Effective Date: May 30, 2026
Last Updated: July 24, 2026
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Use and End-User License Agreement (“Terms” or “EULA”) govern your access to and use of the Flare mobile application (“App” or “Platform”), developed and operated by Akshay Sharma (“Developer,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By downloading, accessing, or using the App via the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately cease using the App and delete it from your device.
By accessing the App, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction). If you are under 18, you may only use this App with the direct involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian.
2. Description of Service
Flare Camera is a mobile photography application that provides analog film simulations, digital styles, and advanced image tuning tools for capturing and processing photographs.
- Freemium Model & Limits: Flare operates on a freemium model. Users are granted a limited free allocation of captures (e.g., an initial trial, followed by a set monthly limit) to experience the App’s core functionalities.
- Premium Features: Continued access beyond the free allocation, as well as access to advanced tuning parameters and specific film stocks, requires an active, paid subscription or a lifetime purchase.
- Local Processing: Flare operates with a strict privacy-first approach. All camera data and image processing occur locally on your device’s CPU & GPU. We do not transmit, collect, or store your photographs on remote servers.
3. User Conduct and Platform Integrity
You agree to use the App only for lawful purposes. By using the App, you strictly agree to the following:
- Platform Integrity: Any attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, scrape, or bypass the restrictions of the App, including extracting its underlying GLSL shaders, image processing algorithms, or proprietary recipe JSON schemas, is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate termination of your license and potential legal action.
- Indemnification: You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless developer from and against any claims, damages, obligations, or liabilities arising from your use of the App or your violation of these Terms.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
- Platform Ownership: The developer retains all overarching intellectual property rights, titles, and interests in the Flare App, including its underlying software code, image processing algorithms, UI/UX design, and original pre-designed film simulation recipes.
- User Output Ownership: You retain full ownership, copyright, and all other intellectual property rights to the photographs and videos you capture, process, and export using the App. We claim no ownership over your generated content.
- Third-Party Trademarks: Any reference to third-party film stocks, camera brands, or chemical processes within the App is for descriptive, indicative, comparative, and educational purposes only. Flare is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by these trademark holders.
5. Subscriptions, Billing, and Refund Policy
- In-App Purchases: Premium access to Flare is billed via Google Play Billing for Android users and Apple Media Services (In-App Purchases) for iOS users. Transactions are securely managed via RevenueCat. We do not directly collect or store your payment information. By subscribing, you authorize Google or Apple (as applicable) to charge your selected payment method automatically at the beginning of each billing cycle in accordance with their respective terms of service.
- Cancellation: You may cancel your subscription at any time securely through your Google Play Store or Apple App Store account settings. Cancellation will prevent future auto-renewal billing, and you will retain access to premium features until the end of your current billing cycle.
- Refunds: Because Flare provides a free tier for users to evaluate the service prior to purchase, all subscription payments and lifetime unlock purchases are final. We do not provide direct or prorated refunds. Any refund requests must be directed to and are solely governed by the refund policies of Google Play or Apple or in specific cases, at the discretion of developer.
6. Privacy and Analytics
Your use of the App is also governed by our Privacy Policy. While we do not have access to your photos, we utilize trusted third-party data processors (Firebase analytics, Crashlytics and Mixpanel) to monitor app stability, track anonymous crash reports, and gather product analytics to improve our features. EU users are provided with GDPR-compliant opt-in/opt-out mechanisms for these analytics.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
The App and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
- Simulation Accuracy: While we utilize advanced mathematics to emulate the properties of physical film stocks, we do not warrant absolute scientific accuracy or identical color matching to real-world analog film. Results will vary based on device hardware, sensor limitations, and lighting conditions.
- No Warranty: We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the developer shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, lost data, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use or inability to use the App. In no event shall our total aggregate liability for all claims related to the Services exceed the total amount paid by you to us in the three (3) months preceding the claim.
9. Apple App Store Additional Terms
If you download the App from the Apple App Store, the following additional terms apply:
- Acknowledgment: You acknowledge that this EULA is concluded between you and developer only, and not with Apple. The developer, not Apple, is solely responsible for the App and its content.
- Scope of License: The license granted to you for the App is a non-transferable license to use the App on any Apple-branded products that you own or control as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.
- Maintenance and Support: The developer is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to the App. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services.
- Warranty: In the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price for the App to you. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App.
- Product Claims: You acknowledge that the developer, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims relating to the App or your possession and/or use of the App, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation.
- Intellectual Property Rights: In the event of any third-party claim that the App or your possession and use of that App infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, the developer, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim.
- Third-Party Beneficiary: You and the developer acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of this EULA, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this EULA, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce the EULA against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. Any legal disputes, claims, or proceedings arising out of or relating to these Terms or the use of the App shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts located in UP, India.
11. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms or the App, please contact:
Email: akshay@flarecam.cc