terms of service

effective 8 November 2026 · Boolescale Engineering Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

These terms are an agreement between you and Boolescale Engineering Private Limited ("we"), which runs hlog. By creating an account or using hlog you accept them and our privacy policy. If you don't agree, please don't use hlog.

1. who can use hlog

You must be at least 18 years old. One account per email address. You're responsible for what happens through your account and its tokens; keep your email secure and revoke tokens you no longer use.

2. your content

You own what you write. You give us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, process, display and distribute it as needed to run hlog for you: privately for private lines, and publicly (profile, plain text, RSS, feeds, link previews, the API, connected apps and AI assistants) for anything you make public. The licence ends when the content is removed from hlog, except for copies others already made and short-lived backups.

hlog is append-only by design: you can't edit or delete a single line, but you can hide it from public view, remove lines through retention, or delete your account. Making a level public also publishes its past lines.

3. acceptable use

Don't use hlog to post or do anything that:

• is illegal, or infringes someone's copyright, trademark, privacy or other rights;
• harasses, threatens, defames or incites hatred or violence against anyone;
• shares someone's private information without their consent;
• is sexually explicit, involves children in any harmful way, or promotes self-harm;
• impersonates someone, or misleads people about where something comes from;
• is spam, or automates hlog beyond its documented API and rate limits;
• contains malware, or tries to break, probe or overload hlog's security or infrastructure;
• is otherwise prohibited under India's Information Technology Act, 2000 and its rules.

4. reports & moderation

Anyone can report public content. We don't monitor content in advance, but we may remove a line from public view or suspend an account that breaks these terms or the law, or when legally required. The line itself isn't edited, and a suspended user can still export their data. We may also share information with authorities when the law requires it.

5. ads and plans

Free accounts may see plain-text ads in feeds and on other people's public logs, never in your own log. Supporter accounts see no ads. Paid plans, if offered, will have their own terms.

6. apps, API, CLI and AI assistants

You can use hlog through the web, the CLI (open source, MIT licence), the API and AI assistants, within the documented limits. Third-party apps and AI services you connect are governed by their own terms; you decide what they can access and can revoke it at any time.

7. availability and warranties

We work to keep hlog running and your data safe, but hlog is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind to the extent the law allows. Features may change, and we may discontinue hlog with reasonable notice so you can export your data.

8. liability

To the extent the law allows, we're not liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for content posted by others, and our total liability to you is limited to the greater of ₹1,000 and what you paid us in the 12 months before the claim. You agree to indemnify us against claims arising from content you post or your breach of these terms.

9. ending your use

You can delete your account at any time in settings. We may suspend or end accounts that seriously or repeatedly break these terms.

10. law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Courts in Hyderabad, Telangana have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to any rights you have under the law where you live.

11. grievances

For complaints about content or these terms, contact the Grievance Officer at admin@boolescale.com. We acknowledge complaints within 24 hours and resolve them within 15 days, or sooner where the law requires.

12. changes

We may update these terms. For material changes we'll update the date above and tell you in your log before they apply. Continuing to use hlog after that means you accept the new terms.