Terms of Service
This is an English translation of the Korean Terms of Service (이용약관). If the two versions differ, the Korean version prevails.
Article 1 (Purpose)
These terms set out the conditions and procedures for using TripClear (the “Service”), and the rights and obligations of users and the operator.
Article 2 (What the Service provides)
The Service is a tool for recording and settling travel expenses, and provides the following features.
- Automatic reading of receipt photos and creation of draft expenses
- Recording expenses and line items per trip, and sharing them with members
- Joining a trip through an invite link, with the owner's approval
- Converting between currencies and calculating settlement amounts
- CSV and PDF export, and CSV import
The Service is provided free of charge and includes in-app ads. The operator may add, change or discontinue features, and will announce changes that are unfavorable to users in advance.
Article 3 (Accounts)
Using the Service requires signing in with a Google account. You are responsible for activity carried out through your account, and must notify the operator immediately if you learn that your account has been used without your permission.
You can delete your account at any time in the app under Settings › Delete account and data. What is deleted, and the result, are as described in section 6 of the Privacy Policy.
Article 4 (Nature of receipt reading results)
Automatically read results are reference values to help you enter data. They are not accounting or tax records.
Receipt reading may misread amounts, dates or line items depending on the condition of the photo, the print quality, and the language and currency notation. The Service always asks you to confirm a result before it is saved, and the user who confirmed and saved a value is responsible for its accuracy.
Exchange rates use public data based on European Central Bank reference rates; if there is no rate for the payment date, the rate of the previous business day is used. The converted amounts shown may differ from what your card issuer or bank actually charges, and are not a legal basis for settlement.
Article 5 (Shared trips and relations between members)
The user who creates a trip becomes its owner, with the right to approve invitations and edit the trip's details. Members who join a trip can see that trip's expense and settlement records together.
The Service only calculates and shows the money owed between members. It is not a party to any actual money transfer, claim or debt. Disputes about settlement amounts must be resolved between the members.
Records you add to a shared trip are visible to the trip's other members. Information that should not be shared should be recorded as a personal expense or not added at all.
Article 6 (User obligations)
You must not do any of the following.
- Use someone else's account without permission, or impersonate another person
- Upload images or content that infringe a third party's personal information or rights
- Interfere with the normal operation of the Service, or send excessive requests by automated means
- Reverse-engineer the Service or resell it commercially without permission
The operator may restrict the use of the Service by a user who breaches this article. In urgent cases, the operator may restrict use without prior notice and inform the user afterwards.
Article 7 (Advertising)
The Service shows banner ads and rewarded ads through Google AdMob. Rewarded ads play only when you start them yourself, and if you do not watch to the end, you can use manual entry instead of the feature. Advertisers are responsible for their own products and services.
Article 8 (Interruption of the Service)
The Service may be temporarily unavailable because of equipment maintenance, replacement or failure, or a loss of communications. Scheduled maintenance is announced in advance; interruptions for unforeseeable reasons are announced afterwards.
Article 9 (Limitation of liability)
The operator is not liable for damage caused by events beyond its control, such as natural disasters, problems with the user's device, or outages of third-party services (authentication, storage, recognition, map or ad providers).
The operator does not guarantee the accuracy of reading results, of converted amounts, or of what users enter. However, this does not limit liability for damage caused by the operator's intent or gross negligence.
We recommend that you download important records as CSV or PDF under Settings › Export and keep them separately.
Article 10 (Changes to these terms)
The operator may change these terms within the limits of applicable law. Changed terms are posted on this page at least 7 days before they take effect; changes that are unfavorable to users are posted 30 days in advance and also announced in the app. If you keep using the Service after the announcement, you are deemed to have agreed to the change. If you do not agree, you can delete your account.
Article 11 (Governing law and disputes)
These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea. Disputes related to the use of the Service are, in principle, to be resolved through consultation between the operator and the user; if consultation fails, a lawsuit may be filed with the court of competent jurisdiction under the Korean Civil Procedure Act.
Article 12 (Contact)
Operator: TripClear Studio
Email: tripclearstudio@gmail.com