Terms of Use

Last updated: 31 May 2025

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the products, services, and websites operated by Appavate Limited ("Appavate", "we", "us", "our"), a company incorporated in New Zealand. By accessing or using any of our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

1. Services

Appavate operates a range of productivity tools and applications, including but not limited to:

• Spendy — a personal finance management tool (spendy.nz)
• EasyRental — a rental property management tool (rent.meethouses.com)
• Android applications — various utility apps available on the Google Play Store

Each product may have additional terms specific to that product. Where additional terms apply, they will be presented to you within the relevant product.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years of age to use our services. By using our services, you represent that you meet this requirement.

3. Your Account

Some of our services require you to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify us promptly of any unauthorised use of your account.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use our services for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable New Zealand or international law.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems, other users' accounts, or data.
• Interfere with or disrupt the operation of our services.
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of our software, except where permitted by the Copyright Act 1994.
• Use our services to transmit harmful, offensive, or objectionable content.
• Use automated tools to scrape, crawl, or extract data from our services without prior written consent.

5. Intellectual Property

All content, software, designs, logos, and trademarks associated with our services are the property of Appavate Limited or its licensors and are protected under the Copyright Act 1994, the Trade Marks Act 2002, and other applicable New Zealand and international intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from our content without our prior written consent.

6. Your Data

You retain ownership of all data you enter into our services. We will handle your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.

You are responsible for maintaining your own backups of data entered into our services. While we take reasonable steps to protect your data, we cannot guarantee against data loss.

7. Third-Party Services

Our services may integrate with or link to third-party services (such as the Google Play Store or payment providers). Your use of third-party services is governed by their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or availability of third-party services.

8. Disclaimers

Our services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted by the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 and the Fair Trading Act 1986:

• We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the reliability, accuracy, or completeness of our services.
• We do not warrant that our services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components.
• Spendy provides tools for tracking finances and does not constitute financial advice. You should consult a qualified financial adviser for financial decisions.
• EasyRental provides tools for managing rental properties and does not constitute legal advice regarding tenancy law. You should consult a qualified professional for legal matters relating to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to limit any rights you may have under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 that cannot be excluded by law.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by New Zealand law, Appavate Limited shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of our services, including but not limited to loss of data, loss of profits, or business interruption.

Where our services are supplied to consumers as defined in the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, or rights that cannot be lawfully excluded.

10. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to our services at any time if you breach these Terms or if we discontinue a service. Where reasonably practicable, we will give you advance notice and an opportunity to retrieve your data before termination.

You may stop using our services at any time. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitation of liability) will continue to apply.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated through our products or website. Your continued use of our services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

12. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of our services shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand.

Before initiating formal proceedings, we encourage you to contact us to attempt to resolve any dispute informally.

13. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us:

Appavate Limited
New Zealand

Email: support@appavate.com