Terms of Service
These terms govern your use of the PodcastDraft app. PodcastDraft is published under the Vardnir name by Tor-Erik Humlen, an independent developer in Norway ("Vardnir", "we", "us"). By using PodcastDraft you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the app. Where you buy through an app store, the store's own terms also apply to the purchase (see section 4).
1. What PodcastDraft is
PodcastDraft is a tool for planning podcast episodes. You structure an episode block by block — intro, segments, breaks, outro — write your notes and lines inside each block, and use the rundown while you record. You can use the app without an account; an account is needed for cloud backup and export.
2. Using PodcastDraft without an account
When you use PodcastDraft without signing in, your episode plans are stored only on your own device. We have no copy of them and cannot recover them if you delete the app or lose your device. Signing in backs your episode plans up to your account.
3. Your account
- You must provide a valid email address to create an account. Sign-in is passwordless, via email links or Sign in with Apple.
- You are responsible for keeping access to your email account and Apple ID secure.
- You must be at least 13 years old to use PodcastDraft, and at least 16 in the EU/EEA where local law requires it. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you need a parent or guardian's permission.
- One person per account — accounts may not be shared or transferred.
4. Free plan and the Pro subscription
Free: available to everyone, and it does not expire. It keeps four episodes, runs the first three segments on air, and exports a PDF carrying the PodcastDraft mark. Writing is never limited.
Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, bought inside the app:
- $4.99 per month, or $39.99 per year. Prices in other countries are set by the store in local currency and may differ; the price you will be charged is always shown before you confirm.
- New subscribers get the first 7 days free on the yearly plan. The free trial is offered once per Apple ID across both plans. If you do not cancel before it ends, it becomes a paid year automatically.
- It renews automatically at the end of each period until you cancel.
How to cancel. Cancel any time in your Apple ID subscription settings — on iPhone or iPad: Settings → your name → Subscriptions → PodcastDraft, or from Manage subscription in the app's account menu. To avoid being charged for the next period, cancel at least 24 hours before it renews. Cancelling stops future charges; you keep Pro until the end of the period you have already paid for. We cannot cancel a subscription on your behalf — only you can, through Apple.
What happens when it ends. Your account returns to the free plan. You are never locked out of your own work: every episode you have already made stays readable and exportable, whatever the free limits are at the time. Only the Pro features stop.
Changing plan. Both plans sit in one subscription group, so you can move between monthly and yearly without buying twice. Apple handles the proration.
The purchase is processed by the app store (Apple as merchant of record on the App Store; Google when PodcastDraft is on Google Play). Payment, VAT and any refunds — including statutory withdrawal rights — are handled by the store under its own terms. You can restore a subscription on a new device with Restore purchases in the app.
If the price changes. We may change the price of a future period. Apple will tell you before that happens, and in most regions your subscription will not renew at the higher price unless you agree to it. A price change never affects a period you have already paid for.
5. Refunds
Because the store is the merchant of record, refund requests for the Pro subscription go through the store (for Apple: reportaproblem.apple.com). Apple decides refunds, not us — we are told afterwards and cannot grant or refuse one. If you are stuck, email us at hello@vardnir.com and we will help you find the right path. Nothing in this section limits any non-waivable rights you have under your local law.
6. Your content
You own everything you write in PodcastDraft. We claim no rights over your episode plans, notes, or any other content you produce with the app, and we do not use your content to train AI models.
You grant us a limited licence to host, store, and process your content solely to provide the service to you (for example, syncing it between your devices and generating your exports). This licence ends when you delete the content or your account.
You are responsible for the content you create and must have the necessary rights to it.
7. Acceptable use
You may not use PodcastDraft to:
- Violate any applicable law or regulation, or infringe anyone's intellectual property or other rights.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to other users' accounts or data, or to probe, disrupt, or overload the service.
- Reverse-engineer, scrape, or otherwise misuse the service, or access it by automated means other than published interfaces.
- Resell or sublicense access to the service.
If you believe content stored through PodcastDraft infringes your copyright, contact us at hello@vardnir.com and we will review and respond promptly.
8. Availability and changes to the service
We aim for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may perform maintenance, apply updates, add or change features, or temporarily suspend parts of the service. The core of the app — planning, writing and running the episode on air — works offline on your device. We recommend exporting important episode plans regularly.
9. Termination
You can stop using PodcastDraft, or delete your account from inside the app, at any time. We may suspend or terminate accounts that materially violate these terms; where reasonable, we will warn you first and give you a chance to export your data. On account deletion, your cloud data is deleted within 30 days (see our Privacy Policy for retention required by law). Episode plans stored on your device are yours and stay on your device.
10. Your responsibility — use at your own risk
PodcastDraft is a planning and delivery tool. What you write, say, publish, or otherwise do based on your use of PodcastDraft is entirely your own responsibility and at your own risk. In particular:
- Your content and its consequences: you are solely responsible for the content you create and for anything you deliver or publish from it — including its accuracy, legality, and any claims by third parties (for example copyright, defamation, or privacy claims).
- Not professional advice: templates, suggested durations and structures are generic creative aids, not professional advice. Following them does not guarantee any outcome.
- Your own backups: you are responsible for keeping copies of work that matters to you. Export important episode plans regularly. We are not responsible for content lost from your device or your account.
- Third-party services: where the service depends on third parties (app stores, hosting, email delivery), we are not responsible for their failures or outages.
11. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by the law of your country of residence, you agree to indemnify and hold Vardnir harmless from any third-party claims, damages, and reasonable costs (including legal fees) arising from your content, your use of the service in breach of these terms, or your violation of any law or third-party right. This does not apply where the claim was caused by our own breach of these terms, and it does not limit any rights you have as a consumer.
12. Disclaimer and limitation of liability
PodcastDraft is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied — including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Your use of the service is at your sole risk. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that it will meet your requirements.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or for loss of data, profits, revenue, goodwill, or opportunities, arising from your use of (or inability to use) the service — even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability for all claims combined is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose, or USD 50 if you have paid nothing.
Consumer rights: nothing in these terms excludes or limits rights you have under mandatory consumer protection law in your country of residence — including liability that cannot lawfully be excluded (such as for intent, gross negligence, or personal injury). Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions or liability limits, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
13. Governing law and disputes
These terms are governed by the laws of Norway. If you are a consumer in the EU/EEA or the UK, you additionally benefit from the mandatory consumer protections of the country where you live, and you may bring proceedings in the courts of that country. All other disputes shall be resolved in the Norwegian courts.
If you have a complaint, please contact us first at hello@vardnir.com — most issues can be resolved directly. EU/EEA consumers may also contact their national consumer protection body (in Norway, Forbrukertilsynet).
14. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. For material changes we will notify account holders by email at least 30 days before they take effect. If you continue to use PodcastDraft after changes take effect, the new terms apply; if you do not agree, you can stop using the service before then.
15. Contact
PodcastDraft is published under the Vardnir name by Tor-Erik Humlen, an independent developer in Norway. Questions about these terms? Email hello@vardnir.com.