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Terms of Service

Effective Date: March 23, 2026  |  Last Updated: March 23, 2026

Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms," "Terms of Service") carefully before using the Quardian mobile application and the website at quardian.ai (the "Service") operated by Quardian AI ("Quardian," "we," "our," or "us").

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the Terms, you may not access the Service.

1. Description of Service

Quardian is a mobile security application that scans, validates, and threat-assesses machine-readable codes (QR codes, barcodes, and similar formats). The Service provides:

  • Real-time QR code and barcode scanning with threat detection
  • URL validation, SSL certificate verification, and phishing detection
  • Continuous post-scan threat monitoring with temporal drift detection
  • SMS message filtering for malicious URLs
  • Product barcode lookup with nutritional and food safety analysis
  • HIPAA compliance features for healthcare environments
  • Safe browser sandbox for viewing potentially dangerous content

2. Subscriptions and Purchases

2.1 Free and Paid Features

Quardian offers both free features and paid subscription tiers ("Quardian Pro" and "Quardian HIPAA"). Free features are available without payment. Paid features require an active subscription.

2.2 Billing

Paid subscriptions are billed through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. By purchasing a subscription, you agree to the pricing and payment terms presented to you at the time of purchase. Subscription fees are charged on a recurring basis (monthly or annually, as selected).

2.3 Cancellation and Refunds

You may cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store or Google Play account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Refund requests are handled by Apple or Google in accordance with their respective refund policies.

2.4 Free Trials

We may offer free trial periods for paid features. If you do not cancel before the trial ends, you will be charged the applicable subscription fee. Trial eligibility is determined by the App Store or Google Play.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

  • Use the Service to facilitate any illegal activity, including the creation or distribution of malicious QR codes
  • Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Service
  • Circumvent, disable, or interfere with any security features of the Service
  • Use the Service to infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others
  • Redistribute, sublicense, or resell the Service or any part thereof
  • Use automated systems (bots, scrapers) to access the Service
  • Misrepresent the results or capabilities of the Service to third parties

4. Intellectual Property

4.1 Ownership

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Quardian AI. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries.

4.2 Patent

Quardian's continuous post-scan threat monitoring technology is the subject of U.S. Patent Application No. 30/053,383 ("System and Method for Continuous Post-Scan Threat Monitoring of Machine-Readable Codes with Temporal Drift Detection"), assigned to Quardian AI. All rights reserved.

4.3 Trademarks

"Quardian," the Quardian logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Quardian AI. You may not use such marks without the prior written permission of Quardian AI.

4.4 License

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download, install, and use the application on mobile devices that you own or control, solely for your personal, non-commercial use.

5. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

5.1 No Guarantee of Security

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. While Quardian employs multiple analysis layers to detect threats in QR codes and barcodes, we do not guarantee that every threat will be detected. No security tool can provide absolute protection. Quardian is a supplementary security measure and should not be your sole defense against QR code threats.

5.2 Threat Assessment Accuracy

Threat assessments, risk levels (safe, suspicious, dangerous), and warnings are generated algorithmically based on heuristic rules, pattern matching, SSL certificate analysis, and third-party threat intelligence. These assessments may produce false positives (safe content flagged as dangerous) or false negatives (dangerous content not detected). You should exercise your own judgment when interacting with scanned content.

5.3 Product and Nutritional Information

Product information, nutritional data, food safety warnings, and additive analysis retrieved through barcode scanning are sourced from third-party databases (Open Food Facts, UPC Item DB, Open Beauty Facts). Quardian does not independently verify the accuracy of this information. Do not rely solely on this information for dietary, medical, or allergy-related decisions.

5.4 HIPAA Compliance

Quardian's HIPAA compliance features (biometric lock, audit trail, PHI detection, data retention) are designed to assist healthcare organizations in meeting certain HIPAA requirements. However, use of these features does not, by itself, make your organization HIPAA compliant. You are responsible for conducting your own compliance assessment and implementing appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards as required by HIPAA.

5.5 Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL QUARDIAN AI, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:

  • Your access to, use of, or inability to access or use the Service
  • Any conduct or content of any third party accessed through QR codes scanned using the Service
  • Any content obtained from the Service, including threat assessments, risk levels, or product information
  • Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
  • Any failure to detect a threat in a scanned QR code or barcode
  • Any loss resulting from reliance on threat assessments provided by the Service

6. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Quardian AI and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt arising from: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your violation of any term of these Terms; or (c) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property or privacy right.

7. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

8. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the United States.

9. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

10. Waiver

The failure of Quardian AI to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Quardian AI.

11. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Quardian AI regarding the use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and Quardian AI.

12. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of any material changes by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

  • Email: legal@quardian.ai
  • Website: https://quardian.ai