Terms of Use

These Terms of Use are a draft starting point for counsel review and are not legal advice. They are written for Future Self, a personal-development mobile app for quotes, affirmations, custom statements, reminders, widgets, saved lines, and topic-based future-self practice.

1. Who We Are

Future Self is operated from the Netherlands. References to "Future Self," "we," "us," and "our" mean the developer and operator of the Future Self app and related website. Questions, support requests, legal notices, complaints, and claims can be sent to hello@joinfutureself.com. Counsel should add the final legal entity name, trade name, registered office address, Netherlands Chamber of Commerce number (KvK-nummer), VAT identification number (btw-id), required telephone or alternative contact details, and complaints-handling information before these Terms are finalized.

2. Acceptance of These Terms

By downloading, accessing, purchasing, subscribing to, or using Future Self, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the app. If you use Future Self on behalf of another person or organization, you represent that you have authority to accept these Terms for them.

3. App Stores and Other Terms

Future Self may be distributed through the Apple App Store and, if offered on Android, Google Play. Your download, purchase, subscription, refund, cancellation, device, family-sharing, and store-account activity may also be governed by Apple, Google, and your device or wireless-carrier terms. You must comply with all applicable third-party terms when using Future Self.

4. App License and Apple Required Terms

Future Self is licensed, not sold, to you. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use Future Self for personal, non-commercial purposes on devices that you own or control, as permitted by these Terms and the applicable app-store usage rules.

If you download Future Self from Apple: these Terms are between you and us, not Apple. We, not Apple, are responsible for Future Self and its content. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for Future Self. To the extent any warranty cannot be disclaimed under applicable law, we are responsible for that warranty; if the app fails to conform to an applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple may refund the purchase price, if any, for the app. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation for Future Self.

We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing claims relating to Future Self, your possession or use of the app, product-liability claims, claims that the app fails to conform to legal or regulatory requirements, and consumer-protection, privacy, or similar claims. If a third party claims that Future Self or your use of it infringes intellectual-property rights, we, not Apple, are responsible for investigating, defending, settling, and discharging that claim. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

You represent that you are not located in a country or region subject to a U.S. government embargo or designated by the U.S. government as supporting terrorism, and that you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

5. Description of the Service

Future Self provides personal-development tools that may include quote and affirmation decks, followed topics, saved lines, collections, practice history, custom statements, daily guidance, reminder configuration, push notifications, widgets, themes, app icons, and subscription features. Features may differ by device, operating system, subscription status, location, app version, and app-store availability.

6. Eligibility and Children

Future Self is rated 12+ by the app stores, but that rating is not the same as privacy, consent, or contract eligibility. Future Self is not directed to children below the age at which they can lawfully use online services with account features without parental authorization. In the Netherlands, children under 16 generally need consent from a parent or guardian for online services that process their personal data on the basis of consent. If you are under the age of majority where you live, your parent or guardian must review and agree to these Terms.

7. Accounts and Sign-In

Future Self supports Apple Sign-In, Google Sign-In, and email one-time passcode sign-in, brokered by Supabase Auth. You are responsible for maintaining access to your sign-in method and for activity under your account. You agree to provide accurate information and to contact hello@joinfutureself.com if you believe your account has been compromised.

8. Account Deletion and Data Export

You can delete your account in the app at Settings → Account → Delete account. Deletion removes your Supabase Auth record and your user-owned app data in Supabase, except information we or our providers must keep for legal, security, fraud prevention, tax, accounting, dispute, app-store, or payment-record reasons.

Deleting your Future Self account does not automatically cancel an active App Store or Google Play subscription. You must manage cancellation through the store account where the purchase was made. You can export your app data before deletion at Settings → Account → Export my data, which returns a JSON file through the share sheet.

You may also email hello@joinfutureself.com to request deletion or export help.

9. Subscriptions, Lifetime Purchases, and Trials

Future Self may offer monthly, annual, and lifetime in-app purchases. Subscriptions and lifetime purchases are sold through Apple StoreKit on iOS and, if Android is offered, Google Play Billing. RevenueCat helps us validate receipts, restore purchases, and manage entitlement status.

Subscription terms shown in the purchase sheet control the product name, duration, trial period, price, renewal price, currency, and included features. Prices may vary by country, currency, store, promotion, eligibility, taxes, and app-store rules. A lifetime purchase, if offered, means access to the included Future Self premium features for the life of the app or product as offered, subject to these Terms and applicable law; it is not a promise that every future product, separate app, or unrelated service will be included.

For Apple subscriptions: payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID may be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any free trial converts to a paid subscription at the price shown unless canceled before the trial ends.

For Google Play subscriptions: subscriptions are charged each billing period according to the subscription terms shown by Google Play. Trials convert to paid subscriptions unless canceled before the trial ends. You can cancel through Google Play subscriptions, and cancellation usually takes effect at the end of the current billing period unless applicable law or Google Play rules provide otherwise.

If you are a consumer in the Netherlands, the European Union, or another jurisdiction with mandatory consumer protection rules, the store purchase flow, app listing, and these Terms should give you clear information about the product, price, taxes where applicable, subscription duration, renewal, cancellation, and support. Digital content and digital services may begin immediately after purchase or sign-up. Where applicable law gives you a 14-day right of withdrawal for distance contracts, that right may be lost for digital content or services once performance begins with your express consent and acknowledgement, or may be handled through the applicable app store. Nothing in these Terms limits mandatory rights that cannot be waived.

