Terms of Service

Effective date: July 15, 2026

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") are a legal agreement between you and Chirpy ("Chirpy", "we", "us", or "our"). They govern your download, installation, and use of the Chirpy macOS application (the "App") and the website at https://chirpy.pro (together, the "Service"). By downloading, installing, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. What Chirpy is

Chirpy is a macOS menu-bar application that plays custom sounds for the notifications you already receive from other apps, based on rules you define. To detect notifications, the App uses the macOS Accessibility API and requires you to grant Accessibility permission in System Settings. You can revoke this permission at any time, which will stop the App from functioning.

2. Licence to use the App

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the App on Macs you own or control, for your own personal or internal business purposes. This is a licence, not a sale of the software itself; we and our licensors retain all ownership of the App.

You agree that you will not, and will not permit others to:

copy, resell, sublicense, rent, lease, or redistribute the App or your licence key;
reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App, except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable law;
circumvent, disable, or tamper with the App's licensing, trial, or security mechanisms; or
use the App for any unlawful purpose or in violation of these Terms.

3. Free trial

Chirpy offers a free trial of 3 days so you can evaluate the App before buying. When the trial period ends, a valid licence is required to continue using the App. We may change the length of, or discontinue, the trial at any time, but changes will not affect a trial already in progress.

4. Purchase, pricing, and payment

Chirpy is a one-time purchase of $19.99 (USD) for a perpetual licence — there is no subscription and no recurring charge. All purchases are processed by our authorised reseller, Gumroad, Inc. ("Gumroad"), which acts as the merchant of record for your order. This means Gumroad, not Chirpy, sells the licence to you, collects payment, and handles applicable taxes. Your purchase is also subject to Gumroad's terms. We do not receive or store your full payment card details. Prices may change from time to time, but a change will not affect a licence you have already purchased.

5. Refunds — 30-day money-back guarantee

We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you are not satisfied within 30 days of your purchase, email [email protected] and we will arrange a full refund through Gumroad. If you are a consumer in the European Union, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction that grants statutory withdrawal or refund rights, those rights apply in addition to this guarantee and are not limited by it.

6. Updates and support

Your licence includes access to future updates of the App that we make generally available. Updates may be delivered automatically. We provide support on a reasonable-effort basis by email at [email protected]. We do not guarantee that any particular feature will be maintained indefinitely, and we may modify or discontinue features of the App over time.

7. Third-party apps and trademarks

Chirpy works alongside notifications produced by third-party applications such as Slack and Microsoft Teams. Chirpy is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of those companies. All product names, logos, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only. Your use of any third-party app remains governed by that app's own terms.

8. Intellectual property

The App, the website, and all associated content — including software, text, graphics, logos, and sound files we provide — are owned by Chirpy or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the licence expressly granted in these Terms, no rights are transferred to you. Sounds you upload or create remain yours; you are responsible for ensuring you have the right to use them.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that it will detect every notification. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you, and nothing in these Terms limits any non-excludable statutory or consumer rights you may have.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Chirpy shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Service. Our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will not exceed the amount you paid for your Chirpy licence in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the liability. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

11. Termination

These Terms apply for as long as you use the Service. We may suspend or terminate your licence if you materially breach these Terms, including by using the App in a way that infringes our intellectual property or violates applicable law. On termination, you must stop using the App and delete your copies. Sections that by their nature should survive — including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and governing law — survive termination.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will post the updated Terms on this page and revise the effective date above. Your continued use of the Service after the changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to a change, stop using the Service.

13. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of Spain, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising under these Terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Barcelona, Spain. If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, this does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory consumer-protection provisions of the law of your country of residence, and you may also be entitled to bring proceedings in your local courts.

14. Contact us

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at [email protected].