Terms of Service

Budli — iOS application

1. Agreement to these Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Budli mobile application ("Budli", "the app", "we", "us", "our"). By downloading, installing, or using Budli you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the app.

2. Description of the service

Budli is an iOS app that helps you reduce time spent in apps you choose. You raise a virtual pet whose wellbeing reflects your screen-time habits, and you can optionally block selected apps once you reach limits you set, using Apple's Screen Time / Family Controls technology.

Budli is a motivational wellbeing tool. It is not a medical device, a parental-control guarantee, or a security product, and it should not be relied upon as such.

3. No account required

Budli works without registration or sign-in. Your data is stored on your own device, as described in our Privacy Policy. You are responsible for your device, for keeping it secure, and for any backups of your data.

4. Licence

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to download and use Budli for your own personal, non-commercial use on devices you own or control. The app is licensed, not sold. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Your use of Budli is also subject to Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the standard Apple EULA), which applies as a minimum set of terms.

5. Subscriptions and payments (Budli Plus)

Budli is free to download and includes free features. Some features require Budli Plus, an auto-renewing subscription:

• Subscriptions are sold and billed through your Apple App Store account. The exact price and billing period are shown to you before you confirm the purchase.
• Your subscription renews automatically for the same period and at the then-current price unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
• You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in App Store settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid period.
• Payment is charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase and at each renewal.
• If you purchase a subscription, any unused portion of a free trial (where offered) is forfeited, as required by Apple.

Refunds for App Store purchases are handled by Apple in accordance with Apple's Media Services Terms and applicable law.

EU right of withdrawal. As a consumer in the EU you have a statutory 14-day right of withdrawal for digital purchases. Because a subscription and its benefits begin immediately, you may be asked to expressly consent to that immediate performance, which can limit the right of withdrawal to the extent permitted by law. All purchase, renewal, withdrawal, and refund requests for App Store transactions are processed by Apple.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• use Budli for any unlawful purpose or in breach of these Terms;
• copy, modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the app, except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable law;
• circumvent, disable, or interfere with security or licensing features; or
• resell, rent, or sublicense the app or any subscription.

7. Screen-time data & accuracy

Budli relies on usage data provided by Apple's Screen Time / Family Controls framework. This data may be delayed, incomplete, or inaccurate, and app blocking depends on iOS behaviour that may not be foolproof. Do not rely on Budli in any situation where a delay or failure in monitoring or blocking could cause harm, loss, or missed obligations. Always verify important information independently.

8. Intellectual property

Budli, including its software, pet designs, artwork, text, and other content, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. Your licence under Section 4 does not transfer any ownership to you.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

To the extent permitted by law, Budli is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose or uninterrupted or error-free operation.

Mandatory statutory warranty rights for digital products under applicable consumer law (including §§ 327 ff. German Civil Code, BGB) remain unaffected.

10. Limitation of liability

We are liable without limitation for damages arising from injury to life, body, or health, for damage caused intentionally or by gross negligence, and under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz).

For slight (ordinary) negligence we are liable only where a material contractual obligation has been breached — that is, an obligation whose fulfilment is essential to the proper performance of the contract and on which you may regularly rely — and such liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. Any further liability is excluded.

These limitations also apply in favour of our legal representatives and agents. Your mandatory statutory consumer rights remain unaffected.

11. Your responsibilities

You are responsible for your own use of Budli and for complying with applicable law. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and except where damage is not attributable to you, you agree to hold us harmless from claims by third parties arising out of your unlawful or contract-breaching use of the app.

12. Termination

You may stop using Budli and uninstall it at any time. We may suspend or end your licence to use the app if you materially breach these Terms. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (such as Sections 8–10) will survive.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version is always available here, with the "Last updated" date reflecting the latest change. Your continued use of Budli after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. Material changes will be highlighted where reasonably possible.

14. Governing law & jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute arising from them are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The place of jurisdiction, where permitted, is the registered place of business of the provider (Munich, Germany).

If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence, and you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your place of residence.

The European Commission provides an online dispute-resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute-resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email decostudiosdev@gmail.com.

17. Impressum (Legal Notice)