Terms of Service

By creating an account, tapping “Continue” on any onboarding screen, or otherwise accessing or using the On This Day application and associated services (collectively, the “Service”), you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.

If you are accessing the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms, and references to “you” include that organization.

You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service. If you are under 18, you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf. We do not knowingly permit accounts for children under 13. If we become aware that a user is under 13, we will promptly delete that account and all associated data.

You represent that you are not (a) located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo or designated as a “terrorist-supporting” country, and (b) listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

To access most features of the Service you must register an account using either a valid email address and password or via Sign in with Apple or Sign in with Google. You agree to:

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  Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and keep it up to date.

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  Keep your password confidential and not share it with any third party. We will never ask for your password by email or phone.

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  Notify us immediately at privacy@on-this-day.app if you suspect unauthorized access to your account.

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  Accept responsibility for all activity that occurs under your account, whether or not you authorized it, except to the extent caused by our negligence or breach of these Terms.

On This Day is a personal journaling application that allows you to create, organize, and revisit your memories through dated entries, photographs, audio notes, and reflections. The Service includes:

Personal Journaling

Create private or shared entries enriched with text, photographs, videos, audio, location tags, ledger metrics, mood indicators, and subject mentions.

Shared Journals & Circles

Collaborate on journals with invited members, comment on entries, and maintain a shared record across families, partners, or groups.

AI-Powered Reflections & Insights

Automated entry reflections and, for premium members, custom period-summary insights generated by AI language models processing your entry text.

Anniversary & Memory Spotlights

Daily “On This Day” notifications surfacing entries written on the same date in prior years.

Public Share Links & Keepsakes

Generate time-limited public links for individual entries, or export a formatted Keepsake document of a journal period.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time, with reasonable notice where practicable. We will not be liable to you for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

Free & Premium Tiers

The Service offers a free tier with core journaling features and a premium subscription (“On This Day Premium”) that unlocks AI journal insights, extended storage, Keepsake exports, and other features as described in the app.

Billing & Payment Processing

All subscription purchases, renewals, and billing are processed exclusively through the Apple App Store or Google Play (“Platform Stores”). We do not collect or store your payment card details. Your transactions are governed by the applicable Platform Store's terms and privacy policy, and all billing disputes must be directed to them.

Auto-Renewal

Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each billing period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date. The renewal charge will be applied to your Platform Store account. Subscription prices may change; you will be notified in advance of any price increase by the Platform Store.

Free Trials

Where we offer a free trial, it converts automatically to a paid subscription at the end of the trial period unless cancelled. Cancelling during a trial ends Premium access at the trial's end.

Cancellation & Refunds

You may cancel your subscription at any time via your Platform Store account settings. Premium access continues until the end of the current billing period; we do not offer prorated refunds for partial periods, except as required by applicable law. All refund requests must be submitted to the applicable Platform Store.

Changes to Pricing & Features

We may change subscription pricing or included features with at least 30 days’ notice. If you do not agree to a price change, you must cancel your subscription before the new price takes effect. You will always have the opportunity to cancel before any price increase is applied to your account. Continued use of the subscription after the new price takes effect constitutes your agreement to the revised price.

Ownership

You retain full ownership of all text, photographs, videos, audio recordings, and other content you create or upload through the Service (“Your Content”). We claim no ownership rights over Your Content.

License to Us

By uploading or posting Your Content, you grant RDLabs a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to host, store, transmit, display, and reproduce Your Content solely to the extent necessary to provide and improve the Service and to generate AI reflections as described in these Terms. This license terminates when Your Content is deleted from the Service or when you close your account.

Your Representations

You represent and warrant that: (a) you own or have the necessary rights to all content you post; (b) Your Content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property right, right of publicity, or privacy right; and (c) Your Content complies with these Terms and all applicable laws.

AI-Generated Reflections

Reflections and insights generated by the AI system are derived from Your Content and are treated as part of the associated entry for ownership purposes. You may delete them at any time. We do not assert independent copyright ownership of AI output generated from your data.

No Model Training on Your Content

We do not use Your Content to train, fine-tune, or improve any AI or machine-learning model, whether operated by us or any third party. Our LLM provider processes your content solely for inference under a Data Processing Agreement that explicitly prohibits training use.

You agree not to use the Service to do any of the following:

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  Upload, post, or share content that is unlawful, defamatory, fraudulent, obscene, or that infringes another person's intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights.

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  Upload child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any content depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. Violations will be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and relevant law enforcement.

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  Harass, stalk, threaten, or harm any person, or use the Service in a manner intended to intimidate or abuse another person.

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  Reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Service or any underlying technology.

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  Access the Service through automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers) without our prior written consent.

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  Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service, related systems or networks, or other accounts.

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  Transmit viruses, malware, ransomware, or any other malicious code that could damage, disable, or impair the Service or other users' devices.

