Terms of Service

Ultara LLC is based in Evanston, Illinois, USA. ULTARA STUDIO is its creative brand, not a separate legal entity. These terms cover this website, studio services, and apps distributed by Ultara LLC, including Pink Belly Manatee and Bun on the Run (games), REMANENCE: Tape Looper and RECURRENCE (music and audio recording apps), and TypeClip (a plain-text editor). Contracts, invoices, and payments for studio services are made with Ultara LLC.

Website descriptions and portfolio examples are informational and are not binding offers or guarantees of availability, pricing, delivery dates, or results. Creative services, production, editing, asset work, and equipment rentals require a separate written agreement with Ultara LLC covering scope, fees, payment, revisions, cancellation, delivery, rights, and responsibilities. For the relevant project or rental, that agreement controls if it conflicts with these website terms.

Equipment custody, damage, loss, insurance, permitted use, and return obligations must be specified in the rental agreement. No booking, rental, or transfer of rights is created by browsing this site or sending an inquiry.

Website text, artwork, logos, and other original materials are owned by Ultara LLC or their respective rights holders. Viewing this website does not grant a right to copy, redistribute, sell, or use these materials commercially without permission or an applicable license. Third-party names and marks—including Apple, App Store, iPhone, iPad, iCloud, Game Center, Audio Units (AUv3), CoreMIDI, Godot, and Unity—belong to their respective owners and are used solely for platform and compatibility identification. Rights to commissioned work and purchased assets are defined in the applicable written agreement or product license.

In REMANENCE and RECURRENCE, you retain 100% ownership and copyright in all original recordings, loops, stems, sessions, and stereo mixes you create using the apps. The synthesized rhythm starter patterns included in REMANENCE and RECURRENCE are original patterns created by Ultara LLC; you are granted a worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, perform, and distribute recordings incorporating those rhythm starters in your musical works, excluding redistribution of the raw patterns as a standalone sample library. If you import external audio files, loop folders, or stems into an app, you are solely responsible for ensuring that you hold the necessary rights or licenses for those files.

You must have the necessary rights and permissions for materials you provide, including relevant releases for identifiable people, locations, music, and other protected content. Sending a project inquiry does not by itself create a confidentiality agreement; arrange any required confidentiality terms before sharing confidential material. Because Ultara LLC apps store user content only on the user's local device (and, where enabled, the user's private iCloud container) rather than on public Ultara servers, Ultara cannot view or remove files on a user's device. If you believe any material published on ultara.cloud or our App Store distribution materials infringes your copyright, you may send a written DMCA notice under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) to support@ultara.cloud.

Apps distributed through Apple's App Store are licensed, not sold, and are subject to Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement, unless we provide a custom end-user license agreement. Check each App Store listing for current price, availability, compatibility, and purchase terms. Apple processes App Store payments and refund requests under its terms.

You agree to use Ultara products only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these terms. Except where permitted by applicable law or an applicable license, you may not reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from our apps. You may not resell or redistribute our software.

Our apps may store game progress, TypeClip text documents, sessions, recordings, imported audio, and exported files on your device. Pink Belly Manatee and Bun on the Run can use Apple Game Center. TypeClip saves documents locally and can share them through the system share sheet when you choose an app or service. REMANENCE and RECURRENCE hold unfinished loop takes in memory (RAM) until completed, store saved audio sessions on your device, and let you export WAV mixes, stem archives, or ZIP backups through Files; REMANENCE can also sync saved sessions through your private iCloud container if you opt in. Apple features and backups depend on your settings and are subject to Apple's terms and availability.

You are responsible for keeping copies of progress and creative content you want to retain. Use available device backup options and, for REMANENCE and RECURRENCE, export important sessions, stems, or ZIP backups to Files or another location you control. We do not promise that app content will always be backed up, synced, available, or recoverable. Device loss or failure, app removal, software or operating-system changes, storage problems, user actions, and cloud-sync conflicts or interruptions can cause data to be lost or corrupted. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ultara LLC is not responsible for loss, corruption, or unavailability of app data or user content, or for the performance, stability, or licensing of third-party audio interfaces, MIDI controllers, or Audio Unit (AUv3) plug-in extensions.

Hearing and equipment protection: REMANENCE and RECURRENCE include digital input trim, master boost, resonant filters, overdub feedback, and tape saturation/noise controls. High gain or feedback settings can produce loud audio peaks. Always start with low headphone or studio monitor volume when connecting audio interfaces, microphones, or third-party AUv3 plug-ins.

Our products are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that our apps will be error-free, uninterrupted, or compatible with every hardware interface, plug-in, or device configuration. Use of our apps is at your own risk.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ultara LLC and its principals shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss of recordings, session data, or profits, arising from or in connection with your use of our products, even if advised that such damages were possible, or for aggregate direct damages exceeding the amount you paid for the applicable app. Nothing in these terms excludes liability or remedies that applicable law does not allow us to exclude.

App Store purchases, billing, and refund requests for Ultara apps are processed directly by Apple under Apple's App Store policies; Ultara LLC does not receive your payment card details and cannot directly issue refunds through Apple's billing system. To request an app refund from Apple, sign in at reportaproblem.apple.com, choose "I'd like to" → "Request a refund," select the app, and submit your request (or use the "Report a Problem" link on your App Store email receipt). Ultara apps are one-time downloads or free apps on the App Store and do not charge recurring subscriptions or in-app purchases. If you reside in the EEA, UK, Australia, or another jurisdiction with mandatory statutory withdrawal or consumer guarantee rights, Apple honors those statutory rights under the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions for your region. For studio production, development, or equipment rental engagements, payment terms, deposits, cancellations, and any applicable refund terms are governed by the signed written agreement with Ultara LLC.

We may update these terms from time to time and revise the date above. Where applicable law requires notice or consent for a change, we will provide it. Changes apply only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Warranty disclaimers, liability limitations, and restrictions in these terms apply only to the extent permitted by applicable law. These terms do not exclude rights or remedies that cannot legally be excluded. Applicable App Store terms, product licenses, and signed project agreements also apply.

If any provision of these terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Failure by Ultara LLC to enforce any right or provision in these terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. Subject to any applicable App Store license or signed written project or rental agreement with Ultara LLC, these terms state the entire agreement between you and Ultara LLC regarding use of this website.

Questions about these terms? Email support@ultara.cloud.

Ultara LLC · Evanston, Illinois · USA