Terms of Service — Quote Compare: Estimate Rates

App Name: Quote Compare - Estimate Rates

Package Name: com.thelayoutloft.quotecompare

Developer: TheLayoutLoft (Shivang)

Contact Email: thelayoutloft@gmail.com

Effective Date: November 5, 2026

Last Updated: November 5, 2026

OVERVIEW

Quote Compare - Estimate Rates is a private, on-device utility for comparing vendor quotations. These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a legal agreement between you and TheLayoutLoft™ (Shivang) ("we", "us", "our") governing your use of the Quote Compare application ("the app").

By downloading, installing, or using the app, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the app.

1. THE SERVICE

Quote Compare helps you record, organise and compare price quotations from vendors — for example plumbing, catering, repairs, events and other everyday purchases. The app works entirely on your device:

• We operate no servers that store your quotations, bills or payment records.
• We have no account system — there is nothing to sign up for and nothing of yours on our side.
• Your data lives in the app's private storage on your phone, and nowhere else.

When you choose to scan a quotation or bill photo, the image is sent to a third-party AI service solely to extract line items, then returned to your device. Extracted results are stored only on your phone.

2. LICENSE TO USE

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use Quote Compare on devices you own or control, for personal, non-commercial quotation record-keeping and comparison.

You may not:

• Copy, modify, distribute, sell, sublicense, or lease the app or any part of it.
• Reverse-engineer or attempt to extract the app's source code, except where applicable law permits it regardless of this restriction.
• Misuse the app, including attempting to abuse, probe, or overload the AI extraction feature.
• Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or attribution notices.

3. YOUR DATA

Everything you enter in Quote Compare is yours, completely.

• You retain full ownership of your quotations, vendor names, bills, payments, photos and every other item you save in the app.
• Because your data never leaves your device unless you share it, we never see, hold, or license it (other than quotation images briefly sent for AI extraction as described above).
• Sharing a comparison, quotation summary, or receipt image is your choice — it goes through Android's share sheet, and whatever happens after you send it is between you and the recipient.

Deleting the app permanently deletes its data. The app provides a JSON backup export and a bills/quotes file vault — use them if your data matters to you.

4. BACKUPS ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

This is the most important section of these Terms, so we say it plainly:

Your quotations and bills exist only on your phone. We cannot restore them for you — we have no server, no cloud copy, and no recovery mechanism.

• The app provides a JSON backup export. Use it. Keep a backup file somewhere safe outside the phone (a drive, a memory card, another device).
• If your phone is lost, broken, reset, or the app is uninstalled without a backup, your data is gone for good. This is a consequence of the privacy promise, not a defect.
• We are not liable for any data loss, including loss caused by device failure, operating-system updates, or accidental uninstall.

5. INFORMATION ONLY — NOT ADVICE

Quote Compare organises your numbers. It does not tell you what to do with them.

• Comparisons, "lowest total" flags, savings figures, price trends and insights are informational calculations on the data you entered — they are not recommendations, endorsements, or financial advice.
• The app never recommends a vendor, never tells you which quote to pick, and makes no claim about market rates, fair prices, or vendor quality.
• A figure such as "saved Rs X" is an arithmetic comparison between quotations you provided — it is not a guarantee that you saved money in any absolute sense.
• You are solely responsible for verifying quotes, vendor credentials, GST treatment, and the terms of any deal you make. The app cannot verify that two quotations cover the same scope of work.

6. AI EXTRACTION

• Scanning a quotation or bill sends that image to a third-party AI service to extract line items. The image is transmitted for that purpose only.
• AI extraction can make mistakes — always check the extracted items, rates and totals against the original document before relying on them. The app asks you to review; please do.
• AI availability and accuracy are provided on a best-effort basis and are not guaranteed.

7. CALCULATIONS & ACCURACY

• Totals, discounts, GST treatment, balance-due figures and insights are computed from the values you or the AI entered. Wrong input produces wrong output.
• Figures displayed by the app are for your personal reference. They are not tax records, invoices, or proof of payment.
• The app's quotation/receipt images are summaries produced by the app for convenience — they are not documents issued by your vendor and must not be presented as such.

8. FREE SERVICE

The app is currently provided free of charge. If paid features, subscriptions, or advertising are introduced later, these Terms will be updated and the change will be reflected here with a new "Last Updated" date.

9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The app, its design, code, icons, and branding belong to TheLayoutLoft™. These Terms do not transfer any ownership to you — only the license in Section 2. TheLayoutLoft™ name and marks may not be used without permission.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

The app is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied — including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of calculations, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that AI extraction will be accurate.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages — including lost profits, lost data, lost savings, or costs of substitute goods or services — arising from your use of the app or your inability to use it. Our total liability for any claim relating to the app is limited to the amount you paid us for the app (which is zero for the free version).

12. CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes take effect when the updated Terms are posted at this URL with a new "Last Updated" date. Continuing to use the app after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

13. CONTACT & GOVERNING LAW

Questions about these Terms: thelayoutloft@gmail.com

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the app is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.