Terms of Service
Loupe — Quick Look Preview
Last updated: September 2, 2026
1. Agreement
These terms govern your use of Loupe ("the App"), a free macOS QuickLook extension published by Eduard Bruch ("the Developer") and distributed exclusively through the Mac App Store. There is no direct download and no licence key. By downloading or using the App you accept these terms, and Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies. Where these terms and Apple's conflict, Apple's prevail for App Store downloads.
2. Licence
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the App on Apple-branded devices you own or control, for personal or commercial purposes. The App is licensed, not sold. The Developer retains all rights not expressly granted.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- redistribute, sell, rent, sublicense or lease the App or any part of it;
- circumvent any licensing or copy-protection mechanism;
- decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer the App, except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by applicable law — in particular your rights under §§ 69d and 69e UrhG and Art. 6 of Directive 2009/24/EC remain unaffected.
4. Your Files
Loupe only reads files for the purpose of rendering a Quick Look preview. It never writes, modifies, extracts, or deletes any file on your system. The QuickLook extension only sees the single file or folder that macOS hands it — it has no broader file system access.
5. Privacy
The App has no network access and collects no data. See the Privacy Policy for detail.
6. Warranty
The App is provided "as is". To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Developer disclaims all implied warranties including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Your statutory warranty rights as a consumer (Gewährleistung, §§ 434 ff. BGB) are not affected by this clause. Preview rendering depends on file format and contents; the Developer does not warrant that every file will produce a complete or pixel-perfect preview.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by law, the Developer is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from use of the App. This limitation does not apply to damages arising from intent or gross negligence, from injury to life, body or health, from the breach of material contractual obligations (Kardinalpflichten), or under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz). Where liability for slight negligence in respect of a material contractual obligation exists, it is limited to damage typical for this type of contract and reasonably foreseeable at the time of conclusion.
8. Updates and Availability
The Developer may release updates that change, add or remove features. The Developer may discontinue the App at any time; a downloaded copy remains usable for versions already installed, subject to continued compatibility with macOS, which the Developer does not control.
9. Third-Party Components
The App does not include third-party open-source components.
10. Governing Law
These terms are governed by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory provisions of the law of your country of habitual residence. Where permitted, the place of jurisdiction is Hamburg, Germany.
11. Online Dispute Resolution
The Developer is neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle).
12. Severability and Changes
If any provision is found unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect. These terms may be updated; the "last updated" date above reflects the current version. Continued use after a change constitutes acceptance.
13. Contact
Eduard Bruch
Kleinfeld 28c, 21149 Hamburg, Deutschland
E-Mail: support@eduardbruch.com