Terms of Use

These terms cover your use of Proof, the contact-sheet app for iPhone and iPad. By downloading or using Proof you agree to them. If you don't agree, don't use the app.

In these terms, "we," "us," and "Proof" refer to Straylight Orbital LLC / Mark Strayer, the developer of the Proof app. "You" means the person using the app. Proof is distributed through Apple's App Store, so Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies. Where these terms and Apple's agreement differ, Apple's agreement controls for anything about the App Store itself.

The short version

• Proof is a yearly subscription, bought and managed through the App Store.
• While you're subscribed, you can create as many rolls and sheets as you like and use everything in the app.
• If your subscription lapses, every roll you already made keeps working normally. You can open it, look through it, mark it up, and print or export from it. What you can't do is create new rolls or new sheets until you subscribe again.
• Your photographs, marks, notes, and exports are yours. Proof never takes ownership of anything you make with it.

The subscription

Proof is sold as an auto-renewing subscription with a term of one year. The price is shown in the App Store before you buy and is charged to your Apple account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the end of each yearly term unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the term ends. Apple charges the renewal within 24 hours before the new term starts.

If a free trial is offered, it's shown in the App Store at the time of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription.

You manage the subscription through Apple, not through us. To cancel, open Settings on your device, tap your name, then Subscriptions, and choose Proof. Cancelling stops the next renewal; you keep full access until the end of the term you've already paid for. Apple handles all billing and refunds under its own policies. We don't receive your payment details and we can't issue refunds directly, but if something has gone wrong, write to us and we'll help you sort it out with Apple.

What happens when a subscription lapses

We built Proof so that your work never gets locked behind a payment. When your subscription ends, whether you cancelled or a renewal failed:

• Everything you already made keeps working. Every roll and sheet that exists on your device or in your iCloud at the time the subscription lapses continues to function exactly as before. You can open it, review it with the loupe, add and change marks and notes, switch between the darkroom and lightbox, and print, export, or share from it.
• You can't create new rolls or new sheets. Opening a folder that Proof hasn't seen before, or laying out a new sheet, requires an active subscription.
• Your files are untouched. The sidecar files Proof wrote beside your originals stay where they are and remain readable by other software. A lapsed subscription never deletes, hides, or alters anything in your folders.
• Subscribing again restores full access, including to any rolls you couldn't create in the meantime.

Price changes

If we change the subscription price, Apple will tell you before the change takes effect and, where required, ask you to agree to the new price. If you don't agree, your subscription will end at the close of the current term and the lapse rules above apply.

Your content

Your photographs, and everything you make with them in Proof, belong to you. We claim no rights in your images, marks, notes, sheets, or exports. Proof works on files in folders you choose and writes its own small sidecar files beside them; it does not upload your images anywhere, and we never see them. Our privacy policy describes exactly what the app does and doesn't touch.

You're responsible for your own files, including keeping backups. Proof reads and writes to folders you point it at, so treat it as you would any tool that works directly on your originals.

Your license

While these terms are in force, we grant you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to install and use Proof on Apple devices you own or control, as permitted by the App Store's usage rules. You may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, or redistribute the app, or use it in a way that breaks the law or Apple's rules. The app, its design, and its code remain ours.

Changes to Proof

We update Proof over time and may add, change, or remove features. We'll do our best to keep existing rolls opening in newer versions. If we ever have to discontinue the app, the lapse rules above still describe our intent: what you've already made stays usable for as long as the app runs on your device.

No warranty and limits on liability

Proof is provided "as is." We work hard to make it reliable, but we can't promise it will be free of defects or that it will suit every workflow. To the fullest extent the law allows, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, and we aren't liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including lost images or lost work. Our total liability to you for any claim related to Proof is limited to the amount you paid for your current subscription term. Some jurisdictions don't allow these limits, so they may not apply to you in full.

Termination

You can stop using Proof at any time by cancelling your subscription and deleting the app. We may end your license if you materially break these terms. Sections about your content, warranties, and liability survive termination.

Changes to these terms

If we change these terms, we'll update this page and revise the "Last updated" date above. Significant changes will be reflected here before they take effect in a new version of the app. Continuing to use Proof after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

If you have any questions about these terms, reach us at:

admin@straylightorbital.com
Straylight Orbital LLC
Rockford, Michigan, USA

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions.