Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 20 August 2026

1. Agreement

These terms govern use of the Flinker mobile app (the "App"), published by Mohamed Mahfoud ("we"). By creating an account or using the App, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

Flinker is a private family app: it lets people build a family tree together, on a phone. It is not an archive-research service, and it is not a public social network.

How personal data is processed is described in the Privacy Policy, which forms part of this agreement.

2. The service

The App lets you, among other things:

• create and manage one or more family spaces ;
• add people, relationships (including adoption, step-parents, recomposed families) and profile information (photos, dates, places, jobs, languages, custom fields) ;
• collaborate with roles (owner, contributor, viewer) ;
• invite relatives with a link ;
• receive optional notifications (for example birthdays) ;
• view insights for the space (map, decades, and similar).

Features may change. The App is free today; any paid offering will be announced beforehand.

You may sign in with email and password, Google, or Apple (depending on the device).

3. Accounts

You must provide accurate information and keep your credentials confidential. You are responsible for activity on your account, except unauthorised access we could not reasonably have prevented, or our own gross negligence.

Tell us immediately about unauthorised use at mfd@flinker.fr.

4. Acceptable use

You agree to:

• use the App for lawful family purposes ;
• enter information that is true to the best of your knowledge ;
• respect the privacy of people you add, especially living people — and only add sensitive information (health, contact details, and similar) where you have a basis to do so ;
• invite only people you intend to bring into the space, without misrepresenting a role or misusing invite links.

You may not use the App for illegal purposes, upload malware, access other people's accounts, impersonate anyone, harass other users, or query the App with automated systems without permission.

5. Your content

You keep ownership of the information and files you add ("User Content"). You grant us a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide licence solely to provide the service: host it, display it to members of the space, back it up, generate insights, and run the technical processing the features need (for example birthday indexing).

That licence ends when you delete the content or the account, except where the law requires retention, or where content remains in a shared space under another member's control.

You are responsible for the lawfulness of your User Content and for having any permission needed for living people.

6. Sharing and invites

• A member sees the space's tree according to their role, not only a branch.
• An invite link can be forwarded. Treat it as confidential.
• We are not the arbiter of disputes between members about accuracy, consent, or use of shared information.

Push notifications are optional and controlled in device settings.

7. Intellectual property

The App, its design and its features are ours and are protected. We claim no ownership of your User Content.

8. Availability

We aim for a stable service. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability or the absence of errors. We may modify, suspend or discontinue all or part of the service. If we shut it down for good, we will tell you where reasonably possible and how to recover your data.

9. Liability

The App is provided as is. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and without prejudice to mandatory consumer rights (including the impossibility of excluding liability for gross negligence or wilful misconduct, or for personal injury):

• we do not warrant that the App will fit a particular purpose beyond what is described ;
• we are not liable for indirect loss ;
• we keep backups, but data loss is never entirely excluded — keep your own copies of information that matters.

Nothing here affects your legal rights as a consumer.

10. Termination

You may delete your account at any time in the App settings. We may suspend or close an account for a breach of these terms, unlawful activity, or if the service ends. Deletion follows the Privacy Policy.

11. Changes

We may change these terms. The date at the top of the page is the reference. A material change will be flagged in the App when that is reasonably possible. Continued use after the change takes effect is acceptance, subject to your mandatory rights.

12. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by French law.

If there is a dispute, please write first to mfd@flinker.fr. If we cannot agree, the French courts have jurisdiction. If you are a consumer, you keep the right to bring proceedings in the courts of your place of residence, and to use consumer mediation, as provided by the French Consumer Code.

13. Contact

Email: mfd@flinker.fr
App: Flinker