Terms of Service

Effective Date: 1 January 2026
Last Updated: 3 June 2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE

You must be 18+ to use Dareful Self.

By using this Service, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, don't use the Service.

** SECTION 13 contains an arbitration agreement that affects your legal rights. Please read it.**

QUICK SUMMARY

What This Is: Dareful Self provides AI-powered wellness tools (breathwork, meditation, affirmations, dream analysis, tarot readings, AI companion chat).

Critical Disclaimers:

  • Not medical or mental health treatment

  • Not for emergencies - Call 988 (US) or your local crisis line

  • AI is not a human therapist

Your Responsibilities:

  • Be 18+ years old

  • Provide accurate information

  • Keep your account secure

  • Use the Service appropriately

Our Responsibilities:

  • Provide the Service as described

  • Protect your data (see Privacy Policy)

  • Handle payments fairly

1. USING THE SERVICE

Eligibility

You must be 18 years or older. We don't knowingly allow anyone under 18 to use the Service

Your Account

To create an account, you provide:

  • Email, name, birth date

  • Framework preferences (MBTI, Enneagram, Astrology, etc.)

  • Optional: Birth time/location for astrological calculations

Your responsibilities:

  • Keep your login credentials secure

  • Provide accurate information

  • Notify us of unauthorized access: support@darefulworks.com

  • Don't share your account

We may suspend or terminate your account for

  • Violating these Terms

  • Fraudulent or illegal activity

  • Abuse of the Service

  • Extended inactivity

To delete your account: support@darefulworks.com

2. CRITICAL HEALTH & SAFETY DISCLAIMERS

NOT Medical or Mental Health Care

The Service is NOT:

  • Medical advice or diagnosis

  • Mental health treatment or therapy

  • A replacement for professional care

  • Designed for emergencies or crisis situations

The Service does NOT create a therapist-client or doctor-patient relationship.

Always consult qualified healthcare professionals for medical or mental health concerns.

IF YOU'RE IN CRISIS

If you're experiencing a mental health crisis, having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, or believe you may be a danger to yourself or others:

** DO NOT use this app. Get help immediately:**

United States:

  • Call or Text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)

  • Call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room

Outside United States:

  • Contact your local emergency services

  • Go to your nearest emergency room

AI Limitations

AI Companion:

  • Uses Claude AI (by Anthropic)

  • Not a human therapist or counselor

  • Responses are generated by algorithms

  • Cannot diagnose conditions or provide medical treatment

  • Has safety mechanisms but cannot guarantee crisis detection

Dream Analysis:

  • Symbolic interpretation, not literal truth

  • Cannot predict the future

  • Should not be sole basis for major life decisions

  • Uses tentative language ("could," "might," "perhaps")

Tarot Readings:

  • For entertainment and self-reflection only

  • Not fortune-telling or supernatural prediction

  • Cannot predict specific future events

  • Should not replace professional advice (legal, medical, financial)

Pre-Existing Conditions

Consult a healthcare professional before using the Service if you have:

  • Severe mental health conditions

  • Suicidal ideation or history of suicide attempts

  • Substance abuse issues

  • Active crisis situations

The Service is not appropriate for individuals with severe mental health conditions.

3. SUBSCRIPTION & PAYMENT

Subscription Tiers

Trial Tier (7-Day Trial):

  • Free for 7 days from account creation

  • Limited features:

    • Breathwork presets

    • Meditation options

    • Affirmations

    • Companion AI chat: 300 messages during trial

    • Dream analysis: 1 per day

    • Tarot readings: 2 during trial

  • Automatically expires after 7 days

Unlimited Tier ($25/month):

  • All breathwork presets including custom

  • Meditation options

  • Affirmations with category selection

  • Companion AI chat: 1,000 messages per month

  • Dream analysis: 2 per day

  • Tarot readings: 2 per day

Payments

  • Processed by Apple

  • Subscriptions automatically renew monthly

  • You authorize us to charge your payment method each billing cycle

  • Cancel anytime in Account Settings

  • Cancellation takes effect at end of current billing period

  • No refunds for unused portions of subscription period

Price Changes

We may change prices with 30 days' notice via email and in-app notification. Continued use after price change means you accept the new price.

4. YOUR CONTENT

What You Own

You own all content you create (dreams, messages, tarot questions, etc.).

By using the Service, you grant us a license to:

  • Store and process your content

  • Display it back to you

  • Use anonymized, aggregated data to improve the Service

What You Can't Post

Don't submit content that:

  • Is illegal or promotes illegal activity

  • Infringes on others' rights

  • Contains malware or viruses

  • Harasses or threatens others

  • Contains hate speech

  • Exploits or harms minors

  • Is intentionally misleading

AI Processing

Your content (dreams, messages, tarot questions) is processed by Anthropic's Claude AI to provide responses. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Deletion

When you delete your account, your content is permanently deleted within 30 days (except data we're required to keep by law).

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our Stuff

The Service, including all content, features, and functionality, is owned by Dareful Works LLC. This includes:

  • Software and code

  • Design and graphics

  • Meditation audio

  • Affirmation images

  • Text and content

You may NOT:

  • Copy, modify, or distribute our content

  • Reverse engineer the Service

  • Remove copyright notices

  • Use the Service for commercial purposes without permission

  • Access the Service through automated means (bots, scrapers)

Your License

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to use the Service for personal, non-commercial use.

6. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

We use third-party services:

  • Anthropic (Claude AI): AI processing

  • Supabase: Database and storage

  • Railway: Hosting

These services have their own terms and privacy policies. We're not responsible for their actions or content.

