Terms of Service

Last updated: September 30, 2026

About these Terms. ReviewDeck is owned and operated by Adam Broder, a sole trader based in the United Kingdom ("we", "us", "the Supplier"). Adam Broder is the legal contracting party for these Terms and for any purchases of ReviewDeck made through this site. Sales are processed by Paddle as our authorised reseller and merchant of record. Contact: adam@adambroder.com.

1. Acceptance of terms

By installing or using ReviewDeck ("the Software"), you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not install or use the Software.

2. License grant

You are granted a free, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Software for personal and commercial purposes. Future editions of the Software may offer additional paid features under separate terms.

3. Team and Studio licences

Team and Studio licences are sold as a single payment per organisation and delivered as a signed licence file that you place with your review library. The licence is for your organisation only; sharing the file outside your organisation is a breach of these terms. A licence covers every release of the major version it names (for a licence that names version 1, every 0.x and 1.x release); a future major version is an optional paid upgrade, and what you bought keeps working. Licences for more than 100 people on a library are available by arrangement.

Each level sets how many people may add to a library: the free Software 5, Team 12, Studio 50 and Studio 100 the numbers in their names. A person counts while they have added a note, a version or a status change in the last 30 days; reading, playing and sending never count, and nor do the people you send reviews to. When a library goes over its number, everyone in it is given a month's notice, after which the people beyond the number can still read, play and send but not add, until a seat frees (someone goes 30 days without adding, or an admin removes a person) or the library moves up a level (you pay only the difference). Nothing already in the library changes, and nothing is ever deleted or made unreadable.

Licensed copies of the app report licence usage to ReviewDeck about once a day: the licence id, an anonymous per-install machine token, a hashed library identifier, how many people add to that library (a number), the app version and operating system - never file names, notes, media or people's names - and show that they hold the licence file. This report is a term of the paid licence and is described in the Privacy Policy. A copy that cannot reach ReviewDeck for 90 days behaves as the free Software until it can; a revoked or refunded licence does the same from its next check-in.

Studio licensees may host the branded review portal on domains they control for their own review workflows. Licence files found to be shared outside the licensed organisation may be replaced, in which case the old file stops being honoured by future releases.

Licences are eligible for a full refund within 14 days of purchase, for any reason, processed by Paddle as our reseller; a refunded licence is revoked, except that a refund of a move-up (Team to Studio, or Studio 50 to Studio 100) returns the licence to its previous level. Customers in the UK, EU, and EEA additionally have a statutory right of withdrawal within 14 days under consumer law. See our Refund Policy for the full process and timing.

4. Restrictions

You may not redistribute, sublicense, or resell the Software, except as section 3 allows for the branded review portal. You may not remove or alter any proprietary notices or labels. You may not use the Software to develop a competing product.

5. Intellectual property

The Software and all associated content, including but not limited to code, graphics, and documentation, are the property of ReviewDeck and are protected by copyright and intellectual property laws.

6. Your content

Any video, image, audio or 3D files you import, and any reviews, notes, and markup you create with the Software, are yours. ReviewDeck claims no ownership over your work.

You are responsible for ensuring you have the necessary rights to any media you import into the Software or send to others with it. ReviewDeck is not responsible for any loss or damage resulting from your use of content you do not have the rights to.

7. Review files you send

The Software creates review files intended to be sent to your reviewers through channels you choose. Once a file leaves your machine, its distribution is under your control. The optional password protection uses strong encryption (AES-256-GCM); a lost password cannot be recovered by you or by ReviewDeck. Choose passwords carefully and share them through a separate channel.

8. Your data and backups

The Software stores reviews as ordinary files and folders in locations you choose, including shared network drives. You are responsible for backing up your libraries. The Software includes safeguards against accidental loss, but no warranty is made against data loss caused by hardware failure, network storage behaviour, other software, or other users of a shared location.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

The Software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

10. Limitation of liability

In no event shall ReviewDeck be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of the Software.

11. Termination

This license is effective until terminated. It will terminate automatically if you fail to comply with any term. Upon termination, you must cease all use and destroy all copies of the Software.

12. Third-party software

The Software includes FFmpeg, used for media processing and distributed under the GNU General Public License. The full license text is installed alongside the Software. FFmpeg is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard. ReviewDeck is an independent product and is not affiliated with the FFmpeg project.

13. Changes to terms

ReviewDeck reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. Continued use of the Software after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms: adam@adambroder.com.