Terms of use

Terms of use

1. Provider and application
Application provider: Felix Köhler, trading as Needbuilt - Software & Apps (sole proprietorship), Sydneystraße 18
22297 Hamburg
Deutschland. Contact: shutdown@needbuilt.de.
These terms govern the provider's supply and your use of AI Shutdown Timer insofar as they were validly agreed when the contract was concluded. Acquisition, payment processing and Store services supplied by Microsoft are also governed by the applicable Microsoft terms. These terms do not change Microsoft's obligations. Displaying them in the installed application or subsequently publishing them does not by itself create a new agreement or retrospectively change an existing contract.

2. Licence and functionality
Following lawful acquisition, you receive a non-exclusive right to install and use the application for its intended functions. Scope, device allocation and transfer rights follow the agreed Store offer and applicable law. Mandatory statutory rights of use and separate rights in included third-party components remain unaffected; their licence notices are available in the application.
The application schedules Windows actions according to your settings, such as shutdown, restart or sign-out. The functionality and supported system requirements are described in the product offer applicable at acquisition. Statutory update obligations and remedies for non-conformity remain unaffected.

3. Activity detection and limitations
AI Shutdown Timer is a rule-based Windows timer that automatically detects supported running AI processes. “AI” (artificial intelligence) in the product name refers to the AI applications being monitored. The app contains no integrated AI model, chatbot or generative AI. It uses predefined algorithms, local measurements and available signals. Local background-load calibration also calculates reference values using fixed rules and does not train an AI model. The app does not call an AI service for this analysis.

Generative AI tools supported the development and design of the software and the creation of its app icon. These tools are not an integrated runtime feature of the app. The provider remains responsible for the supplied software, agreed functionality and statutory obligations.

Activity-based detection evaluates supported local measurements and signals. Detected inactivity or a completion signal does not establish that all local or remote tasks have finished, results have been fully saved or data has synchronised successfully. Waiting, paused tasks and interrupted connections can produce low activity. The availability and significance of signals also depend on monitored software, Windows permissions and drivers.
The application does not back up or automatically save other applications' data or inspect the content of work results. This description does not affect the obligation to supply a conforming application or statutory remedies for defects.

4. Safe use
Save important work before enabling an automatic system action and check whether ongoing operations may be interrupted. First try new detection rules in test mode under their intended conditions of use. Back up important data regularly in accordance with its importance and frequency of change, insofar as this is possible and reasonable.
Shutdown, restart and sign-out can interrupt programs, file writes, downloads, calculations and synchronisation. Unsaved changes and unfinished results may be lost. If you explicitly enable forced closing, programs may close without first saving or allowing a response to save prompts.
These notices do not constitute a general waiver of liability. Whether omitted precautions amount to contributory fault is determined by applicable law and the individual circumstances.

5. Optional parental mode
Parental mode requires a suitable standard child account and deliberate setup and management by authorised adults. The protection service can perform a scheduled action even when the visible child application is closed. Enforcement can interrupt unsaved work. Forced enforcement requires separate activation by the authorised person.
Protection against people with administrator privileges, external boot media or comparable system access is not promised. The function does not replace age-appropriate supervision. The provider's statutory obligations remain unaffected.

6. Liability
6.1 The provider is liable without limitation for loss caused intentionally or through gross negligence and for culpably caused injury to life, body or health. This also applies to corresponding fault by its legal representatives and persons acting to fulfil its obligations.
6.2 In cases of ordinary negligence, the provider is liable for breach of essential contractual obligations. These are obligations whose performance makes proper execution of the contract possible and on whose performance you may ordinarily rely. In these cases liability is limited to the foreseeable loss typical of the contract at the time it was concluded.
6.3 Otherwise, liability for loss caused through ordinary negligence is excluded.
6.4 These limitations do not apply to fraudulent concealment of a defect, claims under an assumed guarantee within the scope of that guarantee, or mandatory statutory liability, including under applicable product liability legislation.
6.5 These provisions apply regardless of the legal basis of a damages claim. They also cover data loss, data corruption, interruption of operations and damage to equipment; the exceptions in 6.1 and 6.4 remain fully applicable.
6.6 Where the provider's liability is excluded or limited, the same applies to the personal liability of its legal representatives, employees and persons acting to fulfil its obligations.
6.7 The statutory allocation of the burden of proof is unchanged. Statutory rights to have conformity restored, obtain a price reduction or terminate the contract remain unaffected.

7. Consumer rights, privacy and amendments
Mandatory consumer rights, including statutory remedies for non-conformity, update obligations and any applicable withdrawal rights, are not restricted. Information on exercising rights for Store acquisitions is also provided during the respective acquisition process; no general waiver is required.
The separate privacy notice provides information about data processing and does not constitute consent. Confirming an operational notice is not acceptance of new contractual terms. Continued use alone does not make amendments to these terms effective.
These terms do not select a governing law or an exclusive court. Statutory provisions apply if any term is ineffective or has not been incorporated into the contract. Mandatory protections under the law applicable to your contract remain unaffected.