Mr. Bertram

Terms of use

Last updated 17 October 2026

These terms cover your use of the Mr. Bertram app. They sit alongside Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement, which also applies. Where the two differ, these terms govern, as far as Apple's agreement allows.

The membership

• The daily lesson, a few questions a day to Bertram, and browsing the Canon are free.
• The membership opens everything else. It is sold as an auto-renewing subscription through the App Store, monthly or yearly, at the price shown in the app before you buy.
• A free trial, where offered, turns into a paid membership when it ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before.
• Payment is taken by Apple when you confirm the purchase. The membership renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before it.
• You can manage or cancel the membership at any time in your Apple Account settings. Cancelling stops the next renewal; the current period runs to its end. Refunds are handled by Apple under its policies.

What the lessons are

The lessons and Bertram's replies are general guidance on manners, dress, food, wine and culture. They are not professional advice of any kind. Customs vary by place and by house, and good judgement on the night is yours. Bertram's replies are written by an AI model and can be wrong; check anything that matters.

Lessons about wine and spirits are for adults of legal drinking age where they live. Drink responsibly, or not at all.

Your account

• Keep your Apple ID secure; the account is yours alone.
• Don't use the app to harass anyone, to break the law, or to try to get Bertram to produce harmful material. Accounts used that way may be closed.
• You can close your account at any time in the app, under You → Account. See the privacy policy for what that removes.

The content

The lessons, the writing and the design of the app belong to its publisher. Images of works of art are shown under the licences their museums publish them with, credited beneath each one. You may use the app for your own learning; please don't copy or republish its content.

Liability

The app is provided as it is. To the extent the law allows, the publisher is not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from its use, and total liability is limited to what you paid for the membership in the twelve months before the claim. Nothing here limits rights you have by law that cannot be limited.

Changes

These terms may be updated. If a change matters, the app will say so before it takes effect, and continuing to use it after that means you accept the new terms.

Contact

contact@proximatechinc.com