WorldMe.

Terms of Use

Version 2026-11-05 (draft; child growth maps and sound memories in section 3 and memorial maps in section 7 are awaiting legal review) · Effective: [launch date]

This is a pre-launch draft and will be reviewed by a lawyer before launch. Any changes will be shown here with a new version date.

Welcome to WorldMe (worldme.cc, “the service”, operated by World and Me Information Co., Ltd. (世界與我資訊有限公司, Taiwan company no. 61991099), “we”). By using the service or signing in with Google, you agree to these terms. How we handle personal data is explained in our Privacy Policy.

1. What the service is

• World news map: shows headlines and links from news outlets in each country on a map. The copyright in the news belongs to each outlet; clicking a headline opens the outlet's own page. We do not republish articles.
• Translations and summaries: headlines are translated by machine (AI or translation services); the sentence on share cards and some summaries are written by AI and labelled as such. Machine translations and AI summaries can be wrong; the outlet's original text is the authority.
• Life map: lets you record moments, photos, videos and places from your life, and choose to keep them private or share them with friends.
• The service is currently free. We may add, change or stop features; major changes will be announced on the site in advance.

2. Accounts

• You must be at least 13 to create an account. Ages 13–15 can currently use the life map only for themselves; friend features require age 16 (later, ages 13–15 will be able to use them after a parent agrees by email); letting others find you by email requires age 18. Please enter your real birth year.
• Keep your Google account and recovery code safe; anything done with your account is treated as done by you. Tell us at once if your account is misused.
• You can delete your account at any time: signing in with the same account within 30 days restores it; after that it is deleted for good.

3. Your content

• The photos, videos and text you upload remain yours. You allow us to store, back up, process (for example make thumbnails and strip capture data) and display them to you and to the friends you choose, to the extent needed to run the service. This permission ends when you delete the content or your account (backups are removed within the periods in section 7 of the Privacy Policy).
• You confirm you have the right to upload your content and that it does not infringe anyone's copyright, image rights, privacy or other rights.
• Illegal content: we may remove or hide content that is illegal, infringing or against these terms without notice, and disable the account. Content involving the sexual exploitation of children or minors is removed immediately, the necessary evidence is preserved, and it is reported to the authorities under Taiwan's Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act.
• Sound memories: get people’s permission before you record their voices. Recordings count as content you upload, just like photos; by default only you can hear them, and if you set one to “Same as this memory”, friends who can see that moment can hear it too. A “To my future self” recording cannot be opened before the date you set, not even by you, and we cannot open it early for you.
• Child growth maps: memories that parents record for a child are content of the parent’s account, decided on and the responsibility of the parent as the child’s legal guardian; please only record children you have the right to record for. Memories tagged with a child can only ever be seen by you and the “family who record together” you invite and who agree; they cannot be shared with all friends or made public. When the child turns 16 (13–15 with a parent’s consent), the parent can hand a copy over to the child’s account, which then belongs to the child; the handover link works only once, so please send it only to the child.
• If you see inappropriate content, use “Report” on the screen or email support@worldme.cc.

4. Prohibited conduct

• Accessing, scraping or copying the service's content (including headlines, translations and summaries) in bulk with programs, crawlers or other automated means.
• Using the service's content to train, fine-tune or evaluate AI models, or to build datasets.
• Impersonating others, harassment, threats, hate or discriminatory speech, spam or fraud.
• Interfering with or damaging the service (for example attacks, getting around rate limits or security, probing for vulnerabilities); if you find a vulnerability, please tell us.
• Uploading malware or any content that breaks the laws of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

If you break these rules we may limit, suspend or end your use of the service.

5. Removal requests from news outlets

If you represent a news outlet and do not want its headlines and links on the service, use “Are you a publisher? Request removal” on the site, or email support@worldme.cc with the website and your contact details. Once confirmed, we stop fetching and showing that site. Other copyright notices go to the same address.

6. Outside services you choose to use

Features such as “Explain”, “How others report it” and “Write it in …” can use your own OpenRouter, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini account. That is between you and those services, under their terms and fees; their AI produces the answers and we do not guarantee they are correct.

7. Availability and disclaimer

• The service is provided “as is”. We work to keep it running and your data safe, and back it up daily, but we do not guarantee it will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that news, translations or AI summaries are accurate, complete or up to date.
• Weather, earthquakes, public holidays and exchange rates in “Loved Ones” in the life map come from third-party public data and are for information only. Exchange rates are approximate values calculated by WorldMe from the Central Bank of the R.O.C. (Taiwan) and ECB reference rates; they must not be used for transactions, and we do not guarantee they are accurate or up to date.
• Family check-in is not an emergency, medical or security service. It only notifies family members of each other; notifications can be delayed or not delivered because of devices, networks or browser settings, and we do not guarantee every one arrives. In an emergency, call 119 in Taiwan or your local emergency number. “I need help” is not an emergency call; do not use it instead of calling the police or an ambulance. A family member reporting that someone has left us only pauses that person’s daily check-in; after another family member confirms (or nobody says “That’s not right” within 7 days) they are shown “In memory” in Family check-in. We do not determine whether anyone has died, and we never hand over their account or life map because of such a report (only their own “Leave to family” settings apply); if they use WorldMe again, everything resumes.
• Text alerts (texting emergency contacts): NT$50 a month including 20 texts, 18+ only, cancel any time (you keep it until the end of the paid period; no charge from the next month). If a payment fails we keep it for 7 days, then texts pause and your family is notified by push instead. Texts can fail because the phone is off, has no signal, the number changed or the carrier has problems; we switch to backup lines and tell your family, but we cannot guarantee every text arrives.
• News content is the responsibility of each outlet; linked outside sites are not under our control.
• Leave to family: we never judge whether anyone has passed away. “Pass on after a long time without signing in” only follows the period you set yourself (6, 12 or 18 months): we email you 30 days, 7 days and on the day before; only if you still don’t use WorldMe for 30 more days after the last reminder do we pass it to the people you chose who agreed. Any use restarts the count, and you can change or cancel at any time. We do not accept requests from family to hand it over. What is passed on is a copy that then belongs to them; emails or notifications may be delayed or not arrive, so please don’t rely on this as your only arrangement.
• Memorial map: once “Leave to family” has passed your map on, it becomes a memorial map. Family members who received it can only see the cards and places you passed on (they cannot change them) and can add a memory of their own, which family on the same list and you can see. A memory added by a family member is content they upload and are responsible for. If you are in fact still here, you can sign in and cancel the memorial map: what family have already copied stays with them, and what they haven’t copied can no longer be copied.
• Please keep your own copy regularly with “Export all life map data”.

8. Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect loss, loss of profit or loss of data caused by using or being unable to use the service, and our total liability to you is limited to NT$1,000. This does not apply to damage caused by our intent or gross negligence, or to liability that the law does not allow us to exclude.

9. Changes to these terms

We may change these terms. When we do, we update the version date on this page; important changes are announced clearly on the site or shown for you to confirm the next time you sign in. Continuing to use the service means you accept the new terms; if you do not, you can stop using the service and delete your account.

10. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Disputes about the service will be heard first by the Taiwan Shilin District Court, unless the law (for example consumer protection law) provides otherwise.

11. Contact

World and Me Information Co., Ltd. · 2F., No. 14, Ln. 156, Shalun Rd., Tamsui Dist., New Taipei City 251, Taiwan · support@worldme.cc

This English version is a translation. If it differs from the Traditional Chinese version, the Traditional Chinese version prevails.