Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern the use of the website sprecho.com and the Sprecho voice dictation software ("Service"), provided by Melo Designer GmbH, Zum Wallgraben 50b, 49696 Molbergen, Germany ("we", "us", "our"). By accessing our website or using our Service, you agree to these terms.

Sprecho is a GDPR-compliant voice dictation software that converts speech to text. The Service is available as a desktop application (macOS, Windows, Linux) and mobile application (iOS, Android). Voice processing occurs on EU-hosted servers. The Service is offered in different subscription tiers, including a free tier with limited functionality.

To use certain features of the Service, you may need to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities under your account.

You must provide accurate and complete information during registration and keep this information up to date.

When using our Service, you agree to:

• Use the Service only for lawful purposes and in compliance with applicable laws
• Not attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software
• Not interfere with or disrupt the Service or its infrastructure
• Not use the Service to process content that violates third-party rights
• Not share your account credentials with third parties

The Sprecho software, website, documentation, and all related materials are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. All rights remain with Melo Designer GmbH.

Your subscription grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Service for its intended purpose. This license does not include the right to modify, distribute, or create derivative works.

Content you create using the Service (transcriptions, text output) remains your property.

We strive to maintain high availability of the Service but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. Scheduled maintenance, updates, or circumstances beyond our control may cause temporary interruptions. We will make reasonable efforts to notify users of planned maintenance in advance.

Our liability is limited to the extent permitted by law. We are liable without limitation for damages caused by intent or gross negligence, and for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health.

For slight negligence, we are only liable in cases of breach of essential contractual obligations (cardinal obligations). In such cases, liability is limited to foreseeable, typical damages.

These limitations do not apply to claims under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz).

The processing of personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy. By using our Service, you acknowledge our privacy practices as described therein.

Paid subscriptions are billed according to the selected plan and billing cycle. Prices are displayed including applicable taxes.

You may cancel your subscription at any time. The cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. No refunds are provided for partial billing periods.

We reserve the right to adjust prices with reasonable notice. Price changes do not affect active billing periods.

You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us or through the account settings in the application.

We may terminate or suspend your account if you materially breach these Terms of Use, after providing reasonable notice where possible.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases. We will delete your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable retention obligations.

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. We will notify registered users of material changes via email or in-app notification at least 30 days before the changes take effect. Continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

For consumers within the EU, mandatory consumer protection provisions of their country of residence apply in addition.

For merchants and legal entities, the exclusive place of jurisdiction is Oldenburg, Germany.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The invalid provision shall be replaced with a valid provision that most closely reflects the original intent.