Public Offer

PUBLIC OFFER
for granting the right to use the software product
Service HotCat.ai

Edition of 01 April 2026.

Individual Entrepreneur Samus Polina Olegovna (INN 9707036255, OGRN 1247700623334, hereinafter — the “Licensor”) publishes this Public Offer for the conclusion of a license agreement for the use of the software product “HotCat.ai” — a service based on artificial intelligence for searching, monitoring and analytics of vertical content.

Pursuant to Art. 437 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, this document constitutes a public offer. Acceptance of the terms of the offer means conclusion of the agreement on the stated terms. A person who does not agree with the terms of the offer is not entitled to use the Service.

Please carefully read the text of the offer before starting to use the Service.

1. Terms and Definitions

1.1. Service (HotCat.ai) — a software product available at https://hotcat.ai/, intended for searching, monitoring and analytics of vertical content using artificial intelligence technologies. No installation of any special software on the Licensee’s side is required.

1.2. Licensor — IE Samus Polina Olegovna (INN 9707036255, OGRN 1247700623334).

1.3. Licensee — a legal entity, individual entrepreneur or natural person who has reached 18 years of age, has registered on the Site and accepted the terms of this Offer. Use of the Service by persons under 18 is not permitted.

1.4. Site — https://hotcat.ai/.

1.5. Personal Account — a personal section of the Service available after registration. Contains information about the tariff, account balance, payment history and account settings.

1.6. Tariff Plan — a set of functional capabilities of the Service provided to the Licensee for the corresponding remuneration. Current tariffs are posted at: https://hotcat.ai/tariffs/.

1.7. Analysed Content — publicly available materials (videos, texts, images) from open sources (Instagram*, TikTok and other platforms) provided by the Licensee as links for analysis by the Service. Analysed Content is not the Licensee’s personal data.

1.8. Neural Network Services — external artificial intelligence systems used by the Licensor to process Analysed Content for the purpose of generating analytical results. The Licensee’s personal data is not transferred to Neural Network Services.

1.9. Recurring Payment (automatic renewal) — a payment method whereby the license remuneration is automatically debited from the Licensee’s linked bank card without additional confirmation.

1.10. Parties — the Licensor and the Licensee.

* The social network Instagram is owned by Meta, whose activities have been declared extremist and banned in the territory of the Russian Federation.

2. Subject Matter of the Agreement

2.1. Under this Agreement, the Licensor grants the Licensee, for a fee, the non-exclusive right to use the “HotCat.ai” Service to the extent of the chosen Tariff Plan. The Licensee undertakes to pay the remuneration in the manner established by this Offer.

2.2. Acceptance of this Offer is the performance of any of the following actions:

• full payment of remuneration under the chosen Tariff Plan;
• checking the box of agreement with the terms of the Offer and the Personal Data Processing Policy upon registration on the Site (to gain access to the demo mode).

2.3. The provision of access to the Service in accordance with the chosen Tariff Plan constitutes proper performance of the Agreement by the Licensor.

2.4. All exclusive rights to the Service belong to the Licensor.

2.5. The Agreement is governed by the legislation of the Russian Federation and is valid in its territory.

3. Procedure for Granting Access

3.1. The Licensee independently registers a Personal Account at https://hotcat.ai/, provides accurate data, checks the box of agreement with the terms of the Offer and the Personal Data Processing Policy, and creates a password. The password is known only to the Licensee.

3.2. After registration, the Licensee is provided with a free demo mode to familiarise themselves with the Service’s functionality.

3.3. To switch to paid access, the Licensee independently chooses a Tariff Plan and payment method in the Personal Account.

3.4. Payment is made in the following ways:

• by bank card;
• via the Faster Payments System (SBP);
• by link or QR code.

3.5. The Licensee may enable recurring payments by linking a bank card in the Personal Account. Upon activation:

• the remuneration is automatically debited on the date corresponding to the date of the initial payment;
• the Licensor notifies the Licensee of the upcoming debit by email at least 2 (two) calendar days in advance;
• the debit amount corresponds to the current cost of the chosen Tariff Plan.

3.6. The Licensee may disable recurring payments at any time in the Personal Account or by sending a request to in@hotcat.ai. Removing the card from the Personal Account also constitutes opting out of automatic renewal. Upon disabling, the Subscription remains valid until the end of the paid period.

3.7. The Agreement is deemed concluded from the date the remuneration is credited to the Licensor’s settlement account.

3.8. Changes to the Offer come into force from the moment of publication on the Site. In case of disagreement, the Licensee notifies the Licensor at in@hotcat.ai within 10 (ten) business days from the moment of publication of the changes — in this case the Agreement is deemed terminated from the date of receipt of the notice. Continued use of the Service after the said period constitutes consent to the new version.

