Terms of use

Effective 3 September 2026. Hector is made by Bananafest Destiny Apps (Walker Brown), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

These are the terms for using Hector. They are short on purpose. By creating an account or using the app you agree to them, and to the privacy policy, which says what Hector reads and keeps.

What Hector is

Hector is a reminder app. It sets reminders from what you type and from messages sent to you by people you name, buzzes you until they are done, and can hold a reminder until you photograph proof. It is a convenience. It is not a safety device, an alarm system, a medical or legal tool, or a substitute for your own attention. A reminder can be late, can misfire, or can fail to fire — because a phone was off, a setting changed, a network was down, or the app got it wrong — and you should not rely on Hector for anything where that would cause harm.

The judgment is a model's

Whether a message is a task, what time it means, and whether a photo shows a thing done are decided by an AI model. It will sometimes be wrong: it may refuse an honest photo, pass one that should not have passed, set a time you did not mean, or miss a task. The app is built so a wrong guess costs one tap to fix, and every reminder can be changed from its own screen. You accept that these are judgments, not facts.

Your account

You need to be at least 13 to use Hector, and at least 18 to subscribe. You are responsible for what happens under your account and for keeping your sign-in to yourself. You can delete the account at any time from People, or at the deletion page; deletion is immediate and complete.

Messages sent to you

Hector reads notifications that arrive on your own phone from people you named in People, and nothing else. Those messages were sent to you, and you decide whether Hector reads them. Laws about handling communications differ from place to place; you are responsible for using Hector in a way that is lawful where you are, including telling people that their texts to you may be turned into reminders if the law or common decency where you live calls for it. Hector must not be used to read anyone's messages but your own.

Gates and safe words

A held reminder is a commitment you or a person you trust chose to make. The safe word exists so that a trusted person can always let you off. Hector is not responsible for what you do or do not do to satisfy a gate, and a gate must never be used to pressure anyone into anything unsafe.

Paying for Hector

Hector has a free tier and paid subscriptions, sold through Google Play at the price shown before you buy. Subscriptions renew until cancelled; you cancel in the Play Store, and cancelling keeps what you paid for until the period ends. Refunds are handled by Google Play under Google's refund policy, not by us; we cannot see your payment details. If a tier's limit drops, nothing is deleted — you choose who Hector keeps reading.

What you may not do

Do not use Hector to harass anyone, to read messages that are not yours, to break a law, or to attack the service — probing it, flooding it, or trying to get around what your tier allows. We may suspend or close an account used that way.

Changes and ending

We may change Hector, these terms, or the prices. If a change matters, the app or this page will say so before it takes effect, and you can stop using Hector and delete your account at any time. We may end the service with reasonable notice; if we do, you keep the right to delete your data first.

Warranties and liability

Hector is provided as is, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and that it will be uninterrupted or error-free. To the extent the law allows, Bananafest Destiny Apps is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or for anything that follows from a reminder that was late, wrong, or never came; and our total liability to you for anything arising from Hector is limited to what you paid us in the twelve months before the claim. Some places do not allow these limits, in which case they apply as far as the law permits.

Law and contact

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Louisiana and the United States. Questions or disputes: [email protected]. We would rather fix a problem than argue about one.