Terms of Use

Last updated November 10, 2026

1. Agreement

These Terms govern your use of the Redline Buddy Pro app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad (the "App"), Redline Buddy Web at web.redlinebuddy.com ("Web"), the Free Text Compare tool, and the redlinebuddy.com website (together, the "Services"). By downloading, installing, purchasing, signing in to, or using any of the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you use the Services on behalf of a business, you agree to these Terms on its behalf.

2. Who we are

The Services are provided by Redline Buddy LLC ("we," "us," "our").

3. What Redline Buddy™ is, and isn't

Redline Buddy™ is software that compares two versions of a document or text and displays the differences. It is a tool, not a reviewer.

• Redline Buddy™ does not provide legal advice, and using it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
• Comparison software can miss, misplace, or misstate changes, particularly in complex formatting, tables, footnotes, images, fields, and moved text.
• You are solely responsible for reviewing the underlying documents and any redline before you rely on it, sign anything, or send it to anyone.

4. App Store plans and Web plans are separate

The App and Web are sold separately. A subscription or Lifetime Access bought through the App Store unlocks the App only, and a Web subscription unlocks Web only. Each is managed, renewed, and canceled where you bought it.

5. License

Your right to use the App is governed by the end user license agreement made available with it through the App Store. If no custom agreement is provided there, Apple's Standard EULA applies. Use on your devices is subject to that agreement and Apple's applicable usage rules. These Terms supplement that agreement and do not override it.

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use Web in a supported web browser: its free features at any time, and its paid features while your Web subscription or trial is active.

We and our licensors retain all rights not expressly granted.

6. Restrictions

You may not:

• resell, rent, sublicense, or distribute the App, Web, or access to their paid features, except as permitted by the applicable App Store license agreement and usage rules;
• share your Web account, sign-in codes, or sign-in links, or let anyone else use your Web subscription;
• bypass purchase verification, sign-in, or access checks, or interfere with trial limits, word limits, browser limits, or required attribution in the Services;
• copy, modify, or distribute the App or Web, or decompile or reverse engineer them, except where the law expressly allows it despite this restriction;
• access Web by automated means, overload it, or interfere with its security;
• use the Services to break the law or infringe anyone's rights.

7. App Store free trial

The App's Annual plan offers the free trial shown in the App Store to eligible customers. A payment method is required. To avoid the first subscription charge, cancel through Apple at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Unless canceled, the trial converts to the paid subscription shown on Apple's purchase screen. The Monthly plan and Lifetime Access do not include a trial.

8. App Store subscriptions and automatic renewal

Monthly and Annual subscriptions to the App are billed through your Apple Account and renew automatically until canceled. Apple may charge for a renewal during the 24 hours before the next billing period begins. To avoid renewal, cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings.

Renewal prices, required notices, and any required consent to price changes follow Apple's terms. The access period after cancellation is shown by Apple. Deleting the App does not cancel your subscription.

9. Lifetime Access

Lifetime Access is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. A license purchased through Lifetime Access lets you keep using the App and receive the updates we make available to holders of that license. It does not guarantee access to separate future products or that the App will remain compatible with every future version of macOS, iOS, iPadOS, or Microsoft Word.

10. App Store payments, taxes, and refunds

Apple processes App Store payments. Prices, applicable taxes, and purchase terms are shown before you confirm a purchase. App Store transactions are subject to Apple's applicable terms and refund procedures. You can request a refund from Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com; eligibility depends on Apple's policies and applicable law. Nothing in these Terms limits mandatory consumer rights.

11. Web accounts

Web's paid features require an account. You sign in with your email address and a one-time code or link we send to it; there is no password. You are responsible for keeping your email account secure and for activity under your Web account.

A Web account is for one person. You can be signed in on up to three browsers at a time, and we may limit how many new browsers can sign in over a period of time. Comparing text in Web does not require an account.

