Terms of Service

1. The Dibs service

Dibs provides tools that help community members list, discover, claim, reserve, discuss, and hand off items without charging one another for the item. RP Innotech, Inc. operates the platform but is not the owner, seller, buyer, shipper, appraiser, or insurer of member-posted items and is not a party to an agreement between members.

A claim, reservation, message, or confirmation in Dibs does not transfer legal title or guarantee that a handoff will occur. Members remain responsible for deciding whether an item and meeting are safe and lawful.

2. Eligibility and accounts

• You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter this agreement.
• Provide accurate account information and maintain control of your sign-in methods and device.
• One person may not create deceptive duplicate accounts, impersonate another person, evade a suspension, or transfer an account without permission.
• A verified email, phone number, or Apple account confirms control of that credential only. It is not government-ID verification, a background check, or an endorsement.
• Tell us promptly if you suspect unauthorized use. You are responsible for activity performed through your account until you notify us, except where applicable law provides otherwise.

3. Every listed item must be free

You may not ask for or accept a price, deposit, reservation fee, tip, mandatory donation, or hidden charge in exchange for an item. Do not use Dibs to advertise a sale, auction, barter arrangement, paid service, or lead-generation scheme.

A claimant may independently hire a legitimate third-party courier where a listing permits it. Courier charges must not disguise a payment to the giver, and Dibs does not arrange, guarantee, or insure a courier service unless the app expressly says otherwise.

4. Member responsibilities

• Post only items you own or have authority to give away, describe condition and known hazards honestly, use your own photos, and remove unavailable listings promptly.
• Claim only when you genuinely intend and are reasonably able to collect. Follow reservation limits, agreed pickup windows, and lawful instructions.
• Inspect an item before accepting it. The giver must disclose known defects, recalls, contamination, missing safety parts, and repair needs; the claimant decides whether to accept.
• Communicate respectfully, protect private pickup information, and do not publish another person’s address, phone number, messages, or identity information.
• Follow the Community Guidelines, Prohibited Items Policy, Safety Guidelines, and all applicable laws.

5. Claims, reservations, and handoffs

Dibs may offer instant claims, giver-selected claims, temporary holds, waitlists, reservation limits, expiry windows, dual handoff confirmation, and ratings. Server records control these states. A stale screen, delayed notification, optimistic display, or message from another member does not override the current server state.

We may expire or cancel a hold, restore a listing, promote an eligible waitlist member, or prevent an illegal state transition according to published product rules. Do not attempt to bypass limits, subscriptions, blocks, safety controls, or authorization checks.

6. UnliDibs subscriptions

Some claiming capabilities may require an active UnliDibs subscription. Giving away an item remains free. Subscription price, billing period, trial or introductory terms, and included features are shown before purchase and form part of these terms.

Apple processes iOS purchases. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through Apple at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, subject to Apple’s then-current rules. Deleting Dibs does not cancel a subscription. See the Subscription Terms for purchase, restoration, renewal, refund, grace-period, and revocation details.

7. Your content and Dibs intellectual property

You retain ownership of content you create. You grant Dibs a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, format, and display that content only as reasonably needed to operate, secure, improve, and promote the service. You may end this license for future use by deleting content or your account, except for copies reasonably retained for safety, legal, backup, and completed-transaction purposes.

Dibs, UnliDibs, the Dibs interface, software, branding, and original mascot and artwork are owned by RP Innotech, Inc. or its licensors. These terms do not grant permission to copy, scrape, reverse engineer, misuse APIs, or use our marks in a way that suggests endorsement.

8. Reports and enforcement

Members can report and block accounts. We may preserve evidence, limit marketplace actions, remove content, issue warnings, suspend or terminate accounts, and refer matters to authorities when reasonably necessary. We do not promise that every report will produce a particular outcome or response time, and we may withhold confidential safety and enforcement details.

Where appropriate, we may provide notice and a support or appeal path. We may act without advance notice when delay could expose people, the service, or evidence to risk.

9. Availability and changes

We may change, suspend, or discontinue features; impose fair-use or safety limits; and release updates needed for security and compatibility. We aim to provide a reliable service but do not guarantee uninterrupted access, a particular listing, a successful handoff, a match, or continuous support for every device or operating-system version.

10. Disclaimers and responsibility

To the extent permitted by law, Dibs is provided on an “as available” basis. We do not inspect or take possession of member items and do not guarantee an item’s legality, safety, quality, history, condition, authenticity, or fitness for a purpose, or a member’s identity, conduct, or ability to complete a handoff.

You are responsible for your interactions, transportation, lifting, installation, data removal from electronics, use of an item, and compliance with recalls and local rules. Nothing in these terms excludes a warranty, remedy, or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, RP Innotech, Inc. and its officers, personnel, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, special, incidental, punitive, or consequential losses arising from member conduct, an item, a handoff, unavailable service, or lost data. Any aggregate liability will be limited to the greater of the amount you paid Dibs in the six months before the event or PHP 1,000.

This limitation does not apply to fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, personal injury caused by liability that cannot be limited, or consumer rights that cannot be waived.

12. Governing law and disputes

Contact hello@rpinnotech.com first so we can try to resolve a concern. These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, without overriding mandatory consumer or privacy protections. Courts with proper jurisdiction in the Philippines may hear disputes that the parties cannot resolve informally.

13. Changes and contact

We may update these terms. The version and effective date appear above. We will provide reasonable notice of material changes and request renewed acceptance when required. If a change does not require renewed acceptance, continued use after its effective date means the updated terms apply.

Questions may be sent to hello@rpinnotech.com.