Terms of Service
1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms of Service (the "Terms") form a legally binding agreement between you and Tallnut Studio ("we", "us", or "our") regarding your access to and use of the Minimal Cleaner mobile application (the "App"). By downloading, installing, accessing, purchasing through, or using the App, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference.
If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the App. You must be at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction, or use the App with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
2. What Minimal Cleaner Provides
Minimal Cleaner is an on-device iOS storage-cleaning and privacy utility. Depending on the version, region, permissions, subscription status, and Apple platform capabilities, the App may help you:
- Review similar, duplicate, blurry, screenshot, and text-heavy photos.
- Review similar videos and large media items.
- Compress videos and optionally remove originals after you confirm.
- Review, merge, delete, back up, and restore contacts.
- Review and delete older calendar events.
- View device storage and estimated reclaimable space.
- Store selected photos, videos, and contacts in Private Space.
Minimal Cleaner is a tool that assists with review and management. It does not replace your judgment. You are responsible for confirming that each item selected for deletion, merge, compression, import, export, or sharing is the item you intend to process.
3. License
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to download and use one copy of the App on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, for personal, non-commercial use, as permitted by Apple's applicable terms.
You may not, except as permitted by applicable law: copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, sublicense, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, attempt to derive the source code of, interfere with, or circumvent security, subscription, or rights-management mechanisms in the App.
4. Relationship with Apple Terms
The App is distributed through the Apple App Store. These Terms supplement the Apple Media Services Terms and Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (Apple Standard EULA). If these Terms conflict with Apple's applicable terms for App Store distribution, payment, subscription, refund, family sharing, or platform use, Apple's terms control for that subject.
- These Terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the App or its content.
- Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App.
- To the extent required by Apple's terms, Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.
- You represent that you are not located in a country or region subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as supporting terrorism, and that you are not on any U.S. Government prohibited or restricted party list.
5. Subscriptions, Free Trials, and Auto-Renewal
Minimal Cleaner may offer a Pro subscription that unlocks premium features. Subscriptions are sold as auto-renewing subscriptions through Apple App Store using StoreKit.
| Item | Terms |
|---|---|
| Plans | Available plans may include weekly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, plus a one-time Lifetime unlock. Exact plans may vary by country, App Store configuration, and App version. |
| Price | The exact price, currency, billing period, renewal terms, and any trial period are shown in the App before you confirm purchase. |
| Payment | Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm purchase. |
| Auto-renewal | Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. |
| Renewal charge | Your Apple ID account may be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends, at the price shown for your selected plan. |
| Cancellation | You can manage or cancel your subscription in iOS Settings or the App Store. Deleting the App does not cancel your subscription. |
| Free trial | If a free trial is offered and you do not cancel in time, it converts to a paid auto-renewing subscription. Trial eligibility is determined by Apple and may not be available to every user. |
| Refunds | Purchases and refunds are handled by Apple. We generally cannot issue App Store refunds directly. |
Lifetime Unlock: The Lifetime option is a one-time purchase, not an auto-renewing subscription, and is not charged again. It unlocks Pro features for the supported lifetime of the App. Purchases and refunds are handled by Apple. If a Lifetime purchase is later refunded or otherwise revoked, the corresponding Pro / Lifetime access may be turned off accordingly.
You can learn more about managing subscriptions and requesting refunds through Apple Support or your App Store account settings.
6. Feature Availability and Pro Access
Free and Pro feature availability may change as the App evolves. The App will show the current subscription features, price, billing period, and trial details before purchase. Current premium positioning may include unlimited smart cleaning, video compression, Private Space, and an ad-free experience, but the exact availability of features is controlled by the App version and App Store configuration shown to you at the time of purchase.
Some features require system permissions. If you deny or later revoke access to Photos, Contacts, Calendar, Camera, Microphone, or Face ID, the related feature may be limited or unavailable even if you have an active subscription.
7. Your Responsibilities and Backups
Cleaning operations can cause permanent data loss. Review all selections before confirming deletion, merge, restore, compression, or source-file removal. We cannot recover content that is deleted from your device, overwritten, merged, or removed by iOS after the applicable recovery period.
You agree to:
- Keep independent backups of important photos, videos, contacts, calendar data, and Private Space content.
