Terms of Service

SECTION 01Acceptance of these terms

These terms govern your use of the BossCheckin applications (the owner/kiosk app and the worker app — “the Apps”) and the online services we operate for them (license activation and the optional internet relay — “the Services”). By installing, activating or using the Apps you agree to these terms. If you are using BossCheckin on behalf of a business, you confirm you are authorised to bind that business.

SECTION 02What we provide — and what we deliberately don't

BossCheckin is local-first software: the Apps store and process your business data on your own devices. We provide:

• the Apps themselves,
• a license activation service,
• an optional relay that forwards end-to-end encrypted traffic between your devices when you enable internet mode.

We deliberately do not provide cloud storage of your data, server-side accounts, or the ability to access, restore or export your business content. Your data is yours, on your hardware, encrypted with your keys — which also means its custody is yours (see Sections 4 and 5).

SECTION 03Licensing & activation

• The Apps are licensed, not sold. Activation uses license keys issued by us or our authorised resellers.
• One key activates one device, one time. Keys are consumed on activation and bound to that device's cryptographic identity. Moving to a different device requires a new key; consumed keys are not refunded or re-issued because a device was lost, broken, reset or replaced.
• Keys are non-transferable and may not be resold without our written consent.
• We may refuse or revoke activations obtained fraudulently (e.g. stolen or leaked key batches).

SECTION 04Your keys, your responsibility

• Record the recovery phrase and store it safely, offline.
• Use the built-in backup options (your own Google Drive, backup kiosks and/or courier devices — you may designate any number of backup devices) and verify them periodically.
• Protect your devices with screen locks and the in-app protections offered (PIN, biometric lock).

SECTION 05Employer responsibilities

You, the employer, control what data enters the system and remain responsible for using it lawfully. In particular, you agree to:

• Comply with employment and data-protection law applicable to you (including GDPR where it applies). You are the data controller for your employees' personal data in the Apps: inform your employees about the processing, ensure a legal basis, and honour their data-subject rights.
• Use check-in data fairly — the system records what happened; decisions you make from it are yours.
• Verify payroll outputs. The Apps compute what you configure. They assist your payroll process; they are not legal, tax or accounting advice, and you are responsible for the correctness of wages actually paid and for statutory filings.
• Control access — kiosk PINs, Office Web accounts (including restricted accountant accounts), AI-access tokens and retention settings are yours to manage.

SECTION 06Online services (activation & relay)

• The Services are provided to support the Apps. We aim for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted operation. By design, daily local operation of the Apps does not depend on the Services — check-ins, payroll and LAN sync work with the Services entirely unreachable.
• The relay forwards encrypted frames between your own activated devices. It is not a general-purpose proxy and may apply fair-use limits to protect all tenants.
• We may suspend Service access for abuse (Section 7), fraud, or where required by law. Suspension of the relay does not affect your local data or LAN operation.

SECTION 07Acceptable use

You must not:

• use the Apps or Services to break the law, including labour and privacy law;
• attempt to gain access to another business's data, devices or relay traffic;
• probe, overload, or interfere with the Services, or circumvent activation and licensing;
• resell, rebrand or operate the Services for third parties without our written consent.

SECTION 08Intellectual property

The Apps, the Services, this website and the BossCheckin name and mark are our intellectual property. You receive only the limited license described in Section 3. You may not copy, modify, distribute or create derivative works of the Apps, and you may not reverse-engineer them except to the extent a law (such as EU interoperability provisions) expressly permits despite this clause. Your business data is not our IP — it's yours.

SECTION 09Updates

We may release updates that add, change or remove features, including for security reasons. Some features (e.g. new check-in methods) may require updated apps on all your devices to interoperate. We recommend keeping all devices reasonably current; security fixes may only ship for recent versions.

SECTION 10No warranty

THE APPS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE APPS WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR JURISDICTION'S PAYROLL OR LABOUR REGULATIONS OUT OF THE BOX. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS EXCLUDES WARRANTIES OR RIGHTS THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING CONSUMER RIGHTS WHERE THEY APPLY.

SECTION 11Limitation of liability

• To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, loss of profits, or loss of data — including data lost because devices, backups or the recovery phrase were not maintained as described in Section 4.
• Our total aggregate liability arising from or related to the Apps and Services is limited to the license fees you paid us in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.
• Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law (e.g. for intent or gross negligence where so provided).

SECTION 12Termination

You may stop using the Apps at any time — your data remains on your devices and the Apps' offline functionality is not remotely disabled. We may terminate or suspend your access to the Services for material breach of these terms. Sections that by their nature survive (4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13) survive termination.

SECTION 13Governing law & disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes that cannot be resolved amicably are subject to the competent courts of Bulgaria. Mandatory consumer protections of your country of residence, where applicable, remain unaffected.

SECTION 14Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the product evolves. The effective date above will change, and material changes will be highlighted on this page. Continued use of the Apps or Services after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance.

SECTION 15Contact

Questions about these terms:
[email protected]