Please read these terms before using the app. By downloading or using Thyself, you agree to them.
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a legal agreement between you and Nico Pieters Swart (“we”, “us”, the “developer”) governing your use of the Thyself mobile application and its content (the “App”). By downloading, installing, or using the App, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
The App is intended for a general adult audience. You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country) to use it. By using the App you confirm that you meet this requirement.
Thyself is an educational and self-help tool only. It is not a medical, therapeutic, psychological, or diagnostic product, and it does not provide medical advice. Its content reflects the author’s own perspective and summaries of ideas from published self-help books, and is offered for general informational and reflective purposes.
Nothing in the App is a substitute for professional diagnosis, treatment, or advice from a qualified health provider. Never disregard professional advice, or delay seeking it, because of something you read in the App. If you are experiencing severe anxiety, a mental-health crisis, or thoughts of harming yourself, contact a qualified professional or your local emergency or crisis service immediately.
We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to download and use the App on devices you own or control, for your own non-commercial personal use, subject to these Terms and to the rules of the app store you downloaded it from (such as Apple’s App Store or Google Play).
You agree not to:
The App, its design, and all of its written content are the property of the developer and are protected by copyright and other laws. The reading material in the App is the author’s own writing and summaries; it is not a reproduction of the books it references. The books recommended in the App, and their text, remain the property of their respective authors and publishers — to read them, please buy the books.
The App stores your habits, check-ins, and progress only on your own device. We do not collect or have access to this data. Deleting the App permanently removes it. For full details, see our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
The App may contain links to third-party websites, such as Amazon, so you can buy the books it recommends. Some of these are affiliate links, meaning we may earn a small commission on a purchase at no extra cost to you. We do not control these third-party sites and are not responsible for their content, products, or practices. Your use of any third-party site is governed by that site’s own terms and privacy policy.
The App is provided free of charge. It contains no advertising, no subscriptions, and no in-app purchases. We are not responsible for any charges you incur on third-party sites you choose to visit (for example, the price of a book purchased on Amazon).
The App is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any particular result or outcome (including any reduction in anxiety) will be achieved. You use the App at your own risk.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the developer will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the App. Because the App is provided free of charge, our total liability for any claim relating to the App is limited to the amount you paid for it, which is zero. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.
We may update, change, or discontinue the App or any of its content at any time. We may also revise these Terms from time to time; when we do, we will update the “Last updated” date above. Your continued use of the App after changes take effect means you accept the revised Terms.
You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it from your device. We may suspend or end your right to use the App if you breach these Terms. The sections that by their nature should survive termination (such as intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitation of liability) will continue to apply.
If you downloaded the App from the Apple App Store or Google Play, you acknowledge that these Terms are between you and the developer only — not with Apple or Google. Apple and Google are not responsible for the App or its content, and the app store from which you downloaded the App is a third-party beneficiary of these Terms and may enforce them. Your use of the App must also comply with that app store’s own terms of service.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the developer’s place of residence, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules, except where mandatory consumer-protection laws of your country of residence apply.
Questions about these Terms? Email npieterswart@gmail.com.