Terms of Service

01 The software

PhotoDewey is a photo library manager for Windows that runs on your own computer, developed and operated by Lars Bo Wassini ("we", "us"). It is provided free of charge, with no account, subscription, or purchase required. There is no warranty of any kind, and the software may change, gain or lose features, or be discontinued at any time.

02 Licence to use

You are granted a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to install and use PhotoDewey for any lawful purpose, including commercial photography work. You may not:

• Sell, rent, or sub-licence the application as your own product.
• Remove or alter copyright, branding, or attribution notices.
• Reverse engineer the application except where that right cannot be restricted by applicable law.
• Use the application to break the law or infringe anyone's rights.

Individual extensions and bundled components may carry their own licences; where they do, those licences apply to that component.

03 Your photos and your content

PhotoDewey is local-first. Your photos, catalog, tags, and edits stay on your own computer (or on cloud storage you connect yourself). We never take ownership of, claim rights to, or gain access to your content.

You are solely responsible for your photos, for keeping your own backups, and for ensuring you have the rights to the images you manage. Non-destructive editing reduces risk, but no software is a substitute for a backup.

04 Beta software and updates

PhotoDewey is under active development and some builds are pre-release. Beta builds may contain bugs, behave unexpectedly, or change between versions. The application may check for and install updates so you receive fixes and improvements. Use beta builds on a library you have backed up.

05 Downloads and third-party services

Installers and release binaries are hosted on GitHub Releases. This site also links to third-party services such as GitHub, Buy Me a Coffee, and a community group on Facebook. Those services have their own terms and privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or practices.

06 Feedback and contributions

If you send feedback, bug reports, or feature ideas, you grant us permission to use them to improve PhotoDewey without obligation or compensation to you. Don't include confidential information you aren't free to share. How feedback is handled is described in our Privacy Statement.

07 No warranty

PhotoDewey is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. You use the application at your own risk.

08 Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, nor for any loss of data, photos, or profits arising from your use of — or inability to use — PhotoDewey. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including your statutory consumer rights.

09 Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the current version. Continuing to use PhotoDewey after a change means you accept the revised terms.

10 Contact

Questions about these terms? Reach us through the feedback form or by opening an issue on GitHub.