Reading Buddy Terms of Service
Last updated: September 10, 2026
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Reading Buddy website, mobile application, and related services (collectively, the “Services”), provided by FuturePicnic (“Reading Buddy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
By accepting these Terms, you agree to be bound by them. If you do not agree, you must not use the Services. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information.
A. Eligibility and accounts
You must be at least 13 years old, or the higher minimum age required by applicable law, to use the Services. If you are below the age of legal majority where you live, you may use the Services only with the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms.
You must provide accurate account information, keep it current, and protect access to your account and any associated sign-in credentials. You may not impersonate another person or use someone else's account without authorization. Contact us promptly if you believe your account has been compromised.
B. Use of the Services
Reading Buddy provides tools for organizing books, tracking reading, saving notes, and using reading-related features. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to access and use the Services for your personal, noncommercial use.
You must not:
- Use the Services for unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, or harassing activity.
- Upload or submit content that infringes another person's intellectual property, privacy, or other rights.
- Introduce malicious software, interfere with the Services, or attempt unauthorized access to accounts, systems, or data.
- Bypass payment requirements, security measures, or usage limits, including through multiple accounts.
- Copy, resell, or commercially exploit the Services without permission, or use automated access that disrupts the Services or accesses information you are not authorized to obtain.
- Reverse engineer the Services except to the extent applicable law permits despite this restriction.
C. Subscriptions and payments
Paid features. Some features require a paid subscription. The price, billing period, included features, and any applicable trial or promotional conditions will be disclosed before purchase. You authorize charges for the subscription you select through the applicable checkout process. Taxes may apply as shown at checkout.
Automatic renewal. Unless the offer states otherwise, subscriptions renew automatically for successive billing periods until canceled. Your payment provider will charge the applicable subscription price according to the billing schedule disclosed at purchase. If a trial or introductory offer is available, its duration and the price payable afterward will be disclosed before you enroll.
Cancellation. You can cancel renewal through the provider that billed you. For Apple purchases, use your Apple account's subscription settings; for Google Play purchases, use Google Play's subscription settings. Follow the cancellation deadline shown by that provider to avoid the next charge. If we offer direct billing, the checkout will explain how to manage and cancel that subscription. Contact us if you need help identifying your billing provider.
Cancellation generally takes effect at the end of the current paid period, and access continues until then, subject to the provider's terms and applicable law. Trial access may end earlier when canceled, as disclosed by the provider. Uninstalling the app or deleting your Reading Buddy account does not cancel an app-store subscription.
Refunds. Refund eligibility is governed by applicable law and the terms of the billing provider. Request app-store refunds through the relevant store and contact us for help with charges billed directly by us. Nothing in these Terms limits a refund, cancellation, or other remedy required by law.
Price changes. We may change subscription prices for future billing periods with advance notice and any consent required by law or the billing provider. You may cancel renewal before a new price takes effect.
D. Your content
You retain any rights you hold in notes, messages, recordings, and other material you submit to the Services (“Your Content”). You are responsible for Your Content and for obtaining any permissions needed to submit it, including permission to record other people where required.
You grant us a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, process, and display Your Content only as needed to provide and maintain the Services for you. This includes processing through service providers for features you use, such as transcription and AI responses. This license does not transfer ownership of Your Content or authorize its use in public advertising without your separate permission.
The license ends when Your Content is deleted from our systems, except for copies retained for the limited purposes and periods described in our Privacy Policy or required by law. We may remove content that violates these Terms or applicable law. Keep your own copies of content that is important to you.
E. AI features
The Services may generate quizzes, answers, transcriptions, and other material using artificial intelligence. Outputs may contain errors, omit context, misinterpret a book or recording, or include spoilers. They may also be similar to outputs provided to other users.
Review outputs before relying on or sharing them. AI features are intended for reading and general informational purposes and do not provide professional advice. We do not guarantee that outputs are accurate, complete, unique, or free of third-party rights. Your use of outputs must comply with applicable law and these Terms. We do not claim ownership of Your Content merely because it is submitted to an AI feature.
F. Intellectual property
Except for Your Content and third-party materials, the Services, including their software, design, branding, and other materials, are owned by us or our licensors and protected by intellectual property laws. No rights are granted except those expressly stated in these Terms.
Books, cover images, author information, and other third-party materials remain the property of their respective rights holders. Access to the Services does not give you ownership of those materials or permission to reproduce or distribute books. If you believe material in the Services infringes your rights, contact us with a description of the work, the material's location, and your contact details.
G. Third-party services
The Services may rely on or link to third-party content, websites, sign-in services, and app stores. Their separate terms apply to your use of their services. We do not control their independent offerings or guarantee their availability or accuracy. This does not limit our responsibilities for our own Services or providers acting on our behalf.
If you obtain the app through Apple's App Store, Apple's Standard End User License Agreement governs the app license unless an applicable custom license is provided through the store. These Terms govern our Services subject to that license and applicable store requirements.
H. Suspension and termination
You may stop using the Services at any time and request account deletion using the contact details below. Personal information is handled as described in our Privacy Policy. Cancel any subscription separately as explained in Section C.
We may suspend or terminate access if you materially violate these Terms, if reasonably necessary to prevent fraud or a security risk, or if required by law. Where reasonably possible, we will explain the reason and give you an opportunity to resolve the issue. Immediate action may be necessary to protect users or the Services. You may contact us to request a review.
Termination does not remove rights to refunds or other remedies under applicable law. Provisions concerning accrued payment obligations, intellectual property, liability, and disputes survive termination to the extent needed to give them effect.
I. Changes to the Services and Terms
We may update features or discontinue parts of the Services. If a change materially reduces a paid service during a prepaid period, we will provide appropriate notice and any cancellation, refund, or other remedy required by law.
We may update these Terms to reflect changes in the Services, our business, or legal requirements. We will update the date above and provide notice of material changes before they take effect, except where an urgent legal or security reason requires earlier action. We will obtain renewed agreement where required by law. Changes do not retroactively alter rights or obligations that arose before they took effect.
J. Disclaimers
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Services are provided “as is” and “as available,” without implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or noninfringement. We do not promise uninterrupted or error-free operation, permanent availability of particular content, or specific improvements in reading habits, comprehension, or recall.
These disclaimers do not exclude statutory warranties, expressly promised features, or other rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
K. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, including lost profits, arising from use of or inability to use the Services. Our total liability for claims arising out of the Services or these Terms will not exceed the greater of US $100 or the amount you paid us for the Services during the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
These exclusions and limits do not apply to fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. Where applicable law does not permit a limitation above, that limitation does not apply to you.
L. Disputes and general provisions
Please contact us if you have a complaint so we can try to resolve it. Doing so is not a condition of exercising your legal rights and does not restrict access to courts, regulators, or other remedies available under applicable law.
Applicable law determines the law governing these Terms and the courts with jurisdiction over a dispute. Nothing in these Terms deprives you of mandatory consumer protections or requires you to bring a claim in a location prohibited by applicable law.
These Terms and any additional terms expressly agreed for a particular feature form the agreement governing your use of the Services. If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to apply to the extent legally permitted. A delay in enforcing a provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later.
We may transfer this agreement as part of a merger, reorganization, or sale of the Services, provided the transfer does not reduce your rights under these Terms. We will provide notice where required by law.
M. Contact us
For questions about these Terms, account requests, or support, contact:
FuturePicnic