These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding legal agreement between you and Gregforge Labs LLC, a California limited liability company ("Gregforge", "we", "our", or "us"), governing your use of the Jyotish Vani mobile application (the "App") and any related services (together, the "Service"). By creating an account, installing, or using the App you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
1. The Service
Jyotish Vani is an educational and entertainment application that generates Vedic astrology ("Jyotiṣa") interpretations, charts, panchāṅga, muhūrta windows, transit (gochara) readings, daśā analyses, compatibility (Ashtakoota) match-making, and conversational responses through the in-app "Vani" assistant, based on the birth and timing information you provide. The Service uses automated astronomical calculations performed by the Swiss Ephemeris library running on your device, classical interpretive rules implemented in our software, and third-party large language model providers to produce responses. Providers, models, rules, and feature set may change over time. Content is generated by software, not by licensed astrologers, priests, doctors, or any other professionals.
Some features may be offered as paid subscriptions (see Refund & Subscription Terms). The App may also offer optional rewarded advertisements, such as watching an ad to receive a limited bonus action. Rewarded ads are optional and do not replace the paid subscription tiers shown in the App.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, to use the Service. By using the App you represent that you meet this requirement. The Service is not directed to children under 13; we do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. You also represent that you are not subject to any U.S. embargo or sanctions list, and that you will not use the Service in violation of U.S. or other applicable export-control laws.
3. Accounts
- You are responsible for keeping your credentials secure and for all activity that occurs on your account.
- You agree to provide accurate information (including birth date, time, and place) and to update it if it changes.
- You must maintain control of the email address, phone number, or sign-in provider associated with your account.
- You may close your account at any time using the in-app account deletion option or the web request path at Account & Data Deletion.
4. License
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Gregforge grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to install and use the App on devices you own or control, strictly for your personal, non-commercial use.
5. Acceptable Use
You agree not to, and not to enable any third party to:
- copy, modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, or create derivative works of the App;
- use the App to build a competing product or to train a machine-learning model;
- use automated means (bots, scrapers) to access the Service;
- attempt to bypass authentication, rate limits, usage tiers, or other protective measures;
- upload or submit content that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, hateful, sexually explicit, exploitative, invasive of privacy, or that infringes third-party rights;
- use the Service to harm yourself or others, or to make decisions described in Section 6 (No Professional Advice);
- use the Service for emergency response, crisis intervention, diagnosis, treatment, financial trading, legal strategy, or other high-impact decisions;
- submit personal information about another person unless you have the right and authority to do so;
- resell, redistribute, or commercially exploit any part of the Service.
We may suspend or terminate your access for violations without notice.
6. No Professional Advice
The Service does not provide medical, psychological, psychiatric, legal, financial, investment, tax, emergency, or any other form of professional advice. Content generated by the App is for general entertainment and educational purposes only and must not be relied upon when making decisions with real-world consequences. If you need urgent help, professional care, legal counsel, financial advice, or emergency assistance, contact a qualified provider through appropriate channels outside the App. See the full Disclaimer.
7. User Content
You retain ownership of any text you type into the App, including questions, chat messages, and birth profile data ("User Content"). You grant Gregforge a worldwide, royalty-free license to host, transmit, process, reproduce, and display User Content solely as needed to operate, secure, support, and improve the Service. Before using Vani chat, you should understand that your message, recent chat context, and relevant astrological context are shared with our backend and a third-party AI provider to generate replies. We do not use your User Content to train our own machine-learning models. Where we use third-party AI providers, we select commercial services intended to restrict provider training use unless enabled by contract, policy, feedback, or user/customer opt-in.
7.1 Other people's data
You may enter birth profiles for friends, family members, partners, or other people you know ("Third-Party Profiles"). You represent and warrant that, for each Third-Party Profile, you have the legal right and the actual authority to provide that information to us for the purposes described in these Terms and in the Privacy Policy, and that you will respect any request the data subject makes to remove their information. You agree to indemnify Gregforge under Section 15 for any claim arising from a Third-Party Profile you create.
7.2 AI output
Output produced by the Vani chat feature ("Output") is generated automatically and is provided to you under a non-exclusive license to use for your personal, non-commercial reflection. Because identical prompts may produce similar outputs for other users, we do not warrant that Output is unique to you, and we make no claim of ownership in the underlying linguistic patterns generated by third-party AI models. You agree not to (a) present Output as the work of a licensed professional, (b) republish Output in a manner that implies it is the official statement of Gregforge or of any third-party AI provider, or (c) use Output to develop, train, evaluate, or benchmark a machine-learning model or competing product.
8. Intellectual Property
The App, the Jyotish Vani name and logo, the Gregforge Labs name and logo, the underlying software, the interpretation text templates, the visual design system, the in-app illustrations, the icon set, and all related trademarks are owned by Gregforge Labs LLC or its licensors. Astronomical calculation is provided by the third-party Swiss Ephemeris library under a paid commercial Swiss Ephemeris Professional Edition license held by us. Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of the App, the Swiss Ephemeris, or any third-party component to you.
8.1 Copyright complaints (DMCA)
If you believe content in the App infringes your copyright, send a notice that complies with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) to support@gregforgelabs.com with the subject "DMCA Notice". Include: (a) your physical or electronic signature; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it; (d) your contact information; (e) a statement of good-faith belief that use is not authorized; and (f) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the rights-holder. Repeat infringers' accounts may be terminated.
