CoreGuardTerms of Service
By downloading, installing, or using CoreGuard (the “Software”), you agree to these Terms.
1. License
We grant you a personal, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the Software on the number of Macs included in the tier you purchased (Pro: up to 3 Macs; Family: up to 6 Macs), for personal or internal business use. A Business license (more seats / volume / reseller use) is available on request — contact us for terms and seat count. The free tier may be used at no charge under these same Terms. You may move your license between Macs you own (e.g. when you replace a Mac) as long as the number of Macs in concurrent use stays within your tier. This agreement is the End-User License Agreement (EULA) for the Software.
2. Trial
New installs include a 3-day full-feature trial. When it ends, the Software continues to work as the free tier; paid features require a valid license.
3. Purchases, payments, and refunds
Purchases are sold and processed by our merchant of record (Paddle), who is the seller of record for the transaction, handles billing and applicable taxes, and whose terms also apply to your purchase (see Paddle’s Buyer Terms and Privacy Policy). We do not receive or store your payment-card details.
30-day money-back guarantee. If your CoreGuard Pro or Family license isn’t right for you, you can request a refund within 30 days of your purchase. Refunds are processed by the merchant of record under its refund policy; see our Refund Policy. Because the Software is delivered as a download, you confirm at checkout, before paid delivery, that you understand you have 30 days from the order completion date to cancel or request a refund. (Where local consumer law grants you a longer or non-waivable right, that applies.)
4. Updates
Your license includes all updates within the same major version (e.g. all 1.x). Future major
versions may be offered as a separate paid upgrade.
5. License keys
Your license key is for your own use. You may not share, resell, sublicense, or publish license keys. Circumventing the licensing or using the paid features without a valid license is not permitted.
6. Fan control & hardware safety — important
The Software includes an optional fan-control feature that you must explicitly enable. When enabled, a privileged helper writes low-level system (SMC) values to control fan speed. The Software is engineered to be safe — it only ever raises fan speed when the Mac is hot, clamps each fan to its hardware range, runs a thermal-failsafe watchdog, and returns control to macOS automatically if the app quits. However, controlling hardware carries inherent risk. You enable and use fan control at your own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any overheating, throttling, hardware damage, data loss, or other harm arising from the use of fan control or any other feature.
7. No warranty
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Readings, estimates (e.g. SSD life, battery health, temperatures), reports, and any exported Condition Report are best-effort and not a substitute for professional diagnosis or service.
8. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SOFTWARE IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR IT IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST DATA, PROFITS, OR HARDWARE. Some jurisdictions do not allow these limits, so they may not fully apply to you.
9. Acceptable use
Don’t use the Software unlawfully, don’t reverse-engineer it except where that right can’t be excluded by law, and don’t use it to harm others’ systems.
10. Termination
This license ends if you breach these Terms. You may stop using the Software at any time; uninstalling removes it and its privileged helper.
11. Changes
We may update these Terms; material changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Continued use after changes means you accept them.
12. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of [governing law / jurisdiction — to be set, confirm with counsel], without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Consumer-rights carve-outs required by your jurisdiction (for example, EU/UK statutory rights) are unaffected.