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Terms of Service

Last updated: June 30, 2026  ·  Effective: June 30, 2026

Please read these Terms of Service carefully before using Bookmarko. By creating an account or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

Contents

  1. Acceptance of Terms
  2. Eligibility
  3. Your Account
  4. Subscriptions & In-App Purchases
  5. User-Generated Content
  6. Acceptable Use
  7. AI Features (Ginnie)
  8. Intellectual Property
  9. Third-Party Services
  10. Copyright (DMCA)
  11. Disclaimer of Warranties
  12. Limitation of Liability
  13. Indemnification
  14. Termination
  15. Governing Law & Disputes
  16. Apple & Google App Store Terms
  17. Imported Files & Personal E-Reader
  18. Changes to These Terms
  19. Contact Us

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Bookmarko Inc. ("Company", "we", "us", or "our") governing your access to and use of the Bookmarko mobile application, website at bookmark-o.com, and any related services (collectively, the "Service").

By downloading the app, visiting our website, creating an account, or otherwise using the Service, you affirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference.

2. Eligibility

You may use the Service only if:

If you are between 13 and 18 (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction), you must have the consent of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf.

3. Your Account

3.1 Registration

To access most features, you must create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep it up to date.

3.2 Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. Notify us immediately at [email protected] if you suspect unauthorized access.

3.3 One Account Per Person

You may not create multiple accounts for abusive or deceptive purposes. Each person may only maintain one active account.

3.4 Account Transfer

You may not transfer, sell, or assign your account to another person without our prior written consent.

4. Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

4.1 Premium Features

Bookmarko offers free and premium (paid) tiers. Premium features are unlocked via subscriptions purchased through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The price, currency, and billing frequency are displayed at the time of purchase.

4.2 Auto-Renewal

Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Your Apple ID or Google Play account will be charged upon renewal.

4.3 Managing and Cancelling Subscriptions

Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Access to premium features continues until then.

4.4 Refunds

All purchases are processed by Apple or Google. Refund requests are governed by their respective policies. We do not issue refunds directly, except as required by applicable law.

4.5 Price Changes

We reserve the right to change subscription prices. You will be notified in advance and your subscription will continue at the current price until your next renewal, at which point you may cancel if you do not accept the new price.

4.6 Free Trials

If a free trial is offered, it will automatically convert to a paid subscription at the end of the trial unless you cancel before the trial expires.

5. User-Generated Content

5.1 Your Content

"User Content" means any text, images, quotes, reviews, comments, posts, or other material you submit or publish through the Service. You retain ownership of your User Content.

5.2 License to Bookmarko

By submitting User Content, you grant Bookmarko a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, host, store, display, reproduce, and distribute your User Content solely for the purposes of operating and improving the Service. This license ends when you delete your content or account, subject to backup retention periods.

5.3 Your Responsibility

You are solely responsible for your User Content. You represent and warrant that:

5.4 Prohibited Content

You agree not to post content that:

5.5 Content Moderation

We reserve the right (but not the obligation) to remove or restrict access to any User Content that violates these Terms, at our sole discretion and without notice.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to:

7. AI Features (Ginnie)

Bookmarko's AI assistant Ginnie is powered by Google's Gemini AI. When using AI features, you acknowledge that:

8. Intellectual Property

8.1 Our Property

The Service, including the app, website, design, trademarks, logos, and all underlying software and content (excluding User Content and third-party book metadata), is the exclusive property of Bookmarko Inc. and its licensors. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use our trademarks without our prior written consent.

8.2 Feedback

If you submit ideas, suggestions, or feedback about the Service ("Feedback"), you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use and incorporate that Feedback without any obligation to you.

8.3 Book Metadata

Book titles, covers, descriptions, and related metadata displayed in the Service are sourced from public APIs (Google Books, Open Library, etc.) and are subject to their respective terms. Bookmarko does not claim ownership of third-party book data.

9. Third-Party Services

The Service integrates with third-party services including Google (Firebase, Gemini, Books API, Sign-In), Apple (Sign-In, App Store), Supabase, and others. Your use of those services is subject to their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the practices of third-party services.

Links or integrations with third-party content (book purchase links, author websites, etc.) are provided for convenience only. We do not endorse and are not responsible for third-party websites or their content.

10. Copyright (DMCA)

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe that content on the Service infringes your copyright, please send a notification to our designated agent at [email protected] with the following information:

We will respond to valid DMCA notices and, where appropriate, remove or disable access to the infringing content.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

AI-generated content is not guaranteed to be accurate, complete, or suitable for any purpose. Book metadata is provided by third-party sources and may contain errors.

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BOOKMARKO INC. AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

In no event shall our total liability to you for all claims exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid to us in the 12 months preceding the claim or (b) USD $100.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or liabilities. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Bookmarko Inc. and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your User Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any third-party rights.

14. Termination

14.1 By You

You may stop using the Service at any time. To delete your account, use the in-app option under Settings → Account → Delete Account, or email [email protected]. Account deletion is subject to our data retention policy.

14.2 By Us

We may suspend or terminate your account at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms, if required by law, or if continued access creates legal or security risk. We will generally provide prior notice unless the violation is severe or notice is legally prohibited.

14.3 Effect of Termination

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 8, 11, 12, 13, 15) will survive.

15. Governing Law & Disputes

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of State of Israel, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Informal Resolution

Before filing any formal legal claim, you agree to contact us at [email protected] and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

Arbitration

If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, it shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of a recognized arbitration body in the governing jurisdiction, except that either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Class Action Waiver

To the extent permitted by law, you waive any right to bring or participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration against Bookmarko.

16. Apple & Google App Store Terms

If you download the Bookmarko app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, the following additional terms apply:

16.1 Apple App Store

16.2 Google Play Store

17. Imported Files & Personal E-Reader Library

Bookmarko includes a personal e-reader that lets you open and read e-book files (currently EPUB format) that you import from your own device. This feature is a reader only. Bookmarko does not sell, supply, host, distribute, recommend, link to, or otherwise provide any books or e-book files. We do not operate a bookstore, lending library, or file-sharing service, and we have no involvement in how or where you obtained any file you choose to import.

17.1 Files Stay on Your Device

Imported e-book files are stored locally on your device only. They are not uploaded to, transmitted to, copied by, or stored on Bookmarko's servers or any cloud service we operate. We cannot see, access, scan, or back up the contents of files you import. If you delete the app or remove the book, your local copy is deleted with it.

17.2 You Are Responsible for What You Import

You are solely responsible for the files you import and read in Bookmarko. By importing a file, you represent and warrant that:

17.3 No Endorsement, Hosting, or Verification

Because imported files never reach our servers, we do not and cannot review, verify, moderate, or control the content or legality of files you import. The e-reader is provided "as is" as a neutral tool for reading content you already lawfully possess. Bookmarko is not a party to, and bears no responsibility or liability for, how you acquired any file or how you use it.

17.4 Copyright Complaints

Imported files are stored only on your own device and are never hosted, transmitted, or made available by Bookmarko, so there is no Bookmarko-hosted file for us to remove. If you are a rights holder and believe a user is misusing the e-reader to infringe your work, contact us at [email protected]. The copyright (DMCA) procedure in Section 10 applies to any content that Bookmarko does host (such as community posts or quotes).

18. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting a notice in the app or by email. The updated Terms will become effective on the date specified in the notice. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using the Service and may delete your account.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms: