1. What is HookGuard

HookGuard is an online platform (SaaS) for licensing software and protecting access to it: independent authors publish their software and buyers purchase digital access to it for a chosen period. The platform gives authors a storefront, device-identifier (HWID) access protection and a source-code protection tool, and buyers a personal cabinet, an internal wallet and support. No physical goods are sold or delivered: the service is rendered remotely in electronic form. Sale of malware, tools for bypassing third-party protection and other prohibited items is excluded (see "Acceptable Use").

Platform operator and seller: Kadakov Vadim Alexandrovich, INN 860105414104, self-employed (NPD). Details — on the Contacts page.

2. Account

• Registration is available to persons 14 years and older. By registering, you confirm you accept the service terms.
• One person — one account. Multi-accounts to bypass blocks are forbidden.
• You are responsible for the security of your password. The password must be at least 8 characters and contain latin letters of both cases and a digit.
• Guest mode allows browsing the storefront but not buying, publishing or using the wallet.
• We may block an account for violation of these terms, fraud, spam or insults toward other users.

3. Storefront and Products

• Each product card contains a name, description, access period and price in rubles. The price is final and includes all applicable seller taxes.
• Products are created and described by the authors themselves. The platform moderates listings before publication but is not the author of third-party code.
• Access is bound to a device (HWID). Rebinding is possible no more often than once per 7 days — this is protection against access resale.
• A product description must be exhaustive and leave no room for ambiguous interpretation: what exactly the buyer receives, for what period and on which device.

4. Wallet and Payments

• The internal wallet is topped up online through a payment partner — a licensed payment service (internet acquirer) (bank card, SBP and other available methods). All settlements are in Russian rubles; a single top-up is between 50 and 25,000 RUB.
• Purchases of products and plans are charged from the wallet balance. Balance limit — 100,000 ₽.
• Author revenue is held for 2 days (clearing/escrow) and then becomes available for withdrawal. The platform fee is 35% of each sale.
• Withdrawals are made manually to the details specified by the user: from 100 to 25,000 RUB per request and at most 50,000 RUB per day. While a request is being processed the funds stay on the wallet balance and are not debited. Credit time depends on the bank and the payment partner.

Orders and payments are accepted 24/7, daily and automatically. Time between payment and service provision: digital access is issued right after the payment partner confirms the payment — usually within a few minutes, at most 1 business day. Details — in the "Payment" document.

5. Refunds

A refund request is filed from the purchased product card or through support. Details — in the "Refund and Cancellation" document. Approved amounts are returned to the HookGuard wallet; refunds to a card/SBP are done through the payment partner (a licensed payment service) upon a support request.

6. Rules for Authors

• By publishing a product, the author confirms they are the rights holder of the code or have the rights holder's consent to sell it.
• Forbidden: malware, stealers, miners, phishing, tools that bypass technical protection or authorisation of third parties (cheats, exploits, bots, key generators), trading in personal data, and any content violating the laws of the Russian Federation. The full list is in the "Acceptable Use" document.
• The product description must match its actual features. Misleading listings are taken down.
• The author must respond to refund requests from their buyers. Systematic violations lead to payout and account blocking.

7. Communication Rules

• Insults, threats, spam, and review/rating manipulation are forbidden.
• Only a product buyer can leave a review — one review per account.
• Complaints about content are sent via the "Report" button or to the support e-mail.

8. Moderation

• New listings are checked before publication. Check time — usually up to 3 business days.
• Moderation may decline a listing without an explanation in the interface, with a notification to the author.
• User complaints are reviewed within 10 business days.

9. Liability

• The service is provided "as is". We ensure the platform works but are not responsible for the content of authors' products or for failures of communication networks, banks and the payment partner.
• We are not responsible for losses caused by the user's own violation of these terms (sharing the password, bypassing HWID protection, etc.).

10. Changes to the Terms

A new edition is published on this page and takes effect from the moment of publication. By continuing to use the site after the changes you accept the new edition.