Terms of Service

Effective Date: 2026-07-08 Last Updated: 2026-07-08

1. Agreement

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and Ching-Wei Hua, an individual sole proprietor based in Taiwan operating Toasty (“Toasty”, “we”, “us”, “our”), covering your use of the Toasty mobile application and any related services we provide (“Service”).

By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree, don’t use the Service.

We reserve the right to update these Terms (see §14). Material changes will be notified to you in advance.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use Toasty. If you are between 13 and the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may use Toasty only with a parent’s or guardian’s involvement.

If you are using Toasty on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

3. Account

To use most features of Toasty you need an account. Sign-up requires:

You are responsible for:

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms (see §11).

4. Description of Service

Toasty helps you maintain a sustainable reading practice by:

Toasty is a reading companion. It is not a book content provider — you provide the physical books, and Toasty schedules your reading of them. Toasty does not transmit copyrighted book content other than the table-of-contents images you upload for processing.

5. Subscription Terms

5.1 Free tier

Toasty includes a free tier that allows up to three (3) books in your library with limited features. Free tier access is provided “as is” and may change.

5.2 Subscription plans

Toasty offers a paid subscription plan. Current pricing is shown in-app and on the App Store listing at the time of purchase. As of the Last Updated date above, the plan is:

A free trial of seven (7) days is offered to new subscribers. The trial is governed by Apple’s standard free trial terms.

5.3 Auto-renewal (App Store required language)

Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the selected plan.

You can manage and cancel your subscription by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.

5.4 Cancellation

You can cancel your subscription at any time through your iTunes Account Settings. Cancellation will take effect at the end of the current paid period. You will retain access to paid features until the end of that period.

We do not provide partial refunds for unused subscription periods. Refunds for App Store purchases are governed by Apple’s policies and must be requested through Apple.

5.5 Changes to pricing

We may change subscription prices. Existing subscribers will be notified at least 30 days in advance of any price change affecting their subscription, and the new price will take effect on the next renewal after the notice period.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 Our IP

Toasty (the application, the brand, the algorithms, the user interface, the marketing materials) is owned by us. We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use Toasty for personal, non-commercial purposes in accordance with these Terms.

You may not:

6.2 Your content

Anything you upload to Toasty — book photos, intent responses, reading session data, profile information — remains yours. You retain ownership.

To operate the Service, you grant us a limited license to process, store, and display your uploaded content for the purpose of providing the Service to you. This license ends when you delete the content or delete your account.

We do not use your uploaded content to train AI models for other customers. We do not share your reading content with third parties except as needed to operate the Service (see Privacy Policy §6).

6.3 Book content

You are responsible for ensuring that the book photos you upload do not infringe anyone’s copyright. Photos of book table-of-contents pages of books you have purchased for personal reading use are generally permitted as a personal-use scan; you are responsible for ensuring this is the case in your jurisdiction.

Do not upload entire books or content beyond table-of-contents pages.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use Toasty to:

8. AI Processing Disclosure

Toasty uses artificial intelligence services (provided by Google Gemini) to:

You acknowledge that:

If you encounter AI output that seems clearly broken or inappropriate, please report it via [email protected].

9. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that:

You use the Service at your own risk.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:

OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.

11. Termination

11.1 By you

You may stop using the Service at any time. You may delete your account from within the app (Settings → Account → Delete Account). Account deletion is permanent and removes your data within 30 days.

11.2 By us

We may suspend or terminate your account if you:

We will give you reasonable notice and an opportunity to cure where possible.

11.3 Effect of termination

Upon termination:

12. Third-Party Services

Toasty integrates with third-party services (Apple, Google, RevenueCat, OneSignal, Supabase, Sentry, PostHog, Gemini). Your use of these is also governed by their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for third-party services.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of Taiwan, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved as follows:

Step 1 (Informal resolution). Before pursuing formal legal action, you and we agree to first attempt to resolve any dispute by good-faith negotiation. Email us at [email protected] with the subject “Dispute” describing the issue. We will respond within 30 days. Both parties commit to engaging in good-faith informal negotiation for at least 30 days before either initiates a court proceeding.

Step 2 (Courts). If informal resolution does not succeed within the 30-day period, any unresolved dispute will be brought in the courts of Taipei, Taiwan, which will have exclusive jurisdiction, except as provided below.

Carve-outs. Nothing in this section prevents you from:

We do not require mandatory arbitration and do not impose a class action waiver.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms. When we do:

Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you don’t agree to the updated Terms, stop using the Service and delete your account.

15. Miscellaneous

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms?

Email: [email protected]

These Terms were drafted on 2026-05-23. We aim for them to be clear and fair. If something seems off, tell us at [email protected].