BeerSpin Terms of Use

By downloading or using BeerSpin, you agree to these Terms of Use and to the BeerSpin Privacy Policy. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.

1. About these Terms

These Terms govern your use of the BeerSpin app on iOS and Android, and any related services (together, "BeerSpin"). BeerSpin is made by Phase 3 Development, Inc. ("Phase 3", "we", "us"), a company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

BeerSpin is a private journal for the beer, whisky and wine you try. It is not a social network: your collection is not shared with other users.

2. Eligibility

You must be of legal drinking age where you live to use BeerSpin. By using the app, you confirm that you are.

3. Guest and registered accounts

You can start using BeerSpin right away as a guest, without creating an account. Your guest collection is stored in the cloud, but it is tied to the app installation on your current device.

If you are using a guest account, you will permanently lose access to your collection if you:

  • delete and reinstall the app,

  • clear the app's data or storage,

  • move to a new device, or

  • sign out of the guest account.

We cannot recover a guest collection in these cases, because a guest account has no email or password to sign back in with. To protect your collection, create a free account from within the app. Your existing guest collection carries over to the new account.

If you create an account, you are responsible for keeping your login details secure and for activity on your account. You can delete your account at any time from within the app, or by emailing support@beerspin.app.

4. Free and Premium

BeerSpin can be used for free. BeerSpin Premium is an optional paid subscription that unlocks additional features. What each tier includes, and current prices, are shown in the app and may change over time.

Premium subscriptions are sold and billed by the Apple App Store or Google Play, not by Phase 3. That means:

  • Auto-renewal. Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before renewal.

  • Cancelling. You cancel through your Apple or Google account settings, not in BeerSpin. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.

  • Refunds. Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their policies. We cannot issue refunds directly.

  • After cancelling. Premium features stay available until the end of the period you paid for. Your account then returns to the free tier, and content you've already saved stays in your collection.

We may change Premium features or prices. Price changes apply from your next renewal, and Apple or Google will notify you as their rules require. If you are a consumer in the European Union or another jurisdiction with mandatory consumer rights, nothing in these Terms limits those rights.

5. AI label scanning

AI label scanning reads a photo of a label and suggests details such as the producer, name, style, ABV, country, vintage or age. These suggestions can be wrong or incomplete. Always check them before relying on them, particularly ABV.

AI scanning is provided using third-party services. It may be slow or temporarily unavailable, and is subject to usage limits to keep the service reliable and affordable. We may change, limit or discontinue the feature.

6. Your content

You own the entries, ratings, notes and photos you add to BeerSpin. You give us permission to store, process and display that content only as needed to run BeerSpin for you, including sending label photos to our AI provider for scanning. We do not sell your content or use it to train AI models.

You are responsible for what you add. Don't upload content you don't have the right to use, or content that is unlawful.

7. Acceptable use

When using BeerSpin, you agree not to:

  • reverse engineer, copy or resell the app, except where the law allows it,

  • interfere with or overload BeerSpin's servers or services,

  • use automated tools, scripts or bots to access BeerSpin or create accounts,

  • try to get around usage limits or Premium restrictions, or

  • use BeerSpin for anything unlawful.

BeerSpin and its design, code and branding are owned by Phase 3. These Terms give you a personal, non-transferable licence to use the app; they don't transfer any ownership to you.

8. Responsible use

BeerSpin is a record-keeping tool. It does not sell alcohol or encourage drinking, and nothing in it is health or safety advice. Please drink responsibly and follow the laws where you live.

9. Privacy

How we collect and use your information is described in the BeerSpin Privacy Policy.

10. Changes to BeerSpin

We regularly update BeerSpin and may add, change or remove features. We aim to keep the app available, but we don't guarantee it will be uninterrupted or error-free. If we ever decide to shut BeerSpin down, we will give reasonable notice in the app where we can, so you have time to review your collection.

11. Disclaimers

To the extent the law allows, BeerSpin is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind. We don't promise that the app, AI suggestions or stored data will be accurate, complete, always available or free of errors. Keep your own copy of anything you can't afford to lose.

12. Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, Phase 3 is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential losses arising from your use of BeerSpin. This includes loss of data, such as a guest collection lost as described in section 3, and decisions made based on AI suggestions.

To the extent the law allows, our total liability to you for any claim relating to BeerSpin is limited to the amount you paid for Premium in the 12 months before the claim.

Some jurisdictions don't allow these exclusions or limits. Where that applies, they apply only as far as the law permits, and your mandatory consumer rights are not affected.

13. Ending these Terms

You can stop using BeerSpin and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or end your access if you seriously or repeatedly break these Terms, or if we have to for legal reasons. Sections 6, 11, 12 and 15 continue to apply after these Terms end.

14. Apple and Google

These Terms are between you and Phase 3 only, not Apple or Google. Phase 3, not Apple or Google, is responsible for BeerSpin, its content, support and maintenance, and for handling any claims about it, including product, legal-compliance and intellectual property claims.

If you downloaded BeerSpin from the Apple App Store: Apple has no obligation to provide support for the app. If the app fails to meet an applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price; Apple has no other warranty obligation. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you. You also agree to Apple's Standard EULA to the extent it doesn't conflict with these Terms, and to the App Store's usage rules.

15. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada that apply there. If you are a consumer living elsewhere, you keep any protections given to you by the mandatory laws of your country, and you may be able to bring claims in your local courts.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the new version on this page and change the date at the top. For material changes, we will also give notice in the app. If you keep using BeerSpin after changes take effect, you accept the updated Terms.

17. Contact us

Phase 3 Development, Inc. 21 Rockford Terrace NW, Calgary, AB T3G 0C9, Canada Email: support@beerspin.app Phone: +1 403-241-3306