Terms of Use

Last updated: July 28, 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of the GardenerNick app (the “App”). By downloading or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.

For subscriptions made through the App Store, Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA) also applies. Where these Terms and Apple's Standard EULA conflict regarding App Store purchases, the Standard EULA governs.

1. License

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App on Apple devices you own or control, for your personal, non-commercial use, in accordance with these Terms and the App Store Terms of Service.

2. Subscriptions & billing

The free tier includes up to three plants, one user-started health check per day, and five user messages to Nick per day. The first assessment created while adding a plant does not use the daily health-check allowance.
GardenerNick offers an optional auto-renewable subscription (“Pro”) that removes those limits, providing unlimited plants, health checks, and conversations with Nick, plus automatic iCloud backup creation, while the subscription is active. Existing backups remain available to restore without active Pro.
Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.
You can manage or cancel your subscription, and turn off auto-renewal, from GardenerNick's Settings → Subscription → Manage Subscription or your App Store account settings after purchase.
Prices are shown in the App before purchase and may vary by region. Any free trial duration, and what it converts to, is disclosed at the point of purchase; unused trial time (if any) is forfeited when you buy a subscription.

3. AI-generated content — important

Plant identification, health assessments, and care advice are generated by artificial intelligence and are provided for informational purposes only. They may be incomplete or inaccurate. GardenerNick is not a substitute for professional horticultural, agricultural, or veterinary advice.

Always use your own judgment, and verify independently before acting on advice — especially regarding plants that may be toxic to people or pets, the use of fertilizers or pesticides, or any plant you intend to consume.
We make no warranty that an identification or assessment is correct.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to misuse the App, including by attempting to disrupt the service, reverse engineer it except as permitted by law, submit unlawful content, or use it to violate the rights of others.

5. Your content

You retain ownership of the photos, messages, notes, and plant information you create in the App. After you give cloud AI consent, you grant us only the limited rights needed to transmit and process the content you choose, related plant context, and city to operate the feature you request, as described in our Privacy Policy. You can withdraw that consent in the App's Settings.

6. iCloud backup & restore

iCloud Backup is optional and requires an available iCloud account. If you enable it, you direct the App to store complete snapshots of your GardenerNick data in the private CloudKit database associated with your iCloud account. This is backup and restore, not live multi-device sync.

Creating new backups requires active Pro; viewing, restoring, or deleting an existing backup does not.
Restoring replaces the GardenerNick plants, photos, conversations, and reminders currently on that device; it does not merge them with the selected backup.
The App retains a limited backup history and may remove older versions as new versions are completed. Turning backup off or deleting the App does not by itself delete existing iCloud backups; delete a version from Backup History when you want it removed.
Backup availability depends on Apple iCloud/CloudKit, your network connection, account status, and available storage. No backup service can be guaranteed to be uninterrupted or error-free.

7. Intellectual property

The App, including its name, design, illustrations, and the “Nick” persona, is owned by us and protected by intellectual-property laws. These Terms do not grant you any right to our trademarks or branding.

8. Disclaimers

The App is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that the App or backup service will be uninterrupted or error-free, that a backup will always be available, or that AI results will be accurate.

9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of or damage to plants or data, arising out of or relating to your use of the App.

10. Termination

You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it. Deleting the App removes its on-device data but does not by itself delete existing iCloud backups. We may suspend or terminate access if you materially breach these Terms.

11. Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email support@slothease.com.

使用条款

最后更新：2026 年 7 月 28 日

本《使用条款》（下称“条款”）约束你对花匠尼克应用（下称“本应用”）的使用。下载或使用本应用即表示你同意本条款。若不同意，请勿使用本应用。

通过 App Store 进行的订阅，同样适用 Apple 的标准最终用户许可协议（EULA）。就 App Store 购买而言，若本条款与 Apple 标准 EULA 冲突，以标准 EULA 为准。

1. 许可

我们授予你一项个人的、非独占的、不可转让的、可撤销的许可，允许你在你拥有或控制的 Apple 设备上，依据本条款及 App Store 服务条款，出于个人非商业目的使用本应用。

2. 订阅与计费

免费版最多养护 3 株植物，每天可进行 1 次由用户发起的健康检查，并向 Nick 发送 5 条消息。添加植物时生成的首次状态评估不占用当天的健康检查次数。
花匠尼克提供可选的自动续订订阅（“Pro”）。订阅有效期间，上述限制会被移除，植物数量、健康检查和 Nick 咨询均不限，并可创建 iCloud 自动备份。没有有效 Pro 时，已有备份仍可恢复。
确认购买时，费用将记入你的 Apple ID 账户。
订阅会自动续订，除非你在当前周期结束前至少 24 小时取消。系统会在当前周期结束前 24 小时内扣费续订。
购买后，你可从花匠尼克的设置 → 订阅 → 管理订阅，或在 App Store 账户设置中管理、取消订阅或关闭自动续订。
价格会在购买前于应用内显示，并可能因地区而异。任何免费试用的时长及其转为付费的方式，会在购买时一并告知；购买订阅时，未使用的试用时长（若有）将作废。

3. AI 生成内容——重要提示

植物识别、健康评估与养护建议由人工智能生成，仅供参考，可能不完整或不准确。花匠尼克不能替代专业的园艺、农业或兽医建议。

请始终自行判断，并在采纳建议前独立核实——尤其涉及对人或宠物可能有毒的植物、肥料或农药的使用、以及任何你打算食用的植物时。
我们不保证识别或评估结果的正确性。

4. 可接受的使用

你同意不滥用本应用，包括但不限于：试图破坏服务、在法律允许范围之外进行逆向工程、提交违法内容，或利用本应用侵犯他人权利。

5. 你的内容

你在应用内创建的照片、消息、笔记与植物资料，所有权归你所有。在你同意使用云端 AI 后，你仅授予我们运行你所请求功能所必需的有限权利，包括传输和处理你选择的内容、相关植物上下文与城市，详见我们的隐私政策。你可以在应用“设置”中撤回该同意。

6. iCloud 备份与恢复

iCloud 备份为可选功能，需要可用的 iCloud 账户。开启后，即表示你指示本应用将 GardenerNick 数据的完整快照存入与你的 iCloud 账户关联的 CloudKit 私有数据库。这是备份与恢复功能，不是多设备实时同步。

创建新备份需要有效的 Pro；查看、恢复或删除已有备份不需要。
恢复会替换该设备上 GardenerNick 当前的植物、照片、对话和提醒，不会与所选备份合并。
本应用只保留有限的备份历史，并可能在新版本完成后移除较旧版本。关闭备份或卸载 App 本身不会删除已有 iCloud 备份；如需移除，请在“备份历史”中删除相应版本。
备份可用性取决于 Apple iCloud/CloudKit、网络连接、账户状态及可用存储空间。任何备份服务都无法保证始终不中断或绝无错误。

7. 知识产权

本应用，包括其名称、设计、插画及 “Nick” 形象，归我们所有，并受知识产权法保护。本条款不授予你对我们商标或品牌的任何权利。

8. 免责声明

本应用按“现状”和“现有”基础提供，在法律允许的最大范围内，不作任何明示或默示的保证。我们不保证应用或备份服务不中断、无错误，不保证备份始终可用，也不保证 AI 结果准确无误。

9. 责任限制

在法律允许的最大范围内，对于因你使用本应用而产生或与之相关的任何间接、附带、特殊、后果性或惩罚性损害，或任何植物或数据的损失或损害，我们概不负责。

10. 终止

你可随时通过删除本应用停止使用。卸载 App 会移除设备端数据，但不会自动删除已有 iCloud 备份。若你严重违反本条款，我们可暂停或终止你的访问。

11. 变更

我们可能会不时更新本条款。变更生效后继续使用本应用，即视为接受更新后的条款。

12. 联系

对本条款有疑问？请发邮件至 support@slothease.com。