Last updated: 15 October 2026
Effective date: 15 October 2026
Version: 1.1
1. Who provides dadmode
dadmode is provided by George Henty, an individual developer trading as dadmode, based in the United Kingdom ("we", "us" and "our").
Business correspondence address: 16 Goughs Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 8QL, United Kingdom
Contact: admin@dadmode.net
Website: https://dadmode.net
These terms cover the dadmode service and website. Please read them before subscribing or using the service and keep a copy. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information; it is not a request for blanket consent to processing.
For an iOS app downloaded through Apple, Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement governs the app licence. These terms supplement that licence for our service and do not reduce your rights under it. Applicable store purchase terms also apply. Nothing here limits rights that consumer law gives you.
2. What dadmode does
dadmode uses artificial intelligence to help you understand and plan household DIY tasks. You can provide photos and context, answer follow-up questions, and receive suggested preparation, tools, materials and steps. Guidance can take account of your country, home, experience and available tools.
AI responses are generated automatically. They can be incomplete, inaccurate or unsuitable for your particular property, even when they sound confident. Photos cannot reliably reveal hidden wiring, pipes, structural defects, hazardous materials or every other risk. Guidance is not a professional inspection, certification, building survey or confirmation that work complies with local requirements.
Difficulty and risk stars are approximate planning aids. They are not measured probabilities, safety guarantees or a substitute for checking the actual conditions. Time and cost estimates are also approximate. Suggested products are not guaranteed to be suitable, available or the cheapest option.
3. Using guidance safely
Use dadmode for ordinary household DIY planning within your competence. Before starting, check the task against the real conditions, product instructions and applicable local requirements. Assess whether you have the skills, suitable tools, protective equipment and a safe working environment. Read and follow the manufacturers’ instructions for tools and materials. Obtain any necessary permission from your landlord, owner, building manager or relevant authority.
Do not proceed if advice conflicts with what you observe, a manufacturer's instructions or a qualified professional's guidance. Stop if conditions change or you are unsure. Do not carry out a dangerous test merely to answer an app question; choose an uncertainty option or explain that you cannot check safely.
Work involving gas, live electricity, structural integrity, suspected asbestos or other hazardous substances, and work at significant height can require qualified professionals and specialist precautions. A low risk rating does not override that. dadmode is not an emergency service. For an immediate danger, stop using the app, move to safety and contact the appropriate local emergency service or utility provider.
These explanations describe the service's limits. They do not remove our obligation to provide it with reasonable care and skill or excuse us from responsibility where the law makes us responsible.
4. Eligibility and your installation
dadmode is intended for personal, household use by adults aged 18 or over.
You do not need to create an email-and-password login. We create a technical account identifier to connect your installation, saved projects and subscription access. This is not an Apple ID login and does not mean your project data is stored in iCloud.
Keep your device secure. Clearing app data, deleting your account, reinstalling or changing devices may remove access to saved projects. Restoring an eligible store purchase can restore subscription access, but does not necessarily restore projects, photos or preferences. We do not promise synchronisation between devices.
5. Subscriptions, free trials and cancellation
Plans and payment
Premium access requires a valid subscription or eligible trial. The paywall and store confirmation show the available plan, currency, actual charge, billing period and any introductory offer before you purchase. The store processes payment; we do not receive your full payment-card details.
An annual plan is charged as one annual amount. A monthly equivalent shown for comparison is not a monthly payment option for that annual plan. A monthly plan is charged each month. Any savings comparison is against the displayed standard monthly plan over the same period.
Trials and renewal
A seven-day free trial is available only where shown for your selected plan and where the store confirms your eligibility. A trial is part of an automatically renewing subscription. Unless cancelled in time, it converts to the paid subscription at the price and interval shown when you subscribe. If you are not eligible, the store's displayed paid terms apply instead.
Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. On Apple, cancel a free or discounted trial at least 24 hours before it ends to avoid renewal. Check the store's subscription screen for your renewal date and terms. An optional dadmode reminder is a convenience: device permissions, settings or technical problems can prevent delivery. It does not cancel or extend the trial, and we recommend also keeping your own reminder.
