Terms. The short version.
By buying or downloading JEP, you agree to the items below. The product is a $19.99–$29.99 desktop utility, not enterprise software, so this document is short on purpose. If anything is unclear, email us.
A license to use JEP.
You're buying a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use JEP on the machines you reasonably own or control. The license is tied to your email, not to a specific machine.
Install on every Mac (or every PC) that is reasonably yours — your personal laptop, your home desktop, a second machine for travel. We don't enforce a count and we trust you to make a reasonable call.
A license is for one person. Do not share your license key publicly, post it to forums, or use one key across an organization. If you want JEP for a household or a small team, email us — we can do that, but the default is one person, one license.
All bug-fix and feature updates within the v1.x series are free for the life of your license. If we ship a v2 that's a meaningful re-architecture, we may charge an upgrade fee — at our discretion, with a discount for existing customers. You will never be forced to upgrade.
The free version is licensed the same way as paid, with the same warranties and the same limits of liability, except it is limited to one locked folder containing at most 20 files. The free tier is not a trial — you can use it forever.
14 days, no questions asked.
If JEP doesn't fit, you can ask for a refund within 14 days of purchase. We don't ask why. Refunds are processed by Gumroad, who runs our checkout.
Email help@justenoughprivacy.com with your Gumroad order number, or use Gumroad's "request a refund" link in your purchase receipt. Refunds typically appear on your card within a few business days, depending on your bank.
Refunds outside the 14-day window are at our discretion and case-dependent. If the app stops working after a future update, that's our problem, not yours — email us and we'll figure it out.
A refund deactivates your license. You should unlock any folders you have locked before the deactivation takes effect. If you can't (e.g., you've lost the PIN), see the recovery section on the landing page — your data is recoverable from the .jep-recovery sidecar in each locked folder, even without an active license.
A short list of don'ts.
JEP is intended for legal personal use. The list below is not exhaustive — common sense applies — but these are the items worth naming.
Things you cannot do with JEP.
- conceal content that is illegal where you live (CSAM, stolen material, etc.)
- conceal data you are required to disclose under court order
- distribute, resell, sublicense, or re-package the app
- reverse-engineer the license validator to circumvent the free-tier limit
- misrepresent JEP's protections to a third party (e.g., claiming it's encryption when it isn't)
Things we explicitly support.
- locking personal journals, drafts, and creative work
- locking financial records and tax materials
- locking legal adult media collections
- locking identity-related materials you're not ready to share
- installing on every machine that is reasonably yours
What we promise and what we don't.
JEP is provided as-is. The honest position from the landing page applies here in legal form: JEP protects against casual local access, nothing more.
JEP is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Software has bugs. We work to fix them; we cannot guarantee none exist.
Our total liability to you for any claim arising out of your use of JEP is limited to the amount you paid for the license, or CAD $50, whichever is greater. We are not liable for loss of data, loss of revenue, loss of opportunity, or any other indirect or consequential damages.
Within the limits above, we make one specific commitment: JEP's obfuscation is reversible. No file locked by JEP is ever placed in a state from which it cannot be recovered using your PIN or the .jep-recovery sidecar. If you discover a bug that violates this commitment, we will treat it as our highest-priority fix.
JEP is not encryption. It does not defend against forensic analysis, malware, administrative access, or law enforcement. The product documentation and marketing copy say this in plain English; the Terms say it too. Do not rely on JEP for protections it does not provide.
If we end your license.
We may revoke a license if it's being used to violate the acceptable-use list above, or if a chargeback is filed without an honest attempt at a refund first. Revocation deactivates the app on your installed machines. Your locked data remains recoverable via the sidecar.
Ontario, Canada.
These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable in Ontario. Any disputes that cannot be resolved by email will be resolved in the courts of Ontario.
If these terms change.
We'll update the "last updated" date at the top and email everyone who's bought a license if the change materially affects your rights. You can review prior versions by checking the page history in the public GitHub mirror of this site (when that exists). Continuing to use JEP after a change means you accept the new terms.