Terms of Service

Last revised November 8, 2026

Haumm is in early access. These terms are the agreement between you and Haumm ("we," "us") for the app, the website at haumm.com, and anything connected to them. By creating an account or using Haumm, you agree to them.

The short version

• Your writing is yours. We don't own it, sell it, or use it to train AI, and neither will anyone who ever takes Haumm over.
• Haumm is still being built. Things may change or break, so export your journal now and then.
• Use it honestly. Don't break the law or try to break Haumm.
• You can leave any time, and take your writing with you.

Who can use Haumm

You need to be at least 13, and old enough where you live to agree to these terms. Before your first page, Haumm asks your birth month and year and where you live, so it can follow the rules there. If you're under 18, a parent or guardian should agree to these terms with you, and a few things are for adults only: connecting an AI app (Claude, for now) and Patterns.

Your account

Keep your sign-in details safe; you're responsible for what happens on your account. One account per person, please, and use an email address that reaches you. If you think someone else got into your account, email us right away.

Your writing

Everything you put in Haumm (entries, photos, voice notes, Commonplace, and the rest) belongs to you. To run the service, you give us permission to store and copy your content, display it to you and to anyone you choose to share it with, transcribe your voice notes, and process it in the ways needed to make Haumm work. That permission is only for running Haumm for you, and it ends when you delete your account, or once content you delete is gone: 30 days after you delete a page, 31 after you remove a photo, video or voice note (they wait so you can bring them back). Your journal is private by default, and nothing in it becomes public unless you share it yourself.

We'll never quote your writing, or anything you send us, publicly without your written OK.

Only put things in Haumm you have the right to use. You can export your writing as Word, PDF, or text at any time. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your information.

Connected services

You can connect other services to Haumm, like Google sign-in, Google Drive import, or an AI app (Claude, for now). Connected AI apps can read your journal but can never change or delete anything you've put in Haumm. Those services have their own terms and privacy policies, and we're not responsible for what they do with information you choose to share with them. You can disconnect them at any time.

Using Haumm well

Please don't:

• Use Haumm for anything illegal, or to store content that exploits children;
• Try to get into other people's accounts or data, or test, probe, or attack Haumm's systems;
• Overload Haumm, scrape it, or get around plan limits;
• Copy, resell, or reverse engineer Haumm, or use it to build a competing product; or
• Pretend to be someone else.

We don't read your journal looking for problems. But if we learn an account is being used to break these rules, we may suspend or close it.

Haumm isn't therapy

Haumm is a place to write and notice things about your own life. Insights, Patterns, and anything else that reflects your writing back to you observe; they never diagnose or treat anything. Haumm doesn't run an AI that talks with you: Patterns offers questions you can choose to ask your own connected AI, which works under its maker's own terms. Nothing in Haumm is medical, psychological, or professional advice, or a substitute for it, and Haumm isn't built for emergencies. If you're struggling, please reach out to someone you trust or a professional. In the US you can call or text 988, any time. If you're in danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.

Plans and pricing

Haumm is free during early access. After early access, writing stays free for every account, with no limit on entries. The free plan includes a set number of photos, voice notes, transcriptions and kept Commonplace pieces, and brings old journals in one page per file (a journal app’s export comes in whole, its photos and voice notes until the room is full). The paid plan is $60/year and adds photos, videos and voice notes with no daily limit, transcription up to a daily limit (on every plan, so the service stays fair and affordable for everyone; write to us if you need more), a full Commonplace, importing old journals split into dated entries, and ongoing use of Patterns and AI connections. Storage for photos, voice notes, and video is generous but limited on both plans; current limits are shown in the app and on the pricing page.

Paid plans will be managed from the app, renew yearly until you cancel, and can be cancelled any time from the app, as easily as you signed up. We'll tell you before charging you for the first time, remind you before each yearly renewal, and tell you before any price change. If your subscription ends, your account drops back to the free plan: you keep writing, reading and exporting everything, and nothing you've already added is taken away.

Changed your mind? Ask within 14 days of any charge, renewals included, and we'll refund it in full, wherever you live. Just write to support@haumm.com. Plans bought through the App Store are refunded by Apple, under Apple's rules.

Early access means things change

Haumm is being shaped daily. Features may change, move, or go away, and there may be bugs or downtime. We work hard to keep your writing safe, but please export a copy now and then. If a change significantly affects you or your data, we'll tell you before it happens, and we'll never start using your writing in a new way without asking you first.

Ending things

You can delete your account any time in Settings → Privacy, which permanently removes your journal, every photo, video and voice note, and your account right away (copies in our backups are cleared within 30 days). We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms; when we can, we'll tell you first and give you a chance to export your writing. The only exception is content that's illegal to hold or hand back. If we ever shut Haumm down, we'll give you at least 30 days' notice to export everything.

If Haumm is ever sold or passes to someone else, the promises about your writing in these terms and our Privacy Policy go with it, for everything written under them, and anyone who takes Haumm over must keep them. We'll give you at least 30 days' notice first, so you can export everything or delete your account.

The legal part

• No guarantees. Haumm is provided "as is" during early access, without warranties of any kind, to the extent the law allows.
• Limits on liability. To the extent the law allows, we're not liable for indirect or consequential losses, including lost data. Our total liability to you is limited to what you paid us in the 12 months before the claim, or $60 if you haven't paid anything.
• Feedback. If you send us ideas or suggestions, we may use them to improve Haumm without owing you anything.
• Changes to these terms. We'll post updates here with a new date, and tell you about important ones by email or in the app before they take effect. If you keep using Haumm after a change, the new terms apply, but a change to how your writing is used always needs your OK first.
• Governing law. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA. Some places give you rights these terms can't take away; those still apply.

Questions

Email support@haumm.com. A real person reads every message.