1. User agreement

These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and Oky Philippines that set the rules for your interactions with the Oky Philippines app and website.

Oky is a period tracker app for girls and created with girls. It provides information about menstruation in fun, creative and positive ways.

Please read these Terms of Use carefully. By using the Oky Philippines app, you agree that you have read, understood, and accepted the terms and conditions contained below. If you do not agree to any of these terms and conditions, please do not use the Oky Philippines app.

Oky Philippines is targeted at young people from ages 10 and older. If you are under 16 years old, we encourage you to discuss your use and engagement on the Oky Philippines app with your parents or guardians and make sure that they consent to your use of the Oky Philippines app.

These Terms of Use are subject to change, so please make sure you check out the Oky Terms of Use on the app or on the website from time to time. The date of the most recent revisions will appear at the bottom of this page. If you continue to use the Oky Philippines app, this means that you accept any changes to or revisions of these Terms of Use.

Your privacy is very important to us – please also read our Privacy Policy, which will walk you through how the Oky Philippines app collects, stores, and uses the information that you provide to us. By using the Oky Philippines app, you are confirming to us that you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy.

2. Account creation and security

In order for you to use the period tracker functions on the Oky Philippines app, you will need to register on the Oky app and create an account. Creating an account is optional but doing so will allow you to track your periods and other health information on the day cards (such as body, mood, activity and flow, and your daily diary card). If you do not create an account, you will still have access to Oky’s information in the encyclopedia.

During account creation, we ask you to create a username or display name, indicate your month and year of birth, your gender, *gender, *disability status, *if you are a member of the LGBTQI+ community, *religion, your preferred Oky version, and location (country and province only). We encourage you to create a username or display name that is not your real name or discloses your real name or other information that could identify you – especially if you are under the age of 18 years.

* these questions have a “Prefer not to say” option.

Once you create your account, you will be required to select a secret question and provide an answer. Please keep this information safe since it is the only way to access your account if you forget your password.

Once you create your account you can edit your username or display name by choosing a different one, change your password or change your secret question and password.

To see how we handle your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.

You are responsible for keeping your password, secret question and answer secret and your account secure. You are responsible for all uses of your account, even if your account is used by someone else. You may not use another person’s Oky account without their permission.

If you have any reason to believe that your account is no longer secure – if your password has been stolen, for instance – you should change your password as soon as possible. If you forget your password, you will be prompted to input your secret answer in order to access your account.

If you have forgotten your secret question and answer, you will have several opportunities to try, however, if you cannot remember, you will have to create a new account to continue using the Oky app. If you create a new account, kindly note that you will not be able to retrieve your previous information associated with your other account.

Oky does not have access to your account and cannot change, retrieve or reset passwords or secret questions for its users.

3. Rules of Usage

Oky is an app that is open to and welcomes young people from around the world. Due to the diversity of our users, Oky aims to create an environment where any young person feels comfortable, no matter their nationality, gender, cultural background, religion, sexual orientation or political conviction.

Oky’s core values are positivity, openness, respect, inclusiveness, dialogue, collaboration and constructiveness.

You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in your country when you use the Oky app.

4. Content

Oky is a way to monitor and learn about your menstrual cycle, as well as provide information about your period and female health. The service is provided for free for personal and private use. Everything on the Oky app is for you and your peers but not for commercial use.

Please do not use the Oky app for contraceptive or medical purposes. In case of any individual health issues, consult a medical professional.

Oky is not intended to replace contraceptive measures and/or medical advice: it is only intended to provide information. By using the Oky app you agree to use it for the intended purpose only and particularly not for contraception and/or medical purposes.

Except for any user-generated content, Oky owns and retains all rights in and to the Oky code, the design, functionality, and architecture of the Oky app, and any software, support materials or content provided through this site (collectively the “Oky IP”). Except for any rights explicitly granted under these Terms of Use, you are not granted any rights in and to any Oky IP. If you want to use Oky IP in a way that is not allowed by these Terms of Use, you must first contact the Oky team and get permission.

Unless we say otherwise, all the materials provided by Oky on the app and website are licensed under the Creative Commons license: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). This license allows you and others to copy and redistribute the content on Oky app. This license requires you to attribute any material you use to the original author. When you use any of Oky materials, please use the following attribution: “Oky is developed by the United Nations Children’s Fund. See https://okyapp.info”. If you still have questions, please feel free to visit the Creative Commons FAQ page, where you will find more information.

Please note that the Oky app and the Oky support materials may contain images, sounds and videos that are trademarked by third parties. Nothing in these Terms of Use or the Creative Commons license limits or reduces a third party’s intellectual property rights. You may not use these materials to label, promote, or endorse any product or service. You are solely responsible for any violation of a third party’s intellectual property rights caused by your misuse of these materials.

Oky, the Oky app and UNICEF names and emblems/logos are the exclusive property of UNICEF. They are protected under international and national laws. Unauthorized use is prohibited. They may not be copied or reproduced in any way without the prior written permission of UNICEF. Requests for permission should be sent to hello@okyapp.info.

5. Changes to Terms and Conditions

UNICEF and Plan International amend these terms from time to time. Every time you wish to use Oky Philippines, please check these terms to ensure you understand the terms that apply at that time.

6. External links and resources

Oky Philippines may link to other websites and resources that are not under Oky, Plan International, and/or UNICEF’s control. The inclusion of such links does not imply an endorsement or approval by Oky, Plan International, and/or UNICEF of any website, product or service.

When you click on links on the Oky Philippines app or website, some of them may lead you to other places on the internet, so please keep that in mind and click carefully! We have not checked out all of the other sites and we cannot guarantee that they are always accurate or reliable. We also do not support these sites, their opinions or anything that they are trying to sell. Also note that these other sites are subject to their own terms of use. Oky does not assume any responsibility for content on such other sites.

UNICEF, Plan International, and/or Oky does not assume any responsibility or liability in respect of such websites, including, for example, responsibility or liability for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements made on those web sites.

7. Disclaimer

What you read on the Oky app or website is not necessarily written by the Oky team, Plan International, and/or UNICEF staff, so the views and opinions voiced on the Oky app and website are not necessarily the same as those of UNICEF, Plan International, and/or the Oky team.

All content that Oky provides or is provided “as is”. This simply means that we cannot guarantee that everything you find on this site will be completely accurate or error-free. The Oky content is periodically added to, changed, improved, or updated without notice. Make sure you use content on the Oky app or website thoughtfully and responsibly.

The Oky app and website may be updated and changed from time to time to provide updated information, links or provide new functionality and reflect changes to our users’ needs.

It is not guaranteed that the Oky app, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of the Oky app for operational or other reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.

You agree that you are solely responsible for any issues that you may encounter that result from your use of the Oky app. Under no circumstances can UNICEF, Plan International, and/or Oky be held responsible for any damages or injuries you may have related to your use of the Oky app.

You agree to indemnify, at your own expense, UNICEF, Plan International, their officials, employees, consultants and agents, against any claims, including your costs and expenses, by any third party, resulting from your use of the Oky app and website.

The mention of names of specific companies or products on the Oky app or website does not imply any intention to infringe proprietary rights, nor should it be interpreted as an endorsement or recommendation on the part of UNICEF, Plan International, and/or Oky.

The use of particular designations of countries or territories or maps on this site does not reflect a position by UNICEF, Plan International, and/or Oky on the legal status of such countries or territories, of their authorities and institutions or of the delimitation of their boundaries.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions about Oky, please contact us at oky.ph@plan-international.org.

Last updated 21st February 2023