Terms and Conditions

1. Definitions, 2. Grant of License, 3. License Types, Duration, Updates, and Support, 4. Restrictions on Use of Licensed Product, 5. Further requirements of the License, 6. Copying the Licensed Product, 7. Freedom to transfer, 8. Renewal payments, 9. License Management and Pricing, 10. Refunds, 11. Security of your payment card, 12. Disclaimers and limitation of liability, 13. U.S. Government end users, 14. You indemnify us, 15. Copyright and other Intellectual Property, 16. Support and Assistance, 17. Miscellaneous matters, 18. Agreement

License Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 01/08/2025

These are the terms and conditions subject to which we license any of our products to you. These terms and conditions govern all Licensed Products in whole or in part as expressly stated in the plugin header, accompanying readme.txt file, or any license text files included within the Licensed Product. By using a Licensed Product, you agree to be bound by them. You may not use Our Website if you are under the age of 18 years.

We are Auckland Advertising Limited, trading as Ministry of Plugins (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), a company registered in New Zealand.

You are: Any person or entity that purchases or otherwise lawfully acquires a License or Licensed Product from us.

It is now agreed as follows:

1. Definitions

In this agreement, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise:

“Computer”includes any work station, web server, electronic application or receiving device.
“Copy or Publish”with reference to a Licensed Product, means reproducing or publishing in whole or in part, using any means, in any medium. It includes breaking up, changing, cropping or any other change or use as part of some other created work.
“Intellectual Property”means intellectual property owned by us, of every sort, whether or not registered or registrable in any country, including all Licensed Products, intellectual property of all kinds coming into existence after today; and including, among others, patents, trademarks, unregistered marks, designs, copyrights, domain names, discoveries, creations and inventions, together with all rights which are derived from those rights.
“License”means a license granted by us to you in the terms of this agreement for use of a Licensed Product.
“Licensed Product”means any product, material or thing offered for license by us on Our Website, including the Software (primarily, but not limited to, WordPress plugins and extensions), and whether or not bought by you. A reference to “Product” shall be a reference to all or part of a Licensed Product or to a Product changed by you in any way.
“Our Website”means any website or service designed for electronic access by mobile or fixed devices which is owned or operated by us. It includes all web pages controlled by us.
“Restrictions on Use”means first, the restrictions set out in this agreement and second, all restrictions or limitations arising from choices you made at the time of purchase. These may relate to limitations on use, territory, duration, or any other choice which defines the Licensed Product. Third, restrictions include those made by you, if any, in private correspondence between us before your purchase.
“Software”means the software which constitutes the Licensed Product or which provides any electronic function which supports the use of the Licensed Product.
“Licensed Website”means any website on which the Licensed Product is installed and activated in accordance with Clause 6.1, using a valid, unexpired, and unique License Key provided upon purchase of the Licensed Product.
“License Key”a unique alphanumeric code provided to you upon purchase of a Licensed Product, which is used to activate, verify, and manage your License. A valid, unexpired License Key is required to enable updates, support, and certain features of the Licensed Product.
2. Grant of License

2.1. Subject to payment of the license fee (which may change from time to time) and to the other terms of this agreement, we grant you a License to use the Licensed Product for either one year (Recurring License) or for the lifetime of the Licensed Product (Lifetime License), depending on the license option you selected at the time of purchase.

2.2. We may not offer the License in all countries. We may refuse or revoke a License and return your payment if you live in a country we do not serve. Countries where we don’t do business:

2.3. The License is non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable and otherwise as limited by the terms of this agreement.

2.4. Where you have purchased a one-year Recurring License, the License shall be renewable annually upon payment of the applicable renewal fee. Where you have purchased a Lifetime License, no renewal shall be required.

2.5. If any renewal payment is not made before the annual renewal date, Auckland Advertising Limited (Ministry of Plugins) may treat this agreement as having been terminated with effect from the renewal date. If that happen the effect shall be the same as if the agreement had terminated by expiry of time.

