D.A.R.S. — Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy

The Seller is a sole trader registered in the Slovak Republic and operates under Slovak law.

Payment processing and merchant-of-record services are provided by Paddle.com Market Limited ("Paddle"), a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 08244891), 15 Ingestre Place, London, W1F 0DU, United Kingdom. Paddle collects payments, issues invoices, and handles applicable sales taxes and VAT on behalf of the Seller. Your payment contract and tax invoice are with Paddle. Your software license contract is with the Seller.

Nature of the Software: The Firmware operates by passively detecting drone Remote Identification (Remote ID) signals broadcast publicly by drones in accordance with applicable aviation regulations (including ASTM F3411 and ASD-STAN prEN 4709-002). Remote ID signals are transmitted openly by drones and are intended to be publicly receivable. The Firmware receives these publicly broadcast signals and relays the data contained within them via Bluetooth to the D.A.R.S. Companion App or other compatible applications. The Software does not intercept private communications, access secured systems, or process any data that is not already publicly broadcast by the drone itself.

• "Software" means collectively the Firmware and the Companion App, together with any associated documentation, and any updates provided under these Terms.
• "Firmware" means the D.A.R.S. Firmware v1 binary and configuration files designed to operate on the Device.
• "Companion App" means the D.A.R.S. Android companion application provided as an APK file, included with your purchase and available for download at getdars.com. The Companion App requires Android 8.0 or later.
• "License Key" means the unique alphanumeric activation code issued to you upon purchase in the format DARS-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX.
• "Device" means the single M5Stack Unit C6L hardware unit identified by its factory-programmed MAC address, to which your License Key is permanently bound upon Activation of the Firmware.
• "Activation" means the process of binding a License Key to a specific Device MAC address via the web-based flasher tool at getdars.com, after which the Firmware is operational on that Device.
• "Consumer" means a natural person acting outside the scope of their trade, business, craft, or profession.
• "Business Customer" means any legal or natural person acting in the course of their trade, business, craft, or profession.

Subject to these Terms and timely payment of the applicable license fee, the Seller grants you the following non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, worldwide, perpetual licenses:

Each License Key constitutes one (1) single-use license for one (1) Device only. A separate License Key must be purchased for each additional Device. A license to:

1. use the Firmware solely on the single Device to which your License Key has been activated; and
2. use the Firmware for its intended purpose: receiving, processing, and rebroadcasting drone Remote Identification signals.

This license is personal to you and is bound to the specific Device.

A license to:

1. download, install, and use the Companion App on any Android device (Android 8.0 or later) that you personally own or control; and
2. use the Companion App for its intended purpose: companion functionality to the Firmware, including drone identification lookups.

The Companion App license is personal to you. It may not be shared with, transferred to, or used by any other person.

You may resell or transfer the physical Device (the M5Stack Unit C6L hardware unit) including any Firmware installed on it. However, the license granted under Section 3.1 is personal to the original purchaser and does not pass to any subsequent owner or possessor of the Device. Any new owner of the Device:

1. acquires no rights under this license agreement;
2. is not entitled to updates, re-flash permissions, or any support from the Seller; and
3. uses any Firmware installed on the Device entirely at their own risk and without any warranty from the Seller.

If a new owner wishes to use the Software lawfully, they must purchase a separate license from the Seller at getdars.com.

By purchasing a license, you represent and warrant that:

1. you are at least 18 years of age, or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction if higher;
2. you have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract; and
3. if you are purchasing on behalf of a legal entity, you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

No other rights are granted under these Terms.

You may NOT, and you may not permit any third party to:

1. copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, or make available the Software or any part of it to any third party, whether for commercial gain or otherwise;
2. sell, resell, rent, lease, lend, sublicense, transfer, or otherwise commercially exploit the Software (except as expressly permitted under Section 3.3 with respect to resale of the physical Device) or your License Key;
3. reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, or attempt to derive the source code, algorithms, or trade secrets of the Software, except and only to the extent that applicable law expressly permits such activity and cannot be contractually excluded;
4. modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on the Software;
5. remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices, labels, branding, or identification within the Software;
6. use the Software on any device other than the single Device to which your License Key has been activated;
7. use the Software for any unlawful purpose, including but not limited to any use that violates aviation regulations, frequency regulations, or drone Remote Identification laws applicable in your jurisdiction;
8. circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with any license enforcement, activation, or security mechanism within the Software; or
9. misrepresent the Software or the Device to any third party, including by representing it as a certified safety system, air traffic management tool, counter-drone system, government-approved instrument, or any product with capabilities it does not possess; or use the Seller's name, branding, or marks in any marketing, endorsement, or public communication without prior written consent from the Seller.

The restrictions in this Section apply to the Software in its entirety, including both the Firmware and the Companion App. Any use not expressly permitted by these Terms is prohibited and constitutes a material breach of this agreement.

This section applies only to Consumers as defined in Section 2.

This section constitutes the Privacy Policy of the Seller and provides the information required under Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") and applicable Slovak data protection law.

The controller of your personal data is:
Šimon Slávik - fotozhora
Sládkovičova 2606/5A, 900 28 Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovak Republic
E-mail: just@getdars.com

• Order data from Paddle (name/business name, e-mail address, country, Paddle Order ID) — Purpose: fulfil the license contract. Legal basis: performance of a contract (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)).
• Device MAC address — Purpose: bind the License Key to your Device, prevent unauthorised use, administer re-flash permissions. Legal basis: performance of a contract (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)).
• Activation timestamp and re-flash history — Purpose: license administration and fraud prevention. Legal basis: legitimate interests (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)).
• Companion App — does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data to the Seller or any third party.

The Seller does NOT collect browsing data, location data, payment card data, or any data beyond what is listed above.

When you make a purchase, Paddle acts as the data controller for payment processing. Paddle's Privacy Policy is available at https://www.paddle.com/legal/privacy. The Seller receives only the order data listed in Section 15.2 and does not have access to your payment card details.

• Cloudflare, Inc. — infrastructure and hosting for license management systems (data processor under appropriate DPA).
• Paddle.com Market Limited — as described in Section 15.3.

The Seller does not sell, rent, or share your personal data with any other third parties, except where required by applicable law.

Cloudflare operates servers globally, including outside the EEA. Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards are in place (EU Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions). See Cloudflare's GDPR page for details.

• Order data and License Key records: retained for the duration of your license plus 5 years after termination, or such longer period as required by law.
• Device MAC address: retained for the duration of your license and a reasonable period thereafter.

• Art. 15 — Access: request a copy of your personal data.
• Art. 16 — Rectification: correct inaccurate data.
• Art. 17 — Erasure: request deletion, subject to legal obligations.
• Art. 18 — Restriction: restrict processing in certain circumstances.
• Art. 20 — Portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Art. 21 — Object: object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Supervisory authority: Úrad na ochranu osobných údajov Slovenskej republiky, Hraničná 12, 820 07 Bratislava — dataprotection.gov.sk

To exercise any rights, contact just@getdars.com. The Seller will respond within 30 days.

The Seller implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure, including encrypted storage and restricted access controls.

The web flasher at getdars.com does not use tracking cookies. Technical session data necessary for the flasher tool to function may be used but is not retained beyond the active session.

The Companion App requires internet access solely to query the FAA UAS Declaration of Compliance database. These requests are made directly from your Android device to faa.gov servers. The Seller does not receive, log, or process any data relating to these requests. The Companion App does not include any analytics, advertising, or tracking functionality.