Terms of Service

1. About these terms

These Terms of Service apply to the Fold Journal Android app (app.foldjournal.app), provided by Anurag Saha ("Fold Journal", "we", "us" or "our"). By using the app, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, you may stop using the app. Your mandatory rights under applicable law are preserved.

Fold Journal is a journaling and reading app. Feature availability depends on the app version, device capabilities and any plan you choose. A feature described here is not a promise that it is currently available. Pro subscriptions and Aava are governed by the sections below only when they are offered to you.

2. Using Fold Journal

You may use the app for lawful personal or business purposes. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive right to use the app on compatible devices, subject to these terms and any purchased entitlement. We and our licensors retain rights in the app software, branding and supplied assets. Open-source components remain subject to their own licences.

You must be legally able to agree to these terms, or use the app with the involvement of a parent or guardian where required. Do not use online features to violate others' rights, distribute unlawful content, bypass access or usage controls, or interfere with the service. Nothing here restricts conduct that applicable law expressly permits.

3. Your journals and imported content

You retain your rights in your original writing, photos, drawings and other journal content. These terms do not transfer ownership of that content to us or give us permission to publish it. You authorize only the processing needed to perform the actions and optional services you choose.

Only import, copy, upload or share files that you have the right to use. Importing an eBook does not transfer its author's or publisher's rights to you. Fold Journal does not grant rights to redistribute copyrighted books or bypass their access protections.

4. Local storage, security and backups

Core journaling uses local device storage. A local profile or app lock is not a cloud account and does not by itself synchronize journals between phones. Unless you have made a separate backup or explicitly used an available online feature, we cannot remotely recover your journal content.

Keep backups of content that matters to you, protect your device and keep recovery information secure. Clearing app storage, uninstalling, device failure or a restore operation may remove or replace local data. Read restore prompts before proceeding. Exported PDFs and backups may contain private content and may remain in shared storage after uninstalling the app.

Storage providers or apps you choose when exporting, sharing or opening files operate under their own terms and privacy policies. No storage or security measure can guarantee that data will never be lost or accessed without authorization.

5. Fold Journal Pro and subscriptions

Current availability: Base displays locked Pro features and benefits. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are coming soon; subscription checkout is not currently available. Showing a Pro label does not grant unrestricted access or activate a payment.

Free 10-minute Pro experience

On supported devices, you may choose a one-time local experience after the walkthrough and your explicit consent. A native 600-second timer includes background time; restarting the device ends the experience. The allowance is tracked once per app installation. It is not a subscription, does not require an account or payment details, and does not renew or convert to a charge when it ends.

You may create one new journal, manually import one eBook and create one list in a separate demo workspace. Deleting a demo creation does not replenish its creation allowance. The experience does not unlock Pro editing of your original Base journals. Account setup, backup/restore, exports/sharing, widgets, dual display and automatic file/folder synchronization are not included.

When the timer ends, the demo creations remain locally saved but locked. Expiry does not delete your original journals or those creations. The separate demo workspace is not included in normal-library backups and is not automatically merged into your normal library. Paid activation is not available in the current release. Clearing app storage or uninstalling removes local app data, including the demo and its locally tracked eligibility; keep appropriate backups of your normal journals first.

The experience's Aava demonstration is a prerecorded local example, not a live AI response. It sends no AI request or selected journal text. You must choose Insert before the example changes a demo page.

Future subscriptions

Free features remain usable without a Pro subscription. When Pro is offered, monthly and yearly subscriptions unlock the same advertised Pro features. The purchase screen and Google Play confirmation show the actual localized price, currency, billing period, included features and applicable taxes before you commit. There is no lifetime plan under this subscription offering.

