Terms of Service for ShelfMed

1 Agreement to Terms & Application Scope

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User" or "you") and ReederDevelopments ("Developer", "Trader", "we", "us", or "our") governing your download, installation, access, and use of the ShelfMed mobile application (Android package identifier: com.reederdevelopments.shelfmed), including all associated features, local databases, optical character recognition (OCR) scanners, peer-to-peer synchronization tools, and updates (collectively, the "App").

By downloading, installing, or using ShelfMed from Google Play, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our ShelfMed Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not install or use the App and uninstall it from your device immediately.

2 Important Medical & Healthcare Disclaimer

• Consult Qualified Professionals: Always seek the advice of your physician, pharmacist, or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, medication dosage, drug interaction, or adverse reaction. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of information displayed within ShelfMed.
• Verify All Scanned & Auto-Populated Data: Features such as AI OCR box scanning, barcode lookup, the embedded medication catalog, OpenFDA clinical lookups, FEFO (First-Expired, First-Out) suggestions, and interaction alerts are provided as convenience aids only. Optical character recognition and public databases can contain errors or omissions. You must manually verify every medication name, strength, dosage instruction, schedule, and expiry date against the physical manufacturer packaging and your pharmacist's label before administering any medication.
• Medical Emergencies: Do not rely on ShelfMed for medical emergencies. If you suspect an overdose, poisoning, or life-threatening emergency, call your local emergency services or poison control center immediately.

3 License Grant & Acceptable Use

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, ReederDevelopments grants you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to download, install, and use ShelfMed on Android devices that you own or control, strictly for personal, household, and non-commercial use.

You agree that you will not:

• Copy, modify, translate, adapt, or create derivative works based on the App or its embedded medication databases;
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to extract the source code of ShelfMed, except to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law;
• Abuse, disrupt, or overload the encrypted peer-to-peer WebSockets routing relay used for household device synchronization;
• Use the App for unlawful distribution of scheduled pharmaceuticals or any commercial pharmacy dispensing operations;
• Remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices embedded within the App.

4 Local-First Data Storage, Backups & Synchronization

ShelfMed is architected as a privacy-first, local-first application. All household medicine cabinet records, family member profiles, and dosage logs are stored locally on your device in an encrypted SQLite database.

• User Responsibility for Backups: Because ReederDevelopments does not maintain a central cloud database of your medical records, we cannot recover your data if your device is lost, damaged, factory-reset, or if you uninstall the App without maintaining a paired household device or an encrypted backup.
• Household QR Pairing Security: When you generate or scan a ShelfMed Family Sync QR code, you authorize encrypted peer-to-peer data synchronization with the paired device. You are solely responsible for only sharing or scanning pairing QR codes with trusted members of your household.
• Device Reminders & Notifications: Scheduled dosage and expiry reminders depend on your Android device's operating system, battery optimization settings, and notification permissions. You remain solely responsible for remembering and administering scheduled medications on time.

5 Advertisements, Purchases & Google Play Terms

ShelfMed is distributed via the Google Play Store and may be supported by advertisements served via Google AdMob or optional in-app purchases/features where offered.

• Google Play Terms of Service: Your download and use of ShelfMed is also subject to the Google Play Terms of Service. Any in-app purchases, subscriptions, billing inquiries, or refund requests processed through Google Play are governed by Google Play's payment and refund policies as well as applicable mandatory consumer protection laws.
• Third-Party Services & Links: The App integrates with third-party services including Google AdMob, on-device Google ML Kit, and the public OpenFDA clinical API. ReederDevelopments is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or content of external third-party services or advertisements.

6 Intellectual Property Rights

All rights, title, and interest in and to ShelfMed, including its application code, user interface design, graphics, logos, custom curation, and branding, are and shall remain the exclusive property of ReederDevelopments. You retain full ownership of all personal cabinet inventories, photos, and dosage logs that you enter into the App on your device.

7 Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, ShelfMed is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, clinical accuracy, or non-infringement.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, ReederDevelopments shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages—including but not limited to adverse health outcomes, missed or duplicate medication doses, inaccurate OCR/catalog results, or loss of local device data—arising out of or in connection with your use of or inability to use ShelfMed. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any statutory consumer rights or liability that cannot be excluded or limited under the laws of your country of residence.

8 Updates, Modifications & Termination

We may release updates, patches, or new versions of ShelfMed via Google Play to improve functionality, security, or compliance, and we may update these Terms from time to time. When we make changes to these Terms, we will publish the updated Terms at https://reederdevelopments.co.za/shelfmed/tos.html and update the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. Your continued use of ShelfMed after any changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. You may terminate these Terms at any time by uninstalling ShelfMed from all of your devices.

9 Governing Law & International Consumer Rights

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa, without regard to conflict of law principles. If you are a consumer residing in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with mandatory consumer protection laws, you also benefit from any mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence.

10 Developer & Trader Contact Information

In accordance with Google Play Trader Status requirements, ShelfMed is developed, published, and supported by ReederDevelopments (operating in South Africa). For support, legal notices, or questions regarding these Terms of Service, please contact us via any of the channels below: