Prepared 10 November 2026. Effective when the approved subscription launch begins.

DCP SQUARE Validation Tool — Subscription Terms

1. Who supplies the app

DCP SQUARE supplies DCP SQUARE Validation Tool for Mac.

Trading address: 28 Laughton Road, Northolt, UB5 5LL, United Kingdom.
Email: info@dcpsquare.com. Website: https://www.dcpsquare.co.uk.
Legal trader identity: Mario Sergio De Almeida Moreira trading as DCP SQUARE.

These terms cover the app subscription. They do not govern separately ordered DCP mastering services. If you buy on behalf of a business, you must be authorised to do so. Consumer rights remain available where you are buying mainly outside your trade or profession.

2. What is included

A subscription provides technical DCP validation on one active Apple silicon Mac running macOS 13 or later, report export, PDF report branding, downloadable updates and personal support. You may change the company logo and contact details used in exported PDFs; the application retains DCP SQUARE branding.

You can download the app before paying, but starting a new validation requires eligible paid activation. No free trial is currently included. Automatic app updates are not currently available.

The app inspects supported package structures and technical parameters. Results identify findings, measurements and inspection scope. Some checks depend on the available assets, package format, enabled options and, for encrypted material, a valid compatible KDM addressed to the app. Skipped checks must not be treated as passed checks.

Technical validation is not a guarantee of acceptance, playback at every cinema, certification of every DCI or SMPTE requirement, or a replacement for full picture-and-sound QC. Follow the receiving cinema's or festival's requirements.

3. Price and recurring payments

The current price is £19 per month in GBP for one active Mac. DCP SQUARE is not VAT-registered and does not add VAT. The recurring charge and final checkout total are displayed before payment.

The first payment is taken when you subscribe. The subscription renews monthly until cancelled; the checkout and subscription record show the applicable billing dates. There is no annual commitment. Payment is processed through Square. We do not ask you to send card details by email.

After successful payment verification, your private activation code is emailed automatically to the purchase email address. If delivery fails, contact info@dcpsquare.com; we will provide manual help within one working day. For this timeframe, working days are Monday–Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Support hours are 8am–8pm UK time. If we cannot supply activation within the agreed timeframe, contact us to resolve the delay or exercise any cancellation or refund rights available to you.

4. Activation and moving Macs

Keep the activation code private. Activation and periodic licence checks require an internet connection. Eligible saved activation permits temporary offline use until the offline lease displayed in the app expires. The displayed paid-access date and offline-lease date are different limits.

Use “Deactivate this Mac” before activating another Mac. Contact support if the old Mac is inaccessible. Do not share a code to enable simultaneous use on multiple Macs.

If access cannot be verified, starting a new validation may be unavailable. A failed payment, refund or unresolved payment dispute may put new-job access on hold while reviewed. Contact us if you believe a hold is incorrect. Existing reports remain locally accessible, and subscription checks do not interrupt an inspection already running. Keep your own report backups.

5. Cancel anytime

Use the management link supplied with your subscription or email info@dcpsquare.com with an unambiguous cancellation request and your purchase email address. You do not need to give a reason.

Cancellation stops future renewal payments. We will confirm the effective date. Normally, access continues to the end of the paid period. A refund or separate entitlement issue can change that end date. Cancellation does not automatically refund an already paid period; statutory rights and our Cancellation and Refund Policy still apply.

Deleting the app or deactivating a Mac does not cancel recurring billing. If an email cancellation reaches us before a renewal but we process it too late, contact us so we can correct the charge.

6. Your files, reports and permitted use

Only inspect material you are entitled to access, and use authorised KDMs for encrypted content. Keep source media and other important files backed up. You may share the reports you generate and use your own branding on PDF exports if you have permission to use that branding.

Do not bypass licence controls, misuse the activation service or distribute private activation codes. Software rights remain with their respective owners. Open-source components retain their own licences and notices; these terms do not remove rights those licences give you.

DCP files are inspected locally by the app. If you request support, agree with us before sending confidential assets, reports or keys. The Privacy Notice explains payment, activation and support data handling.

7. Installation, support and changes

This is a direct website download. macOS may require additional security approval during installation. Contact us about compatibility before subscribing if uncertain. Follow the installation guidance supplied with your download.

Support helps with installation, activation and use of supported functions. It does not promise a particular delivery outcome or include separately commissioned mastering work. Support hours are 8am–8pm, Monday–Friday, UK time. These are support availability hours, not a guarantee of an immediate reply. The one-working-day fallback above applies to failed activation delivery.

We may issue maintenance and compatibility updates. We will explain material subscription changes before they affect future paid periods and allow you to cancel before a price increase applies. These terms do not authorise us to remove legal rights or retrospectively reduce what you have already paid for.

8. Problems, remedies and complaints

Email info@dcpsquare.com with your purchase reference and a description of the problem. Do not send an activation code, payment-card details, confidential media or a KDM unless a suitable support arrangement has been agreed.

We will investigate faults and provide the remedies required by applicable law. Nothing here excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including fraud or death or personal injury caused by negligence. Nothing removes mandatory consumer rights concerning digital content or services.

For consumers, English law applies subject to mandatory protections that apply where you live. This does not prevent you using a court available to you under applicable consumer law. For business purchases, English law and the courts of England and Wales apply, subject to any rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Read these terms alongside the Cancellation and Refund Policy and App Privacy Notice. A dated copy of the applicable terms and purchase information should be provided with your order confirmation in a form you can keep.