Terms of Service.

1. Introduction

Welcome to Bleed, an Instagram follower tracking mobile application operated by Anant Jain (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Bleed mobile application and any associated backend services (collectively, the “Service”).

Our Privacy Policy also forms part of this agreement. Your agreement with us includes these Terms and our Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Agreements”).

If you do not agree with the Agreements, you may not use the Service. Please contact us at bleedtheapp@gmail.com with any questions.

2. Eligibility

The Service is intended for individuals at least eighteen (18) years old. By using the Service, you warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and have the full authority to enter into this agreement. If you are using the Service on behalf of a business entity, you warrant that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

3. What Bleed Does

Bleed reads public Instagram profile data via a third party public-data service and computes follower-change insights on your device. We never log into Instagram on your behalf, never see your Instagram password, and never store your follower lists on a server. See the Privacy Policy for full data-handling details.

4. No Affiliation with Instagram

Bleed is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram or Meta Platforms, Inc. “Instagram” is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. We read only data Instagram makes publicly visible on the web. Any change Instagram makes to its public-data surfaces may affect which features of the Service are available, including but not limited to follower-list visibility, profile field availability, and rate-limiting behaviour.

5. Account-less Architecture

The Service does not require, request, or accept your Instagram login credentials. There is no Instagram account relationship with the Service. The Service does not maintain a user identity for you on its backend; the backend has no user database. Your declared Instagram handle is stored only on your iPhone (in the system Keychain), and the iOS app authenticates to the backend on each request using Apple App Attest, a device-attestation mechanism that does not identify you. You may add public Instagram handles other than your own to the Service for tracking purposes; doing so does not grant the Service any relationship with those accounts and does not transmit any information to those accounts about your use of the Service.

6. Subscriptions and Payments

The Service offers a free tier and an optional paid subscription (“Bleed+”). Paid subscriptions are processed entirely by Apple via the App Store. By subscribing, you agree to Apple’s Terms of Service in addition to ours.

• Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period at the then-current price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel at any time via your Apple ID’s Subscription Settings.
• Free trials, where offered, convert to paid subscriptions at the end of the trial period unless you cancel beforehand.
• Refunds are issued at Apple’s discretion via reportaproblem.apple.com. We cannot issue refunds directly because we never receive your payment.
• All prices are subject to change. Where we change the renewal price of a subscription you already hold, Apple will notify you in accordance with its standard renewal terms and the change will take effect at the start of the next billing period after the notice.
• Restoring purchases on a new device requires that you sign in to the same Apple ID that made the original purchase. We use RevenueCat to verify entitlement; we do not see your Apple ID, your name, or your payment method.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service to harass, stalk, threaten, intimidate, or otherwise harm any individual, including but not limited to individuals whose public Instagram accounts you track.
• Use the Service in violation of any applicable local, national, or international law (for example, where local law regulates monitoring of an individual’s online activity, you are solely responsible for ensuring your tracking is lawful).
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to extract API keys, signing material, third-party integration credentials, or any other secret material from the Service or its client.
• Use bots, scrapers, automated scripts, or any other non-interactive means to interact with the Service.
• Introduce malicious code, attempt to overburden the Service, or otherwise attack its infrastructure.
• Resell, rebrand, or otherwise present the Service or its output as your own product or service.
• Use the Service to compile a database of Instagram users for unsolicited commercial messaging, follower-buying networks, or similar abusive purposes.

We may, at our sole discretion, suspend or terminate your access to the Service for any breach of this section, with or without prior notice. You acknowledge that breach of this section may also constitute a breach of Instagram’s Terms of Use and applicable law.

8. Service Availability

The Service is provided on a best-effort basis. We do not guarantee uptime, scan success rates, or the availability of any particular feature at any particular time. The underlying Instagram data is public data Instagram chooses to expose. If Instagram changes its public-data policies, restricts access to certain fields, or if our upstream public-data provider’s access is interrupted, the Service may temporarily be unable to complete scans or to display certain insight surfaces.

9. Data Accuracy

Follower data shown by the Service is a snapshot of what Instagram publicly displayed at the moment of the relevant scan. Instagram’s public data can be incomplete, delayed, or change between scans for reasons we do not control. The Service reports what it observed; we do not guarantee that Instagram showed us a complete or up-to-date view of any Tracked Account at any particular time. You should not rely on the Service as the sole source of information for any decision with material legal or financial consequences.

10. Content and Intellectual Property

Content provided through the Service (excluding follower data sourced from Instagram, which is the property of the respective account holders and of Meta Platforms, Inc.) is the exclusive property of Anant Jain or used with permission. The Service and its original content, features, functionality, and design are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United Kingdom and international treaties. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, download, repost, copy, or use the Service’s content for commercial purposes without our express written permission.

11. Feedback

You may provide feedback about the Service at bleedtheapp@gmail.com. You acknowledge that you shall not retain any intellectual property rights in any feedback you submit, and you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide right to use such feedback in any manner and for any purpose.

12. Third-Party Services

The Service relies on third-party services, including Apple App Store and StoreKit, RevenueCat, Mixpanel, and a public-data provider (each as described in our Privacy Policy). We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or terms of any third-party service. Your use of any third-party service in connection with the Service is subject to the third party’s own terms.

13. Links to Other Websites

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

14. Disclaimer of Warranty

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT FOLLOWER DATA REPORTED BY THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS YOUR STATUTORY CONSUMER RIGHTS WHERE APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT PERMIT SUCH EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION.

15. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF SOCIAL STANDING OR REPUTATION, OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS) ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, ANY FOLLOWER DATA REPORTED BY THE SERVICE, OR ANY ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON THE SERVICE. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (i) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US (OR TO APPLE FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS RELATED TO THE SERVICE) IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (ii) ONE HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING (£100). NOTHING IN THESE TERMS SHALL EXCLUDE OR LIMIT LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, FOR FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION, OR FOR ANY OTHER LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

16. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, and its employees from any claim, damage, liability, cost, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with: your use of the Service in violation of these Terms; your violation of any applicable law; your violation of any third party’s rights, including privacy or intellectual property rights; or your use of the Service to harass, stalk, or otherwise harm any individual.

17. Dispute Resolution

Before filing any legal action, you agree to attempt informal resolution by emailing bleedtheapp@gmail.com and giving us at least thirty (30) days to respond. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms that is not resolved through informal means shall be referred to and finally resolved by binding arbitration under the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Rules, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause. The number of arbitrators shall be one. The seat of arbitration shall be London, England. The language of arbitration shall be English.

YOU AND THE COMPANY AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. Either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction in respect of intellectual property matters or in any case where arbitration would be ineffective to protect a party’s rights.

18. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its conflict-of-laws provisions. Subject to the arbitration clause above, the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms.

19. Changes to the Service

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any part or feature of it) at any time, with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service, except where doing so would be unlawful or would breach a paid subscription you hold.

20. Amendments to These Terms

We may amend these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Service after we post an amended version constitutes your acceptance of the amended Terms. For material changes, we will make reasonable efforts to provide notice by posting a prominent notice within the Service or on this page before the change takes effect.

21. Waiver and Severability

No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

22. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the Service and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Service.

23. Acknowledgement

BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS, UNDERSTOOD THEM, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

24. Contact Us

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

By email: bleedtheapp@gmail.com
Operator: Anant Jain
Location: London, United Kingdom