Terms of Service

1. Who we are and what these terms cover

"VihangaOne" is the trading name of an independent app studio based in India, operated by an individual ("VihangaOne", "we", "us", or "our"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and the operator of VihangaOne.

You can reach us at any time at support@vihangaone.com. Our full name and postal contact details are provided on request, and are published where the law or a distribution platform requires it — including on our Google Play developer listing.

These Terms govern your use of every mobile application, website, and related service we publish (each an "App", and together the "Services"), including the apps listed on our products page and any app we release in future. Where an individual App has its own additional or different terms, those additional terms apply to that App alongside these Terms, and prevail if there is a conflict.

Our Apps are distributed through the Google Play Store. Google's own terms also govern your download and any purchase you make, and they are separate from and additional to these Terms.

2. Acceptance and eligibility

By downloading, installing, accessing, or using any App, you confirm that you accept these Terms and agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree, do not install or use the App, and remove it from your device.

You must be at least 13 years old to use our Apps. If you are under the age of majority where you live (18 in India), you may only use the Apps with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian, who accepts these Terms on your behalf and is responsible for your use. Our Apps are not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly permit them to use the Apps.

You also confirm that you are not barred from receiving the Apps under any applicable law, and that you will comply with all laws that apply to you when using them.

3. Your licence to use our Apps

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to install and use one copy of each App on devices you own or control, for your own personal or internal business use.

This is a licence, not a sale. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms. If you obtained the App from Google Play, your licence is also subject to the Google Play Terms of Service, and the usage rules there form part of this licence.

4. Things you must not do

You agree that you will not, and will not attempt to, and will not permit anyone else to:

• copy, modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of an App, except to the limited extent that applicable law expressly permits despite this restriction;
• reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble an App, or otherwise try to derive its source code, except to the limited extent applicable law expressly permits;
• rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, distribute, or otherwise make an App available to a third party;
• remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice;
• circumvent, disable, or interfere with advertising, licensing, security, or payment mechanisms, or access paid features without paying for them;
• use an App to create, store, or distribute content that is unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, sexually exploitative of children, harassing, or that incites violence or hatred;
• use an App to infringe anyone's intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights;
• use automated means to access, scrape, or overload our Services, or introduce malware or other harmful code;
• use an App in a way that damages, disables, or impairs it, or interferes with anyone else's use; or
• use an App for any purpose that is unlawful in your country or ours.

Some of our Apps read files that other applications have already saved on your device. You are responsible for ensuring that your access to, saving of, and sharing of those files is lawful and permitted by the person who created or sent them, and by the terms of the application that produced them.

5. Your content and your responsibility

You keep all rights you already hold in the photos, videos, audio, text, and other material you open, create, edit, or save using our Apps ("Your Content"). We do not claim ownership of Your Content, and we do not acquire any licence to it by virtue of these Terms.

Most processing in our Apps happens on your own device. Where a particular App sends anything over a network, or downloads an optional component, that App's privacy policy explains what happens and why. We do not sell Your Content, and we do not use it to train models.

You are solely responsible for Your Content, including for having all rights, licences, and permissions necessary to use it — for example, rights in music, footage, images, fonts, or other third-party material you include in something you create. You are also responsible for how you use, publish, or distribute anything you make with our Apps. We are not responsible for Your Content or for the consequences of your use of it.

6. Our intellectual property

The Apps and the Services, including all software, source code, designs, user interfaces, graphics, text, and their selection and arrangement, are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. "VihangaOne", the VihangaOne seal and bird mark, and our App names and logos are our trademarks. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use them without our prior written permission.

Our Apps include third-party open-source and licensed components. Those components remain the property of their respective owners and are provided under their own licences, which are acknowledged within the relevant App or its documentation. Where an open-source licence conflicts with these Terms in respect of that component, the open-source licence prevails for that component.

If you send us feedback, suggestions, or ideas about our Apps, you agree we may use them freely, without obligation or compensation to you, and without them being treated as confidential.

7. Beta, preview, and experimental features

We sometimes make Apps or features available in beta, preview, early-access, or experimental form, and we label them as such. These are provided for evaluation, are still under development, and may be unstable, incomplete, or changed or withdrawn at any time without notice.

Beta and preview software may contain errors that cause failed operations, unexpected results, or loss or corruption of data. You use it at your own risk and should not rely on it for important work without keeping separate backups. To the fullest extent permitted by law, beta and preview software is provided with no warranty of any kind, and our liability in relation to it is limited as set out in section 13.

8. Updates, changes, and discontinuing an App

We may release updates, patches, and new versions of an App. Depending on your device settings, updates may install automatically. Updates may add, change, or remove features, and may be required for an App to keep working correctly. Continuing to use an App after an update means you accept these Terms as they then stand.

We may change, suspend, or discontinue any App, feature, or Service at any time, including withdrawing an App from distribution. Where we discontinue a paid feature you have bought, we will act reasonably and in accordance with applicable consumer law and Google Play's policies. We are not otherwise liable to you for changing or discontinuing an App.

We may stop supporting older operating system versions or devices. An App may continue to function on an unsupported device but we do not warrant that it will.

9. Free Apps, advertising, and in-app purchases

Free and ad-supported. Our Apps are generally free to download and are supported by advertising. Ads are served by third-party advertising networks, including Google AdMob and any mediation partners we use. Those networks operate under their own terms and privacy policies and we do not control the specific ads shown to you. We are not responsible for the content of third-party ads or for any dealings you have with an advertiser.

Purchases. Some Apps offer optional in-app purchases, such as removing ads or unlocking additional features. All purchases are processed by Google Play. We do not receive or store your payment card details. Prices are shown in the App before you buy and are inclusive of applicable taxes where required, including GST in India.

Subscriptions. Where a purchase is a subscription, it renews automatically for successive periods at the then-current price until you cancel it. You can view, manage, and cancel subscriptions in your Google Play account settings. Cancelling stops future renewals; it does not retroactively refund the current period unless the law or Google's policies require otherwise.

Refunds. Refunds are handled by Google Play under Google's refund policy, and by your statutory rights as a consumer. We do not process payments or refunds directly. If you believe you are entitled to a refund and Google declines it, contact us and we will consider the matter in good faith.

Entitlements. A purchase gives you a licence tied to the Google account that made it. Entitlements are not transferable, have no cash value, and may be lost if you delete that account or if Google terminates it.

10. Third-party services, content, and links

Our Apps and this website use or link to services operated by others — including Google Play, Google AdMob, Firebase, and other providers described in each App's privacy policy. We are not responsible for third-party services, their availability, their content, or their terms and privacy practices, and including them does not mean we endorse them. Your use of a third-party service is governed by that provider's own terms.

Some Apps can open, import, or save files produced by other applications. We have no control over those applications and are not responsible for them or for the files they produce.

11. Privacy and your data

How we handle information is explained in the privacy policy for each App, which forms part of your agreement with us. Each policy is linked from the App's page on this site and from within the App itself.

We process personal data in accordance with applicable Indian law, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and, where it applies to you, other data protection law. If you have a question or a request about your personal data, contact us at support@vihangaone.com or through the Grievance Officer named in section 18.

12. Availability, disclaimers, and data loss

We work hard to make our Apps fast and reliable, but we cannot promise they will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that they will meet your particular requirements or be compatible with every device.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, and except for any warranty that cannot be excluded by law, the Apps and Services are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, quiet enjoyment, or non-infringement.

Backups. Our Apps edit, convert, save, and export files. Processing can fail because of device storage limits, hardware or codec limitations, operating system behaviour, interruption, or defects in the App. You are responsible for maintaining your own backups of anything important. Do not use an App as the only copy of files you cannot afford to lose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for loss of, damage to, or corruption of files or data.

13. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. In particular, nothing in these Terms affects your rights as a consumer under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 or other mandatory consumer law that applies to you.

