6hands Terms of Use

Version dated 27 July 2026. The current version is always available at https://6-hands.com/terms

1. Parties to this agreement

1.1. These Terms of Use (the "Terms") constitute an agreement between you (the "User", "you") and the individual entrepreneur (IP) Usmanov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, registered in the Republic of Uzbekistan, TIN 547089696, address: Zangiota tumani, Erkin SSG, Qushli MSG, Mirzaahmedova ko'chasi 8/9, 181118, Toshkent viloyati, state registration certificate No. 2478240 dated 27.07.2026 (the "Rightholder", "we", "us").

1.2. These Terms govern the use of the 6hands mobile application and web application and all related services (the "Service").

1.3. These Terms constitute a public offer. By installing, launching or using the Service, or by creating an account, you fully and unconditionally accept them. If you disagree with even one provision, do not use the Service and delete the application.

1.4. These Terms are entered into with the Rightholder, not with Apple Inc. or Google LLC. The app stores are not parties to these Terms and bear no responsibility for the Service (see Sections 15 and 16).

2. Definitions

• Handshake — confirmation of an in-person meeting between two Users by scanning a single-use QR code or entering a short code. The only way to create a connection in the Service.
• Connection — a handshake-confirmed relationship between two accounts.
• Hand — the unit of social distance. "1 hand" is a User with whom you have exchanged a handshake in person; "2 hands" is an acquaintance of your acquaintance, and so on up to six levels.
• User's network — the set of Users reachable from your account along a chain of connections.
• "Open to talk" status — a temporary status in which you are displayed on the "Nearby" map to other Users.
• Content — any data posted by a User: display name, role, city, "About me" description, interests, the "I can help with" and "I'm looking for" sections, contact channels, chat messages.

3. Age restrictions

3.1. The Service is intended for persons who have reached the age of 16. By creating an account, you confirm that you are at least 16 years old.

3.2. We do not collect data that would allow us to reliably establish age. If we become aware that an account was created by a person under 16, that account will be deleted together with all associated data. You may report this to support@6-hands.com.

3.3. If you are between 16 and 18 years old, you use the Service with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

4. Account and password

4.1. Registration requires: a name (display name), a unique username (login) and a password. We do not request an email address or a phone number.

4.2. Password recovery is impossible. Because we do not collect contact details, we have no way to confirm that you are the owner of an account. If you forget your password, access to the account and to all of its connections, chats and data is lost irretrievably. Store your password in a safe place — this is your responsibility, and we will not be able to help.

4.3. The username (login) is unique and cannot be changed. The display name can be changed.

4.4. You are responsible for all actions performed under your account. Do not share your password with third parties.

4.5. One person corresponds to one account. Creating accounts on behalf of another person, a fictitious person or an organisation without the appropriate authority is prohibited.

5. How connections are created

5.1. A connection between Users is created exclusively through a handshake at an in-person meeting. The Service has no friend requests, no adding by link that bypasses the handshake, and no searching for strangers in a contact list.

5.2. The QR code is single-use and valid for 5 minutes. The short code is a fallback method for cases where the camera is unavailable. Passing your code to a third party in order to create a connection without an in-person meeting is a breach of these Terms and undermines the core value of the Service.

5.3. Deleting a connection is mutual: the connection disappears for both Users, and the shared chat closes along with it.

5.4. We do not verify the identity of Users or the accuracy of their names, roles, cities or any other information. The existence of a connection in the Service means only that two devices exchanged a code, and is not a confirmation of a person's identity, trustworthiness or qualifications.

6. Rules of conduct and objectionable content

6.1. We apply a zero-tolerance policy towards objectionable content and towards users who behave abusively.

6.2. It is prohibited to post, transmit or distribute through the Service:

• material that insults or degrades, or that incites hostility on the grounds of nationality, origin, language, religion, sex, age, state of health or any other characteristic;
• threats, harassment, bullying, blackmail;
• any sexual material involving minors — such cases are reported to law enforcement authorities without warning;
• pornography and sexual material;
• calls to violence, extremism or terrorism;
• material that violates the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan or of the country where you are located;
• other people's personal data posted without the consent of the data subject;
• material that infringes the intellectual property rights of third parties;
• spam, bulk mailings, advertising, get-rich-quick schemes, pyramid schemes, fraudulent offers;
• malicious code and links to it.

