Media Card Wrangler
Terms of Use

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you (“you” or “User”) and Wrangler Software LLC (“we,” “us,” or “Company”), governing your purchase, download, installation, and use of the Media Card Wrangler macOS application (“Wrangler” or the “Software”).

By checking the required box at checkout, you agree to the version of these Terms presented or linked at checkout. Before first using the Software, including in demo or beta mode, you must separately indicate your agreement to the then-current Terms through the acceptance screen displayed in the Software. The Privacy Policy describes how we process personal information and is presented for your acknowledgment. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not purchase or use the Software.

If you are using the Software on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity, and “you” refers to that entity.

2. What the Software Is (and Is Not)

Wrangler is a desktop utility that reorganizes the contents of a folder you point it at, typically a copied camera or audio memory card. It moves recognized media files to the top level of that folder, sets aside unrecognized files in a clearly labeled Strays folder, and removes empty folders and recognized system junk. Every run generates a report and an undo record.

Wrangler is a cleanup utility. It is not an offload tool, a backup tool, an archive tool, a verification tool, or a data recovery tool, and it should never be used as your only or first copy of media from a camera card. You are solely responsible for offloading and backing up your original media before running the Software on it.

The Software is intended for use on copies of media that you have already backed up elsewhere. We strongly recommend verifying that backup before running Wrangler.

2.1 File Handling and Cleanup

The Software organizes your files by moving them; it does not modify the contents of your files. The only files the Software ever removes are macOS system housekeeping files (".DS_Store" files and "._" AppleDouble files) and empty folders. Housekeeping files the Software removes are moved to the macOS Trash, where they remain recoverable until you empty the Trash.

On storage volumes where macOS does not provide a Trash (for example, many network-attached drives), housekeeping files are not deleted; they are moved to a clearly labeled folder ("CLEANUP TO DELETE" inside the Software's "Ω_WRANGLER" folder) for you to review and delete at your discretion. If you instruct the Software to delete such files — either by clicking the delete option shown after an operation, or by enabling the per-drive automatic setting — those files are deleted permanently, as no Trash exists on that volume to recover them from. This deletion occurs only at your instruction, applies only to the housekeeping files described above, and is recorded in the operation's report.

Before enabling automatic deletion for a drive or selecting "Delete Them Now," you must affirmatively confirm a conspicuous warning that the identified housekeeping files will be permanently deleted and cannot be restored through Undo. Authorization for one drive does not apply to another drive. Undo is a convenience feature, not a backup or guaranteed recovery mechanism. It may be unable to complete if files, folders, drive names, permissions, mount locations, storage devices, or operating-system conditions have changed after the original operation. Undo does not retrieve items from the macOS Trash or restore files permanently deleted at your instruction.

Every organizing operation writes a report and an undo receipt before any file is moved. Undo restores moved files to their original locations; it does not recover housekeeping files that have been deleted at your instruction or whose Trash has been emptied.

3. License Grant

Subject to your compliance with these Terms and payment of the applicable purchase price, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable license — revocable only as provided in Section 12 (Termination) — to install and use the Software on up to two (2) Mac computers at a time that you own or control (or such other number of activations as we specify for your particular license), for your own personal or internal business purposes.

Your license is personal to you: except to the extent a transfer is permitted by mandatory applicable law, you may not sell, rent, lease, sublicense, assign, or otherwise transfer it to any other person or entity. You may, however, deactivate the Software on one of your computers to free that activation and activate it on another computer you own or control, provided you do not exceed your activation limit at any one time.

This is a license to use the Software, not a sale of the Software itself. We and our licensors retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, including all intellectual property rights. Nothing in these Terms transfers any ownership rights to you.

3.1 License Type

Each purchase is a one-time, perpetual license for the major version of the Software purchased, as described in Section 7 (Updates). It is not a subscription unless explicitly sold as one. Use of the paid features is subject to the online activation and periodic license-validation requirements described in Section 8. Continued use is also subject to accepting revised Terms as described in Section 15.

