Terms of Use

Effective October 1, 2026 · Version 2026-10-01

These terms are an agreement between you and Jody Jamin, an individual developer based in the United States ("Blinko", "we", "us"), for your use of the Blinko app and service. By creating an account or using Blinko you agree to them, and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use Blinko.

1. Who can use Blinko

You must be at least 13 years old. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you confirm that a parent or guardian has agreed to these terms for you.

2. Your account

Keep your sign-in details secure; you are responsible for activity on your account. Give us a valid email address, which we verify. You can delete your account at any time in the app.

3. Subscriptions, free trial and billing

• Blinko requires a paid subscription: Plus or Premium. Each plan's price, and its daily limits on generating new card sets and sentence sets, are shown in the app before you buy.
• New subscribers may be offered a 7-day free trial, once per Apple Account. When the trial ends, the subscription converts to the paid plan you chose unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends.
• Subscriptions are sold and billed by Apple through your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically each month at the then-current price until you cancel. Apple charges your Apple Account within the 24 hours before each renewal.
• Cancel anytime in your iPhone's Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions, or from Blinko's Profile screen. Cancelling stops future renewals. You keep access until the end of the current period.
• Changing plans: an upgrade takes effect immediately, and Apple refunds the unused part of your current plan. A downgrade takes effect at your next renewal.
• Refunds are handled by Apple under its policies. Request one at reportaproblem.apple.com.
• If we change a plan's price, Apple will notify you, and ask for your consent where required, before the new price applies.
• If your subscription ends, you can still sign in and study the sets you already have, but you need an active plan to generate new content.

4. Acceptable use

Don't misuse Blinko. In particular, don't: break the law or infringe others' rights through Blinko; request content that is hateful, sexually explicit, or harmful to others; try to get around daily limits, access other accounts, or disrupt or reverse-engineer the service; or resell or automate access to Blinko. We may suspend or close accounts that break these rules.

5. AI-generated content

Blinko uses artificial intelligence to generate vocabulary, translations and example sentences. Generated content can contain mistakes, including incorrect translations, grammar or cultural context. It is provided for learning practice and is not professional, translation or other advice. Check anything important with another reliable source.

6. Your content

You keep ownership of what you put into Blinko, such as the topics you request. You give us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, process and transmit it (including to our service providers) only as needed to run Blinko for you. The sets generated for you are yours to use for your own learning.

7. Our intellectual property

Blinko's app, design, mascot, name and software belong to us and are protected by law. We grant you a personal, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the app on Apple devices you own or control, as permitted by these terms and Apple's Usage Rules.

8. Ending your use

You can stop using Blinko and delete your account at any time. Deleting your account does not cancel an Apple subscription; cancel it in your Apple Account settings. We may suspend or end your access if you seriously or repeatedly break these terms, or if we stop offering Blinko. If we discontinue Blinko, we will give reasonable notice where possible.

9. Disclaimers

Blinko is provided "as is" and "as available". To the extent the law allows, we make no warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of generated content, or uninterrupted availability.

10. Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or lost data or profits. Our total liability for any claim relating to Blinko is limited to the amount you paid for Blinko in the 12 months before the claim. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, or your statutory rights as a consumer.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. If a change is material, we will tell you in the app or by email before it takes effect. Continuing to use Blinko after that means you accept the new terms.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California and the federal laws of the United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. If you are a consumer, you also keep the protection of the mandatory laws of the country where you live, and may bring claims in your local courts.

13. Apple

These terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for Blinko or its content. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for Blinko. If Blinko fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any) for the app; to the extent the law allows, Apple has no other warranty obligation. Apple is not responsible for any claims relating to Blinko or your use of it, including product liability claims, claims that Blinko fails to meet a legal or regulatory requirement, and consumer protection or privacy claims. Apple is not responsible for investigating, defending, settling or discharging any claim that Blinko infringes a third party's intellectual property rights. You confirm that you are not located in a country subject to a US Government embargo or designated as "terrorist supporting", and are not on any US Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You must also comply with any third-party terms that apply when using Blinko. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you.

14. Contact

Jody Jamin, United States — privacy@jodyjamin.com