Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of Slate, including the desktop app, the hosted web app at app.slateeditor.com, and the website at slateeditor.com (together, the “Service”). The Service is provided by WELOIN Global Private Limited (“WELOIN”, “we”, “us”). Please read these Terms carefully.

Acceptance of these terms

By downloading, installing, or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

License and ownership

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use Slate for your own lawful purposes. We and our licensors retain all rights, title, and interest in the Service, including its software, design, trademarks, and the “Slate” name and logo. These Terms do not grant you any rights to our intellectual property except the limited license described here.

Your content stays yours. You own the documents and content you create with Slate. Because Slate is local-first, that content stays on your device and we claim no rights to it.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• use the Service in violation of any applicable law or regulation;
• reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code of the Service, except to the extent that restriction is prohibited by law;
• resell, sublicense, or redistribute the Service without our written permission;
• interfere with or disrupt the Service, our update servers, or the networks connected to them;
• remove or obscure any proprietary notices, or misuse our trademarks or branding.

Updates and availability

The desktop app may periodically check our update server and offer new versions. We may add, change, or remove features, and we may suspend or discontinue parts of the Service at any time. We are not obligated to provide any particular update or to maintain backward compatibility, though we aim to give reasonable notice of material changes.

Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components. You are responsible for backing up your own files.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, WELOIN and its officers, employees, and affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of the Service. To the extent we are found liable, our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us for the Service in the twelve months before the claim, or one hundred Indian Rupees (INR 100).

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless WELOIN from any claims, damages, or expenses arising out of your misuse of the Service or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.

Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms or use the Service in a way that could cause harm. On termination, the license granted to you ends, but your locally stored files remain on your device and under your control.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. You agree that the courts located in India will have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service, subject to any mandatory rights you may have under your local law.

Changes to these terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Service after a change takes effect means you accept the revised Terms.

Contact us

Questions about these Terms can be sent to hello@slateeditor.com. For information about how we handle data, see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.