App Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“User,” “you,” or “your”) and Jakub Havelka, an individual residing in the Slovak Republic, with an address at Račianska 61, Bratislava, 831 02, Slovakia (“Developer,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By downloading, installing, accessing, or using the Craving Toolkit — Recovery Tools mobile application (“App”), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not download, install, or use the App. Uninstall the App immediately.

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. Changes become effective upon publication of the updated Terms within the App or on our website at cravingtoolkit.com. Your continued use of the App after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.

Craving Toolkit is a self-help educational mobile application designed to provide general information, exercises, and practical tools related to craving management and behavioral change. The App is based on lived experience, publicly available recovery frameworks, and principles from modern behavioral science literature.

The App is intended as a supplementary educational resource only. It is designed to complement — not replace — professional treatment, therapy, medical care, counseling, peer support groups, or other forms of professional or clinical support.

THIS SECTION IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ IT IN ITS ENTIRETY.

THE APP IS PROVIDED FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE APP IS NOT A MEDICAL DEVICE. THE APP DOES NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, OR THERAPY OF ANY KIND. THE APP IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING, ADDICTION TREATMENT, PSYCHIATRIC CARE, DETOXIFICATION, REHABILITATION, OR ANY FORM OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH SERVICE.

THE DEVELOPER IS NOT A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, PSYCHOLOGIST, PSYCHIATRIST, THERAPIST, COUNSELOR, OR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. THE CONTENT AND TOOLS PROVIDED WITHIN THE APP DO NOT CREATE A PROVIDER-PATIENT, THERAPIST-CLIENT, OR ANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND THE DEVELOPER.

You acknowledge and agree that:

The App includes tools designed for use during moments of craving or emotional distress. However, the App is not a crisis service, helpline, or emergency intervention tool.

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, experiencing a mental health crisis, having suicidal thoughts, at risk of overdose, or experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms, please contact professional emergency services immediately:

• European Emergency Number: 112
• United States / Canada: 911
• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US): 988
• Crisis Text Line (US): Text HOME to 741741
• Samaritans (UK/Ireland): 116 123

For addiction-specific support, please consult: SMART Recovery (smartrecovery.org), Alcoholics Anonymous (aa.org), Narcotics Anonymous (na.org), or your local addiction treatment services.

The inclusion of these resources does not create any obligation, duty, or liability on the part of the Developer regarding crisis intervention or emergency response.

The App is intended for users aged 16 years and older. By using the App, you represent and warrant that you are at least 16 years of age. If you are under 16 years of age, you may not download, install, or use the App.

If you are between the ages of 16 and 18 (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher), you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agrees to these Terms on your behalf.

The Developer does not knowingly provide the App to children under 16 years of age.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, the Developer grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to download, install, and use the App on a mobile device that you own or control, solely for your personal, non-commercial use.

You may not:

This license is effective until terminated. The Developer may terminate this license at any time without notice if you breach any provision of these Terms. Upon termination, you must cease all use of the App and delete all copies from your devices.

The App, including but not limited to its design, layout, visual elements, animations, text, exercises, guided flows, recovery frameworks, lie/truth card content, educational content, sound elements, user interface, icons, graphics, code, and all other materials (“Content”), is the exclusive property of the Developer and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws of the Slovak Republic, the European Union, and international treaties.

All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved by the Developer.

“Craving Toolkit” and associated logos, names, and visual marks are trademarks or trade names of the Developer. You may not use these marks without prior written consent.

The App may reference third-party authors, books, research, or recovery frameworks (such as works by Judson Brewer, Anna Lembke, Marc Lewis, Gabor Maté, Charles Duhigg, and others) for educational context. All such names, titles, and frameworks are the property of their respective owners and are referenced under fair use principles for educational commentary. The Developer is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of these authors or their publishers.

The App allows you to create personal content including but not limited to recovery cards, voice recordings, craving log entries, daily check-ins, custom lie/truth pairs, and other personal data (“User Content”).

