Terms of Service
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms are an agreement between you and the individual developer CadeEmber (the developer name shown on Google Play), who develops and operates ScreenParty ("the Service"), covering the Android app and the web version at screenparty.huitongdesk.com.
By downloading, installing, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you don't agree, don't use the Service.
If you are under 18, you must have a parent's or guardian's consent. You may not use the Service if you're under 13 or under the higher minimum age required by your local law (16 in some jurisdictions). In India, you must be at least 18.
2. Description of Service
The Service provides multi-user real-time synchronized watch-party rooms: create/join rooms, text/emoji chat, host-controlled playback (direct links/HLS/public YouTube videos), voice chat, a shared whiteboard, and optional host screen sharing. The Service does not provide any video content itself — everything played in a room comes from links or screens the users themselves supply.
3. Rooms and Identity
No account registration is required; you're identified by a device-generated identifier plus a nickname you choose. Rooms are joined via a code/link shared by the host — there is no public room directory or stranger-matching. The host is primarily responsible for what happens in a room they create (shared links, screen content, guest management).
4. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- share copyrighted content you don't have the right to display (see section 5);
- use chat or screen sharing to defraud others or induce disclosure of passwords, verification codes or payment details;
- post illegal, privacy-violating, harassing, or hateful content;
- share screens containing others' private information without their consent;
- distribute malware or attack the Service;
- improperly contact or target minors.
Violating this may result in immediate termination of your access.
We have zero tolerance for any form of child sexual exploitation or abuse content (CSAE/CSAM) or improper contact with minors. Any such activity results in immediate termination and, where legally required, reporting to and cooperation with law enforcement. See our Child Safety Standards.
4a. Reporting & Blocking
The Service provides: reporting an individual chat message, reporting a user or a room, and blocking a user so you no longer see their messages. We aim to review reports within 24 hours; reports involving minors are handled first. You may also report directly via the contact in section 12.
5. Copyright & Intellectual Property
The Service is a general-purpose real-time watch-together / screen-sharing tool, comparable to the "share screen" feature in video-conferencing software. It does not host, provide, or store any film/TV content — everything played comes from a link or a user's own screen.
User responsibility: you must have the legal right to view and display any video link or screen content you share in a room. Displaying someone else's paid/copyrighted content to third parties without the appropriate rights is the sharer's responsibility.
Infringement notices: if you believe the Service is being used to infringe your intellectual property rights, contact us with your contact details, a description of the work, where the infringement occurred in the Service, and a good-faith statement of your rights in the work. Email: [email protected]. We will act promptly on valid notices, including ending the relevant user's room or access.
6. Screen-Share-Specific Terms
Screen sharing is off by default and requires your active authorization each session (system permission + in-app confirmation). It is real-time only — the Service does not record or store shared video or audio. A persistent system notification is shown throughout, and you can stop instantly from the notification or the in-app "Stop sharing" button. Using screen sharing to facilitate scams (e.g., inducing someone to operate a banking app while sharing) is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate termination, and we may cooperate with law enforcement.
Note: most paid, copyright-protected streaming platforms show a black video area once screen capture is active — this is the platform's own copy protection, not a defect in the Service, and we neither can nor will try to bypass it. Screen sharing is intended for content not subject to this protection — games, design mockups, tutorials, and similar.
6a. PRO Subscription
- PRO is purchased through Google Play and billed to your Google Play account; the Service never sees or stores your payment details.
- It renews automatically each billing period (monthly or yearly) until you cancel in Google Play's Subscriptions page; after cancelling you keep PRO until the end of the period already paid for. If a free trial is offered, its length and the price after the trial are shown before you subscribe, and you won't be charged if you cancel before the trial ends.
- Refunds are requested through Google Play and handled under Google Play's refund policy, or you can contact us (section 12). This doesn't affect any withdrawal or refund rights your local consumer law gives you.
- PRO follows the Google account used to buy it — on a new or reset phone, open the app while signed in to Google Play with that account and PRO is restored automatically.
- One subscription can be used on up to 3 devices at a time; a device that hasn't opened the app for 14 days releases its slot to a new device.
- PRO is a room-level benefit: while at least one PRO member is in a room (host or not), everyone in that room gets the PRO benefits; when they leave, the room reverts to a free room (nobody already inside is removed, but newcomers wait until the room is below the free limit). Current PRO benefit: rooms hold up to 10 people instead of 4. Any change to benefits will be shown accurately on the in-app subscription page.
- Badges and watch history ("My journey") are stored only on your device, are not synced with your subscription, and are removed if you uninstall.
7. Disclaimers
The Service is provided "as is," with no warranty of uninterrupted or error-free operation, or of the legality, accuracy or suitability of content played via user-supplied links.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the operator is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from use of the Service, including from users sharing copyrighted content or sensitive information via screen share. This does not exclude liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law (e.g., for willful misconduct or gross negligence).
9. Changes & Termination
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (in whole or part), and will try to give advance notice in the app or on this page. If PRO benefits can no longer be provided as a result, we'll tell you in advance and you can request a refund under Google Play's policy. We may terminate access for users who violate these Terms.
We may update these Terms and change the date at the top; significant changes will be announced in the app. Continuing to use the Service after an update means you accept the updated Terms.
10. Governing Law
Nothing in these Terms limits mandatory consumer-protection rights you have under the law of the country where you live. If a dispute arises from these Terms or the Service, we'll first try to resolve it informally through the contact in section 12; if that fails, it will be handled by the courts that have jurisdiction under applicable law.
11. Languages
These Terms are available in several languages. If the versions differ, the English version prevails, except where the law of your country requires the version in your language to apply.
12. Contact
Developer: CadeEmber (individual developer)
Email: [email protected]
For the EU: points of contact (Digital Services Act)
Under Articles 11 and 12 of the EU Digital Services Act, authorities of EU Member States, the European Commission, the European Board for Digital Services and users of the Service can contact us at [email protected]. We communicate in English (and Chinese). Messages are read and answered by the developer, not an automated system. Illegal content can also be reported with the in-app report buttons.