Effective Date: October 25, 2025
These Terms of Service (the "Terms") constitute supplementary terms between the developer, AKIFUMI YOSHIMURA (the "Developer"), and users ("you" or "User") regarding the use of the BookLeaf mobile application (the "App").
Relationship with Apple Standard EULA
This App is subject to the standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement ("Apple Standard EULA") provided by Apple Inc. You can review the full text at the link below.
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/These Terms supplement the Apple Standard EULA. If any conflict arises, the Apple Standard EULA will prevail.
Article 1 (About the App)
The App is a mobile application designed to help you manage reading notes from books.
Article 2 (Subscription Plans)
- Free Plan: Add up to 3 books cumulatively each month, ML Kit OCR unlimited during the MVP period.
- Premium Plan: Unlimited books and notes, Cloud Vision API up to 1,000 requests per month.
- A 7-day free trial is available. Unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends, the subscription automatically converts to a paid plan.
- Price Changes: We may change subscription prices for reasonable reasons including increased Google Cloud Vision API costs, exchange rate fluctuations, or tax changes. We will provide at least 30 days' prior notice of any price change.
Article 3 (Usage Limits and Changes)
Unlimited use of ML Kit is provided during the MVP period. We reserve the right to introduce appropriate daily limits for ML Kit in the future.
Article 4 (User Content and Copyright)
- Users are responsible for complying with copyright laws when scanning and storing books using the App.
- Scanning should be conducted within the scope of personal use (such as under Article 30 of the Japanese Copyright Act).
- The Developer assumes no liability for copyright infringement related to content scanned and stored by Users with the App.
Article 5 (Prohibited Conduct)
The following conduct is prohibited.
- Using the App in large volumes for commercial purposes.
- Attempting to circumvent or disable usage limits.
- Reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling the App.
- Scanning copyrighted books without permission and distributing or selling them to third parties.
- Transmitting illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, or obscene content.
Article 6 (Service Changes, Suspension, and Termination)
We may change, add to, or delete the content of the App without prior notice to Users. In the event of service termination, we will provide at least 90 days' advance notice via in-app notification.
Article 7 (Disclaimers)
- We do not guarantee the accuracy of OCR functionality.
- Except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence, we assume no liability for loss or corruption of data.
- We do not guarantee that the App will always be available.
Article 8 (Limitation of Liability)
Our liability is limited to the total subscription fees paid by the User during the immediately preceding 12 months. We are not liable for indirect, special, consequential, or punitive damages.
Article 9 (Handling of Personal Information)
The handling of User personal information is governed by our separately established Privacy Policy.
Article 10 (Changes to the Terms)
When changing these Terms, we will notify Users of the content of the changes and the effective date at least 30 days prior to the effective date through in-app notification.
Article 11 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction)
- These Terms are governed by the laws of Japan.
- The Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance for disputes arising in connection with these Terms or the App.
Article 12 (Apple-Specific Terms)
- Contract Parties: These Terms constitute a contract between the User and the Developer; Apple is not a party.
- Support Responsibility: All maintenance and support services for the App are provided by the Developer; Apple has no obligations.
- Warranty: The Developer is responsible for warranties regarding the App; Apple's sole warranty obligation is refunding the purchase price, if any.
- Product Liability: The Developer will address User or third-party claims regarding the App; Apple is not liable.
- Intellectual Property Rights: The Developer is responsible for claims that the App infringes third-party intellectual property rights.
- Legal Compliance: Users represent that they are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo and are not on any U.S. Government prohibited or restricted list.
- Third-Party Terms of Service: Users must comply with applicable third-party terms (such as wireless data service agreements) when using the App.
- Third-Party Beneficiary: Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and obtain such rights upon the User's acceptance.