Terms of use

Last updated: 11 August 2026 · Applies to the REF! app for iPhone and Apple Watch

The 30-second summary: REF! is a tool for organising your work as a referee. We grant you a personal licence to use it, you are responsible for what you record and for treating other users well, and we commit to keeping it running and to not touching your data beyond what the Privacy policy says. REF! is not a medical device and does not replace your federation's official match report. The REF! PRO subscription is purchased and cancelled through your Apple account.

Language: this is a courtesy translation of the Spanish original. In the event of any discrepancy, the Spanish version prevails.

1. Who we are and what you accept

These terms form the contract between you and Rodrigo Vicente Valmorisco (Spain), developer of the REF! application (hereinafter "REF!", "the app", "we"). By downloading, creating an account or using REF! you accept these terms in full. If you disagree with any of them, do not use the app.

Contact: soporte@therefapp.es

The Privacy policy forms part of these terms and explains what data we process and for what purpose.

2. Requirements for using REF!

You must be 14 or older. REF! is not intended for anyone under that age.
You need a compatible iPhone and, for the watch features, a paired Apple Watch.
Some features require an internet connection and a REF! account.

3. Your account

Your account is created with Sign in with Apple and is personal and non-transferable.
You are responsible for the activity carried out from your account and for keeping the device you use secure.
The username and display name you choose are shown to other users. Do not use names that impersonate third parties, cause offence or mislead.
You can delete your account at any time from Profile → Delete account. Doing so erases your remote data, as detailed in the Privacy policy.

4. Licence of use

We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable licence to install and use REF! on the Apple devices you own or control, in accordance with Apple's App Store Usage Rules. You do not acquire ownership of the app.

You may not:

Copy, modify, translate, decompile, reverse-engineer or create derivative works from the app, except to the extent expressly permitted by law.
Rent, sell, sublicense or redistribute the app or access to it.
Access our servers by means other than the app itself, automate requests, or attempt to circumvent usage limits, subscription verification or security policies.
Upload illegal, offensive or defamatory content, or content that infringes third-party rights.

5. Content and data you record

The matches, teams, competitions, earnings and other information you enter are yours. We claim no ownership over them.

By sharing a match with other referees you authorise the participants in that match to see the associated data (display name, role, performance metrics and route), as explained in the Privacy policy. Only what you choose to share is shared.

You are responsible for the accuracy of what you record. REF! is a support tool: it does not replace the official match report or the systems of your committee or federation, and we are not responsible for discrepancies between what is noted in the app and the official documentation for a fixture.

6. Health, location and physical performance

REF! is not a medical device. Heart rate, distance, speed, sprint and calorie metrics are indicative sporting estimates, subject to sensor and GPS accuracy. They must not be used to diagnose, treat or prevent any illness, and they do not replace the judgement of a healthcare professional. Consult a doctor before starting or changing your physical activity.

Health and location permissions are voluntary and you can revoke them at any time in iOS Settings. If you revoke them, the features that depend on them will stop being available, but the rest of the app keeps working.

7. REF! PRO subscription

REF! can be used free of charge. Certain advanced features require the REF! PRO subscription.

Purchase and billing: the subscription is bought inside the app through your Apple account. The price, the length of the period and the conditions of any free trial are shown on the purchase screen before you confirm.
Automatic renewal: the subscription renews automatically at the end of each period unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The charge is made within the 24 hours prior to renewal.
Cancellation: you can manage or cancel it at any time in iOS Settings → your name → Subscriptions. On cancelling you keep access until the end of the period already paid for.
Free trial: if you take out a subscription with a trial period, any unused part of the trial is forfeited when you purchase the subscription.
Refunds: these are handled by Apple under its own policies, at reportaproblem.apple.com. We cannot issue refunds directly.
Price changes: if the price goes up, Apple will notify you and you will need to accept it for renewal to continue.
Restore purchases: from the subscription screen you can restore a previous purchase made with the same Apple account.

The data already on your device remains accessible even without PRO; the subscription gives access to features, it does not hold your data hostage.

8. Community rules

REF! has social features (friends, invitations, shared matches). In using them you undertake not to harass, insult, impersonate or send inappropriate content to other users.

You have tools to block and report any user from their profile. We review reports and may, proportionately, remove content, suspend social features or close accounts that breach these rules. A zero-tolerance policy for abusive content applies.

9. Service availability

We work to keep REF! available and functioning correctly, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free service. We may carry out maintenance, update the app and modify, add or withdraw features. If a paid feature is substantially withdrawn, we will tell you with reasonable notice.

The app works largely offline; some social and synchronisation features require a connection and depend on third-party providers (Apple, Supabase, OneSignal).

10. Backups

Your matches and your earnings are stored on your device. Keeping backups is your responsibility, whether through the iPhone's iCloud backup or the manual export the app provides. We cannot recover local data lost through deleting the app, losing the device or restoring without a backup.

11. Intellectual property

The app, its code, design, texts, icons, the REF! brand and its logos are the property of the developer or its licensors and are protected by intellectual and industrial property law. These terms transfer no rights over them to you beyond the licence of use described in section 4.

12. Warranties and liability

REF! is provided "as is" and "as available", to the extent permitted by law. This does not affect the rights consumer legislation grants you as a consumer, which are in no case excluded or limited.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for indirect damages, loss of profit, loss of local data for which we cannot answer, or the sporting, disciplinary or financial consequences of decisions taken on the basis of the information shown in the app.

13. Termination

You can stop using REF! whenever you like by deleting your account and uninstalling the app. We may suspend or cancel your access if you seriously breach these terms, with prior notice unless the seriousness of the case demands immediate action. Deleting your account does not in itself entitle you to a refund of an ongoing subscription, which is governed by Apple's policies.

14. Conditions required by Apple

This section is included because REF! is distributed through the App Store:

These terms are an agreement between you and the developer, not with Apple. Apple is not responsible for the app or its content.
The licence is a licence to use REF! on any Apple device you own or control, under the App Store Usage Rules.
Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance or support services with respect to the app.
If the app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation; any other claims for breach of warranty are the developer's responsibility.
The developer, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims relating to the app: product liability, regulatory non-compliance or consumer protection claims.
The developer, not Apple, is responsible for the investigation and resolution of any third-party claim of intellectual property infringement relating to the app.
You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. list of prohibited or restricted parties.
Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and will have the right to enforce them against you as such.
Use of third-party services through the app is additionally subject to those third parties' terms.

15. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms to reflect changes in the app or in the law. If the change is substantial, we will tell you inside the app or by email before it takes effect. The version in force will always be published on this page. Continuing to use REF! after it takes effect means you accept it.

16. Governing law and dispute resolution

These terms are governed by Spanish law. If you are a consumer, you may bring proceedings before the courts of your place of residence and you retain all rights granted to you by the consumer legislation of your EU country of residence.

Before going to court, we would appreciate it if you wrote to us at soporte@therefapp.es: most things get sorted by email. You can also use the European online dispute resolution platform: ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

17. Contact

For any question about these terms: soporte@therefapp.es