Terms of service.

Raleigh Influencers (the “Service”) is a directory of local creators based in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and greater Triangle area of North Carolina. The Service is owned and operated by Alupify LLC, a limited liability company registered in North Carolina. References to “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Alupify LLC.

By accessing the Service, creating an account, listing a profile, or contacting a creator through the directory, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. If you are using the Service on behalf of a business, you represent that you have authority to bind that business to these Terms.

You must be at least 18 years old to create a creator account. You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and for all activity under your account. You must provide accurate information about yourself, your content, and your audience. Misrepresentation of identity, audience size, or location is grounds for removal without refund.

When you submit a profile, portrait, gallery image, bio, media kit, or other content (“Your Content”), you retain ownership of it. You grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to host, display, reproduce, and share Your Content for the purpose of operating and promoting the Service. You represent that you own or have permission to use everything you upload, and that Your Content does not violate any law, contract, or third-party right.

We review listings before they go live and may decline, edit, or remove any listing at our discretion. Prohibited content includes anything unlawful, defamatory, hateful, sexually explicit, that infringes intellectual property, or that misrepresents a creator's audience or location.

Basic listings are free. The Featured plan costs $12 per year and unlocks placement on the home page, category pages, and a dedicated highlight on your profile. We may change plan pricing or features with reasonable notice to active subscribers.

Featured subscriptions are billed $12 once per year and renew automatically each year on the same date you originally subscribed, unless you cancel. You can cancel anytime from your dashboard, no email or phone call required. Cancellations take effect at the end of your current paid period — your Featured benefits stay active until then, and you will not be charged again.

Fees are not refundable for partial periods or unused time. By subscribing to Featured, you authorize us (or our payment processor) to charge your payment method automatically each year at the then-current price until you cancel.

We are a directory, not an agency. Brands and businesses browse listings and contact creators directly through the email or social handles each creator chooses to share. We do not facilitate, mediate, or take a commission on any deal, booking, or partnership that results from a connection made through the Service. Any agreement between a creator and a brand is strictly between those two parties.

Raleigh Influencers is a directory only. We are not your agent, manager, employer, joint venturer, or business partner. Each creator and brand is an independent party.

You are solely responsible for your own taxes, business licenses, and any contracts you sign with brands. We do not process payments between brands and creators, do not withhold taxes, and do not issue 1099s or other tax forms for income you earn from brand deals connected through the Service. Consult a tax professional if you are unsure about your reporting obligations.

You agree not to: scrape, harvest, or bulk-download listings or contact information; use the Service to send unsolicited marketing; impersonate another person or creator; attempt to probe, scan, or breach the security of the Service; upload malware or disruptive code; or use the Service in a way that interferes with other users.

You can delete your account at any time from your dashboard, which removes your public listing and associated data. We may suspend or terminate access if you breach these Terms, misrepresent your listing, or use the Service to harm others. If you are on a Featured plan and we terminate for cause, fees are not refunded.

The Service is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee that a listing will lead to brand deals, that brand contacts will be legitimate, that the Service will be uninterrupted, or that listings will be free of errors. Creators and brands are responsible for their own due diligence before entering into any agreement.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Alupify LLC is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of the Service. Our aggregate liability to you for any claim related to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim, or (b) $100.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Alupify LLC and its officers, members, and agents from any claims, damages, or expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from Your Content, your use of the Service, or your breach of these Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to conflict of laws principles. Exclusive venue for any dispute is the state or federal courts located in Wake County, North Carolina, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.

We may update these Terms from time to time. If changes are material, we will post the updated Terms here and update the effective date above. Continued use of the Service after an update means you accept the updated Terms.

We respect intellectual property rights and respond to valid notices of copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent that includes:

• Your physical or electronic signature, or that of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
• The URL or specific location on the Service where the allegedly infringing material is found.
• Your contact information (name, address, phone, email).
• A statement, made in good faith, that you believe the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on its behalf.

Send notices to our designated DMCA agent: chris [at] alupify [dot] com. We will remove or disable access to material that is the subject of a valid notice and notify the user who posted it. Repeat infringers will have their accounts terminated.

If you believe your content was removed in error, you may submit a counter-notice with the same contact details, identification of the removed material, and a statement under penalty of perjury that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Wake County, North Carolina.

If any part of these Terms is found by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in full effect. The invalid part will be modified by the court only to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, without affecting the rest of the agreement.

Questions about these Terms? Reach us at chris [at] alupify [dot] com.