Terms of Use & License Agreement

Effective: June 14, 2026

1. Agreement

These terms are an agreement between you and Storypole (“we”, “us”), operator of storypole.app, reachable at hello@storypole.app. By using the Storypole website or application (hosted at storypole.app or as a downloaded copy), you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use Storypole.

2. What Storypole is

Storypole is a budget, schedule and project-control tracker for building and renovation projects. It runs in your web browser and stores its data on your device; an optional feature syncs your data to your own Google Drive. Storypole is a tool for organizing information you enter — it does not provide professional advice of any kind.

3. Your license to use Storypole

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use Storypole — including any downloaded single-file copy — for managing your own projects (personal or in the course of your own business).

This license does not permit you to:

• sell, rent, sublicense, or redistribute Storypole, or offer it (or a modified copy) as your own product or service;
• remove or alter Storypole branding, credits or notices for redistribution purposes;
• use the Storypole name or logo to imply endorsement;
• use Storypole for unlawful purposes.

One thing in your favor, by design: because the app is a single self-contained file, a copy you have already downloaded keeps working on your own devices on its own — it needs no server, account, website, or connection from us to run. We built it that way on purpose, and nothing we do can take that away from a copy you already hold. This is not a promise to keep the website, the hosted app, sales, sync, or updates available — those may end at any time (see section 11), and the downloaded copy is provided “as is,” with no obligation on us to maintain, update, or support it.

4. Free and premium

The core of Storypole is free to use. Premium features (such as cross-device sync via your own Google Drive, multiple properties, Excel export/import and PDF reports) are unlocked by a one-time purchase of a license key. Prices and what's included are described on the pricing section at the time of purchase.

• Payments are processed by an independent payment provider acting as the merchant of record — currently Lemon Squeezy; their checkout terms apply to the transaction itself.
• A license key is for your personal use across your own devices — it can be active on up to 5 devices at a time (deactivate one in Settings to free a slot). Don't publish or resell keys.
• We may revoke license keys obtained fraudulently (including chargeback abuse), shared publicly, resold, or used in violation of these terms. Revocation disables premium features only — your data always remains yours, viewable and exportable.
• Refunds: if premium doesn't work out for you, contact us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund, no questions asked.

5. Your data and your responsibility

Your project data is stored on your device (see our Privacy Policy). That design gives you full ownership — and it also means you are in charge of keeping it safe:

• Use the built-in backup tools (JSON backup, the full backup .zip — which also includes your photos — the linked auto-save file, or Drive sync). Clearing your browser's site data without a backup deletes your data, and photos live only on this device unless included in a full backup or synced to Drive.
• Figures in Storypole are figures you entered. Verify amounts, dates and calculations against your contracts and invoices before relying on them.
• We are not responsible for data loss caused by your device, browser, operating system, cloud provider, or missing backups.

6. Not professional advice

Storypole does not provide financial, accounting, tax, legal, engineering, architectural or construction advice. Forecasts, projections and schedule calculations are arithmetic on your own inputs, not predictions or guarantees. Decisions about your project, your money and your contractors are yours alone — made, we hope, with better information.

7. Third-party services

Optional features rely on third parties we don't control: Google (Drive sync and sign-in), a public CDN (the Excel converter library), and the payment provider's license service (premium activation and periodic validation). Their availability, terms and policies are theirs. If they change or discontinue their services, the dependent Storypole features may stop working; the core app is built to keep working regardless.

8. No warranty

Storypole is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied — including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will be error-free, uninterrupted, secure, or that defects will be corrected. Software has bugs; assume this one does too, and keep backups accordingly. Some jurisdictions don't allow certain warranty exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we accept no liability whatsoever for any damage or loss arising from your use of (or inability to use) Storypole. Without limiting that sentence, this expressly includes any loss or damage caused by:

• software bugs, defects, errors or malfunctions of any kind;
• data loss or disappearance — including data removed by your browser, operating system, device failure, cleared site data, or failed storage;
• data duplication, corruption, mismatch, or accidental deletion — including sync conflicts between devices, unintended file overwrites caused by concurrent browser sessions, overwritten changes, stale copies, or inconsistencies between the app, backups, exports and your Google Drive;
• incorrect, miscalculated or misleading figures, totals, forecasts, schedules or reports, whatever their cause;
• unavailability or misbehavior of third-party services (Google, CDNs, hosting);
• your reliance on anything the app displays when making project, financial or contractual decisions;
• indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages of any kind — including project losses, cost overruns, missed deadlines and lost profits.

