Terms of use

Last updated: October 21, 2026

These terms of use govern your use of the Animodo app. By creating an account, you agree to them. How we handle your data is set out separately in the privacy policy.

1. Provider and scope

The provider and your contractual partner is:

These terms apply to the use of Animodo as an app and website. Any differing terms of the user do not apply, even if we do not expressly object to them.

2. What Animodo is

Animodo is an app that lets you create habits, link them to triggers in your daily life, combine them into flows and check off completed dates. In addition, there are social features:

• Friends: find other users by their username, get suggestions, send and accept friend requests; your friends see how many habits you have and when you last checked something off
• Feed: post wins and misses, optionally with a photo, visible either only to your friends or to all signed-in users, and give hearts to and comment on posts you are allowed to see
• Sharing habits: allow individual friends to follow the history of a habit, or ask friends to do the same for you
• Chats: write private messages to other users; you decide whether everyone or only your friends may write to you, and you can block people; you can edit your own messages for 15 minutes and delete them for both sides at any time
• Notifications: alerts about new friendships, shared habits, hearts, comments and new messages, also as push notifications if you wish, and, if you wish, reminders about due habits
• Invites, profile picture and ideas board

Animodo is free to use. In addition, there is the paid subscription Animodo Plus with extended features (see section 13). Without Plus, you incur no costs with us; you provide your own internet access.

3. Access and conclusion of the contract

To create an account, you need an email address and a password. The user agreement is concluded when you create the account and we set it up. There is no entitlement to access. If you have an invite code from another person, you can enter it when creating your account; you then automatically become friends with the person who invited you, and you can end this friendship at any time.

You are responsible for keeping your login details confidential. Do not share your password. If you have forgotten your password, you can request a link to your email address via “Forgot password?” and use it to set a new password.

4. Minimum age

Animodo is intended for people aged 16 and over. If you are between 16 and 18 years old, you need the consent of your parents or legal guardians to use it. If you are younger than 16, you may not use Animodo.

5. Your obligations and prohibited content

You may only use Animodo within the law and these terms. In particular, you may not:

• publish unlawful, insulting, discriminatory, pornographic or violence-glorifying content, or content harmful to minors
• infringe the rights of third parties (e.g. copyright, trademark or personality rights), for example by using other people’s photos as your profile picture or in the feed
• publish photos or private details of other people without their consent
• harass, threaten or stalk other people
• distribute advertising or spam
• read out the app by automated means, for example to collect usernames or profile pictures through the search, overload it or circumvent its security measures
• use other people’s accounts or impersonate another person

This applies to all areas where you post content: posts and photos in the feed, comments, messages in chats, the ideas board, your profile picture and your username, your invites and the names of your habits.

6. Rights to your content

The content you post remains yours. So that we can display it in the app, you grant us a simple, non-exclusive right, limited in space and time to the operation of Animodo, to store it, process it technically (for example, to reduce the size of photos) and display it to the users it is intended for. This right ends when you delete the content or your account, unless a statutory retention obligation prevents this. If content has been reported, we keep a copy for 183 days to review the report (see privacy policy). Your content is not used in any other way.

You confirm that you hold the necessary rights to the photos and texts you post and that any people shown agree to the publication.

7. Reporting unlawful content

If you come across content in Animodo that you believe is unlawful or violates these terms, please report it to us.

Posts and comments can be reported directly in the app: open the menu (⋮) on the post or comment, tap “Report post” or “Report comment” and choose a reason. If none fits, choose “Other reason” and briefly describe the problem. We then hide the reported content for you.

Messages in chats can also be reported in the app: long-press the message, tap “Report message” and choose a reason. You can also block anyone who harasses you via the menu (⋮) in the chat; you will then no longer be able to send each other messages.

Other content (such as a profile picture, username or ideas board entry) or more detailed notices can be reported by email to info@animodo.app. So that we can review the report, please include:

• where the content is located (e.g. the author’s username, the type of content such as post, comment, message, profile picture or ideas board entry, and the approximate time, ideally with a screenshot)
• why you believe the content is unlawful or not permitted
• your name and email address, except for reports concerning depictions of child sexual abuse
• a statement that your information is accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge

We confirm receipt of your report by email, review it promptly, carefully and objectively, and inform you of our decision. If there is a suspicion of a criminal offense that threatens the life or safety of persons, we inform the competent authorities.