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  Spam, phish, or send unsolicited commercial communications to other users through the Service.

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  Use the Service to collect, store, or process personal data of other users in violation of applicable law, including using entries to document non-consensual surveillance of others.

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  Resell, sublicense, or otherwise commercialize access to the Service or any portion of it without our written consent.

The Service enables you to create or join shared journals with other people (“Circle Members”). When you participate in shared journals, the following terms apply:

Journal Owner Responsibilities

As a journal owner, you are responsible for managing member access, setting journal visibility (Private / Circle Only / Public Link), and ensuring that invited members consent to participating. Do not add members without their knowledge or consent.

Content Contributed by Others

Each member of a shared journal retains ownership of their own entries and comments. By joining a shared journal, you acknowledge that your entries in that journal are visible to all other current members of that journal.

Removal from a Journal

A journal owner may remove any member at any time. Upon removal, a member's previously posted entries remain in the journal unless the member chooses to delete them before removal. You may leave any shared journal at any time via the journal settings.

Public Share Links

Any member may generate a public share link for their own individual entries. The journal owner may restrict or disable public sharing for the journal as a whole. Links expire automatically and can be revoked at any time from the entry detail screen.

Reporting Abuse

If you encounter content in a shared journal that violates these Terms, please use the in-app report function or contact privacy@on-this-day.app. We will review reports and take appropriate action, including removal of content and suspension of accounts.

On This Day uses AI language models to generate entry reflections (a short written paragraph summarizing a single entry) and journal insights (longer period summaries available to premium subscribers). By using these features, you acknowledge:

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  Accuracy not guaranteed. AI-generated content is produced by a probabilistic system and may contain inaccuracies, omissions, or mischaracterizations. You should not rely on AI reflections as factual records. Always verify important information against your original entry.

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  Content transmission. The text of your journal entries is transmitted to our LLM provider’s servers to generate reflections. Photos, videos, and audio are never sent. The provider operates under a Data Processing Agreement prohibiting use of your content for model training.

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  Opt-out available. You may disable AI analysis at any time via Settings → Profile → Privacy → AI Analysis. For shared journals, each author’s opt-out preference applies only to their own entries.

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  No professional advice. Nothing in any AI-generated output constitutes medical, psychological, legal, financial, or other professional advice. If your journal content touches on sensitive health or emotional subjects, please seek qualified professional support.

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  You are always in control (Human-in-the-Loop). AI reflections are supplementary aids, not authoritative records of your life. You — the author — are the final authority on your own journal data. AI output never overwrites your original entries, is always visually distinguished from your authored content in the interface, and may be edited or deleted by you at any time.

All elements of the Service not constituting Your Content—including software, algorithms, application design, interface layouts, graphics, brand elements, the “On This Day” and “RDLabs” names and logos, and all associated intellectual property—are owned exclusively by RDLabs or our licensors and are protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service solely for your personal, non-commercial journaling purposes.

You may not copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, create derivative works from, distribute, transmit, or otherwise exploit any portion of the Service beyond what is expressly permitted by these Terms or in writing by us.

Your privacy matters deeply to us. Our Privacy Policy, incorporated into these Terms by reference, explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have over your personal data. By using the Service, you consent to our data practices as described therein.

We treat your journal entries as Sensitive Personal Information and apply heightened security and access controls to this category of data. We will never sell, rent, or share your personal data with advertisers, data brokers, or marketing platforms.

The Service integrates with or relies upon certain third-party platforms and services, including but not limited to the Apple App Store, Google Play, Sign in with Apple, Sign in with Google, push-notification infrastructure (APNs / FCM), and our infrastructure and AI providers. Your use of those services is governed by their respective terms and privacy policies.

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or content. These are provided for convenience only; we do not endorse and are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any third-party website.

We do not warrant that: (a) the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; (b) any information obtained through the Service will be accurate or reliable; or (c) defects in the Service will be corrected.

Data backup. Although we take reasonable measures to maintain the availability of your data, we strongly encourage you to maintain your own backups using the “Download My Data” export feature. We are not liable for loss of Your Content due to technical failure, force majeure, or your failure to maintain your own backup.

Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you in full. You may have additional statutory rights.

Our total aggregate liability to you for any and all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall not exceed the greater of: (a) the total amount you paid to us in the 12 months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim; or (b) USD $50.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you in full.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless RDLabs and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and successors from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) your access to or use of the Service; (b) Your Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; (d) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; or (e) your infringement of any third-party right, including intellectual property rights or rights of privacy.

By You

You may delete your account at any time via Settings → Account → Delete Account. Following deletion, Your Content will be removed from our active systems within 30 days and from our backups within 90 days. Subscription billing is separately managed through the Platform Stores and must be cancelled through your Platform Store account.

