TERMS OF SERVICE QR Decoder Effective Date: July 25, 2026 Last Updated: July 25, 2026 Canonical web version: https://afkerianinteractive.github.io/qr-decoder/terms-of-service.html Spanish version: https://afkerianinteractive.github.io/qr-decoder/terms-of-service-es.html 1. AGREEMENT, OPERATOR, AND ACCEPTANCE These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern the download, installation, access, and use of the QR Decoder mobile application (the “App”). These Terms form an agreement between the user (“you” or “your”) and Jesus Afkerian, a natural person who operates and publishes the App under the AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE brand (“AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE,” “I,” “me,” or “my”). AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE is the brand under which Jesus Afkerian operates and is not presented in these Terms as a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other separate legal entity. To the maximum extent permitted by law, downloading, installing, accessing, or using the App after these Terms and reasonably conspicuous notice are made available manifests acceptance of these Terms. Merely keeping the App installed without accessing or using it does not, by itself, constitute acceptance of a new or modified version of these Terms. If you do not accept these Terms, do not download, install, access, or use the App. If the App is already installed, stop using it and uninstall it. 2. AGE AND LEGAL CAPACITY The App is intended and marketed primarily for persons 18 years of age or older. The App does not independently verify age or technically prevent a person under 18 from installing or using it. However, a person under 18, a person who has not reached the applicable age of contractual majority, or a person who otherwise lacks legal capacity to enter into this agreement is not authorized to use the App under these Terms. The absence of a technical age restriction does not grant contractual authorization to a person who does not satisfy these requirements. 3. AUTHORIZED TERRITORY The App is authorized only in the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia. The authorized territory excludes Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and all other United States territories and possessions. Public access to the website, Google Play listing, or legal documents does not authorize use outside the permitted territory. You are responsible for not downloading, accessing, or using the App where doing so is prohibited by applicable law, sanctions, export controls, trade restrictions, or these Terms. 4. LIMITED LICENSE Subject to compliance with these Terms and applicable law, an eligible user receives a limited, personal, revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable, and nonsublicensable license to install and use the App on a compatible device owned or controlled by the user for lawful personal, household, educational, productivity, utility, or internal-business purposes. The App is licensed, not sold. The license does not transfer ownership of the App, its source code, object code, design, interfaces, workflows, documentation, names, logos, branding, templates, or other first-party materials. You may use lawful outputs generated through the App, including generated QR images, scan records, recognized text, documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, and exports, for personal or business purposes, subject to these Terms, applicable law, and any rights in the underlying content. You may not resell, rent, host, sublicense, redistribute, or provide access to the App itself as a service without prior written permission. Third-party software and materials remain subject to their own licenses, terms, and notices. 5. APP FUNCTIONS AND LOCAL-FIRST OPERATION Depending on the installed version, device, operating system, permissions, and third-party availability, the App may provide functions involving: - QR-code and barcode scanning; - QR-code creation and generated QR images; - batch scanning, inventory records, history, and favorites; - camera-based and file-based document scanning; - optical character recognition (“OCR”); - identification-document scanning and field extraction; - PDF, Word, Excel, JSON, text, source-code, and other supported-file viewing, editing, processing, or export; - ZIP and archive creation, extraction, encryption, password handling, and split-archive operations; - local databases, preferences, and user-selected storage locations; and - sharing, copying, printing, opening, saving, and exporting through Android or another destination selected by the user. The App is designed as a local-first utility. User content and ordinary App records may be processed or stored on the device, in App-controlled storage, in user-selected locations, or through Android system file-access mechanisms. The App is not a cloud-storage service, synchronization service, backup service, secure vault, password manager, identity-verification service, antivirus product, evidence-preservation system, regulated-records repository, or guaranteed file-recovery system. The App does not provide or require an account administered by Jesus Afkerian. It currently includes no subscriptions or in-app purchases. 6. USER CONTENT, RIGHTS, AND RESPONSIBILITY 6.1 User content “User Content” includes QR or barcode payloads, documents, images, camera captures, text, files, archives, identification records, inventory entries, scan results, OCR results, passwords entered for archive operations, generated QR codes, exports, and other content selected, entered, scanned, generated, processed, stored, or shared through the App. As between you and Jesus Afkerian, you retain whatever rights you lawfully hold in your User Content. These Terms do not transfer ownership of your User Content to Jesus Afkerian. 