Cairn

Terms of Service

Last updated: 11 September 2026

1. Acceptance of these terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Cairn app for Android, iPhone and iPad ("Cairn", "the app", "we", "us"). By downloading, installing, or using Cairn, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the app.

2. What Cairn is

Cairn is a personal thought-capture app. You write down thoughts, optionally add photos and voice notes, and the app helps you revisit and connect them using on-device intelligence and, for Cairn+ subscribers, cloud topic tagging. Your content is stored on your device; see our Privacy Policy for details.

3. Your content is yours

You retain all rights to the thoughts, photos, voice notes, and other content you create in Cairn ("Your Content"). We claim no ownership over Your Content, and we do not access, use, or monetize it. You are solely responsible for Your Content and for keeping your own backups.

4. Licence to use the app

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use Cairn for your own personal, non-commercial purposes, subject to these Terms and the terms of the store you obtained it from — the Google Play Terms of Service on Android, or Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement on iPhone and iPad. You agree not to:

5. Cairn+ subscriptions and billing

Cairn offers optional paid subscriptions ("Cairn+") that unlock additional features such as cloud backup and cloud topic tagging. The features included are described in the app before you buy. The following apply:

6. The free version

Cairn's core features — capturing thoughts, search, the wall, photos, voice notes, and saving a backup file yourself — are available for free. We may change which features are free or paid over time, but we will not remove your ability to access or export content you have already created.

7. AI features — no guarantees of accuracy

Cairn uses on-device AI models, and for Cairn+ subscribers a cloud AI service, to suggest connections, label thoughts, surface related thoughts, and power search. These features are provided for convenience and inspiration. They are probabilistic and may be incomplete, imperfect, or unexpected. You should not rely on them as a definitive or comprehensive record.

8. Backups are your responsibility

Cairn stores your content on your device. Uninstalling the app, losing or resetting your device, or clearing app data can permanently delete your content. We strongly recommend enabling cloud backup or exporting your own backup file regularly. We are not responsible for content lost because a backup was not made.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

Cairn is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any defects will be corrected.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of (or inability to use) Cairn. To the extent liability cannot be excluded, our total liability is limited to the amount you paid for Cairn in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim.

11. Termination

You may stop using Cairn and uninstall it at any time. We may suspend or terminate access to the app or its features if you materially breach these Terms or use the app unlawfully. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (including ownership, disclaimers, and limitation of liability) will survive.

12. Changes to the app and these Terms

We may update, change, or discontinue features of Cairn, and we may revise these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the app. Your continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in India, except where mandatory local consumer-protection law grants you rights in your own country of residence.

14. App Store terms (iPhone and iPad)

If you obtained Cairn from the Apple App Store, these Terms are between you and us only, not Apple. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the app, and is not responsible for any claims relating to it — including product liability, legal or regulatory compliance, or intellectual-property claims. If the app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any; to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at shrey30000official@gmail.com.