Terms of Service

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use the Service. By using the Service you represent that you are 18 or older, that the information you provide is accurate, and that your use of the Service does not violate any law or contract you are subject to.

The Service is currently offered to residents of India, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. We reserve the right to limit availability in any jurisdiction at our discretion.

If you are using the Service on behalf of a business or other entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

2. Description of Service

ScreenFine is a screen-time accountability tool for iOS. The core mechanism: you set a daily phone-use limit; when you exceed the limit, target apps you have selected become temporarily blocked ("locked") through Apple's ManagedSettings framework. You unlock the blocked apps by completing a verified physical action you chose during onboarding (camera-counted pushups via the iPhone TrueDepth camera, HealthKit-verified steps, camera-counted squats, or timed mindful minutes).

The Service relies on Apple's Screen Time, FamilyControls, DeviceActivityMonitor, and ManagedSettings frameworks. Service availability and accuracy depend on these Apple frameworks functioning as documented; we do not control Apple's frameworks and cannot guarantee uninterrupted operation.

3. Account Registration

To use most features, you must create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information; to keep your account credentials secure; and to be solely responsible for activity that occurs under your account.

You may not share your account, sell or transfer your account, or use another person's account. We may suspend or terminate accounts found to be in violation.

4. Subscription, Billing, and Cancellation

Subscription Plan. The Service is offered on a paid weekly subscription of US$1.00 per week (the "Subscription"). All subscription purchases are processed through Apple In-App Purchase. By subscribing, you authorise Apple to charge your payment method on file at the start of each weekly billing period.

No Variable Charges. The Service does not charge variable usage-based fees. The "fines" generated when you exceed your daily limit are non-financial. They require completion of a physical action (pushups, steps, mindful minutes) to unlock blocked apps. We do not bill you for going over your limit.

Auto-Renewal. Subscriptions auto-renew weekly until cancelled. You can cancel at any time through your iPhone Settings -> [your name] -> Subscriptions. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.

Refunds. All sales are final. Refund requests for unused portions of a billing period are handled by Apple under Apple's refund policy at reportaproblem.apple.com. We do not process refunds directly; we may, at our discretion, request that Apple refund a charge in exceptional circumstances.

Free Trial / Beta Access. If we offer a free trial or beta access, the trial converts to a paid subscription at the end of the trial period unless cancelled. Beta participants may receive the Service free during a defined beta period; ongoing access after beta requires a paid subscription.

Price Changes. We may change subscription pricing with at least 30 days' notice via email or in-app notification. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the new price; if you do not accept, cancel before the effective date.

5. The Lock Mechanism

By activating the Service, you authorise ScreenFine to temporarily block selected applications on your device when you exceed your self-set daily screen-time limit. Blocked apps remain inaccessible until you complete a verified redemption action you chose during onboarding.

You acknowledge that:

• The lock is your chosen commitment device. You set the limit; you select the redemption action; you can pause the entire mechanism from Settings at any time.
• Phone, Messages, FaceTime, Maps, and other system-essential apps remain accessible regardless of lock state.
• The Service does not lock apps required for emergencies. You are responsible for ensuring you have access to emergency communication.
• Camera-based exercise verification (pushups, squats) processes video data on-device only. We do not transmit or store the video.
• HealthKit step verification reads step count data only with your explicit permission. You can revoke HealthKit permission at any time in iOS Settings.

If you are pregnant, recovering from injury, or have any medical condition that affects your ability to perform physical exercise, choose a non-physical redemption type (mindful minutes) or do not use the Service.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service in violation of any applicable law.
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service.
• Use automated means to access the Service, including bots, scripts, or scrapers.
• Attempt to bypass, defeat, or circumvent the lock mechanism through unsupported means.
• Submit false data to bypass exercise verification (e.g., faking pushups, manipulating HealthKit data).
• Harass, threaten, or abuse other users via Wall of Shame, Squad Mode, or any other feature.
• Use the Service to harm yourself or others.
• Submit or transmit content that is unlawful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, or infringes on the rights of others.

Violation of these provisions may result in immediate account termination without refund.

7. User Content

If you opt in to the Wall of Shame, Squad Mode, or other social features, you may submit content (lock events, streak milestones, optional messages, profile information) that becomes visible to other users ("User Content"). You retain ownership of your User Content. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use, display, reproduce, and distribute your User Content within the Service.

You are responsible for User Content you submit. We may remove User Content that violates these Terms or that we believe, in our discretion, to be harmful, abusive, or otherwise objectionable.

The Wall of Shame and Squad Mode are off by default. You control what is shared via per-app and global privacy toggles.

8. Privacy

Our handling of personal data is described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the Service, you consent to the data practices described in the Privacy Policy.