By Us

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service immediately, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have materially breached these Terms, are engaged in fraudulent or illegal activity, or pose a risk to the security or integrity of the Service or other users. We will, where practicable, provide notice and an opportunity to respond before permanent termination.

Inactive Accounts

Accounts that have had no sign-in activity for 12 months are considered inactive. We will send a prior-notice email before scheduling deletion of an inactive account, giving you the opportunity to reactivate.

Effect of Termination

Upon termination for any reason, the license granted to you under these Terms immediately ceases. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including Sections 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, and 17 — shall survive.

Governing Law

These Terms and any dispute arising from or relating to them or the Service are governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding its conflict-of-laws principles.

Informal Resolution First

Before initiating any formal dispute process, you agree to contact us at privacy@on-this-day.app and give us 30 days to attempt an informal resolution. Many concerns can be resolved quickly this way.

Binding Arbitration

IF INFORMAL RESOLUTION FAILS, ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM, OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE — EXCEPT AS SET OUT BELOW — SHALL BE FINALLY RESOLVED BY BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, rather than in a court of law. The arbitration shall be conducted in English in San Diego County, California, or via video conference at either party’s request.

Class Action Waiver — Required Notice

YOU AND RDLABS EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION, OR COLLECTIVE OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND. ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT SOLELY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

If a court finds this waiver unenforceable as to any particular claim, that claim shall be severed and may be litigated in court; all remaining claims shall proceed in individual arbitration.

Exceptions to Arbitration

The following claims are excluded from binding arbitration and may be brought in the courts of San Diego County, California: (a) claims for injunctive or other equitable relief to protect intellectual property rights; (b) small claims court matters eligible under applicable rules. Nothing prevents either party from seeking urgent interim relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent irreparable harm pending arbitration.

EU / UK Users

If you are a consumer resident in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, nothing in these Terms affects your right to bring a claim before the courts of your country of residence, or to rely on mandatory consumer protection provisions of your local law that cannot be derogated from by contract.

We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in the Service, applicable law, or our business practices. When we make material changes, we will notify you by: (a) posting the updated Terms in the app with a notice banner; (b) updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this page; and (c) where required by law, obtaining your renewed consent before the changes take effect.

Your continued use of the Service after the updated Terms come into effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the new Terms, you must stop using the Service and may delete your account.

Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any additional guidelines or policies referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and RDLabs regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and all other provisions will remain in full force.

Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of that right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by us in writing.

Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may freely assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all of our assets, provided we notify you in advance.

Force Majeure

We will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, acts of government, infrastructure failures, cyberattacks, or telecommunications disruptions.

Language

These Terms are written in English. Any translated version is provided for convenience only. In the event of any conflict between the English version and a translation, the English version shall prevail.

RDLabs respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Service to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), 17 U.S.C. § 512. If you believe that content available through the Service infringes your copyright, you (or your authorized agent) may submit a written notice of infringement to our designated Copyright Agent:

Your written notice must include all of the following:

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  A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.

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  Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works are covered by a single notice, a representative list.

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  Identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient for us to locate it within the Service.

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  Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.

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  A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

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  A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Upon receiving a valid DMCA notice we will promptly investigate and may remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing content. We will notify the user who posted the content, who may submit a counter-notification if they believe the removal was made in error.

If you downloaded On This Day from the Apple App Store or Google Play, the following additional terms apply and supplement the rest of these Terms of Service:

Apple Is Not a Party

You and RDLabs acknowledge that these Terms are concluded between you and RDLabs only, and not with Apple Inc. (“Apple”). Apple is not a party to these Terms and bears no responsibility for the Application or its content. The license granted to you is a non-transferable right to use the Application on any Apple-branded devices that you own or control, subject to the Usage Rules in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.

Maintenance & Support

RDLabs — not Apple or Google — is solely responsible for providing maintenance and support services for the Application. Apple and Google have no obligation whatsoever to provide any maintenance or support services with respect to the Application.

Warranty

RDLabs — not Apple or Google — is solely responsible for any product warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not disclaimed herein. In the event of any failure of the Application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may, at its sole discretion, refund the purchase price (if any) you paid for the Application. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation with respect to the Application.

Product Claims

RDLabs — not Apple or Google — is responsible for addressing any claims relating to the Application or your use of it, including: (a) product liability claims; (b) claims that the Application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (c) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation.

Intellectual Property Infringement

In the event of any third-party claim that the Application or your possession and use of it infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, RDLabs — not Apple or Google — is solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any such claim.

Apple as Third-Party Beneficiary

You and RDLabs acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as applied to your license of the Application. Upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and is deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

Google Play

If you downloaded the Application from Google Play, Google LLC is not a party to these Terms, is not responsible for the Application or its content, and has no obligation to provide maintenance, support, warranty, or dispute-resolution services in connection with the Application.