Terms of Service

These terms are an agreement between you and HOOX Software LLC (“HOOX,” “we,” “us”) for using hoox.app. By creating an account or using the site, you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree, please don’t use HOOX.

Who can use HOOX. You must be at least 13. If you’re 13 to 17, you need a parent’s or guardian’s permission, and they agree to these terms for you. Children under 13 can’t have accounts; a parent or guardian may enter them in youth events from the parent’s own account and is responsible for those entries.

Your account. Give accurate information and keep it up to date. Keep your password private; you’re responsible for what happens under your account. Tell us right away at support@hoox.app if you think someone else is using it.

Account types. Anglers, tournament directors, judges and partners have different tools. Some account types, such as judges and partners, need HOOX’s approval before they can be used. We may approve or decline any account at our discretion.

HOOX provides the tools to run and enter tournaments. Each tournament is organized by its tournament director, not by HOOX, unless HOOX is named as the organizer.

Tournament directors are responsible for their events: the rules, schedule, entry fees, prizes, payouts, refunds, permits, insurance and following the law. Describe your tournament accurately and pay out prizes as promised. Where a tournament uses HOOX’s service fee, HOOX keeps that fee from each entry as shown when the tournament is set up.

Anglers agree to follow each tournament’s rules and the director’s and judges’ decisions. Entry fees are paid to the tournament director (for example at check-in) until online payment is available. Ask the director about refunds; HOOX doesn’t refund entry fees for events it doesn’t organize.

Catch submissions must be honest: your own fish, caught during the tournament, under its rules, with the photo, measurements and tournament code shown as required. Edited or recycled photos, or any other cheating, can lead to disqualification and losing your account.

Judges review submissions fairly and only for tournaments they’re assigned to. Judging decisions, and the director’s final decisions on results, are final within HOOX. HOOX isn’t responsible for disputes between anglers, judges and directors, but we may step in, correct results or remove a tournament when something has clearly gone wrong.

“Your content” means what you post or send on HOOX: profile details and photos, catch photos and submissions, listings, logos, banner artwork and messages.

You keep ownership of your content. You give HOOX a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, show, copy, resize and share it to run HOOX: for example showing catch photos on leaderboards and in the Winners Circle, and showing listings and sponsor logos. You also let us feature public content, such as winning catches and tournament results, in HOOX’s own promotion of the site, with credit where practical. This license ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies already shared, official results and backups kept for a limited time.

You’re responsible for your content. Only post content you have the right to post, including permission from anyone recognizable in your photos. Don’t post anything false, unlawful, hateful or that violates someone else’s rights.

We may remove content or limit who can see it if we believe it breaks these terms, but we don’t review everything before it’s posted.

HOOX sells featured listings, sponsorship programs and banner advertising, and runs an affiliate program.

• Orders and invoices. Prices, terms and placement are shown when you request or are quoted a service. A featured listing or ad runs once approved, for the term agreed. Invoices are due by the date shown; we may pause a placement that hasn’t been paid.
• Approval. We may decline or remove any listing, ad or sponsorship that is misleading, unlawful, unsafe or not a good fit for HOOX, and refund any unused prepaid time if we remove it for reasons other than a breach of these terms.
• Refunds. Because placements start running when approved, payments for them aren’t refundable once they begin, unless we agree otherwise in writing or the law requires it.
• Ads and sponsor content must be accurate, and advertisers are responsible for their own products, offers and claims.
• Affiliates earn commission as described in their affiliate agreement and dashboard. Commission is paid once it reaches the minimum payout. We may withhold commission earned through fraud, self-referrals or spam.
• Club and sponsor affiliations. You may only list a club or sponsor on your profile or tournament with their approval; HOOX asks them to confirm it.

Taxes on what you buy or earn through HOOX are your responsibility, except taxes on HOOX’s own income.

When you use HOOX, don’t:

• Cheat, or help anyone cheat, in a tournament.
• Pretend to be someone else, or create accounts for someone without their permission.
• Harass, threaten or bully anyone, or post hateful, sexual or violent content.
• Post other people’s private information.
• Send spam, or use HOOX to advertise without buying a placement.
• Collect information from HOOX with bots, scrapers or other automated tools without our written permission.
• Try to break into accounts or systems, get around security or limits, or disrupt the site.
• Copy, sell or reuse HOOX’s design, code, name or logo, except to link to us.
• Break any law, including fishing and boating laws.

Fish safely and legally. Fishing and boating carry real risks. You’re responsible for your own safety and your crew’s, for wearing life jackets, and for having the licenses, permits and safe equipment the law requires. Follow fishing regulations, including seasons, size and bag limits, and catch-and-release rules. Tournament participation is at your own risk.

Fishing conditions are estimates. Moon phases, feeding times, sunrise and sunset are calculated, and tides come from NOAA predictions. They can be wrong and don’t account for weather. Don’t use them for navigation or safety decisions; check official forecasts and local conditions.

Other sites. HOOX links to other websites, including advertisers, sponsors, affiliate partners and maps. We don’t control them and aren’t responsible for their content, products or privacy practices.

You can stop using HOOX at any time and ask us to delete your account. We may suspend or close an account, or remove a tournament or listing, if it breaks these terms, puts others at risk, or exposes HOOX to legal harm. Where we reasonably can, we’ll tell you why. Sections about content, payments owed, disclaimers, liability and disputes still apply after an account ends.

HOOX is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the extent the law allows, we don’t promise that the site will always be available, error-free or secure, or that results, leaderboards, conditions or listings are complete or accurate. We don’t guarantee any tournament, prize, payout, sponsor or advertiser.

To the extent the law allows, HOOX and its owners, staff and partners aren’t liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, lost profits or lost data, or for injury, loss or damage from fishing, boating, travel or taking part in a tournament. Our total liability for any claim about HOOX is limited to the greater of what you paid HOOX in the 12 months before the claim, or $100. Some states don’t allow these limits, so they may not all apply to you.

You agree to cover HOOX’s losses and reasonable legal costs from claims caused by your content, your tournaments, or your breaking these terms or the law.

These terms are governed by California law. Before filing a claim, please contact us so we can try to solve it informally. Any dispute that isn’t resolved will be heard in the state or federal courts located in California, and you and HOOX agree to those courts. Either of us may bring a qualifying claim in small claims court.

We may update these terms as HOOX grows. We’ll change the effective date, and for important changes we’ll tell you by email or on the site before they take effect. Using HOOX after changes take effect means you accept them.

• Email: gethoox@gmail.com
• Support: support@hoox.app, or the Contact us form
• HOOX Software LLC, California