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These terms form the agreement between you and the publisher of OriginAR when you use the app or this website.
OriginAR is published by Xavier de Rosamel, a sole trader (micro-entreprise) registered in France under SIRET 993 312 966 00019. Full details are in section 11. Downloading or using the app means you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the app.
Apple's own terms apply alongside these, because the app is distributed through the App Store. Where the two genuinely conflict on a point concerning distribution or payment, Apple's terms prevail on that point.
OriginAR shows reconstructions of ancient monuments in augmented reality, positioned where the real buildings stood. It also offers a 3D map, written and audio commentary, and a panoramic view of the reconstructed site.
Three things follow from how it works, and you should know them before buying:
We may add, change or remove parts of the experience over time. If we ever withdraw a site you have already paid for, section 8 says what happens.
Each site is sold separately, as a one-time purchase. Access to the Roman Forum costs 14.99 EUR. There is no subscription and no recurring charge. Buying one site does not give access to any other, and each future site will have its own price.
Every purchase goes through Apple's In-App Purchase system. Apple is the merchant of record: they take the payment, issue the receipt, and handle refunds. We never see your payment details.
Your purchase is tied to your Apple Account, not to a phone. Reinstalling the app, or installing it on another device signed in to the same account, restores your access through the "Restore purchases" option. It does not expire.
Refund requests are handled by Apple, not by us, at reportaproblem.apple.com. We have no power to grant or refuse one. If something in the app is not working as described, write to us first: a problem we can fix is better than a refund, and if we cannot fix it we will support your request to Apple.
European consumers normally have fourteen days to withdraw from an online purchase. Digital content is an exception: by buying and getting immediate access to a site, you ask for the content to be delivered at once and you acknowledge that you lose that right of withdrawal once delivery has begun. This is required by Article L221-28 of the French Consumer Code, and Apple presents the same condition at the point of purchase.
We may issue codes granting free or discounted access, through partners, cultural institutions or press. A code is personal, has no cash value, cannot be resold, and may carry an expiry date or a limited number of uses. We may cancel a code that has been shared publicly or used in a way it was not intended for.
Two things matter here: your own safety, and the archaeological site itself.
Using the app means walking around a real place while looking at a screen. Roman sites have uneven ground, unmarked steps, open excavations and other visitors. Stop walking when you want to look at the screen. You remain responsible for your own safety and for the safety of the people around you.
Archaeological sites have rules, and they exist for good reason. Follow the instructions of staff and posted signage, stay on permitted paths, and never climb on, touch or lean against ancient structures to get a better view. No view in this app is worth damaging a two-thousand-year-old building for. Site rules always take priority over anything the app suggests, including a marker that seems to sit somewhere you are not allowed to stand.
The reconstructions, 3D models, audio commentary, texts, photographs, interface, name and logo of OriginAR are owned by the publisher or used under licence, and are protected by copyright. Your purchase buys you a personal, non-transferable right to use them inside the app. It does not transfer ownership of anything, and it grants no right to extract or reuse the content elsewhere.
Screenshots and videos of your own visit are yours to share freely, including on social media. That is a use we welcome.
Every reconstruction in OriginAR is built on archaeological evidence, surviving remains, ancient written sources and scholarly work. None of it is a photograph of the past. For most of these buildings, what survives is a foundation and a few columns, and specialists disagree about roof heights, decoration and colour. Where the evidence runs out, we have made informed choices, and we say so in the commentary rather than presenting a guess as a fact. Treat the reconstructions as the best current interpretation, not as certainty. Do not rely on them as an authoritative source for academic work without checking the underlying scholarship.
We work to make OriginAR accurate and reliable, but we do not promise it will be uninterrupted or error-free. Positioning accuracy depends on your phone's sensors, on lighting and weather, on how much of the site is visible from where you stand, and on a Google service we do not operate. The experience can be degraded by conditions none of us control.
To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from your use of the app, nor for damage resulting from a third-party service being unavailable, nor for an accident caused by your own inattention while using the app on site.
Nothing here removes the protections French law gives you as a consumer. We remain liable for our own gross negligence or wilful misconduct, and for death or personal injury caused by our fault. Your statutory guarantee of conformity applies to the digital content you buy, whatever these terms say.
You can stop using OriginAR at any time by deleting the app. Doing so removes the data stored on your device, but not your purchase: reinstalling and restoring gives your access back.
We may suspend access for a serious or repeated breach of section 4, in particular an attempt to circumvent the purchase system or to extract the content.
If we ever withdraw a site you have paid for, we will give notice in the app beforehand and, if the withdrawal happens soon after your purchase, support a refund request to Apple.
These terms are governed by French law. If a dispute arises, we would rather resolve it directly, so please contact us first. If that fails, you may use the European Commission's online dispute resolution platform, or bring the matter before a court.
As a consumer, you keep the right to bring proceedings before the courts of the place where you live, and nothing here deprives you of the protection of the mandatory rules of your own country.
These terms will change as the app grows, most obviously as new sites are added. The date at the top of the page always reflects the current version. A change that materially affects you will be announced in the app, not left for you to discover here. Continuing to use the app after such a change means you accept the new terms; if you do not, you can stop using the app, and any site you have already bought stays yours.
For any question about these terms, use the contact form. For a problem with a payment or a refund, go to Apple first, using the link in section 3, since they hold the transaction.
Xavier de Rosamel, trading as OriginAR
Sole trader (micro-entreprise) registered in France
SIRET 993 312 966 00019
Château de la Motte, 35370 Gennes-sur-Seiche, France