Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) form a binding agreement between you and HW FanVL (“HW FanVL,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Studio”). They govern your access to and use of (a) the website located at hwfanvl.com and any subdomains we operate, and (b) every mobile application published by HW FanVL on the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store, including any current and future releases bearing the HW FanVL publisher name or developer account.

By downloading, installing, registering for, accessing, or otherwise using any HW FanVL application or the website, you confirm that:

• you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms;
• you have read, understood, and agree to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference;
• you are at least the minimum age required in your jurisdiction (see Section 18); and
• if you are accepting these Terms on behalf of an organization, you have the authority to bind that organization, in which case “you” refers to that organization.

These Terms apply to all users, including casual visitors to the website, application users, and any user who creates an account or profile with us. If you do not agree to any part of these Terms, you must not download, install, register for, access, or use our applications or website, and you must promptly uninstall any HW FanVL application from your device.

2. Description of Services

HW FanVL is an independent mobile application development studio. Through our applications and website we provide the following services (together, the “Services”):

• Mobile applications. Utility, lifestyle, productivity, and entertainment applications published under the HW FanVL name on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. The specific features of each application are described on its store listing and within the application itself.
• Website. A corporate website at hwfanvl.com that provides information about the Studio, our services, our contact details, and links to download our applications. The website may also include a newsletter signup, support resources, and press or partnership information.
• Support and communication. Channels through which you can contact us with questions, feedback, support requests, or partnership enquiries.

We may add, modify, replace, or discontinue any part of the Services at any time, with or without notice. Where a change is material and reasonably within our control, we will provide notice as described in Section 19. The continued availability of any specific application, feature, or store listing is not guaranteed.

The Services are intended for personal, non-commercial use unless you have entered into a separate written agreement with us that explicitly permits commercial use.

3. Application License

Subject to your ongoing compliance with these Terms and any applicable third-party terms (including the Google Play Terms of Service and the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions), HW FanVL grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to download, install, and use each HW FanVL application on a device that you own or control, solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes, unless we have entered into a written agreement with you that expressly permits commercial use.

The license is conditional on your compliance with the following restrictions. You must not:

• copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, or create derivative works of the application, except as expressly permitted by the operating system or these Terms;
• sell, rent, lease, sublicense, lend, or otherwise commercially exploit the application or any portion of it;
• reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the application, except to the extent that this restriction is prohibited by applicable law (for example, where it is necessary to achieve interoperability under the EU Software Directive or equivalent local law);
• modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on the application, or merge the application with any other software;
• remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices contained in the application;
• use the application in connection with the development of any competing product or service;
• use the application to violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right, or for any unlawful or unauthorised purpose.

The license terminates automatically if you breach any of these restrictions or any other provision of these Terms. Upon termination, you must cease all use of the application and delete all copies in your possession or control.

4. User Responsibilities and Acceptable Use

When you use the Services, you agree to comply with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules, and regulations, and you agree to use the Services only for lawful purposes.

You agree that you will not, and you will not authorise or encourage any other person to:

• use the Services for any illegal purpose, or in furtherance of any illegal activity, including fraud, money laundering, the distribution of controlled substances, or the exploitation of minors;
• interfere with, disrupt, damage, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Services, our servers, our networks, or any systems used to provide the Services;
• upload, transmit, or otherwise make available any virus, worm, trojan, ransomware, spyware, adware, or other malicious code or content;
• attempt to access data belonging to other users, or to log in to an account that you are not authorised to access;
• harass, threaten, defame, bully, intimidate, or otherwise harm any other user or any person;
• engage in any fraudulent activity, including the creation of fake reviews, fake installs, fake ad impressions, or fraudulent in-app purchases;
• bypass, disable, or otherwise interfere with any age verification, content rating, parental control, or security measure used by us, the application stores, or our service providers;
• use any robot, spider, scraper, crawler, script, agent, automated tool, or manual process to access, copy, index, or extract data from the Services, except as permitted by our robots.txt or with our prior written consent;
• collect, harvest, or otherwise gather personal information about other users, including email addresses, without their consent;
• use cheats, hacks, exploits, mods, or any unauthorised third-party software designed to modify or interfere with the Services;
• publish, post, or transmit any content that is infringing, obscene, threatening, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or otherwise objectionable;
• impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.

We may, but are not obligated to, monitor activity on the Services for compliance with these Terms. We reserve the right to take appropriate action, which may include suspension or termination of your access, in response to a violation.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

5.1 Our Intellectual Property

All content, features, and functionality of the Services — including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio, video, animations, code, software, application design, user-interface elements, illustrations, and the selection and arrangement of the foregoing — are owned by HW FanVL, our licensors, or our affiliates, and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, database, design, and other intellectual-property laws.

The trademarks, service marks, trade names, and logos used on the Services (including “HW FanVL” and the HW FanVL logo) are the property of HW FanVL or our licensors. You may not use any of these marks without our prior written consent or the consent of the relevant owner.

5.2 User-Generated Content

Some applications may allow you to submit, upload, post, or otherwise make available content such as text, images, audio, or feedback (“User Content”). You retain all rights you already hold in your User Content. By submitting User Content through the Services, you grant HW FanVL a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, display, and distribute your User Content for the limited purpose of operating, developing, and improving the Services. This license ends when your User Content is deleted from our systems, except where retention is required by law or by the operation of backup systems.

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to your User Content, that your User Content does not infringe any third-party rights, and that your User Content complies with these Terms and applicable law.

5.3 Copyright Complaints (DMCA and EU Equivalent)

If you believe that content made available through the Services infringes your copyright, please send a written notice that includes all of the following to silasr@theboartech.pics:

• an electronic or physical signature of the person authorised to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
• a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
• a description of where the allegedly infringing material is located on the Services, with enough detail for us to find it;
• your contact information, including address, telephone number, and email;
• a statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorised by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

EU users may submit equivalent notices under Article 17 of the Directive (EU) 2019/790 (the “Copyright in the Digital Single Market” Directive) and the corresponding national implementations.

6. App Store Specific Terms

6.1 Google Play

• HW FanVL applications distributed through the Google Play Store are subject to the Google Play Terms of Service. By downloading or using an HW FanVL application through the Google Play Store, you confirm that you have read and agree to those Google terms.
• All payments for paid applications, in-app purchases, and subscriptions are processed by Google. The financial terms of your purchase (including the price, taxes, and refund eligibility) are governed by your agreement with Google.
• Refund requests are handled by Google in accordance with the Google Play refund policy. Where required by local law (for example, the EU Consumer Rights Directive), additional rights may apply.

6.2 Apple App Store

• HW FanVL applications distributed through the Apple App Store are subject to the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. By downloading or using an HW FanVL application through the App Store, you confirm that you have read and agree to those Apple terms.
• All payments for paid applications, in-app purchases, and subscriptions are processed by Apple. The financial terms of your purchase are governed by your agreement with Apple.
• Refund requests are handled by Apple in accordance with the App Store refund policy. You can request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com or by contacting Apple Support.
• The applications licensed through the App Store are authorised for use only on Apple-branded products running the latest or second-latest major version of the operating system, as Apple permits from time to time.

6.3 Acknowledgement

You acknowledge that these Terms are between you and HW FanVL only, and not with Google LLC or Apple Inc. HW FanVL, and not Google or Apple, is solely responsible for the applications and the content thereof, subject to these Terms. Google and Apple have no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the applications.

7. Accounts and Registration

Some features of the Services may require you to create an account. When you create an account, you agree to provide information that is accurate, current, and complete, and to keep that information up to date. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials, including your password, and for all activity that occurs under your account.

You agree to:

• choose a strong password and not share it with others;
• enable two-factor authentication where it is available;
• promptly notify us at silasr@theboartech.pics if you become aware of, or reasonably suspect, any unauthorised access to your account or any other breach of security; and
• log out of your account at the end of each session on a shared or public device.

We may, at our reasonable discretion, suspend, limit, or terminate your account if we believe that the information you provided is inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete, or if we believe that your account is being used in a manner that violates these Terms or poses a risk to us or to other users.

You may close your account at any time by following the in-app instructions or by contacting us. Closing your account does not relieve you of any obligations that, by their nature, are intended to survive termination.

8. Advertising and Monetization Terms

HW FanVL applications are free to download. To support the ongoing development of the Studio, the Services display advertising supplied by third-party networks and mediation platforms, as described in detail in our Privacy Policy.

By using the Services, you acknowledge and agree that:

• the Services display advertising in the formats described in our Privacy Policy, including splash, banner, interstitial, rewarded video, native, and, where offered, offerwall;
• advertising is provided by third parties whose terms and privacy practices govern the delivery of the ads and the data they collect;
• HW FanVL does not endorse, warrant, or guarantee the accuracy, legality, or quality of any advertisement or promoted content;
• your interactions with advertisers are solely between you and the advertiser. We are not responsible for any loss or damage arising from such interactions, and any dispute must be resolved directly with the relevant advertiser;
• some applications may offer a paid upgrade that removes advertising. Where available, the paid upgrade is governed by the subscription and refund terms below, as well as the terms of the relevant app store.

You may limit behavioural advertising through the “Limit Ad Tracking” or “Opt out of Ads Personalisation” control on your device, as described in our Privacy Policy.

9. Subscriptions and Paid Content

Some applications may offer subscriptions, paid upgrades, or one-time in-app purchases (together, “Paid Content”). Where Paid Content is offered, the following terms apply.

