Terms of Service

Effective date: 11 September 2026 Last updated: 11 September 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the AutoMate mobile application (“AutoMate”, the “App”, “we”, “us”, “our”). AutoMate is operated by GeoPoly. By installing or using AutoMate you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

For information about how we handle your data, please read our Privacy Policy.

Contact: geopolyapp@gmail.com

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum digital-consent age in your country, whichever is higher) to use AutoMate. By using the App you confirm that you meet this requirement and that you have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.

2. Licence to use AutoMate

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use AutoMate on Apple devices that you own or control, in accordance with the Apple App Store’s Usage Rules.

You may not:

Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App except where applicable law expressly permits it.
Resell, sublicense, rent, or commercially redistribute the App.
Use automated tools, scripts, scrapers, or bots to interact with the App or our backend.
Attempt to bypass rate limits, trial-period checks, purchase validation, or any other technical control.
Use the App in any way that violates applicable law or infringes the rights of others.

3. Free planning, Premium and purchases

From AutoMate 1.2.0, planning shifts and bills is unlimited on the free plan, supported by clearly labelled advertising. Core planning works without an account.

3.1 One-time Premium

Premium removes in-app advertising and unlocks automatic shift alarms after their preview. It is a non-consumable App Store purchase: pay once, with no subscription or recurring charge. The UK launch price is £3.99; the app displays Apple’s current local price before purchase. Use Restore purchases with the same purchasing Apple Account on a replacement iPhone or iPad. An AutoMate Apple/Google cloud sign-in is separate from your App Store purchasing account.

The permanent unlock has no renewal date and applies for as long as AutoMate is offered and compatible with your device. It does not promise perpetual operation of third-party services. Statutory consumer rights remain unaffected.

3.2 Previous subscribers

Customers with an eligible, verified, non-refunded paid monthly or yearly purchase receive permanent Premium in 1.2.0 at no additional cost, including when their paid subscription has expired. A free trial without a paid transaction does not qualify. Restore purchases if access does not appear. Your existing paid period continues to be honoured. You can cancel an old subscription’s renewal in iOS Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions without losing this permanent unlock. Deleting a cloud account or the app does not cancel an old Apple subscription.

3.3 Automatic-alarm preview

The seven-day preview starts when the first automatic alarm is successfully scheduled. It ends automatically and never creates a purchase or subscription. Automatic alarms require iOS/iPadOS 26 or later and permission on each device. The app displays the preview end date; alarms after that time require Premium.

3.4 Advertising and refunds

Free use may display native ads supplied by Google AdMob. Consent and privacy choices are available as described in the Privacy Policy. Declining optional consent does not remove access to your free planner; available ads depend on your privacy choices, connection and ad availability. Ads are third-party content and do not represent an endorsement by AutoMate.

Apple processes all payments. Request refunds through Apple’s purchase support. A refunded or revoked purchase can remove the access it granted.

AutoMate uses information you enter to help organise shifts, bills, accounts and preparation times. Totals and recommendations are planning estimates. The app does not connect to your bank, observe actual account balances, move money or pay bills. Enter accurate amounts, pay periods and due dates, and mark actual payments as paid. Sleep and preparation suggestions are general planning aids, not medical advice.

Check that important alarms are enabled and confirmed on the device you will carry. Device conditions, permissions and schedule changes can affect delivery. Configure alarm permissions separately on each device.

You choose the content and recipients when sharing. Have permission to share another person’s information. Rota links contain a limited snapshot, expire after 30 days and can be revoked by their owner. They do not update automatically. Revocation cannot remove copies another person has already imported or downloaded.

5. Your data and optional account

You retain rights to your planning records. Optional Apple or Google sign-in enables syncing through Supabase. Using that service authorises us to process your supported planning data to provide the requested sync and recovery features. The sign-in screen explains the upload and asks for consent. Use the same account across devices and allow sync to finish before relying on another copy. Conflicting changes may require your choice.

