Dokus Terms of Use

Version 0.9, effective August 18, 2026

By using Dokus, you agree to these Terms. Please read them carefully, especially the part about Dokus not replacing your official documents.

What Dokus is

Dokus is a personal wallet for keeping digital copies of your identity documents on your Apple devices (iPhone, iPad and Mac). We grant you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the app.

What Dokus is not

Dokus doesn't issue documents: it securely stores copies of documents you already have. The validity of each copy depends on the original document you imported. Dokus stores a copy, not the official document itself. A PDF generated automatically by an official digital-ID app may have validity of its own, according to the rules of whoever issued it; a plain photo of a document generally does not replace the original. Either way, whether any copy is accepted always rests with whoever requires it: when the law, an authority, or a third party asks for the official document, the final call is theirs, not ours.

Sharing and watermark

When you export or share a document, Dokus lets you add a watermark (a Dokus+ feature). When you turn it on, it works as a best-effort measure to discourage improper reuse of the copy. It is not a foolproof technical barrier, and we are not liable for:

• misuse by third parties of a document after it has been shared;
• attempts by any outside party to remove or tamper with the watermark;
• the document's validity with third parties because of the watermark's presence;
• QR code or barcode reading failures caused by the watermark.

Once a document leaves Dokus, whether by email, message, print, or any other means, we have no way of knowing who received it, nor any way to protect it or guarantee its privacy. From that point on, responsibility rests with whoever shares and whoever receives the file.

Expiry dates and reminders

Dokus can remind you before a document expires (a Dokus+ feature). The date is the one you enter, and the reminders are local notifications scheduled on the device you set it on. They are a convenience, not a guarantee: a wrong or missing date, notifications turned off for Dokus, a device that is off, or a system that delays or drops a notification will each keep a reminder from arriving. Keeping track of when your documents expire remains yours.

Your responsibility

• You are responsible for the documents you keep and for maintaining your own backups. Because we never hold a copy of your files, we cannot recover them for you under any circumstances: if you lose your device without a backup, forget your device passcode, or uninstall the app; and, for documents kept in iCloud through Sync, if that data is lost on Apple's side, if you switch to a different Apple Account (your documents do not move with you), or if you lose access to your Apple Account. Keep your own backups accordingly.
• Use Dokus only for documents that are yours or that you have been authorized to hold.
• Dokus was made to keep your identity documents and other legitimate personal documents. We do not review what you keep, and we are not responsible for the type of content stored. Using the app to store illegal or fraudulent material, or material that infringes the rights of others, is prohibited, and that responsibility is always yours.
• Keep Face ID or Touch ID and your device passcode protected: that is your main layer of security.

Purchases

The paid features are unlocked by Dokus+, a one-time purchase. There is no subscription and nothing renews:

• Billing is handled through your App Store account (Apple Account), in a single charge.
• The purchase is tied to your Apple Account, and it covers your Apple devices: buying Dokus+ on one unlocks it on the others signed in to the same account. Reinstalling the app or setting up a new device doesn't require paying again: use Restore Purchases inside the app.
• Refunds are handled by Apple, under the App Store's own rules; we never receive your payment details.
• Prices may vary by region and may change for future purchases; a purchase already made is never charged again.

The free plan lets you keep up to 9 documents. If you are ever over that limit without Dokus+ (for example, after a refund), all your documents stay open. You can still view, share, and export every one of them. You just can't add new documents until you delete enough to be back within the free plan, or purchase Dokus+. Nothing is ever locked or deleted; you can remove documents yourself at any time.

Disclaimer of warranties

Dokus is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that the app will be error-free or always available.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for data loss, indirect damages, or lost profits arising from use of the app. Nothing in these Terms limits liabilities that cannot be excluded by law.

App Store use

These Terms incorporate, where applicable, Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement. Apple is not a party to these Terms and has no responsibility for the app.

Ratings and reviews

A review you write about Dokus on the App Store is public. By using Dokus you agree that we may reproduce it, in full and unedited, together with the nickname the App Store shows, on dokus.app and in material about the app. We never pay for reviews and we never alter what they say.

If you would rather we did not show a review of yours, write to contact@dokus.app and we will take it down. That removes it from our site, not from the App Store, where only you can delete it.

Minors

Dokus is not intended for minors.

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms; the date at the top indicates the current version. Significant changes will be announced inside the app.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Brazil, without prejudice to the rights granted to you by the law of your country of residence.

Contact

contact@dokus.app