End User License Agreement

Plain-English summary. Vox is free and open source. Use it for anything — your own writing, your side projects, your day job, your whole company — and read, modify, or redistribute the source under the MIT License. There is no paid license and no seat count: personal and commercial use are both covered, free of charge. Audio never leaves your device. The summary is informational; the numbered sections below are the binding text.

1. Definitions

“Software” means the Vox desktop application (the macOS build for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 14 or newer, and the Windows build for 64-bit Windows 10 or 11) and any related installers, documentation, or updates we make available. Builds for additional platforms, if and when released, will be covered by this Agreement to the extent they are made available to you under it.

“Licensor”, “we,” “us” means Resonance Logic, LLC, the publisher of Vox (and operator of the rizenhq.com properties under which Vox is offered).

“You” means the individual using the Software and, where the Software is used on behalf of an organisation, that organisation.

2. License grant

Vox is open-source software, released under the MIT License. The MIT License grants you the right to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and sell copies of the Software and its source code, free of charge, for any lawful purpose — personal or commercial. This includes use in the course of paid work, by an employee, contractor, or owner of an organisation of any size, on an unlimited number of devices. The full text of the MIT License is included with the Software's source code.

This Agreement does not reduce the rights the MIT License grants you. Where any term of this Agreement conflicts with the MIT License as to your rights in the Software or its source code, the MIT License controls.

An organisation may install the Software on devices it owns or manages (for example, through a mobile-device-management tool) for use by its employees and contractors. No license key, seat count, or purchase is required.

Voluntary donations, if you choose to make them, do not change or add to the rights granted in this Agreement.

3. Restrictions

Because Vox is open source under the MIT License, this Agreement does not restrict you from reading, auditing, modifying, or redistributing the Software or its source code. The only conditions are:

1. Retain the notices. You must keep the copyright notice and the MIT permission notice in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. This is the one condition the MIT License itself imposes.
2. Trademarks are not licensed. This Agreement grants no rights in the “Vox” name or the Vox logo, which are trademarks of Resonance Logic, LLC. You may use them to describe the Software accurately, but not to brand a modified or redistributed build in a way that suggests it is the official Vox or is endorsed by us.

4. On-device processing

The Software is designed to process your audio locally on your device. The Software does not transmit audio, transcripts, or other user content to us or to any third party in the course of normal operation. The only network communications the Software performs are (a) downloading transcription and cleanup model files on first run and (b) checking for software updates, which you may disable in Settings.

This is a description of the Software's architecture, not a warranty that no data will ever leave your device under any circumstance. If you choose to send a diagnostic report, the report you send is transmitted to us; the Software does not send diagnostics automatically.

5. Updates and changes

We may release updates to the Software at our discretion. Updates may add, change, or remove features and are governed by this Agreement.

6. Termination

The rights the MIT License grants you in the Software are perpetual and irrevocable; this Agreement does not take them away. We may, however, stop providing the official builds, updates, support, and the publisher-level commitments in this Agreement (such as the indemnity in Section 9) if you materially breach it. Sections that by their nature should survive (Definitions, Restrictions, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Governing Law) survive termination.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” 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. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT EXCLUDES OR LIMITS WARRANTIES OR REMEDIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW (FOR EXAMPLE, STATUTORY CONSUMER RIGHTS UNDER EU OR UK LAW).

8. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM, OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. IN ANY CASE, LICENSOR'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS (IF ANY) PAID BY YOU TO LICENSOR FOR THE SOFTWARE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM. VOLUNTARY DONATIONS ARE NOT PAYMENTS FOR THE SOFTWARE.

9. Indemnification by Licensor

If a third party claims that your authorised use of the Software infringes that third party's patent, copyright, or trademark, we will defend the claim at our expense and pay any final judgment or settlement, provided you promptly notify us in writing, give us sole control of the defence, and reasonably cooperate at our expense. If the Software becomes the subject of an infringement claim, we may modify or replace the Software so it is non-infringing, procure rights for continued use, or, if neither is commercially reasonable, discontinue the affected Software or feature. This Section states our entire liability for third-party infringement claims.

10. Indemnification by you (organisational use)

If you use the Software on behalf of an organisation, you (and that organisation) will indemnify us against third-party claims arising out of (a) your use of the Software in breach of Section 3 (Restrictions) or applicable law, or (b) content you create or process with the Software, to the extent the claim would not have arisen but for your acts or omissions.

11. Export and sanctions

By using the Software, you represent that you are not located in, and will not export or re-export the Software to, any country or to any person subject to applicable export controls or sanctions of the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, or any other jurisdiction whose laws apply to you.

12. Governing law and dispute resolution

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The parties agree to first attempt to resolve any dispute informally by writing to vox@rizenhq.com. If we cannot resolve the dispute within thirty (30) days, the parties agree that any unresolved dispute will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located in Delaware, USA.

Nothing in this Section limits the rights of consumers in the EU/EEA or the UK to bring proceedings in the courts of their habitual residence under applicable consumer-protection law.

13. Miscellaneous

This Agreement, together with the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Refund Policy, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Software and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous understandings on the same subject matter. If any provision of this Agreement is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force. We may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets; you may not assign without our written consent. No waiver of any provision is a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. Notices to us should be sent to vox@rizenhq.com.