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Last updated: April 4, 2026

End User License Agreement

This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and QuietCheck ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") governing your use of the QuietCheck mobile application ("App"). By downloading, installing, or using the App, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. License Grant

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, solely for personal, non-commercial use, subject to this Agreement and the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions ("Usage Rules"). You may not distribute or make the App available over a network where it could be used by multiple devices simultaneously. You may not transfer, redistribute, or sublicense the App, and if you sell your device to a third party, you must remove the App before doing so.

2. Description of Service

QuietCheck is a voluntary family communication tool that allows users to share phone activity timestamps (last active time) with connected family members. The App detects activity through:

  • App Usage — A timestamp is recorded each time the QuietCheck app is opened.
  • Home Screen Widget — An optional widget detects when the phone screen is active and the widget is visible.
  • Location Changes — The App can detect when you move to a new general area and when you arrive at or depart from a location where you spend time. Only a timestamp is recorded — your actual location is never stored, recorded, or shared.
  • Device Events — The App detects passive signals such as charging or battery level changes, and records a timestamp.
  • Screen Time Detection — With your authorization, the App uses Apple's Screen Time framework (DeviceActivityMonitor) to detect cumulative device usage. This system-level monitor records only a timestamp when usage thresholds are reached — it does not track which apps you use, what content you view, or any other details about your screen activity.

Free accounts share activity timestamps once every 24 hours. Premium accounts share activity timestamps in real-time.

QuietCheck does NOT read messages, monitor app usage, or collect any personal content. Only activity timestamps are shared — no GPS coordinates, no browsing history, and no data from other apps.

Important limitations of the Service: Activity detection depends entirely on device operating system behavior, battery optimization settings, network connectivity, background processing permissions, push notification delivery, and third-party infrastructure availability. Any or all of these factors may cause timestamps to be delayed, missed, inaccurate, or not recorded at all — without warning or notification to any user. The App cannot guarantee that any activity event will be detected, that any alert will be delivered, or that absence of a recorded timestamp indicates absence of device activity.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age to create an account and use this App. By using the App, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. A parent or legal guardian who is at least 18 years old may configure the App on a minor's device with that minor's knowledge and voluntary consent. The monitoring party is solely responsible for ensuring that all applicable laws regarding monitoring of minors are followed in their jurisdiction.

4. Consent, Control, and Permitted Use

4.1 Voluntary Consent Required

Activity sharing is entirely consent-based. The person whose activity is being shared ("Monitored User") must voluntarily opt in to sharing and can revoke access at any time through the App. Consent is renewed annually. Connected family members can only see data that has been explicitly shared with them.

4.2 Permitted Use

QuietCheck is designed exclusively for mutual, voluntary family safety communication. You agree to use the App only for its intended purpose: consensual activity sharing among family members who have voluntarily agreed to participate.

4.3 Prohibited Use

You may not use the App to monitor any person without their voluntary, informed, and ongoing consent. You may not use the App to stalk, harass, intimidate, coerce, control, or surveil any person. You may not use the App as a tool of domestic abuse, coercive control, or any form of harassment. Any such use constitutes a material violation of this Agreement and grounds for immediate account termination. We reserve the right to cooperate with law enforcement in cases of alleged stalking, harassment, or abuse facilitated through the App.

4.4 Reporting Abuse

Any Monitored User who believes the App is being used to monitor them without their consent or as a tool of abuse may contact us at support@quietcheck.app or revoke access at any time within the App without requiring the monitoring party's permission.

5. Not an Emergency Service — Assumption of Risk

5.1 Not a Safety Device

QuietCheck is not an emergency service, medical device, health monitoring system, personal safety device, life alert system, or substitute for any of the foregoing. The App is not a substitute for emergency services (911), medical alert systems, professional medical care, in-person welfare checks, or any other system designed to protect human life or safety.

