VigilParent Terms and Conditions

Welcome to VigilParent. These Terms and Conditions (“Terms,” “Agreement”) constitute a legally binding contract between you (“User,” “Parent,” or “You”) and Vigil Studio (“Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”) governing your download, installation, registration, and use of the VigilParent controller app, the companion VigilParent Kid app, and associated cloud relays (collectively, the “Services”).

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. By downloading, installing, linking a device, or accessing the Services, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be legally bound by these Terms. If you do not accept these Terms without reservation, you must immediately discontinue use of the Services and uninstall the software from all devices.

• “Parent Device”: The personal mobile handset owned and operated by the legal parent or guardian upon which the primary VigilParent management application is installed.
• “Child Device”: The mobile device used by a minor child under your direct legal care upon which the companion VigilParent Kid application is installed.
• “P2P Connection”: A direct, end-to-end encrypted Peer-to-Peer data synchronization protocol established between the Parent Device and Child Device without storing granular activity logs on Company servers.
• “Server-Retained Metadata”: The strictly limited administrative records retained on Company servers for basic account pairing and status displays: Parent Email ID, Child Name/Nickname, Child Device Model, Pairing Date, Device Last Seen timestamp, and Last Known Location (only when Auto-Location is enabled by the parent).
• “Activity Logs”: Detailed device telemetry generated on the Child Device, such as installed applications, screen time counters, visited URLs, and notification summaries.

The Services are strictly designed, licensed, and provided for legitimate parental oversight of minor children. By creating an account or linking any device, you certify, represent, and warrant under penalty of law that:

1. You are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction).
2. You are the biological parent, adoptive parent, or court-appointed legal guardian holding active legal custody of the minor child who utilizes the Child Device.
3. You are either the sole legal owner of the Child Device or possess explicit, unencumbered authorization from the legal owner to install monitoring software.
4. The child using the Child Device is a minor under your direct care and supervision.
5. Your use of the Services complies with all applicable local, provincial, state, national, and international electronic communications, surveillance, and child protection statutes.

You explicitly agree and guarantee that you will NEVER:

• Install or configure VigilParent Kid on any device owned, possessed, or utilized by an adult (individual aged 18 or above), including a spouse, domestic partner, boyfriend, girlfriend, employee, contractor, roommate, or relative.
• Attempt to hide, conceal, suppress, or modify the persistent notification icon or foreground alerts displayed on the Child Device. Google Play Developer policies mandate that the user of the monitored device is visibly alerted that parental controls are operating.
• Use the Services for cyberstalking, harassment, extortion, coercive control, domestic abuse, commercial espionage, or wiretapping.
• Sell, distribute, rent, or lease access to the Services to any commercial surveillance or investigative enterprise.

1. Neutral Technology Provider: You acknowledge that Vigil Studio merely writes and publishes software code. Vigil Studio does not possess the technical or operational capability, nor the legal duty, to verify who installs the app, on whose device it is installed, whether valid consent was obtained, or what purpose the application is being used for.

2. Comprehensive Disclaimer for All Activities: You expressly understand and agree that VIGIL STUDIO SHALL BEAR NO RESPONSIBILITY, NO LIABILITY, AND NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

• User Monitoring Activities: Any tracking, monitoring, location fetching, app blocking, screen time calculation, URL filtering, or inspection of communications conducted by the User or any third party.
• Unauthorized or Covert Surveillance: Any installation or execution of the application on any device without lawful authority, court order, or verifiable parental guardianship, including any attempts to monitor spouses, romantic partners, employees, or other adults.
• Domestic, Marital & Family Disputes: Any personal fallout, divorce or separation proceedings, domestic altercations, marital distress, child custody disputes, or interpersonal conflicts resulting from or related to the use, discovery, or logs of the application.
• Civil, Criminal & Statutory Violations: Any violation of federal, national, state, or local privacy laws, electronic communications acts, anti-stalking laws, wiretapping statues, or eavesdropping regulations committed by the User.
• Device Tampering & Performance Issues: Any battery depletion, data consumption, device slowdown, software crash, operating system incompatibility, or uninstallation issues affecting Parent or Child devices.
• Loss of Cached or Synced Data: Any corruption, loss, or inability to access activity logs cached locally on devices or exchanged via direct P2P connections.
• Emergency & Life-Safety Failures: Any physical harm, abduction, injury, accident, or emergency where the application fails to provide real-time location or network alerts.

