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End User License Agreement

ZeroTrace — End User License Agreement (EULA)

Last updated: 16 June 2026 Effective: 16 June 2026

IMPORTANT — READ CAREFULLY. This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a binding legal contract between you (an individual or a single entity, "you", "your") and Raj Singha, trading as "Aridya Technologies" ("Publisher", "we", "us", "our") for the ZeroTrace Uninstaller software, including its components, updates, and documentation (collectively, the "Software"). By installing, copying, accepting this Agreement, or otherwise using the Software, you agree to be bound by its terms. If you do not agree, do not install or use the Software, and, if applicable, return it for any available refund through the channel from which you obtained it.

1. Definitions

  • "Software" — the ZeroTrace Uninstaller application in object-code form, its bundled components and runtime, any updates or upgrades we provide, and accompanying documentation.
  • "Device" — a single computer running a licensed copy of Microsoft Windows that you own or control.
  • "Quarantine" — the Software's reversible-removal mechanism, which backs up an item before removing the original and records a manifest enabling restoration.

2. Licence grant

Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, the Publisher grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable licence to install and use the Software on Devices you own or control, for your own personal or internal business purposes. This is a licence, not a sale; the Publisher and its licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Software. The current version of the Software is provided free of charge; the Publisher may offer paid versions or features in the future under additional or updated terms.

3. Restrictions

Except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable mandatory law, you may not:

  1. reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software, or attempt to derive its source code;
  2. modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Software;
  3. rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, distribute, host as a service, or otherwise commercially exploit the Software, in whole or in part;
  4. remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice;
  5. circumvent or disable any security, licensing, or technical-protection mechanism; or
  6. use the Software to develop a competing product, or in any unlawful manner.

4. Ownership and intellectual property

The Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual-property laws and treaties. The Publisher (and its licensors, including the authors of the third-party components listed in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md) own all title, copyright, and intellectual-property rights in the Software. The "ZeroTrace" and "Aridya Technologies" names, logos, and branding are trademarks or trade names of the Publisher; this Agreement grants you no rights in them. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

5. The nature of the Software — your acknowledgement of risk

This Section is essential. Please read it.

The Software is a system-maintenance and uninstallation tool. At your direction it can uninstall applications; remove files, folders, and registry entries; disable startup items, services, and scheduled tasks; remove browser extensions; and send caches, temporary files, and other data to the Recycle Bin. These are inherently consequential operations.

The Software is engineered to be safe and reversible by design, and these safety mechanisms are core to it:

  • Quarantine, not hard-delete: items the Software removes are backed up first and can be restored from the Quarantine browser.
  • System Restore point: the Software attempts to create a Windows System Restore point before registry-affecting operations, where the operating system permits.
  • All-or-nothing runs: if any single removal in a run fails, items already quarantined in that run are restored.
  • Confidence scoring and shared-component protection: items that may be shared with other software are surfaced and protected rather than removed automatically.

You nonetheless acknowledge and agree that:

  1. removing software, files, and registry data carries inherent risk, including the risk of data loss or of affecting the operation of Windows or other applications;
  2. some safety features depend on the operating system (for example, System Restore must be enabled and available) and may be unavailable in some environments;
  3. when the Software invokes an application's own uninstaller, or relies on the operating system's own removal facilities (such as for Microsoft Store apps) or the Recycle Bin, those third-party mechanisms are outside the Publisher's control and the Publisher is not responsible for their behaviour;
  4. you are solely responsible for selecting which items to remove, for reviewing items the Software surfaces for your decision, and for maintaining current backups of your system and data before performing removals; and
  5. the Software requires administrator (elevated) privileges to function, and you authorise it to make the changes you direct.

6. Updates

The Software may check for, and offer to download and install, updates and upgrades (see the Privacy Policy for what this involves). Updates may add, change, or remove features. Unless an update is accompanied by a separate licence, it is governed by this Agreement. You are not obligated to install updates, but the Software may become less effective or unsupported if you do not.

7. Privacy

Your use of the Software is also governed by the ZeroTrace Privacy Policy (PRIVACY.md), which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference. In summary, the Software processes your content locally and does not transmit it to the Publisher; it connects to the Publisher's service only to load its configuration and to check for and download updates, and it contains no advertising.

8. Third-party components

The Software includes third-party open-source components, each licensed under its own terms, listed in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md. Those terms govern your use of the corresponding components and, where they conflict with this Agreement as to those components, control.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE PUBLISHER AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE PUBLISHER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT ANY REMOVAL OR RESTORE WILL SUCCEED IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties; to that extent the above exclusions may not apply to you, and you may have other rights that vary by jurisdiction.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW:

  1. IN NO EVENT WILL THE PUBLISHER OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT, UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
  2. THE PUBLISHER'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (a) THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (b) US $5.00.

These limitations allocate the risk between you and the Publisher and are reflected in the pricing of the Software. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you in full.

11. Consumer rights not affected

Nothing in this Agreement excludes, restricts, or modifies any guarantee, warranty, right, or remedy you have under mandatory consumer-protection law that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited (including, where applicable, under the Indian Consumer Protection Act, 2019, EU/UK consumer law, the Australian Consumer Law, or similar). Where such law applies, the disclaimers and limitations above apply only to the extent permitted by that law.

12. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Publisher from any claims, damages, or expenses arising out of your misuse of the Software or your breach of this Agreement.

13. Term and termination

This Agreement is effective until terminated. It terminates automatically if you breach any of its terms. On termination you must stop using and uninstall the Software. Sections 3–5 and 9–16 survive termination.

14. Export and sanctions compliance

You represent that you are not located in, and will not use or export the Software in violation of, any applicable export-control or sanctions laws, and that you are not on any government restricted-party list.

15. Governing law and dispute resolution

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Republic of India, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules and excluding the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Subject to the consumer-rights carve-out in Section 11, the courts located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and you consent to their jurisdiction and venue.

Note to Publisher: confirm that Bengaluru, Karnataka is your principal place of business / chosen legal venue before release, and amend if different.

16. General

  • Entire agreement. This Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy and the Third-Party Notices, is the entire agreement between you and the Publisher concerning the Software and supersedes all prior understandings.
  • Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force.
  • No waiver. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it.
  • Assignment. You may not assign this Agreement without the Publisher's prior written consent; the Publisher may assign it in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
  • Microsoft Store. If you obtained the Software through the Microsoft Store, the Microsoft Store Terms of Sale also apply to your acquisition, and in the event of a direct conflict regarding the transaction, those terms control over this Agreement as to the transaction only.
  • Contact. Questions about this Agreement: support@zerotraceuninstaller.com.

This Agreement is provided in good faith and is intended to be fair and complete. It is not legal advice. The Publisher will have it reviewed by qualified legal counsel prior to commercial release.