reclaim usernames and profile information that violate these Terms.
6. Account Security
You are responsible for:
You agree to notify Penewo immediately if you become aware of:
Penewo is not responsible for losses resulting from unauthorized use of your account.
7. Account Suspension and Termination
Penewo may suspend, restrict, disable, or terminate accounts if we reasonably believe:
Termination may result in the loss of access to content, messages, listings, communities, connections, business pages, and other account-related information.
Penewo is not obligated to restore terminated accounts.
8. Changes to the Platform
Penewo may modify, suspend, discontinue, or update features, services, content, or functionality at any time without prior notice.
We reserve the right to revise these Terms periodically. Continued use of the Platform following the publication of revised Terms constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
SECTION 2 – USER CONTENT AND PLATFORM USE
9. User-Generated Content
Penewo allows users to create, upload, submit, publish, transmit, and share content including, but not limited to:
You remain solely responsible for all content you submit to the Platform.
10. Ownership of User Content
You retain ownership of the content you create and upload to Penewo.
Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of your content to Penewo.
However, by submitting content to the Platform, you grant Penewo certain rights necessary to operate and provide the Platform.
11. License Granted to Penewo
By uploading, posting, or submitting content to the Platform, you grant Penewo a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to:
This license exists solely for the purpose of operating, developing, promoting, and improving Penewo.
12. Visibility and Discovery
Penewo utilizes interests, keywords, communities, user preferences, and other signals to organize and display content.
Penewo does not guarantee that:
Content visibility may vary over time and is determined by numerous factors.
13. Content Moderation
Penewo reserves the right, but not the obligation, to:
Content may be removed if it violates these Terms, applicable laws, or Community Guidelines.
14. Reporting Violations
Users may report content, accounts, messages, listings, or activities believed to violate these Terms.
Penewo may investigate reported violations and take action including:
15. Prohibited Content
Users may not upload, publish, transmit, or distribute content that:
16. Accuracy of Information
Users are solely responsible for the accuracy of information they provide.
Penewo does not verify all content, listings, opportunities, profiles, businesses, communities, events, resumes, housing offers, or other user-generated information.
Users should independently verify information before relying upon it.
17. Third-Party Content
The Platform may display content, links, services, or resources provided by third parties.
Penewo does not endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for third-party content, products, or services.
Users access third-party content at their own risk.
SECTION 3 – MESSAGING, COMMUNITIES, EVENTS AND USER INTERACTIONS
18. Direct Messaging
Penewo may provide direct messaging and communication features that allow users to communicate privately with one another.
Users are solely responsible for the content and consequences of messages they send through the Platform.
Users may not use direct messaging to:
Penewo reserves the right to investigate reports of misuse and take appropriate enforcement action.
19. Communities and Clubs
Penewo may allow users to create, manage, join, and participate in communities, clubs, groups, and interest-based networks.
Community administrators and organizers are responsible for the content and activities within their communities.
Penewo is not responsible for:
Penewo reserves the right to remove communities that violate these Terms, applicable laws, or Community Guidelines.
20. Events and Meetups
Users may create, promote, organize, or participate in events through the Platform.
Events may include:
Event organizers are solely responsible for their events and all related activities.
Penewo does not organize, supervise, verify, or guarantee events created by users unless expressly stated otherwise.
21. Offline Interactions
Penewo is designed to facilitate real-world connections based on shared interests.
Users acknowledge that interactions initiated through the Platform may continue outside the Platform.
Penewo is not responsible for:
Users assume full responsibility for evaluating and managing all offline interactions.
22. User Safety Responsibilities
Users are encouraged to exercise caution when interacting with others online or offline.
Users should:
Penewo cannot guarantee the identity, honesty, intentions, or conduct of any user.
23. No Background Checks
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Penewo does not conduct background checks, criminal screenings, employment verifications, housing inspections, or similar investigations of users.
Users are solely responsible for performing their own due diligence.
SECTION 4 – BUSINESS ACCOUNTS AND PROMOTIONAL CONTENT
24. Business Accounts
Businesses, organizations, service providers, recruiters, property owners, educational institutions, and other entities may create business accounts on Penewo.
