Last updated: June 29, 2026
This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a binding contract between you ("you") and Nir Nagar ("we", "us", "our"), the developer of the HearthWire software and its documentation ("the App"). By downloading, installing, or using the App, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to this Agreement, and that you are of legal age to enter into it. If you do not agree, do not download, install, or use the App, and uninstall it.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. It contains important provisions that disclaim warranties, limit and cap our liability, place responsibility for your data, devices, and network on you, require you to use the App lawfully and only from official sources, and require you to indemnify us in certain cases. These provisions apply to the maximum extent permitted by the law that applies to you, and they survive even after you stop using the App.
We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to install and use the App on devices you own or control, for your personal and household use only, in accordance with this Agreement. The App is licensed, not sold. We and our licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to the App, and all rights not expressly granted to you are reserved.
Home use only. The App is made and licensed for use in a private home, by individuals and households. Installing or using the App in or for a business, office, company, organization, government body, school, or other commercial, professional, or multi-user environment is outside the scope of this license and is not intended, supported, or tested. If you choose to install or use the App in any such environment, you do so entirely at your own risk: we provide no warranty for that use, will not provide support for it, and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, accept no responsibility or liability of any kind arising out of or related to it.
You may not, and may not permit anyone else to: (a) copy, distribute, resell, rent, lease, sublicense, publish, or otherwise make the App available to others, except installing it on your own devices as intended; (b) modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the App; (c) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App, or attempt to derive its source code, except to the limited extent this restriction cannot be excluded under applicable law; (d) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notice; (e) use the App to develop a competing product; or (f) bypass, disable, or tamper with any security, licensing, or technical-protection feature of the App.
You understand and agree that the App:
Downloads\My Network Files, and may keep
temporary copies of files you open, which are cleared automatically over time.%LOCALAPPDATA%\HearthWire, and registers a startup task if you enable "Start with
Windows."You acknowledge that connecting computers, sharing files, synchronizing folders, mapping drives, sharing printers, and granting screen access are inherently powerful actions, and that by choosing to use them you accept the ordinary risks involved, including the possibility that data may be copied, changed, deleted, or seen by another computer or person you allowed onto your network. All of this stays on your devices and your local network. See the Privacy Policy for details.
The App's screen-sharing features require the explicit consent of the person at the computer being viewed or controlled, for each session, and that person can end the session at any time. You agree to use these features only with permission and not to access a computer or its contents without the consent of the person using it.
We take security seriously and built HearthWire following established security practices: traffic between your computers is encrypted, a new computer can only join after you approve it (confirming a number shown on both screens), and the App uses no accounts, servers, or cloud. We have worked carefully to protect it against misuse. At the same time, no software can be guaranteed perfectly secure, and the App is a convenience tool for making home computers work together: the folder passwords and permission prompts are reasonable safeguards, not a guarantee of security or encryption for your stored files. Do not rely on the App as your only protection for confidential or sensitive information; use disk encryption such as BitLocker and a locked operating-system account, keep Windows updated, and share your invite code only with people you trust.
Install HearthWire only from our official page or the Microsoft Store. Because the App connects your computers and your home network, a tampered or "cracked" copy is especially dangerous: people who pirate this kind of app often hide malware or a backdoor that can give an outsider access to your computer and everything on your network. Downloading, installing, or distributing a cracked, pirated, or otherwise unauthorized copy is a breach of this Agreement, may be illegal, and is done entirely at your own risk. This Agreement, including the no-warranty and limitation-of- liability terms, and any responsibility on our part, apply only to genuine copies you obtain from our official channels; we are not responsible for any copy obtained elsewhere or for any harm such a copy causes to your devices or network.
You acknowledge that file transfer and folder synchronization can result in files being overwritten, deleted, duplicated, or not delivered, and that any network, drive-mapping, printer, or screen feature can fail or behave unexpectedly. You assume full responsibility for maintaining independent, current backups of your data, and you accept that you use the App and all of its features at your own risk.
THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, THAT DATA WILL BE TRANSFERRED OR SYNCHRONIZED WITHOUT LOSS OR ERROR, OR THAT THE APP WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, CREATES ANY WARRANTY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO DATA, LOSS OF FILES TRANSFERRED OR SYNCHRONIZED, LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, DAMAGE TO DEVICES OR NETWORKS, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF ANY FOLDER, FILE, OR SCREEN THAT YOU PERMITTED OR THAT RESULTED FROM A COMPUTER YOU APPROVED INTO YOUR NETWORK, OR LOSS OF PRIVACY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE APP OR THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, AND EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE APP OR THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (a) THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY PAID FOR THE APP IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (b) USD 10.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or damages, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits any liability or right that cannot be excluded or limited under the law that applies to you, including, where applicable, liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or your non-waivable rights as a consumer.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use or misuse of the App; (b) content you share, send, or synchronize; (c) your breach of this Agreement or of any law or third-party right; or (d) access you granted to your network, folders, files, or screen.
The App runs on Microsoft Windows and uses your network hardware, printer drivers, and other components we do not provide or control. We are not responsible for those components, or for any act, omission, failure, or change in them. Your use of Windows, the Microsoft Store, printer drivers, and your network is also governed by the terms of their respective providers.
You agree not to misuse the App, including not to: use it to access computers, files, or screens without permission; transmit unlawful, infringing, or malicious content; interfere with or disrupt the App or any network; or use it in violation of the rights of others or of any applicable law.
You represent that you are not located in, and will not use or export the App in violation of, any applicable export-control or sanctions laws, and that you are not on any restricted-party list under such laws.
We may release updates that add, change, or remove features, and we may update this Agreement. The current version will be posted at this address with a new "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the App after a change takes effect means you accept the updated Agreement; if you do not agree, stop using and uninstall the App.
This license ends automatically if you breach this Agreement, and we may suspend or end it where permitted by law. You may end it at any time by uninstalling the App. The provisions that by their nature should survive (including the license restrictions, disclaimers, limitations and cap on liability, indemnification, and governing law) survive termination.
This Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy, is the entire agreement between you and us about the App and supersedes any prior understanding on its subject. If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed, and the remaining provisions will stay in full force. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign this Agreement without our prior written consent; we may assign it in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. Section headings are for convenience only.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of Israel, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and the competent courts located in Israel will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or related to it. This does not deprive you of the protection of any mandatory consumer-protection law of your country of residence, where such law applies.
Nir Nagar (Pro Numerology), iam@nirnagar.com