Rhythm Journal · Melaku Digital Inc. (Ontario, Canada) · Last updated: July 26, 2026
Rhythm Journal ("the app") is provided by Melaku Digital Inc. ("we," "us," "Melaku Digital"). Your use of the app is governed by Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the "Standard EULA"), together with these Additional Terms of Use, which supplement it. If you do not agree to both, please do not use the app. You can read Apple's Standard EULA at apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. Where these Additional Terms address a topic not covered by the Standard EULA, these Additional Terms apply.
These Additional Terms are between you and Melaku Digital only, and not with Apple. Melaku Digital, not Apple, is solely responsible for the app and its content. Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance or support services for the app.
You must be at least 14 years old to use Rhythm Journal. If you have not reached the age of majority where you live, a parent or legal guardian must review and agree to these Additional Terms on your behalf. Cloud-based third-party AI features are unavailable to minors unless the selected provider permits their use and any required parental or guardian consent has been obtained; do not enable those features unless that requirement is met.
Subject to the Standard EULA, Melaku Digital grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use Rhythm Journal on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, for personal, non-commercial purposes, in accordance with the Usage Rules in Apple's App Store terms.
You own all journal entries, notes, drawings, recordings, transcriptions, and other content you create in Rhythm Journal. We claim no ownership of your content. Because the app keeps your content on your device (and in your own iCloud if you enable sync), and we do not operate a server that receives it, we do not use, sell, or share it.
You agree to use the app only for lawful, personal purposes; not to attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, copy (except as the Standard EULA permits), or redistribute the app; and not to use any AI feature for unlawful purposes or to generate unlawful content. You are responsible for your own use of the app and for the content you create with it.
Rhythm Journal is a journaling and personal-organization tool. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical, psychological, mental-health, financial, legal, or other professional advice. Mood tracking, insights, correlations, transcriptions, and AI-generated content may be incomplete or inaccurate and must not be relied upon for diagnosis, treatment, or important decisions. The app is not an emergency service. If you are in crisis or need help, contact a qualified professional or your local emergency services.
Recording and transcription happen on your device. Recorded audio is saved as a file on your device (protected by iOS file-protection encryption, and in your personal iCloud only if you enable sync) so you can play it back and re-transcribe it; it is not sent to us and is deleted when you delete the entry. Transcription is provided by Apple's Speech framework and may contain errors — you are responsible for reviewing the text. You are solely responsible for obtaining any consent required by the laws of your area before recording other people.
Scanning uses your device camera or photo library to capture images. Text recognition is performed on your device using Apple's Vision framework; the images and parsed data are not sent to us. You are responsible for any legal obligations that apply to storing receipts or documents in your area.
On supported devices, optional AI features run on-device. You may also connect your own third-party AI provider using your own API key. If you do, your use of that provider is governed by that provider's terms and pricing, you are responsible for any costs you incur and for your own compliance with its terms, and you use it at your own risk. This option is disabled by default. AI output may be inaccurate and should be reviewed before you rely on it.
When you export or share content (for example, a PDF of an entry or a "Life Book"), the exported file leaves the protection of the app — it is no longer covered by the app lock, and you are responsible for how it is stored, shared, or transmitted after that. If others have access to your unlocked device, they may be able to see content that is not individually locked. Choose your device passcode and app-lock settings accordingly.
Rhythm Journal is free to use today. We may offer optional paid features in the future. The features, price, billing period, and any automatic-renewal or trial terms of any paid offering will be shown clearly before you purchase. Purchases and subscriptions are processed by Apple through the App Store and are also subject to Apple's applicable terms and refund procedures; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and can be managed or cancelled in your Apple ID settings.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the app is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, except for any warranties that cannot be excluded under applicable consumer-protection law. We do not warrant that the app will be error-free or uninterrupted, or that any AI-generated or transcribed content will be accurate, complete, or useful.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Melaku Digital will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, arising out of your use of or inability to use the app or your reliance on AI-generated or transcribed content. Nothing in these Additional Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
You are responsible for backing up your own data. Because your journal lives on your device (and your personal iCloud), we strongly recommend enabling iCloud sync to help prevent loss if your device is lost or damaged. Deleting the app before your data has synced to iCloud can result in permanent loss.
The following apply because Rhythm Journal is distributed through the App Store:
If you send us ideas or feedback about the app, you agree we may use it to improve our products without any obligation or payment to you.
The app, its design, and the "Rhythm Journal" name and logo are owned by Melaku Digital. These Additional Terms do not grant you any rights in our trademarks or intellectual property except the limited licence to use the app described above.
These Additional Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Ontario, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules.
If a dispute arises, you and Melaku Digital will first make reasonable efforts to resolve it informally by contacting each other and allowing at least 30 days of good-faith negotiation. Nothing in these Additional Terms limits any non-waivable consumer right, remedy, jurisdiction, or forum available to you under the laws of the place where you reside — including your right to bring a claim in court. After a dispute has arisen, you and Melaku Digital may, if we both agree, choose to resolve it through mediation or arbitration; we do not require you to agree to arbitration in advance.
Your statutory rights are preserved. Nothing in these Additional Terms waives, limits, or excludes any right or remedy you have under consumer-protection legislation that cannot be waived or excluded by contract, including Ontario's Consumer Protection Act, 2002, Quebec's Consumer Protection Act, and equivalent legislation in other provinces.
We may update these Additional Terms from time to time and will provide notice through the app or website. For material changes, where the law requires it, we will seek your acceptance before they take effect. If you do not agree to a change, please stop using the app.
If any provision of these Additional Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these Additional Terms; we may assign them to an affiliate or successor. Together with Apple's Standard EULA and our Privacy Policy, these Additional Terms are the entire agreement between you and Melaku Digital regarding the app. The provisions that by their nature should survive termination (including ownership, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and dispute resolution) will survive.
Melaku Digital Inc.
PO Box 62066, North York, ON M4A 2W1, Canada
admin@rhythmjournal.app