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Terms of Use

Version 1.0 · Effective: 4 October 2026

  • Version: 1.0
  • Effective date: 4 October 2026
  • App: Sarıl: Kişisel Bakım Arkadaşın (iOS and Android)
  • Provider: Emre Yalçın, an individual developer (listed in the app stores as Emre Yalçın)

1. The short version

This summary is here to help. The full terms below are what legally apply.

  • Sarıl is a self-care and habit app that keeps you company through small daily steps. It is not a health product and does not replace a professional. In an emergency, call 911 in the US, 112 in the EU and Türkiye, or reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the US.
  • You must be at least 16 to use Sarıl. If you are under 18, you need a parent's or guardian's permission to make purchases.
  • The core app is free. Sarıl Premium is an optional subscription, yearly or monthly, with a 7-day free trial on both plans. It renews automatically until you cancel.
  • You pay and cancel through the App Store or Google Play. We never see your payment details.
  • There is no account. What you enter stays on your device. What you write is yours.
  • Nothing in these terms takes away rights you have under the law where you live.

2. Who we are and how you accept

2.1. These Terms of Use ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Emre Yalçın ("we", "us"), the individual developer who provides the Sarıl mobile app ("Sarıl" or the "app"). Sarıl is not offered by a company. Our contact details are in Section 17.

2.2. You accept these Terms by checking "I accept the Terms of Use" on the last screen of the welcome flow. If you do not accept them, please do not use Sarıl; you can simply uninstall it.

2.3. How we handle personal information is explained separately in our Privacy Notice. The explicit consent we ask for your mood entries and written answers is also separate and optional. Accepting these Terms does not mean you give that consent.

2.4. The terms of the store you downloaded Sarıl from (Apple App Store or Google Play) also apply. Section 13 explains how they fit together.

2.5. The current version of these Terms is always available in the app under Settings → Privacy and at https://saril.app/en/. The app stores on your device which version you accepted and when.

3. What Sarıl is, and what it is not

3.1. What Sarıl is. In Sarıl you choose a companion (a cat, a panda or a bunny), give it a name, and watch it grow and its home get cozier as you complete small daily self-care steps. The main features are:

  • your virtual companion and its room;
  • daily steps, points and levels;
  • the hug moment;
  • mood check-ins;
  • breathing exercises;
  • the question of the day (written answers);
  • a weekly letter;
  • a focus timer;
  • special days;
  • extra content unlocked with Sarıl Premium.

3.2. What Sarıl is not. Sarıl is not a healthcare service, a medical device, or a counseling or psychological support service.

  • It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease or condition.
  • It is not a substitute for a doctor, psychologist, or other healthcare professional.
  • Breathing exercises and mood check-ins are for everyday relaxation and self-reflection.
  • Texts in the app are general encouragement, not personal health advice.

3.3. If you are going through a hard time. If you feel that you or someone else is in danger, get help right away:

  • US: call 911, or call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline);
  • EU and Türkiye: call 112;
  • elsewhere: call your local emergency number.

If you have been feeling low for a long time, reaching out to a professional is part of taking care of yourself, too.

3.4. No person monitors, reads, or responds to what you enter in Sarıl.

4. Age requirements

4.1. You must be at least 16 years old to use Sarıl. Sarıl is not designed for anyone under 16 and is not directed at children under 13.

4.2. If you are between 16 and 18:

  • You may use the free features. We encourage you to use Sarıl with a parent's or guardian's knowledge.
  • You need a parent's or guardian's permission to buy Sarıl Premium. Family sharing and purchase approval features in the app stores can help with this.
  • Please read the age note in the Explicit Consent text before giving consent for your entries.

4.3. By using Sarıl, you confirm that you meet these age requirements. We do not ask for proof of age and, since there is no account, we do not store your age.

5. Your license and our rights

5.1. Sarıl's companions, artwork, animations, sounds, texts, questions, letter templates, names, logo and software belong to us or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws.

5.2. As long as you follow these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use Sarıl on your own devices for personal, non-commercial purposes, including use permitted by the store's family sharing rules.

5.3. We reserve all rights not expressly granted. You may not copy, sell, rent, distribute, or commercially exploit Sarıl's content or create derivative works from it. Uses the law allows anyway, such as sharing a screenshot of your own screen with a friend, are fine.

5.4. Open-source software and fonts used in the app are subject to their own licenses, listed in the app's "About" section.

6. Your content

6.1. Your answers to the question of the day, your companion's name, and anything else you enter belong to you. We claim no rights to them.

6.2. This content is stored only on your device. It is never sent to us, so we cannot see, read, use, publish, or moderate it.

6.3. You are responsible for what you write. If you use the export feature to create a file and share it with someone, that sharing is your choice.

