Terms

Last updated 12 November 2026

In these terms, "we" and "us" mean Stilos, the company that makes the Stilos app and runs this website.

Part one: this website

What this website is

This website describes the Stilos app, links to where you can get it, and gives you a way to write to us. It is not the app, and it does not store your notes. You do not need an account to use it.

What is free and what is coming soon

Stilos is free to use today. Nothing is for sale on this website, and it takes no payment.

The coming soon page describes things we are building: organizations, cloud storage and sync. They do not exist yet. What you read there is a description of our plans, not an offer and not a promise of a date, a price or a final design. Plans can change. If a paid service is offered, it will come with its own terms, which you would be asked to accept separately.

Demonstrations and pictures

The moving examples on this website, such as the list that sorts itself on the home page, are short demonstrations with a made-up list. The pictures of the app are captures of the real app with sample notes in them. Example names and businesses are there to explain an idea.

Downloading Stilos

Only download Stilos from this website's download page, the App Store or Google Play. The app stores apply their own terms to you as well. Once you install Stilos, part two of this page is the agreement that covers it.

Writing to us

You can reach us through the contact form or at [email protected]. Please do not send a password, a recovery key or the contents of a private note. The privacy page explains what happens to a message you send.

If you ask us for a feature or a solution built for you, we will reply and tell you what we can do. A request, or our reply to one, is not a contract. Any paid work would be agreed with you separately, in writing, before it starts.

Our name and our work

The Stilos name, the logo, the words and the pictures on this website belong to us, and all rights in them are reserved. Please do not copy them or present other software as Stilos.

Part two: the Stilos app

These terms are the agreement between you and the company that makes Stilos, covering the Stilos software. You accept them, and the Privacy Policy, by ticking the box when you set Stilos up (or when the app asks you to agree to a new version) and by using Stilos. If you do not accept them, do not use the software.

The app shows its own copy of these terms when you set it up. That copy is the one you agree to. This page repeats it so you can read it before you download.

1. What you are getting

Stilos is software you run on your own device. As it ships today it is not an online service: there is no account, no storage on our systems, and nothing that connects back to us. Your notes are locked on your device, and we hold no key and no copy of them, so we cannot read, recover or hand over anything of yours.

Nothing in the app is currently for sale. The plan and pricing screens describe a cloud sync service that is planned but does not exist: no payment is taken and no subscription is active. If a paid service is offered, it will come with its own terms, which you would be asked to accept separately.

2. Cloud sync and account recovery

Not yet available

Cloud sync does not exist yet. It is described here in advance so that these terms stay true when it arrives.

If you subscribe to sync and keep account recovery switched on, we would keep a locked copy of your key so that a link sent to your email address can restore your notes on a new device. While account recovery is on, we are technically able to unlock your notes. So we make no claim to the contrary for you, your notes could be produced in response to a valid legal order, and a break-in to our systems could expose them. The privacy page sets this out in full.

Account recovery would be optional. Switching it off deletes our copy of your key and returns you to the position in section 1: nobody but you can open your notes, and if you lose your password and your recovery key, they are gone permanently and no one can help you.

3. Your license to use Stilos

Stilos is proprietary software. Copyright in it belongs to the company that makes Stilos, and all rights are reserved. You are granted a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to install and run an official Stilos release as its end user. That is the whole of the right you are given.

You may not:

• copy, reproduce, publish, distribute, sublicense, rent, sell or host the software, or any part of it;
• modify it, merge it into anything else, or create derivative works from it;
• reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or de-obfuscate it, or otherwise try to derive its source code, except exactly as far as the law gives you a right that cannot be signed away;
• remove or alter any notice, mark or attribution in it;
• use it, or anything learned from taking it apart, to build a competing product.

Having access to the source code or to a build does not give you any right beyond running an official Stilos release as its end user. Components from other makers that are included in Stilos stay under their own licenses, which these terms do not affect and which are listed inside the app under Settings, About, Open-source licenses.

4. Your notes are yours

Everything you write in Stilos belongs to you. We claim no ownership of it, no license over it, and no right to use it. That stays true in every mode, including with cloud sync and account recovery on. Being technically able to unlock something is not permission to read it, and we do not.

