Terms.
The honest version of "Terms of Service." Read it; it's short.
01What honeyletter is
honeyletter is a daily good-news email, Monday through Friday at 7am ET. Five short stories, three minutes of reading. The base newsletter is free, supported by readers who choose to upgrade to honeyletter+.
honeyletter+ is the paid tier, opening later this summer, with a 7-day free trial. Pricing: $6.99/month or $49/year. The full feature set is still being finalized.
02Subscribing (free)
- Give us your email, click the confirmation link, and your first letter arrives the next weekday at 7am ET.
- Unsubscribe anytime with one click in any email. Takes effect immediately.
- No card required, no trial conversion, no catch.
03honeyletter+ subscriptions
- Trial — 7 days free. We charge you nothing during the trial; cancel anytime before it ends and you owe us nothing.
- Billing — Stripe processes payments. Monthly subscribers are charged each month on the same day; annual subscribers are charged once a year.
- Cancellation — one click in your account or one email to hello@honeyletter.app. No retention guilt-trip, no questions.
- Refunds — annual subscribers can request a pro-rated refund within 30 days of payment. Monthly subscribers can cancel at any time and won't be charged for the next month. If something feels off, just email us — we'd rather refund than have you stuck.
- Gift subscriptions — $49 one-time, includes a welcome note that names you as the giver. The recipient owns the subscription once redeemed.
04Comp policy
If you can't afford the $6.99 right now, email hello@honeyletter.app and you're comped. No proof needed, no questions asked, for as long as you need it. Paying subscribers quietly fund this — it's how honeyletter stays available to the people who need it most.
05What you can expect from us
- We try to ship a letter every weekday at 7am ET.
- We may miss days for holidays, illness, technical issues, or the occasional human screw-up. We don't owe you make-up letters.
- We won't run ads in the letter. We won't sell your email. We won't get sneaky.
06Content and ownership
- Stories featured in the letter are sourced from third-party publishers and credited with a link to the original.
- The editorial commentary, the curation, the original framing — that's © honeyletter.
- Forward letters freely to friends. Don't repost full letters publicly without permission.
- If you write to us and we want to quote you in a future letter, we'll ask first.
07What we ask of you
- Don't scrape the site or the archive.
- Don't impersonate honeyletter or its editor.
- Don't try to break the unsubscribe link in a way that floods the inbox.
- Be honest with us — about refund requests, comp requests, anything else. We'll be honest with you.
08The boring legal part
honeyletter is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We do our best, but we can't guarantee the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or available at any particular moment.
Our maximum liability to you, for any claim arising out of these terms or the service, is the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim. For free subscribers, that's zero. We are not liable for indirect or consequential damages.
09Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York. Any disputes that can't be resolved by emailing us first will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in New York, NY — or, if both parties agree, through mediation.
10Changes
We may update these terms. If we make a material change, we'll email you at least 14 days before it takes effect. Continued use of honeyletter after the change means you accept the new terms; you can also unsubscribe and you'll never hear from us again.
11Contact
Questions, refund requests, comp requests, complaints: hello@honeyletter.app. Real human, real reply.