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title: "Terms of Use"
description: "By using Dokus, you agree to these Terms. Please read them carefully, especially the part about Dokus not replacing your official documents."
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version: "0.9"
updated: "2026-08-18"
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# Dokus Terms of Use

**Version 0.9, effective August 18, 2026**

By using Dokus, you agree to these Terms. Please read them carefully, especially
the part about Dokus not replacing your official documents.

## What Dokus is

Dokus is a personal wallet for keeping digital copies of your identity documents on
your Apple devices (iPhone, iPad and Mac). We grant you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to
use the app.

## What Dokus is not

Dokus doesn't issue documents: it securely stores copies of documents you
already have. The validity of each copy depends on the original document you
imported. Dokus stores a copy, not the official document itself. A PDF generated
automatically by an official digital-ID app may have validity of its own,
according to the rules of whoever issued it; a plain photo of a document generally
does not replace the original. Either way, whether any copy is accepted always
rests with whoever requires it: when the law, an authority, or a third party asks
for the official document, the final call is theirs, not ours.

## Sharing and watermark

When you export or share a document, Dokus lets you add a watermark (a Dokus+
feature). When you turn it on, it works as a best-effort measure to discourage
improper reuse of the copy. It is not a foolproof technical barrier, and we are
not liable for:

- misuse by third parties of a document after it has been shared;
- attempts by any outside party to remove or tamper with the watermark;
- the document's validity with third parties because of the watermark's
  presence;
- QR code or barcode reading failures caused by the watermark.

Once a document leaves Dokus, whether by email, message, print, or any other
means, we have no way of knowing who received it, nor any way to protect it or
guarantee its privacy. From that point on, responsibility rests with whoever
shares and whoever receives the file.

## Expiry dates and reminders

Dokus can remind you before a document expires (a Dokus+ feature). The date is
the one you enter, and the reminders are local notifications scheduled on the
device you set it on. They are a convenience, not a guarantee: a wrong or missing date,
notifications turned off for Dokus, a device that is off, or a system that
delays or drops a notification will each keep a reminder from arriving. Keeping
track of when your documents expire remains yours.

## Your responsibility

- You are responsible for the documents you keep and for maintaining your own
  backups. Because we never hold a copy of your files, **we cannot recover them**
  for you under any circumstances: if you lose your device without a backup,
  forget your device passcode, or uninstall the app; and, for documents kept in
  iCloud through Sync, if that data is lost on Apple's side, if you switch to a
  different Apple Account (your documents do not move with you), or if you lose
  access to your Apple Account. Keep your own backups accordingly.
- Use Dokus only for documents that are yours or that you have been authorized to
  hold.
- Dokus was made to keep your identity documents and other legitimate
  personal documents. We do not review what you keep, and we are not
  responsible for the type of content stored. Using the app to store
  illegal or fraudulent material, or material that infringes the rights of
  others, is prohibited, and that responsibility is always yours.
- Keep Face ID or Touch ID and your device passcode protected: that is your main
  layer of security.

## Purchases

The paid features are unlocked by Dokus+, a **one-time purchase**. There is no
subscription and nothing renews:

- Billing is handled through your App Store account (Apple Account), in a single
  charge.
- The purchase is tied to your Apple Account, and it covers your Apple devices:
  buying Dokus+ on one unlocks it on the others signed in to the same account.
  Reinstalling the app or setting up a new device doesn't require paying again:
  use **Restore Purchases** inside the app.
- Refunds are handled by Apple, under the App Store's own rules; we never
  receive your payment details.
- Prices may vary by region and may change for future purchases; a purchase
  already made is never charged again.

The free plan lets you keep up to 9 documents. If you are ever over that limit
without Dokus+ (for example, after a refund), all your documents stay open. You
can still view, share, and export every one of them. You just can't add new
documents until you delete enough to be back within the free plan, or purchase
Dokus+. Nothing is ever locked or deleted; you can remove documents yourself at
any time.

## Disclaimer of warranties

Dokus is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee
that the app will be error-free or always available.

## Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for data loss, indirect
damages, or lost profits arising from use of the app. Nothing in these Terms
limits liabilities that cannot be excluded by law.

## App Store use

These Terms incorporate, where applicable, Apple's Licensed Application End User
License Agreement. Apple is not a party to these Terms and has no responsibility
for the app.

## Ratings and reviews

A review you write about Dokus on the App Store is public. By using Dokus you agree that we
may reproduce it, in full and unedited, together with the nickname the App Store shows,
on dokus.app and in material about the app. We never pay for reviews and we never alter
what they say.

If you would rather we did not show a review of yours, write to contact@dokus.app and we
will take it down. That removes it from our site, not from the App Store, where only you
can delete it.

## Minors

Dokus is not intended for minors.

## Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms; the date at the top indicates the current version.
Significant changes will be announced inside the app.

## Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Brazil, without prejudice to the rights
granted to you by the law of your country of residence.

## Contact

contact@dokus.app