Terms of Service
Plain terms for using Cullora.
Last updated 24 July 2026
The one-paragraph version
Cullora is a photo-culling tool you run on your own computer. It moves, copies, and deletes your files when you tell it to, so the single most important rule is this: keep your own backups, because any software can fail and no undo is a guarantee. Cullora is provided "as is", without warranties. Installing or using the app, the website, or a Cullora account means you accept these terms. The app is free while in beta; if that ever changes we will tell you clearly before you are asked to pay.
Who these terms are between
"Cullora", "we", and "us" means [your full legal name], an individual based in Croatia who operates the Cullora app and the cullora.studio website. There is no registered company behind Cullora at this time; you can reach a human at [email protected]. "You" means the person or organisation using the app, the site, or a Cullora account. If you use Cullora on behalf of an organisation, you confirm you are authorised to accept these terms for it. You must be at least 16 years old, or the age of digital consent in your country, and able to enter a binding agreement.
What Cullora is
Cullora is a cross-platform (Windows and macOS) desktop application for reviewing and sorting photographs: it shows fast previews and lets you file, rate, flag, and remove photo groups (a RAW file plus its matching JPG and sidecar files are treated as one photo) using the keyboard. It runs locally and works fully offline. An account is optional and never required to cull. The website provides information about the app and the download.
Your files, and the backup rule
This is the part that matters most, so it is not buried in the fine print.
- Cullora acts on real files on your disk. When you file, move, or delete a photo, the app performs the equivalent operation on the underlying RAW, JPG, and sidecar files. These changes affect your actual storage, not just a view inside the app.
- We build in safeguards, but they are not guarantees. The app is designed not to overwrite files silently, to handle naming collisions explicitly, and to keep an undo journal for recent moves. These reduce risk; they do not remove it. Undo can be limited by how many operations have passed, by files changed outside Cullora, by full disks, removable drives, network shares, permissions, or a crash mid-operation.
- You are responsible for your own backups. Keep an independent, current backup of any photos you value before culling. To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for lost, deleted, moved, or altered files. Do not use Cullora as your only copy of anything irreplaceable.
- Your content stays yours. We claim no ownership of and no rights over your photos or the files you work on. The app does not upload them. See the Privacy page for exactly what data leaves your machine (short answer: never your photos, file names, or folders).
Licence to use the app
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use Cullora on devices you own or control, for your own photography work, whether personal or commercial, subject to these terms. This is a licence, not a sale of the software. You may not:
- reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, except where that restriction is prohibited by law;
- resell, rent, sublicense, or redistribute the app as your own, or remove or alter its notices and branding;
- circumvent any licensing, update, or paid-feature mechanism, or use the app in a way that breaks the law or infringes someone else's rights.
Cullora includes third-party and open-source components, each under its own licence; those licences govern those components and, where they conflict with this section, they prevail for that component.
Accounts
You can use Cullora without an account. If you create one (email and password, or Google sign-in), keep your credentials secure and give accurate information; you are responsible for activity under your account. We store your email and a per-account count of photos filed, nothing about the photos themselves, as set out in the Privacy page. You may delete your account at any time by contacting us. We may suspend or close an account that is used to break these terms or the law.
Price, beta, and paid features
Cullora is currently free to download and use, and is offered as a beta: it is a work in progress, may contain bugs, and features can change or be removed. We may later introduce paid features or a paid edition. If we do, the terms and price will be shown to you before any purchase, and features you already rely on for free will not be silently locked behind a charge without notice. Nothing on this site is a promise of any particular future price, feature, or release date.
Updates
The app can check for and install updates so you get fixes and improvements. Update checks ask our server for the latest version number and carry no identifier (see Privacy). We may change, suspend, or discontinue the app or any feature at any time. We will make reasonable effort to avoid updates that destroy your local settings, but, again, keep your backups.
Acceptable use
Use Cullora only for lawful purposes and only on files you have the right to handle. Do not use it to infringe copyright or other rights, to process content you are not permitted to possess, or to interfere with the app's or the website's security or normal operation.
Privacy
How we handle data is described in the Privacypage, which forms part of these terms. In short: the site's own statistics are cookie-free and anonymous, Google Analytics runs only with your consent, and the app's performance telemetry is strictly opt-in and never includes your photos, file names, or folders.
No warranty
Cullora and the website are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, compatible with your hardware or file formats, or that any file operation, preview, or undo will always succeed. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so parts of this may not apply to you.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, nor for any loss of, or damage to, files, photos, data, profit, or goodwill, arising from your use of or inability to use Cullora, even if we have been advised of the possibility. Our total liability for any claim relating to Cullora is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for the app in the twelve months before the claim, or fifty euros (EUR 50).
Nothing in these terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded under the law that applies to you: for example, liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or your mandatory rights as a consumer. If you are a consumer in the EU or EEA, your statutory rights remain unaffected.
Indemnity
If you use Cullora in breach of these terms or the law and that causes a third-party claim against us, you agree to cover the reasonable costs and damages we incur as a result, to the extent the claim is due to your breach.
Termination
You may stop using Cullora and uninstall it at any time. We may suspend or end your licence or account if you materially break these terms. The sections that by their nature should survive, ownership, the backup rule, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity, and governing law, continue to apply after termination.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms as the app evolves. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date above, and for significant changes we will give reasonable notice through the app or the site. Continuing to use Cullora after a change takes effect means you accept the updated terms; if you do not agree, stop using the app.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of Croatia, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, and disputes are subject to the courts of Croatia. If you are a consumer, this does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory laws of the country where you live.
Contact
Questions about these terms? Email a human at [email protected].