Terms of Service — Sovernote

Effective date: April 4, 2026 · Last updated: April 4, 2026

Note: Sovernote cloud services are not yet publicly available. These Terms will become fully binding upon the public launch of cloud sync and collaboration features. The desktop application is provided as-is in the meantime.

1. Acceptance

By downloading, installing, or using Sovernote (“the Software” or “the Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

These Terms apply to the desktop application, the mobile application, the web application, and any cloud sync or collaboration services provided by Sovernote.

2. License to use the desktop and mobile applications

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the Sovernote desktop and mobile applications on devices you own or control, for personal or commercial purposes, subject to these Terms.

The desktop and mobile applications are free to use with no feature limitations. You may not:

Reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble the application (except where permitted by applicable law).
Redistribute or resell the application as your own product.
Remove or alter any copyright or licence notices.

The sync and collaboration backend is open source and governed by its own licence (see the GitHub repository for details).

3. Cloud services

Cloud sync and real-time collaboration are optional paid features. By subscribing to a cloud plan, you additionally agree to the following:

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials.
You must not share your account with others or attempt to circumvent usage limits.
The cloud service is provided on a best-effort basis. We do not guarantee specific uptime, though we target 99.5% monthly availability.

4. Your content and data ownership

You own your content. We claim no rights to any notes, documents, databases, or files you create in, or upload to, Sovernote. We have no ability to access or read your content (it is zero-knowledge encrypted for cloud users and stored locally for offline users).

Your content does not expire when a subscription ends. Your data is always stored on your own device and remains fully accessible regardless of your subscription status. Cancelling a subscription only stops cloud sync and collaboration — it does not affect your local data in any way.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Service to:

Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
Store or distribute content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, or infringes third-party intellectual property rights.
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any system, network, or account.
Conduct denial-of-service attacks or deliberately overload our infrastructure.
Circumvent technical measures designed to protect the Service or other users’ data.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules, with notice where feasible.

6. Subscription and billing

Paid subscriptions are billed monthly or annually in advance via Creem, our Merchant of Record. Prices are listed on our Pricing page. All prices are in USD unless otherwise stated.

Cancellation: You may cancel at any time. Your subscription remains active until the end of the current billing period; no partial refunds are issued for unused time.
Refunds: We offer a full refund within 14 days of initial purchase if you are not satisfied. Contact hello@sovernote.com.
Price changes: We will provide at least 30 days’ notice of price increases, via email or in-app notification.

7. Beta and preview features

Features marked “Preview” or “Beta” are provided without warranty and may change, be removed, or behave unexpectedly. Do not rely on beta features for critical data without maintaining your own backups.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

The Service, the desktop application, and the mobile application are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service or the applications will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sovernote and its affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service, the desktop application, or the mobile application, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising out of these Terms, the Service, or the applications shall not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or (b) USD $100.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sovernote and its affiliates from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your violation of these Terms or your use of the Service.

11. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by applicable law. We encourage you to contact us first to resolve disputes informally at hello@sovernote.com. If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, it shall be subject to binding arbitration or the courts of the jurisdiction in which we operate, as applicable.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes at least 30 days in advance via email (if provided) or in-app notice. Continued use of the Service after the effective date of a change constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms: hello@sovernote.com