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DOTSENSE APP TERMS OF SERVICE

Effective Date: April 27, 2026 Last Updated: April 27, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the DotSense mobile application (the “App”) provided by Cankat Saraç (“we”, “our”, or “us”). By downloading, installing, or using the App you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. ELIGIBILITY

You may use the App in guest mode at any age that is appropriate for the app store rating in your country (4+ on Apple, “Everyone” on Google Play).

To create an account, you must be at least 13 years old, or the minimum age of digital consent in your country if that age is higher (for example, 16 in some EU member states). By creating an account you confirm that you meet this requirement.

If you are accessing the App on behalf of a minor in your care, you agree to these Terms on their behalf and you are responsible for their use of the App.

2. YOUR ACCOUNT

• You can sign in with Apple or Google. You are responsible for keeping your sign-in credentials secure with the relevant provider.
• You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it accurate.
• You are responsible for activity that happens under your account.
• You may delete your account at any time from the Profile tab. See the Privacy Policy for details on what is deleted and when.

3. WHAT THE APP IS, AND WHAT IT IS NOT

DotSense is an educational tool that teaches the braille writing system. We do our best to present accurate dot patterns, letter mappings, and contractions used in Unified English Braille (UEB) and grade 2.

DotSense is not a certified braille curriculum, an accessibility device, a screen reader, an assistive technology device, or a medical, educational, vocational, or rehabilitative service. Lessons and progress in DotSense are not equivalent to a course of study at a school or accredited institution.

If you need certified braille instruction, contact a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI), a qualified braille instructor, or a recognized organization in your country.

4. LICENSE TO USE THE APP

We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download, install, and use the App on devices that you own or control, solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, and subject to these Terms and the rules of the app store you obtained the App from.

The App and all of its content (including text, graphics, logos, icons, lesson structure, and software) are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws.

You may not:

• Copy, modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App, except to the extent that this restriction is prohibited by applicable law.
• Remove or alter any proprietary notices.
• Use the App to build a competing product or to scrape or mirror its content.
• Sell, sublicense, rent, lease, or distribute the App or your account.
• Use the App in any way that violates applicable law or these Terms.

5. YOUR CONTENT

The App stores your learning data (lesson progress, mastery, drill results, and similar) under your account. That data is yours. We process it only as described in the Privacy Policy and only to operate the App for you.

If you submit feedback, suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use that feedback to operate and improve the App. We are not obligated to act on any feedback.

6. ACCEPTABLE USE

You agree not to:

• Use the App to violate any law or any third party’s rights.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the App, our backend, or another user’s account.
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the backend without our prior written consent. If you are a security researcher and believe you have found a vulnerability, contact cankatsarac@gmail.com and we will work with you in good faith.
• Interfere with or disrupt the App, including by sending automated traffic or unusual volumes of requests.
• Reverse engineer the App’s network protocols to bypass security or rate limits.
• Use the App to harass, defame, or harm other users.

We may suspend or terminate your account if we reasonably believe you have violated these rules.

7. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

The App relies on third-party services, including Apple Sign In, Google Sign In, and Google Firebase. Your use of those services is also governed by the providers’ own terms. We are not responsible for those services.

If you obtained the App from an app store, the app store’s terms also apply, including:

• Apple’s standard end-user license agreement, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference for users of iOS / iPadOS.
• Google Play’s terms of service for users of Android.

8. DISCLAIMERS

The App is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and any warranties arising from a course of dealing or course of performance.

We do not warrant that:

• The App will be uninterrupted or error-free.
• Defects will be corrected.
• The App is free of harmful components.
• The braille content is suitable for any specific certification or examination.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, in which case those exclusions do not apply to you.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will we be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the App.

Our total cumulative liability for any claim relating to the App will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the App in the twelve months before the claim, or (b) US$10.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation of liability for certain damages, in which case those limitations do not apply to you, and our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by law.

10. INDEMNIFICATION

To the extent permitted by law you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of (a) your use of the App in violation of these Terms or applicable law, or (b) your violation of any third-party right.

11. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION

You may stop using the App and delete your account at any time.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the App, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, if required by law, or if continued operation of the App would expose us or other users to material risk.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including sections 4 (License), 5 (Your Content), 8 (Disclaimers), 9 (Limitation of Liability), 10 (Indemnification), 12 (Governing Law), and 13 (General).

12. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTES

These Terms are governed by the laws of [GOVERNING LAW JURISDICTION — to be confirmed by the operator before publication], without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules.

You and we agree that the courts of that jurisdiction have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute relating to these Terms or the App, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property rights.

If you live in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction whose mandatory consumer-protection laws give you a right to bring claims in your local courts, those rights are not affected by this section.

13. GENERAL

• Entire agreement. These Terms together with the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the App.
• Severability. If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest remain in effect.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce any right is not a waiver of that right.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms. We may assign them to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
• Changes. We may update these Terms from time to time. We will update the “Last Updated” date at the top and, for material changes, notify you in-app or by email. Your continued use of the App after the change becomes effective means you accept the updated Terms.

14. APPLE-SPECIFIC TERMS

If you obtained the App from the Apple App Store, the following additional terms apply, and they prevail over any conflicting provision of these Terms:

• These Terms are between you and Cankat Saraç only, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the App or its content.
• The license granted to you in section 4 is limited to a non-transferable license to use the App on any Apple-branded device that you own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules in the Apple Media Services Terms.
• Apple has no obligation to furnish maintenance and support for the App.
• In the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price (if any) for the App. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App.
• We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the App, including (a) product liability claims, (b) any claim that the App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, and (c) claims arising under consumer-protection or similar legislation.
• We, not Apple, are responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any third-party intellectual-property infringement claim relating to the App.
• You represent that (a) you are not located in a country subject to a US-government embargo or designated as a “terrorist supporting” country, and (b) you are not on any US-government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

15. CONTACT

For questions about these Terms or the App:

Email: cankatsarac@gmail.com Security reports: cankatsarac@gmail.com Operator: Cankat Saraç

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These Terms of Service are effective as of the date stated above.