12. Web subscriptions and automatic renewal

Web offers Monthly and Annual subscriptions at the prices shown before you buy. Web purchases are sold through Stripe Managed Payments, with Link, LLC as the merchant of record. Stripe processes your payment, Link collects any applicable taxes and sends your receipts, and Stripe's and Link's terms apply to your purchase along with these Terms.

Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each billing period, at the then-current price, and your payment method is charged unless you cancel before the renewal. We will notify you before a price change applies to your subscription.

You can cancel anytime in Web (Account, then Manage Subscription) or in your Link account. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and you keep access until then. If a renewal payment fails, we may suspend Web's paid features until it is resolved. Deleting your Web account or the documents saved in your browser does not cancel a subscription.

13. Web free trial

Web's Annual plan includes the free trial shown before you subscribe, for eligible customers. A trial is available once per person, to an email address that has not had a Web trial or paid Web subscription before. A payment method is required. Unless you cancel before the trial ends, your Annual subscription begins and is charged at the price shown when you signed up. The Monthly plan does not include a trial.

14. Web payments and taxes

Prices are shown before you confirm a purchase, and any applicable taxes are shown at checkout. All sales are final, and canceling does not credit any unused part of a billing period, except where the law or Link's terms provide otherwise. Nothing in these Terms limits mandatory consumer rights.

15. Documents saved in your browser

Web saves your documents, Stack, and review notes in your browser's storage on your device, so you can continue later. They are not sent to us, and we cannot recover them. Clearing your browser's data may remove them. On a shared computer, clear them when you are done: in Settings, choose Clear Stack (Clear Recents on a phone) and include documents and review notes, or clear them when you sign out.

16. Free text comparison

Free Text Compare on redlinebuddy.com and text comparison in Web are free, with limits such as a maximum number of words per version. Their output includes Redline Buddy™ attribution. We may change, limit, or discontinue them at any time.

17. Third-party software

Track Changes in Word is a Mac-only feature and requires Microsoft Word for Mac, which you license separately from Microsoft under its own terms. Web requires a current version of a supported web browser. We are not responsible for Microsoft Word, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, web browsers, or other third-party software, and changes to them may affect how the Services work. Microsoft and Microsoft Word are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Mac, iPhone, iPad, macOS, and iPadOS are trademarks of Apple Inc. Redline Buddy™ is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft or Apple.

18. Updates and changes

We may update, change, or stop offering features of the Services. Some updates may be required to keep using the App or Web.

19. Your content

You keep all rights to the documents and text you compare. We don't receive them: the App compares them on your device, and Web and Free Text Compare compare them in your browser. You are responsible for having the right to use the documents you compare.

20. Feedback

If you send us suggestions, we may use them without any obligation to you.

21. Disclaimer of warranties

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY COMPARISON WILL BE COMPLETE OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED.

22. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, INCLUDING ANY LOSS ARISING FROM A CHANGE THAT A COMPARISON FAILED TO SHOW OR SHOWED INCORRECTLY. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICES IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE, OR (B) US $50.

Some jurisdictions don't allow certain of these exclusions or limits, so some may not apply to you.

23. Termination

You may stop using the Services at any time. You can delete your Web account in Web's account settings once any Web subscription has ended. We may suspend or end access if you materially breach these Terms, subject to the App's applicable license agreement and mandatory law. Stopping use, deleting the App, or deleting your Web account does not cancel a subscription: cancel App Store subscriptions through Apple as described in Section 8, and Web subscriptions as described in Section 12. Sections 3, 14, and 19 through 26 survive termination.

24. Governing law and venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and you and we consent to their jurisdiction. This does not deprive consumers of protections they have under the mandatory laws of the place where they live.

25. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. We'll change the date above, and material changes will apply going forward. Continuing to use the Services after changes take effect means you accept them.

26. General

These Terms and our Privacy Policy govern the Services, together with the applicable App Store terms and the App's license agreement for the App, and Link's terms for Web purchases. If they conflict concerning App Store purchases or the App's license, the applicable App Store terms or license agreement control. If any part is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a sale or reorganization of the business.

27. Contact

Questions about these Terms: support@redlinebuddy.com.