Terms of Sale

This is a courtesy translation. The German version is legally binding.

Terms of sale for the software “TalkPatch” by Viktor Stark, starks.design, Reinhartserstraße 18A, 87437 Kempten, Germany (the “Provider”). The rights to use the software are governed in addition by the License Terms.

1. Scope and subject matter

These terms apply to the purchase and use of the macOS software TalkPatch including the Stream Deck plugin that ships with it. You buy through the shop on starks.design; the customer information provided there applies to the purchase in addition to these terms.

2. Scope of the license

With the purchase you receive a simple, perpetual right to use the major version you bought on up to two Macs in your own household or business. You can manage activations yourself in your customer account and move them to other devices. Passing on, renting out or publicly providing the license is not permitted. Details are set out in the License Terms.

3. Free trial

Try TalkPatch free for 7 days with everything unlocked. Request the trial key in the app with an email address; one trial per email address and per Mac. After that TalkPatch is locked until a license is activated; your scripts and settings stay.

4. System requirements and permissions

TalkPatch requires macOS 14 or newer. Camera, microphone and (for the Apple model) speech recognition are only used once you grant them in macOS. For local speech tracking, the app downloads the model files from the servers of the respective provider the first time you switch a model on; this needs an internet connection once. Whether those models stay available is up to their providers.

5. Third-party components

TalkPatch contains third-party software components that are covered by their own licenses. Those licenses are not affected by these terms; the full license texts ship with the software and are available on request at info@starks.design. You find a list in the License Terms.

6. Updates

All updates within the major version you bought are included in the price. Future major versions may be offered as a paid upgrade; if you buy shortly before a new major version appears, you get a free upgrade window.

7. Right of withdrawal for consumers

Consumers have the statutory right of withdrawal. For digital content, the right of withdrawal expires once the Provider has begun performing the contract after the consumer has expressly agreed to this and confirmed that they know they lose the right of withdrawal (§ 356 (5) BGB). Details and the withdrawal instructions are provided during the order process on starks.design.

8. Warranty and liability

Statutory warranty law applies. The Provider is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence as well as for injury to life, body or health. For simple negligence the Provider is liable only for the breach of essential contractual obligations, limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. Speech tracking is an aid for reading; the Provider does not warrant that every spoken word is recognised.

9. Final provisions

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. For consumers this choice of law applies only insofar as it does not deprive them of the mandatory protective provisions of their country of residence.

As of September 2026 — draft; the final version appears when the app goes on sale on starks.design.