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Terms of Use

Last updated 22 October 2026.

These Terms of Use ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the Publisher, and govern your access to and use of the App.

By downloading, installing or using the App, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not download, install or use the App.

1. Definitions

1.1In these Terms, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings set out below.

  1. "AI Provider" means a provider of artificial intelligence services whose application programming interface key you enter in the App.
  2. "App" means the Paperbook software application, including any update to it.
  3. "Apple" means Apple Inc. and its affiliates, and "App Store" means the application store operated by Apple.
  4. "Case" means the collection of documents, workspaces, annotations, notes and related material that a user maintains in the App, whether alone or shared with other users.
  5. "Generated Material" means any index, link, page reference, list of provisions, description of a provision, correspondence between provisions of different enactments, order obtained from another application, or output of an AI Provider, that the App produces or displays by automated means.
  6. "Library" means the collection of bare Acts, rules, regulations and similar texts made available through the App.
  7. "Privacy Policy" means the privacy policy of the App published at paperbookapp.com/privacy, as amended from time to time.
  8. "Publisher" means the publisher of the App, being the developer identified on the page of the App on the App Store.
  9. "User Content" means the documents and other material that you import, create or store in the App, including your annotations, excerpts, workspaces and notes.

2. Licence

2.1Subject to your compliance with these Terms, the Publisher grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable licence to install and use the App on any Apple-branded device that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules set out in the terms and conditions of the App Store.

2.2You shall not:

  1. copy, modify, adapt or create derivative works of the App;
  2. reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the App, except to the extent that applicable law expressly permits;
  3. rent, lease, sell, distribute or sublicense the App;
  4. remove or obscure any proprietary notice in the App; or
  5. use the App for any unlawful purpose.

2.3All rights, title and interest in and to the App, including all intellectual property rights, remain with the Publisher and its licensors. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved.

3. Nature of the App

3.1The App is a workspace for reading, annotating and organising documents. It enables you to mark documents, to place excerpts and notes on a workspace, and to link them to the pages from which they are drawn.

3.2The App is an independent product. It is not affiliated with, authorised by, sponsored by or endorsed by any court, tribunal, government or public authority.

3.3The texts in the Library are provided for reference only. They are not official or authoritative texts, and may be incomplete, may not incorporate amendments, and may not be current.

3.4All Generated Material is produced by automated means, is indicative only, and may be incorrect or incomplete.

3.5Nothing in the App constitutes legal advice, and the use of the App does not create a relationship of advocate and client between you and the Publisher.

4. Obligation to verify

4.1You shall independently verify:

  1. every provision of law, from its official text as published by the appropriate government or authority;
  2. every index entry, link and page reference, from the document to which it relates; and
  3. all other Generated Material, from its original source.

4.2You shall not rely solely on the App for any matter referred to in clause 4.1.

5. Responsibilities of the user

5.1You are solely responsible for:

  1. the User Content, and your right to import, store and use it in the App;
  2. your compliance with every obligation of confidentiality and privilege that applies to the User Content, including before you share a Case with any person or send any material to an AI Provider;
  3. the selection of the persons with whom you share a Case, and the acts and omissions of those persons;
  4. the security of your devices, of your Apple Account and of any key issued to you by an AI Provider; and
  5. your compliance with applicable law and with the rules of professional conduct that apply to you.

5.2A person with whom you share a Case is able to view and to modify the whole of the contents of that Case.

6. User Content

6.1As between you and the Publisher, the User Content belongs to you.

6.2User Content is stored on your device and in iCloud, in the manner described in the Privacy Policy. The Publisher does not have access to User Content.

6.3The Publisher is unable to restore User Content that is deleted, lost or corrupted. You are responsible for maintaining your own copies of User Content.

7. Third party services

7.1iCloud is provided by Apple, and the services of an AI Provider are provided by that AI Provider, each under its own terms. Your use of any such service is governed by those terms and by your agreement with the provider concerned.

7.2The Publisher is not responsible for any such service, for its availability, or for any output that it produces.

8. Privacy

8.1The Privacy Policy forms part of these Terms. By using the App, you acknowledge that you have read the Privacy Policy.

9. Availability and changes to the App

9.1The Publisher may modify, suspend or discontinue the App, the Library, or any feature of the App, at any time, without notice and without liability to you.