6.2 Required authority You are responsible for your User Content and your use of the App. You represent that you possess all rights, permissions, notices, consents, and lawful authority required to capture, scan, access, copy, process, edit, extract, store, transmit, export, print, or share that content. The availability of a technical function does not establish that a particular use is lawful or authorized. 6.3 No first-party content license for ordinary local use Because ordinary User Content is processed locally and is not submitted to a first-party hosting service, you do not grant Jesus Afkerian a general license to host, publish, sell, or commercially exploit that content merely by using the App. Information voluntarily sent in a support request is governed by Section 17 and the Privacy Policy. 6.4 Sensitive content Documents, identification records, archives, QR payloads, images, and files may contain confidential, personal, regulated, proprietary, or security-sensitive information. You are responsible for deciding whether the device, storage location, recipient, workflow, and surrounding circumstances are appropriate before processing or sharing such information. 7. SCANNING, QR, AND BARCODE LIMITATIONS QR codes and barcodes may contain links, commands, contact details, Wi-Fi credentials, payment information, product identifiers, text, application deep links, or other payloads. The App may decode, display, organize, or generate such content, but does not independently verify: - identity or authority of the creator; - ownership or authenticity; - accuracy or completeness; - legality or policy compliance; - safety of a link, file, command, or destination; - absence of phishing, malware, fraud, deception, or tracking; or - continuing availability of an external destination. Opening a link, application, email address, phone number, map location, payment destination, file, or other target is a user-directed action performed at your own risk. You must inspect and verify a payload before opening, executing, sharing, printing, distributing, or relying on it. The App is not antivirus software, anti-phishing software, endpoint protection, malware analysis, a security certification tool, or a guarantee that a scanned or generated payload is safe. 8. OCR, DOCUMENT, AND IDENTIFICATION LIMITATIONS 8.1 OCR and document processing OCR and document-scanning results may contain recognition errors, formatting changes, omissions, substitutions, incorrect character order, image degradation, page-order errors, or other inaccuracies. You must review the original material and independently verify every result before relying on, exporting, signing, submitting, filing, sharing, or destroying an original document. 8.2 Identification workflows Identification-document functions are user-directed tools for capture, local review, organization, or extraction. The App does not: - authenticate a government document; - verify a person’s identity; - confirm age, citizenship, immigration status, employment eligibility, authority, ownership, or legal status; - perform a background check; - satisfy know-your-customer, anti-money-laundering, access-control, financial, employment, law-enforcement, or regulated identity-verification requirements; or - establish that an identification document is genuine, current, unaltered, or lawfully possessed. 8.3 No evidentiary or records-management guarantee The App does not guarantee chain of custody, authenticity, admissibility, legal sufficiency, preservation of metadata, certified copying, electronic-signature validity, records-retention compliance, or evidentiary reliability. Use an appropriate qualified professional or certified system when those qualities are required. 9. FILE, EDITOR, PDF, SPREADSHEET, AND ARCHIVE LIMITATIONS File functions depend on the format, encoding, permissions, password, file integrity, file size, available memory, device capabilities, Android version, storage provider, and third-party libraries. The App does not guarantee that a file will: - open, render, parse, edit, convert, save, print, extract, or export; - retain exact formatting, formulas, styles, macros, metadata, signatures, links, fonts, permissions, or embedded content; - remain compatible with its original application; - preserve every byte or semantic meaning; or - remain recoverable after overwrite, corruption, deletion, or device failure. ZIP and archive functions may not support every format, compression method, encryption method, character encoding, split-archive configuration, password scheme, or damaged archive. Archive creation, extraction, encryption, decryption, or overwrite operations may fail or produce partial, incompatible, corrupted, duplicated, or unusable output. Before processing important content, maintain independent backups and test the result. You are responsible for knowing and preserving required passwords and encryption credentials. Jesus Afkerian cannot recover a forgotten archive password or restore a file that was never transmitted to him. 10. USER-DIRECTED SHARING AND EXTERNAL DESTINATIONS When you copy, share, save, print, upload, transmit, open, or export User Content or App output through Android, another application, a website, a file provider, cloud storage, a communication service, a printer, or another destination, that action is initiated by you. The receiving destination may copy, inspect, modify, disclose, retain, synchronize, or delete the content under its own terms, privacy policy, security practices, and retention rules. Jesus Afkerian does not control the receiving destination and is not responsible for its independent conduct. Review the recipient, file name, location, permissions, payload, and content before completing an external action. 