This User Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “This Agreement”) is a legally binding agreement between Users (hereinafter referred to as “Users”) and the operators of the Jotted Notebook Software (hereinafter referred to as “This Software”) regarding the use of this Software in accordance with the International Common Law Guidelines and EU GDPR-related compliance requirements, applicable to all users worldwide using this Software, and not involving any specific legal constraints of any particular country or region (except as expressly stipulated in this Agreement). By downloading, installing, registering, and using this Software, Users are deemed to have fully read, understood, and voluntarily accepted all the terms and constraints of this Agreement. Users who do not agree with any of the terms of this agreement should immediately stop downloading, installing and using this Software. If you have any questions, complaints or suggestions, you can contact the operator by contacting the email address malteanu@novoparcdoi.com.
1. User eligibility and account management
1.1 User eligibility
1.1.1 Users should have full civil conduct ability and be able to independently bear all legal responsibility arising from using this Software; if the user is a minor (usually meaning under 18 years of age) and needs to use this Software under the consent and supervision of their legal guardian, the legal guardian should assume the corresponding custody responsibility in accordance with the international general civil conduct ability related regulations.
1.1.2 Users promise that the information provided at the time of their registration (including but not limited to name, email address) is authentic, accurate, complete, does not contain false or misleading statements, and complies with the legal requirements of the country or region where they are located, does not register accounts using other person‘s identity information or false information, does not create accounts through automated means (such as robotics), and strictly complies with the legality principles of account registration.
1.1.3 The operator has the right to verify the user‘s registration information, discover false information, illegal registration, malicious registration, have the right to suspend or cancel the user’s account, and not assume any liability for compensation, while reserving the right to pursue the user’s relevant legal liability.
1.2 Account Management
1.2.1 Users should safeguard their account information (including username, password, linked mailbox, etc.) and take full responsibility for all operations under the account. The operator will not be liable for any losses resulting from user account disclosure or theft. Users are responsible for managing the security of their account.
1.2.2 Users are not allowed to lease, lend, transfer, or sell their accounts to third parties. If any such behavior results in the account being hijacked, information being leaked, or other irregularities, the user assumes full responsibility and the operator has the right to suspend or terminate the account without refunding any paid fees (if any).
1.2.3 If a user discovers an account anomaly (e.g., theft, unusual login, information tampering), they should immediately notify the operator through the contact email provided in this Ordinance. The operator will promptly take measures based on the information provided by the user, such as verification, freezing of the account, modification of the account information, etc., to minimize user losses as much as possible, but will not bear any expanded losses caused by user failure to notify promptly.
2. Software Usage Specifications
2.1 Legal Use Requirements
2.1.1 When users use the Software, they must strictly comply with the laws and regulations of their country or region, international conventions, and public procedures, and must not use the Software to engage in any illegal or unlawful activities, and must not violate the International Common Guidelines for the Distribution and Use of Content.
2.1.2 Users may not use this Software to create, edit, store, or disseminate illegal, vulgar, violent, terrorist, discriminatory, libelous, false, misleading content, not to disseminate notes that violate other people‘s legitimate interests such as intellectual property, portrait rights, reputation rights, and privacy rights, and not to store or disseminate illegal content involving child exploitation, hate speech, malicious code, and so on.
2.2 Restrictions on Software Use
2.2.1 Users should use the Software according to the functional instructions and operating guidelines of this Software, do not reverse-engineer, disassemble, decompile, tamper with, modify the code, interface, or functionality of the Software, produce, distribute decompiled versions, derived versions of the Software, or violate the intellectual property rights of the Software by the operator.
2.2.2 Users are not allowed to use this Software for bulk registration, brush count, malicious attacks, interfering with the proper operation of the Software, not to consume excessive server resources of the Software, not to tamper with the Software functionality through plug-ins, scripts, etc., not to circumvent Software usage restrictions, and not to affect the normal usage experience of other users.
2.2.3 Users are not permitted to use the services of the Software for commercial purposes (unless with written authorization from the operating party), to utilize the Notebook features of the Software for activities such as profitable dissemination, fee sharing, and to use the Software for Notebook management services for commercial scenarios without authorization.
2.2.4 Users should ensure that they possess the legal right or authorization to use the notes created and stored using this Software. They must not create, store, or use pirated, infringing notes. If legal disputes arise due to infringing notes, users bear full responsibility.