2.6. This License is limited by the Restrictions on Use and by the choices you have made at the time of purchase of your License. You agree to comply with all Restrictions on Use.

2.7. No express or implied license of the Licensed Product or any other material is granted to you other than the express License granted in this agreement.

3. License Types, Duration, Updates, and Support

3.1. A Lifetime License allows you to use the Licensed Product indefinitely. It includes free updates and support for the lifetime of the Licensed Product. The Licensed Product will remain available for download through your account area for the lifetime of the Licensed Product, unless our business ceases to exist. Lifetime Licenses are billed once at the time of purchase and may not be available for all products. Please refer to the product page or the Store for current availability.

3.2. A Recurring License allows you to use the Licensed Product with access to updates and support for one (1) year from the date of purchase. Recurring Licenses are automatically renewed annually unless cancelled before the renewal date. If your Recurring License expires, you may continue to use the Licensed Product as is, but you will no longer be eligible to receive updates or support until it is renewed. The Licensed Product will not be available for download via your account area while the License is expired; access will be restored once the License is renewed.

3.3. You may cancel a Recurring License at any time through your account area. Cancellation prevents future renewals but does not entitle you to a refund for the current license period unless otherwise stated in our refund policy. You will continue to receive updates and support until the end of the current license period.

3.4. Support services are provided only to the original License holder with a valid and unexpired License Key. Any support requests made using the License Key by unauthorized parties will be considered fraudulent.

4. Restrictions on Use of Licensed Product

You agree that you will not:

4.1. use the Licensed Product for any purpose or in any way except as you selected and paid when you bought it from Our Website.

4.2. separate the component parts of the Software for use on more than one Computer. Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software;

4.3. sub-license, lease, lend, or distribute the Software, the Licensed Product or License Key for free or otherwise;

4.4. Copy or Publish a Licensed Product except as specifically allowed in this agreement;

4.5. represent or give the impression that you are the owner or originator of any Licensed Product;

4.6. remove any identification or reference number or other information which may be embedded in any file of a Licensed Product.

5. Further requirements of the License

5.1. You must not allow any other person to use a Licensed Product except in the situation or context for which you have bought it.

5.2. You must not make the Licensed Product or License Key available for download, copying, or redistribution by any third party, whether directly or indirectly, including through your websites.

5.3. You must not use a Licensed Product:
5.3.1 except for the use specified at the time of purchase;
5.3.2 in part or as a whole, to incorporate it in any intellectual property of yours;

5.4. If any information you give us is inaccurate, we may terminate your License and no refund of money will be due to you.

6. Copying the Licensed Product

6.1. You may install and use the Licensed Product only on the exact number of websites explicitly permitted by your License, and solely if those websites are either:
6.1.1 owned and controlled by you; or
6.1.2 owned by your clients and managed by you under a legally binding agreement that is valid and unexpired.

6.2. You must not use separate component parts of the Licensed Product except as part of the complete Licensed Product installed on a Licensed Website.

6.3. You may install one additional copy of the Licensed Product on a single additional website corresponding to a Licensed Website, solely for use as a non-production testing environment (staging environment).

6.4. If you have purchased multiple licenses of the Licensed Product, you may make the number of copies authorized on the license schedule, and use each copy in accordance with clauses 6.1 to 6.3.

7. Freedom to transfer

7.1. You may not assign, delegate, sub-contract, mortgage, charge or otherwise transfer any of your rights and obligations under this agreement without our prior written consent, except that:
7.1.1 you may assign and transfer all your rights and obligations under this agreement to any person to which you transfer all of your business, provided that the assignee undertakes in writing to us to be bound by your obligations under this agreement.

8. Renewal payments

8.1. At least four weeks, and again three days before expiry of the period for which you have paid, we shall send you a message to your last known email address to tell you that your License is shortly to expire or automatically renew.

