Terms of use

Last updated: May 10, 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Hivehut mobile application and related services (collectively, the “Service”).

The Service is provided by Nathan Di Lucca, an individual carrying on business as “Hivehut”, located in Alberta, Canada (“Hivehut,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). [Update this clause when the business is incorporated or a trade name is registered.]

By installing, accessing, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Eligibility

You must be old enough to enter into a binding contract under the laws of the province or country where you live, and at least the minimum age required by Apple’s App Store terms, to use the Service. In Alberta, the age of majority is 18.

If you invite family members or other individuals to your household in the Service, you are responsible for ensuring they are permitted to use the Service under these Terms and applicable law, and for their use of the Service through your household.

2. The Service

Hivehut helps households organize schedules, meals, lists, documents, and related information. Features may be added, changed, or removed as we improve the product. We do not guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or available at all times.

The Service is intended for personal, household use only. It is not designed for, and should not be relied on for, high-stakes operational, medical, legal, or financial decisions.

3. Accounts, devices, and security

You are responsible for:

• Safeguarding your devices, your Apple ID, and any recovery materials associated with your Hivehut account or household;
• All activity that occurs through your household’s authorized devices; and
• Notifying us promptly if you believe someone is using the Service without your permission, or if your account or household has been compromised.

Because Hivehut uses end-to-end encryption with device-bound keys, we cannot recover your encrypted household content if you lose access to all authorized devices and recovery materials.

4. Apple App Store terms

The Service is distributed through the Apple App Store. In addition to these Terms, your use of the Service is subject to Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the “Apple EULA”), available at apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula. To the extent these Terms conflict with the Apple EULA, these Terms govern as between you and Hivehut, except where the Apple EULA grants Apple specific rights, in which case the Apple EULA governs.

You acknowledge that:

• These Terms are between you and Hivehut, not between you and Apple, and Hivehut (not Apple) is solely responsible for the Service;
• Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the Service;
• Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims you have relating to the Service, including product liability, legal or regulatory non-conformance, or consumer protection claims; and
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for anything unlawful, harmful, deceptive, or fraudulent;
• Interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its security mechanisms;
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Service, except to the extent that applicable law expressly permits such activity despite this restriction;
• Circumvent technical limits, access controls, or usage policies;
• Use the Service to build or train a competing product, including by scraping, harvesting, or automated extraction of data; or
• Upload, store, or share malware, illegal content, or content you do not have the rights to use.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, pose a risk to the Service or other users, or are required to be removed by law.

6. Subscriptions and billing

If the Service offers paid plans, they are sold and billed through the Apple App Store. The price, applicable taxes, billing period, and renewal terms are presented to you in the App Store at the time of purchase.

Auto-renewal. Paid subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless you cancel through your App Store account settings before the renewal date. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings.

Refunds. Refunds for App Store purchases are handled by Apple in accordance with Apple’s policies. We do not directly process payments and generally cannot issue refunds; however, you have any rights you cannot waive under Alberta’s Consumer Protection Act and other applicable consumer protection laws, and nothing in these Terms limits those rights.

7. Intellectual property

Hivehut, including its software, branding, and documentation, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by Canadian and international intellectual property laws. We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the Service in accordance with these Terms.

You retain all rights in the content you submit to the Service (“Your Content”). You grant us a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, transmit, and process Your Content solely as necessary to operate the Service and provide it to you (for example, syncing encrypted data between your devices). Because most of Your Content is end-to-end encrypted, we cannot read or use it for any other purpose.

8. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy describes how we handle personal information. By using the Service, you acknowledge our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information as described in the Privacy Policy.

9. Disclaimers

To the extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or any warranty arising from a course of dealing or usage of trade.

Hivehut is not a substitute for professional advice (medical, legal, financial, or otherwise). You are responsible for how you rely on information in or generated by the Service.

Consumer rights. Nothing in this section limits or excludes any rights, warranties, or remedies that you have under Alberta’s Consumer Protection Act, Sale of Goods Act, or other applicable consumer protection laws of Canada that cannot be lawfully limited or excluded.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Hivehut and Nathan Di Lucca (in his personal capacity and as the operator of the Service) will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of the Service.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms is limited to the greater of:

• (a) the amounts you paid us for the Service in the twelve (12) months immediately before the event giving rise to the claim; or
• (b) one hundred Canadian dollars (CAD $100).

Consumer rights. This section does not limit or exclude liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, gross negligence, or any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable Canadian consumer protection law.

11. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, and except where you are using the Service as a consumer for personal household purposes, you will indemnify and hold harmless Hivehut and Nathan Di Lucca from third-party claims, damages, losses, and reasonable expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:

• Your Content;
• Your misuse of the Service; or
• Your breach of these Terms or violation of applicable law.

12. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time by deleting the app from your devices and, if applicable, cancelling your subscription through the App Store.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service if you breach these Terms, if required by law, or if we discontinue the Service. Upon termination, the licences granted to you end, but the sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including Intellectual Property, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Indemnity, and Governing Law) will continue to apply.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Alberta, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

The courts of the Province of Alberta have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. This does not affect any rights you have, as a consumer, to bring proceedings in the courts of the province or country where you reside, where applicable law gives you that right.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may modify these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date above. If a change is material, we will provide reasonable advance notice through the Service, by email, or by another reasonable means. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the updated Terms constitutes your acceptance of those Terms. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Service.

15. Miscellaneous

• Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any in-app notices we provide, are the entire agreement between you and Hivehut regarding the Service.
• Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign these Terms to an affiliate, successor, or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, including to a corporation formed to operate Hivehut.
• Language. These Terms are drafted in English. Where a translation is provided, the English version governs in the event of conflict, except where applicable law requires otherwise. Les parties confirment leur volonté que ces Conditions soient rédigées en anglais.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to:

Email: legal@hivehut.com

These Terms were prepared for informational purposes. Have them reviewed by qualified Alberta legal counsel before publication, particularly the limitation of liability, indemnity, and consumer-protection carve-outs, and align them with your App Store listing, subscription model, and any beta or enterprise programs you run.