Effective date: July 3, 2026
Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before downloading or using Dark Shadow AI ("the App"). By downloading, installing, or using the App you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
Subject to these Terms, Dark Shadow AI grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the App on devices you personally own or control, solely for your own personal, non-commercial purposes.
You may not:
The App and all associated content, features, and functionality — including but not limited to the software, design, graphics, and documentation — are and will remain the exclusive property of Dark Shadow AI and its creator. These Terms do not transfer any intellectual property rights to you.
Dark Shadow AI incorporates open source software components that are distributed under their own licenses. Your use of those components is governed by their respective licenses, which are not modified by these Terms.
In particular, the App includes MobileSAM, an AI vision model developed by Chaoning Zhang et al. MobileSAM is used to detect and trace tool outlines locally on your device. It is distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Copyright notice for MobileSAM:
A copy of the Apache License 2.0 is reproduced in full below in Section 12. In accordance with that license: MobileSAM is used without modification; no trademark rights to "MobileSAM" or its contributors' names are granted by these Terms; and the App does not claim endorsement by the MobileSAM authors.
Other open source components included in the App (PyTorch, timm, OpenCV, NumPy, SciPy, Shapely, Trimesh, Pillow, PySide6, requests, and others) are likewise used under their respective open source licenses. These licenses permit use, reproduction, and distribution subject to their individual terms, which are available in each component's source repository.
The App is currently provided as beta software. It may contain bugs, errors, and incomplete features. We make no guarantees about the stability, accuracy, or fitness of the App for any particular purpose during the beta period.
THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DARK SHADOW AI EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. You use the App entirely at your own risk.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL DARK SHADOW AI OR ITS CREATOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES — INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL — ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE APP, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE APP IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CLAIM OR FIFTY US DOLLARS ($50).
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Dark Shadow AI and its creator from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses — including reasonable legal fees — arising out of your use of the App or your violation of these Terms.
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in the courts located in Massachusetts.
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date above. Continued use of the App after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your license to use the App at any time, with or without cause or notice. Upon termination, you must cease all use of the App and delete all copies in your possession.
The following license applies to MobileSAM as incorporated in this App:
Apache License
Version 2.0, January 2004
https://www.apache.org/licenses/
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