Terms of Service

Motif Terms of Service

Effective Date: May 11, 2026 | Last Updated: May 11, 2026

By accessing or using the Motif application at https://motif.byant.dev and its related command center at https://byant.dev/motif, you agree to these Terms of Service.

1. Service Description

Motif is a local-first personal capture and knowledge tool for saving links, quotes, notes, and images.

Any insights, forecasts, summaries, OCR results, or assistant responses are informational only and may be inaccurate or incomplete.

Premium features are optional and separate from the core features. Premium license verification may require an internet connection.

2. User Responsibilities

You are responsible for the accuracy of the entries you add.

You are responsible for safeguarding your device, browser profile, exported backups, and any other copies of your data.

You are responsible for reviewing imported ZIP backups before restoring them.

You are responsible for keeping any Premium license key private and for using Motif lawfully.

You are responsible for verifying any information generated by OCR or capturing tools before relying on it.

3. Eligibility

Motif is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18.

4. Acceptable Use

You may not use Motif to:

  • Abuse, reverse engineer, disrupt, or interfere with the service or its related command center.
  • Attempt unauthorized access to local storage, licensing systems, or any related services.
  • Bypass, tamper with, or misuse Premium verification or access controls.
  • Use the app for fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful activity.
  • Upload or import data you do not have the right to use.
  • Use automated means to scrape, abuse, or overload the service or related pages.

5. Premium Licensing, Billing, and Refunds

Premium features require a valid license key. License verification may require internet access.

Premium purchases and payment processing are handled by Lemon Squeezy as merchant of record. Billing, checkout, taxes, and related payment terms are governed by Lemon Squeezy's terms and policies where applicable.

Premium purchases are non-refundable except where required by applicable law or where the merchant's policy provides otherwise.

If a license key is invalid, expired, disabled, or otherwise cannot be verified, Premium features may remain locked or may be disabled.

6. Intellectual Property

The Motif brand, software, design, content, and related materials are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Motif grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the service for your own personal tracking and organization purposes, subject to these Terms.

You retain ownership of the capture content you save into Motif, subject to any third-party rights contained in imported files or content you provide.

7. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

Motif is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Motif, Ant, and Ant-kakanat make no warranties or guarantees of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation warranties of accuracy, completeness, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or uninterrupted availability.

Motif does not guarantee that OCR results, calculations, reminders, or insights will be correct.

Motif is not responsible for decisions you make based on app output, including content organization or data entry decisions.

To the maximum extent allowed by law, Motif, Ant, and Ant-kakanat are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, loss of profits, service interruption, calculation errors, OCR errors, or losses arising from or related to your use of the service.

8. Termination

Your access to Motif may be suspended or restricted if there is serious misuse, fraud, abuse, or violation of these Terms.

You may stop using Motif at any time.

Termination or suspension may limit access to Premium features or related services, but local data stored on your device will remain subject to your browser, device, and storage settings.

9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable consumer protection laws require otherwise.

10. Contact Information

For legal or support inquiries, contact Ant, operating as Ant-kakanat, at hello@byant.dev.