Terms of Service for DBT Pal

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of DBT Pal ("the App", "we", "us", or "our"), developed and operated by Benjamin Fox in the United States, and of the DBT Pal website at dbtpal.app. By downloading or using the App you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

2. Not Medical Advice

DBT Pal is a self-help tool for tracking your dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) practice. It is not a medical device, is not therapy, and does not provide medical, psychiatric, or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is not a substitute for a qualified professional.

DBT Pal is not an emergency or crisis service. If you are in crisis or may harm yourself or someone else, call your local emergency number. In the United States you can call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) at any time.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the App. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you confirm that a parent or guardian has agreed to these Terms on your behalf.

4. Your Content

The App does not require an account. Diary entries, notes, and other content you create remain yours and are stored on your device. We do not claim ownership of your content and do not receive it, except for text you choose to send to the AI features described in section 6. You are responsible for keeping your device secure and for backing up your data. If you delete the App or reset its data without a backup, your content may be permanently lost.

5. Optional Cloud Backup

Premium subscribers can back up the App's database to their own cloud storage account: iCloud Drive on iOS, or Google Drive on Android. Your backup files are stored in your own account, and in the case of Google Drive, in a hidden application-data folder that only DBT Pal can access. We cannot read your backups.

Backup and restore are provided as a convenience, and we cannot guarantee that a backup will exist or be restorable. Your use of iCloud or Google Drive is also subject to Apple's or Google's own terms. DBT Pal's use of information received from Google APIs is described in the Privacy Policy.

6. AI Features

Some optional features (such as AI Coach and Check the Facts feedback) generate responses using artificial intelligence. AI output can be inaccurate, incomplete, or unsuitable for your situation. It is general information, not professional advice, and you should not rely on it for medical, legal, or safety decisions.

Text you send to these features is processed by a third-party AI provider as described in the Privacy Policy. Do not include information you are not comfortable sharing.

7. Subscriptions

• Premium features are sold as auto-renewing subscriptions through the Apple App Store or Google Play, with billing handled by them, not by us.
• Any free trial converts to a paid subscription at the end of the trial unless you cancel before it ends. Prices and trial length are shown before you subscribe.
• Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Cancel in your Apple ID or Google Play subscription settings; deleting the App does not cancel a subscription.
• Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their policies, and we cannot issue refunds for purchases made through their stores.

8. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the App, except where the law allows it.
• Interfere with or attempt to overload the App or the services it relies on.
• Use the AI features to generate unlawful, harassing, or harmful content.
• Use the App in violation of any applicable law.

9. Intellectual Property

The App, including its design, text, graphics, and code, is owned by Benjamin Fox and protected by intellectual property laws. We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App on your devices for your own personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms and the terms of the app store you got it from.

10. Disclaimers

The App is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that data will never be lost.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising from your use of the App. Our total liability for any claim relating to the App is limited to the amount you paid us for the App in the 12 months before the claim arose, or US $50 if you paid nothing. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

12. Termination

You can stop using the App at any time by deleting it. We may suspend or end access to the App or its paid features if you violate these Terms, or if we discontinue the App. Sections that by their nature should survive termination, including 10 and 11, will survive.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Effective date" above reflects the latest version. Continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

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