Radio Companion: Terms of Use

Last updated: November 11, 2026

Radio Companion ("the app") is made and sold by Juan Toledo, Chile ("I", "me"). Contact: hello@radiocompanion.app.

These terms are written to be read. If anything here is unclear, write to me.

1. Your license to use the app

From the App Store: your use is governed by Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement. These terms add to it. Where the two disagree, Apple's agreement wins.
From Google Play: these terms govern your use. I give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the app on devices you own or control, under Google Play's rules for sharing purchases with your family.

Either way, you may not:

copy, resell or redistribute the app,
reverse-engineer it or take its data out of it, except where the law expressly allows that,
remove its copyright or license notices.

2. What the app is, and what it isn't

The app helps you choose what to listen for on a shortwave radio, and keep a log of what you heard. It is receive only: it never transmits.

Everything it shows about reception is an estimate, made from published schedules, a simple model of the ionosphere and, when you allow it, NOAA's space-weather data:

which stations are on the air,
how likely they are to reach you,
the band conditions, the maps and the paths.

Stations change their schedules, transmitters fail, and propagation is variable. The estimates are hints for listening and are not guaranteed. Don't use the app for navigation, for safety of life, in emergencies, or for any decision where an error could cause harm.

The station schedules come inside the app and are updated only with app updates.

3. Other people's data

The station schedules come from EiBi (Eike Bierwirth) and the Aoki list.
The space-weather data comes from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.
The map comes from Natural Earth.

They are credited in Settings → About → Credits and sources, and their data stays under its owners' terms. The app is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them, nor by any broadcaster it lists.

4. Your content

The following are yours:

your catches, clips, notes and signal reports (SIO),
your station details,
your exports.

They are kept on your device (see the Privacy Policy). Reception reports are sent by you, from your own mail app, to whoever you choose. You are responsible for what you send and for recording only what you are allowed to record.

5. Updates and support

I may update the app to fix problems, refresh the schedules (at least at each season change) or improve it. I may also stop offering it. I don't promise any particular feature, update or support time. You can write to me with questions or problems at hello@radiocompanion.app.

6. No warranty, and limits on liability

To the fullest extent the law allows:

the app is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and accuracy;
I am not liable for indirect or consequential damages, or for loss of data, profit or opportunity;
my total liability is limited to the price you paid for the app.

Nothing in these terms takes away rights you have as a consumer under the law of your country that can't be waived by contract. That includes Chile's Law 19,496 on consumer protection and the consumer laws of the European Union. Refunds are handled by the store you bought from, under its policies.

7. Changes to these terms

If I change these terms, I'll post the new version at radiocompanion.app/terms with a new date. A change that matters will also be mentioned in the app's release notes.

8. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Chile, and disputes go to the courts of Santiago, Chile. If you are a consumer and your own country's law gives you the right to go to your local courts or to its protections, that right is not affected.

9. Language

These terms are also available in Spanish and Portuguese. If the versions differ, the English one controls, except where your consumer law requires otherwise.