11. PRIVACY AND DATA PRACTICES The QR Decoder Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference: https://afkerianinteractive.github.io/qr-decoder/privacy-policy.html The Spanish Privacy Policy is available at: https://afkerianinteractive.github.io/qr-decoder/privacy-policy-es.html The Privacy Policy describes local processing, camera and file access, advertising, analytics, crash reporting, installations, sessions, machine-learning metrics, identifiers, approximate location, retention, deletion, and privacy choices. Acceptance of these Terms does not constitute general and unlimited consent to every data-processing activity. Consent, where legally required, must be obtained through the applicable process. Google Play, Android, Google, device manufacturers, storage providers, advertising providers, and other third parties operate under their own terms and privacy policies. 12. ADVERTISING AND REWARDED AD-FREE PERIOD The App is supported in whole or in part by Google-served advertising. The current implementation may display: - an anchored adaptive banner on the Home screen; - occasional interstitial advertising on eligible returns to Home; and - an optional rewarded advertisement. After successful completion and validation of an eligible rewarded advertisement, the App may hide banner and interstitial advertisements for 60 minutes. The rewarded benefit: - is optional; - has no cash or transferable value; - is limited to the installed App and applicable local state; - does not disable the voluntary rewarded-ad entry point; - does not disable UMP, Analytics, Crashlytics, Installations, Sessions, ML Kit metrics, security processing, fraud prevention, contextual advertising infrastructure, or every network communication; and - may be lost through clearing data, reinstalling, device changes, clock behavior, corruption, updates, technical failure, or other circumstances. Advertisement and rewarded-benefit availability, playback, measurement, validation, timing, content, and delivery are not guaranteed. The absence or failure of an advertisement does not entitle the user to compensation, a substitute benefit, or extension of the ad-free period. You may not manipulate or attempt to manipulate advertisements, consent signals, impressions, clicks, playback, rewards, identifiers, measurement, frequency limits, timing, anti-fraud mechanisms, or ad availability. The current implementation does not use App Open or native-ad formats. Future versions may change supported formats after appropriate technical, policy, and legal updates. 13. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, GOOGLE PLAY, AND OPEN SOURCE The App may include or interoperate with Google Play, Android, Google Mobile Ads, AdMob, Google User Messaging Platform, Google Analytics for Firebase, Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Installations, Firebase Sessions, Google ML Kit, Google Play services scanner components, storage providers, device services, websites, SDKs, and open-source libraries. Third-party services are controlled by their respective providers and may change, fail, limit service, reject a request, display third-party content, or discontinue functionality. Jesus Afkerian does not guarantee their availability, security, accuracy, legality, privacy practices, advertising content, compatibility, or performance. Distribution through Google Play does not make Google a party to these Terms. These Terms are solely between you and Jesus Afkerian. Nothing in these Terms requires Google to provide support, maintenance, warranties, or compensation for the App. Your use must also comply with applicable Google Play terms and the terms governing third-party services you choose to use. Open-source components remain governed by their applicable licenses. These Terms do not restrict a right granted by an applicable open-source license. Third-Party Notices are available at: https://afkerianinteractive.github.io/qr-decoder/third-party-notices.html 14. PROHIBITED USE You may not, and may not assist another person to: - use the App unlawfully or outside the authorized territory; - infringe privacy, publicity, intellectual-property, contractual, confidentiality, or other third-party rights; - scan, capture, process, access, alter, extract, store, or distribute content without required authority; - create or distribute malicious, deceptive, phishing, fraudulent, infringing, harmful, spam, credential-theft, malware, unauthorized-tracking, or policy-violating codes, links, files, documents, or archives; - impersonate a person or entity, falsify authority, forge or unlawfully alter records, or misrepresent an App output as independently verified; - use identification functions for unauthorized surveillance, discrimination, fraud, access control, age verification, background checks, employment screening, immigration decisions, law enforcement, or regulated identity verification; - copy, sell, rent, sublicense, redistribute, host, or commercially exploit the App itself; - decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, derive source code, or bypass technical measures, except where a restriction is invalid under mandatory law; - interfere with, damage, overload, or disrupt the App, a device, an operating-system function, an advertisement, an SDK, a network, or related infrastructure; - exploit vulnerabilities or errors; - manipulate advertising, rewards, analytics, diagnostics, consent, security, or fraud-prevention mechanisms; - remove or obscure ownership, license, attribution, trademark, or third-party notices; or - falsely claim affiliation, sponsorship, approval, certification, endorsement, or ownership involving Jesus Afkerian, AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE, Google, or another third party. 