Terms of use
Draft: this text has not yet been reviewed by a lawyer and may change before LeafLock PDF launches.
These terms of use (“Terms”) apply to your use of leaflockpdf.com and the LeafLock PDF tools (the “Service”). The Service is operated by [TO CONFIRM: legal entity name], [TO CONFIRM: registered address] (“LeafLock PDF”, “we”, “us”).
By using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Service.
1. The Service
LeafLock PDF provides tools for working with PDF files and images. The tools run in your web browser and process files on your device. Your files are not uploaded to us. How we handle personal data is described in the Privacy policy.
You don’t need an account to use the Service. Some tools are marked Pro or Practice; see section 5.
The Business edition, a self-hosted copy of the Service for organizations, is licensed under a separate agreement. [TO CONFIRM: Business edition licence terms]
2. Your files and your responsibilities
You are responsible for the files you process with the Service and for what you do with the results. In particular:
- You must have the right to process your files. Only use the tools on files you own, or that you have permission to use in the way you intend. For example, only use Unlock PDF to remove a password from a file you are entitled to open and modify, and respect copyright, confidentiality obligations and any restrictions the file’s owner has set.
- Check your results. The tools change files automatically. Before relying on a result, especially for legal, financial or official purposes, check that it is complete and correct. For example, check that Redact PDF has removed everything you intended, that OCR PDF recognized text accurately, and that Repair PDF recovered the content you need.
- Keep your originals. The tools create new files and don’t change the originals on your device. Keep your originals until you’ve checked the results.
- Keep your device secure. Because files are processed on your device, their security depends on your device, browser and browser extensions.
We have no access to your files and do not review, store or take responsibility for their content.
3. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- use the Service to break any law or to infringe anyone’s rights, including copyright and privacy rights;
- use the Service to remove protection from files you are not entitled to unlock;
- interfere with or disrupt the Service or the servers that deliver it, for example by sending excessive automated requests;
- try to gain unauthorized access to our systems or accounts;
- copy, resell or redistribute the Service’s code or design, or present the Service as your own, except as the law allows;
- misrepresent your relationship with LeafLock PDF.
We may block access to the Service from sources that break these rules.
4. Our content
The Service, including its code, design, text and the LeafLock PDF name and logo, belongs to us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. These Terms give you a personal, non-exclusive right to use the Service as offered. They don’t transfer any ownership to you.
Results you create with the tools are yours, subject to the rights of anyone else in the files you processed.
Some parts of the Service use open-source software under its own licence terms, listed with the required notices on the Open-source licenses page.
5. Paid plans
Early access
Tools marked Pro or Practice are currently in early access and free to use. We may end early access and start charging for them. We’ll announce this on the site before it happens. Nobody will be charged for early access, and you won’t be enrolled in a paid plan without choosing one.
Billing
When paid plans launch, they will be sold by Dodo Payments (for customers in India) or Paddle (for customers everywhere else), each acting as the merchant of record for the purchases it handles. The payment provider is the seller of the plan, handles payment, invoicing, sales tax and VAT, and its own terms of sale apply to your purchase. These Terms continue to apply to your use of the Service.
Prices are shown clearly before you buy. Plans available at launch are expected to be monthly, yearly, and a limited founding ten-year Pro plan ($120 once) for early supporters. [TO CONFIRM: number of founding ten-year plans offered]
Renewal and cancellation
- Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically at the end of each billing period until you cancel. The renewal price and date are shown before you buy and in your receipts.
- You can cancel at any time in one click, without contacting us. Cancelling stops future renewals; you keep Pro until the end of the period you’ve paid for.
- We don’t offer trials that turn into paid plans, and we don’t use hidden renewals, pre-ticked boxes or other tricks to keep you subscribed.
- [TO CONFIRM: renewal reminder emails for yearly plans, and timing]
Refunds
[TO CONFIRM: refund policy, aligned with the merchant of record’s terms and consumer law, including the EU 14-day withdrawal right for digital services]
Price changes
We may change prices for future purchases. If the price of your existing subscription changes, we’ll tell you in advance, and the new price will apply only from your next renewal after the notice. You can cancel before then.
6. Availability and changes to the Service
We work to keep the Service available and working well, but we don’t guarantee that it will always be available, uninterrupted or free of errors. We may change, add or remove tools and features at any time. If we remove a Pro feature that is a significant part of a paid plan, we’ll tell you and [TO CONFIRM: remedy, e.g. a pro-rata refund].
7. The Service is provided “as is”
To the extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and non-infringement. We don’t warrant that results will be accurate, complete or suitable for your purpose.
Nothing in these Terms excludes rights you have as a consumer that cannot be excluded by contract under the law that applies to you.
8. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by law:
- We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, revenue, business or goodwill, arising from your use of the Service or inability to use it.
- We are not liable for the content of your files, for results you rely on without checking, or for loss of files on your device.
- Our total liability to you for all claims relating to the Service is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for the Service in the 12 months before the claim, or [TO CONFIRM: minimum amount, e.g. US$50].
These limits don’t apply to liability that cannot be limited by law, such as liability for fraud, or for death or personal injury caused by negligence.
9. Ending your use
You can stop using the Service at any time. If you have a paid plan, cancel it as described in section 5.
We may suspend or end your access to the Service if you seriously or repeatedly break these Terms. If we end a paid plan for a reason other than your breach, [TO CONFIRM: remedy, e.g. a pro-rata refund].
Sections 2, 4, 7, 8, 10 and 11 continue to apply after your use ends.
10. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of [TO CONFIRM: India, state]. Disputes will be subject to the courts of [TO CONFIRM: city and state], unless the law that applies to you as a consumer gives you the right to bring proceedings in your own country.
Before starting formal proceedings, please contact us so we can try to resolve the issue informally.
11. General
- Changes to these Terms. We may update these Terms, for example when we launch paid plans or change the Service. The date at the top shows when they were last updated. If a change is significant, we’ll make it clear on the site, and for paid plans we’ll tell you in advance. Changes apply from the date they’re published; continuing to use the Service after that means you accept them.
- Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy policy and any terms of sale shown at checkout, are the whole agreement between you and us about the Service.
- Severability. If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.
- No waiver. If we don’t enforce a right immediately, we haven’t given it up.
- Assignment. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to another organization that takes over the Service. We’ll tell you if this happens.
12. Contact
For questions about these Terms, email hello@leaflockpdf.com or write to [TO CONFIRM: legal entity name and postal address].