Terms of Use
The short version: what you see is what you get. Your one-time purchase buys the app as it exists today, forever, on up to 5 of your Macs, with free updates for one year. The app never stops working. If we ever launch services that cost us money to run for you — sync, hosted transcription, anything cloud-backed — those would be optional, separately priced, and never silently bundled into or removed from what you already bought.
1. Acceptance
By downloading, installing, or using Speechka (the "App"), or by purchasing a license, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
2. The license
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use the App on up to 5 Macs that you own or control. The license is per-person, not per-company: it is meant for you, on your machines. You can add and remove devices yourself at any time.
3. Free trial
The free trial includes 60 minutes of transcription (roughly 9,000 words at an average speaking pace), started with a one-time email link — no credit card required. During the trial, the App reports only the minutes used (never any content) so the limit can be enforced. When the trial is exhausted, transcription pauses until you purchase a license; your local data is never touched.
4. Lifetime purchase: what is included
The one-time lifetime price includes:
- The App as it exists on the day you buy it, licensed to you perpetually. It keeps working with no further payment, ever.
- All App updates released within 12 months of your purchase — features, fixes, and new on-device models alike.
- License verification goes fully offline 60 days after purchase — after that, the App no longer needs to contact our servers at all.
After your first year, the App and every update you received keep working indefinitely. Updates released later may require a paid upgrade.
5. What is not included: future cloud-backed services
Speechka is a local-first app, and the price reflects exactly that: software that runs on your Mac at no ongoing cost to us. If we ever introduce features that require us to run continuous infrastructure for you — for example sync between devices, hosted transcription on servers we pay for, storage, or any similar always-on service — those features are not part of any existing purchase. They would be offered as separate, clearly labeled, optional plans with their own pricing. Nothing you have already bought will be taken away or degraded: everything that works on-device when you buy it keeps working on-device.
6. Payments and refunds
Purchases are processed by Paddle, our merchant of record — your contract of sale is with Paddle, and their buyer terms apply to the transaction. For refund requests, contact support@speechka.app or Paddle directly. A refunded purchase deactivates the associated license. Nothing in these terms limits any statutory rights you have as a consumer.
7. Fair use
You agree not to:
- share, sell, or publish your license key, or use it beyond the 5-device limit;
- circumvent the licensing or trial mechanisms;
- redistribute the App itself, with or without modification, except as permitted by the licenses of its open-source components;
- use the App in violation of applicable law, including recording people without any legally required consent.
We may deactivate licenses involved in fraud or key-sharing. If we do and we got it wrong, email us — a human will look at it.
8. Beta software notice
Current builds are pre-1.0 and not yet notarized by Apple; macOS will warn you on first launch. We label such builds clearly. Beta builds may contain bugs — keep backups of anything important (the App stores everything locally, where you and your backups can reach it).
9. Warranty disclaimer and liability
The App is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose. To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability arising out of or relating to the App is limited to the amount you paid for your license in the 12 months before the claim. Nothing in this section excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.
10. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms; the effective date above will change when we do. Material changes will be announced in release notes. Changes never apply retroactively to reduce what an existing purchase includes (see sections 4 and 5).
11. Contact
Questions about these terms: support@speechka.app