Terms and Conditions

1. Use of the App

Wherio is designed to help users learn about world geography and history.

You may use the App only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to misuse the App, interfere with its operation, attempt to access it in an unauthorized way, or use it in a way that could harm us, other users, or third parties.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the App. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may use the App only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

By using the App, you represent that you meet these eligibility requirements.

3. User Accounts and Information

Some features of the App may require you to provide information such as a username, email address, or other account-related information.

You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it up to date. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

If you believe your account has been accessed without authorization, please contact us at support@wherio.app .

4. User Content

The App may allow you to submit, enter, store, or manage content, including goals, notes, profile information, or other information ("User Content").

You retain ownership of your User Content. By using the App, you grant us a limited license to process, store, display, and use your User Content solely as necessary to operate, maintain, improve, and provide the App.

You are responsible for your User Content and agree not to submit content that is unlawful, harmful, abusive, defamatory, infringing, or otherwise inappropriate.

5. Privacy

Your use of the App is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect information.

By using the App, you acknowledge that we may collect and process information as described in the Privacy Policy, including usage metrics, crash reports, usernames, email addresses, and other information that may be collected as the App evolves.

6. App Store Terms

If you download the App through the Apple App Store, your use of the App is also subject to Apple's applicable terms, including the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.

Apple is not responsible for providing maintenance or support services for the App. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no warranty obligation with respect to the App.

You and we acknowledge that Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as they relate to your use of the App, and Apple has the right to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

7. Subscriptions, Purchases, and Payments

The App may offer paid features, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. Subscription fees, billing periods, auto-renewal terms, and cancellation options will be disclosed before purchase.

If you purchase a subscription or other paid feature through the Apple App Store, your payment will be processed by Apple and will be subject to Apple's payment, renewal, cancellation, and refund policies. You are responsible for managing or canceling subscriptions through your Apple account settings.

If you purchase a subscription or other paid feature via the web, your payment will be processed by Stripe. You are responsible for managing or canceling your subscriptions via the web portal.

We may add, remove, or change paid features in the future.

8. Changes to the App

We may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue the App or any part of it at any time, with or without notice.

We may also add or remove features, change functionality, or impose limits on certain features.

We are not liable for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the App.

9. Intellectual Property

The App, including its design, software, code, features, graphics, logos, text, and other content, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, reverse engineer, or create derivative works based on the App unless we give you written permission or applicable law allows it.

These Terms do not grant you any ownership rights in the App.

10. Feedback

If you send us ideas, suggestions, bug reports, or other feedback, you agree that we may use that feedback without restriction or compensation to you.

11. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use the App for unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, or abusive purposes.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the App or related systems.
• Interfere with or disrupt the App's security, operation, or performance.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the App, except where permitted by law.
• Use automated tools to access, scrape, or collect information from the App without permission.
• Upload or transmit viruses, malware, or harmful code.
• Violate the rights of any person or entity.

12. No Professional Advice

The App is provided for general personal use and informational purposes only. The App does not provide medical, legal, financial, psychological, or other professional advice.

You are responsible for your own decisions and actions based on your use of the App.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

The App is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, reliability, and uninterrupted operation.

We do not guarantee that the App will be error-free, secure, available at all times, or meet your expectations.

14. Limitation of Liability

In no event will we be liable to you, your affiliates, your authorized users, your end users, or to any other person or entity for damages of any kind or nature, including, for the avoidance of doubt, direct damages, in excess of the amount of fees actually paid by you to us under this agreement during the 12-month period immediately preceding your first claim against us hereunder.

Additionally, under no circumstances will we have any liability with respect to our obligations under this agreement or otherwise for loss of profits or for consequential, special, indirect, exemplary, incidental, or punitive damages, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages occurring, and whether such liability is based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, products liability, or otherwise.

The foregoing limitations of liability shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and notwithstanding the failure of any agreed or other remedy of its essential purpose.

15. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us and our affiliates, officers, employees, contractors, agents, and licensors from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from or related to:

• Your use of the App.
• Your violation of these Terms.
• Your User Content.
• Your violation of any law or third-party rights.

16. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the App at any time if we believe you have violated these Terms, used the App improperly, or created risk for us or others.

You may stop using the App at any time. If you wish to delete your account or request deletion of your data, please contact us at support@wherio.app .

Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will continue to apply, including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and dispute provisions.

17. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we may notify you through the App, by email, or by other reasonable means.

The updated Terms will be effective as of the date posted unless otherwise stated. Your continued use of the App after the updated Terms become effective means you accept the changes.

18. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

If you reside outside the United States, you may have additional rights under the laws of your jurisdiction.

19. Dispute Resolution

Before filing a claim, you agree to first contact us at support@wherio.app and attempt to resolve the issue informally.

20. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at: support@wherio.app .