How to cancel and restore
Open iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions → dadmode, or use Apple's subscription management page. The app's Account → Settings → Manage subscription link also takes you to store management.
Cancelling renewal normally leaves paid access available until the store's stated expiry date. Trial access may end earlier under the store's trial rules. Uninstalling dadmode or deleting your dadmode data does not cancel your subscription. When access expires, premium features become unavailable; data deletion and privacy requests remain available.
Use Restore purchases on the paywall with the same store account for an eligible existing purchase. Contact us if you need help with access or cancellation.
Refunds and consumer cancellation rights
Apple purchase refund requests can be made through Apple's refund service. You may also contact us. Store processes do not replace or limit statutory rights against the responsible trader.
UK and EEA consumers generally have a 14-day right to withdraw from a distance contract, subject to the rules for the service or digital content supplied. Any loss of a digital-content withdrawal right, or charge for services provided during that period, requires the conditions prescribed by law to be met, including any required express request, consent and acknowledgement. Merely accepting these terms or opening the app is not a blanket waiver.
To exercise an applicable withdrawal right, send us a clear statement that you wish to cancel, with the purchase date and sufficient order information to identify the purchase. You may use this wording: "I withdraw from my contract for dadmode, ordered on [date], order reference [reference], name [name], contact details [details], date [date]." No particular wording is required. Do not send your store password or full card number. If a refund is due, we will arrange it within the applicable legal deadline, using the store's payment route where necessary.
Changes to prices
Price changes apply prospectively and follow the store's notice and consent requirements and applicable law. You can cancel renewal before a changed price takes effect. A later change does not retrospectively increase a charge already agreed and paid.
6. Fair use and availability
The service depends on internet access and third-party infrastructure. Maintenance, outages, safety restrictions and usage controls may temporarily interrupt analysis. We will take reasonable steps to resolve problems and explain material interruptions.
Premium does not mean unrestricted automated use. Do not resell access, automate bulk requests, bypass subscription checks or usage controls, attack the service, or use it for unlawful or harmful activity. You may carry out activity that applicable law expressly permits despite these restrictions, including protected interoperability work.
The current customer allowances are:
| Feature | Allowance |
|---|---|
| New projects | Up to 6 new-project requests in a minute and 30 in a 10-minute period. Exceeding either burst allowance starts a 5-minute cooldown for the affected subscription. Repeated requests during that cooldown do not extend it. |
| Saved projects | Up to 100 projects across accounts linked to the same subscription. |
| Stored photos | Up to 100 photos across accounts linked to the same subscription, with no more than 20 in one project. |
| Photo uploads | Up to 12 upload requests in a minute and 60 per UTC day. A reserved upload can count even if the upload fails. |
| AI processing | Up to 100 AI processing attempts per subscription per UTC day, with no more than 6 in a minute. Analysis, further guidance and automatic retries can count towards these limits. This is not an allowance of 100 successfully completed projects. |
| Saving progress | Up to 120 changes in a minute and 3,000 in a UTC day for each app account. These controls address rapid repeated writes, including automated activity. |
Daily allowances reset at midnight UTC, which may differ from midnight where you live. Allowances apply to the customer using a subscription, including linked accounts that restore the same purchase; reinstalling or restoring does not create an extra allowance. Only one analysis can run at a time for that subscription. Moving a project to Past fixes does not free storage. Project history is also limited to 100 follow-up entries per project and 500 across linked accounts. Contact us if you need help with a saved-project or photo allowance.
Rapid or repeated automated requests can trigger a temporary pause for the affected customer. Network or service-provider outages can also interrupt guidance; every request is not guaranteed to succeed. We will not use these controls to avoid providing the paid service with reasonable care and skill. If a restriction materially prevents your paid use, contact us so we can investigate and provide any remedy required by law.
We will explain material reductions to ordinary paid allowances in advance where reasonably possible and preserve your cancellation, refund and other legal rights. Immediate restrictions may be necessary to address a security incident, unlawful use or an urgent service failure.