Subject to the paragraph above, and to the fullest extent permitted by law:

• we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive loss or damage;
• we are not liable for loss of profits, revenue, business, goodwill, opportunity, anticipated savings, or for loss, damage, or corruption of data or files, in each case however arising; and
• our total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with these Terms and your use of the Apps, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, is limited to the greater of (a) the total amount you actually paid us or through Google Play for the App giving rise to the claim in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) INR 1,000.

Because most of our Apps are supplied free of charge, you acknowledge that this allocation of risk is reasonable and is reflected in the fact that the Apps are free or low-cost.

14. Your indemnity to us

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold us, and anyone working with us, harmless from any claim, demand, loss, liability, or reasonable cost (including reasonable legal fees) brought by a third party and arising out of: (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) Your Content, or your use, publication, or distribution of it; (c) your infringement of any third party's intellectual property or other rights; or (d) your use of the Apps in breach of any applicable law. This does not apply to the extent the claim arises from our own breach or negligence.

15. Suspension and termination

You may stop using an App at any time and end this agreement by uninstalling it and deleting all copies.

We may suspend or terminate your licence to use an App, with immediate effect and without refund, if you materially breach these Terms — in particular sections 4, 5, or 9 — or if we are required to do so by law. Where it is reasonable and lawful to do so, we will give you notice and an opportunity to remedy the breach first.

On termination, your licence ends and you must stop using the App and remove it from your devices. Sections 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19, and any other provision that by its nature should survive, continue to apply after termination.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time — for example, to reflect a new App, a new feature, a change in our practices, or a change in the law. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

If a change is material and disadvantageous to you, we will make reasonable efforts to bring it to your attention — for example, through a notice in the App, on this website, or in the App's release notes — before it takes effect. Continuing to use an App after a change takes effect means you accept the updated Terms. If you do not accept them, your remedy is to stop using the Apps and uninstall them.

17. Governing law, jurisdiction, and resolving disputes

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, their subject matter, or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Talk to us first. If you have a problem, please contact us at support@vihangaone.com before starting formal proceedings. Most issues can be resolved quickly and informally, and we genuinely want the chance to put things right.

Subject to the paragraph below, the competent courts in India have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms.

If you use the Apps as a consumer, nothing in this section deprives you of the protection of the mandatory consumer law of the country where you live, or of your right to bring proceedings before, or seek redress from, the consumer forums or authorities available to you there.

18. How to raise a complaint

If you have a complaint about an App or this website — including content you believe is unlawful or infringing, or a concern about how your personal data has been handled — write to us at grievance@vihangaone.com.

Please include your name, your contact details, a clear description of the issue, and any information that supports it. We will acknowledge your complaint within 24 hours of receiving it and will aim to resolve it within 15 days.

Where the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made under it, or any other law, require us to designate and publish the details of a grievance officer, we will publish those details on this page.

19. General terms

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the privacy policy for the App you are using and any App-specific terms, are the entire agreement between you and us about the Apps, and replace any earlier agreement or understanding on that subject.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or if that is not possible, severed. The remaining provisions continue in full force.

No waiver. If we do not enforce a right or provision of these Terms, that is not a waiver of it, and we may still enforce it later.

Assignment. You may not assign or transfer your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer ours — for example, if an App or the VihangaOne business is sold or transferred, or if we later move the business into a company we form — provided this does not reduce your rights under these Terms.

Events outside our control. We are not liable for any failure or delay in performing our obligations caused by an event outside our reasonable control, including network or platform outages, acts of government, or natural events.

No agency. Nothing in these Terms creates any partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship between you and us.

Third parties. Except as stated in section 14, no one other than you and us has any right to enforce these Terms.

Language. These Terms are written in English. If we provide a translation, the English version prevails in the event of any inconsistency.

20. How to contact us

For questions about these Terms, or about any of our Apps, email us at support@vihangaone.com. For complaints, please use grievance@vihangaone.com as set out in section 18.

VihangaOne — an independent app studio, India.