Terms of Service

Short version: buy Stow™ once, use it on up to 3 of your computers, and get your money back within 30 days if it isn't for you. These terms are written in plain English. If anything is unclear, email us.

Who we are

Stow is made and sold by Josh Parmely, trading as Wingless Enterprises, in Washington State, USA ("we", "us"). "You" means the person or business that uses or buys Stow. By downloading, installing or using Stow, you agree to these terms.

Stow™ is a trademark of Wingless Enterprises.

What Stow is

Stow is a desktop app for Mac (Apple silicon only) and Windows. It keeps folders in sync and backs up external drives on a schedule or when a drive is plugged in. Your files are copied between the folders and drives you choose on your own computer. They are never uploaded to us.

Free trial

You can use Stow free for 14 days with every feature working. After the trial, you need a licence to keep using it.

Your licence

• A Stow licence is a one-time purchase of $39.
• It lets you use Stow for personal or business use on up to 3 computers that you own or control, in any mix of Mac and Windows.
• To move Stow to a different computer, remove the licence from the old one (open Licence and choose Remove from this computer), then enter your key on the new one.
• Your licence is for you. Please don't share, sell or transfer your licence key, or publish it.
• Your licence includes every 1.x update. A future 2.0 may be a paid upgrade.
• You're buying a licence to use Stow, not ownership of the software. We keep all rights to Stow that these terms don't give you.

Payment

Payments are processed by Lemon Squeezy, which is the merchant (seller) of record for your order. Lemon Squeezy handles checkout, payment, receipts and any VAT or sales tax, and its own terms and privacy policy apply to checkout. Your licence key arrives by email right after purchase.

Updates

Stow checks GitHub for new versions and lets you know when one is available. We may fix bugs, add features or change how Stow works in updates. We'll try hard not to break the way you already use it.

Refunds

You can get a full refund within 30 days of purchase, no questions asked. See the Refund Policy.

Acceptable use

Please don't:

• use Stow to break the law or to copy files you don't have the right to copy;
• try to get around the licence check, or reverse-engineer, resell or redistribute Stow, except where the law allows it;
• share licence keys or use one licence on more than 3 computers.

If you break these terms, we may deactivate your licence.

Third-party software

Stow includes rclone, open-source software under the MIT licence. rclone is covered by its own licence, not by these terms.

Your files and backups

You choose what Stow syncs and backs up, and where. Sync and backup tools copy and can replace or remove files, so please check your settings (Stow's preview helps). Keep more than one copy of anything important.

Provided "as is"

Stow is provided "as is" and "as available". To the extent the law allows, we make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or that Stow will be error-free or will never lose data.

Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, we're not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss, including lost data, lost profits or business interruption, arising from using or being unable to use Stow. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid for your Stow licence. Some places don't allow these limits, so some of them may not apply to you.

Privacy

Stow contacts the internet only for licence and update checks. Your files never leave your computer. See the Privacy page for details.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Washington State, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. This doesn't take away any consumer rights you have under the laws where you live.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. We'll post the new version on this page and change the effective date. If you keep using Stow after a change, you accept the updated terms. Changes won't take away a refund you are already entitled to.

Contact

Questions about these terms: support@winglessenterprises.com. We reply within 2 business days.

Effective date: October 30, 2026