1. About these terms
These terms cover your use of the Takumi Tech Ltd website and Inkling, our journal app for Apple devices. By using them, you agree to these terms to the extent permitted by applicable law. If a separate written agreement applies to a business project, that agreement governs the project scope, fees, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria.
The App Store distribution and your use of an Apple device are also subject to Apple’s applicable terms. Inkling’s App Store licence is governed by Apple’s Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement, unless another licence is expressly supplied with the app. These terms do not replace mandatory consumer rights.
2. 7-day trial and lifetime unlock
Inkling offers an optional 7-day free trial of Focus mode and iCloud sync. The trial begins after you select Start Free Trial and Apple confirms the free trial transaction. Restoring the trial uses the original trial period and does not reset it. No payment is taken automatically at the end of the trial. After the trial ends, all journal features remain free, including creating, editing, reading, exporting, and local media. Only Focus mode and iCloud sync require the optional lifetime unlock.
This describes version 1.1, prepared for App Store review. Focus and the revised premium features are not included in the earlier journal-only release currently available from Apple.
Every manual Focus-management operation requires an active verified trial or lifetime unlock, privacy mode, and management authentication. This includes starting and stopping sessions, changing or disabling groups, deleting rules, clearing restrictions, and revoking authorization from within the app. Expiry or a refund does not provide free manual Focus controls. Previously configured schedule endings and timed-session completion continue automatically. Apple’s system settings remain the place to manage or revoke individual Screen Time authorization.
The lifetime unlock is a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase, not a recurring subscription. The intended price is ¥30 in mainland China or US$5.99 in the United States. Prices in other regions, taxes, and the final amount are displayed by Apple before you confirm. You are charged only after you confirm a purchase through Apple’s purchase sheet.
“Lifetime” means a permanent entitlement to the unlocked app functionality for the eligible Apple purchase, without recurring fees. It does not promise that a particular device, Apple service, future operating system, or online service will remain available indefinitely, and does not promise every future separately offered product.
3. Purchases, restoration, and refunds
Apple handles payment processing. You may restore an eligible purchase in the app using the same Apple account that made the original purchase. Restoration and verification may require a network connection. The purchase entitlement is subject to Apple’s transaction status, including any refund or revocation.
For billing questions or refund requests, use Apple’s Report a Problem service. Refunds are governed by Apple’s processes and applicable law. We do not collect card details or issue a promise that Apple will approve a particular refund. Contact us if the app does not recognize an eligible purchase.
4. Your content and responsibilities
You retain your rights in the journal content you create. You are responsible for having the right to use material you add and for using the app lawfully. Do not use our products or website to infringe others’ rights, interfere with their operation, bypass access controls, or perform unauthorized activity.
Keep your device, Apple account, and journal passcode secure. We cannot recover a journal passcode or bypass system authentication.
The diary and management passcodes must be different. Both lead to the journal, while privacy mode exposes the premium configuration described in Support. You must have the device owner’s authorization, or appropriate parent or guardian authorization, before using Focus to manage a device. A management passcode does not replace Apple’s Screen Time authorization or override Apple’s system rules.
5. Storage, sync, and backups
Inkling saves entries on your device. With an active premium trial or lifetime unlock and iCloud sync explicitly enabled, journal text and metadata sync through a private Apple CloudKit database for the same Apple account. Media sync is separate, optional, and off by default. Enabling it copies photos, audio recordings, videos, and document files attached to saved entries through your iCloud Drive, with local cached copies. Drafts and draft-only files remain on the device where you write them.
Turning off media sync retains local files and existing cloud copies. Deleting an entry or cleaning up local media does not automatically delete its iCloud Drive media copies. Changing the Apple account pauses media sync and requires confirmation before uploading current saved-entry media to the newly selected account; copies in the previous account are retained. Apple’s storage controls manage cloud copies.
You are responsible for keeping independent copies of important content and checking that exports and backups contain what you need. Deleted content may not be recoverable. Apple services, device storage, network conditions, and system settings affect availability and sync. Our Privacy Policy explains the related data practices.
6. Website and business services
This website introduces our products and possible service directions. Descriptions are not an offer to deliver every listed capability in every project. The agreed project documentation determines deliverables, timescales, integrations, and responsibilities.
Export compliance coordination is not legal advice, regulatory approval, certification, or testing. Relevant qualified professionals and bodies make those determinations. AI agents, document checks, and monitoring results depend on source material, rules, permissions, and technical conditions; appropriate people must review consequential decisions.
Business illustrations on this website show representative working scenes. They are not customer testimonials or evidence of a particular client engagement.
7. Availability and applicable rights
We may maintain or update the website and app, including to address security, compatibility, or service changes. Third-party services, networks, and device conditions may cause interruptions or errors. We do not promise uninterrupted operation or compatibility with every future system.
Any limitation of responsibility applies only to the extent permitted by applicable law. These terms do not exclude rights or liabilities that cannot lawfully be excluded, including mandatory consumer protections.
8. Intellectual property and third-party services
Takumi Tech Ltd and the relevant rights holders retain their rights in the app, website design, branding, code, and other protected materials. These terms grant no ownership of that material. Your lawful use of the app is subject to its applicable licence.
Third-party links are provided for relevant information or services. Their operators control their content and terms. Apple, iCloud, and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc.; Takumi Tech Ltd is an independent developer.
9. Updates and contact
If these terms change, we will update this page and its effective date. Where applicable law requires further notice or consent, we will provide it as required. Questions about these terms or Inkling can be sent to carey@takumi.pub.