Terms of Service

1. Agreement

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern your use of the Roosta mobile application (the “App”) and the website at roosta.app (the “Site”), provided by Roosta (“we”, “us”). By installing or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

2. Who may use Roosta

You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country, where that is higher) to use Roosta. If you are under 18, you should have permission from a parent or guardian.

3. Licence

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the App on devices you own or control, for your own non-commercial use. You may not:

• copy, sell, sublicense or redistribute the App;
• reverse-engineer, decompile or modify it, except where that right cannot lawfully be restricted;
• remove or obscure any notice of copyright, trade mark, or other proprietary right;
• use the App to break the law or to interfere with anyone else’s use of it.

4. Roosta is not a safety-critical system

Do not rely on Roosta as your only alarm for anything you cannot afford to miss. The App schedules alarms through your device’s operating system, and whether an alarm actually sounds depends on factors outside our control — including battery-saver and “do not disturb” settings, permission changes, silent or vibrate modes, headphone and Bluetooth routing, operating-system updates, forced app closure, device malfunction, and the device being switched off or out of charge.

For flights, examinations, medication, work shifts or any similarly important event, set an independent backup alarm. We are not responsible for events you miss.

5. Wake-up missions, safety, and the escape hatch

Roosta deliberately makes switching an alarm off require effort. Some missions involve physical movement, and some use your camera.

• Every mission can be exited. Missions have a timeout, and an escape hatch becomes available shortly after the alarm starts, whatever the mission is doing. You are never permanently prevented from stopping an alarm or using your device.
• Move sensibly. Physical missions (such as squats, push-ups, walking or shaking) are not a fitness or medical programme. Only attempt what is safe for you; if you have any health condition or doubt, consult a medical professional and choose a non-physical mission instead. Take care of your surroundings, other people, and your device.
• Never use the App while driving or operating machinery, or anywhere that being distracted would be dangerous.
• Roosta is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or monitor any condition, including sleep disorders.

6. Your content

Text you enter into the App — alarm labels, custom phrases and similar — stays on your device and remains yours. You are responsible for it and must not enter anything unlawful or infringing.

7. Privacy

Our handling of data is described in the Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

8. Purchases and subscriptions

The App may offer optional paid features. Any purchase is processed by Google Play or the applicable app store under that store’s terms; billing, renewal and cancellation are managed in your store account. Refunds are handled according to the store’s policy and applicable consumer law. Prices and features may change on notice.

9. Intellectual property

The App, the Site, the Roosta name, the rooster mascot, and all related artwork, text and software are owned by us and protected by intellectual property law. These Terms grant you no rights in them beyond the licence in section 3.

10. Availability and changes

We may update, suspend or discontinue the App or any feature at any time. We aim to keep it working, but we do not promise uninterrupted or error-free operation.

11. Disclaimer of warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the App and Site are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, accuracy, and non-infringement. Nothing in these Terms excludes rights you have under mandatory consumer law in your country.

12. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost opportunities, missed appointments, missed transport, or data loss, arising out of your use of, or inability to use, the App — including an alarm that fails to sound. Where liability cannot be excluded, it is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for the App in the twelve months before the claim, or EUR 50.

13. Termination

You may stop using Roosta at any time by uninstalling it. We may suspend or end your licence if you materially breach these Terms. Sections 9 to 12 survive termination.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page and, where the change is material, notify you in the App. Continuing to use Roosta after a change means you accept the revised Terms.

15. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. If you are a consumer, you keep the protection of the mandatory laws of your country of residence, and you may bring proceedings in its courts.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms: legal@roosta.app.