Effective date: 11 November 2026
Last updated: 11 November 2026
1. About Local Library
Local Library is desktop software and an associated account and licence service provided by JWB Systems in England and Wales. It helps you record or import material, transcribe audio, index documents and search a personal knowledge base stored on your computer.
2. Eligibility and accounts
You must be at least 16 years old and legally able to enter a contract to use Local Library. You are responsible for accurate account information, keeping your credentials and licence key secure, and activity through your account.
3. Free trial
The app offers a 30-day trial without a payment card. It requires a verified email address and is limited to one trial per email address and machine identity. We may refuse or end a trial where we reasonably believe it is being abused.
4. Perpetual licence
A purchase grants one person a non-exclusive, non-transferable perpetual licence to use Local Library, subject to these terms. The purchase includes one year of maintenance and updates. The software and its branding remain owned by JWB Systems and its licensors; you are buying a right to use the software, not its ownership or source code.
5. Maintenance and automatic renewal
Maintenance covers new versions and support during the maintenance period. At checkout you can pay once or choose automatic yearly maintenance after the included first year. If you choose automatic renewal, Stripe will charge the yearly maintenance price then in effect, subject to any notice required by law. You can manage or cancel automatic renewal through My account.
If maintenance ends, your perpetual licence continues for versions released while your maintenance was active. A later version may require renewed maintenance.
6. Payment, cancellation and refunds
Stripe handles payment. Prices and any applicable taxes are shown at checkout. Statutory cancellation, refund and consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded continue to apply. For other refund requests, contact support@locallibrary.ai.
7. Your data and third-party services
You retain ownership of your files and library content. You are responsible for having the right to record, import and process material, including obtaining consent to record other people where the law requires it.
If you connect an external AI provider or assistant, your use of that service is also governed by its terms. AI-generated transcripts, summaries, classifications and answers can be incomplete or wrong; check important information against the source.
8. Acceptable use
You must not use Local Library unlawfully, infringe another person’s rights, bypass licence controls, share or resell a personal licence, reverse engineer the software except where law expressly permits it, or interfere with the account service’s security or availability.
9. Availability and changes
We aim to keep the account and update services available but do not promise uninterrupted operation. We may change or discontinue online services where reasonably necessary. Because your library and perpetual licence are local, an online-service interruption does not give us access to your library content.
10. Warranty and liability
Local Library is supplied with reasonable care and skill. To the extent permitted by law, we do not promise that every transcription, summary, search result or integration will be accurate or suitable for a particular purpose. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or death or personal injury caused by negligence.
Subject to those exceptions, JWB Systems is not liable for indirect or consequential loss. You remain responsible for maintaining backups of your library and source files.
11. Ending use
You may stop using Local Library at any time. We may suspend access to online services for a material breach, abuse, security risk or legal requirement. Ending an account does not remove rights already granted under a paid perpetual licence unless the licence was obtained fraudulently or the law otherwise permits termination.
12. Governing law and changes
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. If you are a consumer, any mandatory protections and rights to bring proceedings in your home jurisdiction still apply. We may update these terms for future use or purchases; the date at the top shows the current version.
13. Contact
Questions about these terms: support@locallibrary.ai.