Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a binding legal contract between you and Feral (“Feral”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. These Terms govern your access to and use of the Feral mobile application for iOS, the website at joinferal.app, and all related products and services.

By creating an account, selecting a pact, or using Feral, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not download, access, or use the application.

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction) to use Feral.

Because Feral allows you to enter into commitments backed by real financial forfeit stakes, the app is intended exclusively for adults. You may not create an account, set a financial stake, or make any payment or checkout transaction if you are under 18.

By setting a financial stake or completing a purchase, you represent and warrant that you have full legal capacity to enter into a binding contract and that you are not barred from doing so under applicable law.

You authenticate your Feral account using native Sign in with Apple or Google Sign-In. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your device, your Apple ID, and your Google account credentials.

Any actions taken through your authenticated account or on your registered device, including setting daily limits, initiating unlocks, and completing forfeit checkouts, are deemed to be authorized by you. If you suspect unauthorized access to your account, you must notify us immediately at support@joinferal.app.

Feral is a digital commitment device. It replaces willpower with real financial stakes, native Apple Screen Time enforcement, and behavioral game mechanics. Feral operates on a simple philosophy:

When you use Feral, you agree to the daily commitment cycle:

• Pact Creation: You select the apps or categories to restrict via Apple's FamilyControls picker, choose your daily allowance in minutes (such as 45 minutes), and select your forfeit stake ($5 to $50). Once locked, the on-device referee is armed for the day.
• The Shield: When your device detects that your allowance has been reached, Apple's system shield blocks the targeted apps and presents your options.
• Door 1 (“I'm done”): You accept the block and put down your phone. You win the day, keep your stake, advance your streak (+1), and earn +10 Wilds.
• Door 2 (“Unlock and forfeit $X”): You choose to unblock your apps for the rest of the day. Doing so requires you to complete an explicit checkout for your chosen forfeit stake through Polar. Paying the stake unblocks your apps until midnight and resets your current daily streak to zero.
• Door 3 (“Extend with Wilds”): If you have earned and saved sufficient Wilds points, you may spend them to add a small time extension without paying cash or resetting your streak.

Unlike traditional services that keep a payment method on file and automatically bill you in the background:

• Feral does not store your credit card or bank account details.
• Feral does not place pre-authorization holds on your funds when you lock a pact.
• Feral does not automatically bill you if you exceed your screen time allowance while offline.
• Unlocking apps inside the Feral app only uses credits you already bought. It never charges your card.

Merchant of Record: All real-money transactions, which consist of credit pack purchases on our website, are processed by Polar (“Polar.sh”) as Merchant of Record. Polar manages payment security, currency conversion, and sales tax or VAT compliance.

Pre-Purchased Credit Packs: You may purchase credit packs on our website to maintain a balance of prepaid unlock credits. Credits are linked to your account and deducted when you choose an unlock checkpoint.

Strict No-Refund Policy

All credit pack purchases are final and strictly non-refundable, and credits forfeited through an unlock are not restored.

Feral is a commitment device designed to provide a credible economic deterrent against compulsive screen time. Allowing refunds after an intentional unlock would destroy the behavioral integrity and psychological incentive of the commitment contract. By purchasing credits or choosing to unlock, you acknowledge that you are voluntarily paying for an immediate digital service and you waive any right of withdrawal or refund once the unlock session is granted.

Feral includes an in-app reward and game system known as “Wilds”:

• Spendable Wilds: Wilds points are earned through clean daily wins (+10 Wilds) and streak milestones (such as +40 at 7 days, +150 at 30 days, and +500 at 90 days). Wilds can be spent in the in-app store for virtual perks like Streak Freezes, Streak Repairs, and Rest Days.
• Permanent Tier Rank: Your Tier (from Stray to Apex) is calculated from your lifetime earned Wilds. Spending Wilds in the store never reduces your permanent rank.
• No Cash Value: Wilds are virtual tokens with zero monetary value. Wilds are not legal tender, cannot be redeemed for cash, cannot be transferred or sold to third parties, and cannot be used to discount or offset dollar forfeit stakes.

Feral operates via Apple's native Screen Time and FamilyControls APIs on iOS. By using Feral, you acknowledge the following technical requirements:

• Feral requires an Apple device running iOS 17.0 or later.
• You must grant FamilyControls authorization during onboarding for Feral to shield restricted applications.
• Feral cannot guarantee operation if you manually revoke FamilyControls permissions in iOS Settings, turn off your device, or exploit system-level workarounds. Tampering with iOS system settings violates the spirit of your commitment.
• We are not responsible for Apple Screen Time bugs, iOS operating system crashes, or operating system updates that alter Apple's background activity frameworks.

You agree not to:

• Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or tamper with the Feral mobile app or its server infrastructure.
• Manipulate device system clocks, network proxies, or background daemons to falsify streak records or bypass payment.
• Initiate fraudulent payment disputes or chargebacks through your card issuer for completed and delivered unlock sessions.
• Use Feral in any manner that violates applicable local, national, or international laws.
• Create automated bots, scrapers, or scripts to manipulate the Wilds economy or leaderboard rankings.

Feral, including its software, code, algorithms, claw mark logo, wordmark, visual interface, titanium design system, and proprietary text, is owned exclusively by Feral and protected by copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.

We grant you a personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to download and use the Feral mobile application on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, solely for your personal, non-commercial use in accordance with these Terms.

You may stop using Feral and permanently delete your account at any time via the in-app settings or by contacting support@joinferal.app.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account immediately if you breach these Terms, commit payment fraud, tamper with the software, or engage in conduct that harms the platform, other users, or our business reputation.

No Medical or Clinical Advice: Feral is a behavioral productivity and commitment tool. It is not a medical device and does not provide clinical treatment, diagnosis, or therapy for behavioral disorders, depression, or clinical addiction. If you are experiencing severe mental health distress or technological dependence, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.

Feral is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Feral, its developers, affiliates, or partners be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, loss of data, device malfunction, or personal frustration arising from or relating to your use of Feral.

Our total cumulative liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or the service shall not exceed the total amount paid by you to Feral in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or fifty United States dollars ($50.00 USD), whichever is greater.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Feral and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the service.

This section applies because you download Feral through the Apple App Store:

• These Terms are between you and Feral only, and not with Apple Inc. (“Apple”). Apple is not responsible for the application or its content.
• Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance or support services with respect to Feral.
• In the event of any failure of Feral to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any) to you. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation.
• Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms. Upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Argentine Republic, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be submitted to the competent courts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, subject to any mandatory statutory consumer rights in your country of residence that permit you to bring proceedings in your local jurisdiction.

Before filing a formal claim, you agree to contact us at legal@joinferal.app to attempt to resolve the dispute informally and in good faith.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

• General Support: support@joinferal.app
• Legal and Compliance: legal@joinferal.app
• Privacy Officer: privacy@joinferal.app