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Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for the Relief application, published by a student team from École 42 Paris.

Terms of Use Privacy Policy

Terms of Use

Last updated: July 2, 2026

Article 1 — Purpose

These Terms of Use (the "Terms") define the conditions under which the Relief mobile application (the "Application"), available on the App Store, is made available to users, as well as the rights and obligations of the parties in this context. Use of the Application implies full and unconditional acceptance of these Terms.

Article 2 — Publisher

The Application is published by the Relief team, developed as part of the Apple Build Challenge organized on the occasion of WWDC, by a team of four students from École 42 Paris.

Contact: contact@relief-app.fr

Article 3 — Service description

Relief is an emotional regulation and clarity application. It offers guided journeys (question-and-answer flows, breathing exercises, grounding, journaling, drawing) as well as an emotional overview allowing users to consult the history of their past sessions.

Article 4 — Important notice: nature of the Application

Relief is a personal wellbeing tool. It does not constitute a medical device, a diagnostic tool, or a substitute for professional psychological or medical advice, monitoring, or treatment. In the event of significant psychological distress, suicidal thoughts, or an emergency situation, users are urged to contact emergency services immediately or a healthcare professional.

Article 5 — Access to the Application

The Application is available free of charge to any user with a compatible device and access to the App Store. The publisher uses all reasonable means to ensure quality access, without guaranteeing continuous or error-free availability.

Article 6 — User account and minimum age

Using the Application does not require creating an account. Data is stored locally on the user's device. Use of the Application is not recommended for individuals under the age of 13.

Article 7 — Intellectual property

All elements making up the Application (structure, text, graphics, logo, animated form, audio and visual elements) are protected by intellectual property law and remain the exclusive property of the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction, representation, or exploitation is prohibited.

Article 8 — User-generated content

Content entered by the user (answers, journaling notes, drawings) remains their property. The user warrants that they hold the necessary rights to the content they create within the Application and agrees not to include unlawful content.

Article 9 — Liability

The publisher shall not be held liable for direct or indirect damages resulting from the use or inability to use the Application, nor for decisions made by the user based on the content offered by the Application.

Article 10 — Changes to the Application and these Terms

The publisher reserves the right to change, at any time, the features of the Application as well as these Terms. Users will be informed of any material change via the Application or the App Store.

Article 11 — Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by French law. In the event of a dispute, an amicable solution will be sought as a priority before any legal action is brought before the competent courts.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2, 2026 — compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

1. Data controller

The controller for personal data collected via Relief is the Relief team, reachable at: contact@relief-app.fr.

2. Data collected

Relief does not collect any personal data on a remote server. Information related to using the Application (answers given during guided journeys, identified emotions, completed activities, emotional overview history) is saved locally only, directly on the user's device, and never leaves it.

3. Purpose of processing

  • Local storage of data enables the Application's features to function (guided journeys, activities, emotional overview) and preserves session history from one use to the next, directly on the device.
  • Relief does not use personal data for targeted advertising purposes and does not sell it to any third party.

4. Legal basis

Processing is based on the performance of the service requested by the user. As data is stored exclusively on-device and never transmitted, it is not otherwise processed by the publisher.

5. Storage and security

Data is stored exclusively on the user's device, within the Application's own storage space. It is subject to iOS's native security mechanisms and is automatically deleted if the Application is uninstalled.

6. Data sharing

As data is stored exclusively on-device, no data is shared with any third party or transmitted to the publisher.

7. Retention period

Data is retained locally until the user deletes the relevant sessions or uninstalls the Application. Uninstalling the Application permanently deletes all stored data.

8. User rights

In accordance with the GDPR, users have the following rights over their data: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection. They may also set guidelines regarding the fate of their data after their death.

These rights can be exercised by writing to contact@relief-app.fr. Users also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority (in France, the CNIL — www.cnil.fr).

9. Intended audience and minimum age

The Application does not require creating an account, and its use is not recommended for children under the age of 13. No data is knowingly collected from users below this age.

10. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated at any time to reflect changes to the Application or to applicable regulations. Users will be informed of any material change.

11. Contact

For any question regarding this policy or to exercise your rights: contact@relief-app.fr.