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Terms of Service
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Context Note website at contextnote.app, the waitlist, and (when available) the Context Note macOS application (together, the “Services”). By using the Services you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.
1. Who we are
Context Note is a product operated by the Context Note team (“we”, “us”, “our”). Contact: [email protected].
2. The Services
Context Note is a local-first notebook for macOS. The website currently provides product information and a waitlist for early access. The app, when released, is designed to run primarily on your Mac. Optional online features may be offered later; they will be opt-in and may be disabled so the product remains fully local.
3. Waitlist and early access
- Joining the waitlist requires a valid email address. We use it only to invite you and communicate about Context Note (see our Privacy Policy).
- Waitlist members may receive free access during an early-access period. After that period, Context Note is intended to become a paid product for new customers. Free early-access rights for waitlist members will be described in the invitation or license we send you.
- We may invite users in waves. Joining the waitlist does not guarantee a specific launch date, feature set, or license term.
4. Accounts and software license
When the app becomes available, we may grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use Context Note on macOS devices you own or control, subject to any paid subscription or early-access grant then in effect. You may not reverse engineer, resell, or redistribute the software except as allowed by applicable law.
5. Your content and data
Notes, tasks, meetings and other content you create in the app remain yours. Local-first design means core data is stored on your device unless you choose optional online features or sync via a folder/service you control (for example iCloud Drive or Dropbox). You are responsible for backups and for any third-party sync provider you use.
6. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Misuse the website, waitlist API, or any online feature (abuse, scraping, or attacks)
- Submit false information or automated/bot signups to the waitlist
- Use the Services for unlawful activity or to infringe others’ rights
- Attempt to bypass security, rate limits, or access controls
7. Third-party services
Optional AI providers (for example a key you bring yourself), Apple system services (Calendar, Touch ID, Foundation Models), or folder sync providers are governed by their own terms. We are not responsible for those third parties.
8. Disclaimer of warranties
The Services are provided “as is” and “as available,” especially during waitlist and early-access phases. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted or error-free.
9. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Context Note and its operators will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of the Services. Our aggregate liability for any claim relating to the Services will not exceed the greater of (a) the amounts you paid us for the Services in the twelve months before the claim, or (b) fifty US dollars (US $50) if you have not paid us.
10. Changes
We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date will change when we do. Continued use of the Services after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
11. Termination
We may suspend or end access to the waitlist or Services if you violate these Terms or if we discontinue a product. You may stop using the Services at any time. Provisions that by nature should survive (including ownership, disclaimers, and liability limits) will survive termination.
12. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws applicable in our place of establishment, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where mandatory consumer protections in your country apply. Courts in that jurisdiction will have exclusive venue, subject to those consumer rights.
13. Contact
Questions about these Terms: [email protected].