1. The short version
Shift is a local-first time tracker. The core app works without an account, and optional sign-in adds cloud backup and restore. You own your data. You can stop using the App at any time by uninstalling it or, if signed in, deleting your account in Settings. The App is provided as-is with standard legal limits on our liability. Full detail below.
2. Who can use Shift
You may use the App if you can form a binding contract under the law of your jurisdiction. If you use the App on behalf of an organization, you confirm you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms. The App is not directed at children under 13.
3. Your license to use Shift
Subject to these Terms, Felmark grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the App on devices you own or control for your own time-tracking purposes. All other rights are reserved.
You may not: reverse engineer or decompile the App except to the extent applicable law expressly permits; remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other notices; resell, white-label, or distribute the App; or use the App to build a competing product.
4. Your data
You own your data. Clients, shifts, notes, plans, and everything else you enter remain yours. The core app stores that data on your device. If you choose to sign in, the App can upload a backup copy through our cloud backup provider so you can restore your work later. Our handling of data you choose to share with us, including account data, backup data, purchases, and optional waitlist email, is described in the Shift Privacy Policy.
Shift Seal. At the end of each completed shift, the App computes a local cryptographic fingerprint of the shift and chains it to the previous sealed shift, so each completed record is tamper-evident on the device that produced it. The seal is generated and stored locally. If you edit a sealed shift later, the change is recorded as a modification on top of the original sealed record. We do not certify the seal as legal proof of attendance, evidence in any specific dispute, or compliance with any external standard; it is an integrity check on a record you keep.
You are responsible for backing up data that matters to you. Device loss, theft, OS-level data clears, failed network requests, and other events outside our control may remove or delay access to data. Optional cloud backup reduces that risk, but it is not a substitute for reviewing important records before relying on them for billing, taxes, or client disputes.
5. Acceptable use
You agree not to use the App to:
- Violate any law, regulation, or third-party right.
- Store content you don’t have the right to store — for example, another person’s sensitive personal data that they haven’t authorized you to record.
- Attempt to breach or test the security of the App or any systems it interacts with.
- Automate use of the App in a way that degrades service, evades rate limits, or circumvents technical controls.
6. Fees and in-app purchases
The core time-tracking features of Shift 1.0 are free. Optional Professional features may be offered as in-app purchases. The price, billing cadence, trial terms if any, and cancellation terms are shown before purchase and are billed through the Apple App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android). Refunds for App Store and Play purchases are governed by Apple’s and Google’s refund policies, not ours.
7. App Store and Google Play rules
Your download and use of the App is also subject to the terms of the store you downloaded it from — the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions for iOS and the Google Play Terms of Service for Android. If these Terms conflict with the store’s terms in a way the store requires, the store’s terms control for that specific conflict.
Apple note: Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you as a user of the iOS App. Apple is not responsible for the App, its content, or any claims arising from it.
8. Feedback
Suggestions, ideas, and feedback you send us about the App are non-confidential, and we may use them to improve Shift without obligation to you.
9. Our intellectual property
The App, the Felmark name and mark, the Shift name, the UI, the icon, and everything we ship other than your data are owned by Felmark or our licensors. No rights are granted except as expressly set out in these Terms.
10. Changes and discontinuation
We may update the App, add or remove features, or stop offering the App at any time. Where reasonable and practical, we’ll give notice of material changes in the App or on our site. If we discontinue the App, your license ends, but data already stored on your device is not remotely deleted by us.
11. Disclaimers
The App is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. Felmark disclaims all implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that defects will be corrected.
Shift is a tool, not a lawyer, accountant, or financial advisor. Time, invoice, and earnings figures produced by the App are for your own records; you are responsible for reviewing them before relying on them in a client-facing context.
12. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Felmark and its officers, employees, and affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages; or for lost profits, revenues, data, or goodwill, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other theory, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Our aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or related to the App is limited to the greater of (a) the total amount you paid us for the App in the twelve (12) months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred US dollars (US$100).
Some jurisdictions don’t allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of certain damages. In those jurisdictions, the above limitations apply to the maximum extent permitted.
13. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Felmarkand its officers, employees, and affiliates from any third-party claim, demand, loss, or damage (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of (a) your data, (b) your use of the App, (c) your violation of these Terms, or (d) your violation of any law or third-party right.
14. Termination
You can stop using the App at any time by uninstalling it. We may suspend or terminate your right to use the App if you materially breach these Terms or if required by applicable law or by the App Store / Google Play.
Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including §4 (your data ownership), §9 (our IP), §11 (disclaimers), §12 (liability), §13 (indemnity), and §15 (governing law and disputes) — do.
15. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction where Felmark is legally established at the time the dispute arises, except as required by mandatory consumer-protection law in your jurisdiction.
For customers outside the United States, mandatory consumer-protection provisions of your local law may still apply. Nothing here waives rights that cannot be waived under applicable law.
16. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms as the App or our business evolves. The effective date at the top of this page reflects the latest version. Where reasonable and practical, we will highlight material changes in-app or by email (if we have an address for your account or waitlist subscription) — but we are not obligated to. Continued use of the App after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.
17. Miscellaneous
- Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Felmark regarding the App.
- Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.
- No waiver. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it.
- Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign them to an affiliate or as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
- Relationship. Nothing here creates a partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship between you and Felmark.
18. Contact
Questions, notices, and anything else:
Felmark
hello@tryfelmark.com