We may proportionately restrict access to address suspected abuse, a security threat, legal requirements or a serious breach. Where reasonably possible, we will explain the reason and give you an opportunity to resolve it or challenge a mistake. Restrictions do not remove your privacy rights or any refund or other remedy required by law.
7. Your content and our content
You retain rights you have in the photos and text you submit. Provide only material you are entitled to share. Avoid including unrelated people, private documents, addresses or other unnecessary personal information.
You give us permission to host, copy, process and transmit that content to our service providers only as needed to provide, secure and support dadmode, handle your requests and meet legal obligations, as described in the Privacy Policy. This does not give us permission to publish your household photos or use them in advertising. Retention and deletion are governed by that policy and applicable law.
Our branding, app design and software belong to us or our licensors. You may use the service and the guidance it provides for your own household tasks. AI output may resemble other output and may not qualify for exclusive intellectual-property protection. We do not promise that output is unique or free from third-party rights.
8. Product suggestions and other websites
Shopping links may open retailers or search providers outside dadmode. Their prices, product information, delivery, returns and privacy practices are their responsibility. Check specifications and compatibility before buying. We do not currently operate a marketplace or process purchases of suggested tools and materials.
If we introduce affiliate links, we will identify the commercial relationship clearly where recommendations or links appear and update our disclosures. A retailer link alone is not a professional endorsement or a guarantee that a product will solve your problem.
9. Ending use and deleting data
You can stop using dadmode at any time and cancel renewal through the relevant store. To delete your dadmode account and data, use Account → Settings → Delete data, follow the confirmation and wait for completion. See the Privacy Policy for what is removed and what may need to be retained.
If we discontinue the service or materially reduce a paid feature, we will give reasonable notice where possible, help you exercise applicable data rights, and provide any refund or other remedy required by law. We will not use this clause to remove paid-for rights unfairly.
10. Accidents, property damage and our responsibility to you
DIY work can cause injury, accidents and damage to your home or possessions. dadmode provides guidance; we do not carry out, inspect or supervise your physical work. You decide whether to proceed and remain responsible for the way you use tools and materials, check real conditions and respond to warnings.
We do not guarantee that following generated guidance will prevent an accident, make a job safe, or produce a particular result. A subscription, difficulty rating or risk rating is not a safety certification. If a task is beyond your competence or could involve a serious hazard, stop and obtain qualified help.
We are not responsible for loss or damage that is not caused by our breach of these terms, negligence or another matter for which the law makes us responsible. This includes loss caused solely by misuse of equipment, ignoring a manufacturer’s instructions or an applicable safety warning, or carrying out work in unsafe conditions unrelated to a failure by us. This wording does not remove responsibility for our own fault or shift legal responsibilities to you merely because you followed app guidance.
We are responsible for loss or damage that is a foreseeable result of our breach of these terms or our failure to use reasonable care and skill. Loss is foreseeable if it was an obvious consequence or if both you and we knew it might happen when the contract was made.
The service is supplied for personal household use. We do not accept responsibility for business losses, such as lost business profits or business interruption, where you use it for business purposes outside that agreed use. This does not exclude any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability or consumer remedy that cannot legally be excluded or limited. Your rights relating to faulty digital content, services, property damage, refunds and data protection remain intact. No term requires you to compensate us merely for exercising your legal rights.
11. Changes, complaints and applicable law
We may update these terms for changes to the service, security or legal requirements. Material changes will be explained with reasonable advance notice where practicable. Changes will not retrospectively remove rights relating to an earlier purchase. Where a change would materially disadvantage you, you may end the affected service and receive any remedy required by law.
Contact admin@dadmode.net with complaints or questions. We will investigate and work with you to resolve them. This does not prevent you contacting a regulator or using any available consumer dispute process.
These service terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. If you are a consumer elsewhere, you retain the mandatory protections of the law where you live and any right to bring a claim in your local courts. There is no compulsory arbitration or waiver of class-action rights in these service terms. If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue so far as they can fairly operate.