Terms of Use

Last updated: July 14, 2026

The short version. Aloud is a small, private diary app. Buy it once and it is yours to use. Your entries belong to you. It is a journal, not a medical or emergency service. Be kind, be lawful, and enjoy it.

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and Farhan Hossain (“we”, “us”), the maker of the aloud app (“the app”). By downloading or using aloud, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the app. This is also the app’s End User License Agreement (EULA).

1. Your license

We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use aloud on Apple devices that you own or control, as allowed by the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions and the Usage Rules in them. You may not copy, sell, rent, sublicense, reverse-engineer, or modify the app except where the law says you may.

2. Price

Aloud is free at launch, with no subscription and no account to make. If we ever add a paid feature, any purchase would be made through the App Store and handled by Apple, and the price would be shown to you before you buy. Refunds for anything bought through Apple are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.

3. Your content is yours

Your recordings, entries, moods, and notes are your content. We do not claim any ownership of them, and we do not access them. Because your diary is stored on your device, keeping your own backups (for example through iCloud) is up to you. We are not responsible for content you lose if you delete the app, reset your device, or lose your phone.

4. Acceptable use

Please use aloud lawfully and only for your own personal journaling. Do not use it to break the law, to harm others, or in a way that interferes with the app’s security or operation.

5. Not medical or emergency advice

Aloud is a journal for reflection. It is not a medical device, and it does not provide medical, mental-health, legal, or professional advice. If you are struggling or in crisis, please contact a qualified professional or your local emergency services.

6. The app is provided “as is”

We work to make aloud reliable, but it is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent the law allows. We do not promise the app will be error-free or always available.

7. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or for lost data or content, arising from your use of the app. Where liability cannot be excluded, it is limited to the amount you paid for the app. Some places do not allow certain limits, so parts of this may not apply to you.

8. Changes and ending

We may update the app and these Terms from time to time. If we make meaningful changes to the Terms, we will update the date above and post the new version here. You may stop using aloud at any time by deleting it.

9. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws that apply where you live, to the extent required, and otherwise by general principles of applicable law. Nothing here removes rights you have as a consumer that cannot be waived.

10. Apple App Store terms

Because you get aloud through Apple’s App Store, the following also apply:

• This agreement is with us, not Apple. These Terms are between you and Farhan Hossain only. Apple is not responsible for the app or its content.
• Scope. Your license is limited to using aloud on Apple-branded devices you own or control, per the App Store Usage Rules.
• Support and maintenance. We, not Apple, are responsible for any support for the app. Apple has no obligation to provide support.
• Warranty. If the app fails to conform to any warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price. Apple has no other warranty obligation, and any other claims are our responsibility, not Apple’s.
• Product claims. We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims about the app, including product liability, legal or regulatory compliance, and consumer protection claims.
• Intellectual property. If a third party claims the app infringes their intellectual property, we, not Apple, are responsible for handling that claim.
• Legal compliance. You confirm you are not in a country subject to a U.S. embargo or listed as a prohibited party, as required by Apple.
• Apple as third-party beneficiary. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

11. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email contact@farhanhossain.com.

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