Terms of Use

Last updated: June 5, 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Tarlo application for macOS and the website at tarlo.me (together, the “Service”). Please read them carefully. By using the Service, you agree to these Terms.

1. Acceptance of these Terms

By downloading, installing, or using Tarlo, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

2. License to use the app

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download and use Tarlo on devices you own or control, for your own lawful purposes. Tarlo is distributed as a downloadable .dmg for macOS and is not distributed through the App Store. This license does not transfer any ownership of the Service to you.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law or regulation;
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by law;
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service or our backend;
• Use the Service to infringe the rights of others or to generate or distribute unlawful, harmful, or abusive content;
• Misuse any connected third-party service in breach of that service's own terms.

4. Intellectual property

The Service, including the Tarlo name, logo, software, and website content, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the limited license granted above, no rights are granted to you. Content you create or store locally on your device remains yours.

5. Third-party services and BYOK keys

Tarlo uses a Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) model. You may connect your own API keys for third-party AI providers (such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or OpenRouter) and authorize integrations with other services. Your use of any third-party service is governed by that provider's own terms and privacy policy, and you are responsible for your accounts and keys with those providers. We are not responsible for third-party services, their availability, their pricing, or how they process the data you send to them. You are responsible for any fees charged by the providers whose keys you connect.

6. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, or that AI-generated outputs will be accurate, complete, or suitable for any purpose. You are responsible for reviewing actions and outputs before relying on them.

7. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the Service. To the extent liability cannot be excluded, our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will be limited to the amount you paid us, if any, for the Service in the twelve months preceding the claim.

8. Subscriptions and payments

Tarlo may offer paid plans in the future. When available, subscriptions and payments will be processed by a third-party payment provider acting as merchant of record (Stripe or Paddle). Pricing, billing cycles, renewal, and refund terms applicable to paid plans will be presented at the time of purchase and form part of these Terms when you subscribe. Until paid plans are launched, no payment is required to use the Service.

9. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time and uninstall the app. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service or any optional account if you breach these Terms or if necessary to protect the Service or other users. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitation of liability) will survive.

10. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

11. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of [PLACEHOLDER — governing jurisdiction], without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any disputes will be subject to the courts of that jurisdiction, unless otherwise required by mandatory local law.

12. Contact

Tarlo is operated by [PLACEHOLDER — legal entity / company name], located at [PLACEHOLDER — registered address]. Questions about these Terms can be directed to [PLACEHOLDER — contact email will be added].