Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using devhive.tools ("the Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

DevHive is operated by Che Clarke. For legal or compliance questions, contact hello@devhive.tools.

2. Description of Service

DevHive provides 94 free, browser-based utility tools across categories including PDF tools, image tools, text utilities, converters, calculators, developer tools, SEO tools, finance calculators, and AI writing utilities. The tools are provided free of charge for personal and professional use.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Site to:

• Process, upload, or transmit content that is unlawful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, or infringing on third-party intellectual property rights
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or systematically extract data from the Site
• Use automated bots or scripts to abuse or overload the Site's infrastructure or third-party APIs
• Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security-related features of the Site
• Use the Site in any way that violates applicable local, national, or international laws or regulations

4. Calculator and Financial Tool Disclaimer

Outputs from finance, tax, salary, loan, EMI, SIP, GST, BMI, and all other calculator tools on DevHive are provided for informational and educational purposes only. They are not financial, tax, legal, investment, accounting, medical, or professional advice of any kind.

Calculator results are based on the inputs you provide and simplified models. They may not reflect your actual financial, tax, or health situation. You should verify results independently and consult a qualified professional before making any financial, tax, medical, or investment decision.

5. AI, Grammar, and Content Tool Disclaimer

Outputs from AI-generated tools, grammar checkers, writing assistants, SEO generators, schema generators, and content tools may be inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, or unsuitable for your specific use case. These tools do not replace professional editing, legal review, or expert advice.

You are responsible for reviewing and verifying all outputs before using them in any professional, published, or business context. DevHive accepts no liability for errors, omissions, or damages resulting from use of tool outputs.

6. Intellectual Property

All content, design, code, and branding on DevHive (excluding user-submitted content) is the property of DevHive and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works without express written permission.

You retain all rights to any content you process through DevHive tools. We do not claim ownership over files or text you use with our tools.

7. Third-Party Services

Some tools on DevHive interact with third-party APIs, including LanguageTool for grammar checking and geolocation APIs for IP lookup. Your use of these tools is also subject to those third parties' own terms of service and privacy policies. DevHive is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or conduct of third-party services.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and all tools are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. Tool outputs should be independently verified for any critical use case.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, DevHive and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total liability for any claim arising from use of the Site shall not exceed $100 USD.

10. DMCA / Copyright Infringement

If you believe content on DevHive infringes your copyright, please send a DMCA notice to our contact email with: (1) identification of the copyrighted work, (2) identification of the infringing material and its location on the Site, (3) your contact information, (4) a statement of good faith belief that the use is not authorised, and (5) a statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and you are the copyright owner or authorised to act on their behalf.

11. Modifications to the Service

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any tool or feature of the Site at any time without notice. We may also update these Terms of Use at any time. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

13. Contact

For questions about these Terms:

Operator: Che Clarke

Email: hello@devhive.tools

Site: devhive.tools