Pharune Terms of Use

Last updated: 16 October 2026

These terms apply to your use of the Pharune app. Pharune is provided by Paul Acheson (trading as Pharune) ("we", "us"). By using Pharune you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.

1. What Pharune does, and doesn't do

Pharune checks messages, links, phone numbers, screenshots and photos for common signs of scams. It explains what it found and points you to official UK reporting routes.

Please read this carefully:

• Pharune gives an automated risk assessment, not a guarantee. A Low risk result means no strong scam signs were found. It does not mean a message is safe or genuine. A High risk result means there are strong signs of a scam. It is not a finding that any person or organisation has done anything wrong.
• Scammers change their methods constantly. Pharune can miss scams, and it can flag genuine messages.
• Pharune is not financial, legal or professional advice, and it isn't connected to your bank, the police or any organisation it mentions.
• Always check independently before you act. Contact the organisation using details you already trust (their official app, website, or the number on your card or statement), never the details in the message. For banks, you can call 159.

2. Using Pharune

You may use Pharune for your own personal, non-commercial use. Please don't:

• use it for anything unlawful;
• try to copy, reverse-engineer or resell it, except where the law allows;
• use it to harass anyone, or to share other people's personal information without a good reason.

3. Organisations mentioned in the app

Pharune refers to organisations such as banks, delivery companies and government bodies to explain when a message may be impersonating them. Their names and trademarks belong to their owners. Pharune isn't affiliated with or endorsed by them.

4. Other apps and services

Some features open other apps or websites, such as your email app, WhatsApp, Messages, or official reporting services. We don't control those services, and their own terms apply.

5. Changes and availability

Pharune is currently provided free of charge. We may update, change or stop providing the app or any feature at any time. If we introduce paid features, we'll tell you clearly before you pay, and separate terms will apply to purchases.

6. Our responsibility to you

• We provide Pharune with reasonable care and skill. Beyond that, and as far as the law allows, it is provided "as is", without promises that it will always be accurate, available or free from errors.
• We are not responsible for losses that result from relying on Pharune's results instead of checking independently, including money lost to a scam that Pharune didn't flag, or losses from not acting on a genuine message that Pharune flagged.
• We are not responsible for losses that weren't reasonably foreseeable, or for business losses.
• Where the law allows us to limit our liability, our total liability to you is limited to £100.
• Nothing in these terms limits or excludes our liability where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, and your legal rights as a consumer.

7. Privacy

How Pharune handles information is explained in our Privacy Policy at https://pharune.com/privacy. In short: your checks happen on your phone, and we only receive something if you choose to email it to us.

8. Ending your use

You can stop using Pharune at any time by deleting the app, which also deletes everything it stored on your phone.

9. Law and disputes

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you can also bring proceedings in your local courts.

10. Contact

Questions about these terms: support@pharune.com