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Terms of Use

Last updated 11 November 2026

These terms are an agreement between you and [OPERATOR] ("Pauci", "we") about the Pauci app and pauciapp.com. By creating an account you accept them. If you do not accept them, do not use Pauci.

What Pauci is

Pauci shows everyone the same sentence of Seneca each day, with a public-domain painting. You can react to it, write one short line, answer three evening questions, light a lamp, and see what a small circle of friends (up to 20) did with the same day.

• Pauci is for people aged 16 and over. You may not create an account if you are younger.
• One person, one account. Sign in is with Apple.
• Seneca's words are offered as philosophy to think about, not as medical, psychological, legal or financial advice. If you are struggling, please talk to someone; in an emergency call your local emergency number.

Your account

You are responsible for what happens in your account. Keep your Apple ID secure. Your username and display name must follow the community guidelines and must not pretend to be someone else.

You can delete your account at any time in the app (Profile > Account > Delete account). Deletion is immediate and cannot be undone.

What you write

Lines, evening answers, names and usernames are yours. You give us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store them, show them to the people you share them with, and process them to run, protect and improve Pauci (for example the safety filter described in the Privacy Policy). The licence ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies we must keep by law or for an open safety case.

You may only post what you have the right to post.

Zero tolerance

We have zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. The community guidelines (pauciapp.com/guidelines) are part of these terms. In short, never: bullying, harassment or threats; hate; sexual content or anything that sexualises a minor; violence or encouraging self-harm; illegal activity; sharing someone's private information; links, handles, emails or phone numbers; spam, impersonation or ban evasion.

• Every text passes an automatic filter before it is shared; some are refused, borderline ones are reviewed by a person.
• Every card and profile can be reported and every person blocked.
• We act on reports within 24 hours. Content we confirm breaks the rules is removed within 24 hours and its author is removed from Pauci.
• We may warn, pause writing for 7 days or close an account, and we tell you the reason. Closed accounts may not come back with a new account.
• You can appeal by writing to hello@pauciapp.com; a person reads every appeal.

Pauci Plus

The daily sentence, reactions, the comparison with your circle and the world, lines, evening answers, lamps, stories, sharing, the widget and your last 7 days are free.

Pauci Plus is an optional auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) that opens your own history older than 7 days, search in it, and extra card styles. Nothing you write is deleted when you do not subscribe.

• Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that end.
• The yearly plan may include a free trial once per Apple ID. Any unused part of a trial ends when you buy a subscription.
• Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings (Settings > your name > Subscriptions). Refunds are handled by Apple under Apple's rules.
• Prices are shown in the app in your local currency before you buy.

The sentences and pictures

The Latin texts are in the public domain; the editions we use are credited in the app. The English renderings are our own translations from the Latin. The paintings are public-domain works from the museums credited under each image. The Pauci name, design and translations belong to us; please do not copy them in bulk.

Things you must not do

Do not break the law or these terms through Pauci; do not try to get into other accounts or our systems; do not scrape, overload or reverse-engineer the service; do not use Pauci to send advertising.

Changes and ending

We may change Pauci and these terms. If a change matters, we tell you in the app before it applies and may ask you to accept again. We may suspend or end the service with reasonable notice, except in urgent safety cases.

Liability

Pauci is provided "as is". To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect losses, and our total liability is limited to what you paid us in the 12 months before the claim. Nothing here limits rights you have under consumer law that cannot be limited.

Apple

These terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for Pauci or its content, has no duty to provide support for it, and is a third-party beneficiary of these terms with the right to enforce them against you. If Pauci fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple for a refund of the purchase price (if any); Apple has no other warranty obligation. You confirm you are not in a country under a US government embargo and are not on a US government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Where you live

Pauci is available in every country. Nothing in these terms takes away rights that the consumer or online safety law of your country gives you and that cannot be waived. [lawyer: review this section for each place]

• EU and EEA (Digital Services Act): anyone can report content they believe is illegal, in the app or at pauciapp.com/report, saying where it is and why. We decide quickly and carefully, and tell the person we sanction what we decided and why. Either side can appeal to us at hello@pauciapp.com (a person decides) or use a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body. [owner + lawyer: the DSA also asks us to tell the reporter our decision; the app does not do that yet] Our single point of contact for authorities and users is hello@pauciapp.com.
• UK (Online Safety Act 2023): you can report illegal content and content harmful to children, and complain about how we handled a report or about a sanction, at hello@pauciapp.com or pauciapp.com/report.
• Australia: Pauci is not for people under 16. You can also complain about harmful content to the eSafety Commissioner.
• Brazil: the Consumer Defence Code and the ECA Digital apply where they protect you more than these terms.

Law and contact

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye, without depriving you of protections of the law where you live that cannot be waived. Questions, notices and appeals: hello@pauciapp.com, [ADDRESS].