If, despite the above, liability is nonetheless established, our total aggregate liability for all claims combined is limited to the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim (zero for free use). Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded; if any part of this section is held unenforceable, the remainder stays in force to the fullest lawful extent.

10. Intellectual property

The Storypole application, name, logo and website content are our property. Open-source components are credited on the homepage footer and used under their respective licenses. Your project data is yours — these terms give us no rights to it (and, by design, no access to it). If you send us feedback or suggestions, we may use them without obligation to you.

11. Changes and termination

We may update Storypole and these terms; material changes will be flagged on this page with a new effective date, and continued use means acceptance. We may suspend access to the hosted service for abuse of these terms. You can stop using Storypole at any time — your data is on your device and exportable; nothing is held hostage.

We may also change, suspend, or permanently discontinue the website, the hosted application, sales, premium licensing, and the optional sync service — in whole or in part — at any time and for any reason, with or without notice, and without liability to you. We are under no obligation to keep the website online or to continue offering Storypole for sale. Your locally stored data and any copy you have already downloaded are unaffected: they stay on your device, and you can export them at any time.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and disputes belong to the competent courts of Israel. Mandatory consumer-protection rules of your country of residence remain unaffected.

13. Miscellaneous

• Entire agreement. These terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding Storypole, and supersede any prior agreements, conversations, correspondence or understandings.
• Severability. If any provision of these terms is found by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions continue in full force and effect.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these terms is not a waiver of that right or provision.

Privacy Policy

Effective: June 15, 2026

Who we are

Storypole (“we”, “us”) is the operator of the website storypole.app and the Storypole application. Contact: hello@storypole.app.

What data the app handles — and where it lives

Everything you enter in Storypole — budgets, payments, schedules, decisions, risks, supplier contacts, photos and receipts — is stored locally on your device, in your browser's storage (IndexedDB and localStorage). It is not transmitted to us. We have no database, no server-side storage, and no way to access it.

Files you create (JSON backups, the full backup .zip that also bundles your photos, Excel exports, the optional linked auto-save file) are ordinary files saved where you choose. They are under your control, like any document on your computer.

Optional Google Drive sync

If you connect Google Drive, the app syncs your project data and photos directly from your browser to your own Google Drive account using Google's API. This traffic goes between your device and Google — it never passes through us.

• The app requests the narrowest available permission (drive.file): it can only see files it created itself, nothing else in your Drive.
• The sign-in token is stored locally in your browser and expires within about an hour.
• You can disconnect at any time in Settings, delete the sync file from your Drive, and revoke the app's access at myaccount.google.com/permissions.
• Your use of Google Drive is governed by Google's privacy policy.

Storypole's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

What our infrastructure can see

Honesty requires mentioning the ordinary plumbing of the web:

• Hosting (Cloudflare). The website and app are served by Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes standard connection data (such as IP addresses) to deliver pages and defend against attacks. We have not enabled analytics; we do not receive or review visitor logs.
• Excel converter (SheetJS). Only when you use Excel import/export, the app loads the SheetJS library from a public CDN. That CDN sees a standard file request from your browser. None of your project data is sent to it.
• Google sign-in script. Only when you connect Drive sync, Google's sign-in script is loaded from Google. Until you click Connect, no Google code runs.
• License service. Only if you buy Premium: activating your key (and a roughly weekly background re-check while online) contacts the payment provider's license API with the key and a short device label — never your project data. See Purchases below.
• Fonts. Self-hosted inside the app. No fonts CDN is contacted.

Cookies and tracking

The website and app set no cookies and contain no analytics, advertising, fingerprinting or tracking of any kind. The app uses browser storage solely to store your project data and preferences on your device.