8.2. At any time before expiry of your License, you may use the “Account” page on Our Website to access your personal information and change your requirements for services or cancel renewal.

8.3. At expiry of your License we shall automatically take payment from your payment card (credit card, debit card or any other payment card) of the sum specified under the subscriptions tab on the “Account” page of Our Website and shall confirm the renewal of License for a further period by sending you an email message, unless you have cancelled the renewal before the renewal date.

9. License Management and Pricing

9.1. We reserve the right to modify, change, cancel, terminate or upgrade any Licensed Product subscription, Recurring License, Lifetime License, License, and/or License Key at any time, without prior notice, consent, or obligation to provide reasons. Prices of all Licensed Products, including renewal fees, are subject to change without prior notice, consent or obligation to provide reasons.

9.2. When you upgrade your existing License to a higher-priced License, we apply Cost-Based Proration. Under this method, you will be charged only the price difference between your current License and the upgraded License, calculated according to the prices published on Our Website at the time the upgrade is processed.

9.3. Example of Cost-Based Proration: A customer purchases a Single-Site License for Licensed Product A at a price of $89 on October 1, 2017. On March 1, 2018, the customer upgrades the License to a 2–5 Sites License, priced at $129. Under the Cost-Based Proration method, the customer will pay the difference of $40 for the upgrade. On October 1, 2018, the License will renew at the full price of $129 for Licensed Product A (2–5 Sites) and remain valid until October 1, 2019.

10. Refunds

10.1. All sales are considered final and non-refundable, as our products are digital and non-tangible in nature. Once a Licensed Product has been delivered, downloaded, or accessed, it cannot be returned, revoked, or exchanged.

10.2. We make every effort to ensure our Licensed Products are high-quality and fully compatible with the core WordPress software. However, due to the wide range of third-party themes, plugins, and hosting environments, we cannot guarantee compatibility in every situation.

10.3. Some Licensed Products include a clear notice on Our Website stating: “This plugin is not designed or developed for WordPress multisites.” These Licensed Products are neither intended nor guaranteed to function properly on WordPress multisite installations. Purchasing a Licensed Product with the intention to use it on a multisite environment, despite this notice, will not be considered a valid reason for a refund under this Agreement.

10.4. We have provided demo websites to help you experience the look, feel, and functionality of some of our Licensed Products. Additionally, we offer screenshots, video resources, detailed documentation, and help articles on Our Website to support your evaluation. Free versions of certain Licensed Products (plugins) are also available on the official WordPress Plugin Repository, featuring essential functionalities for hands-on testing. We strongly encourage you to explore these resources before purchasing any paid Licensed Product (Pro version). If you have any pre-sale questions, please contact us via the support form on Our Website. By completing your purchase, you acknowledge that your decision is informed, deliberate, and based on sufficient information—and that you fully accept our strict no-refund policy.

10.5. Notwithstanding the above, we may, at our sole discretion, consider a refund request if all of the following conditions are met:
10.5.1 The request is made within 14 days of the original purchase date;
10.5.2 There is a verified issue with basic product functionality that prevents core use;
10.5.3 You have cooperated with our support team, provided access to your environment if requested, and allowed a reasonable amount of time for investigation and resolution;
10.5.4 The issue is not caused by conflicts with third-party plugins, themes, hosting configurations, or any custom modifications.

10.6. Refunds will not be granted in cases involving:
10.6.1 Feature requests or product expectations not explicitly advertised;
10.6.2 Incompatibility with third-party software or hosting environments;
10.6.3 Change of mind, mistaken purchases, or lack of technical knowledge;
10.6.4 Duplicate purchases where one has already been refunded or used.
10.6.5 Failure to cancel a Recurring License prior to its automatic renewal on the renewal date, which occurs at the end of the current License term.

10.7. By purchasing from us, you agree to this Refund Policy and waive any rights to dispute it via informal complaints, chargebacks, legal action, or public reviews based on eligibility outside the terms stated above. Our goal is to be transparent and fair while protecting the integrity of our digital offerings.

