Terms of Service

Last updated: 28 July 2026 · Effective: 28 July 2026

The agreement between you and APEX. Section 3 is about driving and it is the one that matters most — please actually read it.

1. Accepting these terms

By creating an APEX account you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you don't agree, don't use APEX.

APEX is operated by Hayden Lynam, a sole proprietor based in Fort Wayne, Indiana ("APEX", "we", "us").

2. Your account

• You must be 17 or older. No exceptions, and no parental consent route.
• One account per person. Give accurate information and keep it current.
• You're responsible for what happens under your account. Tell us at once if it's compromised.
• Don't impersonate anyone, or use a handle you have no right to.
• You can delete your account at any time in Settings.

3. Driving safety

Specifically, you agree that:

• You will not interact with APEX while driving. Set up before you move, hand the phone to a passenger, or use CarPlay.
• You will obey all traffic laws and speed limits, regardless of what APEX shows you.
• You will not race, street-race, or participate in a takeover, and you will not use APEX to organise, promote, or find one.
• You will not speed, tailgate, or run signals to keep up with other drivers using APEX.
• You will not use APEX while impaired.
• You hold a valid licence and insurance for the vehicle you drive.

Maps, routes and estimated times come from third-party map data and may be wrong, out of date, or unsuitable for your vehicle. Always trust the road and the signs over the app.

APEX does not verify how any user drives, and does not vet, supervise, or take responsibility for the conduct of anyone you meet or drive with through the app.

4. Rules of conduct

You agree not to use APEX to:

• Organise or promote street racing, takeovers, or other illegal driving
• Harass, threaten, stalk, bully, or intimidate anyone
• Post hate speech, or target anyone based on who they are
• Post sexual content, or solicit anything sexual
• Track, follow, or surveil anyone who has not agreed to it
• Sell stolen, counterfeit, or unlawful goods
• Defraud anyone, including fake listings and deposit scams
• Impersonate any person, shop, or brand
• Scrape, reverse-engineer, or attack the service, or evade a block or ban
• Use APEX for anything unlawful

Report violations with the ⋯ button in the app. We review reports within 24 hours.

5. Your content

You own what you post. Photos, listings, meets, and your profile stay yours.

You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, display and distribute your content solely to operate APEX — for example, showing your car photo to your crew. This licence ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies already made by other users and anything we must keep by law.

You confirm you have the right to post what you post. We may remove content that breaks these terms, and content reported by several people is hidden automatically pending review.

Content is stored and transmitted by third-party services described in our Privacy Policy.

6. Meets and events

• Meets are created and run by users. APEX does not organise, inspect, supervise, insure, or endorse any meet, and is not a party to it.
• Hosts are responsible for permits, permissions, safety and legal compliance at their event.
• You attend at your own risk. Meet in public places and use your judgement.
• Where tickets are sold through APEX, the host is the seller and is responsible for delivering the event and for refunds. We take a booking fee that is disclosed before you buy.
• We may remove any meet, and will remove any that appears to be a race or takeover.

7. Marketplace

• Listings are posted by users. APEX takes no commission and does not process payment for private sales.
• We are not a party to any transaction, do not inspect goods, and do not verify sellers, descriptions, ownership, or fitness for purpose.
• Buyers and sellers arrange payment and collection themselves and bear all risk. Meet in public, inspect before you pay.
• Safety-critical parts — brakes, suspension, steering, restraints, tyres — should be inspected and fitted by a qualified professional. We make no representation about any part listed.
• Selling stolen or counterfeit goods gets your account closed and may be referred to the authorities.
• Some build sheets carry links to retailers. Those are third-party sites governed by their own terms, and we may earn a commission if you buy through one, at no extra cost to you.

8. Subscriptions & the Founder's Club

APEX Pro

• Sold through Apple as an auto-renewing subscription, $6.99/month or $49.99/year, with a one-week free trial for new subscribers.
• It renews automatically at the end of each period until you cancel. Your Apple account is charged within 24 hours before renewal.
• Cancel any time in your iPhone's Settings → your name → Subscriptions, at least 24 hours before renewal. You keep Pro until the period ends.
• Deleting your APEX account does not cancel the subscription — Apple bills it, so cancel there.
• Refunds are handled by Apple under their terms, not by us.
• We may change Pro pricing or contents with notice before it affects you; you can cancel if you don't accept it.

Founder's Club

• A one-time purchase of $29.99, limited to the first 1,000 members. The limit is enforced by our servers and will not be raised or reopened.
• Includes a permanent member number and access to APEX Pro features for as long as APEX operates, with nothing further to pay.
• "For life" means the life of the service, not yours. It is not a promise that APEX will run forever. If we discontinue APEX we will give at least 90 days' notice, and Pro features remain available to founders for the whole of that period.
• The specific features in "Pro" may change as the app develops. We will not remove a headline feature founders paid for without an equivalent replacement.
• Membership is tied to your Apple ID, is not transferable, and cannot be resold.

9. Our intellectual property

APEX, the APEX name and logo, the app, and the website are ours and protected by law. We grant you a personal, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the app as intended. Don't copy, modify, resell, or reverse-engineer it.

Vehicle manufacturer names and models appear for identification only. We claim no affiliation with, or endorsement by, any manufacturer.

10. Suspension and termination

You may stop using APEX and delete your account at any time.

We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms, creates risk for other users, or is used unlawfully. For serious violations — threats, harm to a minor, stolen property, organising a race — we may act immediately and without notice, and may report it to the authorities.

Sections 5, 7, 9, and 11 through 15 survive termination.

11. Disclaimers

APEX IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that APEX will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that maps, routes, locations, or estimated times will be accurate. We are not responsible for the conduct of any user, whether online, on the road, or in person.

12. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, APEX AND ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS.

THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM: A TRAFFIC COLLISION, INJURY OR DEATH; YOUR OR ANOTHER USER'S DRIVING; ATTENDING OR HOSTING A MEET; ANY MARKETPLACE TRANSACTION; OR ANY INTERACTION WITH ANOTHER USER.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) WHAT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM, OR (B) US$100.

Some jurisdictions don't allow certain exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you. Nothing here limits liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold APEX harmless from any claim, damage, loss or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of APEX, your content, your driving, a meet you host or attend, a transaction you enter into, or your breach of these terms.

14. Disputes and arbitration

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

Talk to us first. Email support@apexdriving.app and give us 30 days — most things get sorted this way.

Arbitration. Any dispute not resolved informally will be settled by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, in Indiana or by video. Either of us may bring an individual claim in small-claims court instead.

Class action waiver. Disputes are brought only in an individual capacity, not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, collective, or representative action.

30-day opt-out. You may reject this arbitration section by emailing legal@apexdriving.app within 30 days of first accepting these terms, stating your name and that you opt out. Opting out changes nothing else.

15. General

• Changes: we may update these terms. Material changes get notice in the app before they take effect. Continuing to use APEX means accepting them.
• Apple: Apple is not a party to these terms and has no obligation to provide support for APEX. Apple is a third-party beneficiary and may enforce them against you.
• Severability: if a provision is unenforceable, the rest stands.
• Entire agreement: these terms and the Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between us.
• Assignment: you may not assign these terms; we may, in a merger or sale.
• Contact: legal@apexdriving.app