Last updated August 23, 2026
Mallard is licensed to You (End-User) by Nicolas Raymond ("Licensor"), for use only under the terms of this License Agreement.
By downloading the Licensed Application from Google's software distribution platform ("Play Store"), and any update thereto (as permitted by this License Agreement), You indicate that You agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, and that You accept this License Agreement. Play Store is referred to in this License Agreement as "Services."
The parties of this License Agreement acknowledge that the Services are not a Party to this License Agreement and are not bound by any provisions or obligations with regard to the Licensed Application, such as warranty, liability, maintenance and support thereof. Nicolas Raymond, not the Services, is solely responsible for the Licensed Application and the content thereof.
This License Agreement may not provide for usage rules for the Licensed Application that are in conflict with the latest Google Play Terms of Service (https://play.google.com/intl/en_US/about/play-terms/) ("Usage Rules"). Nicolas Raymond acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review the Usage Rules and this License Agreement is not conflicting with them.
Mallard, when downloaded through the Services, is licensed to You for use only under the terms of this License Agreement. The Licensor reserves all rights not expressly granted to You. Mallard is to be used on devices that operate with Google's operating system ("Android").
1. THE APPLICATION 2. SCOPE OF LICENSE 3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 4. MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT 5. USE OF DATA 6. USER-GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS 7. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE 8. LIABILITY 9. WARRANTY 10. PRODUCT CLAIMS 11. LEGAL COMPLIANCE 12. CONTACT INFORMATION 13. TERMINATION 14. THIRD-PARTY TERMS OF AGREEMENTS AND BENEFICIARY 15. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 16. APPLICABLE LAW 17. MISCELLANEOUS
Mallard ("Licensed Application") is a piece of software created to provide a handwriting-first note-taking app for tablets, where users can write with a stylus, type, import PDFs, images and video, record audio, and organize their work into notebooks — with optional cloud backup and sync across their own devices, which never includes video files — and customized for Android mobile devices ("Devices"). It is used to take, organize and store handwritten and typed notes.
The Licensed Application is not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use this Licensed Application. You may not use the Licensed Application in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
2.1 This license will also govern any updates of the Licensed Application provided by Licensor that replace, repair, and/or supplement the first Licensed Application, unless a separate license is provided for such update, in which case the terms of that new license will govern.
2.2 You may not share or make the Licensed Application available to third parties (unless to the degree allowed by the Usage Rules, and with Nicolas Raymond's prior written consent), sell, rent, lend, lease or otherwise redistribute the Licensed Application.
2.3 You may not reverse engineer, translate, disassemble, integrate, decompile, remove, modify, combine, create derivative works or updates of, adapt, or attempt to derive the source code of the Licensed Application, or any part thereof (except with Nicolas Raymond's prior written consent).
2.4 You may not copy (excluding when expressly authorized by this license and the Usage Rules) or alter the Licensed Application or portions thereof. You may create and store copies only on devices that You own or control for backup keeping under the terms of this license, the Usage Rules, and any other terms and conditions that apply to the device or software used. You may not remove any intellectual property notices. You acknowledge that no unauthorized third parties may gain access to these copies at any time. If you sell your Devices to a third party, you must remove the Licensed Application from the Devices before doing so.
2.5 Violations of the obligations mentioned above, as well as the attempt of such infringement, may be subject to prosecution and damages.
2.6 Licensor reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of licensing.
2.7 Nothing in this license should be interpreted to restrict third-party terms. When using the Licensed Application, You must ensure that You comply with applicable third-party terms and conditions.
3.1 The Licensed Application requires a firmware version 7.0 or higher. Licensor recommends using the latest version of the firmware.
3.2 Licensor attempts to keep the Licensed Application updated so that it complies with modified/new versions of the firmware and new hardware. You are not granted rights to claim such an update.
3.3 You acknowledge that it is Your responsibility to confirm and determine that the app end-user device on which You intend to use the Licensed Application satisfies the technical specifications mentioned above.
3.4 Licensor reserves the right to modify the technical specifications as it sees appropriate at any time.
4.1 The Licensor is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services for this Licensed Application. You can reach the Licensor at the email address listed in the Play Store Overview for this Licensed Application.
4.2 Nicolas Raymond and the End-User acknowledge that the Services have no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Licensed Application.
You acknowledge that the Licensed Application requires a Licensor account (Google sign-in, or an email address and a password) to open, that the account information You provide is processed as described in Licensor's privacy policy, and that the account does not by itself transmit Your content to Licensor. You acknowledge that, where You enable the optional cloud subscription, Licensor will be able to access and adjust the Licensed Application content You choose to synchronise and Your personal information, and that Licensor's use of such material and information is subject to Your legal agreements with Licensor and Licensor's privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/mallard-legal/privacy-policy. Content that remains only on Your Device is not accessible to Licensor.
You acknowledge that, if You turn on crash reporting or usage analytics under Settings > Privacy, the Licensor may collect and use technical data and related information about Your device, system and application software in order to diagnose faults, to offer product support and to understand how the Licensed Application is used. Both are off unless You turn them on, and either may be turned off again at any time. Updates to the Licensed Application are distributed through the Play Store and involve no collection by the Licensor. Licensor may also use this information to improve its products or to provide services or technologies to You, as long as it is in a form that does not personally identify You.
The Licensed Application does not publish your content. Everything you write stays private to your account: it is not made viewable by other users, and it is not published anywhere. Where You hold the optional cloud subscription, Your content is synchronised only between devices signed in to Your own account, and is handled in accordance with the Licensed Application Privacy Policy. The content and materials you create, store or synchronise through the Licensed Application, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments and suggestions, are referred to in this License Agreement as "Contributions". When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:
1. You are the creator and owner of your Contributions, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use them and to store or synchronise them through the Licensed Application. 2. Your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party. 3. Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child sexual abuse material, or any other applicable law intended to protect the health or well-being of minors. 4. Your Contributions do not otherwise violate any provision of this License Agreement, or any applicable law or regulation.
Any use of the Licensed Application in violation of the foregoing violates this License Agreement and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Licensed Application.
You agree that we may access, store, process, and use any information and personal data that you provide following the terms of the Privacy Policy and your choices (including settings).
By submitting suggestions of other feedback regarding the Licensed Application, you agree that we can use and share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.
We do not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions. We are not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions provided by you in any area in the Licensed Application. You are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Licensed Application and you expressly agree to exonerate us from any and all responsibility and to refrain from any legal action against us regarding your Contributions.
8.1 Licensor's responsibility in the case of violation of obligations and tort shall be limited to intent and gross negligence. Only in case of a breach of essential contractual duties (cardinal obligations), Licensor shall also be liable in case of slight negligence. In any case, liability shall be limited to the foreseeable, contractually typical damages. The limitation mentioned above does not apply to injuries to life, limb, or health.
8.2 Licensor takes no accountability or responsibility for any damages caused due to a breach of duties according to Section 2 of this License Agreement. To avoid data loss, You are required to make use of backup functions of the Licensed Application to the extent allowed by applicable third-party terms and conditions of use. You are aware that in case of alterations or manipulations of the Licensed Application, You will not have access to the Licensed Application.
8.3 The Licensed Application stores notes on the user's device. Cloud sync, where enabled, is an additional backup and synchronisation convenience and is not a guarantee against data loss. The user remains responsible for keeping their own copies of work that is important to them, including by using the Licensed Application's export functions, which are available to every user free of charge. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Licensor is not liable for loss of or damage to user content. Nothing in this License Agreement excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
9.1 Licensor warrants that the Licensed Application is free of spyware, trojan horses, viruses, or any other malware at the time of Your download. Licensor warrants that the Licensed Application works as described in the user documentation.
9.2 No warranty is provided for the Licensed Application that is not executable on the device, that has been unauthorizedly modified, handled inappropriately or culpably, combined or installed with inappropriate hardware or software, used with inappropriate accessories, regardless if by Yourself or by third parties, or if there are any other reasons outside of Nicolas Raymond's sphere of influence that affect the executability of the Licensed Application.
9.3 You are required to inspect the Licensed Application immediately after installing it and notify Nicolas Raymond about issues discovered without delay by email provided in Contact Information. The defect report will be taken into consideration and further investigated if it has been emailed within a period of ninety (90) days after discovery.
9.4 If we confirm that the Licensed Application is defective, Nicolas Raymond reserves a choice to remedy the situation either by means of solving the defect or substitute delivery.
9.5 The Licensed Application is provided free of charge, so no purchase price is payable for it and none can be refunded. Where You have purchased the optional Cloud + AI subscription, any refund of that subscription is handled by Google Play under the Google Play refund policies then in effect and under any rights You have as a consumer under applicable law. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Services Store Operator will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Licensed Application, and any other losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses, and costs attributable to any negligence to adhere to any warranty.
9.6 If the user is an entrepreneur, any claim based on faults expires after a statutory period of limitation amounting to twelve (12) months after the Licensed Application was made available to the user. The statutory periods of limitation given by law apply for users who are consumers.
Nicolas Raymond and the End-User acknowledge that Nicolas Raymond, and not the Services, is responsible for addressing any claims of the End-User or any third party relating to the Licensed Application or the End-User’s possession and/or use of that Licensed Application, including, but not limited to:
(i) product liability claims;
(ii) any claim that the Licensed Application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and
(iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation.
You represent and warrant that You are not located in a country that is subject to a US Government embargo, or that has been designated by the US Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and that You are not listed on any US Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
For general inquiries, complaints, questions or claims concerning the Licensed Application, please contact: Mallard Support.njrapps@gmail.com
The license is valid until terminated by Nicolas Raymond or by You. Your rights under this license will terminate automatically and without notice from Nicolas Raymond if You fail to adhere to any term(s) of this license. Upon License termination, You shall stop all use of the Licensed Application, and destroy all copies, full or partial, of the Licensed Application.
Nicolas Raymond represents and warrants that Nicolas Raymond will comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using Licensed Application.
In Accordance with Section 9 of the "Instructions for Minimum Terms of Developer's End-User License Agreement," Google's subsidiaries shall be third-party beneficiaries of this End User License Agreement and — upon Your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, Google will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this End User License Agreement against You as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
Nicolas Raymond and the End-User acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that the Licensed Application or the End-User's possession and use of that Licensed Application infringes on the third party's intellectual property rights, Nicolas Raymond, and not the Services, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge or any such intellectual property infringement claims.
This License Agreement is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, excluding its conflicts of law rules.
17.1 If any of the terms of this agreement should be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. Invalid terms will be replaced by valid ones formulated in a way that will achieve the primary purpose. 17.2 Collateral agreements, changes and amendments are only valid if laid down in writing. The preceding clause can only be waived in writing.