Terms of Service

The service

Smara is a native macOS application that builds a private, on-device knowledge graph from accounts and data sources you choose to connect, and answers questions about them using AI that runs locally on your Mac. Smara requires no account and operates without any Smara-run server; how your data is handled is described in our Privacy Policy, which is part of these terms.

Smara is currently offered through a design-partner program and is pre-release software: features may change, be added, or be removed, and the app is updated frequently.

License

Subject to these terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use Smara on Apple Silicon Macs you own or control (or, for enterprise deployments, on devices your organization manages), for your internal business or personal productivity use. Seat counts, fees, and deployment terms for organizations are set in the applicable enterprise agreement.

You may not:

• copy (except for reasonable backup), modify, or create derivative works of the app;
• reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, except to the extent applicable law permits it despite this restriction;
• sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or redistribute the app;
• remove or alter any proprietary notices in the app.

Your data and your responsibilities

• Your data stays yours. You retain all rights to the content Smara indexes on your device. We claim no ownership of it, and — by architecture — we never receive it.
• Connect only what you're allowed to. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to connect the accounts and data sources you connect, including under your employer's policies.
• Third-party terms apply. Connecting Google or Microsoft accounts is subject to those providers' own terms of service, and Smara's access is governed by the permissions you grant them.
• Lawful use only. You may not use Smara to violate any law or third-party right.

AI output

Smara's summaries, rankings, and answers are generated by an on-device AI model from your own data. Like all AI output, they can be incomplete or inaccurate. They are provided as a productivity aid, not professional advice — verify anything important against the underlying source, which Smara links wherever possible.

Intellectual property

The Smara application, this website, and the Smara name and brand are owned by Smara and protected by intellectual-property law. Except for the license above, these terms grant you no rights in them. The on-device AI models Smara downloads are licensed under their own upstream terms.

Disclaimer of warranties

Smara 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. Pre-release software in particular may contain defects. We do not warrant that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that its output will be accurate.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Smara will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, profits, or business, arising out of or related to your use of the app or website. Our total aggregate liability will not exceed the amount you paid for the app in the twelve months before the claim (or US $50 if you paid nothing). Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

Termination

You may stop using Smara at any time; deleting the app and its data is described in the Privacy Policy. We may suspend or terminate your license if you materially breach these terms. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitation of liability) survive.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the product evolves. Changes take effect when posted on this page with a revised effective date; material changes will be called out in the app's release notes. Continuing to use Smara after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. For users covered by an enterprise agreement, the governing law and venue in that agreement control.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Email support@usesmara.ai.