The rules for hatching responsibly
Terms of Service
Last updated: July 15, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Hatch mobile app, Messages extension, website, generation service, and account features (collectively, the "Service"), provided by FOF Labs LLC ("we," "us," or "our"). By using Hatch, you agree to these Terms.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to create a Hatch account. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Service only with permission from a parent or legal guardian. You may not use the Service if applicable law prohibits you from doing so.
2. License to use Hatch
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, and revocable license to install and use Hatch on Apple devices you own or control for personal use and any other use expressly allowed by these Terms. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by us and our licensors.
3. Accounts
Hatch may offer optional sign-in by email or Sign in with Apple. You agree to provide accurate information, keep control of your sign-in method, protect your devices and login codes, and tell us promptly if you believe an account or session is compromised.
Usernames and display names must not impersonate others, mislead people, infringe rights, or violate these Terms. We may refuse, reclaim, or remove a name when reasonably necessary to protect users or the Service.
4. Your photos and other input
You retain all rights you already have in photos, names, and other content you submit to Hatch ("Input"). You give us a limited, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, copy, transmit, resize, moderate, transform, and otherwise process Input only as needed to provide, secure, troubleshoot, and comply with law for the Service. This license ends when the content is no longer reasonably needed for those purposes, subject to the retention rules in our Privacy Policy.
You represent that you own your Input or have all permissions needed to submit and transform it. A photo of another person may involve privacy, publicity, biometric, or other rights. Get permission before uploading someone else's photo, especially when the person is a minor.
5. Your generated stickers
As between you and FOF Labs, you own the sticker output generated specifically for your request to the extent that output can be owned under applicable law. To the extent FOF Labs obtains transferable rights in that output, we assign those rights to you. You may use, modify, share, and commercially use your generated output, subject to these Terms and the rights of people or intellectual property depicted in your Input or output.
Hatch's software, name, icon, interface, design system, prompts, sticker recipes, effects, and other pre-existing materials remain owned by us or our licensors. Your output ownership does not transfer those underlying materials or give you a right to use Hatch branding.
Generative systems can produce unexpected, inaccurate, or similar results. We do not promise that an output will be unique, protectable by copyright, free of third-party claims, or suitable for a particular purpose. Review a sticker before publishing or using it commercially.
6. Acceptable use
You may not use Hatch to create, upload, or distribute content that:
- is unlawful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, or harassing;
- sexualizes or exploits a minor, or facilitates child abuse;
- violates privacy, publicity, intellectual-property, or other rights;
- impersonates a person in a misleading or harmful way;
- promotes violence, hateful conduct, self-harm, or illegal activity;
- contains malware or attempts to interfere with the Service; or
- evades moderation, quotas, payment rules, App Attest, or access controls.
You also may not probe, scrape, reverse engineer, overload, resell, or use automated means to access the Service except where applicable law expressly permits it. We may block a request or suspend access when we reasonably believe it violates these Terms or creates risk.
7. Eggs, purchases, and refunds
Hatch may offer consumable generation credits called "Eggs." An Egg authorizes one eligible sticker-pack generation under the offer shown in the app. Eggs are a limited license to use a feature. They are not money, property, a deposit, or a stored-value account; have no cash value; and cannot be sold or transferred except through a gifting feature Hatch expressly provides.
Purchases are processed by Apple and are also subject to Apple's terms. Prices, quantities, taxes, and any subscription renewal details are shown before purchase. Except where required by law or Apple's policies, purchases are final. Request payment refunds through Apple. If an eligible generation fails before a valid pack is delivered, Hatch may automatically restore the Egg to your balance. A restored Egg is not a cash refund.
Promotional Eggs may have separate eligibility or expiration rules disclosed when granted. Purchased consumable Eggs do not expire unless the applicable offer clearly says otherwise or the law permits a change.
8. Feedback
If you send ideas or feedback, you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free right to use it without restriction or compensation. This does not give us ownership of your photos or generated stickers.
9. Intellectual property and takedowns
The Service and its software, text, design, graphics, and other non-user materials are protected by intellectual-property laws. If you believe content created or shared through Hatch infringes your rights, contact hi@foflabs.com with enough detail for us to evaluate the request.
10. Apple terms
These Terms are between you and FOF Labs, not Apple Inc. Apple is not responsible for Hatch or its content. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as they relate to your use of Hatch on Apple devices and may enforce those terms against you. Your use must also comply with the Apple Media Services Terms and applicable App Store rules.
11. Changes, availability, and termination
We may add, change, suspend, or discontinue features, including generation models, limits, pricing, or supported platforms. We may suspend or terminate access if you violate these Terms, create risk, fail to pay applicable charges, or if law requires it.
You may stop using Hatch at any time. Account deletion or suspension does not automatically remove packs stored locally on your device. Any provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including ownership, payment, warranty, liability, and dispute terms.
12. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT HATCH WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR THAT GENERATED OUTPUT WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
13. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, FOF LABS AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES ARISING FROM THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF FIVE U.S. DOLLARS ($5.00) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR HATCH DURING THE SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO PARTS OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
14. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless FOF Labs and its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising from your Input, output, use of the Service, violation of these Terms, or violation of another person's rights.
15. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by California law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute not subject to a mandatory consumer-protection rule will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and you consent to those courts' jurisdiction.
16. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms. We will change the date above and provide additional notice when required. If you continue using Hatch after revised Terms become effective, you accept them. If you do not agree, stop using the Service.
17. General
If a provision is unenforceable, it will be limited to the minimum extent necessary and the rest will remain effective. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
18. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent to hi@foflabs.com.