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Terms of Use

Effective 18 April 2026 · Last updated 20 April 2026

These Terms of Use ("Terms") form a binding agreement between you and Thorley Park ("we", "our") covering your use of the Bucko mobile application ("Bucko", "the app"). By downloading, installing, or using Bucko, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not install or use the app.

1. Licence

We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use Bucko on devices you own or control, for personal, non-commercial use, in accordance with these Terms and the usage rules of the app store from which you obtained the app (Apple App Store or Google Play).

You may not:

  • Copy, modify, or create derivative works of the app, except as permitted by applicable law that cannot be waived by agreement.
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, except to the extent applicable law expressly permits.
  • Rent, lease, lend, sell, redistribute, or sublicense the app.
  • Remove or alter any proprietary notices in the app.
  • Use the app in a way that violates any law or the rights of others.

2. Intended use

Bucko is a household chore-tracker and reward-counter for parents and guardians. It is intended to be set up and operated by an adult. Children may participate alongside an adult — for example, watching the parent tap a reward button — but the app is not designed for unsupervised use by children.

Bucko is not a financial product. The "dollar" amounts you assign to chores and the totals the app shows are local labels for your own household accounting. The app does not move money, hold funds, process payments, or issue any financial instrument. Any actual payment between you and your child happens entirely outside the app.

3. No accounts; limited server use

Bucko does not require an account. For standard use, there is no server-side component for your chore data — everything stays on your device. The exception is the optional Family Sharing feature (Bucko Pro): when you create or join a family, your app data syncs via a third-party database service (Supabase). For that feature, we do not promise uptime or availability of the sync component, and sync may be unavailable during outages beyond our control. We do not promise support hours or feature availability for any part of the app. Updates are delivered through the Apple App Store and Google Play at our discretion.

3a. Bucko Pro subscriptions (auto-renewing)

Bucko offers an optional Bucko Pro auto-renewing subscription that unlocks: (a) unlimited child profiles, (b) 40+ additional avatar icons, (c) Family Sharing — real-time sync between two parents' devices via a shared 6-character code, and (d) iCloud Backup (iOS). The free tier of Bucko works without a subscription.

By starting a Bucko Pro subscription, you agree to the following:

  • Plans and pricing. Bucko Pro is offered in two plans: Bucko Pro Monthly at US$1.99 per month and Bucko Pro Yearly at US$17.99 per year. Both plans begin with a 7-day free trial for first-time subscribers. Local-currency equivalents are shown in the App Store / Play Store at the time of purchase.
  • Payment. Payment is charged to your Apple ID (iOS) or Google account (Android) at confirmation of purchase, after the free trial ends.
  • Auto-renewal. Your subscription renews automatically for the same period and price at the end of each billing cycle, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The renewal charge is processed within the 24 hours leading up to the end of the current period.
  • Cancelling. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your device's account settings: iOS — Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions → Bucko Pro; Android — Google Play Store → Account → Subscriptions → Bucko Pro.
  • Cancelling during free trial. If you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, you are not charged. Otherwise the first paid period begins automatically.
  • Refunds. Refunds are handled by Apple (App Store → Purchase History → Report a Problem) or Google (Play Store → Order History → Refund), per their refund policies. We do not process refunds directly.
  • Price changes. If we change the price of a plan, the new price applies only to renewals after you have been notified through the store, and only to the extent permitted by Apple's and Google's rules — which require explicit consent for material price increases.
  • Loss of features after cancellation. When your subscription expires, all kids and chore data already in the app remain present and fully editable. The Pro features that gate off are: adding a new child beyond the free-tier limit of one, creating or joining a Family Sharing link, and iCloud Backup. Existing kids and their history are unaffected. You can re-subscribe at any time to regain Pro features.

For a detailed description of how the subscription transaction is processed, see the "Bucko Pro subscriptions" section of the Privacy Policy.

3b. Family Sharing terms

If you use the Family Sharing feature, the following additional terms apply:

  • Pro required. Both participants should have an active Bucko Pro subscription to create or join a family.
  • Shared access. Both devices that join a family have equal read and write access to the shared app data. Changes made on either device overwrite the shared state. You are responsible for ensuring only trusted people know the family code.
  • Code security. The 6-character family code is the sole access credential for your family's data on our servers. Keep it private. We cannot recover data accessed by an unauthorised party who obtained your code.
  • Data on Supabase servers. By using Family Sharing you acknowledge that your app data (child profile nicknames, chore configurations, tap history) will be stored on servers operated by Supabase, Inc. See the Privacy Policy for details.
  • Leaving a family. Tapping "Leave Family" removes the code from your device and stops sync. The shared data row may remain on Supabase's servers. To request deletion, email hello@getbucko.com.
  • No guarantee of sync availability. Family Sharing relies on a third-party service (Supabase). We are not liable for data loss or sync failures caused by outages or errors in that service.

4. Your data

Your use of the app is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how the app handles information. In summary: by default, everything you enter stays on your device. If you use Family Sharing (Pro), app data is also stored on Supabase-hosted servers as described in the Privacy Policy. You are responsible for backing up your data using the export feature in Settings and/or your device's standard backup mechanism.

5. Disclaimers

The app is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, and uninterrupted or error-free operation.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties; in those jurisdictions the disclaimers above apply only to the extent permitted.

6. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will we be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of (or inability to use) the app. Our aggregate liability for any claim relating to the app will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the app in the 12 months before the claim and (b) ten US dollars (USD 10).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by law.

7. Termination

These Terms remain in effect until terminated. You may terminate them at any time by uninstalling the app. We may terminate them if you breach them. On termination, the licence in Section 1 ends; sections 4 (your data on your device), 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 survive.

8. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. If we make material changes that affect your rights, we will surface the change in the app or via the app store listing before the change takes effect.

9. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, excluding its conflict-of-laws rules. The courts located in Sydney, New South Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the app, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

10. Apple-specific terms

These additional terms apply if you obtained Bucko from the Apple App Store. They are required by Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement.

  • Acknowledgement. These Terms are between you and Thorley Park only, not with Apple. Apple is not responsible for the app or its content.
  • Scope of licence. The licence in Section 1 is limited to a non-transferable licence to use the app on any Apple-branded device that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.
  • Maintenance and support. We are solely responsible for any maintenance and support of the app. Apple has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support services.
  • Warranty. In the event of any failure of the app to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any) for the app. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the app.
  • Product claims. We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the app or your use of it.
  • Intellectual property claims. In the event of any third-party claim that the app or your use of it infringes that third party's intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement, and discharge of any such claim.
  • Legal compliance. You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
  • Third-party beneficiary. You acknowledge and agree that Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and, upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple has the right (and is deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

11. Contact

For any questions about these Terms, email hello@getbucko.com.