Terms of Service

Last updated: August 25, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Sombra mobile application (“Sombra,” “the app,” “the Service”), operated by Ziad El Ismaili, an individual residing in Morocco (“we,” “us,” “our”). By creating an account or using Sombra, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree, don’t use the app.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old to use Sombra. The app enforces this at account creation and will not let you proceed with a birth date indicating you’re younger.

2. The Service

Sombra helps you keep a consistent bedtime. You choose a bedtime and select which apps/categories to shield afterward. If you use a shielded app past your bedtime for longer than allowed, Sombra generates a physical-activity challenge (e.g. a walk or run, verified automatically via Apple Health) that you must complete to unlock those apps again. If you skip the challenge, the shielded apps stay locked until you complete it.

Sombra’s Screen Time and app-shielding features rely on Apple’s Family Controls / Screen Time framework and only function within the limits of what that framework allows. We can’t guarantee shielding will work in every circumstance (e.g. iOS software issues, framework limitations, or your device being offline).

3. Accounts

You’re responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for all activity under your account. Create an account via email/password, Sign in with Apple, or Sign in with Google. Each results in the same kind of Sombra account, and you’re responsible for using accurate information (in particular, your birth date and timezone, which the app relies on to work correctly).

4. Subscriptions (“Sombra Pro”)

Some features require a Sombra Pro subscription, billed and managed entirely through the Apple App Store. We never process or store your payment details directly.

  • Plans: Monthly (€4.99/month) or Yearly (€29.99/year), or your local pricing as shown in the app. Prices are set and may be changed by us at any time; changes won’t affect a subscription period you’ve already paid for.
  • Auto-renewal: subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date, via your Apple ID subscription settings, not through us.
  • Apple’s introductory offer: the yearly plan may include a free trial (currently 7 days) via Apple’s Introductory Offer, available once per Apple ID per subscription group, per Apple’s own rules. This isn’t something we control or can grant a second time.
  • Self-service free trial: separately, new users can start a limited free trial (currently 3 days) directly through the app without an Apple purchase, available once per Sombra account. Using this trial doesn’t affect your eligibility for Apple’s own introductory offer above, and vice versa.
  • Cancellation & refunds: cancel any time via your Apple ID subscription settings; your access continues until the end of the period you already paid for. Refunds are handled entirely by Apple under Apple’s own refund policy. We have no ability to issue refunds directly.

5. Health and physical activity

Challenges may ask you to complete physical activity (e.g. walking or running a certain distance), verified via data you’ve granted Sombra read access to in Apple Health. Sombra is not a medical device, does not provide medical advice, and challenge activities are undertaken entirely at your own risk. Consult a doctor before starting new physical activity, particularly if you have any condition that could make exertion unsafe. Stop any activity that causes pain, dizziness, or discomfort.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to: reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the app beyond what applicable law expressly permits; interfere with or disrupt the Service or its infrastructure; attempt to bypass the app’s shielding/challenge mechanism through means other than legitimately completing a challenge or using the app’s own settings; use the Service for any unlawful purpose; or impersonate another person when creating an account.

7. Intellectual property

Sombra, its design, and its underlying software are owned by us and protected by applicable intellectual property laws. These Terms don’t grant you any rights to our trademarks, logos, or branding beyond what’s needed to use the app as intended.

8. Termination and account deletion

You may stop using Sombra and request deletion of your account at any time by emailing us (see privacy.md for details on how deletion works today). We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms, engage in fraudulent or abusive behavior, or if required to do so by law. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (e.g. limitation of liability, intellectual property) will continue to apply.

9. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We don’t guarantee the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that app-shielding will be effective in every circumstance (see Section 2). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service, and our total liability for any claim relating to the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose. Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot legally be limited (e.g. liability for our own gross negligence or willful misconduct, or statutory consumer-protection rights that can’t be waived under your local law, including EU consumer law if you’re in the EEA).

10. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Morocco, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. If you’re a consumer in the EU, this doesn’t override any mandatory consumer-protection rights you have under the law of your own country of residence, regardless of this clause.

11. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we’ll update the “Last updated” date above and, where required by law, notify you directly. Continuing to use Sombra after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms: contact@sombra-app.com.