Legal & disclosures

1. Publisher and scope

Servara is developed and published by Amritha Bade and is available from the official Servara repository. “Servara” is the product name and is not represented as a corporation, limited-liability company, partnership, or other registered business entity. These terms cover the Servara website, downloadable desktop application, documentation, exports, backups, and Trusted Access packages.

2. Limited software license

Subject to these terms, you receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download, install, and use Servara for personal evaluation. No ownership rights are transferred. You may not sell, sublicense, misrepresent, maliciously modify, or redistribute Servara or use it to violate law or another person’s rights. Rights that cannot lawfully be restricted remain unaffected.

3. Release status and platform notices

Servara 1.0 is a technical preview. The current macOS and Windows builds are not signed by a platform-trusted code-signing certificate. The macOS build is not notarized by Apple. Gatekeeper or Windows SmartScreen may therefore display a warning. Servara has not completed independent security, privacy, accessibility, penetration, or legal review. Features, file formats, system requirements, and support may change or be discontinued.

4. Privacy and data handling

The current application stores vault content on the user’s computer. Vault records and supported attachments are encrypted at rest. The application includes no advertising, analytics, tracking pixels, or remote crash-reporting service. Packaged preview builds block ordinary external network requests, and cloud sharing is unavailable unless future infrastructure is expressly configured. The website does not set cookies or operate account forms, though GitHub may process ordinary request and download logs under its own policies. See the complete privacy overview.

5. Security and encryption limitations

Servara uses AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption, a random vault key, and scrypt-based password key derivation. These controls reduce risk but do not guarantee security. A compromised or untrusted computer may capture passwords, unlocked information, memory, screenshots, printed pages, or exported files. JavaScript cannot guarantee complete memory zeroization. Multi-factor authentication controls access through the application but does not add entropy to the vault encryption key. See the security overview for the architecture and known limitations.

6. Passwords, backups, exports, and user responsibilities

• Servara cannot recover a lost master password or Trusted Access passphrase. Lost credentials and unusable backups may permanently prevent access to encrypted data.
• Maintain original documents and an independent, current backup. Do not use Servara as the sole source of critical records or instructions.
• Emergency-summary PDFs, printing, screenshots, and deliberately exported documents are plaintext and are no longer protected by the vault.
• Verify download checksums, obtain the software only from the official repository, and do not disable system-wide security protections to run it.
• You are responsible for the accuracy, legality, permissions, retention, and disclosure of information you enter, import, export, print, back up, or share.

7. Trusted Access

Trusted Access creates a separately encrypted, read-only package containing fields and documents selected by the vault owner. A distributed copy cannot be remotely revoked or recalled. The recipient may retain, copy, print, capture, or disclose information after opening it. A Trusted Access package does not create legal authority, agency, ownership, consent, power of attorney, or permission to access any outside account or service.

8. No professional or emergency services

Servara organizes user-entered information. It is not a password manager and does not provide legal, financial, tax, medical, insurance, estate-planning, fiduciary, identity, emergency, or professional advice or services. It does not verify legal sufficiency, execute transactions, contact emergency services, or replace advice from a qualified professional.

9. Third-party software and services

Servara contains open-source software governed by its applicable licenses. Operating systems, GitHub, authenticators, security keys, PDF viewers, and any future connected services are provided by third parties under their own terms and privacy practices. Servara does not control those services and is not responsible for their availability or conduct.

10. Intellectual property

Servara’s name, branding, original interface, documentation, and original software remain the property of their respective owner. Third-party names and marks belong to their respective owners. No trademark license or endorsement is granted or implied.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Servara is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, security, accuracy, availability, compatibility, or freedom from defects. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions, so portions of this disclaimer may not apply to you.

12. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Servara publisher and contributors will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss, corruption, exposure, or unavailability of data; loss of credentials; device damage; business interruption; reliance on records or instructions; or unauthorized access or disclosure arising from or related to Servara. Rights and remedies that cannot lawfully be limited remain unaffected.

13. Suspension, termination, and changes

The license ends if you materially violate these terms. You may stop using Servara at any time. Website content, downloads, and these terms may be revised as the product changes. Material changes will be identified by a new effective date. Continued use after a change constitutes acceptance where permitted by law.

14. Support and security contact

General questions and support requests may be sent to support.servara@gmail.com. Non-sensitive bug reports may also be submitted through GitHub Issues. Security vulnerabilities should be submitted confidentially through GitHub private vulnerability reporting. Do not place passwords, vault contents, personal records, or sensitive vulnerability details in a public issue.

15. Entire terms and applicable law

These terms, together with the linked privacy and security disclosures, are the complete published terms for Servara 1.0 and replace earlier website statements about use of the preview. If one provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to the extent permitted by law. Mandatory consumer protections and other applicable laws remain controlling.