The agreement

Terms of Service

Last updated 12 September 2026

These terms cover your use of Ohene. They are meant to be read, not endured, so we have kept them plain. By using the app, you agree to them.

What Ohene is

Ohene is a personal journal for iPhone. You write, and Sankofa reads what you have written and reflects it back to you. It is a tool for noticing your own life. It is not therapy, not a medical device, and not a crisis service. If you are in distress or in danger, please reach a qualified professional or your local emergency services, or find free, confidential support near you at findahelpline.com. Ohene is a mirror, not a doctor.

You must be 18 or older to use Ohene.

Your content is yours

Everything you write, speak, photograph, or attach in Ohene belongs to you. We claim no ownership of it and take no licence to it. Because Ohene is local-first, your memories live on your device, and we cannot read them. If you subscribe and choose to allow cloud reading, excerpts pass through our server to Anthropic only to produce your reading, and we do not keep them (the Privacy Policy has the detail). We do not need rights to your content, because we never hold it.

Using the app

You may use Ohene for your own personal reflection. Please do not:

• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the app's source, except where the law expressly permits.
• Resell, sublicense, or redistribute the app or any part of it.
• Use Ohene to break the law or to harm others.
• Interfere with the app's security or intended operation.

Ohene Pro and subscriptions

Ohene is free to use. Ohene Pro is an optional subscription for Sankofa's deeper reading: connections found across months, Sankofa continuing when you ask it to tell you more, the weekly letter, and the annual Book of You. Asking Sankofa about your writing is free for everyone. The cross-memory reading is deepest when you allow cloud reading, which Ohene asks about after you subscribe.

Subscriptions are sold and billed through the Apple App Store using StoreKit. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel a subscription at any time in your Apple ID settings. If a plan includes a free trial, any unused portion is forfeited when you subscribe. Prices may change, and we will give notice where the law requires it.

Ownership of the app

The Ohene app, the name Ohene, Sankofa, the interface, and its design are owned by Talka Technologies. The Adinkra symbols and the wisdoms they carry are drawn from Akan tradition and are used with respect. Your use of the app grants you a personal, non-transferable, revocable licence to use it, and nothing more.

Availability and changes

We work to keep Ohene running well, but the app is provided as it is. Features may be added, changed, or removed as the app grows. We do not promise that it will be uninterrupted or free of every error.

Disclaimers and liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ohene is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential loss arising from your use of the app. Because your data lives on your device, keeping your own backups, including through optional iCloud sync, is your responsibility. Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

Ending your use

You may stop using Ohene at any time by deleting the app, which removes its data from your device. We may suspend or end access if these terms are seriously or repeatedly broken.

Changes to these terms

If these terms change in a meaningful way, we will update the date above and, where appropriate, note the change in the app. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised terms.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming, United States, where Talka Technologies LLC is organised, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Where a mandatory consumer-protection law of your own country gives you stronger rights, those rights still apply to you.

Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent to admin@talkatechnologies.com. Ohene is made by Talka Technologies, between Accra and Washington.