YourCelf · Legal
Effective 19 July 2026 · applies to beta (TestFlight) and released builds · Privacy Policy
The short version: the app is yours to use, your content stays yours and stays on your device, the stories it writes are interpretations (not facts), it is not a doctor, and because we hold no copy of your data, backups are in your hands. The long version follows.
This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is between you and Robert Angelo, the developer and publisher of YourCelf ("we," "us"). By downloading, installing, or using the YourCelf application ("App"), you agree to it. If you do not agree, do not use the App. If you use the App through Apple's TestFlight, Apple's TestFlight terms also apply; the beta terms supplement this Agreement for pre-release builds.
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App on Apple devices you own or control, for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to this Agreement and the Apple Media Services Terms.
YourCelf is a private, on-device life-story tool. It reads content you explicitly grant (photos, calendar, location history, contacts, and — if you enable it — health data) and composes narratives, timelines, and collections on your device. We operate no server that stores or processes your content. Your data stays on your devices and moves only when you choose to share it.
3.1 Generated narratives may be wrong, and are labeled as AI. The App uses automated composition — including, optionally, an on-device language model — to write descriptions, captions, titles, stories, and conversational responses about your life. These are generated interpretations produced by software, not statements of fact and not a human. They may be inaccurate, incomplete, or mistaken about people, places, dates, or events. You are responsible for reviewing anything you keep or share. Do not rely on generated narratives as an accurate record of events.
3.2 Not medical, health, legal, or financial advice. The App may surface patterns derived from health-related data you choose to connect (for example, activity or sleep history from Apple Health). This is descriptive reflection, not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and nothing in the App is legal or financial advice. Consult a qualified professional for any medical, legal, or financial decision. Never disregard or delay professional advice because of something the App showed you. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988 in the US) or your local emergency services.
3.3 Your data is on your device — so backups are your responsibility. Because the App is local-first and we hold no copy of your content, you are responsible for backing up your device and your vault. If your device is lost, damaged, or reset and you have no backup, your content may be unrecoverable. Use the App's export/backup features and your own device backups. We cannot recover data we never held.
3.4 Death and incapacity. The same principle applies to your estate: we hold nothing, so we cannot provide your content to heirs, executors, or anyone else after your death or incapacity. Your exports, backups, the App's inheritance features, and your own estate planning are the way to pass your story on. We have no obligation to recover, unlock, or transfer vault content for any estate or fiduciary, and laws granting fiduciaries access to custodian-held digital assets do not apply to data we never custodied.
When you share to a Circle or shared Story, content is end-to-end encrypted to the recipients you choose. Once you share content with another person, they hold their own copy and may retain it. Share only with people you trust, and only content you intend them to keep.
You agree not to use Circles to share content that is unlawful, that you have no right to share, or that harasses or exploits any person — and never any content that sexualizes or endangers minors. Circle owners may remove members and remove content from their circle's shared view. You can report content to a circle's owner from within the App, or report it to us at hello@beyourcelf.com (because sharing is end-to-end encrypted, we can only see what you choose to include in a report). We may act on reports at our discretion, including refusing service to accounts that abuse the App, and we comply with our legal obligations, including mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse material.
You agree not to: use the App unlawfully or to infringe others' rights; reverse engineer, decompile, or circumvent security or licensing except as permitted by law; use the App to store or share content you have no right to; or remove proprietary notices. You are responsible for the content you capture, generate, and share, and for having the right to use it.
The App includes third-party components under their own licenses (see third-party licenses); your use of each is subject to that component's terms.
If you choose to download and enable the optional on-device writing model, that
model is Google's Gemma, provided under and subject to the
Gemma Terms of Use. By downloading or
using the model, you agree to the Gemma Terms of Use. Your use of the model is further
subject to, and restricted by, the
Gemma Prohibited Use
Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference as an
enforceable restriction on your use — you will not use the model in any
manner that policy prohibits. The model is distributed to your device in LiteRT
(.litertlm) format, format-converted from google/gemma-3-1b-it;
the weights are not otherwise modified. A copy of the Gemma Terms of Use accompanies
the model download.
If you connect Apple Health, the App reads only the categories you approve, uses them solely to compose your on-device story, never writes to HealthKit, never stores health-derived content in iCloud, and never uses or discloses health data for advertising, marketing, or data mining of any kind. Health data never leaves your device unless you explicitly share content derived from it through a Circle you control.
The App, its design, and its software are owned by us and our licensors and are protected by law. This Agreement grants you a license, not ownership. Your content remains yours — this Agreement gives us no license to it, and we cannot access it. If you send us feedback or suggestions, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free license to use them without obligation to you.
Copyright complaints may be sent to hello@beyourcelf.com with the information required by the DMCA.
This Agreement is between you and us, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the App or its content, has no obligation to furnish maintenance or support for it, and is not responsible for addressing any claim by you or a third party relating to the App (including product liability, legal or regulatory compliance, consumer protection, or intellectual-property claims). In the event the App fails to conform to an applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple will refund any purchase price; to the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and may enforce it against you. You represent that you are not located in an embargoed country and are not on any U.S. government restricted-party list.
The App is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, or for loss of data, arising from your use of the App. Our total liability will not exceed the amount you paid for the App in the twelve months before the claim (or, if the App was free, USD $50). You agree to indemnify us against claims arising from content you share or your violation of this Agreement. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
This Agreement applies until terminated. It ends automatically if you breach it; you may end it by deleting the App. Sections 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, and 13 survive termination.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there. We do not currently require arbitration. Nothing in this Agreement limits mandatory consumer-protection rights of users in the EU, EEA, UK, or Switzerland, who may bring proceedings in their country of residence.
We may update this Agreement; material changes will be surfaced in the App or on this page. Continued use after an update means you accept it. Questions: hello@beyourcelf.com.