11. Security of your payment card

We take care to make Our Website safe for you to use.

11.1. Card payments are not processed through pages controlled by us. We use one or more online payment service providers (Stripe) who will encrypt your card (credit card, debit card or any other payment card) or bank account details in a secure environment.

11.2. If you have asked us to remember your payment card details for future purchases or subscription renewals, our online payment service provider (such as Stripe) will securely store your payment details on their systems. These details will be fully encrypted and used only to process your automatic payments or other transactions which you have initiated.

11.3. Transactions for purchases made through Our Website may appear on your payment card or bank statement as “MINISTRYOFPLUGINS.COM,” “MOP,” or as a descriptor that includes part of the Licensed Product name along with the term “MOP.”

12. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

12.1. The law differs from one country to another. This paragraph applies so far as the applicable law allows.

12.2. All implied conditions, warranties and terms are excluded from this agreement. If in any jurisdiction an implied condition, warrant or term cannot be excluded, then this sub paragraph shall be deemed to be reduced in effect, only to the extent necessary to release that specific condition, warranty or term.

12.3. We make no representation or warranty that the Licensed Product will be:
12.3.1 useful to you;
12.3.2 of satisfactory quality;
12.3.3 fit for a particular purpose;
12.3.4 data-secure;
12.3.5 available or accessible, without interruption, or without error.

12.4. We claim no expert knowledge in any subject. We disclaim any obligation or liability to you arising directly or indirectly from information you take from Our Website.

12.5. you agree that in any circumstances when we may become liable to you, the limit of our liability is the amount you have paid us in the immediately preceding 14 day period for the Licensed Products concerned.

12.6. We shall not be liable to you for any loss or expense which is:
12.6.1 indirect or consequential loss; or
12.6.2 economic loss or other loss of turnover, profits, business or goodwill even if such loss was reasonably foreseeable or we knew you might incur it.

12.7. This paragraph (and any other paragraph which excludes or restricts our liability) applies to our directors, officers, employees, subcontractors, agents and affiliated companies (who may enforce this provision under the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017) as well as to us.

12.8. If you become aware of any breach of any term of this agreement by any person, please tell us via the support form on Our Website. We welcome your input but do not guarantee to agree with your judgement.

12.9. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed as limiting or excluding our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence.

12.10. Our Licensed Products (WordPress plugins) are tested and guaranteed to function on a clean installation of the minimum required stable version of WordPress. However, due to the wide variety of third-party plugins, themes, and browser environments, we do not guarantee compatibility with any such third-party software. We are not responsible for any conflicts, malfunctions, or issues arising from the interaction with third-party products, nor do we accept liability for any resulting data loss or damage. You are strongly advised to back up your website files and database before installing, activating, or using any Licensed Product. While we may, at our sole discretion, offer support to address third-party compatibility issues, such support is not guaranteed.

13. U.S. Government end users

The Licensed Product is a “commercial item” as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, all U.S. Government end users acquire a license to use the Licensed Product and any related documentation or service with only those rights set out in this License.

14. You indemnify us

You agree to indemnify us against all costs, claims and expense arising directly or indirectly from:

14.1. your failure to comply with the law of any country;

14.2. your breach of this agreement;

14.3. any act, neglect or default by any agent, employee, licensee or customer of yours;

14.4. a contractual claim or breach of the intellectual property rights of any person arising from your use of the Licensed Products.

15.1. You agree that at all times you will:
15.1.1 not cause or permit anything which may damage or endanger our title to any Licensed Product or other Intellectual Property or the title of any other person whose work has been made available to us as a Licensed Product;
15.1.2 notify us of any suspected infringement of the Intellectual Property.

15.2. If you use a Licensed Product in a way not allowed by this agreement we may take legal action anywhere in the World. If loss to us or any other person results from your wrongful action, you will be liable to pay.

