Effective date: July 24, 2025
Company: Monocle Group, Inc. (“Monocle,” “we,” “us,” or “our”)
Address: 204 Pilgrim Lane, Richmond, VA 23227, USA
Contact: info@monocleapp.io
These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Monocle mobile applications (iOS and Android), websites, and related services (collectively, the “Service”). By creating an account, downloading, accessing, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are between 13 and the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may only use the Service under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
Monocle is a social e-reader. You may import books that you purchased externally (e.g., from the Google Play Store) by signing into your Google account after creating a Monocle account. You are solely responsible for ensuring you have the legal right to import, store, read, annotate, and share any content you bring into Monocle.
We offer paid monthly and annual subscriptions to features such as AI chat inside the book. Subscriptions are billed and managed through Apple App Store and Google Play Billing. By subscribing, you agree to the applicable store’s auto-renewal terms unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
Cancellation & Refunds: Manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple or Google account settings. Refunds are handled according to the applicable store’s policies.
Price Changes: We may change subscription prices. If required by law or store policy, you will be notified and given an opportunity to cancel before the new price takes effect.
Trials & Promotions: If offered, trial periods convert to paid subscriptions unless canceled before the trial ends.
Certain features are powered by third-party AI models (currently OpenAI). By using these features, you understand and agree that your prompts, selected excerpts of book text, annotations, and related context may be transmitted to the AI provider solely to provide the feature. We instruct the provider not to use your data to train their models. AI outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or inappropriate and are provided “as is” for informational purposes only and are not legal, medical, or other professional advice.
You retain ownership of your highlights, annotations, comments, reviews, and other content you submit (“User Content”). You grant Monocle a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of (for formatting/display purposes), publish, display, and distribute your User Content in connection with operating, improving, and promoting the Service. You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant this license and that your User Content does not violate any third-party rights or applicable laws.
You agree not to violate any law or regulation; infringe intellectual property, privacy, or other rights; upload malicious code; attempt to gain unauthorized access to or interfere with the Service; harvest or collect information about others without consent; use the Service to develop or train AI models without our express written permission; or engage in harassment, hate speech, or other abusive behavior.
All rights in the Service, including software, UI, and branding, are owned by Monocle or our licensors. Except for the limited license to use the Service, these Terms do not grant you any rights to our intellectual property.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, including if you violate these Terms or create risk or potential legal exposure for us. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. Sections that by their nature should survive (e.g., licenses granted by you, disclaimers, limitation of liability, arbitration) will survive termination.
THE SERVICE (INCLUDING AI FEATURES) 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 ACCURACY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MONOCLE AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE.
OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) $100 OR (B) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US (IF ANY) FOR THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Monocle and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from or related to your use of the Service, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, excluding its conflict of laws rules.
Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be held in New York County, New York, unless the parties agree otherwise.
YOU AND MONOCLE AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
You may opt out of arbitration by sending written notice to info@monocleapp.io within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. If you opt out, you agree to resolve disputes in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York.
If you access the Service from outside the United States, you are responsible for complying with local laws. We may transfer and process your data in the United States and other countries.
We may modify the Service and these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated Terms and updating the effective date above (and, where required, by additional notice). Your continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Monocle regarding the Service. If any provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent; we may assign them without restriction.
Questions about these Terms? Contact us at info@monocleapp.io
