Hot Photo Terms of Service

Last Updated: [01/01/2025]

1. Service Description

Hot Photo (hot.cm) provides free image hosting, storage, and sharing services. Uploaded images generate publicly accessible links (URLs) by default.

This is a non-commercial, non-permanent storage service. Images unaccessed for over 6 months may be periodically purged.

2. User Responsibilities

2.1 Strictly Forbidden Content

Users must not upload, store, or share:

  • Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) or any exploitative content involving minors
  • Terrorism/Extremism-related visuals
  • Non-consensual intimate imagery ("Revenge Porn")
  • Malware/virus-infected or phishing-embedded files
  • Copyright/Trademark-infringing material

2.2 Violation Handling

Automated + Manual Review: Hot Photo uses AI detection and reserves the right for human review.

Consequences may include:

  • Immediate file deletion & account ban
  • Reporting to authorities
  • User liability for civil/criminal penalties

3. Copyright & Intellectual Property

Users must ensure uploaded images do not violate third-party rights (copyrights, privacy, etc.).

Users retain ownership but grant Hot Photo a non-exclusive, worldwide license to store/distribute content.

DMCA Complaints: Hot Photo will remove infringing content and may ban repeat offenders.

4. Privacy & Data

Collected Data:

  • Image metadata (filename, size, format)
  • Access logs (IP, User-Agent, timestamps)

EU users may request data deletion under GDPR (contact: privacy@hot.cm)

5. Legal Information

By using Hot Photo, you agree to resolve disputes through arbitration (seat: Singapore) and waive class action rights.

Hot Photo reserves the right to modify these terms with 30 days notice.

Contact Information

Legal inquiries: legal@hot.cm

Violation reports: abuse@hot.cm