Terms of Service

Agreement.

These terms are between you and Vishnu HomeGuard. They cover the Hearth app and similar products released by Vishnu HomeGuard, including Android variants, that build a picture of a local network and keep that picture on the device.

By installing or using the app, you agree to these terms and the privacy policy at https://vishnu-homeguard.com/privacy/. If you do not agree, do not install the app, or uninstall it. Google’s terms may also apply to downloads and payments handled through Google Play. Hearth has no account and no in-app purchase.

What you receive.

We grant a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to install and use the app on Android devices you own or control. The app is licensed, not sold. Who may use it. Use Hearth only on a network you own or are authorised to administer. Do not monitor a network, person, child, or device without authority or in secret. The app is directed to the adult responsible for the network, not children under 13.

How the product is meant to be used.

Hearth identifies devices from network announcements and manufacturer data shipped inside the app. Labels such as playing video or fetching an update are guesses, not readings of browsing, messages, or downloads. Wi-Fi names and manufacturer names can be wrong or incomplete, especially with private addresses. Watching may pause on other networks or rest to save power.

Suggested actions are for you to decide.

The app does not change Wi-Fi passwords or disconnect devices unless you do that yourself. A Wi-Fi password entered by you is handed to Android’s join sheet and is not stored by the app. Hearth is an aid, not a guarantee that a network is safe, complete, or free of unwanted devices.

Acceptable use.

Do not use the app on an unauthorised network; intercept, alter, or read unauthorised communications; attack or disrupt devices or networks; reverse engineer except where law permits; rent, sell, sublicense, or remove rights notices; or misuse Android permissions, notifications, or the home-screen role to mislead another person.

Your device and settings.

You are responsible for the device, who can unlock it, and permissions you grant. Anyone who can unlock it can see the home picture. You may refuse permissions, change alerts, forget the saved network, clear storage, or uninstall. Uninstalling ends the licence and removes the local picture. We have no server copy.

Privacy.

The home picture stays on the device. See the privacy policy.

Price.

Hearth is offered for a charge and it comes without an in-app purchase.

Australian Consumer Law.

Australian consumers have guarantees that cannot be excluded. Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts, or modifies those guarantees or any other right that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Other limits.

To the extent the Australian Consumer Law permits, we are not liable for loss not caused by our failure to meet a consumer guarantee or that could not reasonably have been expected, including a missed device, wrong label, a decision after an alert, or a network problem the app did not create. We do not promise uninterrupted operation or detection of every device or unwanted change.

Ending use.

You may stop by uninstalling. We may stop offering the app through Google Play.

Law.

These terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia, subject to any consumer forum available by law.

Changes.

We may update these terms by posting a new version at this address with a new effective date. If a change would make the app send the home picture off the device, the app will ask first.

Contact.

Questions can be sent to contact@vishnu-homeguard.com or through https://www.vishnu-homeguard.com/.