Last updated: May 3, 2026
Welcome to Afterword. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Afterword mobile application and any related services (the "Service"). The Service is operated by an individual developer based in Ontario, Canada ("we", "our", or "us"). By creating an account, signing in, or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service.
You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction (typically 18), you confirm that a parent or legal guardian has reviewed these Terms and consents to your use of the Service. We may refuse, suspend, or close accounts that we believe were created by users under 13.
You are responsible for keeping your sign-in credentials confidential and for all activity that happens under your account. Notify us at hey@readafterword.com as soon as you suspect unauthorized access. You may not share your account, transfer it to another person, or maintain more than one account.
Afterword offers a free tier and a paid Premium subscription. Premium is sold and processed through Google Play Billing, not directly by us.
You agree not to:
The book summaries, key takeaways, quizzes, and related material in the Service are produced with the assistance of large language models (artificial intelligence). AI-generated content may contain inaccuracies, omissions, or interpretations that do not reflect the original author's intent. We curate and review content where possible, but we cannot guarantee that every summary or quiz answer is accurate or complete.
Summaries are provided for informational and educational use only. They are not a substitute for the original work. If a summary or quiz answer is important to a decision you are making, verify it against the source material.
The Service, including the app's design, code, summaries, quizzes, audio narration, and supporting material (collectively, "Afterword Content"), is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access Afterword Content for your individual, non-commercial use through the Service. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
References to book titles, author names, and cover images appear in the Service for the purpose of identifying the underlying works. Those works remain the property of their respective rights holders. Nothing in the Service is intended to imply endorsement by, or affiliation with, any author or publisher unless explicitly stated.
You retain ownership of any notes, ratings, or other content you submit ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, and display that content within the Service to the extent needed to provide it back to you and, in the case of ratings, to display aggregate scores to other users. This licence ends when you delete the relevant content or your account, except to the extent the content is retained in encrypted backups as described in our Privacy Policy.
If you believe content available through the Service infringes your copyright, send a notice to hey@readafterword.com in accordance with section 41.25 of the Canadian Copyright Act. Your notice should include: your contact information; identification of the copyrighted work and its location in the Service; details of the alleged infringement; and a statement that the information in your notice is accurate. We will forward valid notices where applicable and take action consistent with the Copyright Act.
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that AI-generated content will be accurate.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of the Service. Our total cumulative liability arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will not exceed (a) the amount you paid us through Google Play Billing in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) CAD $50, whichever is greater.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions our liability will be limited to the smallest extent permitted by law.
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your breach of these Terms, your User Content, or your misuse of the Service, except to the extent caused by our negligence or wilful misconduct.
You may stop using the Service at any time and delete your account through the Settings screen or our web deletion page. We may suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms or are using the Service in a way that creates risk for us or other users. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and dispute resolution) will survive.
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes we will update the "Last updated" date and, where appropriate, notify you in the app or by email before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Service are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Ontario, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The courts located in Toronto, Ontario will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. To the extent permitted by law, you and we each waive the right to participate in a class action or class-wide arbitration against the other.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service. You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our written consent; we may assign ours in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
Questions about these Terms? Email hey@readafterword.com.