Terms of Use

Last updated: 10 May 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the services provided by Hourze Technology Ltd (”Hourze”, “we,” “us”, or “our”), including the Hourze platform, website, applications, products, and services (together, the “Platform”). By accessing or using Hourze, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not
use the Platform.

  • You own your submissions and work

  • Hourze uses AI systems to evaluate content

  • Your Proof Profile is private by default

  • AI evaluations are guidance tools, not certifications

  • We align with applicable global data protection laws

  • Paid features are subject to billing and refund terms

  • Misuse, fraud, or manipulation of the Platform may result in suspension or termination

At a glance

These Terms form a legally binding agreement between you and Hourze.

If you use the Platform on behalf of a company, organisation, or other entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms, and “you” includes that entity.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Where changes are material, we will provide notice by email or a prominent in-app notice. Your continued use of the Platform after the updated Terms take effect means you accept them.

1. Acceptance of these Terms

You must be at least 18 years old to use Hourze.

When you create an account, you agree to provide information that is accurate, current, and complete, and to keep it updated.

You are responsible for:

  • safeguarding your login credentials

  • all activity that occurs under your account

  • notifying us promptly of any unauthorised access or security issue

We may suspend or terminate accounts that are false, misleading, compromised, or used in violation of these Terms.

2. Eligibility and account registration

Hourze is a professional capability and proof platform. It is designed to help users develop, demonstrate, and organise evidence of capability through structured assessments, evaluations, and Proof Profiles.

You may use the Platform only for lawful personal, professional, or internal business purposes.

You must not use the Platform to:

  • misrepresent your identity, experience, or capability

  • submit false, misleading, or fraudulent work

  • use bots, scripts, or automation to manipulate outcomes

  • reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract proprietary systems, logic, or models

  • access or use the Platform in a way that interferes with security, stability, or other users

  • use the Platform or its outputs to train or improve competing systems without our written permission

Your Proof Profile must reflect genuine capability. Deliberate misrepresentation is a material breach of these Terms.

3. Purpose of the Platform and permitted use

Hourze uses AI systems and other evaluation methods to assess submissions against structured criteria and rubrics.

By using the Platform, you acknowledge that:

  • AI outputs are probabilistic and may not always be accurate, complete, or consistent

  • evaluations are intended to support learning, development, and capability visibility

  • evaluations are not certified qualifications, professional licences, or guarantees of employment, promotion, funding, or other outcomes

You should not rely solely on Platform outputs for high-stakes decisions.

Hourze is not a certification body. The Platform is a system for documenting and evaluating capability over time.

To operate the Platform, we may use third-party service providers, including AI and infrastructure providers, subject to our contractual and privacy obligations.

4. AI evaluation and limitations

You retain ownership of the content you submit to Hourze, including your:

  • projects

  • responses

  • submissions

  • work samples

  • proof records

  • profile materials

Your work remains yours. Hourze exists to help structure, evaluate, and make that work legible, not to take ownership of it.

Licence to Hourze

By submitting content to the Platform, you grant Hourze a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, process, reproduce, and display that content only as reasonably necessary to:

  • operate and maintain the Platform

  • evaluate submissions

  • generate and maintain your Proof Profile

  • provide support and security

  • improve the Platform using anonymised or aggregated data

We will not make your individual submissions public without your consent, except where required by law or as otherwise described in our Privacy Policy.

You are responsible for ensuring you have the necessary rights to submit any content you upload or share through the Platform.

5. Your content and ownership

The Platform, including its design, software, evaluation systems, scoring structures, frameworks, content, branding, and underlying technology, is owned by Hourze or its licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, or commercially exploit any part of the Platform except as expressly permitted
by us in writing.

“Hourze” and associated names, logos, marks, and branding are trademarks of Hourze.
You may not use them without prior written permission.

6. Hourze Intellectual Property

Your use of the Platform is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data.