9. Third-Party Services and Components
The Service relies on third-party providers, including authentication providers, cloud hosting providers, location and timezone API providers, app stores, payment processors, subscription-management providers, advertising providers, crash-diagnostics providers, and AI model providers. Specific vendors may change over time without notice. Your use of the Service is also subject to the applicable terms and privacy policies of those providers as they pertain to the data flowing through them.
The App also embeds the Swiss Ephemeris library ("SWISS EPHEMERIS Inside") for astronomical calculations under a paid commercial license held by Gregforge. See Third-Party Notices & Licenses for the categories of components in use.
10. Subscriptions and Purchases
Any paid features, in-app purchases, or subscriptions offered within the App are sold through the app store or payment channel presented at purchase. Pricing, billing, renewals, refunds, taxes, and cancellation are governed by the store-specific rules and our Refund & Subscription Terms, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference. Subscription management and cancellation instructions are available in the App and at Refund & Subscription Terms.
10.1 Auto-renewal disclosure
Paid subscriptions to the App are auto-renewing monthly subscriptions. By subscribing you authorize the app store (Apple App Store or Google Play) to charge the price shown at purchase to your store-account payment method at the start of each billing period until you cancel. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; you continue to receive paid features until that period ends. To avoid the next renewal, cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends through the app store. The App does not directly charge your payment method; the store does.
10.2 Subscription tiers and Vani message metering
The App offers multiple subscription tiers. Each tier unlocks the same set of premium features and differs primarily in the number of Vani chat turns ("Vani turns") included per calendar month. A Vani turn is one user message and the assistant's reply, regardless of length. Turn counts reset on the first day of each calendar month (UTC). Counts at any time are visible in the App. Subscribing to a higher tier mid-month grants the higher tier's allotment going forward; unused turns from prior months do not carry over. Reaching your monthly Vani limit does not entitle you to a refund — non-Vani premium features remain available for the rest of the period, and your allotment refreshes at the next month's start.
Daily sub-caps apply within each tier to protect Service quality and cost. Hitting a daily sub-cap pauses Vani chat until the next calendar day (UTC) without consuming additional monthly quota; non-Vani premium features remain available.
10.3 Free tier and free taste
A free tier is available without a subscription. The free tier includes a limited lifetime allotment of Vani chat turns and other introductory access described in the App. Free-tier limits are lifetime, not monthly, and are not refreshed by app reinstall, account recreation, or device change. Bypassing the lifetime free allotment by creating duplicate accounts is a violation of Section 5 of these Terms.
11. Changes to the Service
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, including by adding or removing features. We may also update these Terms; material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate, communicated through the App. Continued use after changes become effective constitutes acceptance.
12. Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access for any reason, including violation of these Terms, security risk, suspected abuse, nonpayment, provider restriction, or legal requirement, with or without notice where permitted by law. Upon termination, the licenses granted to you cease immediately; sections that by their nature should survive will survive.
13. Disclaimers
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, reliability, uninterrupted availability, or suitability for any decision or outcome. Astrological calculations and interpretations are an ancient symbolic system; we make no claim that they are scientifically validated, complete, correct, or predictively accurate. AI-generated outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, inconsistent, delayed, or fabricated. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties; in those jurisdictions some of the above disclaimers may not apply to you.
14. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Gregforge and its officers, members, employees, agents, and licensors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service, whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other theory, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) USD $50.
15. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Gregforge and its personnel from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, 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 law or third-party right.
16. Governing Law; Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Class Waiver
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles, except that, where you reside in a jurisdiction that, as a matter of mandatory consumer-protection law, requires application of local law or the local language version of consumer terms, those mandatory rules continue to apply to you.
16.1 Users in the United States
Binding individual arbitration. If you reside in the United States, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service ("Dispute") will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, rather than in court, except that either party may bring an individual action in small-claims court. The arbitration will take place in Santa Clara County, California, or remotely by mutual agreement. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Class-action waiver. You and Gregforge agree that each may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative action. An arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.
30-day opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing support@gregforgelabs.com within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms, with the subject line "Arbitration Opt-Out" and your account email.
16.2 Users in India
If you reside in India, Disputes will, at your option, be resolved either (a) by the competent courts of Bangalore, Karnataka, India, applying applicable Indian law, or (b) by binding arbitration seated in Bangalore under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, conducted in English by a sole arbitrator. The mandatory class-action waiver in §16.1 does not apply to Indian users to the extent it conflicts with Indian consumer-protection law. Nothing in these Terms restricts your rights under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, or the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
16.3 Users in the EEA, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland
If you reside in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the mandatory arbitration clause and class-action waiver in §16.1 do not apply to you. You may bring proceedings in the courts of your country of habitual residence, and you retain any mandatory protections of local consumer-protection law that cannot be derogated from by agreement. You may also use the European Commission's online dispute-resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr, although we generally prefer to resolve complaints directly through support@gregforgelabs.com.
16.4 Users elsewhere
If you reside outside the United States, India, the EEA, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, Disputes will be resolved by binding individual arbitration as described in §16.1, except where mandatory local law requires otherwise.
17. Miscellaneous
- Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, Refund & Subscription Terms, and EULA, constitute the entire agreement between you and Gregforge regarding the Service.
- Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect.
- No waiver. Failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that provision.
- Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign them to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
- Notices. Legal notices to Gregforge should be sent by email to support@gregforgelabs.com. Legal mail and service of process may be sent to Gregforge Labs LLC c/o ZenBusiness Inc., 2520 Venture Oaks Way Suite 120, Sacramento, CA 95833, United States.
18. Contact
Legal mail and service of process: Gregforge Labs LLC c/o ZenBusiness Inc., 2520 Venture Oaks Way Suite 120, Sacramento, CA 95833, United States.