Terms of Use

By using Sylvo you agree to these terms. They are kept as short as the subject allows.

Who you are agreeing with

These terms are an agreement between you and Caner Polat, an independent developer based in Türkiye, reachable at canerpolat.cnrplt@gmail.com.

Sylvo is not medical advice

Sylvo is a personal mood journal. It is not a medical device, not a health service, and not a diagnostic tool. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition, and it is not a substitute for care from a qualified professional.

If you are worried about your mental health, please talk to a doctor or a licensed mental health professional. If you are in crisis or you believe you or someone else is in danger, contact your local emergency services immediately. Sylvo cannot detect a crisis and will never respond to one.

Your content is yours

Everything you write in Sylvo belongs to you and stays on your device. I claim no rights over it and cannot read it.

The other side of that promise: because the data exists only on your device, it cannot be recovered by me if you lose the device, delete the app or reset your garden. Exporting your garden regularly is the only backup there is.

Subscriptions

Sylvo Premium is offered as an auto-renewing subscription with a monthly and a yearly option. Payment is charged to your App Store account when you confirm the purchase.

The subscription renews automatically at the end of each period unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel a subscription at any time in your App Store account settings; deleting the app does not cancel it.

Where a free trial is offered, any unused part of it is forfeited when you buy a subscription, as required by the store.

The Lifetime purchase is not a subscription

The Lifetime option is a single, one-time purchase. It does not renew, it is never charged again, and there is nothing to cancel. It unlocks the same Premium features for as long as the app remains available on your account.

Refunds

All purchases are processed by Apple, and refunds are handled by Apple under its own rules. I cannot issue, approve or reverse a refund. Requests are made through Apple’s support pages for reporting a problem with a purchase.

Intellectual property

Sylvo, including its source code, its procedurally drawn plants, the species catalogue, the artwork, the mascot and the written text, belongs to me and is protected by copyright.

You are granted a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the app on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, as permitted by the App Store Terms of Service. You may not copy, redistribute or sell the app, reverse engineer or decompile it, or use it for any unlawful purpose.

Availability and changes to the app

Features may be added, changed or removed as the app develops. I may also stop distributing or supporting Sylvo. Nothing here promises that a particular feature will exist forever.

No warranty and limits of liability

Sylvo is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind to the extent permitted by law. It is not guaranteed to be uninterrupted, error-free, or to preserve your data.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, I am not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from your use of the app, including the loss of journal entries. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including any mandatory consumer rights you have where you live.

Apple

Apple is not a party to these terms and is not responsible for Sylvo or its content. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the app; that responsibility is mine alone.

If the app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price to you. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the app.

Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and, upon your acceptance, will have the right to enforce them against you.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye, and the courts of Türkiye have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from them, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protection rules of the country where you live.

Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated from time to time. The current version is always the one published on this page and in the app, with the date above. Continuing to use Sylvo after a change means you accept the updated terms.