Terms of Service

BookLock helps you spend less time on distracting apps. You choose apps to block, and you earn time to use them by reading books chapter by chapter and answering questions about each chapter. Earned minutes temporarily unblock your chosen apps. During your lockdown window, earned minutes can’t be spent except through the limited daily bypasses your enforcement mode allows.

You must be at least 13 years old to use BookLock. If you’re under 18 (or the age of majority where you live), you may use BookLock only with the permission of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf.

BookLock uses Apple’s Screen Time frameworks, and blocking only works if you grant BookLock Screen Time access.

• You’re in control. You choose which apps to block, and you can change your selection in the app. You can also revoke Screen Time access in your iPhone’s Settings or delete the app at any time; either removes BookLock’s blocks.
• Choose carefully. Don’t block apps you may need for your safety, health, work, security (such as authentication apps) or emergencies. BookLock is designed to make distracting apps harder to open, and we’re not responsible for consequences of being unable to access an app you chose to block.
• No guarantees. Blocking depends on Apple’s frameworks and your device settings. iOS updates, device restrictions, or Apple’s own behaviour may affect how blocking works, and we can’t guarantee that every block or unblock will always behave exactly as expected.

BookLock requires an active subscription to use after onboarding. Subscriptions are sold through Apple’s App Store:

• Plans. BookLock offers weekly, monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and may vary by country.
• Free trial. Eligible new subscribers get a free trial (currently 7 days). Trial eligibility is determined by Apple, and trials are limited to one per Apple ID. If you don’t cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, your subscription starts automatically and you’ll be charged.
• Automatic renewal. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when the trial ends, or at confirmation of purchase if no trial applies. Your subscription renews automatically at the same price and for the same period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period.
• Cancelling. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings, or from the “Manage subscription” option in the app. Cancelling stops future renewals; you keep access until the end of the period you’ve paid for.
• Refunds. Apple handles all payments and refunds under its own policies. Request refunds through Apple at https://reportaproblem.apple.com. We can’t issue refunds ourselves.
• When a subscription ends. If your subscription lapses, BookLock removes its app blocks and you’ll need to subscribe again to keep using the app. Your reading progress stays on your device.
• Price changes. We may change subscription prices. Apple will notify you of price changes as required, and you can cancel before a new price applies.

The books in BookLock are classic works in the public domain. The chapter questions, explanations, the app’s design, software, name and logo belong to us and are protected by intellectual property laws. Public domain texts remain free for everyone; these Terms don’t claim ownership over them.

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use BookLock on Apple devices you own or control, as permitted by Apple’s Usage Rules in the App Store Terms of Service, for your personal, non-commercial use.

You agree not to:

• copy, modify, distribute, sell or lease the app or its questions and other original content;
• reverse engineer, decompile or try to extract the app’s source code, except where the law allows this despite this restriction;
• bypass, disable or interfere with the app’s subscription checks or security features;
• use the app in any unlawful way.

BookLock is a tool for building reading and screen-time habits. It isn’t medical, psychological or addiction treatment, and it isn’t a substitute for professional help. Results such as the time you might “win back” are estimates based on your answers, not promises.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, BookLock is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don’t guarantee that the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that content downloads will always be available.

Some jurisdictions don’t allow certain warranty exclusions, so some of these may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits rights you have as a consumer that can’t be limited by law.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we won’t be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, opportunity, or profits, arising from your use of or inability to use BookLock, including your inability to access an app you chose to block.

Our total liability for any claim relating to BookLock is limited to the amount you paid for BookLock in the 12 months before the claim arose.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that can’t be excluded or limited by law, such as liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

You can stop using BookLock at any time by deleting the app and cancelling your subscription. We may suspend or end your licence if you break these Terms. Sections 5 and 7 to 13 survive termination.

We may update BookLock, add or remove features, or change these Terms. If we make significant changes to the Terms, we’ll update the effective date and let you know in the app or on this page. Continuing to use BookLock after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

These terms apply because you got BookLock from Apple’s App Store:

1. These Terms are between you and us only, not with Apple Inc. (“Apple”). We, not Apple, are solely responsible for BookLock and its content.
2. Your licence is limited to using BookLock on Apple-branded products you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in the App Store Terms of Service.
3. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for BookLock.
4. If BookLock fails to meet any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any) for the app. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation regarding BookLock.
5. We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or third parties relating to BookLock, including product liability claims, claims that the app fails to meet legal or regulatory requirements, and claims under consumer protection, privacy or similar laws.
6. If a third party claims that BookLock or your use of it infringes their intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, are responsible for investigating, defending, settling and discharging that claim.
7. You confirm that you aren’t located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you aren’t on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
8. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms. Once you accept these Terms, Apple has the right to enforce them against you as a third-party beneficiary.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the country where the developer is established, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. If you’re a consumer, you also keep the protection of the mandatory laws of the country where you live, and you may bring claims in your local courts where the law allows.

Questions about these Terms, or support requests:

BookLock Support
Email: support@booklockfyb.app