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Terms of Service

Effective: August 12, 2026 (beta)

These terms are an agreement between you and Arosti (“we”, “us”) covering the Arosti iOS app and the arosti.app website (together, the “service”). By using the service you agree to these terms. Like our privacy policy, they are written to be read.

What Arosti is

Arosti is a personal coffee discovery service: it learns your taste from the coffees you rate and predicts how well other coffees are likely to fit you. It is currently in beta — features will change, and things will occasionally break.

Your account

You can use the app without an account; your data then lives only on your device. If you create an account, keep your credentials to yourself and tell us if you believe someone else has used them. You must be at least 13 to use the service.

Your content

Your ratings, notes, favorites, scans, and photos are yours. By using the scan feature you grant us the license described in our Privacy Policy — in short: we may use scan photos and scan‑derived facts to operate and improve the service, including unattributed, curated product imagery and catalog knowledge shared with other users. That section of the privacy policy is part of these terms.

Don’t submit content you don’t have the right to share, and don’t use the service to store anything unlawful.

Predictions are informed opinions

Match labels, predicted fit, confidence levels, and taste profiles are estimates computed from limited evidence. They are decision support, not guarantees — sometimes a predicted Excellent match will disappoint you, and a Weak match will surprise you (rating either teaches Arosti the most).

Read the physical label for anything that matters medically or dietarily. Arosti reads packaging with AI and can misread it. Do not rely on Arosti for decaf status, caffeine content, allergens, or any health‑related decision.

Buying coffee

“Get this coffee” links take you to third‑party sellers. Your purchase is with the seller, on the seller’s terms — we are not a party to it and are not responsible for the seller’s products, prices, or fulfillment. Some links may earn us a commission. Affiliate links are always labeled, and commercial incentives never influence match scores or rankings.

The catalog

Arosti’s coffee catalog is assembled from labels, public product information, and user scans. We work to keep it accurate, but roasters change their coffees and labels can be misread — catalog information is provided as‑is. You can report wrong information from inside the app (Profile → Send Feedback).

Using the app

We grant you a personal, non‑exclusive, non‑transferable license to use the app on Apple‑branded devices you own or control, per the App Store terms. Don’t reverse engineer the service, scrape or bulk‑extract the catalog, probe or abuse our infrastructure, resell access, or use the service to build a competing dataset.

If you send us feedback or ideas, we can use them without obligation to you — that’s what feedback is for.

Our content

The Arosti name, bean mark, app, website, catalog compilation, and taste‑model outputs are protected by intellectual‑property law and belong to us or our licensors. These terms don’t transfer any of that to you beyond the license above.

Beta realities

During beta the service is free. If we introduce paid features, we’ll show you the price and any additional terms before you pay — nothing becomes paid silently. We may add, change, or remove features, and we may suspend or discontinue the service; your data controls are described in the privacy policy, and account deletion is always available in the app.

Ending things

You can stop using Arosti any time, and delete your account and data from inside the app (Profile → Delete Account & Data). We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms or abuse the service; where practical we’ll tell you why. Sections of these terms that by their nature should survive termination (your content license, our IP, disclaimers, liability limits) survive.

Disclaimers

The service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied — including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non‑infringement. We don’t promise the service will be uninterrupted, error‑free, or that predictions will match your experience. Some jurisdictions don’t allow certain warranty disclaimers, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or lost profits or data, arising from your use of the service. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the greater of $50 or the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim. Some jurisdictions don’t allow these limits, so they may not fully apply to you.

Apple

These terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple has no obligation to provide support or maintenance for the app and is not responsible for any product claims, IP claims, or legal compliance relating to it. Apple and its subsidiaries are third‑party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you. Your use of the app must also comply with the App Store Terms of Service (and, during beta, TestFlight’s terms).

Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by California law, without regard to its conflict‑of‑law rules. If we have a dispute, contact us first — most things resolve with an email. Disputes that can’t be resolved informally belong to the state or federal courts of California, and you and we each consent to their jurisdiction. You may also use small claims court where eligible.

Changes

If these terms change materially, the app will tell you before the change applies to you. The effective date above always reflects the current version.

Contact

Questions: [email protected].