We aim to comply with applicable privacy and data protection laws, including, where relevant:

  • the UK GDPR and EU GDPR

  • the UK Data Protection Act 2018

  • the CCPA/CPRA for relevant California residents

  • other applicable laws in the jurisdictions where we operate

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, or request the portability of your personal data.

We do not sell personal data.

7. Privacy and Data protection

Your Proof Profile is private by default.

You may choose to create or share a public-facing profile or link. If you do, you acknowledge that people with access to that link may view the information you choose to make visible.

Proof Profiles are designed to represent evolving capability, not fixed credentials.

You are responsible for:

  • the information you choose to share publicly

  • how you use your Proof Profile with third parties

  • any representations you make based on Platform outputs

Hourze does not independently verify identity, employment history, educational history, or other credentials unless expressly stated otherwise.

We reserve the right to remove, disable, or restrict public profiles or shared links that we reasonably believe are fraudulent, misleading, harmful, unlawful, or in breach of these Terms.

8. Proof Profiles and public sharing

Certain features of the Platform may be subject to a subscription fee. Where applicable, pricing, billing cycles, and payment terms will be presented clearly before purchase. By subscribing, you authorise us to charge your nominated payment method on the applicable billing cycle.

Unless otherwise stated:

  • subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled

  • cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing period

  • fees paid are non-refundable, except where required by applicable law

  • All fees are stated inclusive or exclusive of applicable taxes (VAT, GST, sales tax) as displayed at checkout. You are responsible for any taxes applicable in your jurisdiction.

Where mandatory consumer laws apply, including in the UK or EU, you may have statutory rights, including cooling-off rights, subject to applicable exceptions for digital services that have already begun with your consent.

We reserve the right to modify pricing on reasonable notice. We will notify you of price changes at least 30 days in advance.

9. Payments, subscriptions, and refunds

The Platform may contain integrations, tools, services, or links provided by third parties.

We are not responsible for third-party products, services, websites, content, or policies. Your use of any third-party service is governed by that provider’s own terms and policies.

10. Third-party services and links

The Platform is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Hourze disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, or reliability.

We do not guarantee that:

  • The Platform will always be available, uninterrupted, and error-free

  • evaluations or outputs will be accurate or suitable for every context

  • Use of the Platform will result in any specific professional, academic, or financial outcome

Hourze and its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, contractors, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, business, opportunity, goodwill, data, or reputation arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Platform.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Hourze’s total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or relating to the Platform or these Terms will not exceed the greater of:

  • the amount you paid to Hourze in the 12 months before the claim arose, or

  • £100 GBP

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for:

  • death or personal injury caused by negligence

  • fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation

  • any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law

If you are a consumer, you may have mandatory legal rights that these Terms do not override.

11. Disclaimers & Limitation of liability

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Platform if we reasonably believe that:

  • you have breached these Terms

  • your use creates legal, security, or reputational risk

  • your account is involved in fraud, misuse, or harmful activity

  • suspension is necessary to protect the Platform, other users, or third parties

Where appropriate, we will provide reasonable notice. We may suspend access immediately where urgent action is needed.

You may stop using the Platform at any time.

Following termination, provisions that by their nature should survive will continue to apply, including provisions relating to intellectual property, privacy, disclaimers, limitation of liability, governing law, and dispute resolution.

12. Suspension and termination

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, excluding conflict of laws principles.

Where mandatory laws in your place of residence give you additional rights or protections, nothing in these Terms is intended to remove them.

If you have a dispute or complaint, please contact us first at legal@hourze.com so we can try to resolve it informally.

If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, it will be subject to the courts of England and Wales, unless applicable consumer law in your jurisdiction gives you the right to bring proceedings elsewhere.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms expressly incorporated by reference, form the entire agreement between you and Hourze regarding your use of the Platform.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect.

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of that provision.

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets.

These Terms do not create any partnership, joint venture, employment, fiduciary, or agency relationship between you and Hourze.

14. General Provisions

Hourze is built on the principles of ownership, transparency, and long-term capability.

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us:

Hourze Technology Ltd
Email: legal@hourze.com

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