FocusHound
Terms of Use
These terms are the agreement between you and 3 Step Chef LLC (“we”), the maker of FocusHound. By downloading or using FocusHound, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the app.
The service
FocusHound is a productivity app for iPhone. It blocks the apps and websites you choose, using Apple’s Screen Time framework, on the schedules you set and during focus sessions. You decide how to set it up and you can change it. If you choose Strict for a schedule or a focus session, then while it runs it can’t be ended, edited or switched off, no breaks are offered, no app on your iPhone can be deleted, and your date and time stay on Set Automatically. Once a week, the emergency pass in Settings opens your apps and lifts these holds for an hour while a Strict schedule runs, and they stop applying within a week after your subscription ends. You can turn off FocusHound’s Screen Time access in iOS Settings at any time, which removes every block. It is a tool, not a guarantee of any result.
Who can use it
You must be at least 13, and either old enough to enter a contract where you live or using FocusHound with a parent’s permission. Install it only on a device you own or control, and use it only to manage your own apps.
Subscriptions
FocusHound is sold as an auto-renewing yearly subscription through the App Store, with a free trial or a lower price for the first month where offered; Apple allows one such offer per person. The price and the renewal period are shown before you subscribe. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Deleting the app does not cancel it. Refunds are handled by Apple under Apple’s terms.
Estimates
The app shows estimates worked out from your own answers, such as the time your phone takes in a year and over your life, and the time you could get back. They can be wrong, are not professional, medical or business advice, and are not a promise of any result. You are responsible for what you do with them.
Your content
You keep ownership of anything you enter in the app. You give us permission to process it, including through our service providers, to provide the app’s features and to understand how the app is used, as the Privacy Policy describes. Do not enter anything illegal or anything you have no right to share.
Our property
FocusHound, including its name, logo, design, text, software, and the way its features work, belongs to us and is protected by intellectual property law. We grant you a personal, non-transferable licence to use the app on Apple devices you own or control, under these terms and Apple’s usage rules. You may not copy, modify, reverse-engineer, or extract the source of the app, or use it to build a competing product.
Fair use
Do not misuse the service: no interference with the app or the services it relies on, and no use that breaks the law or anyone’s rights. We may suspend access for misuse.
No warranty
FocusHound is provided as is. It depends on Apple’s software, your settings, your device, and your network, none of which we control. We do not promise that it will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that any limit will apply exactly as expected.
Limits on liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or for lost profits, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of FocusHound. Our total liability for any claim is limited to what you paid us in the twelve months before the claim. Some places do not allow these limits, so they may not apply to you.
Ending things
You can stop using FocusHound by cancelling your subscription and deleting the app. While a Strict schedule or focus session runs, no app on your iPhone can be deleted, so delete FocusHound outside those times, use your emergency pass, or first turn off its Screen Time access in iOS Settings. We may suspend or end your access if you break these terms.
Apple
These terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple has no obligation to support or maintain the app and is not responsible for any claim relating to it. Apple is a third-party beneficiary of these terms and may enforce them against you.
Changes
We may update these terms. The date at the top shows the current version. Continuing to use FocusHound after a change means you accept it.
Law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, and disputes go to the courts there, unless the law where you live says otherwise.