Terms of Use
Effective Date: August 11, 2026
Last Updated: August 31, 2026
Welcome to Kindling.
These Terms of Use explain the rules for using Kindling. By creating an account, accessing the app, or using Kindling, you agree to these Terms.
If you do not agree, do not use Kindling.
1. Who We Are
Kindling is operated by Known Digital Agency, LLC.
For purposes of these Terms, “Kindling,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Kindling app, website, and related services.
2. What Kindling Does
Kindling helps dads build connection with their sons through guided lessons, shared challenges, encouragement, and real-life conversation.
Kindling may include features such as:
Lesson selection
Guided lesson steps
Reflection prompts
Structured reflection highlights
Conversation questions
Challenges
Wins and encouragement
Shared resources
Movie Shelf
Invite codes
Family-linked accounts
Kindling is a tool to support connection. The real relationship and conversation happen outside the app.
3. Eligibility
Dad accounts are for adults who are parents, legal guardians, or otherwise have permission to invite a son to use Kindling.
Son accounts are intended for users who are 13 years old or older.
By using Kindling as a Dad, you confirm that:
You are old enough to enter into these Terms
You are the parent, legal guardian, or have permission to invite the son
You are responsible for deciding whether Kindling content is appropriate for your family
You will supervise and support your son’s use of Kindling as appropriate
By using Kindling as a Son, you confirm that:
You are at least 13 years old
You have been invited by a Dad, parent, guardian, or permitted adult
You agree to use Kindling appropriately
4. Parent and Guardian Responsibility
Kindling provides guided content and structure, but parents and guardians remain responsible for their child’s use of the app.
Dad is responsible for:
Inviting the right son account
Choosing appropriate lessons
Reviewing content before sharing when needed
Deciding whether third-party links are appropriate
Having conversations with his son in a safe and respectful way
Providing appropriate supervision and support
Kindling does not replace parental judgment.
5. Accounts and Security
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials.
You agree not to:
Share your password with others
Use someone else’s account without permission
Invite someone who is not part of your intended family relationship
Attempt to access another family’s data
Misuse invite codes
Interfere with app security or functionality
If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us at:
6. Family Connections and Invite Codes
Kindling uses invite codes to connect Son accounts to the correct family.
Dad is responsible for sending invite codes only to the intended son.
Son is responsible for using only the invite code intended for him.
We may disable or change invite-code functionality if needed for security, privacy, or product reasons.
7. User Content
Users may submit or create content in Kindling, such as:
Names or nicknames
Lesson customizations
Wins and notes
Shared-resource titles, URLs, and notes
Custom movie entries or notes
Lesson feedback or support messages
You are responsible for the content you submit.
You agree not to submit content that is:
Illegal
Abusive
Harassing
Threatening
Sexually explicit
Exploitative
Infringing
Deceptive
Harmful to minors
Invasive of someone else’s privacy
Intended to disrupt or abuse the service
You retain any rights you have in your content. By submitting content to Kindling, you give us permission to use, store, display, process, and transmit that content as needed to operate, support, improve, and secure the app.
8. Son Content and Privacy
Kindling does not currently collect or store freeform private son notes, journals, or private written reflections.
Kindling may store structured activity and progress information, such as completed lesson steps and selected reflection highlights.
Dad may be able to see son progress, Wins, and resources shared by the son.
Users should not treat Kindling as a confidential diary, private therapy record, or emergency communication tool.
9. Lesson Content and Third-Party Resources
Kindling may include lessons, videos, prompts, conversation questions, challenges, movies, articles, or other resources.
Some content may link to third-party services, including YouTube and other websites.
We do not control third-party content, websites, apps, or services. We are not responsible for third-party availability, accuracy, safety, privacy practices, or terms.
Dad is responsible for deciding whether external content is appropriate for his son.
10. No Professional Advice
Kindling is for guided conversation, encouragement, and relationship-building.
Kindling is not:
Medical advice
Mental-health treatment
Therapy
Legal advice
Emergency support
A substitute for professional care
A substitute for parental judgment
If you or your child need medical, mental-health, legal, or emergency help, contact a qualified professional or emergency service.
11. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
Break the law
Harm, exploit, harass, or abuse another person
Submit harmful or inappropriate content
Attempt to access another user’s account or family data
Reverse engineer, attack, scrape, or interfere with Kindling
Upload malicious code
Circumvent security or access controls
Use Kindling for commercial purposes without permission
Misrepresent your identity or relationship to a son
Use Kindling in a way that could harm minors
12. Subscriptions, Payments, and Billing
Kindling offers paid auto-renewable subscriptions through the Apple App Store.
Kindling Access is available in the following plans:
Monthly subscription: $4.99 per month
Annual subscription: $39.99 per year
A subscription to Kindling Access allows dads to share lessons with their sons and use paid features within the app.
If you purchase a subscription through Apple:
Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
Your subscription will automatically renew unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period.
Your Apple ID account may be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current billing period.
You can manage or cancel your subscription through your App Store account settings.
Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
Apple’s refund policies may apply.
Prices, features, free trials, and subscription terms may change over time. Any changes will be presented in the app or through the App Store before purchase when required.
Kindling does not control Apple’s billing systems, refund decisions, subscription management, or account settings.
13. Free Trials and Promotions
Kindling may offer free trials, discounts, or promotional access.
Trial and promotional terms may vary. We may change, limit, or end promotions at any time, subject to applicable law and app store rules.
If a free trial converts to a paid subscription, the app store’s terms and billing rules may apply.
14. Account Deletion and Termination
You may request account deletion through app settings or by contacting:
We may need to verify your identity or authority before deleting account or family data.
We may suspend or terminate access to Kindling if we believe a user has:
Violated these Terms
Misused the app
Created risk for another user
Attempted unauthorized access
Submitted harmful or illegal content
Used the app in a way that could harm minors
Created legal, security, or operational risk
You may stop using Kindling at any time.
15. Changes to Kindling
We may change, update, suspend, or discontinue parts of Kindling at any time.
This may include changes to:
Features
Lesson content
Lesson availability
Pricing
Subscription options
External links
Supported platforms
Account features
Invite-code systems
We are not required to keep any specific feature available forever.
16. Intellectual Property
Kindling, including its name, design, branding, lessons, structure, graphics, copy, and app experience, is owned by Kindling or its licensors.
You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, sell, or create derivative works from Kindling content without permission, except as allowed by law.
You may use Kindling for personal and family use according to these Terms.
17. Feedback
If you send us feedback, suggestions, bug reports, lesson comments, or ideas, you allow us to use them without restriction or compensation.
We may use feedback to improve lessons, fix errors, update content, improve usability, or develop future features.
18. Privacy
Your use of Kindling is also governed by our Privacy Policy.
Please review it carefully:https://heykindling.com/privacy
19. Disclaimers
Kindling is provided “as is” and “as available.”
We do not guarantee that:
The app will always be available
The app will be error-free
Content will always be accurate, complete, or up to date
Third-party links will always work
Kindling will produce any specific relationship outcome
Any lesson, conversation, challenge, or resource will be appropriate for every family
You use Kindling at your own discretion and risk.
20. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Kindling and its owners, employees, contractors, service providers, and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages.
This includes damages related to:
Use or inability to use the app
Content or lesson outcomes
Third-party links or services
Account access issues
Data loss
Unauthorized access
Family decisions or conversations
User-submitted content
To the fullest extent allowed by law, our total liability for any claim related to Kindling will be limited to the amount you paid to use Kindling in the twelve months before the claim, or $100, whichever is greater.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of these limitations may not apply to you.
21. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Kindling, its owners, employees, contractors, service providers, and affiliates from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising from:
Your use of Kindling
Your violation of these Terms
Your content
Your misuse of invite codes
Your violation of another person’s rights
Your improper invitation of a son or child account
22. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of [Insert State], without regard to conflict-of-law rules.
Any dispute will be handled in the courts located in [Insert County and State], unless applicable law requires otherwise.
23. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time.
If we make material changes, we may notify users through the app, website, email, or another reasonable method.
The “Last Updated” date will show when these Terms were most recently updated.
Continued use of Kindling after updated Terms become effective means you accept the updated Terms.
24. Contact Us
For questions about these Terms, contact:
Known Digital Agency, LLC
Email: support@heykindling.com
Website: https://heykindling.com