Terms of Service

1 Accepting these terms

LifeSpace ("the app") is provided by Shankar Ghule, trading as Life Space App, based in Pune, Maharashtra, India ("we", "us"). By installing or using the app you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please uninstall the app.

These terms work alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes what data the app handles and what stays on your device.

2 Who may use LifeSpace

You must be at least 13 years old to use LifeSpace. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you must be at least 16, or have permission from a parent or guardian.

You must also be able to form a binding contract where you live. If you are using the app on behalf of someone else, you confirm you are allowed to do so.

3 Accounts and sign-in

Most of LifeSpace works with no account at all. You can write, edit and keep entries without ever signing in.

Signing in with Google is optional and is used for one thing: backing up and restoring your diary through your own Google Drive. You are responsible for keeping that Google account secure. If you sign in on a shared device, anyone with access to it may reach the backups linked to that account.

4 Your entries belong to you

Everything you write, photograph, record or design in LifeSpace is yours. We claim no ownership of it, and we do not sell it, train on it, or share it.

Your entries are stored encrypted on your device. We have no server-side copy of them and no way to read them. The only copies that leave your device are the backups you choose to make to your own Google Drive — see section 5 for how those are unlocked.

You are responsible for the content you create — including that you have the right to use any photo, video or audio you add.

5 Encryption and data loss

LifeSpace encrypts your diary database and your media files on your device. The key that unlocks them is generated on your device and held in your device's secure storage. We never hold that key and it is never sent to our servers.

Your key travels with your backup

If you turn on Google Drive backup, a copy of that key is stored in your own Google Drive, in a private folder that only LifeSpace can see. This is what makes a backup usable: without the key, an encrypted backup could never be opened again, not even by you.

So the key goes to your Google account — not to us. You do not need to write it down or keep it anywhere yourself.

Please turn on backup before you rely on LifeSpace for anything you would be upset to lose.

Keep your Google account secure

Because your key is kept in your Google Drive, the safety of your backup is the safety of that Google account. Anyone who gains access to it may be able to restore your diary. We strongly recommend turning on two-step verification for the account you back up to.

Your PIN is separate

The PIN and biometric lock protect the app on your device. Your PIN is stored on that device only, as a one-way hash — it is never uploaded, we never see it, and we cannot reset or recover it.

The PIN is not what encrypts your backup, so forgetting it does not destroy your entries if you have a backup: reinstalling and restoring lets you set a new one.

6 Backups and restore

Backups are written to your own Google Drive, under your own account, together with the key needed to open them (section 5). We do not store them and cannot access them. Their availability, storage limits and retention are governed by Google's terms, not ours.

We do our best to make backup and restore reliable, but we cannot guarantee that every backup will complete or that every restore will succeed — for example if a backup was interrupted, if Drive storage is full, or if a file was removed from Drive. Please verify that your backups exist and check them from time to time.

7 Premium subscriptions

LifeSpace offers optional paid subscriptions that unlock premium templates, fonts, backgrounds, stickers and other features. Subscriptions are sold and billed by Google Play, not directly by us.

• Subscriptions renew automatically at the interval shown at purchase until you cancel.
• You can cancel at any time from your Google Play account. Cancelling stops the next renewal; it does not shorten the period you have already paid for.
• Refunds are handled by Google under Google Play's refund policy. We cannot issue refunds for purchases made through Google Play.
• Prices may change. Where a change affects a subscription you already hold, Google will notify you and you may cancel before it takes effect.

If your subscription ends, premium content becomes locked again. Entries you already created with premium content are not deleted and remain yours, though you may no longer be able to apply that content to new entries.

8 Ads and reward unlocks

LifeSpace may show advertising, and may offer optional rewarded ads that unlock a premium item temporarily. Where an unlock is described as lasting a set period, that period is what you receive — it is not a permanent purchase.

Ads are supplied by third-party networks. We do not control which individual adverts are shown. Our Privacy Policy explains what those networks receive and how to manage consent for personalised advertising.

9 Templates, fonts and stickers

The app includes designs, templates, fonts, backgrounds and stickers that we or our licensors provide. You may use them inside LifeSpace to create your own entries, and you may export and share what you create.

You may not extract, redistribute or resell that content on its own, or use it outside the app as if it were yours. Fonts supplied through Google Fonts remain subject to their own open-source licences.

We may add, change or withdraw templates and other content over time, including content delivered to the app after installation.

10 Acceptable use

Please do not:

• Use LifeSpace to store or share material that is illegal where you live, or that depicts the abuse or exploitation of children.
• Attempt to break, bypass or reverse-engineer the app's encryption, licence checks or subscription controls.
• Interfere with our services, or with the services LifeSpace depends on.
• Use the app to infringe someone else's copyright, privacy or other rights.
• Resell or redistribute the app or its bundled content.

Because your entries are encrypted and we cannot read them, we do not monitor what you write. Enforcement of this section is limited to what we can actually see — for example, messages you send us through the help centre, or reports we receive.

11 Changes to the app

We update LifeSpace regularly. Features may be added, changed or removed, and some features depend on services outside our control — Google Play, Google Drive, and the services that deliver templates and configuration to the app.

We may need to interrupt the app for maintenance, or discontinue it entirely. If we discontinue it, we will give reasonable notice through the app or the Play Store listing where we are able to, so that you can back up your entries.

12 Ending your use

You can stop using LifeSpace at any time by uninstalling it. Uninstalling removes the app's local data from your device, including your encrypted entries. Backups already in your Google Drive are not removed by uninstalling; you can delete those from Drive yourself.

We may suspend or end your access to our services if you seriously or repeatedly breach these terms — in particular section 10.

13 Disclaimers

LifeSpace is provided "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no warranties that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that it will meet your particular requirements.

In particular, and without limiting section 5: we do not warrant that your entries, media or backups will always be preserved, recoverable or free from corruption. Please keep your own backups of anything you cannot afford to lose.

Nothing in these terms excludes any rights you have under consumer law that cannot be excluded by agreement.

14 Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of data, loss of profit, or loss of goodwill arising from your use of LifeSpace.

Where liability cannot be excluded, our total liability to you is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for LifeSpace in the twelve months before the claim, or INR 1,000.

Again, this does not limit liability that cannot be limited by law, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

15 Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of India. The courts at Pune, Maharashtra have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute, except that if you are a consumer resident elsewhere, you may also have the right to bring proceedings in your own country of residence, and mandatory consumer-protection rules there continue to apply to you.

16 Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the app changes. The effective date at the top of this page always shows the current version. When a change materially affects your rights, we will give notice in the app or on the Play Store listing before it takes effect.

Continuing to use LifeSpace after a change takes effect means you accept the updated terms. If you do not accept them, please stop using the app.

17 Contact

Questions about these terms, or about your account, are welcome. We aim to reply within a few working days.