3. Sole Legal Liability on the User: The User assumes sole, absolute, and exclusive legal, moral, civil, and criminal liability for all actions, configurations, installations, and activities performed through, with, or in connection with the Services. Vigil Studio disclaims any duty of care to you, to monitored minors, or to any third party.

You acknowledge and understand the operational structure of the software:

• Child Device Offline: When the Child Device has no internet connection, all activity logs (screen time, app launches, browser history) are stored exclusively in the local sandboxed database of the Child Device.
• Parent Device Offline: When the Child Device is online but the Parent Device is unreachable, logs continue to be stored safely on the Child Device. Only the device “Last Seen” timestamp (and Last Known Location if Auto-Location is active) is posted to the server.
• Direct P2P Synchronization: Activity logs sync directly from Child Device to Parent Device over an encrypted P2P session once both devices connect. Once synced, historical activity records reside solely on the Parent Device.
• Data Loss Risk: Because Vigil Studio does not keep cloud backups of your child’s logs, if the Parent Device is lost, damaged, wiped, or uninstalled, previously synced logs cannot be restored by Vigil Studio.

Location tracking and status pings can fail or be significantly delayed due to airplane mode, battery depletion, power-down, tunnel coverage gaps, Android battery optimization (Doze mode), or uninstallation. Vigil Studio disclaims all liability for physical harm, loss of life, or injury resulting from network failures.

To access the Services, you must create an account using a valid email address. You are solely responsible for:

• Maintaining the absolute secrecy of your login password.
• Securing your Parent Device with biometric authentication, PIN, or pattern lock to protect synced child monitoring logs.
• Safeguarding one-time pairing codes and QR codes generated during initial setup.
• Promptly reporting any suspected unauthorized account access to info.vigilstudio@gmail.com.

Certain premium capabilities of VigilParent require a paid subscription.

• Billing via Google Play: All subscriptions and payments are handled securely by Google Play Store In-App Billing. Vigil Studio never accesses or stores your credit card details.
• Auto-Renewal: Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled via your Google Play Account settings at least 24 hours prior to the conclusion of the billing cycle.
• Refunds: Refund requests are governed strictly by Google Play refund policies.

Subject to your continuous compliance with these Terms, Vigil Studio grants you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable limited license to install and use the App solely for personal, non-commercial parental supervision.

You agree not to reverse engineer, decompile, decrypt, disassemble, extract source code, modify, or create derivative works of any component of the VigilParent software ecosystem.

The Services integrate third-party software development kits (SDKs), including Google Firebase, Google Analytics, and certified Advertising Network Partners.

• Ads on Parent App Only: Advertisements are displayed solely within the Parent Controller application.
• No Targeted Ads in Child App: In accordance with Google Play Families Policy, the VigilParent Kid companion application contains no behavioral or interest-based advertising directed at minors.

You agree to fully defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Vigil Studio, its developer team, and representatives from and against any and all claims, demands, lawsuits, fines, regulatory enforcement actions, damages, liabilities, and legal expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from:

1. Your breach or violation of any provision of these Terms (particularly Section 4 regarding Prohibited Misuse and Section 5 regarding Developer Exemption).
2. Any activity, monitoring, tracking, or surveillance conducted through or in connection with the Services.
3. Any violation of wiretapping, eavesdropping, or privacy rights of any third party (including monitored minors, co-parents, spouses, or roommates).
4. Any installation of VigilParent Kid on hardware without lawful authority.
5. Any domestic dispute, family litigation, employment conflict, or personal damage resulting from your use of the application.
6. Any willful misconduct or unlawful conduct perpetrated by you.

We reserve the right to amend or update these Terms at any time. When material changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and post notifications within the VigilParent application. Continued use of the App following posted changes constitutes full acceptance of the updated Terms.

If you have any questions or legal inquiries regarding these Terms and Conditions, please reach out to our team: