Effective date: March 1, 2026 · Last updated: March 1, 2026
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a binding legal agreement between you (“you” or “User”) and Lunana Global Inc., the developer of the CatchRules mobile application (“CatchRules,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By downloading, installing, accessing, or using the CatchRules application, any companion website, or any related service (collectively, the “Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not install or use the Service.
Your use of the Service is also subject to Apple Inc.’s Licensed Application End User License Agreement (“Apple EULA”). To the extent these Terms conflict with the Apple EULA on any matter Apple has designated as non-negotiable, the Apple EULA controls for that matter only.
CatchRules is a consumer reference application that provides, among other features:
Some features require a paid “CatchRules Pro” subscription (see Section 11). Some features require your permission to use location services, the camera, or photo library.
You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service. If you are between 13 and the age of majority where you live (typically 18), you may use the Service only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. Parents and guardians are responsible for supervising minors’ use of the Service, including decisions about keeping, handling, or consuming any catch.
You further represent that you are not barred from using the Service under the laws of your jurisdiction, and that you hold any license, permit, stamp, tag, or authorization required by law to fish, harvest, take, possess, or transport any organism in the location where you are fishing.
The Service is provided for general informational and educational purposes only and does not have legal force or effect. CatchRules is not a government agency, is not affiliated with any federal, state, provincial, tribal, territorial, or local wildlife, fisheries, or conservation authority, and does not speak for any such authority.
Nothing displayed in the Service — including any regulation summary, species identification, size estimate, tide prediction, zone match, map overlay, recommendation, or indicator that a particular catch is “legal,” “within limit,” “in season,” “prohibited,” “protected,” or similar — is legal advice, is an official publication, or may be relied on as a substitute for the official regulations, proclamations, emergency orders, and guidance issued by the authority with jurisdiction over your location and activity.
You agree that you must independently verify the current, official rules that apply to you — at the time and place you are fishing — before keeping, transporting, selling, gifting, or consuming any fish or other organism.
Regulation Data presented in the Service is compiled from public sources including government websites, regulation handbooks, PDF proclamations, and agency notices. It is processed in part by automated crawlers and by machine-learning systems, and is presented on a “best effort” basis. Regulation Data may be:
CatchRules expressly disclaims any liability for inaccuracies, omissions, stale data, or misinterpretations of Regulation Data, and shall not be held responsible for any fines, citations, penalties, license revocations, asset seizures, civil liability, criminal liability, or other legal consequences resulting from your reliance on the information presented. If the Regulation Data shown in the Service conflicts with the official regulations published by the responsible authority, the official regulations control.
The Identification feature uses machine-learning models that produce a probabilistic estimate of species from a photograph. These estimates are frequently wrong, particularly in the following situations (non-exhaustive):
Confidence scores, “match” percentages, and visual indicators in the Service reflect the model’s internal probability and do not correspond to any legal standard of certainty. A 99% “match” is not a guarantee. You agree that you must independently and visually verify the species of every organism you consider keeping, using field guides, regulatory photographs, and, where there is any doubt, release of the organism or consultation with a qualified biologist, enforcement officer, or agency. Identification results may not be used as a basis for keeping, possessing, transporting, consuming, selling, or distributing any organism, including but not limited to as a basis for human consumption of any fish or shellfish.
Heightened duty for protected species. The Service does not reliably distinguish endangered, threatened, or otherwise protected species from their legal-take look-alikes. Misidentifying a protected species can expose you to substantial civil and criminal liability under the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.), the Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. §§ 3371–3378), CITES, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (where applicable), and analogous federal, state, provincial, tribal, and territorial laws — including penalties that may substantially exceed the liability cap in Section 17. You agree that, if any organism resembles a species listed as endangered, threatened, candidate, protected, prohibited, no-take, or restricted under any law that may apply to your location, you will release that organism regardless of what the Service identifies it as, and you will not rely on the Service’s identification to support any decision to take, possess, kill, harm, harass, transport, sell, gift, consume, or otherwise dispose of it. When in doubt as to whether a species is protected, release the organism and consult the responsible authority before any further action.
Important: Measurements produced by the Service are estimates. They are not survey-grade or enforcement-grade measurements. The Service must not be used as the sole basis for deciding whether a fish or other organism meets a legal minimum size, slot size, or maximum size.
Fishing regulations frequently prohibit keeping a fish that is below (or, for slot limits, within or outside) specified dimensions. Small measurement errors can change whether a catch is legal to keep. You agree not to rely on the Service’s measurement output to determine legality. Where any legal size limit may apply, verify the length or girth using a physical, legally compliant measuring device (ruler, bump board, tape) and the measurement method required by the applicable authority (for example: total length vs. fork length vs. standard length, measured with mouth closed and tail pinched or fanned as the regulation specifies).
CatchRules makes no assurances as to the accuracy, precision, or repeatability of any measurement produced by the Service, and disclaims liability for any citation, fine, or other legal or financial consequence arising from a catch that was kept, released, or transported in reliance on a Service-produced measurement.
Tide predictions, tide-station data, GPS zone detection, jurisdiction detection, maps, and species photographs are provided on an “as is” basis from a combination of first-party and third-party sources. They may be delayed, interpolated, out of date, or wrong. The Service is not a navigation, safety, or marine-weather system and must not be used for navigation, for determining safe water conditions, or for any life-safety purpose. Always consult official navigation charts, NOAA or Canadian Hydrographic Service publications, marine weather services, and local authorities for those needs.
You are solely responsible for complying with every law, regulation, rule, order, permit condition, treaty, ordinance, and private-property restriction that applies to your fishing or harvesting activity, including but not limited to:
You agree not to, and not to assist any third party to:
CatchRules Pro is offered as an auto-renewing subscription sold through the Apple App Store. Current plans and prices are shown in the app at the time of purchase and may change; any change will apply only to renewals after you are notified.
“Your Content” means any photograph, note, catch log entry, location tag, or other material you submit, upload, or create in the Service. You retain ownership of Your Content.
As of the effective date, the Service is designed so that Your Content (including your photographs) stays on your device and is not uploaded to our servers. If and to the extent you ever submit or upload Your Content to us through the Service, you grant CatchRules a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up license to host, store, process, reproduce, adapt, and display such content solely to operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Service for you. We do not claim ownership of Your Content and will not sell Your Content. If we ever want to use Your Content for materially different purposes — such as training machine-learning models, public display beyond what is necessary to run the Service for you, or marketing — we will ask for your separate, opt-in consent.
You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant this license, that Your Content does not infringe any third-party right, and that it complies with Section 10.
Our collection and use of personal information — including approximate and precise location data used to match jurisdictions and fishing zones — is described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. You can revoke location, camera, and photo library permissions at any time in iOS Settings; revoking a permission will disable the features that depend on it.
The Service, including all software, machine-learning models, species profiles, illustrations, icons, interfaces, compilations of Regulation Data, trademarks, and the “CatchRules” name and logo, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the Service on Apple-branded devices you own or control, solely for your personal, non-commercial use and subject to these Terms. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
Third-party data and imagery — including species photographs and certain regulation extracts — may be provided under licenses from their respective owners; those licenses and any required attributions are listed in the app’s “About” or “Credits” section.
The Service may link to or rely on third-party services (for example, NOAA tide stations, mapping providers, government regulation websites, IUCN Red List data, and Apple’s App Store and in-app purchase systems). Your use of those third-party services is governed by their own terms and privacy policies, not by these Terms. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party services.
The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, with all faults and without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we and our suppliers, licensors, and service providers disclaim all warranties, express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, quiet enjoyment, accuracy, completeness, and uninterrupted or error-free operation.
Without limiting the foregoing, we make no warranty that (a) the Service will meet your requirements; (b) Regulation Data is current, accurate, complete, or correctly matched to any species, zone, or activity; (c) any species identification is correct; (d) any measurement is accurate within any particular tolerance; (e) the Service will operate without interruption; or (f) any defects will be corrected. Your reliance on the Service is at your sole risk. You agree that you must evaluate and bear all risks associated with use of the Service, including those risks associated with reliance on the accuracy, thoroughness, or utility of any content or output of the Service.
Mandatory exceptions. Nothing in this Section 16 excludes, disclaims, or limits any warranty, right, or remedy that cannot be excluded, disclaimed, or limited under applicable law, including but not limited to non-waivable rights under the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1750 et seq.), the California Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.), the California False Advertising Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17500 et seq.), the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.), the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (where applicable), and analogous consumer-protection statutes of other jurisdictions. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties; in those jurisdictions the foregoing disclaimers apply only to the maximum extent permitted by law.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall CatchRules, its owners, directors, employees, contractors, affiliates, suppliers, or licensors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of data, loss of use, loss of goodwill, fines, penalties, citations, asset seizures, license revocations, attorneys’ fees, or expenses incurred in defending any action or proceeding, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, statute, or any other legal theory, and whether or not we were advised of the possibility of such damages.
Our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service, from all causes of action and under all theories of liability, will not exceed the greater of (a) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100) or (b) the total amount you paid to us for the Service in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim. Multiple claims shall not enlarge this limit.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of certain damages; in such jurisdictions the foregoing exclusions and limitations apply to the maximum extent permitted by law and nothing in these Terms limits rights you have that cannot be limited by contract.
Mandatory exceptions. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for, and the disclaimers and caps in Sections 16 and 17 do not apply to: (a) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; (b) willful misconduct; (c) gross negligence; (d) death or personal injury caused by our negligence, to the extent applicable law does not permit such liability to be limited; (e) any liability arising under the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act, the California Unfair Competition Law, the California False Advertising Law, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, or any other consumer-protection, product-liability, or unfair-trade-practices statute that, by its terms, may not be waived or limited by contract; (f) public injunctive relief sought under the law of any jurisdiction (including, in California, claims preserved under the McGill rule); (g) claims brought by a governmental entity, including the Federal Trade Commission, any state attorney general, or any consumer-protection regulator, acting in a law-enforcement capacity; and (h) any other liability that cannot, as a matter of law, be excluded or limited.
Savings clause. If any disclaimer, limitation, cap, waiver, or other provision in Sections 16 or 17 is held invalid, unenforceable, or inapplicable in whole or in part by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, the affected provision shall be reformed and applied to the maximum extent permitted by the law of the jurisdiction deciding the claim, so as to give effect to the broadest disclaimer of warranties and the largest limitation on our liability that is enforceable. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision in Sections 16 or 17 does not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision in those sections, and shall not cause the entire limitation of liability or warranty disclaimer to fail.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CatchRules and its owners, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, suppliers, and licensors from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your access to or use of the Service; (b) Your Content; (c) your violation of these Terms or of any applicable law, regulation, license condition, or third-party right; (d) any catch you kept, released, transported, sold, consumed, or otherwise handled; and (e) any citation, fine, or enforcement action issued to you or to any person acting on your behalf. We may, at our election, assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to your indemnification, and in that case you agree to cooperate with our defense.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice, including if we believe you have violated these Terms. You may stop using the Service and delete the app at any time. On termination, Sections 4–10 and 12–24 survive.
Please read this section carefully. It affects your legal rights and requires you to resolve disputes with CatchRules by individual binding arbitration rather than in court.
Arbitration agreement. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service (“Dispute”) that cannot be resolved through informal negotiation within thirty (30) days of written notice shall be resolved by final and binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in English, by a single arbitrator, and seated in the county where you reside, or by video if both parties agree. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Class-action waiver. You and CatchRules each agree that any Dispute will be brought in an individual capacity only and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, consolidated, mass, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative proceeding.
Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court, and either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in court to protect its intellectual-property rights.
30-day opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to hello@catchrules.com within thirty (30) days after first accepting these Terms. Your notice must include your full name, the email associated with your Apple ID, and a clear statement that you opt out of arbitration. Opting out does not affect any other provision of these Terms.
These Terms and any Dispute are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles, and excluding the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Subject to Section 20, the exclusive venue for any action not subject to arbitration is the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and each party consents to personal jurisdiction there.
Intended geographic scope. The Service is offered primarily to users in the United States and Canada. Regulation Data and zone matching cover only United States and Canadian jurisdictions. We make no representation that the Service is appropriate, lawful, or available for use in any other location, and you access the Service from any other location on your own initiative and at your own risk.
Consumers outside the United States. If you are a consumer habitually resident in a Canadian province or territory, the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, or another jurisdiction whose mandatory consumer-protection law applies to you, then notwithstanding the choice of California law in this Section 21 and the arbitration agreement in Section 20:
We may update these Terms from time to time. If a change is material, we will give you reasonable advance notice through the Service or by other reasonable means before it takes effect, and we will update the “Last updated” date above. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of an updated version constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service.
Questions, notices, and service of process under these Terms should be sent to:
Lunana Global Inc.
hello@catchrules.com