15.3. If we terminate the License on account of your breach, you agree that you will:
15.3.1 immediately stop using the Licensed Product;
15.3.2 destroy all copies of the Licensed Product in your possession or control;
15.3.3 destroy any work of yours derived from a Licensed Product.

15.4. You agree that, if we have reason to believe the Licensed Product is being used in breach of this License, we may request copies of materials containing or using the Licensed Product, and access to relevant restricted or firewalled pages. You further agree to comply with such a request within 14 days of notice from us.

15.5. If we reasonably believe that you are using a Licensed Product beyond the scope of this License, you agree to provide written confirmation of your compliance, in a form to be drawn by us.

16. Support and Assistance

16.1. We offer Premium Support to active license holders. This includes assistance with purchases, account access, downloading Licensed Products, and general usage inquiries related to the functionality of the product.

16.2. Support is not provided for:
16.2.1 Product customization,
16.2.2 Compatibility with third-party themes, plugins, or browsers,
16.2.3 Requests beyond the intended or advertised features of the Licensed Product.

16.3. To access support, you may:
16.3.1 Refer to our online documentation
16.3.2 Log in and post in the support forums (where available)
16.3.3 Contact our support team via email or through the support form on Our Website — please include your Full Name, Account Email, Licensed Product Name, and the associated License Key to help us verify and respond more efficiently.

16.4 In order to fulfill certain support requests, including but not limited to those involving troubleshooting or technical investigation, you agree to provide us with the necessary access to your systems. This may include, but is not limited to, administrative access to your WordPress installation, server, hosting environment, or any third-party service accounts, as reasonably required. If you are unable or unwilling to provide such access, we reserve the right to decline or discontinue support related to that specific request.

16.5. Support and updates are offered as long as the Licensed Product is actively maintained. We reserve the right to discontinue support in any of the following circumstances:
16.5.1 The plugin is no longer developed or maintained,
16.5.2 Our company is acquired or ceases operation,
16.5.3 The WordPress software itself is no longer maintained.

16.6. While we aim to provide high-quality support, we do not guarantee that all issues will be resolved to your expectations, within a particular timeframe, or to a specific standard of satisfaction.

16.7. We make every effort to ensure that our Licensed Products are stable, reliable, and free from defects. However, no software is entirely error-free. If you identify a bug or technical issue, you are encouraged to report it via the support form on Our Website. We will review such reports in good faith and, where appropriate, take reasonable steps to investigate and address the issue in future updates. Feedback submitted in this manner is appreciated but does not create any obligation or warranty beyond those expressly stated in this Agreement.

17. Miscellaneous matters

17.1. All of our plugins and extensions are built exclusively for the WordPress platform and require a properly installed and functioning WordPress environment. A solid understanding of WordPress is recommended. The Licensed Product requires either the latest WordPress version or the specific version specified in its documentation including the plugin header and accompanying readme.txt files. No additional system requirements apply unless otherwise stated in the product documentation or support resources.

17.2. After your purchase is complete, we will send you an email with your order number and purchase details. Please check your spam or junk folder if you do not see it in your inbox, and mark our messages as “not spam” to ensure you receive future communications. If you still do not receive an email, please contact us promptly via the support form so we can assist you.

17.3. By logging into your account area, you can access your License details, License Keys, download purchased Licensed Products (only if the associated Licenses are valid and active), view and download invoices or receipts, view order details, update subscription settings, manage Licensed Websites, edit payment and billing information, update personal details, and change your account password.

17.4. For some Licensed Products, you may need to activate them using a valid, unexpired, and unique License Key provided at the time of purchase to unlock certain features. Once activated, these features may remain active even after the License expires. However, if you reinstall the Licensed Product on the same website, you will need to enter a valid, unexpired, and unique License Key again to unlock those features.

