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Terms of Use
These terms explain the rules for using Laterpond and the responsibilities that come with keeping a private, local-first diary.
A Spanish translation is published alongside these terms. If the versions differ, this English version governs, except where local law requires otherwise.
1. Acceptance and eligibility
By downloading, purchasing, or using Laterpond, you agree to these Terms of Use and to the mandatory terms of the store that distributed the app. If you do not agree, do not use the app.
Laterpond is a general-audience app and is not directed at children under 13. You must meet the minimum age required by the App Store or Google Play in your country. If local law requires a parent or guardian to approve your use, that approval is required.
2. License and ownership
Laterpond is licensed, not sold. You receive a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the app on devices you own or control, subject to these terms and the applicable store rules. The app, brand, interface, software, and documentation remain owned by the developer or their licensors; your writing remains yours.
For an iOS download, Apple’s Licensed Application End User License Agreement (Standard EULA) also applies. For Android, the Google Play Terms of Service and applicable usage rules also apply. Mandatory platform terms prevail where they conflict with these terms.
3. Acceptable use
You may use Laterpond for lawful, personal purposes. You may not:
- copy, distribute, rent, sublicense, resell, or commercially exploit the app except where applicable law permits;
- reverse engineer, bypass security controls, or derive source code except to the limited extent that applicable law expressly permits;
- use the app to violate another person’s rights or any applicable law; or
- interfere with the app, its purchase validation, or its distribution platforms.
4. Your content and privacy
Everything you write or attach in Laterpond is yours. The developer claims no ownership of it. Laterpond has no account system and no server that receives a copy of your diary content. The app stores that content in its encrypted local container, subject to the choices described in the Privacy Policy.
You are responsible for content you choose to export, share, dictate through an operating-system provider, or place in a backup location. Do not use Laterpond to store or share content you do not have the right to use.
5. Purchases and subscriptions
- Laterpond may offer an optional Premium tier as an auto-renewing yearly subscription, a one-time lifetime purchase, or store-configured introductory offer. The price and exact offer shown by the App Store or Google Play at purchase are controlling.
- Apple or Google processes payment, renewal, cancellation, and refunds. The developer does not receive your full payment details and cannot directly change store billing or issue a store refund.
- A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel through the store before the store’s stated cutoff. Google Play subscriptions may be cancelled any time before the end of the current billing period; Apple’s store interface shows the applicable renewal date and cancellation controls.
- Deleting the app or erasing local data does not cancel a subscription. Cancelling a subscription does not delete local diary data.
- Restore purchases is available in the app for eligible purchases made with the currently signed-in store account.
- The free tier is not a data-expiry trial. Content you created remains readable and exportable under the feature limits shown in the app, subject to device availability and backups.
6. Backups, deletion, and data loss
Because there is no Laterpond server copy, you are responsible for keeping any backups or exports you want. Losing a device, uninstalling the app, clearing its storage, forgetting required credentials, or erasing data without a usable backup may permanently destroy your content.
Some in-app actions are deliberately irreversible and are labeled where they occur. “Burn” permanently destroys a selected thought. “Erase everything” permanently deletes the app’s local diary data on that device. The developer cannot recover deleted content.
7. App availability, updates, and termination
The app may change to fix defects, protect security, comply with platform rules, or improve functionality. Features can depend on your device, operating-system permissions, platform availability, and third-party services such as store billing or optional speech recognition. No uninterrupted or error-free operation is promised.
You may stop using Laterpond at any time. Your license ends automatically if you materially violate these terms. Where practical and lawful, an app update or discontinuation will not intentionally prevent you from exporting readable local content, but device failure or platform restrictions may make access impossible.
8. Not medical, therapeutic, or emergency care
Laterpond is a diary and productivity app. It is not a medical device, therapy, professional advice, or an emergency or crisis service. It does not diagnose, assess, treat, or monitor any condition and never contacts anyone on your behalf. In an emergency, contact your local emergency number or an appropriate local crisis service.
9. Third-party services
Store distribution, payment processing, purchase entitlement management, optional operating-system dictation, and backup locations you choose are provided by third parties under their own terms and privacy policies. Laterpond is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, security, or conduct of third-party services beyond what applicable law requires.
10. Disclaimers
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Laterpond is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of uninterrupted availability, error-free operation, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or non-infringement. Nothing in these terms excludes a warranty or consumer right that cannot legally be excluded.
11. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the developer will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, profits, opportunity, or use arising from Laterpond. Where liability cannot be excluded, it is limited to the greater of the amount you paid for Laterpond during the twelve months before the claim or the minimum amount required by law. These limits do not apply where prohibited by law, including liability that cannot be limited for personal injury, fraud, or willful misconduct.
12. Changes to these terms
Updated terms will be published at this address with a new effective date. Material changes affecting purchases, content handling, or your rights will also be described through an appropriate app or store notice. Your continued use after updated terms take effect constitutes acceptance, except where affirmative consent is legally required.
13. General terms
These terms, the Privacy Policy, and mandatory platform terms form the agreement concerning Laterpond. If one provision is unenforceable, the rest remain effective. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not transfer this agreement except where law permits; the developer may transfer it as part of a business or asset transfer only subject to the privacy commitments that apply at that time.
Mandatory consumer protections and the law and forum rights that apply in your place of residence are not reduced by these terms. Apple’s Standard EULA governs its specified law and forum matters for iOS distribution.
14. Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent to support@laterpond.com. Support is handled by the developer, who publishes Laterpond as an individual.