7. PRIVACY

Your privacy matters. See our Privacy Policy for details on how we collect, use, and protect your data.

Key points:

  • We collect account info and content you create

  • We use it to provide and improve the Service

  • We share only with service providers (never sell)

  • You can access, download, or delete your data anytime

Not HIPAA-compliant: Don't use the Service to store protected health information (PHI).

8. ACCEPTABLE USE

You agree NOT to:

  • Violate any laws or regulations

  • Abuse or harass other users (if we add social features)

  • Attempt to hack or disrupt the Service

  • Create multiple accounts to abuse trial periods

  • Share your account credentials

  • Use automated tools (bots, scripts)

  • Interfere with other users' access

  • Impersonate others

  • Engage in fraudulent activity

Violations may result in account suspension or termination.

9. DISCLAIMERS

The Service is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without warranties of any kind.

We do NOT guarantee:

  • The Service will be error-free or uninterrupted

  • Results or outcomes from using the Service

  • AI responses will always be accurate or appropriate

  • The Service will meet your specific needs

You use the Service at your own risk.

Some jurisdictions don't allow these disclaimers, so they may not apply to you.

10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Dareful Works LLC is NOT liable for:

Any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including:

  • Lost profits or revenue

  • Lost data

  • Emotional distress

  • Personal injury

  • Any other losses

Arising from:

  • Your use of the Service

  • Inability to use the Service

  • AI-generated content

  • Errors or bugs

  • Unauthorized access to your data

  • Service interruptions

Our total liability is limited to the greater of:

  • Amounts you paid us in the last 12 months, or

  • $100

Some jurisdictions don't allow liability limitations, so these may not fully apply to you.

11. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, or expenses (including legal fees) arising from:

  • Your use of the Service

  • Your violation of these Terms

  • Your content

  • Your violation of others' rights

12. CHANGES TO THE SERVICE

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time. We'll try to notify you of material changes, but we're not required to.

We're not liable for any modifications or discontinuation of the Service.

13. DISPUTE RESOLUTION & ARBITRATION

Try to Resolve First

Before filing a claim, contact us at legal@darefulworks.com. We'll try to resolve disputes informally within 60 days.

Arbitration Agreement

YOU AND DAREFUL WORKS AGREE THAT DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION, NOT IN COURT.

What this means:

  • Most disputes go to arbitration, not a judge or jury

  • Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator through the American Arbitration Association (AAA)

  • Arbitration decisions are final with limited appeal rights

Exceptions (not subject to arbitration):

  • Small claims court cases (if eligible)

  • Intellectual property disputes

  • Claims for injunctive relief

Class Action Waiver

YOU AND DAREFUL WORKS WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIONS OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION.

Claims must be brought individually, not as part of a class.

Arbitration Process

  • Arbitration conducted by AAA under Consumer Arbitration Rules

  • Arbitration in your county of residence (if US) or online

  • Fees: For claims under $10,000, we pay all arbitration fees (filing and arbitrator fees). For claims $10,000 or more, fees allocated per AAA rules.

Opt-Out

You may opt out of arbitration by emailing legal@darefulworks.com within 30 days of first using the Service.

Governing Law

North Carolina law governs these Terms. For non-arbitrable disputes, you agree to jurisdiction in North Carolina courts.

14. GENERAL TERMS

Entire Agreement

These Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us.

Severability

If any provision is found invalid, the rest remains in effect.

No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right doesn't waive that right.

Assignment

You can't transfer these Terms. We may assign them to another company (e.g., if we're acquired).

Force Majeure

We're not liable for delays or failures due to circumstances beyond our control (natural disasters, pandemics, etc.).

Notices

To you: Via email or in-app notification
To us: legal@darefulworks.com

Updates to Terms

We may update these Terms. We'll notify you of material changes via:

  • Email notification

  • In-app notification

  • Updated "Last Updated" date

Continued use after changes means you accept the updated Terms.

15. FEATURE-SPECIFIC TERMS

Breathwork:

  • For general wellness, not medical treatment

  • Stop if you experience dizziness or discomfort

  • Don't use while driving or operating machinery

Meditation:

  • For relaxation and mindfulness

  • Don't use while driving or needing full attention

  • Audio content is licensed or created by us

Affirmations:

  • For inspiration, not medical treatment

  • Images are licensed or created by us

Dream Journal & AI Analysis:

  • Symbolic interpretation, not diagnostic

  • Not predictive of future events

  • Uses psychological frameworks (Jungian, etc.)

  • Usage limits based on subscription tier

Tarot Readings:

  • Entertainment and self-reflection only

  • Not fortune-telling or supernatural services

  • Not a substitute for professional advice

  • Card interpretations based on traditional meanings

  • Usage limits based on subscription tier

AI Companion:

  • Powered by Claude (Anthropic)

  • Not a human therapist

  • Cannot diagnose conditions

  • Built-in safety mechanisms (but not foolproof)

  • Conversation history saved

  • Usage limits based on subscription tier

16. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

If you're a California resident, you may request information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for direct marketing. We don't disclose personal information for third-party direct marketing.

17. INTERNATIONAL USERS

The Service is operated from the United States. If you access from outside the US:

  • You're responsible for compliance with local laws

  • Your data will be transferred to and processed in the US

  • See our Privacy Policy for data transfer protections

18. CONTACT US

General Support: support@darefulworks.com
Privacy Questions: privacy@darefulworks.com

Mail:
Dareful Works LLC
P.O. Box 162
Brevard, NC 28712
United States