7. Rules of use

You agree not to:

  • reverse engineer, decompile, modify, or try to bypass the app's security measures (except where applicable law expressly permits this);
  • use or distribute tools that unlock Premium content without paying;
  • use the app to access another person's device or data without permission;
  • use the app for any unlawful purpose;
  • use Sarıl's name, companions, or artwork in another product or service in a way that suggests a connection with us.

If you seriously break these rules, your license may end under Section 11.3.

8. Free features and Sarıl Premium

8.1. What is always free

The core of Sarıl is always free and will never be put behind Premium:

  • up to 10 active steps, the hug moment, mood check-ins, the basic breathing exercises, the hard-moment page;
  • the weekly letter, the question of the day (core questions), the focus timer;
  • points, levels, the wardrobe, room items unlocked by level, special days, your living companion;
  • settings, and exporting or deleting your data.

8.2. What Premium includes

Sarıl Premium is an optional subscription that unlocks:

  • unlimited active steps;
  • extra collection items for the wardrobe and room;
  • extra breathing exercises;
  • themed question packs.

We may add more to Premium over time. During a period you have paid for, we will not materially reduce Premium's core features to your disadvantage, and we will never move free features into Premium.

8.3. Purchase and payment

  • You can buy Premium only inside the app, through your device's store (Apple App Store or Google Play).
  • The store takes and processes the payment. We never receive your card or payment details. Your store account and payment method are managed by the store.
  • Prices are shown on the payment screen in your local currency, as provided by the store. They may differ by country and may include applicable taxes. The price shown before you confirm is the price that applies.
  • Before you buy, the payment screen clearly shows the plan, the price, the billing frequency, when the trial ends, when you will first be charged and when the plan renews, and how to cancel.

8.4. Free trial

  • Both the yearly and the monthly plan come with a 7-day free trial. Under store rules, a trial is usually available once per store account.
  • During the trial, all of Premium is unlocked.
  • If you do not cancel before the trial ends, you will be charged the price of your chosen plan when the trial ends, and your paid subscription begins.
  • If you cancel during the trial, you will not be charged, and Premium stays on until the trial end date.

8.5. Automatic renewal

  • Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each period, for the same length (one month or one year), until you cancel. This includes the yearly plan.
  • The store charges the renewal to the payment method on your store account within the 24 hours before the period ends, at the then-current price (see 8.8).
  • To avoid a renewal, cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period (this is a store rule).

8.6. Reminders

We don't like surprise charges. So we remind you in advance with a card in the app, and with a notification if you have allowed notifications:

  • 2 days before your trial ends;
  • 7 days before a yearly renewal;
  • 3 days before a monthly renewal.

Reminders are created on your device, based on the dates the store reports. If your device clock is wrong, if you have not opened the app for a long time, or if you have turned notifications off, a reminder may be late or may not appear. Your renewal date stays the same either way. You can always see your current renewal date under Settings → Sarıl Premium and in your store's subscription settings.

8.7. How to cancel

  • You can cancel at any time, for any reason, with no cancellation fee.
  • Easiest way: Settings → Sarıl Premium → Manage subscription, which takes you straight to your store's subscription settings. You can also cancel there directly:
  • iPhone: Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions;
  • Android: Google Play → Profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions.
  • Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription.
  • Cancellation takes effect at the end of the period you have already paid for; Premium stays on until then. Any refund rights you have under the law or store rules are not affected (see 8.9).

8.8. Price changes

We may change Premium's price in the future. A price increase applies to your existing subscription only from the next renewal period, and only after the store's notice and, where required, consent process. If you don't accept the new price, you can cancel before the renewal date. The price of a period you have already paid for never changes.

8.9. Refunds and withdrawal rights

  • Because you buy through the store, refund requests are handled by the store's refund process. We cannot issue refunds directly for store purchases.
  • Apple: reportaproblem.apple.com
  • Google Play: play.google.com → Order history
  • Statutory withdrawal rights and their exceptions depend on where you live and are described in the annexes (Türkiye: Annex A; EU and Germany: Annex B; US: Annex C).

8.10. Restoring purchases and changing devices

Premium is tied to your store account. On a new device, or after reinstalling the app, tap "Restore purchases" on the payment screen, using the same store account. Subscriptions cannot be moved between Apple and Google Play.

8.11. When Premium ends

If your trial or subscription ends (for example, because you cancelled or a payment failed):

  • none of your data is deleted;
  • the first 10 of your active steps stay open; any others are locked and cannot be checked off; if you remove one of the open steps, the next locked step opens;
  • the points and level you earned stay;
  • unlocked Premium items stay saved but are hidden; extra breathing exercises and question packs are locked, but you can still read the answers you wrote;
  • if you restart Premium, everything opens up again where you left off.

