Welcome to Scholardo. By downloading, installing, or using the Scholardo app you agree to these Terms of Service. Please also read our Privacy Policy.
1. License
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Scholardo grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the app on Mac devices you own or control. Scholardo is closed-source commercial software; ownership of and all intellectual property rights in the app remain with Scholardo.
2. Plans & pricing
7-day free trial: all features unlocked, no payment required during the trial.
Personal Annual: $49.99 / year, auto-renewing, cancel anytime.
Download the app and unlock it with a license key. Prices may change on the website; existing licenses are unaffected by future price changes.
3. Billing & renewal
Payments are processed by a third-party payment provider (Stripe); we do not store your full payment-card details. Annual licenses renew automatically at the end of each period unless you cancel before renewal. You may cancel at any time — after cancelling you keep access through the period you already paid for, and only future auto-renewals stop. Prices are exclusive of any applicable taxes.
4. Refund & cancellation policy
The short version: a free 7-day trial (no payment required), plus a 72-hour no-questions-asked money-back guarantee after you purchase.
Free trial: the 7-day trial is completely free — no payment and no purchase is required to use it. It is not "7 days after you buy"; it is a free trial offered before you pay anything. When it ends, you choose whether to buy a license to keep going; you are not charged unless and until you decide to purchase.
72-hour money-back guarantee: within 72 hours of an actual charge (your first annual payment or your lifetime payment) you may request a full refund, no questions asked. This applies to both the Personal Annual and Personal Lifetime plans. (Because the free 7-day trial already gives you ample time to evaluate, the post-purchase refund window is 72 hours.)
How to request a refund: email us at support (at) scholardo.com with the email you ordered with or your license key. Refunds are issued to your original payment method and are typically processed by the payment provider within a few business days of our confirmation.
After the window: beyond 72 hours, payments are generally non-refundable (except where required by applicable law); for annual plans you can still cancel anytime to stop future renewals.
Talk to us first: if anything about a charge looks wrong, please email us at support (at) scholardo.com first — we will resolve it quickly and fairly, so there is no need to file a chargeback.
5. Your API keys & third-party costs
Scholardo's AI features are powered by AI provider API keys that you supply yourself. Any model-usage costs incurred by using those features are settled directly between you and the relevant provider and are not included in your Scholardo subscription or lifetime fee. Your keys are stored encrypted in your local Keychain — keep them safe (see the Privacy Policy).
6. Acceptable use
You agree not to: use the app for any unlawful purpose; circumvent, crack, or bypass the licensing and entitlement mechanisms; reverse engineer the app (except where expressly permitted by applicable law); or resell, redistribute, or transfer your license key to a third party.
7. AI output disclaimer
Scholardo treats AI agents as research assistants — you remain the reviewer and the decision-maker. AI-generated search results, summaries, drafts, and suggestions may contain errors or inaccuracies. Always verify them before relying on them for academic or other formal use. Scholardo is not responsible for decisions you make based on AI output.
8. Intellectual property
The research content you import, create, or generate in Scholardo is yours. The app itself, its branding, interface, and code belong to Scholardo and are protected by intellectual-property laws.
9. Disclaimer of warranties
The app is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or meet all of your requirements.
10. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Scholardo shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages. Our aggregate liability under these Terms shall not exceed the amount you actually paid for the service in the 12 months preceding the claim.
11. Termination
We may terminate your license if you breach these Terms. You may stop using and uninstall the app at any time. Because your research data is stored locally, termination does not delete the data on your machine.
12. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date at the top of this page; continued use means you accept the updated Terms.
