Effective date: July 16, 2026
Please read these Terms of Use ("Terms") carefully. By installing, accessing, or using HearthVault ("the App"), you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not install or use the App. The App is published by Pro Numerology / Hearth Software ("we", "us", "our").
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to install and use the App on devices you own or control, for your personal or internal purposes. Your use is also subject to the rules of the store through which you obtained the App (for example, the Microsoft Store Standard Application License Terms), which apply in addition to these Terms. The App is licensed, not sold. You must be of legal age to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction to use the App.
The App, including all software, design, text, graphics, icons, and trademarks, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. These Terms grant you a license to use the App; they do not transfer any ownership to you. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. The names "HearthVault", "Hearth", "Family Mesh", and related logos are our marks. Except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable law, you agree not to: (a) copy, modify, or create derivative works of the App; (b) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App, or attempt to derive its source code; (c) rent, lease, lend, sell, redistribute, or sublicense the App; (d) remove or alter any proprietary notices; (e) use the App to develop a competing product; (f) bypass, disable, or tamper with any security, licensing, or technical-protection feature of the App; or (g) use the App in any unlawful manner.
The App is a one-time purchase. The optional Family Mesh add-on is a separate one-time purchase made through the Microsoft Store; payment, licensing, and refunds are handled by Microsoft under Microsoft's terms. The add-on license unlocks sending backups to other computers; computers that only receive backups do not require the add-on.
The App is a tool that helps you create and manage backup copies of files you select. It is an aid, not a guarantee. A backup tool cannot, and does not, promise that data will never be lost. You remain solely responsible for your data and for maintaining an adequate backup strategy.
You are responsible for: choosing appropriate source folders and backup destinations; ensuring you have enough storage and that destination drives or computers are connected and working; keeping more than one copy of important data (for example following the 3-2-1 approach); periodically verifying and test-restoring your backups; and securing your devices, accounts, network, and any pairing keys. A backup that was never successfully completed, or a destination that was disconnected, offline, full, or failing, may not contain your data. You will only back up, copy, and restore files that you own or have the right to copy, and your use of the App must comply with all applicable laws (including privacy, data-protection, copyright, and confidentiality laws).
You agree to use the App only for lawful purposes. You will not use the App to infringe the rights of others, to copy or store material you are not authorized to hold, to violate any person's privacy, or in connection with any unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful activity. You will not use Family Mesh to access a computer, or the files on it, without the permission of its owner.
THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE; THAT IT WILL PREVENT DATA LOSS; THAT BACKUPS WILL BE COMPLETE, ACCURATE, OR RECOVERABLE IN EVERY SITUATION; OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for loss or damage arising from causes outside the App's control, including but not limited to: hardware, disk, or storage-media failure; operating system or driver problems; power loss or interruption; user error, accidental deletion, or misconfiguration; ransomware, viruses, or other malicious software; theft or physical damage to devices; failures, outages, or data handling of third-party cloud services; the configuration, performance, or security of your network, router, or internet connection; and any files that were not successfully backed up before an incident. We are not responsible for your cloud connection or for the availability of any third-party service.
The Family Mesh add-on adds its own local communication path between your own devices on your local network. It does not manage, reconfigure, or take responsibility for your router, DNS, DHCP, internet exposure, or overall network security, which remain your responsibility.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE APP OR THESE TERMS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE APP WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY PAID FOR THE APP (OR, IF YOU OBTAINED IT FOR FREE, A TOTAL OF USD 10). NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES LIABILITY THAT CANNOT LAWFULLY BE EXCLUDED.
Cloud storage providers and any other third-party services you use with the App are governed by their own terms and policies. Your use of them is at your own risk and is between you and that provider. The App runs on Microsoft Windows and relies on your disks, drivers, network hardware, and other components we do not provide or control; we are not responsible for those components or for any act, omission, failure, or change in them.
Install HearthVault only from our official page or the Microsoft Store. Because the App reads and writes your most important files, a tampered or "cracked" copy is especially dangerous: people who pirate this kind of app often hide malware, ransomware, or a backdoor inside it. Downloading, installing, or distributing a cracked, pirated, or otherwise unauthorized copy is a breach of these Terms, may be illegal, and is done entirely at your own risk. These Terms, including the no-warranty and limitation-of-liability provisions, and any responsibility on our part, apply only to genuine copies you obtain from our official channels; we are not responsible for any copy obtained elsewhere or for any harm such a copy causes to your files, devices, or network.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use or misuse of the App; (b) the files and content you back up, copy, or restore; (c) your breach of these Terms or of any law or third-party right; or (d) access you granted to your devices or network.
We may update, change, suspend, or discontinue the App or any of its features at any time, with or without notice, and we are under no obligation to provide updates or support. We may also revise these Terms; the current version will be posted at this address with a new effective date. Continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms; if you do not agree, stop using and uninstall the App.
These Terms apply until terminated. Your license terminates automatically if you breach these Terms, and we may suspend or end it where permitted by law. You may end it at any time by uninstalling the App. Upon termination you must stop using the App. Sections that by their nature should survive (including Ownership, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Governing Law) survive termination. Termination does not entitle you to a refund except as provided by the store's refund policy or mandatory law.
You represent that you are not located in, and will not use or export the App in violation of, any applicable export-control or sanctions laws, and that you are not on any restricted-party list under such laws. You will comply with all laws applicable to your use of the App.
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any store license terms, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App and supersede any prior agreements on its subject. If any provision is found unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible or severed, and the remaining provisions stay in full force. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. Section headings are for convenience only.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The competent courts located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or related to the App or these Terms, and you consent to their jurisdiction, except where applicable mandatory consumer-protection law of your country of residence provides otherwise.
If you choose to send us suggestions, ideas, bug reports, or other feedback about the App, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, transferable, royalty-free right to use, modify, and incorporate that feedback for any purpose, without any obligation, attribution, or compensation to you, and we are equally free not to use it.
The App is a consumer application intended for ordinary home use. It is not designed, tested, certified, or licensed for use in any high-risk or safety-critical environment or activity, including medical or life-support systems, emergency services, aviation, nuclear facilities, or any other setting in which a failure, error, or delay of the App could lead to death, personal injury, or severe physical, property, or environmental damage. You must not use the App in any such environment, and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we accept no responsibility or liability for any such use.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any claim arising out of or relating to the App or these Terms must be brought within twelve (12) months after the event giving rise to the claim first occurred; otherwise, the claim is permanently barred. Where the law that applies to you does not permit such a limitation, the shortest limitation period that it does permit applies instead.
These Terms were drafted in English. Translations, including the German version, are provided for convenience only. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if there is any inconsistency between the English version and a translation, the English version prevails.
These Terms are between you and us only, and create no rights for, and may not be enforced by, any other person. Microsoft and other platform, store, or component providers are not parties to these Terms and owe you no obligations under them. We will not be liable for any failure or delay caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
For questions about these Terms, contact us at support@hearth-software.com or support@hearth-software.com.