Fair questions.

Yes. If it's raining and you find one, it's yours for as long as the rain lasts.

Then someone has an umbrella. It was already paid for.

Somewhere dry where it's allowed: a shop's umbrella stand, a lobby, a covered doorway with permission.

It adds a stop to that umbrella's map, and tells the person who released it that it's still out there.

No. A check-in saves a rough location (about a city block) and the time. No account, no name.

We expect to ship in April 2027. We'll email you if that changes, and you can cancel any time before it ships.

Only when your pair ships. Your card is saved when you pre-order, not charged.

Then you're never charged, and we'll tell you.