9. Intellectual Property

The Service and all its original content (excluding User Content), features, and functionality are owned by Stacklance and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. ScreenFine and the ScreenFine logo are trademarks of Stacklance.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Service without our prior written consent.

10. Termination

By You. You may terminate your account at any time by cancelling your subscription through Apple and contacting us to delete your account data.

By Us. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service, with or without notice, if you violate these Terms, engage in fraudulent or abusive behaviour, fail to pay applicable charges, or for any other reason at our discretion. We may terminate or modify the Service entirely with at least 30 days' notice.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including ownership, warranty disclaimers, indemnification, limitation of liability, and dispute resolution) will survive.

11. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free.

The Service is a productivity and behaviour-change tool. It is not a medical device, not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have a clinical condition affecting screen-time use, attention, or compulsive behaviour, consult a qualified healthcare provider. The exercise verification features are not designed to evaluate medical fitness; consult a physician before beginning any new physical exercise routine.

We do not guarantee that the Service will reduce your screen time, improve your habits, or produce any specific behavioural outcome. Individual results vary.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Stacklance shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising from your use of or inability to use the Service.

Our total cumulative liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to the Service shall not exceed the greater of US$100 or the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages; in such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Stacklance and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of (a) your use of the Service, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your violation of any rights of another, or (d) User Content you submit.

14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed under the laws of India, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Subject to the arbitration clause below, the courts at Surat, Gujarat, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service.

Mandatory protections by jurisdiction. Nothing in this clause overrides any mandatory consumer-protection right available to you under the law of your jurisdiction of habitual residence, including (where applicable) the Consumer Protection Act 2019 (India), the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (United Kingdom), Directive 2011/83/EU and Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 (European Union), the Australian Consumer Law, or analogous laws in your jurisdiction.

15. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

Informal Resolution. Before initiating formal proceedings, you agree to contact us at help​@​screenfine​.​info with a description of the dispute. We will attempt to resolve in good faith within 30 days. Indian users may also raise the matter with the Grievance Officer named in the Privacy Policy for data-related complaints.

Binding Arbitration. If informal resolution fails, all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service (other than statutory consumer claims and intellectual-property claims) shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration administered under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (India), as amended from time to time. The arbitration shall be conducted in English, seated in Surat, Gujarat, India, before a single arbitrator mutually agreed by the parties (or appointed under the Act if not agreed within 30 days). Proceedings may be held by phone, video, or written submissions where permitted.

Class Action Waiver. Disputes must be brought on an individual basis. You and Stacklance each waive any right to participate in a class action, class arbitration, representative action, or any consolidated proceeding, except where such waiver is prohibited by applicable consumer-protection law.

Small-value claims. Either party may bring a small-value claim in the courts at Surat, Gujarat (for residents of India) or in a court of competent jurisdiction in your habitual residence (for residents outside India), instead of arbitration, where the law of that jurisdiction expressly permits.

16. Modifications

We may modify these Terms at any time. The "Last updated" and "Version" fields at the top reflect the most recent revision.

Non-material changes (typo corrections, clarifications, broken-link fixes, formatting, contact-info refresh) take effect immediately upon posting.

Material changes that affect your rights or obligations (for example, pricing changes, changes to the lock mechanism, changes to dispute resolution, changes to liability or indemnity) will be communicated via email or in-app notification before they take effect. Where applicable consumer-protection law requires a specific notice period, we will give the notice period required by that law.

Continued use of the Service after a modification has taken effect constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms. If you do not agree to a material modification, cancel your subscription before the effective date.

17. Force Majeure

We are not liable for failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, network or power outages, internet service provider failures, third-party service outages (including Apple framework changes that affect Service operation), and pandemic-related disruptions.

18. Taxes

Subscription fees are inclusive of any applicable taxes where required by law and processed through Apple's in-app purchase system. Apple is responsible for tax collection and remittance for IAP transactions in jurisdictions where Apple acts as merchant of record. You are responsible for any other taxes applicable to your use of the Service.

19. Notices

We may give notices to you by email to the address associated with your account, by posting in the Service, or by physical mail if address is on file. You may give notices to us at help​@​screenfine​.​info.

20. Severability and Waiver

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision constitutes a waiver of any other provision or of that provision in any other instance.

21. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your account without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms without restriction, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

22. Entire Agreement

These Terms (together with the Privacy Policy and any documents expressly incorporated) constitute the entire agreement between you and Stacklance regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements, communications, and understandings, written or oral.

23. Contact

Questions about these Terms? help​@​screenfine​.​info

Stacklance
Operating ScreenFine (screenfine.info)