Dote terms of service
Effective September 4, 2026 · section 4 updated October 30, 2026
These are the ground rules for using Dote, the couples app made by O9Tech ("we", "us"). By using Dote you agree to them. We've kept them short on purpose: the privacy policy covers how your data is handled.
1. Using Dote
Dote is a private space for two people in a relationship. You need to be at least 13 (or the higher minimum age where you live) and old enough to use the App Store's or Google Play's services. One account per person, used honestly.
2. Your content stays yours
Photos, notes, drawings, and everything else you create in Dote belong to you. You give us only the limited license we need to run the service: to host, process, and deliver your content to your partner and render it in your widgets. That license ends when the content is deleted. We claim no other rights to it: no training, no marketing, no reuse.
3. The ground rules
- Don't use Dote for anything illegal, or to share content you don't have the right to share.
- Don't harass or abuse the person you're paired with. Dote has an in-app report and unpair path, and we act on reports.
- Don't spam invites, probe the service for weaknesses, or try to access data that isn't yours.
We may suspend or close accounts that break these rules.
4. Dote Plus
Plus is offered as an auto-renewing subscription (monthly, or yearly with a 7-day free trial) or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The app shows the price and length of each option before you buy.
Payment is charged to your Apple ID or Google Play account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID or Google Play account settings at any time after buying. A cancelled subscription keeps working until the end of the period you paid for. If you buy a subscription during a free trial, the unused part of the trial ends when you buy.
Refunds follow Apple's or Google's policies. One purchase covers both members of a paired couple. If the purchasing partner's subscription ends or the couple unpairs, Plus stays with the person who bought it. Prices may change; existing subscribers are told before a change affects them.
If you got Dote from the App Store, Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies.
5. Leaving, unpairing, deletion
You can export your memories, unpair, or delete your account at any time from within the app. Unpairing starts a 30-day grace window during which either partner can invite the other to rejoin; after it, the couple's data is permanently deleted. Details are in the privacy policy.
6. What we can't promise
We work hard to deliver moments in seconds, but widgets and notifications ultimately ride on Apple's and Google's systems, phone batteries, and networks we don't control. Dote is provided "as is", without warranties, and we're not liable for indirect damages. Our total liability for any claim is capped at what you've paid us in the twelve months before the claim (or $50 if you're on the free tier). Nothing here limits rights that your local law says can't be limited.
7. Changes
If we change these terms in a way that matters, we'll tell you in the app before the change takes effect. Continuing to use Dote after that means you accept the new terms.