Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a legal agreement between you ("you", "user") and the operator of the Back to Life mobile application ("the App", "we", "our", "us"), [OPERATOR / COMPANY NAME — REPLACE BEFORE SUBMISSION], located in Türkiye.

By downloading, installing, or using the App, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not install or use the App.

2. What the App Is

Back to Life is a self-help mobile application designed to support people who want to stop or reduce a harmful behavior, primarily gambling. It provides:

• Educational content about recovery stages, milestones, and the underlying science
• Tools for tracking your quit date, money saved, and personal progress
• Reminders and milestone celebrations
• Space for personal journaling and reflection (stored only on your device)

The App is an informational and motivational tool. It is not a clinical, diagnostic, or therapeutic product.

3. Medical and Psychological Disclaimer

The App is not a medical device, mental-health service, or substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The educational content in the App is provided for general informational purposes only and is based on publicly available scientific literature on behavioral addiction and habit formation. It is not personalized advice for your situation.

Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider, licensed psychologist, addiction specialist, or other relevant professional with any questions you may have about your mental or physical health. Do not delay seeking professional advice because of something you have read or seen in the App.

If you are experiencing a medical, psychiatric, or self-harm emergency, contact your local emergency services immediately (in Türkiye, dial 112). Crisis helplines are available in most countries. The App is not designed to provide emergency assistance and cannot detect or respond to crisis situations.

4. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use the App. By using the App, you confirm that you meet this age requirement. The App addresses behaviors (such as gambling) that are restricted to adults in most jurisdictions, including Türkiye.

5. Your Licence to Use the App

We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use the App on a mobile device that you own or control, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, and subject to these Terms and the rules of the Apple App Store or Google Play.

6. Your Responsibilities

You agree that you will:

• Use the App only for lawful, personal purposes
• Not attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise derive the source code of the App, except where this right cannot be lawfully restricted
• Not modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the App
• Not use the App in any way that could damage, disable, overload, or impair it, or interfere with any other party's use of it
• Not rely solely on the App for your recovery, and seek qualified professional help when appropriate
• Maintain reasonable security on your device, since all your personal data is stored locally on it

7. Your Content

Any text, journal entries, notes, goals, or other content you create inside the App ("Your Content") belongs to you. Because Your Content stays on your device and is not transmitted to us, we have no access to it, no ability to recover it, and no rights over it.

You are responsible for backing up Your Content if you wish to preserve it across devices. We recommend using your device's standard backup mechanisms (Apple iCloud, Google backup).

8. Our Intellectual Property

The App itself — including its source code, design, branding, logos, screen layouts, illustrations, and the educational content delivered through it — is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws. Nothing in these Terms transfers any of those rights to you.

9. Paid Features and In-App Purchases

The App is currently offered free of charge. We may, in the future, introduce paid features, subscriptions, or one-time purchases. If we do:

• Payments will be processed through the Apple App Store or Google Play in-app purchase system, and will be subject to those platforms' billing terms in addition to these Terms.
• We will clearly disclose the price, billing frequency, and terms of any paid feature before you confirm a purchase.
• Refunds, where applicable, will generally be handled by Apple or Google according to their refund policies. EU consumers retain their statutory rights of withdrawal under applicable law.

Introducing paid features will not retroactively make features that are currently free into paid ones for users who already use them, except where a clear notice is given in advance.

10. Updates and Changes to the App

We may release updates, modify features, or discontinue parts of the App at any time, including for technical, legal, or business reasons. Where reasonably possible, we will give advance notice of material changes through the App or this website.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the App is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses or other harmful components, nor that any specific recovery outcome will result from using it. Recovery from harmful behaviors is highly individual; the App is one tool among many.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of these exclusions may not apply to you. In those jurisdictions, our warranties are limited to the minimum extent permitted by law.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, loss of data, loss of goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or in connection with your use of the App.

In particular, we are not liable for any decision you make about your health, treatment, finances, or relationships based on content shown in the App. Always consult qualified professionals where appropriate.

Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (for example, liability for death or personal injury caused by gross negligence, or fraud).

13. Termination

You may stop using the App at any time by uninstalling it from your device. We may suspend or terminate your access to the App, with or without notice, if you breach these Terms or use the App in a way that could harm us, other users, or third parties. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, governing law) will continue to apply.

14. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the App will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts and execution offices of [Istanbul / your registered city — REPLACE BEFORE SUBMISSION], Türkiye.

If you are a consumer in the European Union, nothing in this section deprives you of the protection of the mandatory consumer-protection laws of your country of residence.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. For material changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you through the App or this website. Your continued use of the App after the changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

16. Severability and Entire Agreement

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Reach us at:

Email: [CONTACT EMAIL — REPLACE BEFORE SUBMISSION]
Address: [ADDRESS — REPLACE BEFORE SUBMISSION], Türkiye