Purchase restoration is available from the paywall or subscription surfaces where shown. You must be signed into the same store account used for the original purchase.

10. Refunds

App Store refunds are handled by Apple. Google Play refunds are handled by Google or under Google Play rules. We cannot guarantee refunds or override app-store decisions, but you may contact us for help finding the correct support path. This does not limit any mandatory refund, conformity, withdrawal, or consumer-remedy rights you may have under Dutch, EU, or other applicable consumer law.

11. Your Content

You may write custom statements and create other personal content in Future Self. You are responsible for content you enter, including its legality, accuracy, reliability, and appropriateness. You represent that you have the rights needed to enter and use your content and that it does not violate another person’s privacy, publicity, copyright, trademark, contract, or other rights.

You keep ownership of your content. You grant us a limited license to host, store, process, transmit, display, back up, and otherwise use your content only as needed to operate Future Self, provide features you choose, maintain security, comply with law, and support account export or deletion. Future Self is not designed as a public posting platform.

12. Future Self Content and Intellectual Property

The app, website, interface, design, software, branding, original affirmations, original practice flows, compilations, topic organization, and other Future Self materials are owned by us or our licensors. Some quotes or quote-like materials may be public-domain, licensed, or original. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, reverse engineer, decompile, scrape, train models on, or create a competing service from Future Self or its content except as allowed by law or with written permission.

13. Acceptable Use

You agree not to misuse Future Self. You will not:

• use the app for unlawful, harmful, abusive, deceptive, harassing, or exploitative purposes;
• attempt to access accounts, data, systems, or services without permission;
• bypass authentication, entitlement, subscription, rate-limit, security, or access controls;
• interfere with or overload the app, Supabase infrastructure, RevenueCat purchase flows, Expo push delivery, or app-store systems;
• enter content that infringes rights, invades privacy, or contains malware, spam, or harmful instructions;
• use Future Self to make medical, emergency, financial, legal, or other professional decisions.

14. No Medical, Mental-Health, or Professional Advice

Future Self is for reflection, motivation, and personal development. It is not therapy, medical care, mental-health treatment, crisis support, legal advice, financial advice, or a substitute for qualified professionals. We do not guarantee any particular personal, emotional, health, productivity, financial, or life outcome. If you may harm yourself or someone else, contact emergency services or a qualified crisis resource immediately.

15. Notifications, Widgets, and Device Features

If you enable notifications, Future Self may send quote or affirmation text to your device based on the cadence and settings you choose. Delivery depends on your device, operating system, notification permissions, network connection, app-store services, Expo Push, Apple Push Notification service, Google/Firebase services where applicable, and other systems outside our control. Widgets and reminders may update less frequently than expected or not at all depending on device and operating-system behavior.

16. Third-Party Services

Future Self depends on third-party services, including Supabase, RevenueCat, Apple, Google, and Expo. Their services may change, pause, fail, or become unavailable. We are not responsible for third-party services, policies, terms, decisions, outages, store review actions, refund decisions, identity-provider behavior, or platform limitations.

17. Availability, Changes, and Updates

We may add, modify, suspend, or discontinue features, content, prices, plans, reminders, widgets, topics, or support for devices and operating systems at any time, subject to applicable law and app-store rules. We do not promise uninterrupted availability or permanent availability of any feature, content pack, topic, quote, affirmation, reminder, widget, or integration.

18. Disclaimers

Future Self is provided "as is" and "as available." To the fullest extent allowed by law, we disclaim all warranties, express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, quiet enjoyment, accuracy, availability, security, reliability, and non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers, so some disclaimers may not apply to you.

19. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Future Self and its owners, operators, affiliates, contractors, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, lost goodwill, service interruption, device issues, purchase issues, or failure to receive a reminder, widget update, or notification. To the fullest extent allowed by law, our total liability for any claim will not exceed the amount you paid to Future Self in the 12 months before the claim or 100 euros, whichever is greater. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited, including liability for intent, deliberate recklessness, mandatory consumer remedies, or other rights that cannot be waived under Dutch or EU law.

20. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Future Self and its owners, operators, affiliates, contractors, and service providers from claims, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from your misuse of the app, your content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of law or third-party rights. This obligation applies only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

21. Termination

You may stop using Future Self at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if we believe you violated these Terms, created risk, used the app unlawfully, or attempted to harm the app, users, or third-party services. Termination does not automatically cancel app-store subscriptions; manage subscriptions through the relevant store.

22. Governing Law and Consumer Rights

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Netherlands and, where applicable, the laws of the European Union, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where applicable consumer law requires otherwise. Courts in the Netherlands will have jurisdiction unless mandatory law gives you the right to bring a claim in another forum. If you live in the EU, EEA, United Kingdom, Switzerland, or another jurisdiction that gives you mandatory consumer rights, nothing in these Terms is intended to limit those rights.

23. Complaints

If you have a complaint, contact hello@joinfutureself.com first so we can try to resolve it. Counsel should confirm whether Future Self must identify any external complaints body, sector scheme, or other mandatory dispute-resolution path before publication.

24. Severability, No Waiver, and Entire Agreement

If any part of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and purchase terms shown by the applicable app store, form the agreement between you and us about Future Self.

25. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date and provide additional notice where appropriate. Continued use of Future Self after an update means you accept the revised Terms, except where applicable law requires a different process.

26. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to hello@joinfutureself.com.