These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and GardenPlan (“we”, “our”, or “us”) governing your use of the GardenPlan mobile application on iOS and Android, the website at gardenplan.cc, and any related services (together, the “Service”). By downloading, installing, or using GardenPlan, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
Notice for U.S. residents: Section 16 contains a binding individual-arbitration clause and class-action waiver that affects how disputes between you and GardenPlan are resolved.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to use GardenPlan. If you are between 13 and the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, you confirm that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and accepted these Terms on your behalf.
2. License to use the app
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download and use the GardenPlan app on devices that you own or control, for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not (a) reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from the app; (b) copy, modify, or create derivative works; (c) rent, lease, sell, or sublicense the app; or (d) remove proprietary notices.
3. Your content
Your gardens, plant entries, photos, notes, and other content you create (“Your Content”) remain yours. You grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to host, store, process, and display Your Content solely as needed to operate the Service for you. We do not use Your Content to train AI models, we do not share Your Content with advertisers, and we do not sell it.
You are solely responsible for Your Content and represent that you have the rights necessary to upload it.
4. Subscriptions, free trials, and purchases
GardenPlan offers a paid “GardenPlan Pro” tier with three plans. Prices, currencies, and free-trial durations are determined by Apple and Google for your region and are shown on the in-app paywall before purchase. As of the “Last updated” date, our base plans are:
- Weekly — auto-renewable subscription, billed weekly. Indicative price: USD $5.99 / week.
- Annual — auto-renewable subscription, billed yearly, including a 3-day free trial for new subscribers. Indicative price: USD $29.99 / year after the free trial.
- Lifetime — one-time, non-recurring purchase that unlocks all features for the lifetime of the GardenPlan service on your store account. Indicative price: USD $79.99.
4.1 Auto-renewal terms (auto-renewable subscriptions)
- Payment will be charged to your Apple ID or Google account at confirmation of purchase.
- Your subscription automatically renews for the same period at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
- Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price shown at purchase.
- Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off by going to your store account settings (iOS: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions; Android: Google Play → Subscriptions) at any time after purchase.
- Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable.
- Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription — you must cancel through your store account.
4.2 Free trial eligibility
Free trials are available to new subscribers only and are governed by Apple’s and Google’s eligibility rules. Apple and Google may determine that you are ineligible for a free trial (for example, because you have previously subscribed to GardenPlan); in that case, you will be charged at the regular price.
4.3 What Pro unlocks
“GardenPlan Pro” unlocks unlimited garden plans, AI plant identification, smart care reminders, the full plant library, hyperlocal weather alerts, and any future features designated as Pro features. The free version of the app remains usable with reduced limits.
4.4 Restoring purchases
You can restore previously purchased subscriptions or the Lifetime purchase from any device signed in to the same Apple ID or Google account by tapping Restore Purchases on the paywall or in Settings.
4.5 Refunds
All purchases are processed by Apple or Google, and refund requests are handled by them according to their published policies:
- Apple — reportaproblem.apple.com
- Google — Google Play refund policy
We will help where we can, but we cannot directly process refunds for purchases made through Apple or Google.
4.6 Price changes
We may change subscription prices for future billing periods. If we increase the price of your active subscription, Apple or Google will notify you and ask for your consent before the next renewal, in accordance with their platform rules. If you do not consent, your subscription will not auto-renew at the new price.
5. Apple’s Standard EULA
Your license to use GardenPlan on iOS is also governed by Apple’s Licensed Application End User License Agreement, available at apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula (the “Apple EULA”). To the extent of any conflict between these Terms and the Apple EULA with respect to use of the app on iOS, the more restrictive terms apply.
6. Apple as third-party beneficiary
You and we acknowledge that these Terms are between you and GardenPlan only, not with Apple, and that Apple is not responsible for the Service or its content. Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the app. In the event of any failure of the iOS app to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price for the app to you (if any); to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the app. You and we acknowledge that Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and that upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.
7. AI features and accuracy disclaimer
GardenPlan uses machine-learning models to identify plants and diagnose plant-health issues from photos you submit. These models can be wrong. GardenPlan is provided for informational and recreational gardening purposes only and is not medical, veterinary, agricultural, or professional advice. In particular, you must not rely on GardenPlan to determine whether a plant or part of a plant is safe to eat, edible, medicinal, or non-toxic to humans, pets, or livestock. Always consult a qualified expert and a second source before consuming or applying anything you grow or forage.
8. Acceptable use
You agree not to use the Service to:
- Violate any law or third-party right.
- Upload content that is illegal, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or that infringes intellectual property.
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, scrape, or otherwise attempt to extract source code, models, or non-public data from the Service.
- Use automated means (bots, scripts) to access the Service in a way that materially exceeds normal human use, or to abuse free trials or promotional offers.
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service or any servers or networks it runs on.
- Use the Service to develop a competing product or to train a competing AI model.
9. Intellectual property
The Service, including its software, designs, graphics, plant catalog text and imagery (other than Your Content), and trademarks such as “GardenPlan,” are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by intellectual-property laws. Nothing in these Terms transfers any of those rights to you except for the limited license expressly granted in Section 2.
10. Third-party services
The Service integrates with third-party providers including Apple, Google, RevenueCat, Supabase, OpenAI, and Open-Meteo. Your use of those providers’ services is also governed by their own terms and privacy policies, listed in our Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for third-party services.
11. Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time by deleting the app and cancelling any active subscription through your store account. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service if you violate these Terms or use the Service in a way that creates legal, regulatory, or security risk for us or other users. On termination, Sections 3 (final sentence), 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 will survive.
12. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR CROPS WILL GROW, THAT HARVESTS WILL SUCCEED, THAT PLANT-IDENTIFICATION OR DIAGNOSIS RESULTS WILL BE CORRECT, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
13. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL GARDENPLAN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, CROPS, OR PLANTS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. Our total aggregate liability arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amounts you paid us for the Service in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) USD $50.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions, the above limitations apply to you only to the extent permitted by law.
14. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold GardenPlan harmless from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to (a) Your Content, (b) your use of the Service in violation of these Terms, or (c) your violation of any law or third-party right.
15. Governing law
These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Service are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which GardenPlan is established, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
16. Dispute resolution; arbitration; class-action waiver
Informal resolution. Before filing any formal proceeding, you agree to first contact us at support@gardenplan.cc with a written description of your dispute, and to make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.
Binding arbitration. If we cannot resolve the dispute informally and you reside in the United States, any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by final and binding individual arbitration, not in court, except that either party may bring an individual action in small-claims court. Arbitration will be administered by a recognized arbitration provider on its consumer-arbitration rules.
Class-action waiver. You and GardenPlan agree that any dispute will be brought in your or our individual capacity only — not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, collective, consolidated, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.
30-day opt-out. You may opt out of this Section 16 by sending a signed letter or email to support@gardenplan.cc within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating that you opt out of arbitration and including your name, address, and the email address associated with your account.
Nothing in this Section 16 limits any rights you may have that cannot be waived under applicable law.
17. Export controls and sanctions
You may not use the Service in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo, or while you are listed on a U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You represent that you are not located in such a country and are not on any such list.
18. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. If changes are material, we will notify you in the app and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
19. Miscellaneous
- Entire agreement. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and (on iOS) the Apple EULA, are the entire agreement between you and GardenPlan regarding the Service.
- Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
- No waiver. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
- Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
- Force majeure. We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
- Notices. We may give notice via the app, our website, or email. You may give notice to us at support@gardenplan.cc.
20. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email support@gardenplan.cc.