Terms & Conditions

These terms are an agreement between you and Siva Prasad (“we”, “us”), the developer of the GeoProof Android app (“the app”). By installing or using the app you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the app. Our Privacy Policy explains how data is handled and forms part of these terms.

1. Licence to use the app

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the app on Android devices you own or control, for personal or business purposes, under these terms and the Google Play Terms of Service. You may not copy, modify, resell, reverse engineer or redistribute the app except where the law allows it. The app, its name, logo and design remain ours.

2. Your content

You own the photos, notes, projects and reports you create (“your content”). Your content is stored on your device and we do not receive it, so we claim no rights to it. You are responsible for having the right to capture, store and share your content.

3. Stamps, accuracy and evidence

GeoProof records the time from your phone's clock and the location from your phone's positioning services. Please understand that:

• GPS accuracy varies, and is often worse indoors, near tall buildings or with approximate location. The app shows the reported accuracy, but the real position can be outside it.
• A phone's clock and location can be wrong, changed by the user or faked by other software. The app labels stale, approximate, missing and imported data, but it cannot detect every manipulation.
• Stamps and reports are visible annotations and documentation aids. They are not certified, notarised or cryptographic proof of when or where a photo was taken, and they do not replace a professional survey, inspection certificate or legal advice.
• Whether a court, insurer, client or authority accepts GeoProof records is up to them. We make no promise that they will.
• Addresses from the optional lookup are approximate and come from a third-party geocoding service.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the app to:

• break any law, or photograph places or people where that is prohibited;
• invade anyone's privacy, or stalk, harass or track a person without their consent;
• create misleading records, for example by altering the device clock or location to fake when or where a photo was taken, or present GeoProof records as something they are not;
• infringe anyone else's intellectual property or other rights.

When you photograph other people or private property, you are responsible for getting any permissions required, and for meeting any data protection duties you have towards them, especially when sharing.

5. Price

GeoProof is free to download and use. It has no subscriptions, in-app purchases, paid features or advertising. If we ever offer paid features in future, they will be optional, priced clearly in Google Play before you pay, and these terms will be updated first. Your existing photos, projects and reports will never be locked.

6. Backups and data loss

GeoProof keeps data only on your phone and excludes it from Android cloud backup to protect your privacy. We cannot restore lost data. Losing, resetting or replacing your phone, or uninstalling the app, will delete your GeoProof data. You are responsible for sharing or copying important photos and reports to a safe place.

7. Third-party services

The app relies on Android and, if you turn it on, your phone's geocoding service. These are provided by third parties under their own terms, and we are not responsible for their availability or behaviour. Apps you share files with are also governed by their own terms.

8. No warranty

To the extent the law allows, the app is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and uninterrupted or error-free operation. We work to keep the app reliable but cannot promise it will meet every need or work on every device.

9. Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, or for loss of data, profits, business or reputation, arising from your use of the app or your reliance on its stamps, locations, times or reports. GeoProof is provided free of charge, and our total liability for any claim relating to the app is limited to the minimum the law allows. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

10. Ending these terms

You can stop using the app at any time by uninstalling it. We may suspend or end your licence if you seriously or repeatedly break these terms. Sections 2, 3 and 6 to 12 continue to apply after these terms end.

11. Changes

We may update these terms, for example when we add features or when the law changes. We will post the new version here with a new effective date, and note significant changes below. If you keep using the app after a change takes effect, you accept the updated terms.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of India, except that if you are a consumer living elsewhere, you keep any protections given by the mandatory laws of your country.

13. Contact

Siva Prasad (developer of GeoProof)
Email: sivaprasad979@gmail.com