- Verify selected items before confirming any deletion, merge, contact restore, video compression, source removal, import, export, or share action.
- Use the App only for content you own or have the right to manage.
- Comply with applicable laws, Apple terms, and third-party terms that apply to services or destinations you use with the App.
8. Cleaning, Compression, and Detection Results
Minimal Cleaner uses local algorithms and Apple system frameworks to group and score media. Detection, grouping, scoring, blur assessment, text-region detection, storage estimates, and video compression estimates may be incomplete, inaccurate, or unsuitable for your specific needs. The App may miss items, group unrelated items, mark a photo as lower quality when you prefer it, or estimate savings differently from the final result.
Video compression creates a new media item and may change file format, file size, metadata, quality characteristics, or playback compatibility. If you choose to remove an original after compression, the original follows iOS deletion behavior and may eventually become unrecoverable.
9. Private Space and Passcode
Private Space stores selected photos, videos, and contacts in encrypted local storage on your device. It is protected by a passcode and, if enabled, Face ID / Touch ID. We do not hold your passcode, your encryption key, or a backup copy of Private Space content.
No recovery guarantee: If you forget your Private Space passcode and biometric unlock is unavailable, we cannot recover or reset the passcode, and protected content may be permanently inaccessible.
When you play or share private media, or export private contacts, the App may temporarily decrypt content into a protected temporary file so iOS can display or share it. You are responsible for any destination, recipient, or third-party app to which you export or share content. If you choose to delete source photos or source contacts after importing them into Private Space, deleting the App or its data may also remove your only remaining copy.
10. Support Communications
If you contact us for support, you are responsible for the information you choose to include. Please avoid sending sensitive photos, videos, contacts, payment credentials, passwords, or other unnecessary personal information. We may use your support message to respond, troubleshoot, maintain records, protect rights, or comply with law, as described in our Privacy Policy.
11. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use the App to violate laws or rights; process content you do not have permission to manage; harass, harm, or exploit others; circumvent subscription or security controls; interfere with App operation; reverse engineer the App except where permitted by law; or use the App for unlawful, infringing, fraudulent, or abusive purposes.
12. Intellectual Property
The App, including its software, design, interface, text, graphics, icons, logos, and the Minimal Cleaner name, is owned by us or our licensors and protected by intellectual property laws. These Terms grant you a license to use the App, not ownership of the App. Your own photos, videos, contacts, calendar events, and backups remain yours.
13. Third-Party Services
The App relies on Apple platform services and may use open-source components and third-party diagnostics and analytics services as described in the Privacy Policy. Apple is responsible for App Store payments, subscription management, refunds, and related payment processing. Third-party destinations you choose through the iOS share sheet or export flows are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.
14. Disclaimer of Warranties
The App is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE". To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, reliability, availability, non-infringement, and uninterrupted or error-free operation.
We do not guarantee that the App will find every duplicate or similar item, avoid every false positive, preserve every metadata field, produce a specific storage saving, compress every video, recover deleted content, or meet your expectations.
15. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages; loss of data, content, photos, videos, contacts, calendar events, Private Space items, profits, goodwill, or business opportunities; or claims arising from your selections, deletion confirmations, compression choices, Private Space passcode loss, exports, sharing, or use of third-party services.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for claims arising out of or relating to the App or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid for the App or subscription in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) USD 50. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations, so the above limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law.
16. Termination
These Terms remain in effect while you use the App. You may stop using and delete the App at any time. We may suspend or terminate your license if you materially breach these Terms or use the App unlawfully. Upon termination, you must stop using the App. Sections that by their nature should survive will continue to apply, including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and dispute-related provisions.
17. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws applicable in your principal place of residence, except where mandatory consumer-protection law provides otherwise. Nothing in these Terms limits any non-waivable statutory rights you may have as a consumer.
Before starting formal proceedings, you agree to contact us at linxuanzhao9527@gmail.com and try to resolve the dispute informally. Any dispute that cannot be resolved informally will be handled by a court or forum with jurisdiction under applicable law.
18. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms to reflect product, subscription, legal, or operational changes. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date and, where appropriate, provide notice in the App. Your continued use of Minimal Cleaner after changes take effect means you accept the revised Terms. If you do not agree, stop using the App.
19. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us. Email: linxuanzhao9527@gmail.com