Software License & Privacy Policy

By using this software, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to all terms of this agreement. If you do not agree, please close and stop using the software immediately.

1.1 Intellectual property & ownership: The developer holds exclusive copyright and intellectual property over the software program itself, its interface design, interaction logic and all official asset packs. Users are granted only a limited, personal, non-commercial, local-device license, and acquire no ownership, copyright, adaptation or distribution rights over the software or its assets.

1.2 Permitted use: You may run the software normally on your own private devices and load lawfully obtained official desktop-pet assets, for personal entertainment and desktop decoration only.

1.3 Strictly prohibited: Without the developer's written authorization, you are prohibited from:

• decompiling, reverse-engineering, disassembling, tampering with, or stripping the core logic of the software;
• decrypting, extracting, exporting or bulk-scraping any resources inside official assets;
• re-distributing, sharing, cloud-drive circulating, reselling, or publicly distributing official assets free of charge;
• commercial adaptation, resale, or commercial traffic-driving based on the software or official assets;
• using the software or assets in illegal, vulgar, infringing or otherwise socially harmful scenarios.

1.4 Current feature scope: The current version does not support user-created, customized, or third-party DIY assets. Such features are planned for future releases; until they are opened, any import of non-official assets is neither supported nor recognized.

1.5 User responsibility & disclaimer: The software is provided "as is" without any express or implied warranty. To the extent permitted by law, the developer is not liable for abnormal behavior, compatibility issues, or indirect losses arising from use. The developer reserves the right to update versions, adjust features, refine the asset mechanism and revise this agreement at any time.

1. Offline availability: With no network connection, all core features work fully and normally — pet interactions, keeping multiple pets, menu settings, local quotes — with no network restrictions.

2. Network requests: The network is used only for the following four purposes, with no extra background requests or data reporting:

• Software update checks and upgrades;
• Loading pages of the official website (https://deskbud.net/);
• Downloading and auto-installing some pet content;
• Syncing public quote content.

• Core promise: The software never collects or uploads any personal information. All network activity serves features only — nothing beyond usage events and the device identifier is ever collected.

3. Content activation:

• Some pet content is obtained inside the app; once obtained, download, installation and activation complete automatically — no manual steps;
• Content verification checks whether this device is entitled to it only; no personally identifiable data is collected or linked;
• Obtained pet resources are stored locally and work offline.

4. Third-party services: Some in-app functions are provided through third-party payment channels. The software never obtains or stores sensitive data such as payment accounts, passwords or real-name transaction details.

5. Data security & local storage:

• All network traffic uses HTTPS encryption;
• Pet resources, settings and downloaded content stay on your device — no cloud sync, no background uploads;
• No analytics tracking, no privacy data collection or reporting.

💡 All data stays on your device. Your little companion is just there for you — no gossiping.

Paid buddy packs are digital content. They are delivered and usable immediately after payment, so the statutory cooling-off return right for digital goods does not apply — including the EU/UK 14-day right of withdrawal for digital content. Please check the style and device compatibility before purchasing.

1. How delivery works: right after payment the pack downloads, installs and activates itself inside the app — nothing for you to do. That instant delivery is exactly why change-of-mind refunds do not apply: there is nothing to hand back.

2. Not refundable: once payment has succeeded and the pack has been downloaded to your device, a refund requested simply because you changed your mind, picked the wrong buddy, or no longer want it.

3. Always handled, no argument (we fix it first; if we cannot, we refund):

• Duplicate charge, or the same order charged twice;
• Payment succeeded but the pack never arrived within 24 hours;
• The pack cannot be downloaded, installed or activated;
• What you received is materially different from the store page description.

4. How to request: email deskbud@qq.com with your order number (it is on the payment receipt). We reply within two business days. Approved refunds go back to the original payment method; timing depends on the payment provider.

💡 Not sure yet? Try the free version first — it is the same app. Take a few days to see how it feels, then adopt a buddy.

Bug reports, feature ideas, or just to chat about pets — reach out anytime.

Email: deskbud@qq.com

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