PlotForge Desktop Terms of Service

Last Updated: October 24, 2026

Effective Date: October 24, 2026

1. Introduction and Acceptance

Welcome to PlotForge Desktop, a locally installed creative writing application developed and distributed by Loophead Labs LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business at 8 The Green, Suite B, Dover, DE 19901.

By downloading, installing, or using PlotForge Desktop (the "Software"), you ("User," "you," or "your") agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, you must uninstall the Software and discontinue use.

Our Privacy Policy explains what the Software sends over the internet and why. It is also in the Software under Help, Privacy Policy.

2. Description of Software

PlotForge Desktop is a locally installed desktop application for writing fiction, including but not limited to:

Planning: Ideas, story outlines, plot structure, and a story timeline
Characters and Worldbuilding: Tools to create and manage characters, relationships, settings, locations, and lore
Drafting: A manuscript editor organised into parts, chapters, and scenes
Revision: Manuscript review, consistency checking, and Scene Surgery
Import and Export: Importing manuscripts, Scrivener projects, and PlotForge backups, and exporting manuscripts, outlines, and character profiles in several formats
Optional AI Assistance: AI-assisted outlining, drafting, revision, and chat, using AI models that you install and run yourself through Ollama or LM Studio

AI-generated content is provided as suggestions and creative assistance, not as finished work.

3. Trial, License, and Purchasing

3.1 Free Trial

You can try the Software free for 14 days with every feature available. Starting the trial needs an internet connection, and each computer can start one trial. When the trial ends without a license, the Software becomes read-only: you can still open, read, search, and export your projects and change settings, but you cannot edit them or use AI features until you activate a license. Your projects are never deleted when the trial ends.

3.2 Software License

Subject to your purchase of a valid license and compliance with these Terms, Loophead Labs LLC grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use PlotForge Desktop. Each license key may be active on up to two computers at a time; to use it on a different computer, deactivate it on one of the others first (Settings, License). You may not share your license key, or sublicense, redistribute, rent, or resell the Software or its license keys, without our prior written permission.

3.3 Purchasing

PlotForge Desktop is sold as a one-time purchase. Licenses are sold by our reseller, Lemon Squeezy, which acts as merchant of record: it processes your payment, collects any applicable taxes, and issues your license key. Current pricing is shown at https://plotforge.app. Updates to the Software are included with your license at no extra charge.

3.4 Refunds

If PlotForge Desktop doesn't suit you, you can ask for a full refund within 14 days of purchase by emailing contact@plotforge.app. A refunded license key stops working. Your projects stay on your computer, and you can still open, read, and export them.

3.5 Internet Connection and License Checks

No account or login is required. The Software needs an internet connection to start the trial, to activate or deactivate a license, and to check for updates. About once a week, it confirms with Lemon Squeezy that your license is still valid; if you are offline, it keeps working and checks again later. A license key that has been refunded, revoked, or was not issued for PlotForge stops working at the next check.

4. Local Data and Privacy

4.1 Local Storage

Everything you write and create in PlotForge Desktop (projects, chapters, characters, worldbuilding entries, and notes) and your settings are stored locally on your device in a SQLite database. We do not receive, collect, or have access to your writing.

The Software does send a small amount of information so that the trial, licensing, and updates work: a random device ID when you start the trial, your license key when it is activated and checked, and update checks. Our Privacy Policy describes each of these in full.

4.2 AI Processing

AI features use Ollama or LM Studio running on the same computer as the Software. Prompts, including the parts of your project they contain, and responses pass only between the Software and that AI app on your computer. The Software refuses AI addresses on any other machine. Nothing you write or generate is sent to Loophead Labs LLC.

4.3 Updates

The Software checks https://plotforge.app for a newer version when it starts and when you choose Check for Updates. No personal data or project content is sent in an update check. Updates are installed only with your permission.

5. User Content and Intellectual Property

5.1 Your Content Ownership

You retain all ownership rights to the creative content you create using PlotForge Desktop ("User Content"), including:

Stories, manuscripts, and narrative works
Character profiles and descriptions
Outlines and plot structures
Any other original creative material you input or generate

Because your User Content is stored on your device, we have no access to it and claim no rights over it.

