Terms of Use

Last updated: 15.04.2026

1. Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions apply in this Agreement:

  • Service means the Hintsage software and the website located at https://hintsage.com, which provide the User with functionality for capturing and recognizing voice speech, generating text answers, processing audio, visual and other data, displaying information, and configuring visual parameters.
  • User means a legally capable individual who uses the Service and has accepted the terms of this Agreement in the prescribed manner.
  • Provider means Individual Entrepreneur Vitaly Aleksandrovich Ulaev, OGRNIP 326554300039945, INN 550408464967, who is the owner and administrator of the Service.
  • Agreement means this document, including all appendices, supplements and amendments to it, governing the relationship between the Provider and the User when using the Service.
  • Digital service means a service that provides the User with access to software and its functionality in electronic form through the Service and has no tangible form.
  • Content means any text, audio, graphic or other materials created, generated, uploaded, processed or displayed using the Service.
  • Plan means the set of terms for providing the User with access to paid Service features, including the type of plan, its term, the amount of paid units provided (if any), and other applicable limits.
  • Paid units means any quantitative limits for using paid Service features provided to the User on a paid basis under the selected Plan, including, but not limited to, hours, shots, requests, actions or other units of functionality.
  • Access activation means providing the User with the technical ability to use paid Service features under the selected Plan, confirmed by technical events (logs) of the Service.
  • Use of the Service means the User's actual receipt of paid Service functionality, including, but not limited to, generating text answers and solutions, processing audio or visual data, speech recognition, image analysis, or performing other paid actions.
  • Subscription means a Plan that gives the User the right to use paid Service features for a fixed calendar period from Access activation within the terms, limits and rules established by this Agreement and the Service. A Subscription includes allocation of a certain number of paid units (hours of Service use and shots) for the subscription term. Upon expiry of the subscription term, unused paid units are cancelled.

2. Subject of the Agreement

This User Agreement (the "Agreement") governs the relationship between the Provider and the User when using the Service.

Acceptance of this Agreement is deemed to occur when the User registers in the Service or pays for paid Service features. The date of acceptance is the date of registration or the date funds are credited to the Provider's account. Use of the Service means the User's full and unconditional acceptance of the terms of this Agreement.

The User confirms that before making payment they will review the terms of the selected plan, including its term and applicable limits.

3. Description of the Service

The Service is a desktop application and a remote server component that provide the User with tools for:

  • capturing and recognizing voice speech;
  • generating text answers that may include code;
  • displaying information in the user interface;
  • configuring visual parameters (transparency, font size, etc.).

Service functions are available only with an Internet connection.

Results obtained using the Service are generated automatically and may contain inaccuracies, outdated information or incorrect information. The Service does not replace professional advice, and the User independently decides how to use the data provided.

The Provider may update the Service functionality, including adding new features or changing existing ones, without prior notice to the User, provided this does not limit already paid features.

4. Rights and obligations of the parties

4.1. The User undertakes to:

  • use the Service in accordance with the applicable legislation of the Russian Federation;
  • not interfere with the operation of the Service and not take actions aimed at destabilizing it;
  • provide accurate information during registration.
  • refrain from abusing the Service, including sending an excessive number of requests or continuously using the Service when this is not required;
  • not create several accounts from one computer to use free time without making purchases; if such accounts are detected, free features will be blocked.

4.2. The User has the right to:

  • use the Service functionality within this Agreement;
  • obtain access to paid features after paying for them;
  • stop using the Service at any time.

4.3. The Provider undertakes to:

  • provide technical access to the Service where possible;
  • take measures to ensure the security of the User's data.

4.4. The Provider has the right to:

  • suspend or restrict access to the Service if the Agreement is violated;
  • make changes to the Service functionality;
  • temporarily restrict access to the Service for technical reasons.

4.5. Referral program

The terms of the Service referral program (rewards for attracting new Users using a referral link) apply only to accounts that are created and actually used from different computing devices (computers).

A referral program bonus is credited when payment is received for an account registered through the User's partner link and starts to apply immediately after it is credited.

The User undertakes not to abuse the referral program, including by creating or using accounts connected to each other by a referral link from the same computer.

If abuse is detected, the Provider may, at its discretion, apply measures to the relevant accounts, including blocking access to the Service or individual features, imposing other restrictions, and cancelling bonuses and other rewards accrued under the referral program. Funds paid for paid Service features are not refundable if the account is blocked or the measures specified in this clause are applied.

4.7. Account blocking and paid funds

If the User's account is blocked or access to the Service is restricted due to a violation of this Agreement, funds paid for paid Service features are not refundable, including with respect to paid units unused at the time such measures are applied (hours, shots and other limits), except in cases expressly provided by mandatory provisions of the legislation of the Russian Federation.

5. Use of third-party services

To perform certain functions, the Service uses third-party APIs and platforms, including, but not limited to:

  • Yandex Cloud, Yandex GPT;
  • GigaChat, SaluteSpeech (Sber).

Data transferred to such services (voice or text) is processed in accordance with the privacy policies of the respective platforms.

6. Registration and data processing

Access to Service functions may require registration, during which the User provides:

  • email address;
  • password (in encrypted form).

Data is transmitted through secure channels and processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

7. Cost and payment procedure

Some Service functions are provided on a paid basis. Current rates are published on the website Hintsage (pricing). Paid features are activated from the moment payment is credited to the Provider's account.

Separate products and services published on the website are not included in the AI Assistant Plan unless expressly stated otherwise in the description of the relevant plan or product. Access terms for separate products may change, including a transition from free access to paid access.

Before payment, the User is provided with a free trial period to evaluate the Service functionality. If the provided trial period is not sufficient for a full evaluation of the Service, the User may contact the Provider via Telegram (t.me/hintsage_support) to discuss the possibility of extending the trial period.