Business accounts may create profiles, publish content, promote services, communicate with users, and participate in Platform activities subject to these Terms.
25. Promotional Content
Business accounts may publish promotional content, including:
All promotional content must be accurate, lawful, and non-deceptive.
Businesses are solely responsible for claims made in their content.
26. Accuracy of Business Information
Businesses agree that information provided on the Platform will be:
Penewo reserves the right to remove content that appears misleading, fraudulent, deceptive, or harmful.
27. No Guarantee of Visibility
Penewo does not guarantee:
The Platform's discovery systems may display content based on interests, keywords, user activity, preferences, location, communities, and other factors.
Business results may vary.
28. Founding Business Accounts
Penewo may designate certain businesses as founding businesses, early adopters, community partners, or similar classifications.
Such designations:
29. Business Transactions
Any transaction, purchase, sale, service agreement, booking, rental agreement, employment arrangement, or other commercial relationship is solely between the parties involved.
Penewo is not a party to such transactions and is not responsible for:
30. Advertising and Future Paid Services
Penewo may introduce advertising products, premium services, subscriptions, promotional programs, featured placements, or other paid offerings in the future.
Penewo reserves the right to modify, discontinue, or introduce such services at its discretion.
Any future paid services may be subject to separate terms and conditions.
31. Business Compliance
Businesses are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, regulations, licensing requirements, consumer protection laws, advertising rules, housing regulations, employment laws, and other legal obligations relevant to their activities.
Penewo does not provide legal, business, employment, housing, financial, or regulatory advice.
SECTION 5 – JOBS, INTERNSHIPS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND RESUMES
32. Employment-Related Services
Penewo may allow users and businesses to publish, discover, search, and engage with:
Penewo acts solely as a platform for discovery and communication.
Penewo is not an employer, employment agency, recruitment agency, staffing company, or labor organization.
33. Job Listings and Opportunities
Employers, recruiters, businesses, organizations, and other users may publish employment-related opportunities.
The party publishing an opportunity is solely responsible for:
Penewo does not guarantee the legitimacy, availability, quality, or accuracy of any opportunity.
34. Applications and Hiring Decisions
Penewo does not participate in:
All hiring decisions are made solely by employers and applicants.
Penewo is not responsible for outcomes resulting from employment-related interactions.
35. Resume and CV Profiles
Users may upload resumes, CVs, skills, qualifications, certifications, work history, educational information, and related professional content.
Users are solely responsible for the accuracy of information contained within their profiles.
Users acknowledge that information shared publicly may be viewed by employers, recruiters, businesses, and other users according to Platform settings.
36. Recruiter and Employer Responsibilities
Employers and recruiters agree that they will:
Employers and recruiters may not misuse candidate information obtained through the Platform.
37. No Employment Guarantee
Penewo does not guarantee:
Use of the Platform does not guarantee employment outcomes.
38. Employment Risks
Users acknowledge that employment opportunities may involve risks, including:
Users are responsible for conducting their own due diligence before entering employment relationships.
SECTION 6 – HOUSING LISTINGS AND ROOMMATE CONNECTIONS
39. Housing-Related Services
Penewo may allow users, property owners, landlords, property managers, housing providers, and other users to publish, discover, search, and communicate regarding:
Penewo acts solely as a discovery and communication platform.
40. No Real Estate Brokerage
Penewo is not:
Penewo does not participate in housing transactions.
All housing agreements occur solely between the relevant parties.
41. Housing Listings
Users who create housing listings are solely responsible for:
Penewo does not verify every listing published on the Platform.
42. Roommate Connections
Penewo may facilitate discovery between individuals seeking roommates or shared housing arrangements.
Penewo does not:
Users are solely responsible for evaluating potential roommates and housing arrangements.
43. Housing Transactions
Any lease, rental agreement, housing arrangement, deposit payment, purchase, booking, or housing-related transaction is solely between the parties involved.
Penewo is not responsible for:
44. Housing Risks
Users acknowledge that housing transactions may involve risks including:
Users are responsible for independently verifying information before entering housing arrangements.
45. No Guarantee of Housing
Penewo does not guarantee:
Use of the Platform does not guarantee successful housing arrangements.
