End-User License Agreement

This End-User License Agreement (the “Agreement”) is a contract between you and SignalPoint Systems LLC, doing business as Craft & System (“we,” “us,” or the “Company”) covering The Author's Blueprint, our offline desktop writing app for macOS and Windows (the “Software”). By installing, activating, or using the Software, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, don't install or use it. If you already bought it, see our Refund Policy.

Your purchase gives you a license to use the app on your own devices. We keep the rights to the app itself, and you keep ownership of your writing.

1. What you're buying

The Author's Blueprint is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Your purchase grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use one copy of the Software for your own writing. The purchase covers the right to use the Software under this Agreement; it does not transfer ownership of the Software.

Within the version you purchased, updates are free: bug fixes, refinements, and minor improvements arrive at no extra cost. A future major version may be a separate paid upgrade, and if so we'll say so clearly before you buy it.

2. License keys, activation, and the 3-device limit

Each purchase comes with a license key. That key may be activated on up to three (3) devices that you own or control, such as your desktop, your laptop, and a backup machine. If you replace a device, you can deactivate the old one and free up a slot, or email us and we'll help.

Activation and periodic license checks require an internet connection. After a successful check, you can work offline for up to 14 days. If that period ends before the next successful check, you can still read and export your work, but you need to reconnect and verify your license before editing again.

3. What you may do

• Install and use the Software on up to three of your own devices per license key.
• Write, edit, export, and publish your own manuscripts and creative work created with it.
• Make a reasonable backup copy of the installer for your personal use.
• Move your license to a new device of your own by deactivating an old one.

4. What you may not do

• Redistribute, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or give away the Software or its installer.
• Share, publish, resell, or transfer your license key to anyone else.
• Use one license key beyond the 3-device limit, or try to activate it for other people.
• Circumvent, disable, or tamper with the license check, activation, or the signed-token verification.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software, except to the limited extent that applicable law expressly permits despite this restriction.
• Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices in the Software.
• Use the Software in any unlawful way or to infringe anyone else's rights.

Third-party components are licensed under their own terms. Those terms control where they grant rights beyond this Agreement. In particular, this Agreement does not restrict modification of LGPL-covered components or reverse engineering to debug those modifications. It does not remove redistribution or other rights granted by an applicable open source license.

5. You own your work

You keep ownership of your manuscripts, outlines, characters, notes, and exports. We claim no ownership of, or license to, your creative work. The app stores your writing on your computer and does not send it to us. If you choose to share an excerpt when asking for support, we handle it under our Privacy Policy.

6. What we own

We (and our licensors) retain all rights, title, and interest in the Software itself, including the code, design, interface, name, logo, and documentation. This Agreement grants you a license to use the Software, not any ownership of it. All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved.

7. Updates

We may release updates to the Software from time to time. Updates within the version you bought are free and are governed by this Agreement. An update may add, change, or remove features, and we may stop supporting older operating-system versions when keeping them working is no longer practical. You don't have to install updates, but we recommend it.

8. Term and termination

This Agreement applies for as long as you use the Software. It ends automatically if you materially breach it, for example by sharing your key, exceeding the device limit, or circumventing the licensing.

If a license is revoked for breach, you can still open your projects and export your manuscripts. You can no longer create or edit content under that license. Your files remain yours and stay on your computer.

9. No warranty

The Software is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Software will be error-free or uninterrupted. We strongly recommend you keep your own backups of your manuscripts. Some jurisdictions don't allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest 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 related to the Software or this Agreement. Our total liability for any claim will not exceed the amount you paid for the Software. Some jurisdictions don't allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

11. Export compliance

You agree to use the Software in compliance with all applicable export and sanctions laws, and you represent that you are not located in a country subject to a comprehensive embargo and are not on any restricted-party list that would prohibit you from receiving the Software.

12. Governing law

Applicable federal and state laws govern this Agreement. Nothing here limits rights or remedies that applicable law does not allow us to limit. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.

13. Changes to this Agreement

We may update this Agreement for new versions of the Software or to reflect changes in law or practice. The version that applied when you purchased governs your purchased version, and we'll post the current text here with an updated date.