9.2The Publisher is under no obligation to provide maintenance, support or updates for the App, or to add to or update the Library.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

10.1The App, the Library and all Generated Material are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

10.2To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Publisher disclaims all warranties, conditions and representations of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy or non-infringement.

10.3Without prejudice to the generality of clause 10.2, the Publisher does not warrant that the App, the Library or any Generated Material will be accurate, complete, current, uninterrupted or free of error.

11. Limitation of liability

11.1The Publisher disclaims all liability in respect of the App. The Publisher assumes no responsibility, and shall have no liability whatsoever, to you or to any other person for any loss, damage, cost, expense or claim of any kind, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary, and whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence), under statute or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the App, the Library, any Generated Material or any reliance placed on the App.

11.2Without prejudice to the generality of clause 11.1, the Publisher shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from:

  1. the loss, corruption or unavailability of any User Content, annotation, link or workspace, whether on a device or in iCloud, including in the course of synchronisation or of the removal of a Case from a device;
  2. an index entry, link, bookmark or page reference that leads to a wrong page or to none;
  3. a text in the Library that is incorrect, incomplete, unamended or no longer in force, or that is attributed to a wrong enactment or provision;
  4. an incorrect description of a provision, or an incorrect correspondence between the provisions of different enactments;
  5. an incorrect, incomplete or misleading output of an AI Provider;
  6. a change made to a shared Case by any person with whom it is shared;
  7. the disclosure of User Content to a person with whom you share a Case, or to an AI Provider of your choice;
  8. the failure, interruption or unavailability of the App or of any document at any time, including during a hearing; or
  9. any act or omission of Apple or of an AI Provider.

11.3You use the App entirely at your own risk, and you waive and release every claim against the Publisher arising out of or in connection with the App. Your sole and exclusive remedy in the event of any dissatisfaction with the App is to discontinue the use of the App.

11.4The exclusions in this clause 11 apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. If, notwithstanding this clause 11, the Publisher is held liable to you, the aggregate liability of the Publisher shall not exceed the amount, if any, that you paid for the App.

12. Indemnity

12.1You shall indemnify the Publisher and hold the Publisher harmless against all claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal costs, arising out of your breach of these Terms, your misuse of the App, or any claim by a third party relating to the User Content.

13. Terms required by Apple

13.1These Terms are concluded between you and the Publisher only, and not with Apple. The Publisher, and not Apple, is solely responsible for the App and its content.

13.2Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance or support services with respect to the App.

13.3In the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund to you the purchase price, if any, of the App. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App.

13.4Subject to these Terms, the Publisher, and not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claim by you or by any third party relating to the App or to your possession or use of the App, including any product liability claim, any claim that the App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, and any claim arising under consumer protection, privacy or similar legislation.

13.5In the event of any claim by a third party that the App, or your possession and use of the App, infringes the intellectual property rights of that third party, the Publisher, and not Apple, is solely responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement and discharge of that claim.

13.6You represent and warrant that you are not located in a country that is subject to an embargo of the Government of the United States of America or that has been designated by that Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not named on any list of prohibited or restricted parties maintained by that Government.

13.7You shall comply with any applicable third party terms of agreement when using the App.

13.8Apple and the subsidiaries of Apple are third party beneficiaries of these Terms. Upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple has the right, and is deemed to have accepted the right, to enforce these Terms against you as a third party beneficiary.

14. Term and termination

14.1These Terms take effect when you first install or use the App and remain in force until terminated.

14.2Your rights under these Terms terminate automatically, without notice, if you fail to comply with any of these Terms.

14.3You may terminate these Terms at any time by deleting the App from all of your devices.

14.4Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 17 survive the termination of these Terms.

15. Governing law and jurisdiction

15.1These Terms are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of India.

15.2Subject to applicable law, the courts at Chandigarh have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the App.

16. Amendment

16.1The Publisher may amend these Terms from time to time. The amended Terms will be published at paperbookapp.com/terms, together with the date of the amendment.

16.2Your continued use of the App after the amended Terms are published constitutes your acceptance of the amended Terms.

17. General

17.1If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

17.2No failure or delay by the Publisher in exercising any right under these Terms operates as a waiver of that right.

17.3These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Publisher in relation to the App.

17.4You shall not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms. The Publisher may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms without your consent.

18. Contact

18.1Any question, complaint or claim with respect to the App may be addressed to the Publisher at Chandigarh, India, by email at support@paperbookapp.com.