6.3. It is prohibited to:

• create connections without a genuine in-person meeting, including by automated means or by exchanging codes over the internet;
• use the Service to harvest data about Users (scraping), obtain automated access, reverse-engineer, or circumvent technical restrictions and checks;
• impersonate another person;
• use the Service for commercial purposes without our written consent, including reselling access.

6.4. Reports. Objectionable content or behaviour can be reported inside the application (the "Report" button in a profile and in a chat) or by email to support@6-hands.com, stating the offender's username and describing the situation. We review reports and reach a decision within 24 hours.

6.5. Measures. Following a review we may, without prior notice, remove content, restrict functionality, or block or delete an account. A decision may be appealed by email to support@6-hands.com.

6.6. Blocking users. You may block another User yourself: the connection is deleted, the shared chat closes, the person ceases to be an intermediary in your chains and cannot create a connection with you again.

7. In-person meetings and your safety

7.1. The Service is designed to arrange introductions in the real world, including meetings with people you are seeing for the first time. You arrange such meetings at your own discretion and at your own risk.

7.2. We strongly recommend: meet in public places, tell someone close to you about the meeting, do not hand over documents, money or access credentials to strangers, and do not share your home address.

7.3. The Rightholder is not the organiser of meetings, does not vet Users and bears no responsibility for the actions of Users during meetings or for their consequences, including damage to property and harm to health, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

8. Location

8.1. Sharing your location is voluntary. The "Nearby" feature and display on the globe work only with your explicit consent at the operating-system level and with the corresponding status enabled in the application.

8.2. Your precise location is shown only to Users at a distance of 1 hand. For 2 or more hands, coordinates are coarsened to approximately 200 metres.

8.3. Only one last point is stored, with a lifetime of 15 minutes. No location history is kept. You can disable location sharing at any time in the application settings or in the operating system.

8.4. Details are set out in the Privacy Policy: https://6-hands.com/privacy

9. Your content

9.1. Your Content remains yours. We claim no rights to it.

9.2. By posting Content, you grant the Rightholder a royalty-free, non-transferable licence to store, reproduce and display it solely to the extent necessary for the operation of the Service — that is, to show your profile to those you have opened it to and to deliver your messages to their recipients. The licence terminates when the Content or the account is deleted.

9.3. You warrant that you have the right to post your Content and that it does not infringe the rights of third parties.

9.4. Chat messages are stored on our server in a form that is unencrypted with respect to the server, in order to ensure delivery. There is no end-to-end encryption in the current version. Do not send passwords, payment details or other sensitive information through chats.

10. Our rights to the Service

10.1. The Service, its source code, design, the "6hands" trademark, the logo, illustrations and terminology ("hand", "hands") belong to the Rightholder.

10.2. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the Service on devices that you own or control, for personal non-commercial purposes. The terms of the licence are set out in a separate document — the End User Licence Agreement (EULA): https://6-hands.com/eula

11. Price

11.1. As at the date of this version, the Service is provided free of charge. There are no in-app purchases, subscriptions or advertising.

11.2. We may introduce paid features or subscriptions in the future. In that case we will notify Users in the application at least 14 days before the changes take effect; functionality available at the time paid features are introduced will not retroactively become paid for accounts already created without separate notice and your consent.

11.3. You bear your own internet traffic costs.

12. Availability of the Service and absence of warranties

12.1. The Service is provided "as is" and "as available".

12.2. We do not warrant uninterrupted operation, the absence of errors, the preservation of data or compatibility with all devices. We may modify, suspend and discontinue individual features or the Service as a whole.