3. Intellectual Property Attribution
3.1 Intellectual Property Rights of Software
3.1.1 All intellectual property rights of this Software (including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, software source code, interface design, functional algorithms, etc.) belong to the operator, are protected by international intellectual property rights conventions and laws of the country or region where they are located, and comply with the general guidelines for international intellectual property rights protection.
3.1.2 This provision grants users only the non-exclusive, non-transferable, and limited use of the Software. Users may not copy, distribute, lease, or sell any portion of the Software without permission, may not claim any intellectual property rights to the Software, and may not use any intellectual property rights to the Software for any illegal use.
3.2 Content Intellectual Property Rights
3.2.1 The intellectual property rights of the notes created, edited, and stored by users through this Software belong to the owners of the content, and users should ensure that they own the legal rights or licenses to use the content and do not violate the intellectual property rights of the content of third parties.
3.2.2 Operators do not enjoy ownership of the notes created and stored by users, but have the right to review and manage the content in accordance with this Ordinance and the Privacy Policy. Those who discover infringing or infringing content have the right to delete the content, suspend the user account, and pursue legal liability against the user.
3.2.3 The Operator has the right to use non-identifiable usage data (such as note creation frequency, feature use preferences) generated by the User‘s use of this Software for Software optimization, feature upgrades, such data does not involve the User‘s personal information, nor does it violate any legitimate interests of the User.
4. Privacy Agreement
4.1 Data Collection and Use
4.1.1 Operators will collect and use user personal data in accordance with the International General Data Protection Standards (including but not limited to the EU GDPR), collect only the information necessary to realize the functionality of the Software, do not illegally collect, disclose, sell, or rent user data, and strictly follow data minimization and legality principles.
4.1.2 User data collected by operators is mainly used for user authentication, account management, software functionality optimization, notebook security protection, synchronization services (if applicable), etc. Without the user‘s explicit consent, user data cannot be used for purposes not stipulated in this provision, strictly following the Purpose Limitation Principle.
4.2 Data Security Protection
4.2.1 Operators will adopt industry-leading security measures such as encryption technologies, access controls, security detection, vulnerability remediation, etc., to secure the storage and transmission of user data, prevent data leakage, tampering, and theft, and comply with the GDPR requirements on data integrity and confidentiality.
4.2.2 Users have the right to request access, correction, and deletion of their personal data in accordance with the International Data Protection Regulations. The operators will respond and process the relevant requests of the users within reasonable periods. Specifically, they can protect the data subject rights of the users through contact email inquiries and applications stipulated in this provision.
4.2.3 Operators will strictly comply with the data retention period requirements and only store the user‘s personal data for the period necessary to achieve the purposes of use. After the period is exceeded, anonymization or complete deletion measures will be taken according to law, in accordance with the GDPR storage limitation principles; in the case of cross-border data transfer, the user‘s consent will be obtained separately and the relevant agreement signed.
5. Service Changes and Terminations
5.1 Service Changes
5.1.1 Operators have the right to adjust, optimize, or update the functionality, service content of this Software depending on technical upgrades, market needs, compliance requirements, etc. Changes will be announced in prominent locations of the Software (such as the login page, settings page), and users‘ continued use of the Software will be considered as accepting the changed service.
5.1.2 If changes to the service involve the core interests of the user, the Operator will notify the user via email, software push, etc., the user has the right to choose to continue using or stop using the software, if the user chooses to stop using, the Operator will not be liable for any compensation, nor will any paid fees (if any) be refunded.
5.2 Service Termination
5.2.1 Users may at any time actively sign out of their accounts and terminate their use of this Software Service. Upon sign-out of their accounts, the operators will delete or anonymize the user‘s personal data and notes content in accordance with international data protection rules (except as otherwise stipulated by law and regulations). After sign-out, users will not be able to recover their accounts and related data.
5.2.2 If the User violates the provisions of this Ordinance, the Operator has the right to suspend, terminate the provision of services to the User, sign out the User account, and not refund any paid fees (if any), the User shall bear all the resulting losses, and the Operator reserves the right to pursue the relevant legal liability of the User.
5.2.3 Operators have the right to terminate the provision of this software service in the event of unavoidable circumstances, legal and regulatory requirements, software cessation of operation, incompatible technical upgrades, etc., and to notify users in advance through software announcements, email notifications, etc. prior to termination, endeavor to protect users‘ legitimate rights and interests, and assist users in backing up related note data.
