— the house rules —

the short version, in plain language.

coolness is a small, independent app. by using it you agree to the handful of reasonable things below. if any of them feel unreasonable, send a note and we'll try to read it.

the catalog isn't ours.

every show and every episode on coolness comes from a working publisher — a newsroom, a podcast studio, an independent producer. they make the work. they own the work. we point the way.

we follow the open podcast standards and the publisher's RSS feed. if a show asks to be removed, we remove it.

what you can do with the app.

listen, bookmark, share links, change settings, leave notes. that's the whole thing. we don't charge for it today.

what the app can do back.

coolness can queue an episode, cache a bookmark locally, send you a very occasional whisper (a short italic line that narrates what's happening), and sync your signals through your own iCloud account. it can't post on your behalf, charge your card, or message anyone.

bookmarks and cached audio.

when you bookmark an episode, a copy of the audio lives on your device so you can play it even if the show takes it down later. that's for your own listening, not for redistribution. don't re-post or re-sell cached audio — publishers rely on their own numbers.

the usual disclaimers, briefly.

coolness is provided as-is. we try hard to keep it warm and working, but software is software and publishers are publishers. occasionally a feed goes quiet. occasionally a beta build does something unexpected. we'll fix what we can and apologize for what we can't.

we're not liable for what shows say — that's between the show and its listeners — or for anything indirect, incidental, or consequential that arises from using the app. to the extent your local law allows, liability is capped at what you paid for coolness, which is nothing.

changes.

when these terms change in a meaningful way, a dated entry appears at the top of this page. the history is the product.

one last thing.

coolness is made by one person in alaska. if something is broken, unfair, or just feels off, feedback → leave a note in the app is the quickest path to the person who can change it.