1. Agreement and provider
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and the independent developer of OpenWithGuard (“OpenWithGuard,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) governing the OpenWithGuard Windows application, website, account service, update service, support, and related features (collectively, the “Service”).
By downloading, installing, accessing, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
2. Eligibility
You must have legal capacity to enter this agreement and be at least 13 years old or the minimum age required by your country. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to bind that organization.
3. License and ownership
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the object-code version of OpenWithGuard on Windows devices you control for lawful personal or internal business purposes.
Except where applicable law or an applicable open-source license permits otherwise, you may not:
- copy, resell, rent, lease, sublicense, or commercially redistribute the Service;
- reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive source code from the Service;
- bypass license, update-signature, security, or access controls;
- use the Service to interfere with another person’s device, account, software, or data;
- misrepresent your affiliation with OpenWithGuard; or
- use our name, marks, or visual identity without permission.
We and our licensors retain all rights not expressly granted. Third-party and open-source components remain subject to their respective licenses.
4. Product behavior and your responsibility
OpenWithGuard lets you select applications for file extensions and web links, maintain protection rules, optionally restore association icons, and record a bounded local activity history. To provide these features, the Service may inspect Windows application registrations, change user- or machine-level configuration, communicate with local protection components, and request elevated permission during installation or maintenance.
You are responsible for choosing appropriate applications, reviewing rules before saving them, maintaining access to your files, and confirming that changes work as expected in your environment. Other software, Windows updates, security products, damaged registrations, or system policies may change or prevent association behavior.
The optional strong-protection mode may cause desktop icons to refresh repeatedly in unusually aggressive software environments. Leaving it disabled does not prevent you from using normal file-opening protection.
5. Accounts and Google Sign-In
Some features may require an OpenWithGuard account. You must provide accurate information, keep your Windows account and session secure, and promptly notify us of suspected unauthorized access. You are responsible for activity performed through your account unless caused by our breach of these Terms or applicable law.
Google Sign-In is provided by Google and is subject to Google’s applicable terms and privacy policy. Google authentication creates or links an OpenWithGuard account; Google does not sponsor or endorse OpenWithGuard.
6. Licenses, subscriptions, and payments
We may offer free, paid, trial, lifetime-license, or subscription plans. The price, included devices or features, billing period, renewal terms, taxes, and cancellation rights shown at purchase form part of these Terms.
Paid functionality is not offered until a checkout or written offer clearly states the applicable price and terms. When paid plans become available, we will identify the payment provider and publish the applicable refund, cancellation, and renewal information before purchase.
If a paid plan renews automatically, we will disclose the renewal terms before you subscribe. You may cancel future renewal using the method presented with the plan, but cancellation does not normally refund an already-started billing period except where required by law or stated in the purchase terms.
7. Updates and availability
The Service may check for, download, and offer to install updates. Updates may add, change, or remove features, fix security issues, or maintain compatibility. You are responsible for applying important updates within a reasonable time.
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue all or part of the Service. Where reasonably practical, we will provide notice of material changes. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability, a particular release schedule, or compatibility with every Windows configuration or third-party application.
8. Acceptable use
You may not use the Service to violate law, infringe rights, distribute malware, obtain unauthorized access, disrupt networks or software, evade platform security controls, or help another person do any of those things. You may not overload or probe our account, update, analytics, or website infrastructure except through an authorized security-testing program.
9. Third-party services
The Service may interoperate with Windows, Google Sign-In, PocketBase, PostHog, web hosts, application publishers, and other third-party services. Their products and data practices are governed by their own terms. We are not responsible for third-party services outside our control, but our handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy.
10. Feedback and support
If you provide product feedback, you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use it without restriction or compensation, provided we do not publicly identify you without permission. Support is provided on a reasonable-efforts basis through [email protected] unless a paid plan states a different service level.
11. Disclaimers
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL PREVENT EVERY ASSOCIATION CHANGE, WORK WITH EVERY APPLICATION, REMAIN ERROR-FREE, OR OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties or consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
12. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OPENWITHGUARD AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OR (B) USD $50.
These limitations do not apply where prohibited by law, or to liability that cannot lawfully be limited.
13. Indemnity
To the extent permitted by law, if you use the Service on behalf of a business, you will defend and indemnify us against third-party claims arising from that organization’s unlawful use of the Service or material breach of these Terms. This section does not apply to individual consumers where prohibited.
14. Suspension and termination
You may stop using the Service and uninstall it at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if you materially breach these Terms, create security or legal risk, fail to pay an amount due, or misuse our infrastructure. Where reasonable, we will give notice and an opportunity to remedy the issue.
Upon termination, the license granted by these Terms ends. Provisions that by their nature should survive—including ownership, disclaimers, liability limitations, and dispute terms—will survive.
15. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by [GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE], without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Courts located in the stated venue will have exclusive jurisdiction, except where mandatory consumer law gives you the right to bring a claim elsewhere.
Before filing a formal claim, you agree to contact [email protected] and give us 30 days to attempt an informal resolution. This requirement does not prevent either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief.
16. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms to reflect product, legal, or business changes. We will post revised Terms at this URL and update the effective date. If a change is material, we will provide additional notice where reasonably required. Continued use after the revised Terms take effect constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by law.
17. General
These Terms and the Privacy Policy form the entire agreement concerning the Service unless a separate written agreement applies. If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them as part of a corporate transaction or transfer of the Service.
18. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent to [email protected].
OpenWithGuard
Independent developer
[email protected]