Terms of Service

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of legal majority where you live if that is higher, and able to enter into a binding contract. If you use HypaVault on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you are authorised to accept these Terms for it, and “you” includes that organisation.

You may not use HypaVault where doing so is prohibited by law, or if you are barred from receiving software under the laws of India or any other applicable country.

HypaVault is a local-only encrypted storage app. All encryption and decryption happen on your device. HypaVault has no user accounts, no sign-in and no servers that receive, store or process your content.

• Your vaults, files, photos, videos, voice recordings, notes, seed phrases, vault names and settings are stored only on your device, encrypted, in the App’s private storage.
• Your passcodes, recovery phrases and encryption keys are never sent to us and are never stored by us. We have no copy of them and no way to obtain them.
• On iPhone, part of each key is a device key kept in the iOS Keychain and marked for this device only. It never leaves the device and is not included in iCloud or computer backups.
• On Android, that device key is kept in the App’s private storage, encrypted by a key in the Android Keystore that cannot be exported. It never leaves the device and is not included in Google backups.
• We do not operate a cloud service for your data. Any backup, export, share or sync happens only when you start it, and goes only where you send it.
• There is no master key, back door or recovery mechanism available to us or to anyone else.

You are solely responsible for your data and for the security of your device, your passcodes and your recovery phrases. In particular, you are responsible for:

• choosing a passcode that others cannot guess, and keeping it secret;
• writing down your recovery phrase when it is shown, storing it safely offline and never sharing it;
• making and keeping your own backups, and storing them securely;
• deleting the originals of anything you import, such as photos in your photo library, if you want it kept only in HypaVault;
• keeping your device, its operating system and HypaVault up to date, and protecting your device with its own lock;
• any loss, disclosure or misuse that results from your device being lost, stolen, shared, modified (including jailbroken or rooted), infected with malware, observed by others, or accessed under force or legal compulsion.

You use HypaVault at your own risk. You alone decide what to store in it and how to protect it.

Because we never hold your keys or your content, we cannot help you get them back. We are not able to:

• recover, reset or reveal a forgotten passcode or recovery phrase;
• open, read, inspect or restore any vault or file;
• restore any vault or file that has been lost, corrupted, erased or deleted, including through the Erase or duress features, uninstalling the App, clearing its data, resetting, losing or replacing your device;
• recover anything from a backup without the matching recovery phrase.

Deletion in HypaVault is permanent. If you lose both your passcode and your recovery phrase, or lose your device without a backup, your data cannot be recovered by anyone, including us. You accept that this is how HypaVault is designed to work.

HypaVault uses widely recognised encryption methods, but no software, encryption algorithm, device or operating system is completely secure. Encryption may be weakened or broken in the future, for example by flaws in algorithms, software, hardware or operating systems, by new attack methods, or by advances in computing such as quantum computing.

We do not warrant or guarantee that your data will remain confidential, secure, intact or available, or that HypaVault is free of vulnerabilities. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible or liable for any leak, disclosure, unauthorised access, interception, decryption, alteration, corruption or loss of your data, however caused, including through any weakness in encryption or in the App.

HypaVault offers features intended to help you protect your privacy, including a duress passcode, additional vaults and Stealth Mode lock screens and app icons. These features are provided as is and come with no promise of any outcome.

• Entering a duress passcode permanently erases every other vault on the device, with all of its content, and opens an empty vault instead. This cannot be undone, including if it is entered by mistake or by someone else. Backups you made earlier are not affected.
• Stealth Mode changes how the App looks while it is locked, and the name and icon it shows. It is a convenience, not a security measure, and may not hide the App from someone who examines your device.
• We make no representation that any feature will protect you from any person, organisation, authority, investigation or legal process, or will prevent detection, discovery, coercion or harm.
• You are solely responsible for deciding whether and how to use these features, and for using them lawfully. Destroying data may have legal consequences where you live, for example where you are under a legal duty to preserve it.

Backups and restore are available on every plan; phone-to-phone sync and sharing are available on the Pro plan. Backup and share files are encrypted on your device, but once you save or send them, they leave HypaVault and are under your control.

• We do not control, and are not responsible for, any storage, cloud service, email, messaging app, network or device you use to keep or send a backup or shared copy.
• Anyone who obtains a shared copy together with its share code, or a backup together with its recovery phrase, can open it.
• When you share or export a file or note out of HypaVault, a decrypted copy leaves the App. It is no longer protected by HypaVault, and what happens to it is up to you.
• Sync travels directly between devices over your local network. You are responsible for using trusted networks and devices.
• Your device’s own backups, such as iCloud Backup or a backup to a computer, may include HypaVault’s data in encrypted form. They do not include the device key, so on a new iPhone that data can be opened only with each vault’s recovery phrase. Without it, the data cannot be opened by anyone, including us.

HypaVault is free to use with limits: the Free plan holds one vault and a limited number of photos, videos, notes, audio clips and other files on each device, and includes backups and restore. HypaVault Pro removes those limits and adds features, as described in the App. Pro is offered as a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase, at the prices shown in the App, which may vary by country and include or exclude taxes as the store shows.

