Terms of Use

Last updated: 8 November 2026

These terms are an agreement between you and Nguyen Vu Hai Anh, an individual developer based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, who makes Pause ("we", "us"). By using Pause you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.

Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the "Apple EULA") is the licence for the app itself. These terms add the rules for Pause's own services: accounts, Screen Time features and Premium.

1. What Pause is

Pause is a wellbeing app that helps you notice and reduce the pull of distracting apps, through short breathing breaks, focus sessions, walks, reminders and an on-phone view of your Screen Time.

Pause is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition, including ADHD, anxiety or depression. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, contact local emergency services or a crisis line straight away.

2. Who can use Pause

You must be 17 or older. By using Pause you confirm that you are.

3. Your account

An account is optional. If you create one, keep your sign-in details safe; you are responsible for activity on your account. You can delete your account at any time in Settings. Deleting your account does not cancel an Apple subscription.

4. Screen Time and app blocking

Pause uses Apple's Screen Time frameworks, with your permission, to show your usage and to shield the apps you choose. Your Screen Time reports are drawn on your phone and we don't upload them. Blocking depends on iOS, and you can change or stop it at any time in iPhone Settings. Phone, Messages, Maps and other apps that iOS keeps available may stay open. We can't guarantee that every app will always be blocked, so please don't rely on Pause where safety depends on it.

5. Premium

• Premium is offered as an auto-renewing subscription (weekly or yearly) or a one-time Lifetime purchase, at the prices shown in the app before you buy.
• Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase.
• A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends.
• If a free trial is offered, its length and the price you'll pay afterwards are shown before you start. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, it turns into a paid subscription. Any unused part of a trial ends if you buy a different plan. If notifications are on, we may send a reminder before your trial ends. Reminders aren't guaranteed to arrive, so managing or cancelling your subscription is up to you.
• Lifetime is a one-time, non-renewing purchase. It unlocks the Premium features of Pause for as long as we offer and support Pause. It does not cover separate new products or services we may launch, and it is not a promise that Pause will run forever. We may make reasonable changes to Premium features over time, but we will respect what your purchase entitles you to and your rights under consumer law.
• Manage or cancel a subscription in iPhone Settings › your name › Subscriptions. If you cancel, Premium stays on until the end of the period you've paid for. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. To restore a purchase on a new phone, use Restore Purchases in the app.
• Refunds are handled by Apple under Apple's policies.
• Eligible Premium purchases can be shared through Apple Family Sharing where we have turned it on for that purchase and Apple makes it available.

6. Acceptable use

Don't misuse Pause. Don't try to break, overload or get around its security, access other people's accounts or data, interfere with other users, or use it to break the law. Don't copy, decompile or reverse-engineer it, except where the law allows you to.

7. Our content

Pause, its design, stickers, stories and text belong to us or our licensors. Your right to use the app is the licence granted under the Apple EULA.

8. Changes and availability

We may change, add or remove features, and we may update these terms. If changes are important we'll tell you in the app first. We try to keep Pause running but can't promise it will always be available or error-free.

9. Disclaimers and liability

Pause is provided "as is". To the extent the law allows, we disclaim implied warranties and are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for losses caused by relying on blocking, reminders or Screen Time figures. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under consumer law that can't be limited.

10. Apple

These terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for Pause or its content, for supporting it, or for any claims about it. Where the Apple EULA conflicts with these terms in your favour, the Apple EULA prevails. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them.

11. Law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of Vietnam. If you live elsewhere, you keep the protection of the mandatory consumer laws of your country, and you can bring a claim in your local courts. Please contact us first so we can try to sort things out.

12. Ending

You can stop using Pause at any time. We may suspend or close accounts that seriously break these terms.

13. Contact

Nguyen Vu Hai Anh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

haianh.rivulets@gmail.com