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by spzb 1854 days ago
Why do the terms and conditions appear to have been lifted from Apple? https://getbigmail.com/terms
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Excellent catch, they really mention Apple, Touch ID, and point to Apple URLs for support. Maybe they thought no one reads these past the first paragraph.
I believe they used Apple's standard terms for 3rd party developers on the App Store.
Hi I’m the creator of Big Mail. As the subscription is sold and managed by Apple we’re bound by the App Store terms and conditions (things like refunds, liability, etc)
Along with the design of the website.
Presumably because the app is being sold through the iOS App Store and in that case Apple manages the relationship with the end user rather than the app developer.
If you read it carefully, the Apple language appears to apply to the intersection/interaction of their service with iCloud and Apple services.