Terms of Use

TipShark

Effective date: 2026-09-24
Last updated: 2026-09-24 (version 1.1.0)

These Terms of Use ("Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Istvan Szoke, an individual developer based in Austria ("we," "us," "our"), governing your access to and use of the TipShark mobile application for iOS and related services (the "Services").

Authoritative language. The original and legally binding version of these Terms is written in English. Any translation (whether provided by us, by your browser, by your device, by an automated translator, or by a third party) is offered solely for your convenience. In case of any discrepancy, ambiguity, or conflict between the English version and any translated version, the English version prevails.

1. Acceptance

By downloading, installing, or using the Services, you confirm that you have read and agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.

2. Eligibility

You represent that you are at least 16 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms. If you are under the age of legal majority in your country but at least 16, you confirm that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf.

If you use the Services for business purposes, you represent that you are authorized to do so on behalf of that business.

3. The Services

TipShark helps you track your tips, shifts, earnings, and related notes on your iPhone. Features are offered under a mix of free and paid options. Paid features are unlocked through a subscription. What is free and what requires a subscription reflects the App's current design and may change over time; the App always shows current pricing and what each plan includes before you subscribe.

No professional advice. TipShark is a personal tracking tool. It is not tax, accounting, payroll, or legal advice. You are solely responsible for:

  • the accuracy of the data you enter,
  • how you use exported data or reports, and
  • complying with your employer's policies, your employment contract, and applicable tax, labor, and other laws in your country.

3.1 Safety

TipShark is a personal record-keeping tool. You must not interact with the App while operating a motor vehicle, bicycle, scooter, or any other vehicle, while performing any activity in which distraction could endanger you or others, or at work where your employer does not allow phone use. You are solely responsible for your attention and for obeying the traffic and workplace safety laws that apply to you. Use the App only when it is safe and lawful to do so.

4. License

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the App on devices you own or control, in accordance with Apple's App Store rules.

If you download the App from the Apple App Store, your license to the App as Apple-distributed software is also subject to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA), which applies as between you and Apple in addition to these Terms, which are between you and us.

You agree not to:

  • copy, modify, decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the App except to the extent permitted by mandatory law;
  • circumvent paywalls, license keys, or security measures;
  • use the App to build a competing product or service;
  • scrape, crawl, or otherwise harvest data from the App using automated means without our permission;
  • use the App in any way that violates applicable law.

5. Your data stays on your device (and, if iCloud is on, in your own private iCloud)

TipShark does not have user accounts and does not sync your content to servers we operate. Your tips, shifts, notes, and other entries are stored locally on your device, and — if iCloud is turned on for TipShark — are also synced to your own private iCloud database (Apple CloudKit), which only you can access through your Apple Account. See our Privacy Policy §3.1 for how this sync works.

This means:

  • You are responsible for backups. If you uninstall the App, reset, lose, or damage your device — and iCloud is off, or you have also removed the App's iCloud data — your content may be lost.
  • Deleting the App does not, by itself, delete the copy in your private iCloud when iCloud sync is on; see the Privacy Policy for how to remove it.
  • Independently of App-level iCloud sync, if iCloud Device Backup is enabled on your iPhone, App data may also be included in that whole-device backup. That backup is controlled by Apple and your iCloud settings.
  • The App has no account of ours, and no server-side backup we control; we cannot restore your data for you.

If we add other cloud features or accounts in the future, we will update these Terms and the Privacy Policy before enabling such features.

6. Subscriptions, payments, and cancellation

Some features require a paid subscription, TipShark Pro.

  • TipShark Pro is offered as a monthly and a yearly auto-renewable subscription. Where offered, the yearly plan may include a free introductory trial; the monthly plan may or may not. Exact prices, trial length (if any), and currency are always shown in the App, and in the App Store, before you subscribe.
  • Subscriptions are sold and processed through Apple In-App Purchase.
  • Pricing, currency, billing cycle, free trials (if any), renewal, and cancellation are governed by Apple's standard subscription terms and the payment method on file in your Apple Account.
  • Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period (or, for a free trial, before the trial ends), in accordance with Apple's rules.
  • To cancel or request a refund, use the Subscriptions screen in your Apple Account settings or contact Apple directly. We cannot directly cancel or refund Apple subscriptions.
  • You can restore a previous purchase at any time from the paywall or from Settings in the App.
  • We use RevenueCat and Superwall to deliver and validate our paywalls. Their processing of related data is described in our Privacy Policy.

