Terms of Service

These terms (the “Terms”) cover your use of the SobrietyCounter iOS app, the website at sobriety-counter.com, all blog articles and guides hosted there, the optional AI companion, any free tools or calculators we publish, and any other feature we make available (together, the “Service”). The Service is operated by the individual maintainer of this project (“we”, “us”). By installing, opening, browsing, or otherwise using any part of the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

SobrietyCounter helps you track time sober, log moods, cravings, triggers, journals, voice notes, and daily commitments, run an SOS flow when you feel a craving, see personal insights, and optionally chat with an AI companion. The website also publishes general educational content (blog articles, guides, calculators, and worksheets) about recovery, sobriety, and harm reduction. None of this is medical care; it is consumer software and consumer information.

SobrietyCounter is not a medical, clinical, therapeutic, psychiatric, or counseling service. The Service does not diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease or condition, including but not limited to alcohol use disorder, substance use disorder, anxiety, depression, or any other physical or mental health condition. Everything in the app, on this website (including every blog article, guide, FAQ answer, calculator output, downloadable worksheet or PDF), and every response from the AI companion is general educational information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Always seek the advice of a licensed physician, addiction specialist, therapist, psychiatrist, or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your alcohol or drug use, mental health, medications, withdrawal, detox, or any other medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you read in the app, on this site, or in an AI-generated response.

Withdrawal can be dangerous. Stopping alcohol (and certain other substances) abruptly after heavy or long-term use can cause serious medical complications, including seizures, delirium tremens (DTs), and, in rare cases, death. If you drink heavily every day, have a history of seizures or DTs, take medications that interact with alcohol, are pregnant, or have a serious medical condition, do not attempt to stop drinking without medical supervision. Speak to a doctor first.

If you are in immediate danger or crisis, call your local emergency number.In the U.S., call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or the SAMHSA national helpline at 1-800-662-4357. SobrietyCounter is not an emergency service. The SOS feature inside the app is a self-help tool — it does not contact emergency services and should never be used in place of calling 911 or your equivalent local emergency line.

You acknowledge and agree that recovery from alcohol or substance use carries inherent risks, including the risks of relapse, withdrawal symptoms, medical complications, emotional distress, and changes in your relationships, employment, or finances. The Service is a tool you choose to use to support a process that is ultimately yours to manage with the help of qualified professionals.

You use the Service voluntarily, at your own risk, and you are solely responsible for any decisions you make based on information from the Service, including any choice to start, continue, change, or stop drinking, taking medication, or seeking professional care. The Service is not designed for, and must not be relied upon as, a substitute for in-person clinical evaluation, supervised detox, prescription medication management, crisis intervention, or any other form of professional treatment.

SobrietyCounter does not require an account. Your sobriety information stays on your device unless you opt in to features that send data to a server (specifically, the AI companion). See our Privacy Policy for full details on what data we touch, where it goes, and the controls you have.

You are responsible for keeping your device secure and for any data you choose to back up via iCloud or device-level backups.

Please don’t:

• Reverse-engineer, decompile, scrape, or otherwise try to extract source code or the server’s prompts beyond what the law allows
• Circumvent rate limits, authentication, or anti-abuse measures on the chat backend
• Send the AI companion content that is illegal, harassing, or intended to harm yourself or others
• Use the Service to violate any law, regulation, or third-party right
• Build a competing product using the Service, our content, or our screenshots without permission

If you opt in, the AI companion sends your message and a short anonymous summary of your sobriety stats to a Cloudflare Workers AI model and streams a response back. Responses are generated by a large language model. They can be wrong, outdated, made up, or inappropriate for your specific situation. They are not medical, legal, psychiatric, or clinical advice and they are not a substitute for a conversation with a licensed professional. Use your own judgment. For anything that matters — medication questions, withdrawal management, suicidal thoughts, abuse, legal trouble, or any other serious topic — please talk to a qualified human.

We may rate-limit, throttle, or temporarily disable chat to control cost or stop abuse. The companion may be unavailable from time to time. Core tracking features keep working without it. We make no guarantee that the AI companion will be available, accurate, or useful at any given moment.

The core app is free. Some features are gated behind an optional subscription processed by Apple’s App Store. Prices are shown in-app before you confirm. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled through Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Refunds are handled by Apple under the App Store’s refund policy.

The Service depends on:

• Apple — iOS, App Store, StoreKit, HealthKit, on-device speech recognition, WidgetKit and Live Activities
• Cloudflare — hosts the optional chat worker and this marketing site
• Superwall — renders the paywall experience

Their terms also apply when you interact with their services through the app.

We may add, change, or remove features, and we may modify these Terms by updating this page. Material changes will bump the effective date at the top. Continuing to use the Service after a change means you accept the new Terms.

The Service is provided as-is and may be unavailable due to bugs, maintenance, App Store issues, network outages, or things outside our control. We may suspend or terminate access if these Terms are broken or if continuing the Service stops being viable.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND TITLE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY THAT (A) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, AVAILABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE; (B) ANY CONTENT IN THE APP, ON THE WEBSITE, IN AN AI RESPONSE, OR IN A DOWNLOADABLE FILE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR HEALTH, RECOVERY, MEDICAL, FINANCIAL, OR LEGAL SITUATION; (C) USE OF THE SERVICE WILL ACHIEVE ANY PARTICULAR OUTCOME, INCLUDING ANY PERIOD OF SOBRIETY, REDUCTION IN DRINKING, AVOIDANCE OF RELAPSE, OR IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH OR WELLBEING; OR (D) THE SERVICE IS SUITABLE FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITHOUT INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.

NOTHING IN THE SERVICE CONSTITUTES MEDICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, COUNSELING, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, OR TAX ADVICE. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING WHETHER ANY INFORMATION, SUGGESTION, OR FEATURE IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU, AND FOR CONSULTING A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL BEFORE ACTING ON IT.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE (OR ANY OF OUR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, OR LICENSORS) BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, BUSINESS, OR OPPORTUNITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE — INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM (A) RELIANCE ON ANY CONTENT IN THE APP, ON THE WEBSITE, IN A BLOG ARTICLE OR GUIDE, IN A CALCULATOR OR DOWNLOAD, OR IN AN AI RESPONSE; (B) RELAPSE, WITHDRAWAL, MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS, INJURY, MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, OR ANY OTHER PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL HARM; (C) YOUR DECISION TO START, CONTINUE, CHANGE, OR STOP USING ALCOHOL OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE OR MEDICATION; (D) ANY DELAY IN OR FAILURE TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL CARE; OR (E) ANY INTERRUPTION, ERROR, INACCURACY, OR UNAVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICE.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) USD 100 OR (B) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER THE CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND EVEN IF WE WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES; IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you hereby release and forever discharge us, our affiliates, and our officers, employees, agents, contractors, and licensors from any and all claims, demands, damages, losses, and causes of action — whether known or unknown — arising out of or related to your use of the Service, including any decision you make about your drinking, recovery, or healthcare based in whole or in part on the Service.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us and our affiliates, officers, employees, agents, contractors, and licensors from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to (a) your use of the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any law or third-party right; or (d) any decision you make about your health, alcohol use, substance use, medications, or care based in whole or in part on information from the Service.

You can stop using the Service at any time by uninstalling the app — that removes your on-device data. We may suspend or terminate your access to the chat companion or the Service if these Terms are broken or in our reasonable discretion. Sections that by their nature survive termination (disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity, governing law) will survive.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules. The exclusive venue for any dispute is the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and you consent to jurisdiction there.

Questions about these Terms? Email [email protected].