Terms

1. Operator and eligibility

Ink is operated by Jacques Tredoux, trading as Ink. You must be legally able to accept these terms. Ink is not directed to children under 13.

2. The service

Ink provides a browser-based writing environment, including local document storage, optional cloud backup, formatting, projects, exports, recovery tools, scratch notes, snapshots, appearance themes, reading and focus modes, and related features. Features may change, pause, or be removed as the service develops.

3. Your writing belongs to you

You retain ownership of the writing and other material you create in Ink. Signing in authenticates your identity and separates local workspaces on the current browser. Document content is uploaded only if you enable Cloud Backup Beta. You are responsible for having the rights to content you write, paste, import, or publish.

4. Accounts and authentication

Account authentication is provided through Auth0 Universal Login. You are responsible for maintaining control of the email address, identity provider, devices, recovery methods, and authentication factors linked to your account. Do not attempt to access another person’s account or authentication session.

5. Acceptable use

Do not misuse Ink, interfere with its operation or security, attempt unauthorized access, distribute malware, violate another person’s rights, or use the service in a way that violates applicable law. Ink is a writing tool, not permission to publish unlawful material.

6. Local storage and backups

You are responsible for maintaining backups. Browser storage may be deleted, corrupted, restricted, or made unavailable. Ink’s autosave, trash, and snapshots are conveniences and are not substitutes for independent backup copies. The recovery scanner can only inspect storage still available to the same browser origin and does not guarantee that lost, cleared, corrupted, or differently scoped data can be recovered.

Cloud Backup Beta is optional. It may be paused, delayed, unavailable, or subject to provider limits. Ink attempts to preserve replaced cloud copies and prevent silent overwrites, but cloud synchronization is not a substitute for downloadable backups that you control.

7. Exports and compatibility

Exported text, HTML, print output, and backup files may display differently across browsers and other applications. You should inspect exported work before relying on or publishing it.

8. Writer tools and appearance modes

Reading mode, typewriter mode, scratch margin, Dialogue Lens, Consistency Proof, themes, undo, redo, and similar tools are presentation and review aids. Dialogue Lens and Consistency Proof use local punctuation, spacing, structure, and formatting patterns; they may miss, merge, misidentify, or inappropriately change a passage. Review every automated fix. Undo and redo history is temporary and may not survive a reload, browser closure, device change, or storage loss. Scratch notes are intended to be excluded from ordinary document exports, but you should inspect files before sharing them. Theme appearance may vary with browser, operating-system, accessibility, printing, and user-style settings.

9. Ink’s intellectual property

The Ink software, interface, visual design, original copy, wordmark, droplet mark, and related materials are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. “ink.” and the droplet mark are used as brand identifiers. These terms do not give you permission to copy the interface, branding, or code except where applicable law or a separate license expressly permits it.

10. Third-party services

Ink may rely on third parties such as Auth0, Render, Supabase, Google Fonts, and—with your consent—Google Analytics. Their services and policies are outside Ink’s control. Links to third-party sites do not imply endorsement.

11. No warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ink is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of uninterrupted operation, error-free output, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or permanent preservation of data. Consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded remain unaffected.

12. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operator will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost writing, profits, opportunities, or data arising from use of Ink. Any mandatory liability that cannot be excluded is limited only as far as applicable law allows.

13. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where mandatory consumer law provides otherwise. Subject to any mandatory dispute process or consumer right, the courts of South Africa have jurisdiction over disputes relating to these terms.

14. Changes and contact

We may update these terms as Ink changes. Continued use after updated terms become effective means you accept them where permitted by law. Questions: jtredoux69420@gmail.com.