TERMS OF SERVICE

Thinned — Miniature Painting Journal

Last updated: 16 April 2026

The short version: Thinned is a miniature painting journal. You own your content. We provide the app as-is. Purchases are processed by Apple or Google. Be decent, and so will we.

1. Agreement to Terms

By downloading, installing, or using Thinned (“the App”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree, do not use the App.

These Terms are a legal agreement between you and Yggdrasil Ventures Limited (“we”, “us”, “our”), a company registered in England and Wales at 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX.

You must be at least 13 years old to use Thinned. If you are between 13 and 18, you confirm that you have your parent or guardian's permission to use the App.

2. The Service

Thinned is a mobile application for documenting miniature painting progress, managing paint inventories, saving painting recipes, and tracking painting sessions. The App operates on a local-first architecture — your data is stored on your device by default and no account is required for core functionality.

Thinned is available in the following tiers:

  • Free tier — core features with limits (currently 5 projects and 25 recipes).
  • Pro — a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited projects and recipes, plus additional features.

Free tier limits may change over time. We will provide reasonable notice before reducing limits that would affect existing users' data.

3. User Accounts

Some features (such as recipe sharing) require you to create an account. When you create an account, you agree to:

  • Provide accurate and complete information.
  • Keep your login credentials secure and confidential.
  • Notify us promptly if you suspect unauthorised access to your account.
  • Accept responsibility for all activity under your account.

You may create only one account per person. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

4. Your Content

You own your content. All projects, painting sessions, recipes, photos, notes, and other content you create in Thinned (“User Content”) remains your intellectual property. We do not claim ownership of your User Content.

By using Thinned, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store, process, and transmit your User Content solely for the purpose of providing and improving the App's features (such as recipe sharing). This licence ends when you delete your content or your account.

You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to use any content you add to Thinned, including photos and paint brand names.

5. Recipe Sharing

When you share a recipe via a share code, you make the recipe content accessible to other Thinned users who enter that code. Shared recipes are not publicly accessible on the internet.

By sharing a recipe, you grant other Thinned users a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to view and save a copy of that recipe for their personal use within the App.

Recipes that other users have saved will persist in their local data even if you delete the original recipe or your account. You cannot recall copies that other users have already saved.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Use the App for any unlawful purpose.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our servers, databases, or other users' accounts.
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App, except where permitted by applicable law.
  • Use automated scripts, bots, or scrapers to access the App or its data.
  • Interfere with or disrupt the App's infrastructure or other users' experience.
  • Upload malicious content, viruses, or harmful code.

7. In-App Purchases

Pro Unlock

The Pro upgrade is a one-time purchase at the price displayed in the App (currently £8.99). Once purchased, Pro features are unlocked for the lifetime of the Thinned service — meaning for as long as Thinned remains available and functional on your device. There is no recurring charge and no expiry date while the service continues to operate.

“Lifetime” does not mean perpetual or unlimited in duration. If we discontinue the Thinned service (see Section 8), your Pro unlock remains active on any existing installation of the App but we are not obligated to maintain, update, or redistribute the App indefinitely.

Payment Processing

All payments are processed by Apple (App Store) or Google (Play Store). We do not receive or store your payment card details.

Refunds

Refund requests are handled by Apple or Google in accordance with their respective refund policies:

  • Apple: Request a refund from Apple
  • Google: Request a refund from Google

Restore Purchases

If you reinstall the App or switch devices, you can restore previous purchases at no additional cost through the App's settings.

8. Availability and Modifications

We aim to keep Thinned available and reliable, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may:

  • Temporarily suspend the service for maintenance or updates.
  • Modify, update, or discontinue features with reasonable notice.

Because Thinned is local-first, your core experience is not dependent on our servers. Even if our online services are unavailable, you can continue using the App offline with your local data.

Discontinuation of the Service

We reserve the right to discontinue the Thinned service entirely (for example, by removing the App from app stores and ceasing development). If we do so, we will:

  • Provide at least 90 days’ notice via email (to users with accounts) and through a notice in the App.

After discontinuation:

  • Existing installations of the App will continue to function offline with all local data intact, including any Pro features you have purchased.
  • Online features (recipe sharing, authentication) will cease to operate once servers are shut down.
  • No refunds will be issued for prior Pro purchases, as the one-time unlock was provided for the lifetime of the service and the App continues to function locally.

9. Disclaimers

The App is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the App will be error-free, secure, or available at all times, or that any defects will be corrected.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any warranty or right that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including your statutory rights as a consumer under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:

  • Our total liability to you for any claims arising from or related to the App or these Terms is limited to the amount you have paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or £50, whichever is greater.
  • We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data, loss of profits, or loss of goodwill.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits our liability for:

  • Death or personal injury caused by our negligence.
  • Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
  • Any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

11. Termination

By you: You may stop using Thinned at any time. You can delete your account as described in our Privacy Policy (Section 9).

By us: We may suspend or terminate your access to the App if you violate these Terms, with notice where reasonably practicable. In cases of serious or repeated violations, we may terminate immediately.

Effect of termination: Upon termination, your right to use the App's online features ceases. Local data on your device remains yours. If your account is terminated, server-side data will be deleted in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

12. Intellectual Property

The Thinned app, including its design, code, branding, and documentation (excluding User Content), is owned by Yggdrasil Ventures Limited and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the App for personal, non-commercial purposes in accordance with these Terms.

Paint brand names, product names, and trademarks referenced in the App's paint database belong to their respective owners. Thinned is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any paint manufacturer.

13. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the App shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. This means you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence if you are a consumer.

Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will:

  • Update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
  • Give you at least 30 days' notice before changes take effect, via email (if you have an account) or through a notice in the App.

Your continued use of Thinned after the notice period constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree with the changes, you should stop using the App and delete your account.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, contact us at:

Yggdrasil Ventures Limited
124 City Road
London EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
support@thinned.app

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