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Terms of Service

Effective Date: 29 August 2025

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website, applications, browser extension, APIs, and related services (collectively, the “Service”) provided by Daniel Hommen(“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Eligibility; Accounts

  • You must be at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction to use the Service.
  • You are responsible for safeguarding your account and all activity under it.
  • Provide accurate information and keep it up to date.

2. Plans; Subscriptions; Billing

  • We offer free and paid (“Pro”) plans. Pro plans are billed in advance on a recurring basis until canceled.
  • Prices, features, and plan limits may change with notice as required by law.
  • Taxes are your responsibility; we may collect where required.
  • You can cancel anytime; cancellation stops future charges (no retroactive refunds unless required by law or our refund policy).
  • Trials and promotions are subject to their stated terms.

Payments are processed by Stripe.

3. The Service; Encryption; Links and QR

  • The Service enables creation of encrypted short links and offline QR codes. Encryption occurs in your browser (client‑side). No security measure is perfect; we do not guarantee absolute confidentiality or availability.
  • Short links may include metadata (e.g., expiry, counters). Decryption keys are embedded in the URL fragment (#) and are not intended to be sent to our servers; behavior outside our control (e.g., apps, proxies) may vary.
  • You are responsible for what you share and for complying with law and third‑party terms when distributing links/QRs.

4. Acceptable Use

You will not, and will not permit others to:

  • Violate any law, IP right, privacy right, or contract.
  • Upload or share unlawful, harmful, deceptive, defamatory, harassing, or otherwise objectionable content.
  • Transmit malware; attempt unauthorized access; probe or disrupt the Service; bypass security or usage limits.
  • Scrape, reverse‑engineer, or create derivative works except to the extent permitted by law.
  • Misrepresent affiliation or impersonate others.
  • Use the Service in high‑risk contexts where failure could cause death, personal injury, or severe damage.

We may investigate and suspend or terminate access for violations.

5. Your Content; License

  • “Content” includes data, URLs, ciphertext, QR payloads, text, images, and materials you submit or generate using the Service.
  • You retain ownership of your Content. You grant us a non‑exclusive, worldwide, royalty‑free license to host, process, and display Content solely to provide and maintain the Service (e.g., store ciphertext, enforce expiry/click limits, operate APIs).
  • You represent you have the necessary rights and that your Content complies with these Terms.

6. Privacy

Your use is subject to our Privacy Policy at /p/privacy, which describes how we collect and process personal data. You agree to our Privacy Policy.

7. Third‑Party Services

The Service integrates with third‑party services (e.g., authentication providers, payment processors, support chat). Your use of such services is subject to their terms. We are not responsible for third‑party services.

  • Payments: Stripe
  • Hosting: IONOS (EU)
  • Pro support chat: Userlike (loaded only for signed‑in Pro users)

8. Intellectual Property

The Service (software, design, and related IP) is owned by us and our licensors. Except as expressly granted, we reserve all rights. Do not remove proprietary notices or use our trademarks without permission.

9. Feedback

If you provide feedback or suggestions, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty‑free license to use them without restriction or compensation.

10. Availability; Changes; Beta

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue features at any time. Beta/experimental features are provided “as is” and may change or be withdrawn.

11. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON‑INFRINGEMENT, AND NON‑INTERFERENCE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR‑FREE, SECURE, OR UNINTERRUPTED.

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW:

  • WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION.
  • OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY OR €100, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

These limits apply even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose.

13. Indemnification

You will defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your Content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or law.

14. Term; Termination

  • You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if you violate these Terms, pose risk, or as required by law.
  • Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases. Sections that should survive (e.g., payments, IP, disclaimers, limitations, indemnification) will survive.

15. Compliance; Export; Sanctions

You represent you are not prohibited from using the Service under applicable laws, including export and sanctions laws, and will not provide the Service where prohibited.

16. Governing Law; Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of Germany, excluding conflict‑of‑laws rules. Courts located in Bonn, Germany, will have exclusive jurisdiction. The U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

17. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be notified as required by law. Your continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

18. Assignment

You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.

19. Miscellaneous

  • Entire Agreement: These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement regarding the Service.
  • Severability: If any provision is invalid, the remainder remains in effect.
  • Waiver: Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
  • Force Majeure: We are not liable for delays/failures due to events beyond our reasonable control.
  • Notices: We may provide notices via the Service, email, or your account.

20. Contact; Imprint

Daniel Hommen
Postfach 300610
53186 Bonn
Germany
Email: contact@prvly.de

Imprint: /p/imprint

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