Last Updated: September 24, 2026 (version 2)
These Terms of Service and End User License Agreement (“Agreement” or “Terms”) are a legal agreement between you (“User”) and Martijn Courteaux (“Developer”, “I”, “me”, or “my”), a sole proprietor (zelfstandige in hoofdberoep) based in Belgium, for the use of the SilverNode desktop application (“Software”).
Martijn Courteaux, sole proprietor
Tramstraat 28, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Enterprise number (KBO): 1033.151.354
Email: support@silvernode.io
By purchasing, downloading, or using the Software, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. How I process your personal data, for example to validate your license, is described in my Privacy Policy.
Some sections of this Agreement apply differently depending on whether you are a consumer or a business user. You are a “consumer” if you are a natural person acting for purposes outside your trade, business, craft, or profession. Nothing in this Agreement limits the rights that consumers have under mandatory consumer protection law.
1. License Types and Grants
The Software is licensed, not sold. Subject to your compliance with this Agreement and payment of applicable fees, I grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use the Software.
Depending on your purchase, the following license terms apply:
- Base Package (Perpetual): Grants a perpetual license to use the Software. Includes access to all new software updates for two (2) years from the date of purchase. After two years, you may continue to use the latest version you received indefinitely, but you must purchase a license renewal to receive subsequent updates.
- Pro-Unlock (Subscription): An active, recurring subscription that unlocks additional “Pro” features within the Software. I may change, add, or remove Pro features for valid reasons, such as improving the Software, adapting to technical or legal requirements, or security. Such changes come at no extra cost to you, and I will inform you of them clearly and in advance. If a change negatively affects your use of the Pro features in more than a minor way, you may cancel your subscription free of charge within 30 days after being informed of the change, and receive a refund for the remaining, unused part of the current billing period. If the subscription is canceled or expires, access to the Pro features will be revoked, though you retain your Base license rights.
- Pro License (Lifetime): Grants a perpetual license to the Software with lifetime software updates and lifetime access to all Pro features.
2. Device Limits and Usage Rights
- Individual Users: You may install and use your license on a maximum of five (5) devices that you personally own, simultaneously. You may deactivate and reassign these installations to new devices you own at any time. Your license is strictly for your own use and cannot be shared with or transferred to other individuals.
- Business Users: If purchased by a business or organization, the license may be installed and used on a maximum of five (5) devices simultaneously, by the organization’s employees. Business licenses are strictly for commercial work on behalf of the company; employees may not use the business license for their personal, non-business use.
3. Purchases, Subscriptions, and Refunds
- Merchant of Record: All purchases are securely processed and managed by my Merchant of Record, “Sold through Link, LLC f/k/a Lemon Squeezy LLC” (“Lemon Squeezy”). By purchasing the Software, you also agree to Lemon Squeezy’s Buyer Terms.
- Refund Policy: I offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on all purchases: perpetual licenses, subscriptions, and subscription renewals. If you are not satisfied with the Software, you may request a full refund of a payment within 30 days of that payment by contacting me at support@silvernode.io. Refunds are processed by Lemon Squeezy. This guarantee is in addition to, and does not replace, any statutory right of withdrawal you may have as a consumer.
- Subscription Price Changes: I reserve the right to change the pricing of the Pro-Unlock subscription at any time. Any price changes will apply to subsequent billing cycles, and you will be notified in advance so you can choose to cancel before the new pricing takes effect.
4. License Verification and Offline Use
The Software requires periodic internet access to verify the validity of your license against my licensing servers.
- Once validated, the Software grants a two-week (14-day) offline grace period, during which you can use the Software completely without an internet connection.
- You may manually re-validate your license in the Software at any time while connected to the internet to reset this 14-day grace period.
- If the Software cannot verify your license after the 14-day offline period expires, access to the Software (or its Pro features) may be restricted until an internet connection restores verification.
- If I ever permanently discontinue the licensing service, I will release the Software free of charge in executable form, so that it can continue to be used without license verification.
5. Intellectual Property
- Your Content: You retain all intellectual property rights to the photographs, images, and files you process using the Software. I claim no ownership over your work.
- The Software: I retain all rights, title, and interest in and to the Software, including its code, design, branding, and proprietary algorithms. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or modify the Software, or copy or distribute it without authorization, except to the extent that applicable law expressly allows this despite this restriction (for example, to achieve interoperability with other software).
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
I work hard to make the Software reliable, but I do not guarantee that it will be error-free, uninterrupted, or free from bugs. Always keep backups of your original files.
- Consumers: You have a legal guarantee that the Software conforms to the contract, under the applicable consumer protection laws. This Agreement does not limit that guarantee.
- Business users: To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Software is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:
- I am not liable for indirect or consequential damages, such as loss of profits, loss of business, or business interruption.
- I am not liable for the loss or corruption of your files or data, to the extent that it could have been prevented by keeping reasonable backups.
- My total liability for all claims under this Agreement is limited to the amount you paid for the Software in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.
These limitations do not apply to liability for my intentional misconduct or gross negligence, for death or personal injury, or to any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.
8. Assignment and Business Restructuring
I may transfer this Agreement, along with all associated licenses and obligations, to a company I establish or to another party that takes over the SilverNode business. I will inform you of such a transfer. Your license rights remain unaffected, and the transfer will not reduce the guarantees you have under this Agreement.
9. Changes to These Terms
I may change these Terms for valid reasons, such as changes in the law, security requirements, changes to the Software or its features, or a restructuring of my business (see Section 8). I will notify you of material changes at least 30 days before they take effect (for example, via email or a notice within the Software).
- If you have a subscription and do not agree with the changes, you may cancel it before they take effect. If you keep your subscription after that, the revised Terms apply to it.
- Changes never reduce the rights you already acquired with a perpetual license, such as the right to keep using the versions you received and the update period you paid for.
10. Governing Law and Disputes
This Agreement is governed by Belgian law, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively by the competent courts of Belgium.
- Consumers: The choice of Belgian law does not deprive you of the protection of the mandatory provisions of the law of the country where you habitually reside. You may bring proceedings against me in the courts of your country of residence or in Belgium, and I may only bring proceedings against you in the courts of your country of residence.
- Out-of-court dispute resolution: If we cannot resolve a dispute together, consumers can contact the Belgian Consumer Mediation Service (consumentenombudsdienst.be).
11. Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect.
If you have any questions, require support, or wish to request a refund, please contact me by email: support@silvernode.io