Ownership: You retain all ownership rights in your User Content. Because all User Content is created, stored, and processed exclusively on your device and is never transmitted to, accessed by, collected by, or stored on any server or system operated by the Developer, the Developer claims no ownership, license, or any other rights over your User Content.

Your responsibility: You are solely responsible for all User Content you create within the App. The Developer does not review, moderate, approve, or endorse any User Content.

No backup or recovery: The Developer does not and cannot access, back up, recover, or restore your User Content. All User Content is stored locally on your device only. If you uninstall the App, factory reset your device, or otherwise lose access to your device, all User Content will be permanently and irreversibly deleted. The Developer shall have no liability whatsoever for any loss, deletion, corruption, or inaccessibility of your User Content, regardless of the cause.

Device backups: Your device's operating system may include User Content in automated device backups (such as iCloud or Google Backup) if you have enabled such features. These backups are governed by the terms and privacy policies of Apple or Google, respectively, and are outside the Developer's control.

YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE APP IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

You understand and acknowledge that:

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE APP IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE.

THE DEVELOPER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from the Developer or through the App shall create any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties. In such jurisdictions, the above exclusions may not apply to you to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DEVELOPER, ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES:

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEVELOPER'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE APP SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (I) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE ACTUALLY PAID TO THE DEVELOPER FOR THE APP IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (II) TEN EUROS (€10).

EU consumer protection notice: Nothing in these Terms shall limit or exclude liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law, including but not limited to liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or fraudulent misrepresentation.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Developer and its affiliates, officers, agents, and licensors from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from or relating to:

The App may offer optional premium features available through paid subscriptions or in-app purchases (“Premium Features”).

All payment processing for Premium Features is handled exclusively by Apple (through the App Store) or Google (through Google Play), depending on the platform on which you access the App. The Developer does not directly collect, process, or store any payment information, credit card numbers, or financial data.

Subscription terms, pricing, auto-renewal mechanics, billing periods, and cancellation procedures are governed by the policies of the platform through which you made the purchase:

• Apple App Store: Subscriptions are managed through your Apple ID settings. You may cancel at any time through your device Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Refer to Apple's subscription terms at apple.com/legal.
• Google Play Store: Subscriptions are managed through the Google Play Store app. You may cancel at any time through Google Play → Subscriptions. Refer to Google's subscription terms at play.google.com/about/play-terms.

Prices are displayed in the App before purchase and may vary by region. The Developer reserves the right to modify pricing for Premium Features at any time. Price changes will not affect active subscription periods.

Refunds are handled exclusively by the applicable platform (Apple or Google) in accordance with their respective refund policies.

You agree not to use the App in any manner that:

The Developer may terminate or suspend your access to the App at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

You may terminate your use of the App at any time by uninstalling the App from your device. Upon uninstallation, all User Content stored locally on your device by the App will be permanently deleted.

All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including but not limited to intellectual property provisions, warranty disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Slovak Republic, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the App shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Slovak Republic, unless otherwise required by applicable mandatory consumer protection law.

EU Online Dispute Resolution: In accordance with EU Regulation No. 524/2013, the European Commission provides an online dispute resolution platform, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. You may use this platform for out-of-court resolution of disputes arising from online contracts.

EU consumer rights: If you are a consumer residing in the European Union, nothing in these Terms shall deprive you of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of the EU Member State in which you reside, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I).

If you are a consumer residing in the European Union, you have the right to withdraw from a digital content contract within 14 days without giving any reason, in accordance with Directive 2011/83/EU.

However, you acknowledge and expressly consent that by initiating a download or purchase of digital content (including Premium Features), you request that performance begins immediately. You further acknowledge that by doing so, you waive your right of withdrawal once the digital content has been fully delivered or the subscription period has begun.

For free features of the App, no withdrawal right applies as there is no financial transaction.

If you downloaded the App from the Apple App Store, the following additional terms apply:

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.

The failure of the Developer to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the Developer regarding your use of the App, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, and communications, whether written or oral.

No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and the Developer as a result of these Terms or your use of the App.

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding these Terms or the App, please contact us: