The rules, without the fine-print theatre.

1 · The agreement

By installing the Scrolldoom beta, using this website, or subscribing to a paid plan, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the app. If you are under 18, you need a parent or guardian’s permission to use the paid features; if you are under 13, do not use the app.

“Scrolldoom,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean the Scrolldoom product team. “You” means the person using the app or website.

2 · Your licence

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use Scrolldoom on a device you own or control, for your own non-commercial focus and reading. You may not:

• Copy, sell, sublicense, rent or redistribute the app or its assets.
• Reverse engineer, decompile or attempt to extract source code, except where the law expressly permits it.
• Remove copyright, trademark or attribution notices.
• Use the app to build a competing product from its non-public parts or assets.

Lumen the firefly, the Scrolldoom wordmark, the receipt design and the site’s copy and illustrations are our property or used with permission. The name “Scrolldoom” is a working product name; we make no claim that it is cleared in every jurisdiction.

3 · Beta software

The Android beta is pre-release software. It may contain bugs, change without notice, lose local data, or behave differently on different phones. We will tell you when the shield cannot be verified, but we cannot promise that every block will fire on every Android build, manufacturer skin or permission configuration.

Beta invitations are personal. Do not share an invite or APK with someone else. The beta is provided free of charge, “as is,” and may be discontinued at any time.

4 · Subscriptions and trials

Paid plans are sold through Google Play. Prices shown on this site are in US dollars and may differ in your local store because of taxes, currency or store pricing. The price and trial length shown on the Google Play purchase sheet at the moment of purchase are the ones that apply.

• Free tier. Core blocking, sessions and receipts remain available without a paid plan, subject to the limits described in the app.
• Student. $9.99/year (about $0.83/month) with a 7-day free trial, unless the store shows a different local price.
• Family. $29.99/year (about $2.50/month) with a 7-day free trial, up to 5 students, parent report and invite.
• Auto-renewal. Subscriptions renew automatically through Google Play unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. The store charges your payment method on file.
• Cancellation. Manage or cancel in Google Play → Payments & subscriptions. Cancelling stops future renewals; it does not retroactively refund the current period.
• Refunds. Refunds are handled under Google Play’s policy. We do not control the store’s refund decision.

We will not add a weekly tier, a countdown timer, or a second offer after you dismiss the paywall. If the price changes, we will show the new price before you buy and will not change the price of an active subscription mid-term.

5 · Fair use

Scrolldoom is for your own focus. You agree not to:

• Use the app to monitor, coerce or control another person without their knowledge and consent.
• Use the parent features on a device you do not own or have authority to manage.
• Attempt to bypass Android’s permission model, interfere with another app’s security, or use the app for harassment.
• Use the app in a way that violates the law or the Google Play terms.

If you are a parent or guardian, you are responsible for the child’s use of the app and for explaining what the parent report does and does not show.

6 · Safety and limits

Scrolldoom is a focus and reading tool. It is not a medical device, therapy, crisis service, or a guarantee that you will stop scrolling. It does not diagnose or treat ADHD, anxiety, depression or any other condition. If your phone use is affecting your health, safety or relationships, talk to a qualified professional.

Do not rely on Scrolldoom for emergencies, medication reminders, alarms, navigation or anything where a failed block could cause harm. The app may hold notifications from blocked apps, but it is designed to let calls, messages and alarms through. Android, the device manufacturer or another app can still change that behavior.

Blocking depends on permissions you grant and can revoke. If the shield is unverified, treat the block as off. The app’s job is to tell you the truth about that state, not to pretend.

7 · Our intellectual property

The app, website, wordmark, Lumen character, receipt layout, illustrations, copy and code are protected by copyright and other laws. You may share screenshots of your own receipts and link to this site. You may not use our marks or artwork in a way that suggests endorsement, or sell merchandise featuring Lumen, without written permission.

Feedback you send us is voluntary. You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use it to improve the product, without obligation to compensate you. Do not send us confidential information you do not want us to use.

8 · Availability and changes

We may update, suspend or discontinue the beta or any feature at any time. We may change these terms; the “last updated” date above will change, and material changes will be announced in the beta email or in the app. If you keep using the app after a change, you accept the updated terms.

We do not guarantee that the site or app will be uninterrupted, error-free or available in every country. The beta is offered where Google Play and local law allow it.

9 · Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Scrolldoom is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app will prevent any particular app from opening or that data will never be lost.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data, or opportunities, arising from your use of the app or site. Where liability cannot be excluded, our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim, or $20, whichever is greater.

Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under mandatory consumer law in your country.

10 · Governing law and contact

These terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction where the Scrolldoom entity is established, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Before filing a claim, please email us so we can try to resolve it.

Questions about these terms: hello@scrolldoom.app. Privacy questions: privacy@scrolldoom.app. Product help: support.

These terms are a plain-language draft for the beta. They should be reviewed by counsel in the launch jurisdiction before the public release.