"Welcome to Grow. This service is inspired by the ancient Greek pursuit of Eudaimonia - a life well-lived, achieved through knowledge, virtue, and the pursuit of truth (Aletheia). While these Terms of Service outline the legal agreements for using Grow, we encourage you to use this tool in a spirit of personal growth, ethical conduct, and the pursuit of a meaningful life."
Last Updated: March 19, 2025
Welcome to Grow app ("Grow," "we," "us," or "our"), a personal productivity tool provided by Hartree & Associates ("Hartree & Associates," "Company," "me," or "I"), an individual entrepreneur registered in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
By accessing or using Grow, located at grow.ischemist.com (the "Service"), you ("you" or "User") agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("ToS" or "Agreement"). If you do not agree to these ToS, you must not access or use the Service.
Grow is a personal productivity application designed to help users enhance their productivity and time awareness. It offers features including to-do lists, Pomodoro time tracking, analytics, private notes, and blog posts related to productivity and personal development. The Service is inspired by themes of eudaimonia, promethean fire, and aletheia, aiming to empower users through knowledge and self-discovery.
To access certain features of the Service, you may need to create an account. You can register for an account using your GitHub or Google OAuth credentials, and potentially other OAuth providers in the future. By using OAuth, you authorize us to access and collect information made available by the respective platform, such as your name, email address, and profile picture.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
You agree to use the Service in accordance with these ToS and all applicable laws and regulations. You agree not to:
Strive to use the Service in a manner consistent with the principles of personal growth, ethical conduct, and respect for others.
We aim to provide the Service with 99% uptime. However, we do not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Service.
We may occasionally need to perform scheduled maintenance, during which the Service may be temporarily unavailable. We will endeavor to provide reasonable notice of scheduled maintenance through a banner on the Service.
We do not offer any Service Level Agreements (SLAs) or uptime guarantees.
We reserve the right to limit, suspend, or terminate your access to the Service at our sole discretion, with or without notice, for any reason, including but not limited to violation of these ToS. In case of suspension or termination due to violation of these ToS, no refunds will be provided.
The Service, including but not limited to the software, design, text, graphics, logos, trademarks, and all intellectual property rights therein ("Grow IP"), are owned by Hartree & Associates and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted in these ToS, you are not granted any rights to Grow IP.
You acknowledge and agree that all data generated by your use of the Service, including but not limited to time entries, tasks, notes, and analytics data ("User Data"), is owned by Hartree & Associates. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to access and use your User Data within the Service for your personal productivity purposes, subject to these ToS. We may use User Data for research purposes, including analyzing productivity patterns, provided that any published data will be anonymized and presented as general statistics.
Access to certain tiers and features of the Service requires a paid subscription.
Information about our current pricing plans is available on the Service website. We may offer a discounted first month subscription at our discretion.
Subscriptions are payable via credit card or other payment methods we may offer.
Subscriptions automatically renew on a monthly basis unless cancelled by you prior to the renewal date. You are responsible for managing your subscription and cancellation.
You authorize us to charge your chosen payment method for subscription fees on a recurring basis. To cancel your subscription, you must follow the cancellation procedures provided within the Service.
Refunds may be considered in limited circumstances, such as if the Service was not used during the billing period or if you request a refund within approximately two (2) business days of a renewal date. Refund requests should be sent to [email protected] and are subject to our sole discretion.
We reserve the right to change our pricing and subscription plans at any time. We will provide reasonable notice of any price changes.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HARTREE & ASSOCIATES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR ACHIEVE ANY PARTICULAR RESULT.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL HARTREE & ASSOCIATES, ITS OWNER, EMPLOYEES, OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (A) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE; (B) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; (C) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE; OR (D) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT, EVEN IF HARTREE & ASSOCIATES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF HARTREE & ASSOCIATES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TOS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO HARTREE & ASSOCIATES FOR THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY, OR FIFTY (50) US DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS LOWER.
You may terminate your account and subscription at any time by following the cancellation procedures within the Service.
We may terminate your account and access to the Service immediately, with or without cause, including but not limited to violation of these ToS or non-payment of subscription fees.
Upon termination of your account, your right to access and use the Service will cease immediately. We reserve the right to retain User Data after termination.
These ToS shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these ToS or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Before initiating any legal proceedings, you and Hartree & Associates agree to first attempt to resolve any dispute informally through good-faith negotiation.
We reserve the right to modify or update these ToS at any time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated ToS on the Service website and/or by sending you an email to the email address associated with your account at least one (1) week prior to the changes taking effect. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised ToS.
If you have any questions or concerns about these ToS or the Service, please contact us at:
Hartree & AssociatesThese ToS constitute the entire agreement between you and Hartree & Associates concerning the Service and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and Hartree & Associates.
If any provision of these ToS is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these ToS will not be considered a waiver of those rights.