Terms & Conditions
The short version: Offhand is a tool for recording and organizing your own voice notes on your own device. Use it lawfully — especially when recording other people — keep your own backups of anything important, and understand that AI-generated transcripts and overviews can contain mistakes.
1. Agreement
These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Dmytro Samoilov ("we", "us"), the developer of the Offhand mobile application ("the app"). By installing or using the app you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the app.
2. What the app provides
Offhand records audio you choose to record, transcribes it, and generates structured notes (titles, overviews and transcripts) using on-device AI that runs entirely on your phone or tablet. The app is available for Android and iOS. It requires a one-time download of the on-device AI and works offline afterwards. Your recordings and notes are stored only on your device; we do not host, receive, or have access to your content.
3. License
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the app on Android and iOS devices you own or control, in accordance with these Terms and the rules of the store you obtained it from (Google Play or the Apple App Store). You may not reverse-engineer, decompile, or modify the app except to the extent such restrictions are prohibited by applicable law or permitted by an applicable open-source license. Third-party components bundled with the app (including the on-device AI models) remain subject to their own licenses. The app's source code is separately published under the GNU General Public License v3; that license governs the source code, while these Terms govern your use of the app as distributed through the stores. The Offhand name and logo are not covered by the source-code license.
4. Your responsibilities
- Lawful recording. Laws on recording conversations differ by country and state — many require the consent of one or all participants. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any recording you make with the app is lawful in your jurisdiction and, where required, that you have obtained consent from everyone being recorded.
- Lawful use. You may not use the app for any unlawful purpose, including covert surveillance or infringing the privacy, intellectual-property, or other rights of any person.
- Your device. You are responsible for securing your own device (screen lock, OS updates). The app encrypts your data at rest, but anyone with unrestricted access to your unlocked device may be able to access your notes.
- Backups. Your content exists only on your device. Deleting the app, clearing its data, or losing the device permanently deletes your recordings and notes. Keep your own copies of anything important.
5. AI-generated content
Transcripts, titles and overviews are produced by on-device AI running on your phone or tablet. AI output can be inaccurate, incomplete, or misattribute words — especially with background noise, multiple speakers, or specialized vocabulary. Always verify the transcript and overview against the original recording before relying on them for any important purpose (medical, legal, financial, or otherwise). The app is not a substitute for professional advice or certified transcription.
6. On-device AI downloads and updates
The app downloads its on-device AI files once from a third-party hosting service over an encrypted connection. Mobile-data charges from your network operator may apply; we recommend Wi‑Fi. We may update the app, its features, or its bundled models over time, and features may change or be discontinued.
7. Privacy
How the app handles data is described in the Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms. In short: your content never leaves your phone or tablet, and the only optional off-device data is anonymous telemetry — crash reports and basic usage statistics sent to Google's Firebase services — which you can decline during onboarding or disable at any time in Settings.
8. Intellectual property
The app, its design, and its branding are our property or that of our licensors. You retain all rights to the recordings you make and the notes generated from them — they are yours, and we claim no rights over your content.
9. Disclaimer of warranties
The app is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of AI output, or uninterrupted, error-free operation. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
10. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, recordings, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of (or inability to use) the app — including loss of content stored on your device and any consequences of relying on AI-generated output. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
11. App stores
The app is distributed through Google Play and the Apple App Store, and those platforms' own terms also apply to your download and use of it. Google and Apple are not parties to these Terms, are not responsible for the app or for providing support for it, and have no obligation to you under these Terms. Where required by the platform's rules, the platform provider may enforce these Terms as a third-party beneficiary.
12. Termination
You may stop using the app at any time by uninstalling it. We may terminate or suspend the license if you materially breach these Terms. Sections that by their nature should survive (including 8–11) survive termination.
13. Changes to these Terms
We may revise these Terms from time to time. The current version, with its "Last updated" date, is always available where the app is distributed and at the location where this document is published. Material changes will be communicated through the app or its store listing. Continued use of the app after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.
14. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of [your country of residence / registration], without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and subject to any mandatory consumer-protection laws of the country in which you live.
15. Contact
Questions about these Terms: dmytro@dmytrosamoilov.com.