Terms of usefor the app

for the ctrl app on iPhone and iPad · Status: August 2026

These terms and conditions apply to the use of the “ctrl” app. These apply to the purchase of the ctrl key in the shop separate Terms and Conditions for orders.

§ 1 Provider

back to ctrl, owner Manuel Schmidt, Mollstraße 13, 68165 Mannheim, Germany, Email: hello@backtoctrl.com (hereinafter “we”).

§ 2 What ctrl does

(1) ctrl helps you to temporarily block apps and websites of your choice on your own device. The lock uses Apple's Screen Time features and runs on your device.

(2) The ctrl key is an optional accessory. The app can also be used without it; the The requirements for this are set out in § 4.

(3) In a family, a legal guardian can be a parent with express permission from Apple Manage a child's device. The legal guardian sets up this administration themselves.

§ 3 Account

(1) The blocking function works without an account. You need an account for Connect, Family and the Securing your successes.

(2) You may only provide your own data and may not pass your account on to third parties.

(3) The rules for sharing in the app apply to texts that others see. We can text or remove accounts that violate this.

(4) You can delete your account at any time in the app (System → Account → Delete account).

§ 4 ctrl club (subscription)

(1) ctrl can be used if either a ctrl key is connected to the device or an active one ctrl club subscription exists. A device that a guardian manages as a child device is Can be used without your own subscription.

(2) ctrl club is only available as an in-app purchase via the App Store. Contractual partner the payment is Apple. The terms and conditions of the App Store also apply.

(3) The subscription is automatically extended for the selected term as long as you do not cancel at least 24 hours before expiry. The cancellation takes place in your settings Apple account, not ours.

(4) If a free test phase is offered, it becomes a paid one after it expires Subscription over unless you cancel beforehand. The start, duration and subsequent price are available before the purchase on the purchase page in the app.

(5) A ctrl-club subscription applies to one person and their managed child devices. More Adults require their own subscription.

(6) Apple processes refunds according to its terms and conditions.

§ 5 What ctrl does not promise

(1) ctrl is not a medical product and not a therapy. The app does not make any diagnoses and does not treat any illnesses. If you continue to feel unwell, please contact a doctor or therapeutic help.

(2) Locks work within the limits of what the operating system allows. We cannot assure that Any use of a device can be prevented under all circumstances. ctrl is a deliberately set one Hurdle, not a technically seamless constraint.

(3) A specific success, such as a specific reduction in screen time, is not owed.

§ 6 You always come out

Every lock in ctrl has a way out that works without accessories, without an account and without the Internet: holding down the emergency unlock for several seconds. We deliberately build ctrl so that the app You can never permanently lock yourself out of your own device. One set by guardians The parent or guardian removes the lock on a child's device; There is a way without it too Internet.

§ 7 Right of use

You receive a simple, non-transferable right to use the app on your devices for your own purposes use. Reverse development, modification or redistribution of the app is not permitted, as long as the law it is not expressly permitted.

§ 8 Rules for shared content

In the social functions (friends, groups, challenges, cheer messages) you can see names and Message other people and write your own. There is a clear rule for this. We don't tolerate any offensive, hateful, threatening or discriminatory content and not abusive behavior. Anyone who violates this can be blocked without warning.

You can report or block anyone and any content. We check reported content and remove them if there is a violation. In addition, the app automatically filters out offensive words. With the By using the social functions you agree to these rules.

§ 9 Age

If you are under 16 years old, the processing of your data requires your consent Legal guardian required (Art. 8 GDPR). A child’s device is therefore set up by a legal guardian and confirm this to Apple with your own Apple account.

§ 10 Liability

(1) We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence as well as after Product Liability Act and in the event of injury to life, body or health.

(2) In the event of a slightly negligent breach of essential contractual obligations (cardinal obligations). Liability is limited to the foreseeable damage that is typical for the contract. Furthermore, liability for Slight negligence excluded.

§ 11 Changes and termination

(1) We continue to develop ctrl and can change or discontinue individual functions. Essentials We will announce changes in the app.

(2) You can stop using it at any time by deleting your account and removing the app. A You can also cancel your current subscription in your Apple account (§ 4 paragraph 3).