15. NO PROFESSIONAL OR SAFETY-CRITICAL USE The App provides general utility functions and does not provide legal, medical, financial, tax, accounting, security, compliance, forensic, records-management, identity-verification, or other professional advice. The App is not designed or certified for emergency, life-safety, medical diagnosis, medication, aviation, industrial control, critical infrastructure, law enforcement, financial authorization, access control, immigration, employment eligibility, regulated identity verification, evidentiary preservation, or other safety-critical or compliance-critical use. You must obtain independent verification and qualified professional advice before relying on an App result in a regulated, legal, financial, health, security, evidentiary, or material business decision. 16. OWNERSHIP, TRADEMARKS, AND FEEDBACK Jesus Afkerian owns or licenses the App’s original code, design, interfaces, documentation, branding, and first-party materials. “AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE,” “QR Decoder,” associated logos, and related branding may be protected by applicable trademark, unfair-competition, or other law. No trademark license is granted except as necessary to identify the App lawfully. Third-party marks belong to their respective owners. Reference to a third party does not imply affiliation, sponsorship, certification, or endorsement. Support, feedback, ideas, and suggestions may be used to evaluate or improve the App without an obligation to implement, compensate, or attribute them. You retain rights already held in submitted material. Do not submit confidential information, trade secrets, passwords, identification documents, financial information, health information, or other highly sensitive material as feedback. 17. SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS Support may be provided at the discretion of Jesus Afkerian through: afkerian.support@gmail.com Support is not guaranteed to be available continuously or to resolve every issue. When contacting support, you grant permission to receive, inspect, reproduce, and use the information voluntarily submitted only as reasonably necessary to respond, investigate, maintain records, prevent abuse, protect rights, or comply with law. Support communications are also governed by the Privacy Policy. Do not send passwords, archive passwords, payment information, health information, government identification, confidential third-party records, or other highly sensitive content unless specifically requested and reasonably necessary. 18. UPDATES, COMPATIBILITY, AND AVAILABILITY The App, supported formats, technical requirements, advertisements, third-party integrations, documentation, and features may be corrected, updated, changed, suspended, or discontinued. An update may: - correct defects or security issues; - change compatibility or minimum system requirements; - add, modify, or remove a function; - change a file-processing workflow; - alter an advertising format or frequency; - change third-party dependencies; - reset or invalidate local state; or - require acceptance of updated legal terms where permitted by law. Permanent availability, backward compatibility, continued support for a device or file format, uninterrupted operation, advertisement availability, third-party service availability, and recovery of local data are not guaranteed. Mandatory consumer rights remain unaffected. 19. TERMINATION The license granted by these Terms terminates automatically when you materially breach these Terms. After termination, you must stop using and uninstall the App. Because the App has no first-party user account or first-party hosted content service, Jesus Afkerian may not be able to remotely disable an installed local copy or delete content stored on your device. Third-party providers may independently suspend, restrict, or discontinue their services under their own terms. Provisions that by their nature should continue, including ownership, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, mandatory rights, governing law, and general provisions, survive termination. 20. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE APP, OUTPUTS, AND FIRST-PARTY MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS.” EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, SECURITY, AVAILABILITY, COMPATIBILITY, DATA PRESERVATION, ERROR-FREE OPERATION, AND UNINTERRUPTED USE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT: - A CODE, LINK, FILE, DOCUMENT, IDENTIFICATION RECORD, OCR RESULT, ARCHIVE, PASSWORD OPERATION, CONVERSION, EXPORT, OR EXTERNAL DESTINATION IS ACCURATE, AUTHENTIC, COMPLETE, SAFE, LAWFUL, MALWARE-FREE, COMPATIBLE, PRESERVED, OR SUITABLE; - THE APP WILL IDENTIFY DECEPTION, MALWARE, PHISHING, FRAUD, INFRINGEMENT, OR UNSAFE CONTENT; - A FILE OR FORMAT WILL OPEN, RENDER, EDIT, SAVE, CONVERT, EXTRACT, OR RETAIN ITS ORIGINAL PROPERTIES; - AN OUTPUT WILL SATISFY A PROFESSIONAL, LEGAL, EVIDENTIARY, SECURITY, RECORDKEEPING, OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENT; - LOCAL DATA WILL BE BACKED UP, RECOVERED, OR RESTORED; OR - EVERY DEFECT WILL BE CORRECTED. WARRANTIES AND RIGHTS THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW REMAIN IN EFFECT. 21. