Terms of Service.
1. Acceptance
These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a legally binding agreement between you ("User", "you") and HephaTech ("we", "us", "our") governing your use of the StatusLoop website at statusloop.hephatech.in and the StatusLoop mobile app (collectively, the "Service"). The agreement is formed under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 by your installation, opening, or continued use of the Service. If you do not agree, please uninstall the App and stop using the website.
2. Eligibility
You may use the Service only if you are at least 13 years of age. Users between 13 and 18 should use the Service under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian. You must be competent to contract under §11 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
Some pack content includes themes (relationships, identity, pop culture, dating) intended for a teen-and-up audience. We do not knowingly target users under 13.
3. What we provide
StatusLoop is a free quiz app that lets you take pre-authored "packs" (3–5 prompts each), generates a shareable result card based on your answers, and lets you share that card to your social platforms. The Service includes:
- Browse, take, and share quiz packs
- Track your streak, share count, and the chain of friends who took the same pack from your share
- Receive optional push notifications about streaks and new packs
The Service is offered "as a free service" and is not a paid product. Some packs may, in future, be marked premium; if so, those will require payment under separate, clearly-disclosed terms before access.
4. Anonymous use & identity
StatusLoop has no signup: there is no email or social login. The Service generates an anonymous identifier on first launch and stores it in your device's local storage. This identifier is your "account" — losing your device or clearing local storage means you lose access to your past streaks, results, and chain history. We cannot recover this for you because we cannot identify you.
You may set an optional display "handle" in Settings; this handle appears only on cards you choose to share. You are responsible for choosing a handle that does not impersonate another person or contain abusive or illegal content.
5. Your obligations
You agree not to:
- Use the Service in violation of any law or regulation, including the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
- Submit a handle, profile content, or any text that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, hateful, harassing, or that infringes a third party's rights
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, scrape, or otherwise attempt to extract source code, data, or assets from the Service except as expressly permitted by law
- Interfere with the security, availability, or integrity of the Service (including denial-of-service attacks, automated abuse, or sending malicious content)
- Use the Service to harvest personal data of others, send spam, or run a competing product
- Use the Service to harm, harass, or invade the privacy of any individual, including by sharing or referencing real people in inappropriate ways
6. Content you share
When you share a result card via your device's native share sheet, the card is transmitted to the destination platform you chose (Instagram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, or any other app you select via your device's system share menu). Once shared, the card is governed by that platform's terms and is outside our control. We do not retain copies of your specific shared cards beyond the metadata described in our Privacy Policy.
You retain ownership of any handle, custom content, or comment you add. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, display, and transmit that content solely for the purpose of operating the Service.
7. Intellectual property
The Service, the StatusLoop name, the StatusLoop logo, the design and source code of the App and website, the pack content (questions, answer options, result tiers, copy), and the visual design of the result cards are the intellectual property of HephaTech or its licensors and are protected under the Copyright Act, 1957, the Trade Marks Act, 1999, and applicable international treaties.
You receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the Service for personal, non-commercial enjoyment. You may not redistribute pack content, recreate result cards in another product, or use any StatusLoop branding without our prior written consent.
8. Third-party services
The Service relies on Supabase (backend), PostHog (analytics), Expo (push notifications), and Vercel (hosting). When you use the Service you also interact with those services on their terms. We do not control them and are not responsible for their conduct, but we have selected them after a reasonable review of their security and privacy practices. The native share sheets on your device hand off to platforms (Instagram, Snapchat, etc.) governed by their own terms — please consult those platforms' policies before posting.
9. Intermediary status
To the extent the Service hosts or transmits user-generated content (your handle, optional comments on shared cards), HephaTech qualifies as an intermediary under §2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and is entitled to the safe-harbour protections under §79 of that Act. We will:
- Publish, in our Privacy Policy and these Terms, the rules of conduct for users (§5 above)
- Inform users that breach of these Terms may lead to access removal
- Take down content within 36 hours of receipt of a lawful order or a report under the IT Rules, 2021
- Preserve information and records as required by law for the periods prescribed
To report unlawful or violating content, contact our Grievance Officer (see Privacy Policy §14).
10. Disclaimers
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". Quiz results are for entertainment only. They are not psychological assessments, medical advice, professional advice of any kind, or accurate predictions about you, anyone you know, or any compatibility, relationship, or career outcome. Decisions about your life should be informed by qualified human professionals — not a 30-second quiz.
To the maximum extent permitted by Indian law, we disclaim all express and implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of malicious code.
Nothing in this section excludes or limits any statutory rights you have under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 or any other Indian law that cannot lawfully be excluded.
11. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, HephaTech and its directors, employees, and contractors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages — including loss of friends or relationships, emotional distress, loss of profits, data, business, or goodwill — arising out of your use of the Service. Where liability cannot be excluded as a matter of law, our total aggregate liability is limited to INR 1,000 or the equivalent in any other currency.
12. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold HephaTech harmless from any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of (a) your breach of these Terms, (b) your violation of any law or any rights of a third party, or (c) any content you submit, share, or transmit through the Service.
13. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you are in breach of these Terms or are misusing the Service. You may stop using the Service at any time by uninstalling the App. The provisions on intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, governing law, and dispute resolution survive termination.
14. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Subject to §15 below, the courts at [Jurisdiction city], India have exclusive jurisdiction over any matter not resolved by arbitration.
15. Dispute resolution
Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms — including their breach, termination, or invalidity — will first be addressed by good-faith discussion. If unresolved within 30 days of written notice, it will be referred to arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, conducted by a sole arbitrator appointed by HephaTech, in [Jurisdiction city], in English. The award is final and binding. Nothing in this clause prevents either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief from a competent court.
16. Changes
We may revise these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the latest revision. Material changes will be flagged in-App for 30 days; continued use after that constitutes acceptance.
17. Contact
Questions or notices about these Terms can be sent to hello@hephatech.in or to our registered office at [Registered address].
This document is a good-faith draft prepared in line with the Indian Contract Act 1872, the Information Technology Act 2000, the Consumer Protection Act 2019, and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. We recommend obtaining independent legal advice before relying on it for production.