Purchases

If you purchase a premium license, the payment is processed by an independent payment provider acting as the merchant of record — currently Lemon Squeezy (lemonsqueezy.com). They handle your payment details under their own privacy policy; we never receive your card information. What we can see in their seller dashboard is the standard order record: your name, the email you used at checkout, your country, what you bought, and your license key with its activation count. We use it solely to provide support, process refunds, and manage licenses.

To be precise about where purchase data lives: the purchase record (your checkout email, what you bought, the license key) is held by the payment provider; your license key is stored locally on your device to keep premium features active; and we keep any correspondence you have with us about your purchase. This is the only personal data connected to us anywhere in Storypole.

When you activate a license key (and roughly once a week afterwards while online), the app contacts the payment provider's license service directly from your browser to confirm the key is valid. That request carries the key and a short device label (e.g. "Storypole on Android") — no project data, ever. If you're offline, premium features keep working; validation simply waits.

Email

If you email us, we receive your address and message and use them only to reply. We do not run newsletters or marketing emails.

Your rights (GDPR and similar laws)

Privacy laws give you rights of access, correction, deletion and portability over personal data a company holds about you. For your project data and app usage, Storypole's design satisfies these inherently — we hold none of it: it is already in your possession, exportable at any time (JSON or Excel), and deletable by you (in-app reset, clearing browser data, or deleting your files).

The only personal data that can exist on our side is what's described above: purchase and license records (held with the payment provider) and emails you send us. Your rights apply to those in full — write to us and we will access, correct or delete them, and you can also exercise rights directly with the payment provider under their policy.

Security

Storypole stores your data using the storage mechanisms your browser and device provide, and the app is designed to minimize attack surface (no accounts, no server, no third-party code beyond what's listed above). But “local” is not the same as “secure”: no storage is immune to a compromised or stolen device, malware, browser vulnerabilities, or someone with access to your computer or phone. Protect the device like you would any device that holds your financial documents — lock screen, OS updates, and care with browser extensions, which can read any page they're granted access to.

Children

Storypole is not directed at children under 16. Since we collect no personal data, no child's data is processed by us either.

Changes

If we ever change how Storypole handles data — for example, if a future feature involves a server — we will update this policy and clearly flag the change on this page before it takes effect. The effective date above always reflects the current version.

Accessibility

Effective: June 20, 2026

Our commitment

Storypole is a personal project built with care, not a large company with a dedicated accessibility team. We nonetheless treat broad usability as a core goal and measure ourselves against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA — the standard most widely referenced by accessibility law in the EU and the US.

What's built in today

• Adjustable text size. Settings → Accessibility lets you scale the whole interface up or down; on phones the default size is already enlarged for readability.
• Reduced motion. A toggle removes non-essential animation, and the app also respects your operating system's "reduce motion" setting automatically.
• High-contrast mode and a full dark theme (light, dark, or follow-the-system).
• Keyboard support. Interactive controls are reachable and operable with the keyboard, focus is clearly outlined, dialogs trap focus while open and return it when closed, and Escape closes the topmost dialog.
• Screen-reader labelling. Buttons and icon controls carry text labels, the page language is declared, and decorative icons are hidden from assistive technology so they aren't read aloud as clutter.
• Readable colour. Body text and status colours are chosen to meet AA contrast in both light and dark themes.

Known limitations

We're honest about where we fall short and are working to close these:

• A few small inline icon controls are coded as labelled, keyboard-operable elements rather than native buttons. They are reachable and activatable, but the underlying markup is not yet ideal for every assistive technology.
• Some charts — the cash-flow and forecast graphics — convey information visually that we have not yet fully described in text. The Gantt timeline now carries a spoken summary (phase count, date span, and critical path), and the same numbers are always available in the tables and lists alongside every visual.
• We have not yet completed a formal third-party audit; our conformance claim is based on our own testing.

For these reasons we describe Storypole as partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 AA: most of the standard is met, with the gaps above outstanding.

Tell us about a barrier

If any part of Storypole is hard or impossible for you to use, please let us know — it helps us prioritise. Email support@storypole.app with what you were trying to do, the device and assistive technology you were using, and what got in the way. You can also use the Report a problem button in the app's Settings. We aim to respond within a few days.

Changes

As we improve the app, we'll update this statement and the limitations above. The effective date always reflects the current version.