Terms of Use

Overview

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of the Simply Read website at www.simply-read.app (the “Website”) and the Simply Read app for iOS (the “App”, together the “Services”), provided by Nanotech Computers (Pty) Ltd (“Nanotech Computers”, “we”, “us”). By using the Services you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Services. We may update these Terms from time to time; your continued use after changes means you accept the updated Terms.

Who may use the Services

You may browse the Website freely. To use the App you need a compatible Apple device running iOS 17 or later; the full eye-tracking insights additionally need a TrueDepth (Face ID) camera and a 120Hz ProMotion display. The Services carry a 4+ age rating and are suitable for a general audience, including children; if you are a minor, you may use them with the involvement of a parent or guardian where required by law.

Licence to use the App

The App is licensed, not sold, to you. Subject to these Terms and the Apple Media Services and App Store terms, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to download and use the App on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, modify, reverse-engineer, distribute, or create derivative works from the Services except as permitted by law.

Acceptable use

You agree to use the Services lawfully and not to:

• break any applicable law or regulation;
• reverse-engineer, tamper with, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Services or their systems;
• interfere with or disrupt the Services; or
• infringe anyone’s intellectual-property or privacy rights.

Books you import

The App lets you import your own plain-text files to read. You are responsible for the files you import and confirm that you have the right to use them. Imported files are processed only on your device; we do not receive, store, or claim any ownership of them.

Built-in and Cloud Library books

The App includes a selection of public-domain works sourced from Project Gutenberg, provided for your personal reading within the App. The Cloud Library additionally offers a free, age-banded catalogue of public-domain books hosted on our own servers. Availability, age bands and the catalogue itself may change over time, and a book must be downloaded before it can be read offline.

Eye tracking and reading insights

Eye tracking is an optional feature that uses your device’s camera, with your permission, to analyse your eye movements while you read. You can decline camera access, and both reading modes work fully without it; you can also turn eye tracking off at any time in Settings.

As set out in the disclaimer above, any insight, screening indicator or Reading Profile the App produces is not a medical diagnosis and must not be treated as one. See our Privacy Policy for how eye-tracking data is processed.

Premium subscriptions, billing and trials

The core of Simply Read (guided and eBook reading, the built-in classics, the Cloud Library, Bionic Reading, paper tints, bookmarks and daily goals) is free. Simply Read Premium is optional and unlocks the full Reading Profile, your complete insights history, and the PDF specialist report. It is offered as an auto-renewing annual subscription with a free trial, or as a one-time lifetime purchase.

• Payment and renewal. The annual subscription is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically at US$29.99/yr unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
• Free trial. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. It converts to a paid subscription at the end of the trial unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends.
• Lifetime purchase. Pay US$59.99 once to unlock Premium permanently on your Apple ID. It is a non-consumable purchase, not a subscription, so there is nothing to renew or cancel.
• Managing and cancelling. Manage or cancel the annual subscription in Settings → your name → Subscriptions on your device, or from Apple’s manage subscriptions page. Deleting the App does not cancel a subscription.
• Price changes. We may change Premium’s prices from time to time. The App Store shows the current price before you buy or renew, and any increase to an active subscription only takes effect after Apple has notified you and given you the chance to cancel.
• Refunds. Purchases are processed by Apple, and refunds are handled by Apple under the App Store Terms of Service. Go to reportaproblem.apple.com to request one. We generally cannot grant refunds directly.
• Restoring purchases. Use Restore Purchases on the paywall or in Settings, signed in to the same Apple ID, to restore Premium on a new device at no extra charge.

Game Center

Signing in to Game Center is optional and is provided by Apple. If you turn it on, your achievement and leaderboard progress is submitted to Apple’s Game Center service under your Apple ID and governed by Apple’s own terms. We are not responsible for Game Center’s availability.

Intellectual property

The Services, including their software, design, and logos (other than third-party or public-domain content), are owned by Nanotech Computers or its licensors and are protected by South African and international intellectual-property laws. You may not reproduce or redistribute substantial parts of the Services without our written consent.

Third-party services and links

The Services rely on and link to third parties (such as Apple, RevenueCat, Amazon Web Services and Project Gutenberg) that have their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for third-party services, and your use of them is at your own risk and subject to their terms.

Disclaimers

The Services are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that any eye-tracking insight or screening indicator will be accurate.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Nanotech Computers and its affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of or inability to use the Services, including any reliance on their eye-tracking insights. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Nanotech Computers and its officers, employees, and agents from any claims, losses, and reasonable costs arising out of your misuse of the Services or your breach of these Terms.

Termination

We may suspend or end your access to the Services at any time, with or without notice, including if you breach these Terms. On termination, your licence to use the App ends and you must stop using the Services.

Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of South Africa. We will try to resolve any dispute informally first: please contact us. If a dispute is not resolved within 30 days, it will be referred to arbitration under the rules of the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA), held in South Africa in English, except that either party may bring a claim in a competent South African court where permitted by law.

Apple App Store: additional terms

The following terms apply to the App obtained from the Apple App Store and prevail over any conflicting terms above to the extent of the conflict:

• These Terms are between you and Nanotech Computers only, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the App or its content.
• Your licence to use the App is a non-transferable licence to use it on any Apple-branded device that you own or control, as permitted by the App Store Terms of Service.
• Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App; we are solely responsible for support.
• If the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price (if any) you paid. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation for the App.
• We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims relating to the App, including product-liability, legal or regulatory non-compliance, and consumer-protection claims.
• You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as “terrorist-supporting”, and that you are not on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

Contact

Nanotech Computers (Pty) Ltd (registration 2017/122030/07), South Africa. Questions about these Terms? Contact us at privacy@nanotech-computers.com.