Ankos
Terms of use
The rules for using Ankos, in plain words.
Last updated 12 November 2026
The short version
- Use true information and look after your account.
- Groups and bands run their own members, events, content, dues and money. Ankos only provides the tools.
- Ankos never receives or holds money and is not a party to payments between members and groups.
- Be kind and honest. No harassment, pretending to be others, illegal content or fake payment claims.
- We may remove content or accounts that break the rules, and you can delete your account any time.
- These terms follow the laws of Ghana. Questions: ankos.org@gmail.com.
About these terms
These terms are between you and Ankos, which is run by cannykaystudios in Ghana. By using Ankos on the web or in the app you agree to them and to our Privacy policy. If you do not agree, please do not use Ankos.
Ankos is a home for masquerade groups and bands: their sites, members, membership cards, events, feed, dues records and live map.
Who may use Ankos
People of any age may be members of a group. A child under 12 needs a guardian, and the guardian is responsible for the child’s account and for what is agreed for them. To start a group or band, or to act as an officer, you must be old enough to make this agreement and be allowed by your group to do so.
Your account
- Give true and current information, including your name and date of birth.
- Keep your password and phone codes to yourself. You are responsible for what happens on your account.
- Do not pretend to be another person or group, and do not make accounts for other people without their knowledge.
- Tell us at once if you think someone else is using your account.
Groups and bands are responsible for their own affairs
Each group and band decides who its members are and runs its own content, events, costumes, rules, dues and money. Ankos provides the tools. Ankos is not the group, does not speak for it and is not responsible for what a group decides or posts.
Group officers must only use members’ details to run the group, and must follow the law and these terms.
Dues and payments
Ankos never receives or holds your money. When you pay your branch or group by MoMo, you are paying them directly. Ankos is not a party to any payment between a member and a group, and cannot refund it or settle a dispute about it. Please take such matters to your branch or group.
The app records what members say they paid, and what treasurers confirm. Do not send a payment claim that is false, a transaction ID that is not yours, or a screenshot that has been changed.
Season Pass
A group may buy a Season Pass from Ankos to use features such as the live map, card scanning and check in, and SMS. The Season Pass is an agreement between the group and Ankos, on the terms shown on the Season Pass page. It is paid by MoMo to Ankos.
How to behave
Do not use Ankos to:
- harass, threaten or bully anyone, or share someone’s private details;
- pretend to be someone else;
- post or share anything illegal, hateful, sexual or harmful, or that puts a child at risk;
- make fake payment claims or try to cheat a group;
- break, overload or look for ways into Ankos, or collect other people’s data;
- use the live map to follow, find or put at risk any person.
Reporting and removal
Members can report posts in the app. Officers can remove content in their group. We may remove content, close accounts or suspend a group or band that breaks these terms or the law, and we will try to tell you why. To report a problem, write to us.
You can delete your account at any time in the app (Settings, Delete account), or by writing to ankos.org@gmail.com. What happens to your data is explained in our Privacy policy.
Your content
What you post stays yours. By posting it on Ankos you allow us and the group to show it where you posted it, so the service can work. Please only post things you have the right to share.
The service as it is
We work hard to keep Ankos running and correct, but we give it as it is, without a promise that it will always be available or free of mistakes. The live map is a guide and may be late or wrong. Do not rely on it for safety or in an emergency.
As far as the law allows, Ankos is not responsible for losses that come from the way a group, band or other member uses Ankos, from payments between members and groups, or from things we could not reasonably control.
Changes to these terms
We may change these terms. We will post the new version here with a new date, and for big changes we will tell you in the app. If you keep using Ankos after a change, you accept the new terms.
Law and contact
These terms are governed by the laws of Ghana.
Questions? Write to ankos.org@gmail.com. Ankos is run by cannykaystudios in Ghana.