3.2 Restrictions

You agree not to:

• • Copy, modify, or create derivative works of the Software, except as permitted by applicable law
• • Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software, except to the extent applicable law expressly permits this despite the limitation
• • Rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, or otherwise transfer the Software or your license to any third party, except to the extent permitted by mandatory applicable law
• • Remove or alter any proprietary notices or labels on the Software
• • Use the Software to build a competing product or service
• • Circumvent any licensing, activation, or seat-limit mechanism in the Software

3.3 Demo Mode and Beta Versions

The Software may be used without a purchased license in demo mode, which includes a limited number of complete wrangles at no charge (currently ten (10)). Demo use is licensed, not unrestricted: these Terms — including the Acceptable Use rules, the backup obligations in Section 2, the Warranty Disclaimer, and the Limitation of Liability — apply to demo use exactly as they apply to paid use. When the demo allowance is used up, the Software stops performing new wrangles until a license key is entered; functions that protect work you have already done — including undo and Restore from Receipt — remain available. We may change the scope of demo mode (such as the number of included wrangles) in future versions of the Software.

From time to time we may offer pre-release or beta versions of the Software, or complimentary beta license keys, including keys we designate for shared or group use. Beta software is provided for testing, may contain errors, and may change or stop working when the beta period ends.

Complimentary beta licenses are not purchased licenses: they carry no refund rights, and Section 5 (Refunds) does not apply to them. We will not revoke a complimentary beta license issued to an individual tester when the beta program ends — it remains valid on the same terms as a standard license, including the activation limits in Section 3.1 and the major-version scope in Section 7, and subject to Section 12 (Termination). These Terms otherwise apply to beta use in full.

Before performing the first organizing operation in demo or beta mode, you must affirmatively accept these Terms in the Software. Beta use may also be subject to supplemental beta-testing terms presented before access is granted. If supplemental beta terms conflict with these Terms, the supplemental terms control solely with respect to the beta program.

4. Purchase, Pricing, and Payment

Purchases through Stripe Managed Payments are sold and processed by the merchant of record identified at checkout and on your receipt, currently Sold through Link, LLC. The merchant of record processes payment, provides the transaction receipt, and handles applicable transaction taxes and payment-related matters within the scope of its service. Wrangler Software LLC is the developer and licensor of the Software and remains responsible for providing the Software, administering the license, and providing the support and remedies assigned to it under these Terms. Prices may change at any time for future purchases. A price change does not affect a license you have already purchased.

The total price payable, including any applicable sales tax, VAT, GST, or similar charges collected with your purchase, is shown at checkout before you complete payment. Stripe Managed Payments handles the calculation, collection, and remittance of taxes within the scope of that service. Nothing in these Terms transfers to you a tax collection or remittance obligation that applicable law places on us or on Stripe or its affiliates.

If you purchase a license before public release, the purchase is a pre-order for the version described at checkout. The Terms accepted at checkout govern the purchase. If release is cancelled, materially delayed, or materially different from the description presented at checkout, we will provide notice and offer any refund or other remedy required by applicable law.

5. Refunds

If you request a refund within 30 days of your original purchase date, we will refund your purchase price, including any applicable taxes paid with the purchase. You do not need to give a reason. To request a refund, contact support@mediacardwrangler.com.

This voluntary 30-day refund policy is in addition to, and does not limit, any cancellation, refund, repair, replacement, price-reduction, or other rights or remedies you have under applicable law. It also does not limit any refund available under the applicable Sold through Link refund policy. You may contact Link support for payment-related support or a refund request. Stripe or its affiliates may issue a refund under that policy independently of our decision, including in qualifying cases within 60 days of purchase. This does not create an unconditional 60-day change-of-mind refund right.

If you receive a full refund, whether from us or through Link, the license associated with your purchase is deactivated and no longer unlocks unlimited wrangles. A partial refund, such as a goodwill credit or a tax correction, does not deactivate your license. If refunds on a purchase add up to the full amount you paid, the license is deactivated in the same way.

Deactivation does not revoke your right to use the Software generally: the Software returns to free demo mode in the same state it was in immediately before your purchase, with any demo wrangles you had not yet used still available. Demo wrangles used before the purchase are not restored.

If you dispute your payment with your bank or card issuer and the payment is reversed, the license associated with that purchase may be deactivated in the same way as after a full refund.

Refunds are issued to the original payment method through Stripe, and processing times are subject to Stripe's policies and your bank.

