Terms of Use

Effective date: October 30, 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of Ruby — Audio Guide (“the App”), developed by Tigran Barseghyan (“we”, “us”), on iPhone (App Store) and on Android (Google Play). By downloading or using the App you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. License

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App, and to listen to the guides you have obtained through it, on devices that you own or control, for your own personal, non-commercial use, in accordance with these Terms and with the terms of the store you obtained it from: Apple’s Media Services Terms and Conditions on iPhone, and the Google Play Terms of Service on Android.

2. Purchases: one-time, no subscription

• The App offers one-time purchases: individual guides, and an “All Guides” unlock covering the whole library. There are no subscriptions. Nothing renews and nothing expires.
• Payment is charged to your Apple Account (iPhone) or your Google Play account (Android) at confirmation of purchase. Prices are shown in the App before you buy.
• “All Guides” includes guides added to the library in later versions of the App, for as long as the App remains available. It does not entitle you to any separate app we may publish in future.
• Purchases can be restored on any device signed in to the same Apple Account or Google account using Settings → Purchases → Restore. Purchases made on one platform do not carry over to the other.
• Deleting a downloaded guide to free space does not revoke your purchase. The guide stays in your library and can be downloaded again at no further cost.
• Refunds are handled exclusively by Apple or Google under their own policies; we cannot issue refunds directly.

3. Content and availability

• Guides are downloaded over the internet. A connection is required to obtain a guide; playback afterwards is offline.
• We may add, update, correct or withdraw individual guides, and we may change which languages are offered. We aim to keep everything you have purchased available for download, but we cannot guarantee that any particular guide remains available indefinitely.
• Downloads are served through a verification service that checks the App’s integrity and your entitlement. Attempts to bypass it are a breach of these Terms.

4. Accuracy: informational, not navigational

The guides are provided for cultural, historical and informational purposes only. Historical accounts, dates and attributions reflect commonly published sources and may be simplified, contested among scholars, or superseded. Practical details (opening hours, prices, transport, road conditions, cable car operation) change without notice and are not verified in real time.

The App is not a navigation tool. It does not track your location or provide routing. Do not rely on it for navigation, driving, hiking, emergency or safety-of-life purposes. Always follow official signage, local guidance and site staff.

Several sites described are active places of worship. Access, dress codes and photography rules are set by the institutions themselves and may change.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to: copy, extract, re-record, redistribute, broadcast, publicly perform, or make available the audio, text or images from the App; use them in any commercial tour, product or service; reverse engineer, decompile or modify the App except as permitted by law; circumvent or attempt to circumvent the App’s download verification, attestation or purchase checks; or use the App in violation of any applicable law.

6. Intellectual property

The App, including its design, code, recordings, narration, written guide text and photography, is owned by us or used with permission, and is protected by copyright and other laws. Your purchase grants the personal listening license in section 1. It does not transfer ownership of any content or grant any right to redistribute it.

7. Third-party services

The App uses Google Firebase to deliver its catalogue and audio and to collect anonymous usage analytics; Apple’s App Store and Google Play to process purchases; Apple App Attest and Google Play Integrity to verify downloads; and Apple Maps or Google Maps to show where each place is. The Open in Maps feature hands a place’s coordinates to whichever map app you choose. We are not responsible for the availability, accuracy or conduct of third-party services, which are governed by their own terms.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

The App is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that any guide will be available at a given time.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, or any loss of data, profits or goodwill, arising from your use of or inability to use the App. Our total liability for any claim relating to the App shall not exceed the amount you paid for the App and its in-app purchases in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under the mandatory law of your country of residence.

10. Termination

These Terms are effective until terminated. Your rights under these Terms end automatically if you fail to comply with them. Upon termination you must stop using the App and delete it.

11. Apple (iPhone)

If you obtained the App from the App Store: these Terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple has no obligation to provide support or maintenance for the App. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims relating to the App. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and have the right to enforce them against you.

12. Google Play (Android)

If you obtained the App from Google Play: these Terms are between you and us, not Google. Your use of Google Play, including purchases and refunds, is also governed by the Google Play Terms of Service. Where these Terms conflict with them in respect of Google Play itself, the Google Play Terms of Service prevail.

13. Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version, with its effective date, will always be available at this page. Continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

14. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the country of the developer’s residence, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where the mandatory consumer-protection law of your country of residence applies.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms: developer.barseghyan@gmail.com