By using the Vinea iOS app or this website, you agree to these terms. We've tried to keep them short and free of legalese — but they are a contract, so read them. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.
1. Who we are
"Vinea" refers to the iOS app and the website at vineacellar.com (collectively, "we," "us"). "You" means the person using the app or visiting the site.
2. Eligibility
You must be of legal drinking age in your jurisdiction (21+ in the United States; varies elsewhere). Vinea is not directed at, and not appropriate for, anyone under that age.
3. Your license to use the app
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use Vinea on devices you own or control to track non-commercial home winemaking. You agree not to:
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, except where applicable law expressly permits
- Resell, sublicense, or rent access to the app or your subscription
- Use Vinea to build a competing product
- Abuse the AI assistant or gateway through unauthorized automated requests, disruption, or attempts to gain access without a valid entitlement
- Bypass usage or security limits, including by generating or rotating installation identifiers, falsifying subscription proofs, or changing networks to evade a restriction
- Use the app for commercial winemaking operations beyond home / hobbyist scale — Vinea isn't designed for or licensed to commercial wineries
AI usage limits and abuse prevention
The free trial currently includes two successful AI analyses per installation identifier. Pro currently includes up to 100 successful analyses per subscription per calendar month, resetting in UTC. Failed analyses do not consume these allowances. Any description of Pro AI as "unlimited" is subject to this monthly fair-use limit.
To prevent repeated free-trial abuse, free analyses also have a shared limit of 20 successful requests per IP address per UTC day. People on the same network may encounter this limit even when they have free analyses remaining. Pro analyses are not subject to this IP-based daily limit.
We may reject or temporarily restrict AI requests to enforce these limits or protect the service from abuse. A routine usage limit is not, by itself, a finding of misconduct. These restrictions do not delete your cellar records or stop the app's local recordkeeping features. If you believe a restriction is mistaken, contact hello@vineacellar.com. Our Privacy Policy explains the identifiers, counters, and security metadata used for these purposes.
4. Subscriptions and billing
Vinea Pro is an auto-renewing annual subscription sold through Apple's App Store. The current price is shown on the in-app paywall. By subscribing, you agree to:
- Auto-renewal. Your subscription renews automatically each year unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Apple charges your payment method on file at the start of each new period.
- Cancellation. Cancel any time in iOS Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Vinea. Cancellation stops the next renewal; you keep Pro features until the current period ends.
- Refunds. Refund requests are handled by Apple, not by us. File requests at reportaproblem.apple.com.
- Price changes. If we change the renewal price, Apple will notify you and require your consent before the next renewal. You can decline by canceling.
Apple's standard EULA for App Store apps also applies to your use of Vinea, in addition to these terms.
5. The AI assistant — informational, not professional advice
Vinea AI is an automated tool that produces suggestions based on the data in your batch. It is not a substitute for your own judgment, professional enology advice, or food-safety expertise. Don't follow Vinea AI suggestions blindly when health or safety is on the line.
Specifically:
- Vinea AI may be wrong, incomplete, or out of date. Always cross-check important decisions with a trusted source (textbook, forum, or a professional winemaker).
- If a wine has signs of contamination, microbial spoilage, or anything that smells, looks, or tastes off, do not consume it. The AI cannot reliably diagnose food-safety problems from a batch summary.
- Vinea is not a medical device, lab instrument, or licensed enology service. Do not use it to make decisions about commercial production, regulatory compliance, or anything where failure has consequences beyond your own home batch.
6. Your data
Your cellar records live on your device and sync to your private iCloud database via Apple's CloudKit when available. We don't have access to that database. If you request an AI analysis, the selected batch summary is sent through our service to our processors. See our Privacy Policy for details, including usage and abuse-prevention records.
You are responsible for backing up data you care about. Single-batch backup is available to all users; Pro adds full-cellar backup and CSV export. We are not liable for data loss caused by iCloud issues, device loss, or app uninstallation.
7. Service availability
We aim to keep the app and AI gateway available, but we can't promise uptime. Maintenance, third-party outages (Apple, Cloudflare, Anthropic), or acts of God may interrupt service from time to time. The app's local features keep working offline; AI features require a network connection and an available free allowance or valid Pro subscription, subject to the limits above.
8. Disclaimer of warranties
Vinea is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all such warranties.
9. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for any claim relating to Vinea is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the Pro subscription in the twelve months before the claim, or (b) US$50. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages — including lost wine, lost vintages, lost equipment, or any disappointment you suffer because a batch didn't turn out.
Some jurisdictions don't allow these limitations. Where that's the case, the limitations apply only to the extent permitted.
10. Termination
You can stop using Vinea at any time by canceling your subscription and uninstalling the app. We may terminate your access if you materially breach these terms (e.g., you abuse the AI gateway or use the app in violation of section 3), with or without notice.
11. Changes to these terms
If we change these terms in a material way, we'll update this page and the "Last updated" date at the top, and surface a notice in the app the next time you launch it. Continuing to use Vinea after a change means you accept the new terms.
12. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute that can't be resolved informally will be brought in the state or federal courts located in San Diego County, California, and you consent to that jurisdiction.
13. Contact
Questions about these terms: hello@vineacellar.com. For privacy specifically, privacy@vineacellar.com.