12.3. The Service is under active development. Changes in functionality, data loss during updates and technical failures are possible.

12.4. We may carry out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.

13. Limitation of liability

13.1. To the maximum extent permitted by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Rightholder bears no liability for:

• the acts and omissions of Users, including their Content and their conduct at in-person meetings;
• the accuracy of information posted by Users;
• loss of access to an account as a result of a lost password (clause 4.2);
• lost profit, indirect and incidental damages;
• failures of communication networks, equipment and the User's operating systems;
• decisions made by a User on the basis of task-matcher results or displayed acquaintance chains.

13.2. The Rightholder's aggregate liability to a User is limited to the amount actually paid by the User for use of the Service over the preceding 12 months, and, where use is free of charge, to zero, except where limitation of liability is prohibited by law.

14. Termination

14.1. You may delete your account in the application at any time, confirming the action with your password. Deletion removes, in a single operation: your profile, all of your connections, chats and messages, your invitation link and your stored location. You cease to be an intermediary in other Users' acquaintance chains.

14.2. A deleted account cannot be restored.

14.3. We may cease providing the Service to you in the event of a breach of these Terms (Section 6), and may also discontinue the Service as a whole, notifying Users in the application at least 30 days in advance where this is possible.

15. Special terms for the App Store (Apple)

This Section applies if you obtained the Service through the App Store.

15.1. These Terms are entered into between you and the Rightholder, not with Apple. The Rightholder alone is responsible for the Service and its content.

15.2. The licence to use the Service is limited to a non-transferable licence to use it on Apple devices that you own or control, in accordance with the Usage Rules of the App Store.

15.3. Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Service. Support is provided by the Rightholder: support@6-hands.com

15.4. In the event of any failure of the Service to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any). To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Service.

15.5. The Rightholder, not Apple, is responsible for claims relating to the Service: product liability, requirements of consumer protection legislation, and third-party claims of intellectual property infringement.

15.6. You represent that you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

15.7. Apple Inc. and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and have the right to enforce them against you.

16. Special terms for Google Play

16.1. These Terms are entered into between you and the Rightholder. Google LLC is not a party to these Terms and bears no responsibility for the Service.

16.2. Use of the Service is also governed by the Google Play Terms of Service. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the Google Play terms in respect of the distribution of the application, the Google Play terms prevail.

17. Changes to these Terms

17.1. We may amend these Terms. A new version is published at https://6-hands.com/terms with its date.

17.2. We will give notice of material changes in the application at least 14 days before they take effect.

17.3. Continued use of the Service after the changes take effect signifies your acceptance of the new version. If you do not agree, delete your account.

18. Governing law and disputes

18.1. These Terms are governed by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

18.2. The parties shall seek to resolve disputes through negotiation. A pre-litigation claim procedure is mandatory: the deadline for responding to a claim is 30 calendar days from its receipt.

18.3. Unresolved disputes shall be heard by the court at the place of registration of the Rightholder in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

18.4. If you are a consumer and the legislation of your country of residence grants you mandatory rights that cannot be limited by contract, this Section does not deprive you of those rights.

19. Miscellaneous

19.1. The invalidity of any individual provision of these Terms does not entail the invalidity of the remaining provisions.

19.2. The Rightholder's failure to exercise any right does not constitute a waiver of that right.

19.3. You may not transfer your rights and obligations under these Terms to third parties. The Rightholder may transfer its rights under these Terms to a legal successor, including upon conversion of the individual entrepreneur into a limited liability company, having notified Users in the application.

20. Contacts

Usmanov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, individual entrepreneur TIN: 547089696 Address: Zangiota tumani, Erkin SSG, Qushli MSG, Mirzaahmedova ko'chasi 8/9, 181118, Toshkent viloyati, Republic of Uzbekistan State registration certificate: No. 2478240 dated 27.07.2026 Email: support@6-hands.com Phone: +998 90 346-16-06 Website: https://6-hands.com Support: https://6-hands.com/support