LienClock Terms of Service

Effective date: 2026-05-28 · Last updated: 2026-11-04 · Feature descriptions cover LienClock 1.2 and the forthcoming 1.3 update

1. Acceptance

By downloading or using LienClock (the "App"), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the App. The App is published by Flint Software, an independent iOS developer (Apple Developer Team ID ZM8LF8494F); references to "we," "us," and "our" mean that developer.

2. What LienClock is — and what it is not

LienClock calculates supported U.S. mechanics lien, payment-bond and retainage deadlines from actual project events. Choose your state, contracting role and actual project type, confirm the statutory conditions, and enter the furnishing, completion, notice, acceptance or payment dates required by the selected scenario. Texas monthly notices use each unpaid furnishing month. Results include applicable statute references; the number and type of results depend on the scenario. Unsupported conditions stop calculation without creating an approximate deadline.

The reference library covers all 50 states, DC and the Federal Miller Act. Automatic calculations cover selected scenarios and vary by state, contracting role and project type. Private-project rules include supported subcontractor scenarios in all 50 states and DC; other roles, remedies and exceptions have narrower coverage. Selected state/local public-project scenarios also span all 50 states and DC, but this is not complete coverage of every public contract or remedy. HI, IN, MT and NM provide claim or notice dates only; IN covers local held-contract-fund claims. SD covers mandatory-bond failure and joining an existing claimant bond action. KY, MO and WV action limits require confirmed accrual and applicable bond conditions. Other remedies, bond terms and calendar boundaries require individual review. Pro does not unlock unsupported scenarios.

Federal Miller Act calculations require an applicable federal payment bond and a supported claimant tier; public ownership or federal funding alone does not establish coverage. Public projects do not receive property-lien filing deadlines. Verified rules apply supported weekend and holiday extensions; unverified calendars, extraordinary closures, tolling and outcome-changing exceptions require individual review.

Grouped input summaries indicate only that required inputs have been entered; they do not verify eligibility, service, enforceability or a filing deadline. Special-situation answers remain separate confirmations. New calculator date inputs stay empty until you explicitly select and confirm them. An incomplete, unsupported or outcome-changing condition can prevent a calculation; the App does not silently substitute today or force an estimated date.

Version 1.3 adds categorized calculation blockers, affected-field navigation and next-step guidance. These messages do not relax eligibility rules or establish legal rights. Expandable calculation-basis snapshots show the actual evaluated event dates, base timing terms, calendar treatment, result and official sources. Older results without a detailed snapshot keep their original explanation; recalculation requires confirmation of the current facts.

Project attention indicators flag saved dates that have passed, rules needing review and reminders needing setup. They do not record filing, service, payment or completion and do not determine that rights have been lost. Pending-reminder counts reflect this iPhone's system requests, not guaranteed delivery. Notifications can be affected by permissions, Focus, device availability and iOS settings. Recalculation clears old app reminders; review and save schedules for the new dates. Calendar exports remain independent and require manual review.

You may save projects, schedule local reminders and export deadline calendar files. Pro adds direct Calendar integration, widgets, unlimited saved projects, history access and the reference viewer. These features do not verify your legal rights or establish that a particular claim is timely or enforceable.

LienClock is not a construction attorney, a paralegal, a lien filing service, a legal advice service, a generic AI legal tool, a construction project management platform, or a payment management product. The App does not recommend specific lien filing strategies, draft actual mechanics lien claim forms, compute the dollar amount of your lien claim, predict whether your lien claim will succeed in court, recommend specific construction attorneys, or guarantee the accuracy of any deadline for your specific facts. Statute interpretation can vary case-by-case. For lien filing decisions, lien claim strategy, or any legal interpretation, consult a licensed construction attorney in your state. Your state bar association's lawyer referral service is a starting point; many state bars list construction-law specialty attorneys.

3. Subscriptions and the Pro tier

3.1 Free tier

3.2 Pro tier

Pro unlocks when Apple verifies an active Annual subscription or the Lifetime purchase. Both products unlock the same Pro features:

There is no monthly plan. The purchase screen and Apple's confirmation show the current localized price, currency, billing period and any applicable offer. Prices and availability may vary by storefront. The Annual action is Subscribe Yearly, including when an eligible trial applies; Lifetime uses Buy Lifetime. Trial eligibility does not remove the paid subscription or renewal terms. Previously purchased Lifetime entitlements use the same product ID and remain subject to Apple's verified purchase status.

3.3 Auto-renewal, trial conversion and billing

Annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. An eligible 14-day trial converts to the paid yearly subscription, currently $9.99 USD per year in the U.S., unless canceled at least 24 hours before trial end. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions; see Apple’s cancellation instructions. Trial access and cancellation are subject to Apple’s terms and the actual offer shown at purchase, including any earlier end of access after cancellation. Apple handles billing and refund requests. Lifetime is a single charge with no recurring billing. Buying Lifetime does not cancel a separate Annual subscription or trial, and deleting the App does not cancel billing.

3.4 Restore purchases

Use Restore Purchases on the Pro screen while signed into the Apple ID used for purchase. LienClock asks Apple to synchronize verified purchases. An expired or revoked subscription does not grant Pro. Restore Purchases restores eligible purchase access; it does not restore projects or calculation history from another device, because those records are stored locally.

4. Pro features

Bundled rule updates refresh the reference library for existing users. Saved projects and history retain their original results and inputs as snapshots. When rules change, confirm the current conditions and calculate again; stale saved results require review before reminders resume. Previously exported Calendar events require manual review.

5. Your responsibilities

Projects and calculator history are separate local records. Deleting a project does not erase its earlier calculator sessions or Calendar events. The Pro history view has separate session-deletion controls; Free does not expose earlier history. Successful project deletion cancels linked pending local reminders, while delivered alerts, exported files, Calendar copies and earlier device backups remain separate. The App has no Recently Deleted area or in-app undo for these deletions.

6. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

The App is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. To the maximum extent permitted by law, our aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the App is limited to the amount you paid us, through Apple, for the App in the twelve months preceding the claim. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including lost data, missed mechanics lien deadlines, lost lien rights, denied bond claims, lost payment recoveries, or any business outcome. Reference content and deadline calculations are tools for your use; we do not guarantee that any state court, county recorder, federal contracting office, or surety will accept or be bound by them.

7. Apple End User License Agreement

Your use of the App is also governed by Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA) for licensed applications, available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the Apple EULA, these Terms govern as between you and us; the Apple EULA governs as between you and Apple.

8. Trademarks

Statute, agency and organization names belong to their respective holders. Apple and the Apple framework names identify the platform services used by LienClock. LienClock is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency or professional association referenced in its materials.

9. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The revision date appears at the top of this page. Review the current Terms when using an updated App. Continued use of the App after a change constitutes acceptance.

10. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Disputes will be resolved in courts located in California, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property rights.

11. Contact & Support

Support and legal inquiries: captainlongevity@gmail.com

Checked history and Calendar links

The updated App reports unsuccessful history deletion and keeps the sessions and pending reminders until their deletion saves. A successful history deletion cancels its linked pending local reminders; delivered alerts and Calendar copies remain separate. Calculation and project save failures preserve unrelated pending edits. The project form applies only its edited text fields. If Calendar creates an event but saving its local identifier fails, the event remains in Calendar and the pending identifier stays in memory while the screen remains open; Retry Saving Link retries the database save without creating another event. Interruption before successful saving can leave an independent Calendar event whose link is unavailable. Manage such copies in Calendar; saving or sharing again may create duplicates.