Agreement and service
These terms apply when you use Bird Identifier: PlumeCue, provided by Smart Automation SRL. PlumeCue helps recreational birdwatchers use one photo or a 3–30 second call to review up to three regional species candidates and save a confirmed or unconfirmed local field note.
By using the app, you agree to these terms and, where applicable, Apple’s Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement. Mandatory consumer rights in your country continue to apply.
AI suggestions are not identification certainty
PlumeCue uses a Google Gemini service to suggest a shortlist, then validates candidate identifiers against local catalog and regional data. AI output, local data, match strength, range, season, field marks, and reference media may still be incomplete, outdated, or wrong. You remain responsible for the final identification.
PlumeCue is for recreational comparison and learning. Do not rely on it for scientific records, conservation enforcement, biosecurity, hunting, wildlife capture or handling, poison or danger decisions, emergencies, or professional advice. Cross-check rare, sensitive, dangerous, or uncertain observations with an authoritative field guide or qualified local expert.
Free access and PlumeCue Plus
The free tier includes three successful real-media identifications and their saved results. Labeled practice samples, the offline Field Guide, and the newest three real sightings remain available without Plus. PlumeCue Plus may be offered as weekly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions; both remove the three-result allowance and unlock complete retained real-sighting history. “Unlimited” identifications remain subject to the in-app limit of six requests per minute as well as file, duration, regional, safety, device, network, provider, and fair-use limits, and do not guarantee a result.
- The app shows the current localized price and billing period supplied by StoreKit. There is no free trial or introductory offer.
- Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase.
- The subscription renews automatically for the selected weekly or yearly period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Apple may charge within 24 hours before renewal.
- Manage or cancel through your App Store account settings. Use Restore Purchases in PlumeCue to refresh an existing entitlement. Refund requests are handled by Apple under its policies.
- If Plus lapses, saved sightings are not deleted; the free history and identification limits apply again. Deleting the app or local data does not cancel your subscription.
Acceptable use
You may use PlumeCue only lawfully and for its intended personal field-guide purpose. You agree not to:
- submit media you do not have the right to process or media containing people, private conversations, identifying documents, or other unnecessary sensitive information;
- use results to harass people, disturb wildlife, reveal sensitive nesting locations, or violate conservation, access, or animal-welfare rules;
- reverse engineer, automate abusive requests, evade product limits, interfere with StoreKit, probe provider security, extract or misuse app configuration, or disrupt the service;
- present a PlumeCue suggestion as verified scientific evidence or guaranteed fact.
Your media and saved content
You keep your rights in media and notes you provide. You authorize only the processing reasonably necessary to prepare an identification request, return candidate data, save your local field note, and complete an export or share action you explicitly choose. You are responsible for having permission to use submitted media and for the content you share.
PlumeCue’s software, design, bundled catalog presentation, and original content remain protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. Third-party species data and reference media remain subject to their stated licenses and attributions.
Availability, changes, and termination
Identification requires a supported device, compatible media, a selected country or U.S. state/DC, and network access to Google’s provider service. The manual Guide and saved local data may remain usable offline. We may update models, catalog versions, limits, features, or provider integrations for accuracy, security, legal, or operational reasons. Material changes to data use will be reflected in the Privacy Policy before release.
We may suspend access needed to protect the service, comply with law, or respond to misuse. You may stop using the app at any time. Subscription cancellation is handled separately through Apple.
Disclaimers and limitation
To the extent permitted by law, PlumeCue is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties that every species will be covered, every request will succeed, every result will be correct, or the service will be uninterrupted. To the extent permitted by law, Smart Automation SRL is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or wildlife-related loss arising from reliance on a suggestion. Nothing in these terms excludes liability or remedies that cannot legally be excluded.
Minors
PlumeCue is not directed specifically to children. A parent or guardian should supervise a minor’s use and ensure that no person’s image, voice, location, or other personal information is submitted. Stop using the AI identification feature if you cannot provide lawful consent for the media.
Contact and updates
Questions about these terms may be sent to Smart Automation SRL support:
Ion Mosnoi
moshnoi2000@gmail.com
+373 69 644 690
We may update these terms when the service changes. The date above identifies the current version. Continued use after an update means the updated terms apply, subject to mandatory notice or consent requirements.