• On iPhone, purchases are made through the Apple App Store with your Apple Account and are processed by Apple, not by us (on other platforms, through that platform’s store). The store’s terms govern payment, billing, renewal, cancellation and refunds. We do not receive or store your payment details.
• We use RevenueCat, Inc., a service provider, to record and check in-app purchases for us. It receives the store’s record of your purchase and a random identifier its software creates for the App on your device, never your vaults or their content. The Privacy Policy describes what it receives.
• A yearly subscription is charged to your store account when you confirm the purchase (or, with a free trial, when the trial ends), and renews automatically for the same price and period unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your store account settings.
• Where the App offers a free trial of the yearly subscription, it is offered once per store account, as the store decides, and lasts the period shown in the App. It starts when you confirm it. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends, it becomes a paid yearly subscription and your store account is charged when it ends. If you cancel during the trial, Pro stays on until the trial ends.
• If you reinstall HypaVault or move to a new device, use Restore Purchases in the App to bring back a purchase made with the same store account.
• A lifetime purchase gives you Pro for as long as we continue to offer and support HypaVault in your store and region. It does not oblige us to keep the App available or supported indefinitely.
• If your plan ends, data you stored stays on your device, but Pro features may stop working or become limited.
• Except where the law or the store’s policy requires otherwise, payments are non-refundable.
• We may change plans, prices and features in future. Price changes do not affect a period you have already paid for.

You agree to use HypaVault only for lawful purposes and in line with these Terms. You must not:

• store, share or transmit any content that is illegal, including child sexual abuse material, content that infringes others’ rights, or content obtained unlawfully;
• use HypaVault to plan, commit, hide or facilitate any crime, or to obstruct a lawful investigation;
• copy, modify, distribute, sell or lease any part of the App, or reverse engineer, decompile or try to extract its source code, except where the law expressly allows this;
• bypass or interfere with plan limits, licensing or security features;
• use the App in any way that could damage, disable or impair it or any device or network.

We cannot see what you store. You are solely responsible for your content and for complying with all laws that apply to it and to you.

HypaVault contains encryption technology. Some countries restrict the import, export or use of encryption. You are responsible for complying with all laws that apply to your download and use of HypaVault, including export control and sanctions laws.

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable licence to install and use HypaVault on devices you own or control, for your own non-commercial use, and as permitted by the rules of the store you downloaded it from.

HypaVault is licensed, not sold. We and our licensors keep all rights, title and interest in the App, including its software, design, text, graphics, icons and the HypaVault and Cyberdunes names and marks. Some components are open source software, used under their own licences, which are included with the App.

HypaVault runs on platforms, devices and services provided by others, such as Apple, Google, RevenueCat (which handles in-app purchases for us), device makers and any storage or messaging service you choose. We are not responsible for them, their availability, security or terms. Your use of them is governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

If you downloaded HypaVault from the Apple App Store, you acknowledge that these Terms are between you and us only, not Apple, and that Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation, and is not responsible for any claims relating to the App. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

We may update, change, suspend or discontinue HypaVault or any feature at any time, with or without notice. Some updates may be needed to keep using the App. We have no obligation to provide updates, support or maintenance, or to keep the App available in any store or region.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, HypaVault is provided “as is” and “as available”, with all faults and without warranty of any kind. We disclaim all warranties, conditions and representations, whether express, implied or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, security, non-infringement, and that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, free of vulnerabilities, or compatible with your device. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from us creates any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will Cyberdunes, its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors or licensors be liable for:

• any loss, corruption, deletion, leak, disclosure, interception or decryption of any data or content;
• any inability to access or recover data, passcodes, recovery phrases, vaults, backups or files;
• any unauthorised access to your device or data, or any consequence of coercion, legal process or the use of the duress feature;
• any loss of privacy, reputation, profits, revenue, business, goodwill or opportunity;
• any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages,

arising out of or relating to HypaVault or these Terms, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or any other theory, even if we have been told such damages are possible.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or relating to HypaVault or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid for HypaVault Pro in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, and (b) INR 1,000.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranties or liabilities to be excluded or limited. In those places, our exclusions and limitations apply only to the extent the law permits, and nothing in these Terms limits any right you have that cannot lawfully be excluded.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Cyberdunes and its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents and licensors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or relating to your use of HypaVault, your content, your breach of these Terms, or your violation of any law or of anyone’s rights.

You may stop using HypaVault at any time by deleting it. Deleting the App, or clearing its data, permanently deletes everything stored in it on that device. HypaVault doesn’t use accounts, so there is nothing to close or delete with us. Deleting the App does not cancel a subscription: cancel it in your store account settings.

We may suspend or end your licence at any time if you breach these Terms or if we stop offering the App. When these Terms end, you must stop using HypaVault. Sections that by their nature should survive, including those on responsibility, no recovery, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity and disputes, survive.

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated Terms in the App or on our website and change the effective date above. If a change is material, we will take reasonable steps to let you know. By continuing to use HypaVault after a change takes effect, you accept the updated Terms. If you do not agree, stop using the App and delete it.

These Terms, and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or to HypaVault, are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict of law rules.

Before starting any formal proceedings, you agree to first contact us at mail@hypavault.com and try in good faith to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days. Complaints can also go to our Grievance Officer, as set out in the Privacy Policy.

Subject to any mandatory consumer protection law that gives you the right to bring a claim where you live, the courts at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute, and you consent to their jurisdiction. To the maximum extent permitted by law, any claim must be brought within one year after it arises, and only on an individual basis, not as part of a class or representative action.

• These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about HypaVault, and replace any earlier understanding.
• If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the rest will remain in full effect.
• Our failure to enforce any right or provision is not a waiver of it.
• You may not assign or transfer these Terms. We may assign them, for example in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of assets.
• We are not responsible for any delay or failure caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
• These Terms are written in English. If they are translated, the English version prevails.

Cyberdune Technologies Private Limited (Cyberdunes)

Registered office: [TO COMPLETE: registered office address, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, with PIN code]

CIN: [TO COMPLETE: Corporate Identity Number (CIN)]

Email: mail@hypavault.com

Website: www.cyberdunes.com