Point of contact: For users and authorities, info@animodo.app is the single point of contact under Art. 11 and 12 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act). You can write to us in German or English.

8. Moderation, suspension and removal of content

If content violates section 5 or applicable law, we may remove it or make it invisible. In the event of violations, we may also temporarily suspend your account or terminate the contract. In the case of serious or repeated violations, suspension or termination is also possible without prior notice. In doing so, we take into account the severity, frequency and consequences of the violation.

We do not moderate by automated means. We only review content if it is reported to us or if we otherwise learn of a possible violation; the decision is made by a human.

If we restrict any of your content or your account, we inform you by email and give our reasons: what measure we have taken, what facts it is based on, which rule or law has been violated and what options you have to challenge it. Exceptions apply only if authorities prohibit us from notifying you. If you believe a decision is wrong, you can object at info@animodo.app; we will then review the case again. You remain free to go to court regardless.

9. Availability, updates and changes to the service

We aim to provide a reliable service. Maintenance and faults may temporarily affect its use. Delivery of push notifications also depends on your browser’s push service. Statutory rights concerning missing or defective services and statutory obligations to provide updates remain unaffected.

We make changes beyond the updates needed to keep the service in conformity with the contract only for valid reasons, such as adapting to new technical requirements, addressing security risks or complying with legal requirements. These changes will not cost you extra. We will explain the change clearly. If it adversely affects your access or use more than insignificantly, we will inform you by email reasonably in advance about the change, its timing and your statutory rights. Where § 327r BGB (German Civil Code) applies, you may terminate the contract free of charge within 30 days of receiving that information or, if later, of the change. This does not apply if we allow you to continue using the unchanged service, in conformity with the contract, at no extra cost.

Any discontinuation of the entire service is subject to the cancellation rules and your statutory rights. We will give you advance notice so that you can save your data. We will refund prepaid periods that can no longer be used after the contract ends on a pro rata basis.

10. Not a medical device, no health advice

Animodo is a self-organization tool and not a medical device. The app does not make diagnoses, give medical, therapeutic or psychological recommendations, or replace medical or therapeutic treatment. In particular, do not rely on Animodo or on notifications to remind you to take medication or to carry out other health-related actions. If you have health questions, consult the appropriate professionals.

11. Liability

We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence and for damage resulting from injury to life, body or health.

In the case of simple negligence, we are only liable for breach of an essential contractual obligation (an obligation whose fulfillment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose compliance you may regularly rely), and the amount is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract at the time it was concluded. Otherwise, liability for simple negligence is excluded.

Your statutory rights concerning defects and required updates remain unaffected. The rules on digital products also apply to free use where their statutory conditions are met. The liability rules above do not limit mandatory claims, including those under the German Product Liability Act or Art. 82 GDPR, or any guarantees we have given. Please also back up important content yourself.

Other users are themselves responsible for the content they post. We do not adopt such content as our own and follow up on notices of unlawful content in accordance with section 7.

12. Term and cancellation

The user agreement runs for an indefinite period. You can cancel it at any time by deleting your account in the app under Settings; your data is then removed as described in the privacy policy, including your friendships, the hearts and comments you left for others, and your chats along with the messages you received. We can cancel the contract with 14 days’ notice to the end of a month (regular cancellation); the right to extraordinary cancellation (termination for cause) for good reason (see section 8) is not affected.

For Animodo Plus, the rules in section 13 also apply. If we cancel the user agreement by regular cancellation while Animodo Plus is active, we will refund the paid period after the end of the contract on a pro rata basis.

13. Animodo Plus

13.1 Service. In addition to free use, Animodo Plus gives you: unlimited undos of a completion instead of 3, a Plus badge after your username, and all companions instead of only Ingwer, Bobby and Balu. Anyone registered as an Early Bird has all companions even without Plus. We may refill the undo allowance for free use at our own discretion; there is no entitlement to this. You can find the current scope in the app under Animodo Plus.

