Ishmael Terms of Use

Updated Oct 10, 2026

The Ishmael iOS app (the “App”) is made available by Kevin Donnelly (“we”, “us”, “our”) to the person using it (“you”, “your”), subject to these Terms of Use (the “Terms”). By downloading or using the App, you agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, please do not use the App.

You must be old enough to agree to these Terms where you live, or have a parent or guardian agree to them for you.

Your license to the App is governed by Apple’s Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the “Apple EULA”). These Terms add to the Apple EULA. If the two conflict about the license itself, the Apple EULA controls.

Our Privacy Policy explains what information we collect. It is not part of these Terms.

If you are a consumer, nothing in these Terms affects rights you have under the law of the country or state where you live that cannot be changed by contract.

Purchases and refunds

Some books and content in the App are available only as in-app purchases. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at the confirmation of purchase. Purchases are one-time unlocks, not subscriptions, and are tied to your Apple Account; the App has no accounts of its own. You may restore past purchases on any device signed in to the same Apple Account.

Purchases are made through Apple, and refund requests are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. We cannot issue refunds ourselves.

We may change prices and add, update, or remove content in the App, including the text, art, and formatting of books, at any time.

Books and imported books

The texts of the books offered in the App are in the public domain. Nothing in these Terms limits what the public domain allows you to do with those texts.

If you import a book into the App, you are solely responsible for having the right to read and use it. Do not use the App to read or share material you have no right to use. We do not review, monitor, or have access to imported books, and we are not liable for them.

Pages you create

We claim no ownership of, and accept no liability for, pages and backgrounds created or exported with the App, whether generated procedurally or made by you. You may use them for any purpose, subject to the license of any third-party artwork they include, and are solely responsible for doing so.

Some artwork in the App is under a Creative Commons license, such as CC BY or CC BY-SA, that requires you to credit the source, link to the license, and, for CC BY-SA, share any adaptation under the same license. The App shows each image’s source and license on its attribution screen. If you export or share a page that includes third-party artwork, you are responsible for meeting that artwork’s license.

Emoji in exported pages are drawn from your device’s system font and belong to that font’s owner. Commercial use of them is subject to that owner’s terms.

Proprietary rights

The App’s software and design are our property and are protected by copyright and other laws. This does not include the public domain texts, third-party artwork, or pages you create.

Ishmael, the Ishmael logo, and the look of the App are our trademarks and trade dress. You may not use them to suggest that we endorse or made something we did not. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in these Terms.

Your feedback to us

If you send us feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the App, you confirm you have the right to share them, and you grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, and otherwise exploit them without restriction or obligation to you.

Links to other websites

The App links to third-party websites and services, including the sources credited for its artwork, that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party website or service, and shall not be liable for any damage or loss caused by your use of them.

Termination

Your rights under these Terms end automatically if you breach them. We may discontinue the App at any time, and we shall not be liable to you or to any third party for doing so.

Disclaimer of warranties

THE APP AND ALL CONTENT AVAILABLE IN IT ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (a) THE APP WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (b) THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE; (c) ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING BOOK TEXT AND ARTWORK ATTRIBUTIONS, WILL BE ACCURATE OR COMPLETE; OR (d) ANY ERRORS IN THE APP WILL BE CORRECTED. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS ANY WARRANTY OR RIGHT THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY LAW.

Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR READING PROGRESS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE APP OR THESE TERMS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE APP OR THESE TERMS IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR IN-APP PURCHASES IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE AND (B) $100 USD. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES OR LIMITS LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY LAW, INCLUDING LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, FOR FRAUD, OR UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED.

Applicable law and disputes

The App is controlled by us from the United States of America. These Terms and any dispute about the App are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois and controlling U.S. federal law, without regard to conflicts of laws rules. If you have a dispute with us, contact us at support@ishmael.fun first, and we will try to resolve it informally within 60 days. If we cannot, any claim will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois, and you and we consent to their jurisdiction. This does not take away any right your local law gives you to bring a claim where you live, and either of us may bring a qualifying claim in small claims court.

General

These Terms and the Apple EULA are the entire agreement between you and us about the App. If any provision of the Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be interpreted to accomplish its objectives to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of the Terms is not a waiver of it. We may assign these Terms to a successor that takes over the App; you may not assign them. The sections on pages you create, proprietary rights, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and disputes survive the end of these Terms. If the Terms are translated, the original English text prevails in a dispute.

Changes to these Terms

We may change these Terms to reflect changes in the App, the law, or our business. We will post the revised Terms at ishmael.fun/terms and update the date at the top, and we will note a material change in the App’s release notes. Changes do not apply to a dispute that arose before they took effect. If you do not agree to a change, stop using the App; continuing to use it after the change takes effect means you accept it.

Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, email support@ishmael.fun