Ippuku Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of Ippuku, including the Mac application, its free and paid features, and related services (collectively, the “App”).

The App is provided by [LEGAL NAME], operating as “AccelOcean” (“AccelOcean,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), with a mailing address at [MAILING ADDRESS].

By downloading, installing, purchasing, or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. App Store and Direct Versions

Ippuku may be distributed through Apple’s Mac App Store (the “App Store Version”) or directly through our website (the “Direct Version”). The versions use separate purchase and entitlement systems. An App Store purchase is restored through the Apple Account used for that purchase; a website purchase is restored or managed through its separate license key. A purchase made through one channel does not automatically unlock the other channel.

For the App Store Version, Apple’s Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement applies in addition to these Terms. If these Terms conflict with the Apple Standard EULA regarding the App Store Version, the Apple Standard EULA controls.

2. License

Subject to these Terms and applicable purchase terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to install and use the App for lawful personal or internal business purposes.

For the App Store Version, use is also subject to Apple’s applicable usage rules, including Family Sharing rights enabled for the product. For the Direct Version, one personal license may be activated on up to two Macs that you own or control. You may deactivate one Mac and activate another, subject to the activation limit.

The App is licensed, not sold. We and our licensors retain all rights not expressly granted.

3. Free Features, Trials, and Ippuku Pro

The App includes a free focus-and-break loop and the Balanced Underwater visual setting. Other effects, presets, and custom controls may require Ippuku Pro. Eligible free users may receive a one-break trial of certain Pro effects. Trial availability, scope, and presentation may change.

“Lifetime Pro” means a one-time purchase that gives continued access to Pro features included in Ippuku version 1.x, subject to these Terms and continued technical compatibility. It includes updates released within the 1.x version family. It does not promise a particular update or feature, perpetual maintenance or compatibility with every future macOS version, or access to a future paid major version such as version 2.0.

4. Purchases, Billing, and Refunds

Apple processes App Store purchases and refunds. Prices, taxes, Family Sharing availability, billing, and refund eligibility are governed by Apple’s terms and rules for your country or region. App Store refunds can be requested through reportaproblem.apple.com.

Lemon Squeezy acts as merchant of record for website purchases. Its checkout may collect billing, tax, contact, and payment information under its Buyer Terms and Privacy Policy. Website refunds are handled under the terms displayed at checkout, applicable Lemon Squeezy terms, and mandatory consumer law. Contact info@accelocean.com for product or license assistance.

Nothing in these Terms limits rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be limited.

5. License Keys

If you purchase the Direct Version, keep your license key confidential; do not publish, sell, share, or transfer it except where law permits; do not bypass activation limits or license validation; and promptly contact us if you believe the key is compromised.

The Direct Version sends the key and a randomly generated installation name to Lemon Squeezy to activate, validate, or deactivate the license. It may periodically revalidate a stored license and may continue to recognize the most recently validated license offline if the network is temporarily unavailable.

We may disable a license obtained through fraud, refund or chargeback without entitlement, impermissible sharing, or material breach, subject to applicable law.

6. Screen Recording Permission

Desktop visual effects are optional. If you grant macOS Screen Recording permission, the App may capture one still image of each selected display when a break starts and one still image of the main display when the Visual preview opens or refreshes. The App uses these images locally and temporarily to render effects. It does not save them to disk, upload them, record video, or analyze their content.

If permission is not granted, you may use the Pure Ambient experience where available. You are responsible for ensuring your desktop-capture use complies with workplace rules, confidentiality duties, and applicable law.

7. Intended Use

Ippuku is a productivity and visual-break tool. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical, health, ergonomic, or professional advice. You are responsible for deciding whether and how to use break reminders and visual effects.

Do not rely on the App where an interruption, overlay, timer error, or software failure could cause injury, data loss, or other serious harm.

8. Acceptable Use

You may not use the App unlawfully or to violate another person’s rights; copy, redistribute, rent, lease, sublicense, or resell the App or a license key except where law permits; reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, or create derivative works except where a restriction is prohibited by law; circumvent security, purchase, trial, entitlement, or validation controls; interfere with the App or related services; or use it to introduce malicious code or gain unauthorized access to systems or data.

9. Intellectual Property and Third-Party Services

The App, including its software, effects, interface, graphics, text, branding, and documentation, is owned by us or our licensors and protected by intellectual-property laws. Third-party and open-source components remain subject to their licenses.

The App may interact with Apple, Google Firebase, Lemon Squeezy, your email provider, and websites opened at your request. Third-party services are governed by their own terms and may not always be available. We are not responsible for them except where required by law.

10. Updates, Availability, and System Requirements

We may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue parts of the App and change requirements as Apple changes macOS. The initial 1.0 release requires macOS 14.6 or later. We do not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free operation or compatibility with all hardware, displays, software, or future macOS versions.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the App is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, quiet enjoyment, accuracy, availability, and non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions; in those jurisdictions they apply only to the extent permitted.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or loss of profits, revenue, business, goodwill, or data. Our total liability for all claims will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid for the App or Ippuku Pro during the 12 months before the event or USD $50. These limits do not apply where liability cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including fraud, willful misconduct, or mandatory consumer protection.

13. Termination

You may stop using the App at any time. We may terminate or suspend your license if you materially breach these Terms. On termination, you must stop using and delete copies in your control, except where law provides otherwise. Provisions that should survive—such as intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations, and dispute terms—will survive.

14. Apple-Specific Terms

For the App Store Version, these Terms are between you and us, not Apple; we, not Apple, are responsible for the App and its content; Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support; and to the extent required by law or Apple terms, Apple may provide a refund for a failure to conform to an applicable warranty and has no other warranty obligation.

We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing claims relating to the App, including product-liability, regulatory, consumer-protection, and intellectual-property claims. You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a United States government embargo and are not on a restricted-party list; must comply with applicable third-party terms; and agree that Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of Apple-specific provisions.

15. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by [GOVERNING LAW AND COURTS], without regard to conflict-of-law rules. If mandatory law in your place of residence gives additional rights or requires a different governing law, forum, or dispute process, that mandatory law applies.

Before filing a formal claim, contact info@accelocean.com so we can try to resolve the issue informally.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms to reflect changes to the App, our business, third-party services, or law. We will post revised Terms and update the “Last updated” date. If a change materially affects rights, we will provide additional notice where required.

17. Contact

[LEGAL NAME]
Operating as AccelOcean
[MAILING ADDRESS]
Email: info@accelocean.com