If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, you may have a statutory right to withdraw from an online purchase within 14 days without giving a reason. Where permitted by applicable law, you may request immediate access to downloadable digital content before that period expires. You will lose the statutory withdrawal right only if, before delivery begins, you expressly consent to immediate performance and acknowledge that you will lose the withdrawal right once delivery begins. If the required consent and acknowledgment are not properly obtained, your statutory withdrawal right remains available notwithstanding activation or download. These rights are separate from our voluntary 30-day refund policy.

6. Acceptable Use

In addition to the license restrictions in Section 3.2, you agree to:

• • Use the Software only on media and folders you own or have the legal right to modify
• • Maintain your own independent backups of any media before processing it with the Software
• • Not use the Software in any way that violates applicable law
• • Not use the Software in any context where its failure or misuse could lead to loss of life, significant bodily harm, or environmental damage (the Software is a file-organization utility, not safety-critical software)

7. Updates, Major Versions, and Support

Except for updates, fixes, or other measures required by applicable law, we may, but are not obligated to, release updates, patches, or new versions of the Software. Your purchase entitles you, at no additional charge, to all updates we release within the major version your license covers — for example, a license covering version 1 includes all 1.x releases.

A future major version (for example, version 2.0) may be offered as a separate paid product. If it is, it will be a separate download requiring its own license: it will not be delivered to you as an automatic update, and your existing license will not activate it. The release of a new major version does not end your license for the version you purchased — you may continue using it.

We may offer technical support through the contact channel listed in Section 16, but do not promise ongoing support or optional updates for every version of the Software or macOS. We may discontinue those services. This does not affect any rights or remedies you have under applicable law, or any obligation we have under that law to address defective software or provide necessary updates.

8. Data and Privacy

Wrangler is designed to operate locally on your Mac. It reads and moves files within folders you select; it does not require an account to function, and it does not upload your media files to us or to any third party.

Paid use requires online license activation and periodic successful validation with our license server. If the server cannot be reached, a previously validated license continues to unlock paid use for up to thirty (30) days, counted from the first time the Software fails to reach the server after its last successful validation. After that grace period, the Software falls back to demo mode: any remaining demo wrangles may be used, but new wrangles are unavailable if the demo allowance has been exhausted. Paid use resumes when the license is successfully validated again. The grace period does not override a license that has been refunded, revoked, or otherwise determined to be invalid under these Terms.

Undo and Restore from Receipt remain available if paid use becomes unavailable because license validation cannot be completed. The perpetual license described in Section 3.1 does not mean that paid use can continue indefinitely without successful online validation.

License activation and validation transmit licensing information, including your license key and a hashed device identifier, to our license service. See our Privacy Policy for details about the information collected and how it is used.

"Perpetual" describes the duration of the license for the covered major version. It does not mean that paid functionality is available indefinitely without periodic online validation. The Software may attempt validation more frequently, but a previously validated installation will remain usable for at least 30 days after its last successful validation unless the license was refunded, terminated for breach, or reasonably determined to be fraudulent.

If we permanently discontinue the license-validation service, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide a final build, offline activation method, or other reasonable means for valid license holders to continue using the covered major version, subject to technical, security, and legal limitations.

9. Warranty Disclaimer

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL PREVENT ALL POSSIBLE DATA LOSS. WHILE THE SOFTWARE IS DESIGNED WITH SAFEGUARDS DESCRIBED ON OUR WEBSITE (INCLUDING PREVIEW-BEFORE-ACTION, UNDO RECEIPTS, AND AUTOMATIC ROLLBACK ON FAILURE), YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING INDEPENDENT, VERIFIED BACKUPS OF ANY MEDIA BEFORE PROCESSING IT WITH THE SOFTWARE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. In that case, any implied warranties are limited to the minimum scope and duration permitted by applicable law.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any consumer right, guarantee, warranty, or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted, or modified. Depending on the law that applies to your purchase, these rights may include requirements that the Software be of satisfactory or acceptable quality, fit for its stated purpose, and as described, as well as rights to necessary updates, repair, replacement, a price reduction, a refund, or compensation. Those rights apply in addition to our voluntary refund policy and prevail over any inconsistent provision of these Terms.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF USE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED: (A) FOR A PURCHASED LICENSE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR THE LICENSE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM; OR (B) FOR DEMO, BETA, OR COMPLIMENTARY USE, US $50. THE EXISTENCE OF MULTIPLE CLAIMS OR EVENTS DOES NOT INCREASE THIS CAP.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you in full.

