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📜 Lode Terms of Service

Effective date: May 17, 2026
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🟢 Plain-English summary

🇺🇸 English version (full)

1. Agreement

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of Lode ("the Software"), a macOS application developed by RexCode (a one-person studio operated by Rex, hereafter "we" or "RexCode"). By downloading, installing, activating, or using Lode, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, don't use the Software and request a refund within the refund window.

2. License grant

2.1 What you get

Upon purchase, RexCode grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal-use license to use Lode. Choose one of the following tiers at checkout:

Both tiers include Apple Family Sharing (when purchased through the Mac App Store) or apply to your household of up to 6 people (when purchased through Direct Sale). "Personal use" includes commercial use of Lode by you — what's restricted is sublicensing the binary or key to others.

2.2 What "lifetime" means

"Lifetime" means: once purchased, you may use Lode indefinitely on your personally-owned Macs, even if you stop paying us anything ever again. Free updates are included for the foreseeable life of the product. We reserve the right to charge for major version upgrades (v1 → v2) if a future major release adds substantial new value; in that case existing Lifetime buyers will receive a meaningful discount (typically ~50% of the new-user price), and the existing major version remains usable indefinitely at no cost.

"Pro Yearly" is a subscription: access is contingent on the subscription being active. If you cancel or let it lapse, Lode reverts to the post-trial state (still functional with occasional reminders to renew, never locked).

2.3 What's allowed

2.4 What's not allowed

3. Trial

Lode provides a free trial period (currently 30 days from first launch). During the trial, all features are unlocked. After expiry:

4. Refunds

4.1 Merchant of Record

Direct Sale purchases (the ones made on this website, rexcode.app/lode) are processed by Lemon Squeezy as Merchant of Record. That means Lemon Squeezy is the legal seller of record for tax-and-invoice purposes; we are the developer of the software and the recipient of the net proceeds. Your invoice and credit-card statement will show "Lemon Squeezy" (or a similar variant) rather than "RexCode". This arrangement lets us serve buyers in countries with VAT / GST / sales-tax obligations without each of us having to register locally.

4.2 Refund window

30-day, no-questions-asked refund. If you're unhappy for any reason within 30 days of purchase, email [email protected] with your order ID. We'll initiate the refund through Lemon Squeezy within 5 business days; depending on your bank, funds typically arrive 3–10 business days after that. After the 30-day window, refund requests are evaluated case-by-case (we generally honour them if the reason is a real bug we can't fix).

Refunds for Apple Mac App Store purchases (when available in the future) are handled by Apple under their refund policy, not by us directly.

5. Updates

6. Privacy

Our handling of your data is described in detail in the Lode Privacy Policy. Summary: Lode is local-first with no servers; almost nothing leaves your machine without explicit user action.

7. Warranty disclaimer

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Translated: we work hard to ship bug-free software, but we can't guarantee perfection. Always back up important files. If Lode corrupts a file you didn't have a backup of, we're very sorry but we cannot accept liability for that loss.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall RexCode be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages — including but not limited to loss of data, loss of profit, or business interruption — arising out of or in connection with your use of the Software.

Our total cumulative liability for any direct damages arising from the Software is limited to the amount you paid for your license (or USD $0 if you're using the free trial).

9. Termination

You may stop using Lode at any time. If you violate these Terms (e.g. publish your license key publicly), we may revoke the license without refund. We will email you first if at all possible.

10. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Taiwan (R.O.C.). Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of Taipei District. For purchases routed through Apple (Mac App Store) or Lemon Squeezy (which acts as Merchant of Record for Direct Sale purchases — see §4.1 above), their respective dispute resolution mechanisms also apply.

11. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms occasionally. Material changes will be announced on the Lode home page and the rex4ssd/lode-releases repository, and the "Effective date" at the top of this page will be updated. Continued use of Lode after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

12. Contact