5.2 AI-Generated Content

Content generated by AI features ("AI Content") is produced by the AI model you choose and run yourself, and is provided as creative assistance. You acknowledge that:

AI Content may not be unique, and similar content may be generated by others using the same AI models
AI Content may require substantial editing and human creativity to become a finished work
You are responsible for reviewing, editing, and taking ownership of any AI Content you use
We make no representations about the originality, accuracy, or quality of AI Content

5.3 PlotForge Intellectual Property

The Software, including all source code, designs, text, graphics, interfaces, and trademarks, is owned by Loophead Labs LLC and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Except where the law allows it despite this restriction, you may not:

Copy, modify, decompile, or reverse engineer any part of the Software
Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices
Use our trademarks to imply endorsement without prior written permission

6. Acceptable Use

You agree to use PlotForge Desktop only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree NOT to:

Use the Software to violate any local, state, national, or international law
Use the Software, including its AI features, to create content that sexualises, exploits, or endangers minors
Use AI features to create content intended to harass, threaten, or defame real people, or to plan or facilitate serious harm
Share your license key, or try to get around the trial or licensing
Redistribute modified versions of the Software under the PlotForge name or branding without permission
Misrepresent modified versions of the Software as official releases

6.1 Reporting AI Content

If an AI response is offensive, harmful, or otherwise inappropriate, you can report it from the flag beside a chat reply, from "Report this response" when reviewing an AI edit, or from Help, Report an AI Response. Each opens an email to us that you can read and edit before sending. AI responses come from the model you choose and run; reports help us improve how PlotForge prompts the AI and presents its responses.

7. AI Model Usage and Limitations

7.1 Third-Party AI Models

PlotForge Desktop does not include or distribute any AI models. You are responsible for:

Installing and running a supported AI app (Ollama or LM Studio) on your computer
Selecting and downloading AI models
Complying with the license terms of any AI models you use
Ensuring your hardware meets the requirements of your chosen models

7.2 No Guarantees

We do not guarantee:

The accuracy, quality, or originality of AI-generated content
Compatibility with all AI models or server configurations
That AI-generated content will meet your expectations or requirements

8. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

8.1 Software "As Is"

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Warranties of merchantability
Fitness for a particular purpose
Non-infringement
Accuracy or reliability of content

8.2 Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LOOPHEAD LABS LLC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR:

Any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages
Loss of profits, revenue, data, or use
Loss of creative work or manuscripts
Damages resulting from software bugs, crashes, or data corruption

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THESE TERMS OR THE SOFTWARE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US FOR THE SOFTWARE IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.

8.3 User Responsibility

You are solely responsible for:

Backing up your creative work and data regularly
Any consequences of publishing or sharing AI-generated content
Ensuring AI-generated content does not infringe on others' rights
Complying with all applicable laws in your use of the Software
The operation and maintenance of your AI app and models

8.4 Your Rights Under Local Law

Nothing in these Terms limits any rights you have under the consumer protection laws of the country where you live that cannot be waived or limited by contract. Where such a law applies, Sections 8, 9, and 11 apply only as far as that law allows.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Loophead Labs LLC, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from:

Your use of the Software
Your User Content
Your violation of these Terms
Your violation of any rights of another party
Your violation of any applicable laws or regulations

10. Changes to 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 these Terms
The updated Terms will be included in the Software (Help, Terms of Service) and published at https://plotforge.app/desktop/terms
Continued use of the Software after changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms

If you do not agree to modified Terms, you must uninstall the Software and discontinue use.

11. Dispute Resolution and Governing Law

11.1 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles, except where Section 8.4 gives you the protection of the law of the country where you live.

11.2 Informal Resolution

Before starting any formal proceeding, please contact us at contact@plotforge.app so we can try to resolve the dispute informally. Most concerns can be resolved this way.

11.3 Arbitration Agreement

If a dispute is not resolved informally within 30 days, it shall be resolved through binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. Either party may instead bring an individual claim in a small claims court that has jurisdiction.

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIONS.

11.4 Exceptions to Arbitration

Either party may seek injunctive relief in court for:

Intellectual property infringement
Violation of the Acceptable Use terms

11.5 Jurisdiction

If arbitration is not enforceable, you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, except where Section 8.4 gives you the right to bring a claim in the courts where you live.

12. General Provisions

12.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Loophead Labs LLC regarding the Software.

12.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

12.3 Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision.

12.4 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our written consent. We may assign these Terms at any time without notice.

12.5 Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any failure to perform due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, terrorism, labor disputes, or government action.

12.6 Export Compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable export and import control laws and regulations in your use of the Software.

13. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms or the Software, please contact us:

Loophead Labs LLC 8 The Green, Suite B Dover, DE 19901 United States

Email: contact@plotforge.app Website: https://plotforge.app

14. Acknowledgment

BY INSTALLING AND USING PLOTFORGE DESKTOP, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.