46. Safety Recommendations
Users are encouraged to:
Penewo cannot guarantee the conduct, honesty, safety, or reliability of any housing provider, landlord, property manager, roommate, or user.
47. Housing Compliance
Users publishing housing-related content are responsible for complying with applicable laws, regulations, licensing requirements, fair housing requirements, anti-discrimination laws, and other legal obligations.
Penewo is not responsible for ensuring compliance with housing regulations.
SECTION 7 – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
48. Penewo Intellectual Property
The Platform, including its software, design, user interface, features, functionality, trademarks, logos, graphics, text, databases, and other materials are owned by or licensed to PENEWO PTE. LTD.
These materials are protected by intellectual property laws and other applicable laws.
Except as expressly permitted by these Terms, users may not:
49. User Content Ownership
Users retain ownership of content they create and upload to the Platform.
However, users grant Penewo the rights described in these Terms to operate, maintain, improve, and promote the Platform.
50. Copyright Complaints
Penewo respects intellectual property rights.
Copyright owners who believe their rights have been infringed may submit a written complaint containing:
Penewo may remove or disable access to allegedly infringing material while investigating complaints.
51. Trademark Rights
Users may not use trademarks, logos, business names, or branding in a manner that infringes the rights of others.
Penewo reserves the right to remove infringing content.
SECTION 8 – ACCEPTABLE USE AND PROHIBITED CONDUCT
52. Acceptable Use
Users agree to use the Platform responsibly, lawfully, and respectfully.
53. Prohibited Conduct
Users may not:
54. Spam and Unsolicited Communications
Users may not send unsolicited promotional messages, mass messages, repetitive content, or other forms of spam through the Platform.
Penewo reserves the right to restrict or terminate accounts engaged in spam activities.
55. Fraud Prevention
Users may not use the Platform to facilitate:
Penewo may remove content and terminate accounts suspected of fraudulent conduct.
SECTION 9 – PLATFORM AVAILABILITY
56. Platform Availability
Penewo strives to provide reliable access to the Platform but does not guarantee uninterrupted service.
The Platform may be unavailable due to:
57. Feature Changes
Penewo may:
at any time without liability.
58. Beta Features
Certain features may be released as beta, experimental, or test features.
Such features may contain bugs, errors, or limitations.
Use of beta features is at the user's own risk.
SECTION 10 – DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
59. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Platform is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Penewo disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including warranties of:
60. User Content Disclaimer
Penewo does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, legality, reliability, or usefulness of content posted by users.
Users rely on such content at their own risk.
61. Business Disclaimer
Penewo does not guarantee:
Businesses use the Platform at their own risk.
62. Employment Disclaimer
Penewo does not guarantee:
Penewo is not responsible for employment-related disputes.
63. Housing Disclaimer
Penewo does not guarantee:
Penewo is not responsible for housing-related disputes or losses.
64. Offline Interaction Disclaimer
Users acknowledge that Penewo facilitates introductions and communications between users.
Penewo is not responsible for:
Users assume full responsibility for interactions initiated through the Platform.
65. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, PENEWO PTE. LTD., its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, licensors, and service providers shall not be liable for:
arising out of or related to use of the Platform.
66. Maximum Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Penewo's total liability arising from any claim relating to the Platform shall not exceed the greater of:
SECTION 11 – LEGAL PROVISIONS
67. Indemnification
Users agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PENEWO PTE. LTD., its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, and partners from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses arising from:
68. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
69. Dispute Resolution
Before initiating legal proceedings, users agree to attempt to resolve disputes informally by contacting Penewo.
If informal resolution is unsuccessful, disputes shall be submitted to the competent courts of Singapore unless otherwise required by applicable law.
70. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is determined to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
71. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and other applicable policies, constitute the entire agreement between users and Penewo regarding use of the Platform.
72. No Waiver
Failure by Penewo to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision.
73. Contact Information
Questions regarding these Terms may be directed to:
PENEWO PTE. LTD. Singapore
Email: support@penewo.com
Website: https://www.penewo.com
74. Effective Date
These Terms are effective as of the date indicated above and remain in effect until modified or replaced by Penewo.
PENEWO is currently under development.
We're improving performance and local discovery.
We're building an interest-driven network focused on real-life connection.