# Syncophant End User License Agreement

Last updated: 2 September 2026

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This End User License Agreement (the "Agreement") is between Amruth Pillai
(the "Licensor") and the named individual who acquires or uses Syncophant
("you"). By installing, activating, or using Syncophant, you agree to this
Agreement. If you do not agree, do not use the software.

## 1. License grant

Subject to this Agreement and payment of the applicable one-time fee, the
Licensor grants you a personal, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
perpetual license to install and use Syncophant on up to five activated devices
at a time.

The license is for one named person. You may use Syncophant for personal work
and for your own commercial work. It does not grant a seat to a company, team,
household, client, or other person.

The license includes all future Syncophant updates made available by the
Licensor without an additional license fee. An update may have different
system requirements or platform availability.

## 2. Trial

Before purchase, you may use the full product for one 14-day trial without a
payment card or Syncophant account. When the trial ends, new synchronization
runs may be blocked until a valid license is activated. Trial use is otherwise
subject to this Agreement.

## 3. Activation and lifetime use

A license key may be activated on up to five devices at a time. Activation and
occasional validation may contact the Licensor's licensing provider. The
privacy policy describes the data sent for these requests.

"Lifetime" means that your right to use a lawfully acquired version does not
expire, subject to this Agreement. A previously activated copy will remain
usable if the licensing service is temporarily unavailable or if the Licensor
stops trading. Lifetime does not promise support, compatibility with future
operating systems, or the release of any particular future feature.

## 4. Restrictions

Except where applicable law gives you a non-waivable right, you may not:

- share a license key or allow another person to use your license;
- copy Syncophant except for installation on your licensed devices and a
  reasonable personal backup;
- redistribute, sublicense, rent, lease, lend, resell, or commercially provide
  Syncophant to another person;
- publish or disclose Syncophant source code or private development materials;
- modify, translate, or create derivative works from Syncophant;
- reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble Syncophant; or
- bypass or interfere with trial, activation, device-limit, or license checks.

These restrictions do not apply to third-party components to the extent their
licenses grant broader rights.

## 5. Ownership and customer data

Syncophant is licensed, not sold. The Licensor retains all rights in the
first-party software, product name, and documentation that are not expressly
granted by this Agreement.

You retain all rights in your files, storage configuration, and work product.
Syncophant connects your device directly to storage you choose. The Licensor
does not acquire ownership of or a license to your synchronized content.

## 6. Third-party software

Syncophant includes third-party software governed by separate license terms.
Those terms and required attributions are listed in
[THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md](THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md). If this Agreement conflicts
with a third-party license, that third-party license controls for the relevant
component. Nothing in this Agreement restricts rights granted directly by a
third-party license.

## 7. Updates, support, and services

The Licensor may provide updates, documentation, and support but is not
required to maintain any particular platform or release any particular
update. Syncophant is local-first software, not a hosted storage or sync
service. Your storage provider and network remain your responsibility.

Support requests may be sent to support@syncophant.app.

## 8. Termination

The Licensor may terminate this Agreement if you materially breach it. For a
breach that can be cured, termination takes effect only if you do not cure the
breach within a reasonable period after notice. On termination, you must stop
using Syncophant and delete copies controlled by you.

Termination does not affect your ownership of your files or rights that must
survive by law. Third-party licenses remain governed by their own termination
terms.

## 9. Warranty disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Syncophant is provided "as is" and
"as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or
statutory, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, title, non-infringement, availability, accuracy, or freedom from
errors. You are responsible for maintaining backups and verifying that a sync
configuration is suitable for your data.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions. In that case,
the exclusions apply only to the extent permitted by law.

## 10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Licensor will not be liable for
indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost
profits, revenue, business, goodwill, data, or anticipated savings arising
from Syncophant or this Agreement.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Licensor's total liability arising
from Syncophant or this Agreement will not exceed the amount you paid for your
license. This limitation does not apply where liability cannot lawfully be
excluded or limited, including liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, death,
or personal injury where applicable law so requires.

## 11. Statutory rights

Nothing in this Agreement excludes, limits, or waives consumer guarantees,
withdrawal rights, refund rights, interoperability rights, fair use, or other
rights that applicable law does not allow the parties to exclude, limit, or
waive.

## 12. General terms

If a provision of this Agreement is unenforceable, it will be limited to the
minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will continue in
effect. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not transfer
this Agreement without the Licensor's written consent, except where applicable
law provides otherwise.

The legally required operator details, governing-law terms, and venue terms,
if any, must be completed or confirmed as part of the counsel review identified
at the top of this Agreement.

Questions about this Agreement may be sent to support@syncophant.app.
