Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Thoughts Not Notes desktop application for macOS (the "App") and the website at thoughtsnotnotes.com (together, the "Service"). The Service is provided by an independent developer doing business as Thoughts Not Notes ("we", "us"). By downloading, installing, or using the App you agree to these Terms.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher) to use the Service. By using the Service you represent that you meet this requirement and that you have the right to enter into these Terms.

2. License to use the App

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a personal, worldwide, non‑exclusive, non‑transferable, revocable license to install and use the App on Mac devices that you own or control, for personal or internal business use. You may not:

• Copy, redistribute, sell, sublicense, lease, or rent the App.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code, except to the extent permitted by applicable law.
• Remove or modify any proprietary notices.
• Use the App to build a competing product.

3. Your responsibilities — recording laws and consent

Recording laws vary by country, state, and context. Some jurisdictions require the consent of all participants before a conversation can be recorded; others require only one party's consent. You are solely responsible for understanding and complying with the laws that apply to you and for obtaining any consents that are required from participants before recording. TNN provides the technical capability to record; it does not request consent on your behalf.

4. Your content

The App is designed so that your recordings, transcripts, and notes stay on your Mac. You retain all rights to that content. We claim no ownership over it and have no access to it.

5. Third‑party services

The App can connect to third‑party services such as Google Calendar, Google Drive, Notion, Slack, and others. Your use of those services is governed by their own terms and privacy policies. You're responsible for the access and permissions you grant. We're not responsible for outages, changes, errors, or data loss caused by third‑party services.

6. Updates and changes to the App

We may release updates to the App, change features, or discontinue features at any time. Some updates may be required for continued use of the App or of certain integrations.

7. Pricing

The App is currently offered free of charge. If we introduce paid features in the future, additional terms or fees will be presented to you before you opt in, and you will not be charged automatically for features you previously used for free.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON‑INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, OR THE AVAILABILITY, RELIABILITY OR COMPLETENESS OF TRANSCRIPTS OR ANY OTHER OUTPUT. AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPTION CAN AND WILL CONTAIN ERRORS; YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON TNN OUTPUT FOR ANY PURPOSE WHERE INACCURATE INFORMATION COULD CAUSE HARM WITHOUT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING IT.

9. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS RELATED TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM (WHICH, IF THE APP IS FREE FOR YOU, IS ZERO).

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim, demand, loss, or damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of your use of the Service, your content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party — including recording laws.

11. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time by uninstalling the App. We may suspend or terminate access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, including if we believe you have violated these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive (including disclaimers, limitations of liability, and indemnification).

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the Terms were last revised. Continued use of the Service after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Miscellaneous

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.