5.2 No Guarantee of Alert Delivery

The App may fail to detect activity, fail to detect inactivity, fail to deliver alerts, deliver alerts late, or deliver alerts with inaccurate information. These failures may occur silently and without any notification to any user. Specific known failure modes include, but are not limited to:

  • iOS terminating background processes or restricting background activity
  • Battery optimization or Low Power Mode preventing widget updates
  • Push notification delivery failures or delays by Apple or network providers
  • Network connectivity interruptions on the Monitored User's or monitoring party's device
  • Third-party infrastructure outages, latency, or data loss
  • App crashes, software bugs, or incompatibility with OS updates
  • Device being powered off, in airplane mode, or out of cellular/Wi-Fi range
  • The Monitored User's device running out of battery

5.3 Assumption of Risk

By using the App, you expressly acknowledge and agree that:

  1. You understand and accept the inherent unreliability of phone-based activity detection as described in this Agreement;
  2. You will not rely on QuietCheck as a sole, primary, or significant means of determining the safety, well-being, or status of any person;
  3. You will maintain independent, reliable means of checking on family members, including but not limited to direct phone calls, in-person visits, and engagement with professional care or monitoring services where appropriate;
  4. You assume all risk arising from use of or reliance on the App, including the risk that the App may fail to function as expected at any time and for any reason;
  5. No activity timestamp, alert, or absence thereof should be interpreted as a definitive indicator of any person's safety, health, location, or well-being;
  6. Any decisions you make based on information provided by or absence of information from the App are made entirely at your own risk and sole discretion.

6. Privacy Policy

QuietCheck is committed to protecting your privacy and collecting only the minimum data necessary to provide our service.

6.1 Data We Collect

  • Account information: Email address, display name, and password (encrypted via Firebase Authentication) when you create an account.
  • Phone activity timestamps: When your device was last active, derived from signals such as app usage, location changes, visit detection, charging, and screen time usage thresholds. Only the timestamp is recorded and shared — not the underlying signal details, location data, screen content, app usage data, or network information.
  • Wellness check-ins: Optional daily mood check-ins that you choose to share with family (Premium feature).
  • Connection data: Records of which family members are connected within the App.
  • Subscription information: Transaction identifiers for managing your subscription status.
  • Device and technical information: Device type, operating system version, app version, and crash/error logs for troubleshooting and service improvement.

6.2 Data We Do NOT Collect

  • Location or GPS coordinates (location changes are used only to generate activity timestamps — your actual location is never stored or shared)
  • Messages, emails, or call logs
  • App usage, browsing history, or screen time details (the Screen Time framework is used only to detect that the device is in use — no per-app data is collected)
  • Photos, contacts, or files
  • Any personal content on your device

6.3 How We Use Your Data

Your data is used solely to:

  • Show connected family members when you were last active
  • Send inactivity alerts when configured thresholds are exceeded
  • Deliver push notifications for alerts and check-ins
  • Manage your account and subscription
  • Diagnose technical issues and improve the service

6.4 Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored using industry-standard cloud infrastructure with encryption in transit and at rest. We use secure authentication services for account management. We do not sell, share, or transfer your data to third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.

6.5 Data Retention and Deletion

Activity timestamp data is retained for up to 90 days on active accounts for the purpose of providing the service. Account information is retained as long as your account is active. You can delete your account at any time from within the App, which initiates permanent removal of all associated data from our primary databases, including activity history, connections, check-ins, and account information. Please note that residual copies may persist in encrypted backups for up to 30 days following deletion, after which they are automatically purged. Aggregated, de-identified data that cannot be linked to any individual may be retained indefinitely for service improvement purposes.

6.6 Disclosure of Data

We may disclose your data in the following circumstances:

  1. Legal Process. We may disclose user data when required to do so by valid legal process, including subpoenas, court orders, or search warrants issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. We evaluate each request for legal validity and scope, and we may object to requests we believe are overbroad, vague, or otherwise improper.
  2. Emergency Disclosure. We may disclose user data without legal process if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to prevent imminent risk of death or serious bodily harm to any person.
  3. Categories of data available for disclosure. In response to valid legal process, we may be able to provide: account registration information (email, display name, account creation date), activity timestamp history (subject to retention periods), connection/family group records, device and technical metadata, and subscription status. We cannot provide data we do not collect, including location data, message content, call logs, browsing history, or content from other apps.
  4. User notification. Unless prohibited by law or court order, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected users of legal requests for their data before disclosure, so that they may seek legal counsel or challenge the request.
  5. Preservation requests. We will honor valid preservation requests from law enforcement to retain specified data pending the issuance of formal legal process.

6.7 Third-Party Services

  • Google Cloud Services: Infrastructure for data storage and push notifications. Subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
  • Apple App Store: Subscription management and payment processing. Subject to Apple's Privacy Policy.

6.8 Children's Privacy

QuietCheck is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it. A parent or legal guardian may configure the App on a minor's device as described in Section 3 (Eligibility), but the account holder must be 18 or older.