9.1 Auto-Renewal

Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period (for example, monthly or annually) unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your payment method will be charged the applicable subscription fee (plus any applicable taxes) at the start of each renewal period.

9.2 Free Trials

Where a free trial is offered, you will not be charged during the trial period. If you do not cancel before the end of the trial, you authorise us (or the relevant app store, as applicable) to charge the subscription fee to your payment method. Instructions for cancelling a free trial are provided in the application and in the app store.

9.3 Price Changes

We may change the price of a subscription or paid upgrade at any time. Where a price change affects an existing subscription, we will provide reasonable advance notice in accordance with the requirements of the relevant app store, and the change will apply at the start of the next billing period following the notice. Continued use of the subscription after the price change takes effect constitutes your acceptance of the new price.

9.4 Payment Processing

All payments are processed by the app store from which you downloaded the application. HW FanVL does not collect or store your full payment-card details. Your payment relationship is with Google or Apple, and the financial terms of your purchase are governed by your agreement with them.

9.5 Cancellation

You may cancel a subscription at any time through the subscription settings in your app store account (for example, Google Play Subscriptions on Android, or App Store Subscriptions on iOS). Cancellation stops future renewals but does not refund the current billing period.

10. Refund Policy

Because our applications are digital goods delivered electronically, purchases are generally non-refundable once the transaction is completed. We may, however, grant a refund in the following limited circumstances:

• an accidental purchase by a minor without parental consent, where we are satisfied of the circumstances;
• a duplicate charge for the same item;
• an application that fails to perform as described and that we are unable to correct within a reasonable time after you have reported the issue to us; or
• where a refund is required by applicable law.

For all purchases made through the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store, refund requests should be submitted directly to Google or Apple, which operate the payment systems for the respective stores. HW FanVL cannot issue refunds for transactions we did not process.

EU / UK consumers: where you purchase digital content that is not delivered on a physical medium, you acknowledge that by completing the purchase you ask us to begin delivery immediately and you waive your right of withdrawal under the EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU) once delivery has begun, except where local mandatory law provides otherwise.

Australian consumers: goods and services come with guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law that cannot be excluded. Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any such guarantee or your right to seek a remedy for a major failure.

11. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to any part of the Services, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe that:

• you have breached these Terms or our Privacy Policy;
• your continued access would create a security risk, legal liability, or material disruption to the Services or to other users;
• we are required to do so by law or by a competent authority;
• we are discontinuing the affected Service in whole or in part.

You may stop using the Services at any time. You may uninstall any application from your device using the standard uninstall procedure for your operating system. If you have an account, you may request account closure by contacting silasr@theboartech.pics.

Termination of these Terms does not affect any provision that, by its nature, is intended to survive termination, including provisions on intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, dispute resolution, and governing law.

12. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Services are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis, with all faults and without warranty of any kind.

HW FanVL, on behalf of itself and its licensors, expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and quiet enjoyment, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of trade.

Without limiting the foregoing, HW FanVL does not warrant that:

• the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of harmful components;
• any defects in the Services will be corrected;
• the Services will meet your particular requirements or expectations;
• any content, including advertising, user-generated content, or third-party content, is accurate, complete, reliable, or non-infringing; or
• the servers that make the Services available are free of viruses or other harmful code.

Nothing in this section is intended to exclude warranties that cannot be excluded under applicable law, including mandatory consumer guarantees under the laws of your jurisdiction.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall HW FanVL, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, or service providers be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including damages for loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses, arising out of or in connection with the Services, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or any other legal theory, and whether or not HW FanVL has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the total aggregate liability of HW FanVL arising out of or relating to the Services shall not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you have paid to HW FanVL through the Services in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the liability, or (b) US $100.

Nothing in this section limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law, including:

• death or personal injury caused by negligence;
• fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
• statutory liability that cannot be excluded (for example, liability under the EU Product Liability Directive or equivalent local law); and
• any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under the mandatory consumer-protection laws of your jurisdiction.

14. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HW FanVL, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to:

• your access to or use of the Services;
• your breach of these Terms or our Privacy Policy;
• your violation of any applicable law or the rights of any third party;
• any User Content you submit, post, transmit, or otherwise make available through the Services; or
• any fraudulent, negligent, or wilful misconduct on your part.

This indemnification obligation survives termination of these Terms and your use of the Services.

15. Governing Law

These Terms, and any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with them, are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are a consumer residing in a jurisdiction that provides mandatory consumer-protection rules (including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Brazil, and other jurisdictions with similar mandatory protections), the mandatory consumer-protection rules of your country of residence continue to apply to you, and the choice-of-law clause above does not deprive you of the protection afforded by those rules.

16. Dispute Resolution

We want to resolve disputes quickly and amicably. If you have a concern, please contact us first at silasr@theboartech.pics so that we can try to resolve it without formal proceedings.

16.1 Informal Resolution

The parties agree to use good-faith efforts to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms (a “Dispute”) through informal negotiation for a period of not less than 30 days from the date written notice of the Dispute is received. If the Dispute is not resolved through informal negotiation within that period, either party may commence formal proceedings as described below.

16.2 Forum and Waiver of Class Actions (U.S. Users)

To the extent permitted by applicable law, any judicial action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of those courts. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the parties waive any right to a jury trial and any right to participate in a class, collective, or representative action against HW FanVL.

16.3 EU / UK Consumers

Nothing in this section removes or limits the right of a consumer in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or any other jurisdiction to bring proceedings before the courts of the consumer’s place of residence, or removes any right to seek an injunction or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual-property rights.

16.4 Online Dispute Resolution

EU consumers may also use the European Commission’s Online Dispute Resolution platform, available at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr, to resolve disputes with HW FanVL. UK consumers may use the alternative-dispute-resolution services offered by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute or other approved bodies.

17. Regional Restrictions

The Services are not available in every country. Access to the Services, and the features available within them, may vary by country, region, or jurisdiction. We may, in our sole discretion, restrict, limit, or block access to the Services from any country, region, or territory at any time, including in the following cases:

• People’s Republic of China. The Services may not be available to users located in the People’s Republic of China unless we have entered into a specific arrangement that complies with local law (including the Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law) and the relevant app-store distribution rules.
• Sanctioned territories. The Services are not available to users located in, or ordinarily resident in, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Republic of Cuba, the Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, or any other country or region that is the subject of comprehensive sanctions administered by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United Nations, or other competent authorities.
• Other restrictions. We may restrict the Services in any jurisdiction where local law prohibits the Services, requires a licence or registration we do not hold, or exposes us to unreasonable legal or commercial risk.

You are responsible for ensuring that your access to and use of the Services is lawful in the jurisdiction in which you are located. We may request reasonable evidence of your location or residence to confirm eligibility.

18. Age Requirements

You must be at least the minimum age specified by the laws of your jurisdiction to use the Services on your own:

• 13 years of age in the United States and other jurisdictions that follow the COPPA standard;
• 16 years of age in the European Economic Area, unless a Member State has set a lower age of not less than 13;
• 13 years of age in the United Kingdom;
• the higher local minimum age in jurisdictions such as the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation.

If you are under the applicable minimum age, you must not use the Services unless a parent or guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf and is supervising your use.

Where we publish a children’s application, additional rules apply under the Google Play Families Policy and the Apple Kids Category. Children’s applications are designed for the stated age group, do not contain behavioural advertising, and do not collect personal information beyond what is strictly necessary for the operation of the application.

We do not actively verify the age of every user. If we become aware that a user below the applicable minimum age is using the Services, or that we have collected information from such a user, we will take steps to delete the information and terminate the account. Parents and guardians who believe this has occurred may contact us at silasr@theboartech.pics.

19. Modifications

We may modify these Terms at any time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of these Terms. For material changes, we will provide additional notice through one or more of the following channels, where reasonably practicable:

• an in-app banner, modal, or update notice within each affected application;
• an email to the address you have provided to us, where we have one on file;
• a prominent notice on hwfanvl.com; or
• a release-notes entry on the relevant app-store listing.

Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of the updated Terms constitutes your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree with the updated Terms, you must stop using the Services and may contact us to close your account. The previous version of these Terms will continue to govern your use of the Services for the period before the changes took effect.

20. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from these Terms, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The severed provision shall be replaced by a valid and enforceable provision that most closely reflects the original intent of the parties.

21. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional terms presented to you within a specific application (for example, end-user licence terms for a particular game or feature), constitute the entire agreement between you and HW FanVL with respect to the Services, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, proposals, and agreements, whether oral or written, between you and HW FanVL relating to the Services.

No waiver by HW FanVL of any term set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and any failure of HW FanVL to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

22. Contact

For questions, comments, support requests, or notices relating to these Terms or the Services, please contact us:

HW FanVL

Email: silasr@theboartech.pics

Website: hwfanvl.com

Contact form: contact.html

We aim to acknowledge enquiries within 7 days and to respond substantively within a reasonable time, and in any event within 30 days where the enquiry concerns a privacy right, a consumer right, or a request that requires us to take action.

Notices to HW FanVL that are required to be in writing under these Terms (for example, a copyright complaint under Section 5.3) should be sent by email to silasr@theboartech.pics. A postal address is available on request.

23. Effective Date

These Terms are effective as of August 15, 2026 and supersede all prior versions.

These Terms are written in the English language. In the event of any conflict between the English version and any translation, the English version prevails.