These terms apply when you use the Notchbook app on iPhone or Android, or this website. By using Notchbook you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.
Using Notchbook
Notchbook is free. You may install it and use it for your own personal, non-commercial coffee brewing. Please don't copy, resell or redistribute the app, and don't use it to break any law. Apple's App Store terms or Google Play's terms also apply to how you download and update the app.
Your data
Everything you enter in Notchbook belongs to you. It is stored on your device, and in your own iCloud or Google Drive if you turn on sync, as explained in the privacy policy. Because there is no Notchbook server, we can't recover your log for you. Keeping a backup is up to you: turn on sync, or export your log as JSON or CSV from Settings.
Sync services
Sync uses Apple iCloud or Google Drive under your own account, and their terms apply to that storage. Notchbook can't control those services and isn't responsible if they are unavailable, change how they work, or lose data.
Grind guidance
Notchbook suggests starting grind settings, dial-in tips and recipes. This guidance summarises, in our own words, what coffee creators say in their public videos. Each item credits the creator and links to the moment in the video it comes from. The creators are not affiliated with Notchbook and have not endorsed it. Brand and product names belong to their owners and are used only to identify equipment.
Grind settings depend on your grinder's calibration, burr wear, coffee, water and brewer, so a setting that suited someone else may not suit you. Treat every suggestion as a starting point and adjust by taste. Where sources disagree, Notchbook shows each view rather than picking one.
Optional tips
Tips are voluntary and unlock nothing. Tips are in-app purchases processed by Apple or Google, and each applies its own terms, including any refund policy. Tips are otherwise non-refundable, except where the law requires a refund.
No warranty
Notchbook is provided "as is". We work to keep it accurate and reliable, but we can't promise it will always be available, error-free or suitable for a particular purpose.
Liability
To the extent the law allows, Notchbook is not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from your use of the app, including lost data, spoiled coffee or equipment damage. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under consumer protection law that can't be excluded.
Ending use
You can stop using Notchbook at any time by deleting the app. If you have sync turned on, you can remove its cloud copy and revoke access from Settings first, as described in the privacy policy.
Changes
If these terms change, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date. Continuing to use Notchbook after a change means you accept the updated terms.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
Contact
Questions: [email protected]