• Automatic renewal: a subscription renews for the selected billing period and Google Play charges the displayed recurring price unless you cancel before renewal.
• Monthly trial: where Google Play confirms eligibility and offers it, the monthly plan includes a seven-day free trial. This future subscription offer is distinct from the local ten-minute experience above. Unless cancelled before the trial ends, it converts to the paid monthly subscription at the price shown before purchase. A trial is not available to every user.
• Plan changes and restoration: timing, charges, credits and renewal dates for switching plans are shown in the Google Play purchase flow. Valid purchases can be restored using the purchasing Google Play account, subject to verification.
• Access ending: Pro-only creation and editing may become unavailable after an entitlement ends. Existing journals and their content are not deleted because a subscription expires. Renewing a valid subscription restores the applicable Pro access.

We do not collect or store payment-card details. A subscription does not guarantee unlimited AI usage or uninterrupted access to an optional online service. Any material usage limits and offer conditions must be disclosed before purchase.

6. Cancellation, charges and refunds

Manage or cancel a Google Play subscription through Google Play Subscriptions, or Play Store → profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions. Uninstalling the app does not cancel a subscription.

Cancellation normally stops the next renewal, with access continuing until the entitlement's end date shown by Google Play. Trial cancellation and any immediate-cancellation options follow the conditions displayed by Google Play. Refunds and any right to immediate cancellation are governed by applicable law and Google Play's applicable refund process; these terms do not remove those rights.

Price or material paid-benefit changes will be handled with the notices and consent required by law and Google Play. Contact us if a verified purchase is not providing the advertised access.

7. Optional Aava AI assistance

This section describes live online assistance where available. The Pro experience's prerecorded local example makes no provider request and does not use the online AI-request allowance.

Where available, Aava can help review selected writing, suggest improvements, brainstorm, start or continue a passage, summarize content or prepare a trip plan. Using Aava is optional. It sends only content you explicitly choose to include when you request assistance; it does not require uploading your whole journal.

Requests are processed through Fold Journal's service and an AI provider. The applicable privacy notice explains the providers, authentication, processing and retention before this online feature is used. You must confirm before a generated response is inserted into or replaces an entry.

AI output can be inaccurate, incomplete or unsuitable. Review it before relying on it or adding it to your journal, and independently check practical details such as travel schedules and prices. Aava is not a substitute for qualified medical, legal or financial advice.

AI requests are subject to the allowance shown in the app, initially up to 10 requests per user per day, response-length limits and safety checks. Online assistance may be temporarily unavailable when service limits are reached or a request cannot be handled safely. We will not charge an additional AI fee without first presenting and obtaining agreement to it. Material changes to advertised paid benefits remain subject to section 6 and applicable consumer rights.

8. Privacy and optional permissions

The Fold Journal Privacy Policy explains current data handling and your choices. Additional disclosures will be provided before new online features change how your data is processed. Local journaling does not require creating a cloud account.

Optional permissions and settings support features you choose, such as reminders, device unlock or selected-file access. You can change applicable permissions in Android Settings. Declining an optional permission may limit the associated feature.

9. Updates and service availability

We aim to provide and maintain the app with reasonable care. Compatibility, network access and third-party services may affect particular features. Updates may fix issues or change features. If a change materially affects an existing paid entitlement, we will provide the notice, remedies and choices required by law and Google Play.

We may restrict optional online services for unlawful or abusive use, subject to applicable law and notice where appropriate. This does not give us ownership of, or general access to, your local journal content.

10. Consumer rights and responsibility

Nothing in these terms excludes statutory guarantees, refund rights, remedies or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. We do not exclude liability for fraud or wilful misconduct, or for death or personal injury caused by negligence where applicable law prevents that exclusion. Other responsibility and remedies are determined under applicable law.

Mandatory consumer protections in your country of residence apply where required. These terms do not require private arbitration or remove your right to use a competent court or consumer authority.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms to reflect changes in the app, services or legal requirements. The effective date identifies the version. We will provide appropriate notice of material changes and obtain renewed agreement where required. Changes do not retrospectively remove rights you have already acquired.