3.9. The Licensor is not responsible for:

• the quality of the Licensee’s Internet connection;
• the operability of the Licensee’s equipment and software;
• the availability and content of third-party platforms (Instagram*, TikTok and others) whose content is being analysed;
• restrictions imposed by third parties or government authorities regarding access to such platforms.

* The social network Instagram is owned by Meta, whose activities have been declared extremist and banned in the territory of the Russian Federation.

4. Content Processing and Personal Data

4.1. Processing of Analysed Content. To provide analysis services, the Licensor transfers Analysed Content (links to publicly available videos and other materials) to external Neural Network Services. Such content:

• is publicly available and posted by third parties on open platforms;
• does not contain the Licensee’s personal data;
• is not stored by the Licensor after the request has been processed;
• is used solely to generate an analytical result.

4.2. Localisation of the Licensee’s personal data. Email address, payment details and other data provided upon registration are processed and stored exclusively on servers located in the territory of the Russian Federation. The Licensee’s personal data is not transferred to Neural Network Services.

4.3. The Licensee confirms that, when transferring links to Analysed Content, they have independently ensured compliance with the rights of third parties (authors and rights holders of the analysed materials) and bear full responsibility for the use of the analysis results in their activities.

5. Rights and Obligations of the Parties

5.1. The Licensor is entitled to:

• make changes to the hardware and software complex of the Service without coordination with the Licensee;
• change the functionality and interface of the Service;
• unilaterally change the terms of the Agreement and the Tariff Plans by publishing them on the Site;
• use aggregated and depersonalised data on the operation of the Service for analytical purposes;
• suspend access to the Service for scheduled technical work, notifying the Licensee at least 24 hours in advance;
• block the Licensee’s Personal Account in the cases provided for by this Agreement.

5.2. The Licensor is obliged to:

• ensure the operability of the Service in accordance with the chosen Tariff Plan. The target availability level is at least 99% of the time during a calendar month, except for scheduled technical work;
• provide technical support on issues related to the operation of the Service;
• notify the Licensee of upcoming recurring debits at least 2 (two) calendar days in advance;
• store the Licensee’s personal data in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and the Personal Data Processing Policy.

5.3. The Licensee is obliged to:

• upon registration, explicitly check the box of agreement with the terms of this Offer and the Personal Data Processing Policy;
• ensure the confidentiality of the password for access to the Personal Account;
• independently monitor changes to the terms of the Agreement and Tariff Plans;
• use the Service only for lawful purposes and in the manner provided for by the Agreement;
• when using recurring payments — ensure a sufficient balance on the linked card.

5.4. The Licensee is entitled to:

• use the Service to the extent of the paid Tariff Plan;
• contact the support service on issues related to the operation of the Service;
• disable recurring payments at any time.

6. Recurring (Automatic) Payments

6.1. The Licensee may enable a Subscription with automatic renewal. Activation is performed by linking a bank card in the Personal Account and checking the corresponding checkbox upon payment.

6.2. By enabling recurring payments, the Licensee confirms consent to the automatic debit of remuneration in accordance with the current Tariff Plan.

6.3. A notification of the upcoming debit is sent to the Licensee’s email at least 2 (two) calendar days in advance.

6.4. If the cost of the Tariff Plan changes, the Licensor notifies the Licensee at least 3 (three) calendar days before the changes come into force. In case of disagreement, the Licensee must disable recurring payments before the next debit date.

6.5. The Licensee may disable recurring payments:

• independently through the Personal Account;
• by sending a request to in@hotcat.ai.

6.6. Disabling stops automatic debits starting from the next billing period. The paid period is not refunded.

6.7. If a debit is impossible (insufficient funds, card blocking or expiry), access to the Service may be restricted. The Licensee is notified of this by email with a request to update the payment details.

7. Use Restrictions and Account Blocking

7.1. The Service is provided “as is”. The Licensor does not guarantee absolute error-free or uninterrupted operation of the Service, nor full correspondence of the analysis results with the Licensee’s expectations. Scheduled technical work is carried out with at least 24 hours’ notice. Target availability — at least 99% per month.

