These terms govern your use of Colophon. Please read them together with our Privacy Policy.
Who we are
Colophon is provided by [LEGAL_NAME], [LEGAL_ADDRESS] ("we", "us"). You can reach us at [[LEGAL_EMAIL]](mailto:[LEGAL_EMAIL]).
These terms apply to the website, the web app and the apps for iOS, iPadOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux (together, the "Service"). By creating an account or using the Service you accept them.
The Service
Colophon reads the news published by third-party outlets and, with artificial intelligence, writes editions sized to the reading time you choose, with information about who owns and funds each outlet and about its perspective. Optional features include Work & Private Life (calendar and tasks next to the news), notifications and listening to editions with your device's speech synthesis.
Your account
- You must be at least 16 years old.
- An account is personal. You sign in with a link or code sent to your email, so keep your email account secure.
- Tell us straight away if you think someone has accessed your account.
AI-written content and outlet information
- Editions are written automatically by an artificial intelligence system and are labelled as such. They may contain errors or omissions and may not reflect the latest developments. Every story links to the original articles: check them before relying on the information for important decisions.
- Perspective ratings (for example left-right, or stance towards the government) and the information on ownership and funding are estimates based on public sources and, where indicated, on artificial intelligence. Each outlet card shows its sources and how well the data is verified. They are not judgements on individual journalists or articles.
- The Service provides general information. It is not financial, legal, medical or other professional advice.
- If you find an error in an outlet card, write to us: we review reports and correct the data.
What you may and may not do
- Articles, headlines, names and logos of outlets belong to their owners. Colophon writes its own summaries, quotes briefly and always links to the source.
- The software, the design, the Colophon name and logo and the editions as compiled belong to us or our licensors. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable licence to use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes.
- You may not copy, resell or redistribute editions in bulk; access the Service with automated means outside the features we provide; reverse engineer it, except where the law allows; get around limits, security measures or payments; or use the Service to break the law or infringe the rights of others.
Free plan and Pro subscription
- The Free plan is free, with the limits shown in the app. Pro unlocks the features described in the app and on our website when you buy it.
- Pro is a subscription that renews automatically, monthly or yearly. Before you confirm, you see the price in your currency, including taxes where they apply.
- Bought in the App Store or Google Play: payment, renewal, cancellation and refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their terms. You manage the subscription in your store account. Deleting the app does not cancel it.
- Bought on our website: payment is processed by our payment provider. You can cancel at any time from Preferences or with the link in your receipt. The subscription stays active until the end of the period you have paid for and is not renewed.
- A subscription bought on one platform works on all the others with the same account.
- If we change the price, we tell you at least 30 days in advance. The new price applies from the next renewal and you can cancel before then. Where a store requires your consent to a price increase, the store asks you for it.
- If we offer a free trial, it turns into a paid subscription unless you cancel before it ends, as shown when you start it.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer in the European Union or the United Kingdom and you subscribe on our website, you can withdraw within 14 days of the purchase without giving a reason, by writing to [[LEGAL_EMAIL]](mailto:[LEGAL_EMAIL]). Since the Service starts as soon as you ask for it, we refund the price minus the part for the days you have already used.
For subscriptions bought in the App Store or Google Play, the refund procedures of Apple and Google apply. Your statutory rights as a consumer, including the legal guarantee of conformity, are not affected.
Availability and changes
We work to keep the Service available and accurate, but we cannot guarantee that it is always uninterrupted or error-free. Editions depend on the outlets' feeds and on AI providers and may sometimes arrive late or incomplete.
We may improve or change the Service. If we remove an essential feature of Pro during a period you have paid for on our website, we tell you in advance and you can cancel with a refund for the unused part.
Suspension and closing your account
You can delete your account at any time, in Preferences. Deleting the account does not cancel a subscription bought in a store: cancel it there too.
We may suspend or close accounts that seriously or repeatedly breach these terms, with notice when possible. If we close your account without a breach on your part, we refund the unused part of any subscription paid to us.
Liability
Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including for wilful misconduct, gross negligence, death or personal injury, or your mandatory rights as a consumer.
Within those limits, we are not responsible for the content of third-party outlets and websites, for decisions you take based on the editions, or for indirect losses. Our total liability towards you is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the event.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms. For significant changes we tell you by email or in the app at least 30 days before they take effect. If you do not accept them, you can stop using the Service and cancel your subscription; for subscriptions bought on our website we refund the unused part.
Law and disputes
These terms are governed by Italian law. If you are a consumer, you keep the protection of the mandatory rules of the country where you live and you can bring proceedings before the courts of that country. Please write to us first: most problems can be solved quickly.
Apps from the Apple App Store
If you use Colophon on an Apple device:
- These terms are between you and us, not Apple. We, not Apple, are solely responsible for the app and its content.
- Your licence is limited to using the app on Apple-branded products that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules of the App Store Terms of Service. The app may also be used by other accounts associated with you through Family Sharing.
- Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the app.
- If the app does not conform to an applicable warranty, you can notify Apple and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation regarding the app.
- We, not Apple, are responsible for any claims relating to the app or your use of it, including product liability claims, claims that the app does not comply with legal or regulatory requirements, and claims under consumer protection, privacy or similar laws.
- If a third party claims that the app or your use of it infringes their intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, are responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement and discharge of that claim.
- You confirm that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
- You must comply with applicable third-party terms when using the app, such as those of your mobile operator.
- Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and, once you accept them, Apple has the right to enforce them against you.
General
If a provision of these terms is invalid, the rest remains in force. We may transfer these terms to a company that takes over the Service, provided your rights are not reduced; we will tell you. These terms and the Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and us about the Service.