5. What you are responsible for

• Your password and your recovery key. Unless you are a sync subscriber with account recovery switched on, we cannot reset, recover or get around either one. Keep your recovery key somewhere safe and separate from your device.
• Your backups. Stilos can save a locked backup file and export notes. Making backups routinely, and keeping them somewhere safe and away from your device, is solely your responsibility. Because your notes live on your device, a lost, broken, wiped or stolen device means lost notes unless you have a backup.
• Your device. Anyone who can use your unlocked device, or who knows your password, can read your notes.
• Using Stilos lawfully, and in line with the rules below.

YOUR NOTES ARE PROTECTED BY ENCRYPTION, WHICH IS MATHEMATICAL: WITHOUT YOUR PASSWORD OR YOUR RECOVERY KEY, NOBODY, INCLUDING US AND OUR SUPPORT, CAN BYPASS, DECRYPT OR RECOVER THEM. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PASSWORD, YOUR RECOVERY KEY AND YOUR BACKUPS. WE CANNOT SEE, RESET OR RECOVER ANY OF THEM, OR YOUR NOTES. IF YOU LOSE THEM, OR YOUR DEVICE, WITHOUT A BACKUP, YOUR NOTES ARE PERMANENTLY LOST, AND WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT LOSS.

6. Who can use Stilos

You must be at least 13 years old to use Stilos, or older if the law where you live sets a higher age for agreeing to terms like these. If you are under 18 (or the age of majority where you live), a parent or guardian must agree to these terms for you.

7. Reminders, recipes, groceries and health

Reminders rely on your device's notifications, which the device may delay, silence or not deliver (for example in a power-saving mode, with notifications turned off, or when the app has been closed). Do not rely on Stilos for anything time-critical, including medication, medical, legal, safety or financial deadlines.

Recipes, ingredient lists, grocery lists and the aisle sorting are organizing tools for information only, not advice. Stilos does not check anything for allergens, dietary suitability, nutrition, freshness, food safety or accuracy. Always read product labels and follow safe food-handling practice.

WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY FOODBORNE ILLNESS, SPOILED FOOD, ALLERGIC REACTION OR OTHER HARM ARISING FROM ANY RECIPE, INGREDIENT, GROCERY LIST OR SUGGESTION IN STILOS, WHETHER YOU WROTE IT OR STILOS PROVIDED IT.

Nothing in Stilos is medical, health, fitness, nutritional, legal or financial advice. If you keep exercise, training or health plans in Stilos, they are your own notes. Any physical activity you undertake is at your own risk, and you should consult a qualified professional before starting it.

8. Acceptable use

You must not:

• use Stilos to store or handle anything unlawful, or use it in a way that breaks the law where you are;
• interfere with how the software works or with its security, including tampering with its encryption, its integrity checks or its stored data;
• try to reach another person's notes or keys;
• probe, scan, overload or attack any system we operate;
• distribute a modified or repackaged build, or present other software as Stilos;
• use Stilos in a way that infringes anyone else's rights.

9. No warranty

STILOS IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT STILOS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT IT IS FREE OF VULNERABILITIES, THAT IT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT DATA STORED WITH IT WILL NEVER BE LOST OR CORRUPTED.

In plain English: we have built this carefully and we test every release, but no software is perfect, and you use it at your own risk.

10. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THE LAW ALLOWS, THE COMPANY THAT MAKES STILOS, ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE, INCLUDING: LOST, CORRUPTED OR UNRECOVERABLE NOTES, ATTACHMENTS OR BACKUPS; THE LOSS OF A PASSWORD OR RECOVERY KEY AND THE PERMANENT LOSS OF ACCESS THAT FOLLOWS; MISSED OR LATE REMINDERS; LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, BUSINESS OR EXPECTED SAVINGS; AND ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

IF YOUR CORRECT PASSWORD OR YOUR CORRECT RECOVERY KEY FAILS TO OPEN YOUR NOTES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN STILOS ITSELF, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS A REFUND OF WHAT YOU PAID FOR STILOS IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE PROBLEM, UP TO THE LIMIT BELOW, RETURNED THE WAY YOU PAID (FOR A PURCHASE MADE THROUGH AN APP STORE, THROUGH THAT STORE). WE DO NOT PAY ANY OTHER COMPENSATION OR DAMAGES, FOR THAT OR FOR ANY LOSS OF NOTES. WHILE STILOS IS FREE, THERE IS NOTHING TO REFUND.

WHERE LIABILITY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS TOGETHER IS LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR STILOS IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE AND (B) US$50.

Nothing in these terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be excluded. If you are a consumer, you keep any rights your local law gives you that cannot be waived.

11. Updates, changes and price

We may release updates, change how features work, or stop offering a feature. We may also change these terms. When we do, the "last updated" date changes. If a change is significant, the app will tell you and ask you to agree to the new version before you carry on, and if you do not agree you may stop using Stilos. Your notes stay on your device either way.

Stilos is free to use today. We are not promising it will always be free: we may introduce a charge for some of it, or for all of it, in future, and we will give you notice before we do. We will not charge you without your agreement. Your notes are yours either way. They are on your device, and you can export them at any time, including after you stop using Stilos.

Statements here about Stilos working only on your device and not being for sale describe the product as it ships today. Section 2 describes a service that is not yet available.

12. Ending this agreement

You can end this agreement at any time by uninstalling Stilos. Your rights under it end if you break its terms. Either way your notes stay on your device, untouched.

13. Your responsibility to us

To the extent the law allows, you agree to defend and compensate the company that makes Stilos for any claim, loss or expense (including reasonable legal fees) that arises from your breaking these terms, your breaking the law, or your infringing someone else's rights through your use of Stilos.

14. Export and sanctions

Stilos contains encryption. You may not use, export or re-export it in breach of United States export control or sanctions laws, or the laws of the country you are in. By using it you confirm that you are not in a country under a US embargo, and that you are not named on any US government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

15. General

If part of these terms turns out to be unenforceable, the rest still applies. Not enforcing a term straight away does not mean we have given it up.

These terms, together with the Privacy Policy and the license that ships with the software, are the whole agreement between us about Stilos. If the terms and the license ever disagree about what you may do with the software, the license wins. The terms of the app store you got Stilos from also apply to you.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas and the United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Subject to any right your local consumer law gives you to bring a claim where you live, any dispute about Stilos or these terms will be brought only in the state or federal courts located in Dallas County, Texas, and you and we both consent to their jurisdiction.

You may not transfer these terms or your rights under them. We may transfer ours to a successor to the Stilos business. Nobody else has rights under these terms except as section 16 sets out for Apple.

Questions about these terms can go to [email protected].

16. If you got Stilos from Apple

If you downloaded Stilos from Apple's App Store, these additional terms apply, and override anything else in these terms that conflicts with them:

• These terms are between you and the company that makes Stilos only, not Apple. That company, not Apple, is solely responsible for Stilos and its content.
• Your license is limited to using Stilos on Apple-branded products you own or control, as the Usage Rules in Apple's Media Services Terms and Conditions allow (including through Family Sharing).
• Apple has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support for Stilos. Support is provided by us at [email protected].
• If Stilos fails to conform to any warranty that applies, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price you paid for it (if any). To the maximum extent the law allows, Apple has no other warranty obligation of any kind with respect to Stilos, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to a failure to conform to a warranty are our responsibility, to the extent these terms do not exclude them.
• We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or a third party relating to Stilos or your possession and use of it, including product liability claims, claims that it fails to meet a legal or regulatory requirement, and claims under consumer protection, privacy or similar laws.
• If a third party claims that Stilos or your possession and use of it infringes their intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, are solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of that claim.
• You confirm that you are not located in a country subject to a US government embargo or designated by the US government as "terrorist supporting", and that you are not on any US government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• Questions, complaints or claims about Stilos go to [email protected].
• You must also comply with any third-party terms that apply when you use Stilos.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms, and once you accept them Apple has the right (and is deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce them against you as a third-party beneficiary.

If you got Stilos from Google Play or the Microsoft Store, that store's own terms of service also apply between you and the store.