7.2. The Licensee is prohibited from using the Service to generate requests containing:

• materials infringing copyrights, image rights or other rights of third parties;
• materials of an extremist or terrorist nature;
• materials discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
• any other information prohibited by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

7.3. The Licensee is prohibited from:

• decompiling, disassembling, or reverse-engineering the Service;
• circumventing the Service’s technical protection measures;
• transferring credentials to third parties;
• providing access to the Service to third parties on a paid basis or for resale purposes;
• sublicensing, leasing or otherwise transferring the rights to use the Service.

7.4. The Licensor may block the Licensee’s Personal Account without refund of remuneration in the following cases:

• violation of clauses 7.2–7.3 of this Agreement;
• simultaneous use of one account from more than two IP addresses;
• transfer of credentials to third parties.

7.5. The Licensee is notified of the blocking by email. The Licensee may appeal the blocking by sending a reasoned request to in@hotcat.ai within 10 (ten) business days from the moment of receipt of the notice. The Licensor reviews the request within 5 (five) business days.

7.6. In case of unauthorised commercial use of the Service (resale of access, providing the Service to third parties for remuneration), the Licensor may recover a fixed fine of 1,000,000 (one million) roubles.

8. Intellectual Property Rights

8.1. The exclusive rights to the Service, including software, algorithms, databases, interfaces and design, belong to the Licensor.

8.2. The Licensee is granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Service for their own needs to the extent of the paid Tariff Plan.

8.3. Analytical results generated by the Service based on the Licensee’s requests are provided to the Licensee for use in their activities. The Licensor does not acquire any rights to such results.

9. Liability of the Parties

9.1. The Licensor is not liable for the Licensee’s losses arising from: loss of access to the Personal Account through the Licensee’s fault; incorrect use or interpretation of analysis results; actions of third parties; unavailability of analysed platforms.

9.2. The Licensee bears full responsibility for all actions performed using their credentials, including actions of third parties who gained access through the Licensee’s fault.

9.3. The Licensor’s aggregate liability to the Licensee on all grounds is limited to the amount of remuneration actually paid for the last 3 (three) full calendar months preceding the claim.

9.4. The Parties are released from liability for non-performance or improper performance of obligations if caused by force majeure: natural disasters, actions of state authorities, blockings, accidents on communication networks, etc. The Party invoking force majeure must notify the other Party within 3 (three) business days from the moment of its occurrence.

10. Refund of Remuneration

10.1. The remuneration paid is non-refundable, except where the Licensee submits a written refund request within 3 (three) calendar days from the moment of the initial payment and has not logged into the Personal Account or generated requests in the Service after payment.

10.2. To request a refund, send a request to in@hotcat.ai with a copy of the fiscal receipt attached. Review period — no more than 48 hours. The refund is made to the original payment details. If access to the original details is not available, the Licensee may specify other details.

10.3. Remuneration debited under a recurring payment is non-refundable if the Licensee did not disable automatic renewal before the next debit.

11. Referral Programme

11.1. The Licensor provides the Licensee with the opportunity to participate in the referral programme (the “Programme”) and to receive remuneration for attracting new users to the Service.

11.2. To participate, the Licensee uses a personal referral link and/or promo code from the Personal Account.

11.3. Remuneration is accrued in the amount of 20% (twenty percent) of the amount of the first payment actually received from the attracted user under a paid tariff. Remuneration is not accrued on amounts refunded to the attracted user.

11.4. Accrued remuneration is paid within 30 (thirty) calendar days from the moment of receipt of payment from the attracted user, in the manner established in the Personal Account.

11.5. The Licensor may change the terms or terminate the Programme by notifying Licensees through publication on the Site and/or in the Personal Account at least 10 (ten) business days in advance. Remuneration accrued before the changes take effect is paid in full.

12. Final Provisions

12.1. This Agreement is governed by and interpreted in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

12.2. Disputes are resolved through negotiations. If no agreement is reached within 30 (thirty) calendar days, the dispute is referred to court. For Licensees who are legal entities and individual entrepreneurs — disputes are considered by the Arbitrazh Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region. For Licensees who are natural persons — the jurisdiction established by the current legislation of the Russian Federation on the protection of consumer rights applies.

12.3. If any provision of the Agreement is found invalid, this does not entail invalidity of the Agreement as a whole; the remaining provisions retain full force.

12.4. The current version of the Offer is permanently available at: https://hotcat.ai/oferta/.

12.5. The Parties recognise the legal force of documents and notifications sent by email, provided that the sender is unambiguously identified. For the Licensor — address: in@hotcat.ai; for the Licensee — the address specified upon registration of the Personal Account.

12.6. Each Party bears the risk of failure to notify the other Party of changes in its contact details.

13. Licensor’s Details

Date of publication: 01.04.2026.