1. The parties and agreement

This agreement is between you and Bukchair Ltd, company no. 516675188, 95 Etrog St., Giv'at Ze'ev, Israel ("Bukchair", "we"). BukDesk is a BSCALE product. The software is published and signed as Bukchair Ltd. BukDesk is for people aged 18 or over.

Installing or using BukDesk means you agree to this agreement. If you do not agree, do not install or use it. If you use it for an organization, you confirm you may bind it. The software shows the main terms on first run, and records on the computer that you pressed "I understand".

2. What the software does

BukDesk connects your own computers. One mouse and keyboard move between them, with the clipboard and files. AI tool sessions can send each other messages, and each message waits for a person's approval. A computer's screen can be viewed once someone says yes. Connecting over the internet, and control over it, need a Premium subscription. It runs on 64-bit Windows only.

3. Your license

Subject to this agreement, you get a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use BukDesk:

  • Trial: 14 days free on each computer, with no card and no account. When the trial ends, only new sharing and new messages going out from that computer stop. The computer can still be controlled from one with a license, and nothing is deleted.
  • Purchased license: for one person, on up to 3 of their computers, one payment, no subscription. It covers the version bought and the updates published for it, and does not expire.
  • Offices: each person needs their own license. An organization that buys several is responsible for assigning them.
  • Time-limited license: a license given for a trial or for support ends on the date written in it.
  • Beta: a pre-release build for trying only. It may have faults and does not update itself.

Premium is not part of the license. It is a separate subscription, under the terms of service.

4. The license works with no account and no network

The license is a signed text that the software checks on the computer itself. It needs no account and no network connection, and is not activated against a server. The same text works on a reinstall and on a new computer.

5. What you may not do

Copy, sell, rent or distribute the software or a license key; get around the license or trial checks; or reverse engineer it, except where the law expressly allows.

Do not use BukDesk to control a computer, view its screen or take information from it without the consent of whoever may give it, or for anything unlawful, fraudulent or harassing.

6. Scam warning

Bukchair will never call you and ask to connect to your computer. Never create an invitation for, or read a pairing code to, anyone you do not know in person, even if they say they are your bank, the police or support.

7. Your responsibility

Use of the software is at the user's sole responsibility. You are responsible for what happens on the computers you connect, for whom you let control them, and for backing up your files.

Control over the internet lasts until it is ended, unless you set a time, so a computer may be in use with nobody at it. Scroll Lock or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Backspace on that computer's own keyboard ends control at once.

On a computer that belongs to your workplace, make sure you are allowed to install the software and connect it.

8. What the software keeps on your computer

  • Message history: BukDesk keeps, on your computer, the messages that passed between AI tool sessions: what was approved, what was declined and what expired. The default is 30 days. You can choose 7 or 90 days, turn it off, delete one message or delete everything. The history is encrypted on the computer, is never sent to any server, and never goes through the relay.
  • A private key: each computer has its own private key, kept in Windows Credential Manager. It never leaves the computer.
  • Settings and the list of paired computers: kept on the computer only.

9. An account, which is optional

The software works with no account. If you sign in, the software takes from the site only settings on a closed list, which today holds language and theme, and ignores anything else. The site cannot pair computers, connect to a computer, approve a request, turn on remote control, change a security setting or the relay's address, or install code. Signing out or deleting the account deletes nothing from the computer.

10. Updates

Where updates are on, BukDesk downloads and installs signed updates. The key that signs them is kept apart from the site, and the site does not hold it. You can turn updates off in Settings. We may change, add or remove features in new versions.

11. No telemetry

The software does not report to us on how you use it. What does leave the computer, and when, is in the privacy notice.

12. No warranty (as is)

The software is provided as is, with no promise that it is free of faults, uninterrupted or fit for a particular purpose. The relay may be unavailable. Windows running as administrator and the lock screen are not supported.

13. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, Bukchair is not liable for indirect, special or consequential damage, or for loss of data, profit or use. In any case Bukchair's total liability is limited to the price you paid for the license. For the free trial and the beta that is 0. Liability for Premium is capped in the terms of service. This cap does not apply where the law does not allow one, and nothing here limits rights the law does not let you give up.

14. Intellectual property and open source

The software, the BukDesk name and its marks belong to Bukchair Ltd. Open-source components in it are under their own licenses. The list of these components and their licenses is in the app, under About.

15. Ending

You may stop using and uninstall the software at any time. If you break this agreement, your license ends. A refunded license ends on the refund. On a computer signed in to the bukdesk.com account, the software learns of it and the license stops working. On a computer with no account or no connection the software may still run, but the license is no longer valid and may not be used. A license that was made public may be refused by the next version of the software.

16. Encryption and export

BukDesk uses encryption. You are responsible for making sure the software may be used where you are.

17. Changes to this agreement

We publish changes on the site and in the software. A material change is shown in the software and applies to use after "I understand" is pressed.

18. Law and courts

This agreement is governed by the laws of Israel only. The competent courts in Tel Aviv-Jaffa have exclusive jurisdiction. A consumer living outside Israel keeps the consumer rights that the law of their own country gives them and that cannot be waived.

This agreement is published in Hebrew and in English. If the two texts differ, the English text prevails.

19. The other documents

The terms of service cover the site, the account and Premium. The privacy notice and the refund and cancellation policy are part of this agreement. Contact: main@bukdesk.com.