SSonder

Terms of Use

Effective date: September 10, 2026 · Last updated: September 10, 2026

These terms are the agreement between you and the developer of Sonder covering your use of the App and the translation service behind it. Please read them before you rely on the App for anything important.

1. Agreement to these terms

By downloading, installing, or using Sonder (the "App"), you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the App. You must be at least 13 years old, or the minimum age of digital consent in your country if that is higher, to use the App.

The App is licensed, not sold, to you. Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies to your use of the App as distributed through the App Store. Where that agreement and these terms conflict, these terms govern the translation service and the content rules, and Apple's agreement governs the licence to the software itself.

2. What the App does

Sonder translates text, photographs, and speech, and provides brief contextual notes to help you understand what you are looking at. Results are produced by third-party artificial intelligence models. The App is a convenience tool. It is not a professional translation, medical, legal, financial, or safety service, and it is not a substitute for a qualified human being where accuracy matters.

3. Accuracy — please read this carefully

AI translation is probabilistic and will sometimes be wrong. A model can mistranslate or omit text, hallucinate a plausible-looking word that was not in the original, misread a blurred or stylised photograph, or misidentify an ingredient, an allergen, a dosage, or a warning.

You acknowledge and agree that:

4. Your responsibilities

You agree not to:

We may suspend or terminate access to the service if you breach these terms, if we are required to by law, or if your use places the service or other users at risk.

5. Your content

You keep all rights you hold in the photographs, text, and recordings you submit. You grant us and our service providers a limited, temporary licence to process that content for the sole purpose of producing the translation you requested. We do not take ownership of your content, and we do not use it to train models or for any other purpose. How that content is handled is described in our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these terms.

6. Free usage and subscriptions

7. Availability and changes to the App

The App depends on third-party AI models and network infrastructure. We do not promise uninterrupted or error-free service. Translation quality may vary between languages, and a feature may become unavailable if a provider changes or withdraws its model. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the App or any feature; if we discontinue a paid feature you have paid for, we will provide a reasonable remedy, such as a refund of the unused portion where required by law.

8. Intellectual property

The App, its interface, its name and logo, and the software behind it are owned by the developer and protected by intellectual property law. These terms do not grant you any right to them beyond the limited licence described above. Translation output is provided for your personal use; you may use it freely in your own travel and communication, but you may not present it as a professionally certified translation.

The App is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any other translation or travel application.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the App and the translation service are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that translations will be accurate, complete, or suitable for any particular purpose.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profit, data, opportunity, or goodwill, arising from your use of or inability to use the App — including any loss caused by reliance on a translation that was incorrect. To the extent we are found liable, our total liability is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim, or the equivalent of one month of your subscription.

Nothing in these terms excludes any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so part of this section may not apply to you.

11. Termination

You may stop using the App at any time and delete it from your device. We may terminate these terms if you materially breach them. On termination, the licence granted to you ends, but the sections that by their nature should survive — content, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and governing law — will continue to apply.

12. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the People's Republic of China, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. This does not remove any protection you have under the mandatory consumer law of the country in which you reside. If you are a consumer resident in the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence.

13. Apple-specific terms

You acknowledge that these terms are between you and the developer only, and not with Apple. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App. Apple is not responsible for any product claims, including product liability claims, any claim that the App fails to conform to a legal or regulatory requirement, or any claim arising under consumer protection law. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you.

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms to reflect changes to the App or to the law. We will revise the date at the top of this page, and for material changes we will notify you in the App before they take effect. Continuing to use the App after a change means you accept the updated terms.

15. Contact

Questions about these terms: support@sonder.app.