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Terms of use

The terms for using the Zeno the Stoic app.

Draft: some details are still being filled in before launch.

These terms apply when you use the Zeno the Stoic app ("the app"), provided by [PROVIDER NAME], [ADDRESS] ("we"). By using the app you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.

1. What the app is

The app offers a daily quote from the Stoic philosophers, a chat with Zeno (an AI companion that draws on the original texts), tools to make quote images and widgets, and reflection exercises.

2. Zeno is an AI, not a professional

  • Zeno's replies are generated by an AI model. They can be wrong, incomplete or unsuitable for your situation.
  • Zeno is not a therapist, doctor, lawyer or financial adviser, and nothing in the app is professional advice. Don't rely on it for decisions about your health, safety, legal matters or money.
  • If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, contact local emergency services or a crisis line right away (for example 988 in the US, 116 123 in the EU and UK, or find one at https://findahelpline.com).
  • Zeno is an AI character inspired by the Stoic writings. He is not the historical Zeno of Citium, and he does not speak for any of the ancient authors.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the app to:

  • break the law or infringe anyone's rights;
  • harass, threaten or harm others, or create content that sexualises minors;
  • try to get around usage limits, reverse engineer the service, or send automated requests;
  • try to make Zeno produce harmful content.

We may limit or suspend access to the chat if it is misused.

4. Subscriptions

  • Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, sold and billed by Apple through your Apple account.
  • Free trial: where offered, the trial converts to a paid subscription at the end of the trial unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends.
  • Renewal: the subscription renews at the end of each period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple account settings.
  • Refunds are handled by Apple under its policies.
  • Prices and Premium features may change; changes apply from your next renewal, and we will tell you in advance where required by law.
  • Chat limits: the free plan includes 3 messages with Zeno a week; Premium includes up to 100 a week. A week runs from Monday to Sunday in your phone's time zone. Free features and these limits may change.

5. Content and intellectual property

  • The ancient texts shown in the app are public-domain translations, or translations made for the app, as credited in "Sources and translators".
  • The app, its design, the Zeno mascot, our own translations, the "In plain words" rewordings and the app's software belong to us or our licensors. You may share images you create with the app for personal, non-commercial use.
  • You keep any rights you have in what you write in the app (reflections, messages).

6. Availability

We work to keep the app running, but we don't guarantee that the chat or any feature will always be available, uninterrupted or error-free.

7. Liability

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8. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. We will show significant changes in the app. If you keep using the app after a change takes effect, the updated terms apply.

9. Governing law

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10. Contact

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