Terms of Use

Who Makes Sidekick

Sidekick is made by Marek Magoń Consulting (“I”, “me”), a one-person business in Poland, registered in CEIDG, the Polish business register.

The quickest way to reach me is in the app: Settings → Improve the App.

About These Terms

These terms cover the Sidekick app for Android (“Sidekick: Great League Coach” on Google Play) and the website pvpsidekick.com. They are also the terms of service (“regulamin”) required by the Polish Act of 18 July 2002 on providing services by electronic means.

You can read, save, and print them for free at any time on this page. How I handle your data is explained in the Privacy Policy.

By installing or using Sidekick, you accept these terms. If you don’t accept them, please don’t use Sidekick.

Who Can Use Sidekick

You must be 18 or older to use Sidekick. By using it, you confirm that you are.

What Sidekick Offers

Sidekick is an app that helps you with the Great League in Pokémon GO. It offers these services:

• Collection – track your Pokémon for the Great League and cups, with rankings from PvPoke.
• Overlay – cards over Pokémon GO with details on the Pokémon you’re viewing, including help with appraisals.
• Battles – notes on your GO Battle League battles, with an after-battle report once each battle ends.
• Team Builder and Tools – team suggestions, Achievements, Insights, XXL Checklist, Hundo Alert, Tips & Tricks, Field Research Rewards, and List Generator.
• Notifications – cup reminders, achievements, and my replies to your reports.
• Improve the App – send me bug reports and ideas from Settings, and read my replies.
• Website and Support – information and help on pvpsidekick.com, and support in the app.

During a battle, Sidekick only takes notes. Its after-battle report comes once the battle is over.

If I add paid features, the Paid Features section applies. Features may change over time, for example to keep up with the game.

What You Need

• An Android phone with Android 10 or newer.
• Pokémon GO, set to English.
• Permission to display over other apps, and your consent to screen capture each time you turn Sidekick on.
• Internet access the first time you open the app, and from time to time after that for updates and fresh data.
• For the website, an up-to-date web browser.

The app is software that you install on your phone. The website stores small files in your browser only as described in the Privacy Policy.

Staying Safe Online

Like any online service, Sidekick comes with general internet risks, such as malware, fake copies of apps, and phishing messages. Download Sidekick only from Google Play, keep your phone updated, and remember that I’ll never ask for your passwords.

Sidekick and Pokémon GO

Sidekick is an independent app. It isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Niantic, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, or any other company behind Pokémon GO. Pokémon, Pokémon GO, and related names are trademarks of their owners.

Sidekick only reads what’s on your screen. It doesn’t change the game, tap for you, or connect to the game’s servers.

• Your choice. I can’t promise that using Sidekick is allowed under the game’s terms, or that it won’t affect your game account. Read the game’s terms and decide for yourself.
• Game updates. An update to Pokémon GO can change what Sidekick sees, so a feature may stop working until I update the app, or for good.
• No tournaments. Don’t use Sidekick in official tournaments.
• Estimates, not promises. Rankings, reports, and suggestions are estimates based on game data and simulations. They help you learn, but they can’t guarantee wins.

Paid Features

If I add paid features, such as a subscription, these rules apply:

• You buy them only through Google Play. Google handles the payment and acts as the seller (merchant of record), and I never see your card details.
• Before you buy, the app and Google Play show the price, the billing period, and what’s included.
• A subscription renews automatically until you cancel it. You can cancel any time in Google Play under Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions (see Google Play Help). It stays active until the end of the period you’ve paid for.
• Uninstalling the app doesn’t cancel a subscription.
• Refunds follow Google Play’s refund policies. This doesn’t limit your rights as a consumer, including any right to withdraw from the purchase.

Using Sidekick Fairly

When you use Sidekick, please follow these rules:

• Don’t send unlawful content in reports, ideas, or emails, such as threats, hate speech, or other people’s personal data.
• Don’t try to break, overload, or get around the security of the app, its server, or the website.
• Don’t send spam through Improve the App.
• Don’t copy, sell, or share the app or its content beyond what the law allows.

I may delete content that breaks these rules. I give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use Sidekick while these terms apply. Sidekick itself belongs to me, apart from the parts listed under Credits.

Credits

• Sidekick’s own systems read the game, analyze battles, and build teams. They rely on rankings, game data, and battle mechanics developed by PvPoke, whose code is used under the MIT License (Copyright © 2019 pvpoke).
• Event schedules and Field Research rewards are based on information published by Leek Duck.
• The fonts in the app and on this website are used under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
• Text recognition is done by Google ML Kit.

What I Can’t Promise

I build Sidekick with care, but I can’t promise it will always work, be free of errors, or be available. To the extent the law allows, I’m not responsible for:

• Decisions you make in the game based on Sidekick.
• Actions that the game’s operator takes against your game account.
• Features that stop working after a game update.

Nothing in these terms limits liability that the law doesn’t allow me to limit, or your statutory rights as a consumer.

How the Agreement Starts and Ends

The agreement starts when you first open the app or start using the website, and it runs for an indefinite time.

You can end it any time, for free and without giving a reason: uninstall the app and stop using the website. Uninstalling also deletes what Sidekick saved on your phone. If you have a subscription, cancel it in Google Play too.

I can end the agreement for an important reason, such as a serious breach of these terms or a legal requirement, or if I stop offering Sidekick. I’ll tell you in the app at least 14 days in advance, unless the law requires me to act faster. If I end it while you have a paid subscription, you’ll get back what you paid for the time you can’t use.

Complaints

If something doesn’t work as described, or you want to complain about anything else, send it from the app (Settings → Improve the App). Please include:

• What happened and when.
• Your phone model and Android version.
• What you’d like me to do.

I’ll answer within 14 days, in the app. For problems with a payment, you can also contact Google Play.

If you’re a consumer, you can also get free help outside court, for example from a municipal or district consumer ombudsman (miejski or powiatowy rzecznik konsumentów) in Poland.

Changes to Sidekick and These Terms

I may update Sidekick and add or remove features, for example to keep up with Pokémon GO.

I may change these terms for an important reason, such as new features or changes in the law or in the game. I’ll post the new version here with a new date and tell you in the app at least 14 days before it applies. If you don’t agree, you can stop using Sidekick, uninstall it, and cancel any subscription.

Law and Disputes

Polish law applies to these terms. If you’re a consumer, you keep the protection of the mandatory laws of the country where you live. Disputes go to the court that has jurisdiction under the general rules.

None of this affects your statutory rights as a consumer.