Terms & Conditions for mobile apps (iOS, Android, Windows)

A Terms & Conditions sets the rules, requirements, restrictions and limitations that a user must agree to in order to use your mobile app.

It doesn’t matter if your apps runs on iOS, Android, Windows Phone or BlackBerry.

Learn more at:
https://termsfeed.com/blog/terms-conditions-mobile-apps/

1. Terms & Conditions
for mobile apps

2. A Terms and Conditions agreement (1) is the
legal backbone of the relationship between your
mobile app and your users.
(1) Link to https://termsfeed.com/terms-conditions/generator/

3. It doesn’t matter if your mobile app is running
on iOS or Android.

4. Terms and Conditions for iOS app
Apple has a standard EULA agreement (2) that binds
users when they download your iOS app.

You can choose to add your own agreement instead
of Apple's default one to extend it with more clauses.
(2) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/apple-default-eula/

6. Terms and Conditions for Android app
(3) Link to https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html#showlanguages
The Distribution Agreement of Google Play Developer (3) requires
that you grant your users a “non-exclusive, worldwide,
and perpetual license to perform, display, and use
the Product on the Device.”

You could cover this in the End-User License Agreement (EULA)
or cover it in your own Terms and Conditions agreement + other
clauses that are useful for your Android app.

7. Why your app needs a
Terms & Conditions (4)
(4) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/terms-conditions-mobile-apps/

8. You will be protected against abuses by users,
such as copyright infringement, spamming of
other users, and general misuse of your app,
You can require arbitration over litigation (5),
and even select the governing law to be used
in the event of a legal issue,
...
(5) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/arbitration-clause-terms-conditions/

9. ... continue
You maintain the right to terminate
user’s accounts at any time you may
need or want to, and
Your liability to users will be limited.

10. Think of your Terms and Conditions agreement as
the legal agreement where:
You maintain your rights to exclude users from
your app in the event that they abuse your app
You maintain your legal rights against potential
abusers of your app
And so on.
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11. A Terms and Conditions is not required by law.

Most mobile apps would want and need this kind
of agreement, but especially so those:
Mobile apps are part of a SaaS app
Mobile apps with user-generated content
Mobile apps that are part of an ecommerce store

12. Terms and Conditions for
simple apps

13. Some mobile apps are simple.
These apps tend to have more basic
Terms and Conditions than the other types of apps.

14. Common clauses for a Terms and Conditions
for simple mobile apps include:
Retention of Rights of Ownership/Ban on Infringement
Retention of the Right to Change the App at Any Time
Restriction on App Abuses
Disclaimer of Warranties and Liabilities
Retention of Right to Terminate/Ban Users

15. Have a look at an example of a
“Right to Terminate” clause.

16. Terms and Conditions for
mobile app + SaaS

17. Having a Terms and Conditions in place for a
SaaS app (6) is important:
The app owner can maintain ownership of all
aspects of the app
The app owner can restrict certain abusive
behaviors by those accessing the software
...
(6) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/terms-use-privacy-policy-saas-applications/

18. ... continue
The app owner can limit his liability to
the user
The app owner and retain the right to
terminate a user’s account if need be

19. Terms and Conditions for
mobile app + ecommerce

20. If you sell commerce through your app, you
will want Terms and Conditions (7) in place to:
Dictate how different aspects of transactions
will be handled
Inform users about acceptable payment
terms (8)
...
(7) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/terms-conditions-ecommerce-stores/
(8) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/payment-terms-terms-conditions/

21. ... continue
Inform users about your shipping policies
Inform users about your returns and
refunds policies. You can also do this
through a separate agreement, called
Return/Refund Policy (9), that you can
reference in the Terms & Conditions
agreement.
(9) Link to http://termsfeed.com/return-refund-policy/generator/

23. Examples of useful clauses for a
Terms and Conditions

24. Fees, Payments, and Subscription Information

26. Copy Retention

28. Cancelling Your Service

30. Ownership

32. DMCA Section

34. Limit What Users Can Do

36. Learn more about
Terms and Conditions for mobile apps at
https://termsfeed.com/blog/terms-conditions-mobile-apps/