6. Division of Responsibility and Disclaimer
6.1 User Responsibility
6.1.1 If the User violates the provisions of this Ordinance, or uses the Software to engage in illegal and unlawful activities, resulting in losses to the Operator or third parties (including but not limited to financial losses, reputation losses, and intellectual property losses), the User shall bear full liability for indemnification, including related costs such as lawyer fees and litigation fees for the Operator‘s rights maintenance expenses.
6.1.2 Users are responsible for any losses caused by their own operational errors, account breach, device failure, network problems, etc. Operators are not responsible for any losses, and users are responsible for ensuring the security of their own use environment.
6.1.3 If the User creates, stores, or disseminates infringing or unlawful notes that result in third-party complaints, claims, or regulatory sanctions, the User assumes full responsibility, and the operator has the right to cooperate with third-party or regulatory investigations and to take measures such as deleting the content, signing off the account, etc.
6.2 Operator Disclaimer
6.2.1 If the Software fails to function properly due to unavoidable forces (including, but not limited to, earthquakes, floods, typhoons, network disruptions, server failures, third-party attacks, etc.), the Service Interruption, the Operator is not liable for any compensation, but should endeavor to restore the Service promptly and notify the Users of the relevant situation.
6.2.2 This Software provides only the functions of creating, editing, storing, synchronizing notes, etc., and is not responsible for the accuracy, legality, and completeness of the content of notes created by the user. The user determines and uses the content of notes at their own discretion, and the resulting risks are borne by the user at their own risk.
6.2.3 Operators are not directly responsible for user losses caused by external factors such as third-party infringement, malicious attacks, software compatibility issues, etc., but will do their best to cooperate with user rights and provide necessary assistance.
6.2.4 The Operator makes no absolute commitments to the operational performance and compatibility of the Software. If the Software cannot be used properly due to problems with user device configuration, system version, etc., the Operator may provide technical support, but assumes no liability for compensation. The services provided by the Software are provided according to the “as is” and “available” principles, without providing any explicit or implied warranties.
7. Third-Party Service Description
7.1 Relationships to Third-Party Services
7.1.1 The Software may include links, plug-ins, or services provided by third parties (such as third-party login, cloud storage services, advertising services, etc.), and the rules of use and privacy policies for third-party services are set by the third parties independently of the Software and its operators.
7.1.2 When users use third-party services, they must comply with the relevant rules of the third party. The third party is solely responsible for the collection and use of user data by the third party, and this Software does not assume any related responsibility, nor does it intervene in disputes between the third party and users.
7.2 Division of Third Party Responsibility
7.2.1 Operators only provide links or access channels to third-party services, do not participate in the operation of third-party services, and do not take responsibility for the quality, security, or legality of third-party services. Users use third-party services at their own risk.
7.2.2 In the event of user losses due to defects in third-party services or irregular operations, users should communicate directly with the third party for resolution. The operator can provide necessary assistance, but is not liable for compensation. The operator has the right to terminate cooperation with that third party in the event of irregularities in third-party services affecting the proper operation of this Software.
8. Regulatory Updates and Dispute Resolution
8.1 Regulatory Updates
8.1.1 This Ordinance will be updated on a timely basis based on changes in international law and regulations, upgrades to software services, and updates to industry standards. Updated Ordinances will be published in prominent places in the software, and will take effect immediately after the expiration of the notice period, ensuring the compliance and applicability of the Ordinance.
8.1.2 If an update to the provisions involves changes to the user‘s core interests, the operator will notify the user via email, software push, etc., and the user will continue to use this software, which is considered to agree to the updated provisions; if the user does not agree to the updated provisions, they can stop using this software and request to sign out their account.
8.2 Dispute Resolution
8.2.1 Disputes arising from or related to this Ordinance should first be resolved through friendly negotiation; if negotiation fails, either party has the right to file a lawsuit in the courts with jurisdiction where the software operating entity resides, and international common law guidelines apply.
8.2.2 The interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance are governed by the international common law guidelines. If a provision of this Ordinance is deemed invalid or unenforceable, the legal validity of the other provisions will not be affected, and the other provisions will still require strict enforcement.
8.3 Contact Information
8.3.1 If users have any questions, complaints, complaints about this provision, or need to make account logout, data-related requests, or technical support, they may email malteanu@novoparcdoi.com, and the operator will respond to them within 10 business days.