Terms of service

The rules for using Tomlock, in plain language. This is a draft and is not legal advice.

1. Who we are and what these terms cover

Tomlock (the browser extension, web app and website) is provided by [COMPANY NAME], [COMPANY ADDRESS] (“we”). By installing or using Tomlock you agree to these terms and to our privacy policy. If you do not agree, do not use it.

2. The service

Tomlock is a Pomodoro focus timer and site blocker with a game layer (XP, gems, streaks, quests, badges), optional AI features, and optional accounts and sync. A weekly boss, a gem shop, study rooms and Strict Lock are planned for later updates and are not in this version. Core features work without an account. The product is in beta and features, limits and prices may change; we will not remove the free core timer or unlimited blocking.

3. Accounts

Accounts are optional. You are responsible for your account and for the browsers you link to it; you can revoke a linked browser in the web app. Give accurate information and keep your sign-in method secure. You must be at least [MINIMUM AGE — legal to confirm].

4. Lock levels are a commitment tool, not parental control

• Gentle and Firm (and Strict Lock, when it is released) make it harder to open the sites you chose to block. They are designed to support your own decision to focus.
• They do not stop anyone from disabling or uninstalling the extension, using another browser or device, or changing browser settings. If the extension is disabled during a session, the session is marked interrupted.
• Tomlock is not a parental-control, monitoring, security or safety product and must not be used to monitor or restrict another person. We make no guarantee that a site will always be blocked.
• Strict Lock (when released) cannot be weakened mid-session by design. Check your blocklist and allow list before starting one.

5. Plans, subscriptions and payment

• Plans: Free, and Pro at $3.99 a month, $24 a year, or $49 lifetime ($39 launch price). Prices are listed on the pricing page and may be shown with local taxes at checkout. The launch price ($39) applies until [OWNER: state what ends the launch price]; we do not use countdown timers.
• Merchant of record: checkout, tax and refunds are handled by [MERCHANT OF RECORD NAME — TBD], whose terms also apply to the purchase.
• Renewal: monthly and yearly plans renew automatically until cancelled. Cancel at any time in the web app or through the merchant; Pro stays active until the end of the paid period, then Pro features lock and your data is kept.
• Lifetime: a one-time payment for Pro that does not expire. It lasts for the lifetime of the Tomlock service, not of the buyer; if we ever discontinue the service we will give notice [LEGAL: confirm lifetime wording].
• Refunds: yearly and lifetime purchases have a 14-day money-back guarantee through the merchant. A refund returns your plan to Free. Monthly plans are not refundable except where the law requires. Nothing here limits your statutory rights.
• Price changes: we will give notice before a change applies to your next renewal.
• Offline grace: the extension remembers a monthly or yearly plan for up to 7 days without a connection, then falls back to Free features until it can check again. Lifetime plans stay Pro offline.

6. Game items, XP and fair play

• XP, gems and badges (and shop items, when the shop ships) are cosmetic game features with no cash value, cannot be sold or transferred, and are not a currency.
• The server decides awards, drops and plan (and boss health, if a boss ships). Drop odds are shown in the app. We may reject or reverse awards from sessions we consider forged, backdated or automated, and may limit credited time.
• Do not manipulate timers, clocks, sync traffic or our servers to gain rewards.

7. AI features

AI planning and Smart unblock can be wrong. Do not rely on them for anything important. See the privacy policy for how data is processed, including the optional Pro cloud fallback.

8. Acceptable use (and study rooms, when they ship)

Do not use Tomlock to:

• break the law or infringe others' rights;
• harass, abuse or impersonate others, or use offensive names or avatars;
• attack, probe, overload or reverse-engineer our services beyond what the law allows, or bypass rate limits or entitlements;
• resell, sublicense or share a paid plan outside the account it is attached to;
• monitor another person without their knowledge.

When study rooms ship (planned, not in this version), room owners may remove members and reset invite links, and room members will see each other's status and weekly focus minutes, as described in the privacy policy. We may remove rooms or accounts that break these rules.

9. Your content

You keep ownership of what you enter (goals, names, blocklists). You give us a licence to store and process it to run the service for you. Your data rights are in the privacy policy.

10. Our property

Tomlock, Tommy and the Tomlock name, art and code are ours or our licensors'. We give you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the extension and web app under these terms.

11. Availability, beta and third parties

We provide Tomlock “as is” during beta and do not promise uninterrupted service. It depends on Chrome and other Chromium browsers, whose rules and APIs can change, and on third parties such as the Chrome Web Store, our payment provider and our AI provider.

12. Ending your use

You can stop using Tomlock and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or end access for breaches of these terms or to protect the service. Sections that by nature continue (for example liability limits) survive.

13. Disclaimers and liability

Tomlock is a productivity aid. It is not medical, mental-health or ADHD treatment. To the extent the law allows, we disclaim implied warranties and are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, lost data or lost grades or income, and our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim [LEGAL: confirm cap and consumer-law carve-outs]. Nothing limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

14. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of [JURISDICTION], and courts in [JURISDICTION / VENUE] have jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory consumer rights where you live.

15. Changes and contact

We may update these terms; we will post the new version with its date and, for material changes, notify signed-in users. Continued use after a change means you accept it. Contact: [CONTACT EMAIL].

Last updated: 2026-10-05 (draft, version 0.1).