The exclusions and cap in this Section do not apply to liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or any other liability that applicable law does not permit us to exclude or limit. They are also subject to the preservation of mandatory consumer rights and remedies in Section 9.

11. Indemnification

This Section applies only where you use the Software for business purposes and only to the extent permitted by applicable law. It does not apply to you when you are acting as a consumer.

You agree to indemnify and hold Wrangler Software LLC harmless from third-party claims, and resulting damages, liabilities, and reasonable legal expenses, to the extent caused by your material breach of these Terms, unlawful use of the Software, or infringement of a third party’s rights, including processing media that you do not have the legal right to access or modify. This obligation does not apply to the extent a claim or loss is caused by a defect in the Software or our breach of these Terms, negligence, or other wrongful conduct.

We will promptly notify you of a claim for which we seek indemnification and provide reasonable cooperation at your expense. A delay in notice reduces your obligation only to the extent the delay materially prejudices your ability to respond to the claim. You may control the defense through reasonably qualified counsel, but you may not agree to a settlement that admits fault by us or imposes an obligation on us without our prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld. This Section does not require you to reimburse us for a claim you bring against us to enforce your own rights.

12. Termination

You may stop using the Software and uninstall it at any time.

We may suspend or terminate your license if you materially breach these Terms and fail to cure that breach within a reasonable time after notice, or immediately in cases of suspected fraud, abuse, or unauthorized distribution of the Software.

Upon termination, your right to use the Software ends immediately, and you must uninstall and cease all use of the Software. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (including Sections 9, 10, 11, 14, and 16) will survive.

13. Third-Party Components

The Software includes open-source and third-party components, each subject to its own license terms. A list of those components and their licenses is available at https://mediacardwrangler.com/acknowledgments. Nothing in these Terms limits rights granted to you under an applicable open-source or third-party license. If these Terms conflict with that license, that license governs your use of the relevant component to the extent of the conflict.

14. Intellectual Property

The Software, including its design, code, branding, name “Media Card Wrangler,” logo, and all related materials, is owned by Wrangler Software LLC and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use our trademarks, logos, or branding without our prior written consent.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms to reflect changes in applicable law, address security or abuse risks, correct errors or clarify wording, or describe new or changed features. We will update the "Last updated" date when we revise them.

If a change materially reduces your rights or materially increases your obligations, we will give at least 30 days' advance notice by email or an in-app notice, explain the change, state its effective date, and ask you to accept it. If applicable law requires a shorter notice period or an immediate change, we will give as much notice as the law permits.

Revised Terms may be delivered with an update or new release of the Software. Installing an update or continuing to use the Software after the effective date requires accepting the revised Terms, and the Software will ask you to accept them. Except where a change is reasonably necessary to comply with law, address a material security or abuse risk, or govern a new optional feature, declining revised Terms will not end your right to keep using the major version you already purchased under the Terms that governed it when you purchased it.

If a material change is one you cannot accept and you purchased your license within the twelve months before that change takes effect, you may contact us for a refund. A separately purchased future major version may be offered under different Terms disclosed before that purchase.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms, refunds, or licensing can be sent to support@mediacardwrangler.com

Wrangler Software LLC
2222 W. Grand River Ave, Ste A
Okemos, MI 48864
United States

17. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles, except to the extent a different consumer-protection law mandatorily applies based on your location.

Except where mandatory applicable law provides otherwise, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Software will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts. If you are a consumer, nothing in these Terms limits any right you have under mandatory applicable law to bring proceedings in the courts where you live or requires you to defend proceedings in a court that mandatory applicable law does not permit. The courts in Kalamazoo are the exclusive forum only to the extent that exclusivity is permitted by applicable law.

Before filing a claim, each party will provide the other with written notice describing the dispute and requested relief and allow 30 days for a good-faith attempt to resolve it. This requirement does not prevent either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief or using small-claims court, and it does not apply where prohibited by applicable law or where a limitations period would otherwise expire.

18. Miscellaneous

18.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with any Privacy Policy and any order confirmation you receive, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Software and supersede any prior agreements.

18.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force.

18.3 No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later.

18.4 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your license without our prior written consent, except to the extent permitted by mandatory applicable law. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

18.5 Force Majeure

We are not liable for any failure or delay in performance resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control.