13.2 Reseller Paddle. The seller and your contractual partner for the purchase (merchant of record) is the Paddle entity identified at checkout and on your receipt: Paddle.com Market Limited, 30 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AU, United Kingdom, for purchases outside the USA and Canada; Paddle.com Inc. for purchases in the USA; and Paddle.com (Canada) Ltd. for purchases in Canada. Paddle handles payment, invoicing, taxes and the payment of refunds. The Paddle buyer terms also apply. We provide the Animodo Plus features in the app. Processing payments through Paddle does not limit statutory rights or our commitments.

13.3 Price. Animodo Plus costs €9.99 per month. The price is a final price including sales tax (VAT). Depending on the country, Paddle may display the price in a different currency; the price shown during checkout is decisive.

13.4 Conclusion of the contract. In the app, under Animodo Plus, you tap “Get Plus”. In the Paddle checkout window that follows, you enter your payment details. By pressing the final order button, you place a binding order subject to payment. Animodo Plus is activated as soon as Paddle confirms the payment.

13.5 Term and renewal. The subscription initially runs for one month from purchase. It then continues for an indefinite period with monthly billing. You can cancel at any time, effective at the end of the current paid month; no notice period longer than one month applies. Each billing period is charged in advance. You can find the specific end of the period in the app and at Paddle.

13.6 Regular cancellation. You can cancel Animodo Plus at any time without giving reasons, effective at the end of the paid period: via the Cancel contracts here button on our website and in the app, in the app under Animodo Plus, or via the customer portal linked in your Paddle subscription confirmation. The cancellation page in the app currently requires sign-in. You can also cancel without signing in by emailing info@animodo.app. Include the email address used for the purchase and, if available, your subscription or order number. You will receive a confirmation of receipt by email. After cancellation, Animodo Plus remains active until the end of the paid period. Until then, you can withdraw a regular cancellation that you declared to us in the app under Animodo Plus or on the cancellation page once it has been processed; the subscription then continues unchanged. After it ends, you continue to use Animodo for free and your data is kept. The account is not deleted by the cancellation.

13.7 Extraordinary cancellation. Your right to cancel early for good reason or on statutory grounds (for example, because of a defect under § 327m BGB, German Civil Code) is not affected. You can submit this declaration on the same cancellation page, briefly stating the reason. We accept every extraordinary cancellation without review: the subscription ends upon receipt of your declaration. Technical deactivation at Paddle and in the app may happen later; this does not postpone the end of the contract or the start of the refund period. We refund the amount for the unused time without undue delay, at the latest within 14 days of receiving the declaration. We confirm receipt immediately by email.

13.8 Deleting your account during an active subscription. If you delete your account while Animodo Plus is active, your access through this account ends immediately. Your data is deleted as described in the privacy policy; the retention periods and exceptions stated there still apply. At the same time, we cancel the subscription effective at the end of the period already paid for; it does not renew after that. Deleting the account alone does not trigger an automatic pro rata refund; statutory refund claims are not affected.

13.9 Withdrawal and refunds. Consumers, in particular in the EU, EEA and United Kingdom, generally have a statutory 14-day right of withdrawal. In other countries, statutory rights depend on the applicable law. Our refund policy and the Paddle buyer terms explain the deadline, how to withdraw and the consequences. Any more extensive statutory rights or rights already agreed remain unaffected.

13.10 Price changes. These terms do not allow us to change the agreed price of an existing subscription unilaterally. A price increase requires your express agreement. We will email you at least 30 days in advance with the proposed price and effective date. Silence or continued use does not count as agreement. Without your agreement, the existing price continues to apply unless and until the contract is validly terminated. Your right to cancel remains unaffected.

14. Changes to these terms of use

We may propose changes to these terms and will inform you in advance by email. Changes to the contract require your agreement unless a statutory rule applies directly. Silence and continued use of Animodo do not replace agreement. Without agreement, the existing terms continue to apply; statutory and contractual cancellation rights remain unaffected. Section 9 governs changes to the service.

These terms are available in German and English. Both versions are intended to convey the same content; neither version limits mandatory consumer protection rights.

15. Dispute resolution

We are neither willing nor obliged to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board within the meaning of the Verbraucherstreitbeilegungsgesetz (German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act).

16. Final provisions

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies. Mandatory consumer protection provisions of the country in which you have your habitual residence are not affected.

Should any provision of these terms of use be or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions is not affected.