Effective date: 24 June 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and OXU ("OXU", "we", "us") governing your use of the OXU Note application for iOS and related services ("the App", "the Service"). By downloading, accessing, or using OXU Note, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. Eligibility
You must be old enough to form a binding contract in your jurisdiction (and at least the minimum age described in our Privacy Policy) to use OXU Note. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms for that organization.
2. Your account
Access to cloud sync and workspace features requires signing in with an OXU account through OXU Identity. Account creation and management are subject to your OXU account agreement.
You are responsible for activity that occurs under your account and for keeping your device, PINs, and Recovery Key secure.
Workspace membership and access may be administered by your organization's administrator.
3. How the Service works — and what that means for you
OXU Note is end-to-end encrypted. Your notes are encrypted on your device, and our servers cannot read them or access your keys, PINs, or Recovery Key. This design has direct consequences you accept by using the Service:
3.1 We cannot recover your data
If you forget your app PIN, you can recover your notes on a device using your Recovery Key.
If you lose your Recovery Key and cannot sign in or access an existing authenticated device, your notes cannot be recovered by anyone, including us.
Stealth Mode notes and per-note lock PINs have no recovery path by design. If you forget such a PIN, the content protected by it is permanently unrecoverable.
You are solely responsible for safeguarding your Recovery Key and remembering your PINs. We strongly recommend storing your Recovery Key securely in more than one place.
3.2 No backdoor
We do not maintain, and will not create, a method to bypass your encryption, reset your encryption keys, or decrypt your content. We cannot comply with requests to produce readable note content because we do not possess it.
4. Acceptable use
You agree not to use OXU Note to:
Violate any applicable law or regulation, or infringe the rights of others.
Store or transmit content you are not legally permitted to store or transmit.
Attempt to disrupt, overload, reverse-engineer (except to the extent permitted by law), or gain unauthorized access to the Service or its infrastructure.
Circumvent security, authentication, rate limits, or usage controls.
Use the Service to harm others or to facilitate unlawful activity.
You are responsible for the content you create and store. Because your content is encrypted and unreadable to us, you bear full responsibility for it, and we do not monitor, review, or moderate note content.
5. Your content and intellectual property
Your notes are yours. You retain all rights to the content you create in OXU Note. These Terms grant us no ownership of your content.
You grant us only the limited technical permission necessary to store and synchronize your encrypted content so the Service can function (for example, transmitting and storing ciphertext). This permission does not allow us to read your content, which we cannot do.
Our rights. The App, its software, design, trademarks, and documentation are owned by OXU and its licensors and are protected by intellectual-property laws. We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App in accordance with these Terms. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the App except as permitted by law.
6. Service availability and changes
We may update, modify, or discontinue features of the Service from time to time. We aim to give reasonable notice of material changes that adversely affect you.
The Service depends on your device, your network connectivity, and the availability of OXU Identity and OXU Cloud. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.
OXU Note for iOS may require a supported version of iOS and periodic updates to remain secure and functional.
7. Third-party services and platforms
OXU Note relies on OXU Identity for authentication and OXU Cloud for storage and sync.
The App is distributed through Apple's App Store and your use is also subject to Apple's applicable terms. Apple is not a party to these Terms and is not responsible for the App or its content.
8. Disclaimers
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that data will never be lost. Given the end-to-end encrypted design, loss of your Recovery Key or PINs will result in permanent, unrecoverable loss of access to the affected data, and we are not able to restore it. You are responsible for maintaining your own secure copies where appropriate.
9. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law:
We will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the Service — including any loss of data resulting from forgotten PINs, a lost Recovery Key, or your inability to access encrypted content.
Our total aggregate liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the Service in the twelve months before the claim, or (b) the minimum amount permitted by applicable law.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.
10. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless OXU and its affiliates from claims, damages, and expenses arising out of your content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.
11. Suspension and termination
You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time.
We may suspend or terminate your access if you materially breach these Terms, if required by law, or to protect the Service or other users.
On termination, your license to use the App ends. Your encrypted data is handled in accordance with the retention and deletion practices in our Privacy Policy.
12. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The courts of the UAE will have jurisdiction over disputes, except where mandatory local consumer-protection law grants you the right to bring proceedings in your country of residence.
13. Changes to these Terms
We may revise these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the App. Your continued use of OXU Note after an update means you accept the revised Terms.
14. Contact us
Questions about these Terms:
OXU Note Email: [email protected]