17.5. For most of our Licensed Products (WordPress plugins), updates are available directly through the Plugins page in the WordPress admin area, consistent with how most WordPress plugins operate. However, if this update option is unavailable for a specific Licensed Product (plugin), or if it is temporarily non-functional due to technical reasons, you must log in to your account on Our Website, manually download the latest version of the Licensed Product (plugin), extract the ZIP file, deactivate the currently installed version (without deleting it), upload the extracted files to your website’s “plugins” directory via SFTP by overwriting the existing files, and then reactivate the Licensed Product (plugin) through the WordPress admin interface. Exceptions to this manual update method may apply to certain Licensed Products (plugins); such cases will be clearly noted in the relevant documentation.

17.6. On WordPress Multisite installations, Licenses may only be activated on individual sites within the network; network-wide activation is not currently supported. Some Licensed Products may not work with WordPress Multisite installations. If a product is incompatible, this will be clearly noted on its product page and in the support documentation. Licenses are intended solely for use on websites built directly by the License holder and must not be bundled with, embedded in, or distributed through themes, templates, or products sold on third-party marketplaces (e.g., ThemeForest).

17.7. We may send you emails related to your purchased Licensed Product(s), including updates, support information, and occasional promotional offers. We do not share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes. You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time without affecting your use of the Licensed Product.

17.8. Our Privacy Policy is strong and precise. It complies fully with the Privacy Act 2020 which is at https://ministryofplugins.com/privacy-policy/.

17.9. You undertake to provide to us your current First Name, Last Name, Company Name, Phone Number, Email, Billing Address, Billing Country as often as they are changed together with all information that we may require to enable us to fulfil our obligations under this contract.

17.10. So far as any time, date or period is mentioned in this agreement, time shall be of the essence.

17.11. If any term or provision of this agreement is at any time held by any jurisdiction to be void, invalid or unenforceable, then it shall be treated as changed or reduced, only to the extent minimally necessary to bring it within the laws of that jurisdiction and to prevent it from being void and it shall be binding in that changed or reduced form. Subject to that, each provision shall be interpreted as severable and shall not in any way affect any other of these terms.

17.12. The rights and obligations of the parties set out in this agreement shall pass to any permitted successor in title.

17.13. Any obligation in this agreement intended to continue to have effect after termination shall so continue.

17.14. No failure or delay by any party to exercise any right, power or remedy will operate as a waiver of it nor indicate any intention to reduce that or any other right in the future.

17.15. When you visit Our Website or send messages to us by email, you are communicating with us electronically. We communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on Our Website. You agree that all our electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

17.16. Any communication to be served on either party by the other shall be delivered by hand or sent by express post or recorded delivery or by e-mail.
It shall be deemed to have been delivered:
if delivered by hand: on the day of delivery;
if sent by post to the correct address: within 120 hours of posting;
If sent by e-mail: within 24 hours if no notice of non-receipt has been received by the sender.

17.17. In the event of a dispute between the parties to this agreement, then they undertake to attempt to settle the dispute by engaging in good faith with the other in a process of mediation before commencing arbitration or litigation.

17.18. This agreement does not give any right to any third party under the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 or otherwise, except that any provision in this agreement which excludes or restricts the liability of our directors, officers, employees, subcontractors, agents and affiliated companies, may be enforced under that Act.

17.19. In the event of any conflict between any term of this agreement and the provisions of the constitution of a limited company or any comparable document intended to regulate any other corporate or collective body, then the terms of this agreement shall prevail.

17.20. The validity, construction and performance of this agreement shall be governed by the laws of New Zealand and you agree that any dispute arising from it shall be litigated only in that country.

18. Agreement

18.1. We reserve the right to change, modify, or update the terms of this Agreement at any time without prior notice, consent, or obligation to provide reasons. Continued use of any Licensed Product after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

18.2. By purchasing from Ministry of Plugins (Auckland Advertising Limited) and/or acquiring and using any Licensed Product, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound exclusively by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and our Privacy Policy. No other terms, conditions, or agreements, whether oral or written, shall apply to your purchase or use of our Licensed Products.

If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us via the support form on Our Website.