If any description of a subscription inside the App conflicts with Apple's App Store terms, Apple's App Store terms control the actual payment, renewal, and refund mechanics.

6.1 Plan limits and feature changes

Certain free-tier limits, paywall configurations, and feature flags are delivered to the App at runtime from our server-side configuration (Firebase Remote Config). We may change these limits and configurations from time to time, including during your use of the App. Such changes do not alter your existing paid subscription entitlements, but they may change how the free tier is presented.

Austrian / EU consumer right of withdrawal

If you are a consumer resident in the EU, you normally have a 14-day right of withdrawal from distance contracts. By starting to use a paid digital feature before the 14 days have ended and expressly acknowledging it in the App Store purchase flow, you may lose that right under § 18 FAGG. Apple's purchase flow handles this confirmation.

7. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Services to:

  • violate any law or the rights of others,
  • transmit malware or harmful code,
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to any system,
  • harass, abuse, or impersonate any person, or
  • misuse our support channels (spam, threats, etc.).

We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these rules.

8. Intellectual property

The App, its source code, user interface, branding, "TipShark" name, logo, and all related content are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Except for the limited license in Section 4, no rights are granted.

If you send us feedback, suggestions, or ideas, you grant us a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use that feedback without any obligation to you.

9. Third-party services

The Services rely on third-party platforms, including Apple, Google / Firebase, RevenueCat, Superwall, and TelemetryDeck. Their own terms and privacy policies apply when you use the features that depend on them. We are not responsible for those third-party services or for outages on their side.

10. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Services are provided "as is" and "as available." We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any data or calculation will be accurate or complete.

Nothing in this section limits mandatory consumer rights that cannot be waived under Austrian or EU law.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

  • We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost data, or lost goodwill.
  • For the avoidance of doubt, we are not liable for any loss of, or inability to access, data stored locally on your device (including as a result of device loss, reset, uninstallation, or operating-system events). You are responsible for your own backups.
  • Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or related to the Services is limited to the greater of (a) the amounts you actually paid us (through Apple) for the Services in the twelve (12) months before the claim, or (b) EUR 100.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for damages caused by gross negligence or intent, for personal injury, or other liability that cannot be excluded under Austrian law (including the Austrian Product Liability Act, PHG).

12. Indemnity

You will indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim, damage, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:

  • your misuse of the Services,
  • your violation of these Terms, or
  • your violation of applicable law,

except to the extent caused by our gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

13. Termination

You may stop using the Services at any time by uninstalling the App. We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms or if we discontinue the Services. Sections that by nature should survive (including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnity, and governing law) will survive termination.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. The current version will always be available in the App and at https://www.tipshark.app/terms.html. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date and, where required by law, provide additional notice in the App. Continued use of the Services after the effective date of the new Terms means you accept them.

15. Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute arising from them are governed by the laws of the Republic of Austria, excluding its conflict-of-law rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

Exclusive place of jurisdiction is the competent court in Vienna, Austria, to the extent permitted by law.

If you are a consumer habitually resident in another EU country, you also benefit from the mandatory consumer protections of the law of your country of residence, and you may also bring proceedings in the courts of that country.

We are not obliged and not willing to participate in dispute-resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

16. Apple-specific terms

If you obtained the App from the Apple App Store, you acknowledge that:

  • The App is also licensed under Apple's Standard EULA (see also Section 4). Apple is a third party to that license, not a party to these Terms.
  • These Terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the App or its content.
  • Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App.
  • If the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple; Apple may refund the purchase price. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation.
  • Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or a third party relating to the App (including product liability, legal compliance, or intellectual property claims).
  • Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

17. Contact

Istvan Szoke
c/o RA Matutis, Fürstenstraße 5, 5400 Hallein, Austria
Email: support@tipshark.app