Terms of Use

App: Garden Friend | Effective date: March 9, 2026

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of the Garden Friend mobile application and related features (the "App"). By downloading, accessing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. About the App

Garden Friend provides gardening tools including reminders, local notifications, weather-related features, plant identification assistance, disease identification assistance, and recipe content.

2. Eligibility

You may use the App only if you can form a binding legal agreement and your use complies with applicable laws, platform rules, and these Terms.

3. License to Use the App

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App for personal, non-commercial use on supported devices.

4. Acceptable Use

• You must not misuse, disrupt, interfere with, or attempt unauthorized access to the App or related systems.
• You must not reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code except where prohibited by law.
• You must not use the App in a way that violates law or third-party rights.
• You are responsible for your decisions and actions based on App outputs.

5. Subscriptions and In-App Purchases

Certain features may require a paid subscription or in-app purchase.

• On Android, payment is charged to your Google Play account at confirmation of purchase.
• Auto-renewing subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled before the renewal date for the next billing period.
• Renewal charges may be processed within 24 hours before the end of the current billing period.
• The subscription name, billing period, price, auto-renewal terms, and any applicable free trial or introductory offer are shown in the purchase flow.
• If a free trial or introductory offer is provided and you do not cancel before it ends, the subscription renews automatically at the price and billing cycle disclosed in the purchase flow.
• You can manage or cancel your subscription through Google Play subscriptions on the same Google account used to purchase.
• Restore purchases may be available for eligible purchases on the same store account.

Billing, cancellations, and refunds for Google Play purchases are handled by Google Play under Google Play policies and applicable law.

6. No Professional or Safety-Critical Advice

• Plant and disease identification results are estimates and may be incorrect.
• Weather and forecast data comes from third parties and may be inaccurate, incomplete, or delayed.
• The App does not provide medical, legal, financial, agricultural, emergency, or safety-critical advice.

7. User Content

• You may submit content such as photos, notes, and task entries ("User Content").
• You retain ownership of your User Content.
• You grant us a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to use, process, transmit, and store User Content only as needed to operate features you request.
• You represent that you have the rights needed to provide your User Content.

8. Privacy

Your use of the App is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how data is handled.

9. Third-Party Services

The App may use third-party services, including subscription infrastructure, billing providers, weather providers, and plant identification providers. Those services may be governed by their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for third-party services we do not control.

10. Intellectual Property

Except for your User Content and third-party materials, the App and its content, design, branding, and software are owned by OLIVER JASON GEOFFREY BRUMFITT or its licensors and protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

11. App Availability and Changes

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue features at any time, including to improve functionality, comply with legal requirements, or protect users and systems.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the App is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, OLIVER JASON GEOFFREY BRUMFITT is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, revenue, profits, goodwill, crops, or property arising from or related to your use of the App.

14. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless OLIVER JASON GEOFFREY BRUMFITT from claims, liabilities, damages, and expenses arising from your misuse of the App, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of applicable law or third-party rights.

15. Suspension and Termination

• We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms.
• We may suspend or terminate your access to protect users, systems, or legal compliance.
• We may suspend or terminate your access when required by law.

You may stop using the App at any time.

16. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of South Australia, Australia, excluding conflict-of-law rules. Courts in Adelaide, South Australia have non-exclusive jurisdiction, except where mandatory consumer protection law provides otherwise.

17. Consumer Rights

Nothing in these Terms excludes, limits, or overrides non-waivable rights you may have under applicable consumer laws, including the Australian Consumer Law.

18. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms periodically. Updated Terms become effective when posted. Continued use after updates means you accept the revised Terms.

19. Contact

For support or questions about these Terms: sidequestr@proton.me