These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of kicks4DAT, including the website, the app, and any related services (together, the "Service"), provided by 4DAT LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("4DAT", "we", "us"). By using the Service you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. The Service
The Service helps you keep a record of your family's footwear: pairs, wear counts, wishlist, orders you enter, care sessions, children's shoe sizes, and sole-wear checks. It also publishes guides about shoe care, sizing, sole wear, storage, and buying. Features may change, be added, or be removed at any time. We may suspend or end the Service, or your access to it, at any time, with or without notice.
2. Who the Service is for
The Service is for adults. You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority where you live, to use the Service, whether or not you sign in. The Service is not directed to children, and children may not create accounts. Parents and guardians may record information about their own children, such as a first name or nickname, shoe sizes, and pairs. You are responsible for what you enter about your children, and we suggest entering no more than you need.
You may notice the app stores describe kicks4DAT differently, and the difference is worth explaining. An app store's age rating describes the content in an app: violence, language, and the like. kicks4DAT contains none of that, so its content rating is the lowest rating each store offers, and on the App Store that appears as 4+. That is a statement about the content, not about who the app is for. Who it is for is a separate declaration, and there we say the same thing in both stores: kicks4DAT is intended for adults. On Google Play the target audience is 18 and over, the app is not in Apple's Kids category, and it takes part in neither store's children's or families programme. A low content rating does not make this a children's app.
3. Accounts
An account is optional. You can use the Service without one. If you choose to sign in, you use Google or Apple through Firebase Authentication, a Google service. Signing in keeps each person's collection separate on a shared device. It does not copy your collection to us or sync it between devices. You are responsible for activity under your account and for keeping your Google or Apple account secure. You can delete your account at any time in the app under Account, then Delete my account, or as described at kicks4dat.com/delete-account. We may suspend or delete accounts that violate these Terms.
4. Your data stays on your device
Your collection is stored on your device or in your browser, separately for each account. This includes pairs, orders, care logs, children's profiles and sizes, sole checks, and sole photos. We do not receive it and cannot recover it. Signing out keeps it on the device. Clearing browser data, uninstalling the app, deleting your account, or restoring a backup can replace or erase it. The app can save a backup file holding your collection and your sole photos, which you can restore on another phone; the file is unencrypted and never passes through us, so where you keep it and who you send it to are up to you. You are responsible for keeping your own backups. Photo links you add load from the host you supply.
5. Figures you enter
Purchase totals, cost per wear, and order statuses are calculated from what you enter. They are not valuations, appraisals, resale prices, or carrier tracking. Order status is updated by you, not by any retailer or carrier.
6. Care, fit, and sole-wear information
Our guides collect and summarize third-party sources, including U.S. military publications, footwear brands, and medical and professional organizations. Where those sources disagree, we present the different views; we do not endorse one approach. Sources may be dated or superseded, and they may not suit every material, finish, or product. Check your pair's care label and test any cleaner or treatment on a hidden area first. Sizing, fit, and sole-wear information, including the wear patterns you record in the app, is general information and not medical advice or a diagnosis. For foot pain, a medical condition, or concerns about how a child walks, consult a qualified professional.
7. Product recommendations and affiliate links
The Service links to products sold by third parties, including Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, kicks4DAT earns from qualifying purchases. Some links may be part of a retailer or brand campaign and are labeled as paid or ad links. We do not sell, ship, warrant, or support those products. Prices, availability, sizes, and product details are set by the seller, may change without notice, and may differ from what the Service describes. Any purchase is a transaction between you and the seller under the seller's terms. We do not receive or store your order or payment details.
8. Sharing
If you share a collection summary, you choose where it goes and are responsible for what you share. Shared summaries do not include prices.
9. Acceptable use
You agree not to: use the Service for any unlawful purpose; interfere with or disrupt the Service; attempt to access data that is not yours; reverse engineer the Service except where the law permits; scrape or bulk-copy the Service's content; add photo links you do not have the right to use; or use the Service to harass, defraud, or harm others.
10. Payments
The Service is free today. If paid features are offered, purchases will be handled by the Apple App Store, Google Play, or a payment processor named at checkout, under their terms, and refunds will be governed by their policies.
11. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy explains what we receive and why. In short: your collection stays on your device. When you sign in, Firebase Authentication (Google) receives your name, email address, and account ID, and collects your IP address and browser or device details for security. Guide-page analytics use no cookies or user IDs.
12. Intellectual property
The Service, including its software, design, illustrations, text, and graphics, is owned by 4DAT LLC or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other laws. We grant you a personal, limited, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service for its intended purpose. Brand names and marks of third parties belong to their owners and do not imply endorsement.
13. No warranty
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE, THAT YOUR DATA WILL BE PRESERVED, OR THAT ANY CALCULATION, GUIDE, OR RECOMMENDATION WILL BE ACCURATE OR SUITABLE FOR YOUR NEEDS OR YOUR FOOTWEAR.
14. Limitation of liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, 4DAT LLC AND ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, CONTRACTORS, AND SUPPLIERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, PROPERTY (INCLUDING DAMAGE TO FOOTWEAR), OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR TEN U.S. DOLLARS ($10). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO SOME OF THESE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
15. Indemnity
You agree to defend and hold harmless 4DAT LLC from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Service, your content, or your violation of these Terms or of any law or third-party right.
16. Third-party services
The Service relies on third-party services, including Google (Firebase Authentication and Sign in with Google), Apple (Sign in with Apple), Cloudflare (hosting), app stores, image hosts you choose, and retailers. We are not responsible for their availability, content, or terms.
17. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms. The effective date above will change, and material changes will be noted on the site or in the app. Continued use after a change means you accept the new Terms.
18. Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Florida, and you consent to their jurisdiction, except that either party may seek relief in small-claims court where eligible. Any claim must be filed within one year after it arises.
19. General
If any part of these Terms is unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. These Terms are the entire agreement between you and 4DAT LLC about the Service. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them to a successor. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.
20. Contact
Questions about these Terms: email hello@kicks4dat.com.