Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a binding agreement between you and SparkShift LLC, the operator of Astral Edge (together “Astral Edge”, “we”, “us”, “our”) governing your use of the Astral Edge mobile apps, website, and related services (collectively the “Service”). By creating an account, tapping Continue with Google or Continue with Apple, subscribing, or otherwise using the Service, you acknowledge you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

Astral Edge is an entertainment and self-reflection product. Scores, “supportive windows” (formerly labeled “lucky windows” in earlier versions of this Service), and other outputs are produced by classical astrological calculations combined with theory-anchored heuristic weights. The Service is explicitly not an empirically validated predictor: we pre-registered 53 astrological hypotheses and tested them at 10,000 permutations, and none replicated at FDR-corrected significance across a clean discovery/held-out split. The Service is not, and does not purport to be:

• Financial advice. Do not use the Service to time investments, trades, gambling, sports betting, lottery play, cryptocurrency purchases, or any other financial decision. A “supportive window” (or any earlier label such as “lucky window”) is not a prediction that any financial act will produce gains.
• Medical advice. Do not use the Service to schedule surgery, delay treatment, take or discontinue medication, self-diagnose, or make any other health decision. Consult a qualified medical professional.
• Legal advice. Do not use the Service to schedule court filings, signings, settlements, or any other legal act. Consult a licensed attorney.
• Relationship, family, or psychological counseling. Do not use the Service to time breakups, reconciliations, custody actions, or to replace therapy. Consult a licensed therapist or counselor.
• Career or employment advice. Do not use the Service to quit a job, accept an offer, or time any professional decision.

Astrology is a pre-scientific tradition with no peer-reviewed evidence of predictive validity for individual outcomes. Our own methodology write-up publishes the null results of our hypothesis tests. You agree to treat all output from the Service as entertainment and nothing else.

You assume all risk arising from any action you take or decline to take influenced by the Service. You acknowledge and agree that: (a) outcomes in your life are shaped by your own choices, circumstances, and chance; (b) no score or window from the Service causes, guarantees, predicts, or prevents any specific outcome; and (c) any correlation between Service output and real-world events is coincidental.

You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service (or 16 where local law requires, including parts of the EU). You are responsible for the accuracy of the birth data you provide, the security of your account credentials, and all activity on your account. We may suspend or terminate access for any violation of these Terms, for abusive use, or for legal or operational reasons.

Premium features are offered as an auto-renewing monthly subscription at the price displayed on the paywall ($2.99/month at launch; store-specific pricing applies in your country). An introductory free trial may be offered; if it is, payment is charged at the end of the trial unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. Subscriptions renew automatically for the same term until canceled.

Payment processing, refunds, and billing disputes are handled by Apple (iOS), Google (Android), or Stripe (web). Manage, pause, or cancel your subscription in your device's or browser's subscription settings. We do not issue refunds directly; refund eligibility is governed by the applicable processor's published policy.

You agree not to: (a) reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to access the Service's non-public APIs or infrastructure; (b) scrape, copy, or redistribute other users' data, our calibration model, or our forecast output; (c) interfere with push notifications, rate limits, or authentication; (d) use the Service to harass, defame, stalk, or harm anyone; (e) use the Service in any way that violates applicable law or any app-store policy.

We own all rights, title, and interest in the Service, including the software, the calibration model, the methodology write-up, the text, the visual design, and the Astral Edge trademark. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes while your account is active. No other rights are granted. Third-party content (planet textures from Solar System Scope under CC BY 4.0, open-source libraries) remains subject to its own license — see our Open-source licenses page.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, THAT ANY FORECAST WILL BE ACCURATE OR PREDICTIVE, THAT ANY “SUPPORTIVE WINDOW” OR “LUCKY WINDOW” (UNDER EITHER OR ANY LABEL) WILL PRODUCE A FAVORABLE OUTCOME, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU USE THE SERVICE AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SPARKSHIFT LLC, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST SAVINGS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, LOST DATA, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, RELATIONSHIP HARM, PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR GAMBLING / TRADING / INVESTMENT LOSSES, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) TWENTY-FIVE U.S. DOLLARS ($25). SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES; IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE SMALLEST AMOUNT PERMITTED BY LAW.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SparkShift LLC and its officers, employees, and contractors from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, judgments, settlements, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Service; (b) any decision you or anyone you influence makes based on Service output; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any law or third-party right.

If you are a U.S. resident, you and SparkShift LLC agree to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service through final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules, on an individual basis only. The arbitration will be held remotely or in Delaware. The arbitrator, and not any court, has exclusive authority to decide all issues including arbitrability.

You and SparkShift LLC both waive the right to a jury trial and the right to participate in a class action, collective action, or representative action. If this waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim proceeds in court but all other claims remain in arbitration.

30-day opt-out: You may opt out of arbitration within 30 days of first accepting these Terms by emailing support@astraledge.app with the subject line “Arbitration Opt-Out” and your account email. Opting out does not affect any other provision of these Terms.

Exceptions: Either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court, or seek injunctive relief in court to protect intellectual property rights. Those claims are not subject to arbitration.

You agree that any claim arising out of or relating to the Service must be filed within one (1) year after the cause of action arose. Claims filed later are permanently barred, to the extent permitted by law.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. For any dispute not subject to arbitration, the state and federal courts located in New Castle County, Delaware have exclusive jurisdiction and you consent to personal jurisdiction there. The U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

If you are a consumer residing in the European Union, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction whose law grants you additional mandatory rights, those rights are unaffected by this section.

You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time from Settings → Delete Account. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, for any violation of these Terms, for abusive use, or for legal or operational reasons. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including the disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, arbitration, and governing law) will survive.

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time. We may update these Terms from time to time; material changes will be announced in-app and, for material changes, by email at least seven (7) days before they take effect. Your continued use of the Service after an update constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

We are not liable for any delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, war, terrorism, civil unrest, epidemic, government action, network or cloud-provider outage, power failure, or labor dispute.

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in full force. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to enforce it later. These Terms plus the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service and supersede any prior or contemporaneous agreements.

The Service integrates with third-party platforms including Apple App Store, Google Play, Stripe, Supabase, RevenueCat, Expo Push, and others. Your use of those platforms is subject to their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party acts, omissions, outages, or data practices.

Questions, arbitration opt-outs, legal notices, or copyright complaints: support@astraledge.app. For a mailing address for formal legal process, email first and we will provide it.