Terms of Service

Last updated: 6 January 2025

Introduction

Welcome to Monotask. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of our time tracking and productivity application and services (collectively, the "Service") operated by Monotask ("we", "our", or "us").

By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, you may not access the Service.

Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account or using our Service in any way, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service.

You must be at least 13 years old to use our Service. If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent or guardian's permission to use the Service.

Description of Service

Monotask is a productivity application that provides:

  • Time tracking and activity monitoring
  • Habit tracking and formation tools with privacy controls
  • Routine management and scheduling
  • Pomodoro timer functionality
  • Social features including:
    • User search functionality where names and usernames are visible
    • Community feed for sharing public habits
    • Following system to track other users' public progress
    • Private habit options that remain completely hidden from others
  • Statistics and analytics for personal productivity
  • Community features for sharing progress and achievements

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time with or without notice.

User Accounts

Account Creation

To access certain features of the Service, you must create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

Account Security

You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to:

  • Use a strong, unique password
  • Not share your account credentials with others
  • Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account
  • Log out of your account at the end of each session

Account Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account immediately, without prior notice, if you breach these Terms or for any other reason at our sole discretion.

Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

  • Use the Service in any way that violates applicable laws or regulations
  • Transmit or post any content that is harmful, offensive, or inappropriate
  • Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers connected to the Service
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service
  • Use automated scripts, bots, or crawlers to access the Service
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Service
  • Upload or transmit viruses, malware, or other malicious code
  • Harass, abuse, or harm other users of the Service
  • Violate the privacy or intellectual property rights of others
  • Attempt to access or view private habits of other users
  • Share or disclose information about other users' habits without their consent

Intellectual Property

Our Rights

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by Monotask and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

Limited License

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms.

Restrictions

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Service or reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of our software, unless laws prohibit those restrictions or you have our written permission.

User Content

Your Content

You retain ownership of any content you submit, post, or display on or through the Service ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute your User Content in connection with the Service.

Public vs Private Content

You control the privacy of your habits:

  • Public Habits: When you set a habit as public, it becomes visible to other users through search, your profile, and the community feed. Other users can see your progress and achievements on these habits.
  • Private Habits: When you set a habit as private, it remains completely hidden from all other users. Private habits are never shown in search results, feeds, or your public profile.
  • Profile Information: Your name and username are visible to other users when they search for you or view your profile.

Content Responsibility

You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. You represent and warrant that:

  • You own or have the necessary rights to use your User Content
  • Your User Content does not violate these Terms or applicable laws
  • Your User Content does not infringe on the rights of others

Content Removal

We reserve the right to remove or modify any User Content that violates these Terms or that we find objectionable in our sole discretion.

Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Social Features and Privacy

By using our social features, you understand and agree that:

  • Your name and username will be visible to other users in search results
  • Public habits you share will be visible to the community
  • You can set any habit as private to keep it completely hidden from others
  • You are responsible for choosing which habits to make public or private

You can view our Privacy Policy at monotask.app/privacy-policy.

Payment and Billing

Free and Paid Services

We may offer both free and paid features of the Service. If you choose to use paid features, you agree to pay all applicable fees as described at the time of purchase.

Billing

For paid services, you will be billed in advance on a recurring basis (monthly or annually, as selected). Payment is due immediately upon billing and is non-refundable except as required by law.

Price Changes

We reserve the right to change our pricing at any time. We will provide reasonable notice of price changes for existing subscriptions.

Termination

Your Right to Terminate

You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us or using the account deletion feature in the Service.

Our Right to Terminate

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.

Effect of Termination

Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately. Your User Content may be deleted, and you will lose access to your account and any data associated with it.

Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the Service, including but not limited to:

  • The accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the Service
  • The Service being uninterrupted, secure, or error-free
  • The Service meeting your specific requirements
  • Any defects in the Service being corrected

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Monotask, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to:

  • Loss of profits, data, use, or goodwill
  • Service interruption or system failures
  • Cost of substitute services
  • Any damages arising from your use of the Service

Our total liability to you for any claims arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall not exceed the amount you paid us for the Service in the 12 months preceding the claim.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Monotask and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:

  • Your use of the Service
  • Your violation of these Terms
  • Your User Content
  • Your violation of any third-party rights

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by:

  • Posting a notice on our website
  • Sending you an email notification
  • Providing notice through the Service

Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service.

Contact Information

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

Contact: Use our contact form

Address: United Kingdom

We will respond to all inquiries within a reasonable time frame.