PushClock
Terms of Service
Two things to know before you start.
1. PushClock is an aid for waking up, not a guaranteed service. Don’t rely on it as your only alarm for anything critical.
2. Some rituals involve exercise. Only do what is safe for you, and stop if anything hurts.
1. Agreement to these terms
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and Next Salution (“we”, “us”, “our”) about your use of the PushClock app for Android (the “App”). By downloading, installing or using the App, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to use the App, or the minimum age for digital consent where you live if that is higher. If you are under 18, please make sure a parent or guardian has read and agreed to these Terms with you, particularly the sections on physical activity.
3. Your licence to use the App
We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable licence to install and use the App on Android devices that you own or control, for your own non-commercial use, in line with these Terms and the Google Play terms.
You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, rent or sublicense the App, or reverse engineer, decompile or try to extract its source code, except where the law expressly allows it despite this restriction.
4. Alarm reliability
We work hard to make PushClock’s alarms dependable, but whether an alarm rings on time also depends on things we don’t control, including:
- your device being switched on, charged and working;
- the permissions you grant, such as notifications, exact alarms, full-screen alarms and battery optimisation;
- battery-saving features, “do not disturb” modes, volume settings and other software from your device’s manufacturer;
- Android updates, App updates, and changes you make to your device or alarms.
You are responsible for keeping the needed permissions turned on, checking that your alarms work on your device, and keeping a backup alarm for anything important, such as medication, travel, exams or work.
5. Physical activity and health
The push-up, shake and steps rituals involve physical activity, often moments after you wake up.
- PushClock is not a medical, fitness or health service, and nothing in the App is medical advice.
- Check with a doctor before choosing physical rituals if you are pregnant, have a heart, joint, back or other medical condition, have an injury, or are unsure whether exercise is safe for you.
- Choose a difficulty you can manage. Stop immediately if you feel pain, dizziness, shortness of breath or discomfort, and switch the alarm to a non-physical ritual.
- Make sure the area around you is clear and well lit. Hold your phone securely when shaking it, and take care on stairs and in the dark.
You take part in any physical activity at your own risk. To the extent the law allows, we are not responsible for any injury, illness or damage that results from it.
6. Rituals, camera and automated counting
Rituals are designed to make sure you are awake before an alarm stops. Some use automated checks:
- The push-up ritual uses an on-device pose-detection model to estimate your body position and count reps. It can miss or miscount reps, for example in poor light or when your whole body isn’t in view.
- The QR / barcode ritual accepts only the code you registered. If you lose or damage that code, you can still change the alarm’s ritual in the App.
- The shake and steps rituals count movement with your phone’s motion sensor and may count differently from other devices.
Camera images are processed on your device and are never recorded or uploaded, as described in our Privacy Policy. You are responsible for using the camera in a way that respects the privacy of the people around you.
7. Sleep information
Sleep times, charts and “sleep debt” in the App are estimates based on the bedtime you set and when you dismiss your morning alarms. They are for general interest only. They are not a diagnosis, and you should not make medical decisions based on them.
8. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- use the App for any unlawful purpose or in a way that could harm you or others;
- interfere with, modify, or circumvent any part of the App, including purchase or licence checks;
- copy the App’s design, sounds or other content for use elsewhere;
- use automated means to access or extract data from the App.
9. Intellectual property
The App and everything in it, including its design, text, graphics, illustrations, icons, alarm sounds and software, belong to Next Salution or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. These Terms do not give you any rights to them other than the licence in section 3.
The App includes open-source software, which is provided under its own licences. You can view them in the App under Settings → Open source licences. Anything you create in the App, such as alarm names and memos, remains yours and stays on your device.
10. Premium subscription
The App is free to download and use. Some features need a paid PushClock Premium subscription. All purchases are made through Google Play and are also subject to the Google Play Terms of Service.
- What is free: alarms, streaks, the wake-up goal, and the Math, Memory and Shake rituals.
- What Premium adds: the push-up, QR / barcode, steps, typing, trivia, code and sequence rituals; wake-up statistics, history and badges; sleep tracking and the sleep schedule; and music as an alarm sound. The App’s Premium screen always shows the current list before you subscribe.
- Plans and prices: Premium is offered as a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription. The price for each plan is shown on the Premium screen and in Google Play before you confirm, in your local currency, and may include taxes depending on where you live.
- Free trial: the weekly plan may include a free trial (currently 3 days) for new subscribers. Google Play decides who is eligible. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, it automatically turns into a paid weekly subscription and you will be charged the weekly price. If you buy a different plan during a trial, any unused part of the trial ends.
- Automatic renewal: subscriptions renew automatically at the same price and for the same period, and your Google Play account is charged, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
- Cancelling: you can cancel at any time in the App (Premium screen → Manage Subscription) or in Google Play → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions. Uninstalling the App does not cancel a subscription. After cancelling, you keep Premium until the end of the period you have already paid for.
- When Premium ends: Premium features lock again, but your alarms keep working. An alarm already set up with a Premium ritual keeps that ritual, and your wake-up history stays on your device.
- Refunds are handled by Google under Google Play’s refund policies, except where the law gives you other rights.
- Restoring: subscriptions are linked to your Google account. After reinstalling the App or moving to a new device signed in to the same account, tap Restore Subscription on the Premium screen.
We may change prices, plans or which features are included in Premium. Price changes for existing subscribers follow Google Play’s notice rules, and you can cancel before a new price applies.
11. Third-party services
The App uses services and components provided by others, including Google Play (installation, updates and payments), Google Firebase (usage statistics and crash reports), Google ML Kit (barcode scanning) and Google MediaPipe (pose detection), and Android itself. Your use of them is also subject to their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party services and do not control them.
12. Disclaimers
To the fullest 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 and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of harmful components, that any alarm will sound, or that any count, estimate or result will be accurate.
13. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Next Salution and its owners, employees and partners will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of time, opportunity, income or data, arising from your use of, or inability to use, the App. This includes any loss caused by an alarm that does not ring, rings late, or is dismissed or snoozed.
Our total liability for all claims relating to the App is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for the App in the 12 months before the claim arose, or USD 50.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law, such as liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or for fraud, or any rights you have as a consumer that cannot be waived.
14. Indemnification
To the extent the law allows, you agree to indemnify and hold Next Salution harmless from claims, losses and costs (including reasonable legal fees) that arise from your misuse of the App or your breach of these Terms.
15. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. If you have a concern, please contact us first (section 21); most issues can be resolved quickly that way. If we cannot resolve a dispute informally, it will be decided by the courts of England and Wales, unless the law of the country where you live gives you the right to bring proceedings there or to rely on its mandatory consumer protections.
16. Google Play
You obtain the App through Google Play. These Terms are between you and Next Salution, not Google. Google is not responsible for the App, its content, maintenance, support or any claims relating to it. Your use of the App must also comply with the Google Play Terms of Service.
17. Changes to the App
We may update, change, suspend or stop offering the App or any of its features at any time, for example to fix problems, add improvements or meet legal requirements. Some updates may be required to keep using the App.
18. Termination
You can stop using the App at any time by uninstalling it. Your licence ends automatically if you break these Terms. Sections 9 and 12 to 16 continue to apply after these Terms end.
19. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the new version on this page and change the “Last updated” date above. If a change is significant, we will also point it out in the App or its release notes. If you keep using the App after the changes take effect, you accept the updated Terms.
20. General
These Terms and our Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us about the App. If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. If we don’t enforce a right straight away, we have not waived it. You may not transfer your rights under these Terms; we may transfer ours as part of a sale or reorganisation of our business.
21. Contact us
If you have any questions about these Terms, email support@nextsalution.com.
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