Payment is made through third-party payment systems. The Provider does not store or process bank card data.

The Service has a subscription system under which the User is granted access to paid Service features for a fixed calendar period from the moment of access activation (receipt of payment).

Each subscription includes a certain number of paid units:

  • Hours of Service use means a time limit for using speech recognition and answer generation functions during the subscription term;
  • Shots means a limit on the number of solutions to tasks from the screen during the subscription term.

The subscription term begins from the moment of access activation (receipt of payment) and expires at the end of the relevant period regardless of the User's actual use of the Service.

Non-use of the Service, including partial or complete non-use of the hours and shots allocated under the subscription, is not grounds for extending the subscription term, recalculating the cost, or refunding funds.

Any purchase has a validity period, after which unused units of the purchased product will be reset. The validity period is indicated at purchase or determined by the terms of the relevant plan.

8. Billing

The billing rules set out in this section apply exclusively to the internal accounting of the Service and do not mean that payment is made for actually used time.

In the Russian-language version of the Service, session duration is billed per second when the duration is more than 5 minutes. If the session lasted less than 5 minutes, its duration will be rounded to the nearest 15-second interval. For example, if the session lasted 20 seconds, its duration will be rounded to 30 seconds (the nearest 15-second interval).

9. Liability of the parties

The Provider is not liable for:

  • interruptions in the Service caused by third-party platforms or providers;
  • distortions or errors arising when data is transferred to third-party services;
  • defects, errors, bugs and other technical malfunctions in the Service;
  • the User's use of information obtained through the Service;
  • indirect losses, lost profits or other consequences related to use of the Service, including cases where the Service does not meet the User's expectations, their specific goals, or where there are errors in the Service.

The User is responsible for compliance with the law when using the Service.

10. Liability for recording third parties

The User must notify all participants in an audio recording (for example, in online conferences or calls) about possible recording and processing of their data using the Service. The User is fully responsible for obtaining consent from third parties to record and process their personal data in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

11. Termination of the Agreement

The User may stop using the Service at any time. To delete an account, the User must send a request to the Provider's email address.

The Provider may terminate this Agreement unilaterally in the event of:

  • the User violating the terms of the Agreement;
  • the User's account being used from several IP addresses simultaneously, if this indicates unauthorized access;
  • actions by the User that threaten the stability of the Service.

If the Service is discontinued (complete closure of the Service) by decision of the Provider or for other reasons, unused paid units (hours and shots) are not subject to refund, transfer or compensation.

12. Limitation of warranties for stable operation of functions

The User acknowledges that the Service is used on an "as is" basis, without any warranties of error-free, uninterrupted or stable operation.

The Provider does not guarantee correct operation of all Service features. In particular, the function for hiding program windows from video capture may not provide the required protection when used with applications that implement non-standard methods of screen image capture.

The program window invisibility function is supported only in Windows 10 starting from version 2004 (build 19041) and later, officially released on May 27, 2020. Correct operation of the invisibility function is not guaranteed on earlier versions of Windows.

The User is advised to independently check the operability of these functions in their work environment before active use. The Provider is not liable for any consequences, including technical failures or other inconveniences arising from use of the Service.

13. Changes to the terms of the Agreement

The Provider reserves the right to change this Agreement at any time. Changes take effect from the moment they are published on the website. The User's continued use of the Service means acceptance of the changes.

14. Non-refundability of services and refunds (edition)

14.1.

The Provider renders digital services by providing the User with access to Service functionality through a Subscription, within which a certain number of paid units (hours of Service use and shots) is allocated for the subscription term.

14.2.

For the purposes of this Agreement, paid units mean any quantitative limits provided to the User on a paid basis, including hours, shots, requests, actions or other units of use of the Service functionality.

14.3.

The service is deemed to have started and to be rendered from the moment the User is granted access to paid Service features and/or from the first actual use of paid units.

The fact that the service has started is evidenced by technical events recorded in the Service (logs), including successful access activation, performance of paid actions, generation of results, data processing, or other use of paid functionality.

14.4.

From the moment the service starts, funds paid for the Subscription are not refundable, because the digital service is deemed rendered in the corresponding scope.

14.5.

Refunds are possible only in the following cases:

  • if the User paid for access to the Service but actual use of paid units did not occur;
  • if the User provides documentary evidence of significant technical defects of the Service caused by the Provider and objectively preventing receipt of the paid functionality, provided such defects are not caused by actions of the User, third parties, third-party services or force majeure circumstances.

14.6.

Use of the Service means any actual receipt by the User of paid functionality, including, but not limited to, generating answers, solutions, processing images, screenshots or other paid actions.

A User request for a refund after receiving the result of using paid units is treated as a demand for a refund for an already rendered digital service and will not be satisfied, except in cases expressly provided by clause 14.5 of this Agreement.

14.7.

Upon expiry of the Subscription term, all unused paid units (hours and shots) are cancelled and are not subject to transfer, restoration, compensation or refund.

User requests for refunds after the Subscription term has expired will not be satisfied, because the service is deemed rendered in full within the established term of its provision.

14.8.

If the User stops using the Service, regardless of the reasons, all previously purchased paid units are deemed used or expired and are not refundable, unless otherwise expressly provided by the legislation of the Russian Federation or additional agreements between the Parties.

14.9.

The Provider does not recalculate the cost of services and does not refund funds in connection with changes in rates, composition of functionality, terms for providing services, or other similar circumstances.

By making payment, the User confirms their agreement with the current rates and terms. If the User disagrees, they must refrain from using the Service.

15. Provider details

Email: support@hintsage.com

All notices under this Agreement are sent to the specified email address.

By using the Service, the User confirms their full agreement with the terms of this Agreement.