9. Your data and backups

9.1. There is no account in Sarıl. Everything you enter is stored only on your device, in the app's private storage. We have no servers and use no advertising, analytics, or tracking tools. See the Privacy Notice for details.

9.2. Because your data lives on your device, you may lose it if you lose or reset your device or delete the app. We don't keep a copy, so we cannot restore it for you.

9.3. You can export or permanently delete your data under Settings → Privacy. Where you keep an exported file and who you share it with is up to you.

9.4. If your operating system's backup feature (such as iCloud Backup) is on, Sarıl's data may be included in the backup in your own cloud account. That backup goes to your account, not to us. The Privacy Notice explains more.

10. Notifications

Sarıl never sends ads or promotional notifications. Notifications are only reminders you turned on (for example, for your steps, the weekly letter, or the end of a focus session) and information about your subscription. They are generated on your device, and you can turn them off in the app or in your device settings. No notifications are sent during your companion's night-time hours.

11. Changes to the app and ending this agreement

11.1. We may update Sarıl, add features, or change existing ones. During a period you have paid for, we will not materially reduce Premium's core features to your disadvantage. Installing updates is up to you, but older versions may eventually stop working properly.

11.2. If we decide to stop offering Sarıl, we will announce it in the app at least 30 days in advance where possible. In that case:

  • we will stop subscription renewals;
  • the app already installed on your device may largely continue to work with your data;
  • your rights under the store's refund process and applicable law for any paid period you can no longer use remain unaffected.

11.3. If you seriously and clearly violate these Terms (for example, by distributing a tool that unlocks Premium without paying), we may end your license. Since there is no account, in practice this means your license and our Premium support end.

11.4. You can end this agreement at any time by deleting the app. If you have a subscription, you also need to cancel it in your store (8.7).

12. Liability

12.1. We build Sarıl with care. Still, we cannot promise that it will work without interruption or error on every device and in every situation.

12.2. Our liability depends on the mandatory rules where you live:

  • Türkiye: Annex A, A.5;
  • EU and Germany: Annex B, B.5;
  • US and other countries: Annex C, C.3.

12.3. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.

13. App store terms, Apple and Google

13.1. The terms of the store you downloaded Sarıl from also apply. If these Terms and the store's terms conflict on a matter specific to Sarıl, these Terms apply to the extent the law allows. The store's terms apply to payment, refunds, and subscription management.

13.2. If you downloaded Sarıl from the Apple App Store:

  • These Terms are between you and us only, not with Apple. We, not Apple, are solely responsible for Sarıl and its content.
  • Your license is limited to using Sarıl on Apple-branded products that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.
  • Apple has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support for Sarıl.
  • If Sarıl fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any, of the app to you. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to Sarıl.
  • We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims relating to Sarıl, including product liability claims, claims that Sarıl fails to conform to any legal or regulatory requirement, consumer protection claims, and intellectual property infringement claims.
  • You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a US Government embargo or designated by the US Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not listed on any US Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
  • Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance, Apple will have the right to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

13.3. If you downloaded Sarıl from Google Play: the Google Play Terms of Service and Google Play payment terms apply. We, not Google, are responsible for Sarıl and its content.

14. Changes to these Terms

14.1. We may change these Terms for a valid reason, such as a new feature, a change in the law, or a store rule. We will not change them arbitrarily to your disadvantage.

14.2. For material changes, we will notify you in the app in advance and ask you to accept the new version. If you don't accept it:

  • you can cancel Premium before your renewal date with no fee;
  • you can stop using the app and export and delete your data.

14.3. For changes that don't affect your rights, such as fixing typos, we will just update the version number and date.

15. Governing law and disputes

15.1. These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye. This does not take away the protection of mandatory consumer laws of the country or state where you live.

15.2. Where you can bring a dispute is set out in the annexes:

  • Türkiye: Annex A, A.6;
  • EU and Germany: Annex B, B.6;
  • US and other countries: Annex C, C.4.

15.3. If something goes wrong, please write to us first at support@saril.app. Most problems can be solved quickly and kindly. This request does not limit any of your formal rights.

16. General

16.1. If any part of these Terms is found invalid, the rest stays in effect, and the invalid part is replaced by the lawful provision closest to its purpose.

16.2. If we don't enforce a right, that doesn't mean we have waived it.

16.3. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these Terms to a person or company that takes over Sarıl. We will tell you in advance, and a transfer cannot reduce your statutory rights.

16.4. These Terms are available in Turkish, English and German. Each version is adapted to the law of its main region. If the versions conflict, the interpretation more favorable to you applies.

