Terms of Service

Agreeing to these terms

By downloading, installing, or using PocketPal ("the App"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you don't agree, please don't use the App.

These Terms are a legal agreement between you ("User" or "you") and B.E. Wandera Labs ("we," "us," or "our"). PocketPal Budget & Expense ("PocketPal") is developed by B.E. Wandera Labs and presented publicly under the Wandera Labs brand.

Your license to use PocketPal

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use PocketPal for personal, non-commercial purposes, subject to these Terms.

You may NOT:

• Copy, modify, or create derivative works of the App
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App
• Remove or alter any copyright or proprietary notices
• Use the App for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
• Sell, rent, lease, or sublicense the App to third parties

Signing in

To use cloud backup features, you'll sign in with a Google account. You're responsible for:

• Keeping your Google account credentials confidential
• All activity that occurs under your account
• Protecting account access and retaining any passphrase still required by an older backup

Keeping your account secure

Please notify us immediately at bewanderalabs@gmail.com if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.

What we ask you not to do

Using PocketPal, you agree not to:

• Use the App to violate any local, state, national, or international law
• Transmit any viruses, malware, or harmful code
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our servers or systems
• Interfere with other users' enjoyment of the App
• Use automated systems (bots, scripts) to access the App
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation

Data & privacy

Your use of the App is also governed by our Privacy Policy. The policy explains how information is handled and the choices available for connected features.

Key points:

• General cloud backups are encrypted before upload using AES-256-GCM; this is not a zero-knowledge or end-to-end-encryption guarantee against the service operator
• Current general backups are stored in Firebase; Notebook sync and older general backups use your Google Drive app-data area
• Household sharing, diagnostics, ads and optional AI have separate data flows explained in the Privacy Policy
• We do not sell your personal information

Premium features

PocketPal Premium is optional. The features and purchase types available to you are shown in the app and Google Play before purchase. Benefits include:

• An ad-free experience
• Advanced analytics and reports
• Premium themes

Billing

• Premium purchases are billed through the Google Play Store
• Subscription prices and billing periods are shown at checkout; any one-time offer is identified separately
• Subscriptions renew unless cancelled before renewal under the terms shown by Google Play; a one-time purchase is not a recurring subscription
• You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your Google Play Store account settings

Refunds

Refunds depend on the purchase, your region, applicable law and Google Play's refund policy. In general:

• Within 48 hours, you may be eligible to request a refund from Google Play depending on the purchase details; approval is not guaranteed
• After 48 hours, contact us at bewanderalabs@gmail.com about eligibility or purchase issues
• Applicable consumer rights are not limited by this summary

No warranties

THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

We do NOT warrant that:

• The App will be error-free, secure, or uninterrupted
• The App will meet your specific requirements
• Data stored will be 100% accurate or free from loss
• Any financial calculations or figures are guaranteed to be accurate

Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, B.E. WANDERA LABS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR:

• Any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages
• Loss of profits, data, or business opportunities
• Damages resulting from your use of, or inability to use, the App
• Financial losses due to errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the App
• Data loss due to loss of required account access or a legacy backup passphrase

Our total liability will not exceed the amount you paid for the App in the past 12 months, or $10 USD, whichever is greater.

Backups & data loss

We provide cloud backup features, but you acknowledge and agree that:

• You're responsible for maintaining regular backups of your own data
• We're not liable for data loss due to:
  • Loss of account access or a required legacy passphrase
  • Device failure or loss
  • Firebase or Google Drive service interruptions
  • Network connectivity issues
  • Uninstalling the App without backing up first
• Current recovery requires access to the correct account and a usable backup; older backups may also require their original passphrase

If you want to stop using PocketPal

You can stop using the App at any time by:

• Uninstalling the App from your device
• Requesting account-linked data and Firebase backup deletion through support, and removing any Drive copies separately
• Signing out and clearing your local data

If we need to step in

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the App if you:

• Violate these Terms
• Engage in fraudulent or illegal activity
• Abuse or misuse the App

Changes to these Terms

If we modify these Terms, we will:

• Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
• Provide notice of material changes as required by applicable law
• Treat your continued use of the App after changes as acceptance of the new Terms

If you don't agree with the modified Terms, please stop using the App.

Third-party services

The App integrates with a few third-party services:

Google Play Billing, optional Gemini features, device speech recognition and exchange-rate providers are also described in the Privacy Policy. Your use of these services is subject to their own terms and policies. We're not responsible for their availability or performance.

Intellectual property

All intellectual property rights in the App — including its software code, design, graphics, and user interface, the "PocketPal" trademarks and logos, and its documentation and materials — are owned by B.E. Wandera Labs or our licensors. Using the App doesn't give you any ownership rights over it.

Governing law & dispute resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of Kenya, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. If a dispute ever comes up, here's the path we'll follow:

1. Informal negotiation — contact us at bewanderalabs@gmail.com so we can try to resolve it directly.
2. Mediation — if that doesn't resolve things, the dispute goes to mediation in Nairobi, Kenya.
3. Arbitration or litigation — anything still unresolved is handled by arbitration or the courts of Nairobi, Kenya.

Severability

If any part of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the rest will continue in full force and effect.

Entire agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, make up the entire agreement between you and B.E. Wandera Labs regarding the App.