7. In-App Purchases and Subscriptions

  • The App offers optional premium features available through auto-renewable in-app subscription.
  • Subscription name: QuietCheck Premium. Subscription options and pricing are displayed within the App and on the App Store product page.
  • Payment is processed by Apple through the App Store. QuietCheck does not directly collect or process payment information.
  • Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period.
  • You may manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings (Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions).
  • Refunds are subject to Apple's refund policies.
  • We reserve the right to modify subscription pricing. Existing subscribers will be notified of price changes in advance, and the new price will take effect at the start of the next billing period following notice.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE ACTIVITY STATUS INFORMATION WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, OR CURRENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT ALERTS WILL BE DELIVERED, THAT INACTIVITY WILL BE DETECTED, OR THAT THE APP WILL FUNCTION CORRECTLY UNDER ANY PARTICULAR DEVICE CONFIGURATION, OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION, OR NETWORK CONDITIONS.

NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY THE COMPANY SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT USE OF THE APP IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE APP, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

  • Any inaccuracy, delay, or failure in activity status information
  • Any failure to detect or report inactivity
  • Any failure to deliver or delay in delivery of alerts or notifications
  • Any decisions or actions taken or not taken based on information provided by or absence of information from the App
  • Any injury, death, or harm to any person, regardless of whether the App was functioning or failed to function
  • Any unauthorized access to or alteration of your data
  • Any interruption, suspension, or termination of the service

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE APP SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO THE COMPANY FOR THE APP IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00).

THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. In such jurisdictions, the Company's liability shall be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

10. Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

10.1 Agreement to Arbitrate

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT.

You and the Company agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the App, or the services provided — including any claims related to personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, privacy, or data security — shall be resolved exclusively through final and binding individual arbitration, except as set forth below. This agreement to arbitrate is intended to be broadly interpreted.

10.2 Arbitration Rules and Procedures

Arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place in Cook County, Illinois, or at another mutually agreed location, or may be conducted by phone or videoconference at the arbitrator's discretion. The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve all disputes, including the scope, enforceability, and arbitrability of this arbitration agreement. Judgment on any arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

10.3 Class Action and Jury Waiver

YOU AND THE COMPANY EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. YOU AND THE COMPANY EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

Unless you and the Company agree otherwise in writing, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.

10.4 Exceptions to Arbitration

Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court if the claim qualifies. Either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of a party's intellectual property rights.

10.5 Opt-Out Right

You may opt out of this arbitration provision by sending written notice to support@quietcheck.app within 30 days of first downloading or using the App. Your notice must include your name, email address associated with your account, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. If you opt out, the remaining provisions of this Agreement continue to apply.

10.6 Survival

This arbitration provision survives termination of this Agreement and your use of the App.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from: (a) your use of or reliance on the App; (b) your violation of this Agreement; (c) your violation of any rights of any third party; (d) your use of the App to monitor any person; or (e) any claim by a third party related to your use of the App.

12. Account Termination

  • You may delete your account at any time through the App settings.
  • We may suspend or terminate your access at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that violates this Agreement or is harmful to other users or the Company, including but not limited to use of the App for stalking, harassment, or non-consensual monitoring.
  • Upon termination, your license to use the App is immediately revoked. Data deletion following termination is governed by Section 6.5 (Data Retention and Deletion).

13. Export Compliance

You represent and warrant that: (a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (b) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You agree to comply with all applicable export and re-export restrictions and regulations.

14. Force Majeure

The Company shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under this Agreement where such failure or delay arises from circumstances beyond the Company's reasonable control, including but not limited to: acts of God, natural disasters, pandemics, war, terrorism, government actions, power failures, internet or telecommunications failures, failures of third-party service providers, cyberattacks, or any other event beyond the Company's reasonable control.

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. To the extent that litigation is permissible under this Agreement (including claims not subject to arbitration), you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Cook County, Illinois.

16. Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable while preserving the parties' original intent.

17. Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the App and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations, and discussions, whether oral or written, between you and the Company. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision.

18. Changes to This Agreement

We may update this Agreement from time to time. We will notify you of material changes through the App or by email. Your continued use of the App after such notification constitutes acceptance of the modified Agreement. If you do not agree to the modified Agreement, you must stop using the App and delete your account.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Agreement or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

QuietCheck
Email: support@quietcheck.app

Note: For purposes of Apple's requirements, our physical mailing address and phone number are available upon request by emailing support@quietcheck.app.

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