17. Contact and provider information

Provider · Emre Yalçın (individual)

Developer name in the app stores · Emre Yalçın

Postal address · Yalı Caddesi No: 8, Atakum, Samsun, Türkiye

Email · support@saril.app

Website for these texts · https://saril.app/en/

We reply to emails within 30 days, and usually much sooner.

Annex A: Users in Türkiye

A.1. Seller and pre-contract information. Premium is purchased through the App Store or Google Play checkout, which shows the pre-contract information and contract confirmation required under the Turkish Distance Contracts Regulation. Our provider information (Law No. 6563, Art. 3) is in Section 17.

A.2. Right of withdrawal. Premium is digital content and a service performed instantly online. Under Art. 15(1)(ğ) of the Distance Contracts Regulation, there is no right of withdrawal for such content and services. The 7-day free trial lets you try Premium before paying, and the store's refund process is always available (8.9).

A.3. Subscription and termination. You may terminate your subscription at any time, without giving a reason and without penalty (Law No. 6502, Art. 52, and the Subscription Contracts Regulation). Termination is a single step in the store's subscription settings and takes effect at the end of the paid period.

A.4. Renewal information. Your subscription renews as described in 8.5. Before each renewal we show the reminders in 8.6, and you can cancel in a single step if you don't want it to renew.

A.5. Liability. We are fully liable under Turkish law for damage caused by our intent or gross negligence and for violations of personality rights; any clause limiting this is void (Turkish Code of Obligations, Art. 115). For slight negligence, our liability is limited to foreseeable, direct damage to the extent permitted by law. Your consumer rights under Law No. 6502 remain unaffected.

A.6. Disputes. As a consumer, you can apply to the Consumer Arbitration Committee at your place of residence or where the transaction took place, within the monetary limits set each year by the Ministry of Trade, or above those limits to the Consumer Court, including the court at your place of residence. Mandatory mediation may apply before filing a lawsuit where the law requires it. These Terms contain no clause giving exclusive jurisdiction to the courts of a particular city against consumers. The Turkish version of these Terms applies as the main text for users in Türkiye.

Annex B: Users in the European Union and Germany

B.1. Governing law. The choice of Turkish law does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory consumer laws of the EU country where you live.

B.2. Right of withdrawal.

  • As an EU consumer, you generally have a 14-day right of withdrawal for distance contracts.
  • Premium is digital content and a digital service available immediately after purchase. If, during checkout, you expressly agree that performance begins before the withdrawal period ends and confirm that you thereby lose your right of withdrawal, the right may expire under applicable law (in Germany, Section 356(5) BGB). The store collects this consent and confirmation in its checkout.
  • If your right of withdrawal still applies, you can exercise it through the store's refund and withdrawal process, or by sending a clear statement to us at support@saril.app. The German version (Nutzungsbedingungen) contains the full withdrawal information and the model withdrawal form.

B.3. Cancellation. You can terminate your subscription at any time in one step via Settings → Sarıl Premium → Manage subscription or your store's subscription settings. We never show retention offers on the way to cancelling.

B.4. Statutory warranty. Your statutory rights for digital products that are not in conformity remain unaffected.

B.5. Liability. We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, and under product liability law. For slight negligence, we are liable only for breaches of essential contractual obligations (obligations that make proper performance of the contract possible and on which you may regularly rely), limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. Your statutory rights remain unaffected.

B.6. Disputes. You can bring claims before the courts of the country where you live. The EU Online Dispute Resolution platform was shut down on 20 July 2025. We are not obliged and not willing to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

B.7. Imprint. The legally required provider information for Germany (Impressum) is in the German version of these Terms.

Annex C: Users in the United States and other countries

C.1. Automatic renewal disclosure. Before you subscribe, the payment screen clearly and conspicuously shows the plan, the price, the billing frequency, when the free trial ends and when you will be charged, and how to cancel. Your subscription automatically renews at the end of each period at the then-current price until you cancel. You can cancel online at any time in one step (8.7). We send reminders before a trial ends and before each renewal (8.6), consistent with California's Automatic Renewal Law and the federal Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act.

C.2. Health disclaimer. Sarıl is a general wellness app, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease or condition, and it is not a substitute for professional care. In an emergency, call 911 or call or text 988.

C.3. Disclaimer of warranties and limitation of liability.

  • TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SARIL IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DATA STORED ON YOUR DEVICE WILL NOT BE LOST.
  • TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSS OF DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF SARIL.
  • TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATED TO SARIL IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR SARIL PREMIUM IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM AROSE, OR (B) USD 50.
  • Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation of certain damages, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits liability for our gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud, or any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

C.4. Disputes. These Terms contain no arbitration agreement and no class action waiver. You may bring a claim in a court of competent jurisdiction in the state where you live, including small claims court where eligible. The mandatory consumer protection laws of your state remain unaffected.