Terms and conditions

Tiny Orbit is the name under which Obsidian Technologies, a sole proprietorship (impresa individuale) based at Via Campania 4, 61032 Fano (PU), Italy, VAT number IT02864680414, publishes smartphone apps. In these terms, “we” means Obsidian Technologies and “you” means the person using the site or reserving an app. For any question you can write to tinyorbit@obsidiantech.it.

These terms apply to the tinyorbit.app site and to reservations and notification requests made from the pages of individual apps, at addresses ending in .tinyorbit.app. Each app's page also shows that app's prices, dates and specific terms: they apply together with these terms and, where they differ, take precedence, as does what is written in the confirmation you receive by email. These terms are available in English and Italian.

The apps presented are not yet available. Screenshots and descriptions show what the app will be like at launch. The launch date shown is expected, not guaranteed: an app launches only if it collects enough reservations. If before launch the app changes significantly from what was described, we'll tell you and you can cancel for free.

By reserving, you commit to buying the app at the launch price shown, if and when the app launches. When you reserve:

• you enter your email and save a payment method (card, Apple Pay or Google Pay);
• you authorize us to charge the reserved amount to that payment method on launch day: once for a one-time purchase, or at the start of each period if the offer is a subscription;
• nothing is charged today.

The button you use to confirm states that the reservation involves an obligation to pay at launch. Right after, you receive a confirmation email with a summary, the text of the payment authorization, these terms and the link to the page where you can manage or cancel your reservation. The authorization covers only the app and amount reserved, and stays valid if we use another account with the same payment provider for that app's payments, always in the name of Obsidian Technologies. To reserve you must be at least 18 and give accurate information.

The app's page shows, in your currency, the launch price you pay if you reserve and the price the app will have after launch. On launch day we charge the amount written in your confirmation, in the same currency, even if the app's price changes in the meantime.

Payments are handled by Stripe, which stores card details according to the PCI DSS security standard: we never see your full card number.

7 days before the charge we send you a reminder with the date, the amount and a link to cancel. On launch day we charge the reserved amount. On your statement the charge appears as TINYORBIT, sometimes followed by the app's name.

If the charge fails, for example because the card has expired or your bank asks for confirmation, we'll write to you with how to complete it. If you don't complete it, the reservation is cancelled at no cost.

Until launch you can cancel your reservation for free, at any time, from the “Manage or cancel your reservation” page (the link is in your confirmation email and reminders) or by writing to tinyorbit@obsidiantech.it. You get a confirmation with the date and time, and your payment method is removed.

We may also cancel a reservation before launch, at no cost to you, for example if we decide not to launch the app. In that case we let you know by email.

If the launch is delayed, we write to you before the expected date with the new date, and you can cancel for free. If the app doesn't launch by the expected date, or by the new date we've told you, the reservation is cancelled automatically: no charge, your payment method is removed and we let you know by email.

As a consumer, you can withdraw from the contract within 14 days of its conclusion, that is from your reservation, without giving any reason and at no cost (Directive 2011/83/EU and, in Italy, articles 52 and following of the Consumer Code, Legislative Decree 206/2005). You can do so from the “Manage or cancel your reservation” page, which is the online withdrawal function, or by sending tinyorbit@obsidiantech.it a clear statement or the model withdrawal form on the Cancellations and refunds page. Before launch you can still cancel for free after the 14 days.

If you withdraw after being charged, we refund you within 14 days of your withdrawal, to the same payment method, as the law provides. After the charge, for any other problem write to tinyorbit@obsidiantech.it: we look at each case individually, without prejudice to the legal guarantee in section 12.

If an app's offer is a subscription, its page and your confirmation show the length of each period, the price of each renewal and how to cancel. The subscription starts on launch day with the first charge and renews automatically at the end of each period until you cancel. You can cancel at any time, from the link in our emails or by writing to us: the subscription stays active until the end of the period already paid for and then doesn't renew. Periods already started aren't refunded, except where the law provides otherwise.

The apps are digital products: nothing is shipped. On launch day we tell you how to download or open the app and how to access what you bought with your email. The purchase is personal.

Digital content and services are covered by the legal guarantees of the country where you live (in the European Union, the legal guarantee of conformity of Directive (EU) 2019/770; in Italy, articles 135-octies and following of the Consumer Code). If the app doesn't work as described, write to us: we'll bring it into conformity or apply the other remedies provided by law.

From an app's page you can also just leave your email to be notified when the app comes out. It's free and involves no commitment. Every email contains a link to stop receiving them.

Texts, images, names and brands on the site and in the apps belong to Obsidian Technologies or to whoever granted their use. You can view them for personal use; copying or reusing them requires our written permission. The illustrations are generated with artificial intelligence.

We do our best to keep the site and the app pages accurate and available, but they may contain errors or be temporarily unavailable. Nothing in these terms limits the rights that the law gives consumers.

We may update these terms: the date at the top shows the latest version. Your reservation is governed by the version in force when you made it, which you receive with your confirmation.

These terms are governed by Italian law. If you are a consumer, you keep the protection of the more favorable mandatory rules of the country where you live and, where the law provides so, disputes fall under the courts of the place where you live or are domiciled. Before going to court, write to us: we always look for a solution.