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, JESUS AFKERIAN, AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE, AND APPLICABLE LICENSORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS, DISCLOSURE, CORRUPTION, OR DESTRUCTION OF DATA, FILES, DOCUMENTS, ARCHIVES, PASSWORDS, SCAN HISTORY, OCR RESULTS, IDENTIFICATION OUTPUTS, INVENTORY RECORDS, PROFITS, REVENUE, OPPORTUNITY, GOODWILL, DEVICE USE, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE VALUE. THIS EXCLUSION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR STATUTE; EVEN IF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE WAS DISCLOSED; AND EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, TO THE EXTENT LAWFULLY PERMITTED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS, EVENTS, THEORIES, DEVICES, DAMAGES, AND RELIEF ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE APP OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID DIRECTLY BY THE CLAIMANT TO JESUS AFKERIAN FOR THE APP DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY; OR (B) USD 100. ADVERTISING REVENUE IS NOT AN AMOUNT PAID BY THE USER. THIS IS ONE AGGREGATE CAP, NOT A SEPARATE CAP PER CLAIM, EVENT, DEVICE, FILE, DOCUMENT, OUTPUT, ADVERTISEMENT, THEORY, OR DEFENDANT. Nothing excludes or limits liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, willful misconduct, death or personal injury, gross negligence where nonwaivable, mandatory statutory privacy or consumer remedies, or another liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. 22. LIMITED INDEMNIFICATION To the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify Jesus Afkerian, operating under the AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE brand, against third-party claims and direct losses only to the extent caused by: - unlawful use of the App; - material breach of these Terms; - infringement or violation of third-party rights; - User Content for which you lacked required authority; or - malicious interference with the App or related services. Indemnification is subject to causation, reasonable mitigation, reasonably prompt notice when practicable, your reasonable control of the defense through qualified counsel, and the right of Jesus Afkerian to participate at his own expense. It does not cover losses caused by fraud, willful misconduct, nonwaivable gross negligence, or conduct for which indemnification cannot lawfully be required. 23. MANDATORY RIGHTS Nothing in these Terms waives or limits a nonwaivable right relating to consumers, privacy, language, warranties, cancellation, small-claims courts, jurisdiction, forum, or legal remedies. When a provision conflicts with mandatory law, that law controls only to the extent necessary. The remainder of these Terms continues in effect. 24. GOVERNING LAW, INFORMAL RESOLUTION, AND VENUE These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without applying its conflict-of-laws rules, except where mandatory law requires otherwise. Before filing a proceeding, either party may send a written dispute notice to: afkerian.support@gmail.com Suggested subject: QR Decoder — Notice of Dispute The notice should describe the dispute, relevant facts, contact information, and requested resolution. The parties may attempt in good faith to resolve the matter for 30 days. This informal process does not prevent either party from seeking urgent relief or using a right that cannot lawfully be delayed or waived. Subject to nonwaivable local rights, mandatory consumer forums, and small-claims courts, a dispute must be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction in Orange County, Florida. These Terms contain no mandatory arbitration agreement, arbitration delegation, arbitration opt-out procedure, class-action waiver, or jury-trial waiver. 25. EXPORT CONTROLS AND SANCTIONS You may not download, access, export, reexport, transfer, or use the App in violation of United States export controls, economic sanctions, trade restrictions, restrictions concerning prohibited persons, destinations, end users, or end uses, or other applicable law. This section does not represent that the App is authorized in a territory excluded by Section 3. 26. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS These Terms may be updated prospectively. Material changes will be made reasonably conspicuous, identify an effective date, and will not apply retroactively unless permitted by law and expressly stated. To the maximum extent permitted by law, accessing or using the App after notice and the effective date manifests acceptance of the updated Terms. Merely keeping the App installed without accessing or using it does not constitute acceptance of updated Terms. If you do not accept an update, stop using and uninstall the App before the stated effective date. 27. GENERAL PROVISIONS If a provision is invalid or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent or severed, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect. Failure to exercise a right is not a waiver. A waiver must be express and written. You may not assign these Terms without consent. Jesus Afkerian may assign them together with a lawful transfer of the App or related rights, subject to mandatory law. Use of the App does not create an agency, employment, partnership, association, joint venture, franchise, fiduciary, or representative relationship. Except for licensors or providers expressly protected by a disclaimer or limitation, there are no third-party beneficiaries. Jesus Afkerian is not responsible for delay or failure caused by events beyond reasonable control, subject to nonwaivable law. These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and incorporated licenses and notices constitute the entire agreement concerning the App without replacing nonwaivable rights. Provisions concerning ownership, User Content responsibility, disclaimers, liability, indemnification, mandatory rights, governing law, and provisions that by their nature should survive will continue after termination. 28. CONTACT Jesus Afkerian, a natural person operating under the AFKERIAN INTERACTIVE brand Publisher and operator of QR Decoder Support and legal email: afkerian.support@gmail.com Website: https://afkerianinteractive.github.io/ QR Decoder: https://afkerianinteractive.github.io/qr-decoder/