These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you (“you” or “User”) and Truth Spores LLC (“we,” “us,” or “truth spores”), governing your access to and use of the truth spores desktop application (the “Software”), the website at truthspores.com (the “Website”), and any related services (together, the “Service”).
By installing, activating, or using the Software, or by purchasing a license, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not install or use the Software.
1. What truth spores is
truth spores is a desktop application that reads data from a backup of an iPhone you are authorized to access — messages, calls, locations, and similar records — and organizes it into clear, timestamped reports on your own computer.
The Software runs locally on your computer. Extraction and report generation happen entirely on your machine. We do not upload, store, or process your phone data on our servers. We do not require an account to use the Software’s core features. See Section 7 and our Privacy Policy for details.
2. Authorized use only (please read this carefully)
truth spores is a tool for examining data on devices and accounts you own or are otherwise legally authorized to access. This is the most important condition of your use.
You represent and warrant that, each time you use the Software, you have the legal right and authorization to access the device, backup, and data you process. This includes your own device, or a device or backup you have a lawful right to examine (for example, with the documented consent of the device’s owner, as a parent or legal guardian acting within your rights, or under valid legal authority).
You will not use the Software to:
- access, copy, or analyze data from a device, backup, account, or person that you are not legally authorized to access;
- monitor, surveil, track, or intercept the communications or location of another person without their knowledge and consent or other lawful authority;
- violate any applicable law, including computer-crime, wiretapping, electronic surveillance, stalking, data-protection, or privacy laws in your jurisdiction; or
- circumvent device security, or access a device or account belonging to someone else by means you are not authorized to use.
You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of the Software is lawful in your jurisdiction and for the specific data you process. We do not review, monitor, or have any ability to see the data you process. The responsibility for lawful, authorized use rests entirely with you, and you agree to the indemnity in Section 11.
We may decline to sell to, or may disable the license of, any user we reasonably believe is using the Software unlawfully.
3. No professional, legal, or forensic advice; no guarantee of outcomes
The Software and its reports are tools to help you organize and review data. They are not legal, forensic, investigative, or professional advice, and we are not your attorney or expert.
- We do not guarantee that any deleted, lost, or missing data can be recovered. The Software surfaces what is present in the backup you provide; it cannot retrieve what a backup does not contain.
- We do not guarantee that any report is admissible as evidence, will be accepted by any court, agency, or third party, or will support any particular outcome.
- If you need the data for a legal matter, consult a licensed attorney or qualified forensic professional. Decisions about evidence, admissibility, and legal strategy are theirs to make, not ours.
4. Your license
Subject to these Terms and your payment, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to install and use the Software, as follows:
- One-time purchase. A license is purchased once (no subscription). The founding price is $59 USD (regularly $89 USD); the current price is shown at checkout and may change for future purchases.
- Per device. Each license key activates the Software on one computer. A key that is already active on one device cannot be activated on another.
- 60-day access window. Each license provides a 60-day period of activated use, beginning when you first activate the key, after which the license must be renewed to continue full use. The current terms of any renewal are shown at the time of purchase.
- Personal to you. You may not sell, rent, lease, share, sublicense, or transfer your license key, or use it to provide a paid service to third parties, without our written permission.
We may update these license parameters for future purchases; the terms shown to you at the time of your purchase govern that purchase.
5. Ownership
The Software, the Website, and all related intellectual property — including code, designs, the “truth spores” name and marks, and documentation — are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by law. These Terms grant you a license to use the Software; they do not transfer any ownership to you. You retain all rights to the data you process with the Software; we claim no rights in it and, as noted, never receive it.
You may not copy, modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code of the Software, or remove any proprietary notices, except to the extent that applicable law expressly permits despite this limitation.
6. Payments, billing, and refunds
- Merchant of record. Purchases are processed by Polar (polar.sh), our authorized reseller and merchant of record. Polar handles the transaction, payment method, applicable taxes (such as VAT/GST), and the receipt. Your purchase is also subject to Polar’s terms and privacy policy.
- Pricing and taxes. Prices are in U.S. dollars unless stated otherwise. Taxes are calculated and shown at checkout where applicable.
- License delivery. After a successful purchase, you receive a license key by email. You activate the Software with that key.
- Refunds. Because the Software is a digital product delivered immediately, sales are final except where required by law or at our discretion. If something isn’t working, contact us at [email protected] and we’ll try to make it right.
- Refunds and chargebacks disable the license. If a purchase is refunded, reversed, or charged back, the associated license key is deactivated and the Software will no longer be usable under that key.
7. Privacy and how your data is handled
Protecting the data you examine is core to how the Software is built:
- Local-only processing. Extraction and report generation run on your computer. Your phone data is not uploaded to us or stored on our servers. We never see it.
- No account required for core functionality.
- Optional, anonymous diagnostics. The Software may offer an opt-in feature to send anonymous, non-content diagnostic information (such as a parser error code) to help us fix bugs. This is off unless you turn it on, and it never includes your phone data.
- Website data. The Website may collect limited information (such as a waitlist email you submit, or anonymous analytics). This is described in our Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy explains this in full and is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
8. Third-party platforms and your backups
The Software works with backups created by Apple software and with data formats controlled by Apple and other third parties. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple Inc. or any other platform. “iPhone,” “iOS,” “Mac,” and related marks are the property of their respective owners.
You are responsible for creating, securing, and maintaining your own backups and for the integrity of the data you provide to the Software. We are not responsible for data loss, corruption, or device issues arising from your backup or device.
9. Disclaimer of warranties
THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Software will be error-free or uninterrupted, that it will recover any particular data, or that its output will meet any standard for any particular purpose. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
10. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to the Software, the Service, or these Terms, even if advised of the possibility.
OUR TOTAL LIABILITY for any claim relating to the Software or these Terms will not exceed the amount you paid us for the license in the twelve (12) months before the event giving rise to the claim.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
11. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Truth Spores LLC and its owners, officers, and agents from any claim, demand, loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Software; (b) your access to any device, backup, account, or data; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party — including any claim that you accessed, monitored, or processed another person’s data or device without authorization.
12. Changes, availability, and termination
- Changes to the Software. We may update, change, or discontinue the Software or any feature at any time. Because the Software runs locally, copies you have installed may continue to work, but we may not provide support or updates for older versions.
- Changes to these Terms. We may update these Terms. If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, provide notice. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.
- Termination. These Terms and your license end automatically if you breach them, including any breach of Section 2 (Authorized use). On termination, you must stop using and delete the Software. Sections that by their nature should survive (including 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 13) survive termination.
13. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Nebraska, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Software will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Sarpy County, Nebraska, and you consent to their jurisdiction.
14. Miscellaneous
- Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the Software and supersede any prior understanding.
- Severability. If any part of these Terms is held unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.
- No waiver. Our failure to enforce any part of these Terms is not a waiver.
- Assignment. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
15. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Contact us at [email protected].
truth spores — clarity and a defensible record from a phone you’re authorized to access. Your data stays on your computer.