Keep independent backups you control. Encrypted file backups need the passphrase you set; losing it can prevent restoration. Sync does not guarantee uninterrupted availability or recovery of every historical change.

Signing out retains this device’s local plan. Deleting your cloud account removes the hosted account, plan revisions and rota links, but leaves independently saved device copies and exports. Removing this device’s data does not delete the cloud account. Neither action cancels an Apple subscription.

The former AI assistant and CloudKit household-subscription linking are not included in AutoMate 1.2.0. For requests about historical Avara server data, contact geopolyapp@gmail.com. See our Privacy Policy.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

Use AutoMate to engage in or facilitate any unlawful activity.
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the App, our backend, or any other user’s data.
Probe, scan, stress-test or otherwise interfere with the integrity or performance of the App or our backend.
Use AutoMate to harass, threaten, defame, or harm another person.
Submit forged or invalid Apple StoreKit transactions or otherwise attempt to obtain Premium features without paying.
Misrepresent your identity or your affiliation with any person or organisation.

We reserve the right to investigate suspected violations and to take appropriate action, including suspending or terminating access.

7. Service availability and changes

We work to keep AutoMate reliable, but we do not guarantee that the App or our backend will be uninterrupted, error-free, or available at all times. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any feature (including optional cloud syncing or specific endpoints) at any time, with or without notice. Where reasonable, we will give advance notice of material changes that affect paying customers.

If we permanently discontinue Premium, we will stop accepting new purchases, provide reasonable notice, honour any remaining paid subscription periods and comply with applicable consumer rights.

We may release updates to the App from time to time. Some updates may be required for the App to continue functioning correctly with our backend.

8. Third-party services

AutoMate relies on Apple for the App Store, StoreKit, operating-system services and Maps; Supabase for optional account storage; Apple and Google for selected sign-in services; GitHub for the public website; and Google AdMob for free-tier advertising and consent management. Optional logo services and the data they receive are described in the Privacy Policy.

Your use of those services is also subject to their own terms. We are not responsible for the acts or omissions of any third-party service except to the extent we are required to be by law.

9. Intellectual property

The AutoMate name, logo, design, source code, copy, and all related materials are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws. Nothing in these Terms transfers any of our intellectual property to you, except for the limited licence to use the App as described in Section 2.

You may take screenshots of your own data in the App for personal use. You may not use our name or branding to suggest endorsement or affiliation without our prior written permission.

10. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the App is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, non-infringement, or that the App will be uninterrupted or error-free.

Planning estimates depend on the accuracy and completeness of your entries and are not a guarantee of financial or scheduling outcomes.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for: (a) death or personal injury caused by negligence; (b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (c) any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

We will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunity, arising out of or in connection with your use of the App.
Our aggregate liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the App in any 12-month period will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the App during that period, or (b) £50.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by law.

12. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless AutoMate, its operators, contributors and licensors from any claim, demand, loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of: (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) your misuse of the App; or (c) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

13. Termination

You may stop using AutoMate at any time by deleting the App from your device. To delete account-linked data held on our backend, use Settings → Account & sync → Delete cloud account in the App.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the App or any feature, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms or that suspension is necessary to protect the App, our other users, or third parties.

Sections 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 survive termination.

14. Apple-required terms

You acknowledge that these Terms are concluded between you and us, and not with Apple. Apple is not responsible for the App or its content. Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance or support for the App.

In the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the App’s purchase price (if any) to you. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation with respect to the App.

You and we acknowledge that Apple is a third-party beneficiary of these Terms, and that Apple will have the right to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

You represent and warrant that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the App, except that if you are a consumer resident in another country, you may also bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence and benefit from any mandatory consumer-protection rules of that country.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will reflect the latest revision. Material changes will be communicated in-app or via the App Store listing. Your continued use of AutoMate after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

17. Miscellaneous

Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App.
Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect.
No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that provision.
Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms. We may assign them to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

18. Contact

For any questions about these Terms:

Email: geopolyapp@gmail.com