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End User License Agreement (EULA)

Effective: 2026-10-11 · Version 1.8

By installing, running, or otherwise using Amharic Captions Pro ("the Software"), you agree to this End User License Agreement withKALEB TEGEGEN ("the Licensor").

1. Grant of license

The Licensor grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal right to install and use the Software on a single licensed installation, subject to the terms below. You choose the term when you buy: Forever (ETB 2,500, one payment), 1 month (ETB 500) or 2 months (ETB 900). A 1- or 2-month license ends 30 or 60 days after your payment is approved (a renewal adds to the current end); it never renews or charges by itself. When you buy Forever after a monthly plan, what you paid for the monthly plans is deducted (you pay at least ETB 500). If the seller explicitly issues a dated key before approval, that disclosed expiry applies.

2. License boundary

Each license key is bound to a random installation identifier stored in your user profile. This is a file-bound license, not a hardware attestation or TPM-backed lock. Do not copy the identity/license files or share them with another person. A second licensed installation requires a second key.

3. Free trial

Before buying you may get free minutes of transcription (30 minutes unless we announce otherwise) from our Telegram bot, so you can test the Software on your own videos. One free trial per Telegram account and per computer; minutes are counted by the length of the audio, and a longer video is transcribed only up to the minutes left. We may pause or change the free trial, and refuse it where we see abuse. No card is needed.

4. Restrictions

You may not, and may not allow others to:

• redistribute, resell, sub-license, rent or lend the Software, its installer, or a recycled license key;
• copy, modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Software (except as allowed by law);
• use unauthorized or forged keys, or share one key across several computers (see §5).

5. Deactivation

The Licensor may refuse or revoke a license key if it was obtained or used improperly — for example fraud, a chargeback, a refund abuse, or a key repeatedly used across installations. Revocation is communicated to the key holder by Telegram. Online checks can enforce revocation; an already-issued offline lease may remain usable until the client next contacts the license server. Legitimate keys are not revoked.

6. Transcription accuracy

Transcription is produced on your machine by speech-recognition models. Accuracy depends on audio quality, speaker, accent, background noise, music and reverberation, and captions may require substantial correction. Transcripts are drafts: you are responsible for reviewing and correcting every caption before publishing.

7. No warranty

The Software is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The Licensor does not warrant that the Software will be uninterrupted, error-free, or produce captions without defects.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Licensor shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, including lost profits or lost data, arising from the use of the Software. This applies even if the Licensor was advised of the possibility of such damages.

9. Taxes and payment

Payment is made by bank transfer to KALEB TEGEGEN (CBE 1000504159977 · Abyssinia 402393939 · Zemen 1031111343277015). Only keys delivered through the official channel (@AmharicCaptionsBot) are recognized by the Software. Never pay anyone presenting other accounts; the official accounts above never change without a public notice on this website.

10. Governing law

This agreement is governed by the laws of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Contact for any question: Telegram @sumpak6.

Privacy policy

Effective: 2026-10-11 · Version 1.8

What transcription never does

All speech recognition, language correction and caption placement happen entirely on your own computer. Your audio, video, footage, transcripts, project files and captions never leave your machine and are never uploaded to any server. You do not need internet to transcribe.

What the Software does send

• License activation. When you activate a key, the Software sends your Machine ID and the key to the license server to confirm the key belongs to this installation. The server also re-derives the key’s cryptographic signature — this is how forged or stolen keys are rejected. The license is file-bound, not a hardware attestation; do not share the identity/license files. Since version 1.10.1 each license check also sends a short computer fingerprint (an 8-character code calculated from your user name, home folder and operating system — the name itself is never sent). It lets the server tell one buyer whose internet address changes from a license copied to other computers. Since 1.10.4 the same code is sent with free-trial requests, so free trials belong to the computer and do not come back when the Machine ID file is deleted.
• Usage beacon. When the panel opens, it may send your application version, a pseudonymous Machine ID, origin, and network source information to the license server. It is used to count installs, detect abuse, and support version diagnostics. It does not contain audio, text, or transcripts. Telemetry retention is bounded separately from license records.
• Anonymous step counts. Since version 1.10.2 the Software reports a few fixed steps — for example “opened”, “model download failed”, “pressed Make captions” or the type of an error — at most once per computer per day, with the app, operating system and version. No Machine ID, name, audio or text is sent with them, and the server keeps only daily totals per country (no IP address), for 120 days. They show where people get stuck so it can be fixed.
• Free trial (1.10.7+). When you take the free minutes in our Telegram bot, your Telegram account (its numeric ID and @username or first name) is linked to your Machine ID and computer fingerprint, so each account and computer gets one trial; we may send you one message when the minutes are used up. Each free job reports the length of its audio in seconds (never the audio itself). Trial records may be retained as pseudonymous abuse-prevention records.
• Problem report (1.10.11+). Only when you press “Send problem report” after a failed run, the program sends the error, the last lines of its log (your home folder, license keys and tickets removed), the program version, your operating system, memory and processor count, and your Machine ID to our server, which forwards it to us so we can fix the problem. No video, audio or captions are sent, and the report is not stored.
• Feedback (1.10.12+). When you send a message with “💡 Ideas”, it goes to us with your Machine ID, the program version, whether you are licensed or on the free trial, and the Telegram username you typed (optional), so we can reply. It is not stored on our server.

What is stored and where

License data lives on Cloudflare’s platform (Workers + D1 database): Machine ID, license key, order record (name/nickname, account used, amount), Telegram account identifiers, and source IPs for fraud detection. Order history, webhook idempotency records, and short-lived telemetry are pruned separately; license and trial-abuse records may be retained while needed to support or protect an active license. A minimal sales record (order number, date, amount and Machine ID — no screenshot, name or Telegram account) is kept for accounting. If you take part in the referral programme, we also store who invited whom (Telegram account ids), the rewards, and the payout account you enter (bank, account number and name) so rewards can be paid. We do not sell your data. Service providers include Cloudflare, Vercel (website hosting), and Telegram (ordering and support).

Local identity storage

Your Machine ID is stored in a small file in your user profile and in the panel’s local storage; it is a random installation identifier. A hashed fingerprint of your username, home-directory path, and platform is stored locally to help detect a copied profile. That fingerprint is not sent to any server and never leaves your machine.

Deletion & your rights

You may request deletion or correction of your license/order record at any time by messaging @sumpak6 on Telegram. Removing your data deactivates the associated license key.

Refund policy

Effective: 2026-10-11 · Version 1.8

Digital goods — replacement first

The product is a digital license key delivered by bot after payment, so it is generally a final sale. That said, we stand behind it:

• 14-day money-back. If the Software does not work on your machine (key fails activation, panel will not load, or a supported Premiere version is not recognized) and we cannot resolve it within a reasonable time, you get a full refund. Ask within 14 days of purchase on @sumpak6, quoting your order.
• Refunds are paid by the same payment method and to the same account the payment came from. A refunded key is permanently deactivated.
• Not covered: captions rejected for accuracy on extreme audio quality (see EULA §6), lost or reused keys, keys bought from resellers or unofficial channels, or remorse after successful installation.

Questions? Message @sumpak6, or read the FAQ.

Referral programme

Effective: 2026-10-11 · Version 1.8

• The programme runs only while it is switched on. The current friend discount and reward are shown in the bot (/invite). We may change the amounts or end the programme at any time; a change never affects an order that was already placed.
• Only customers with an active license receive a personal link. The first link a new customer opens decides who referred them. Existing customers, your own link and your own computer do not qualify.
• A reward is earned when the referred customer’s payment is approved. It becomes payable after the waiting period (currently 14 days, the refund window) and is sent by bank transfer, usually once a month, to the payout account you register in the bot.
• If the referred license is refunded or revoked before the reward is paid, the reward is cancelled. Rewards earned before the programme ends are still paid.
• Rewards obtained through fake accounts, self-referral or other abuse are cancelled, and the license may be revoked (EULA §5).
• Partner links (for groups, channels and creators) follow these same rules but may carry their own discount and reward, agreed with the partner and shown on the partner’s page in the bot.