Beta terms
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Thanks for testing Siringo. These terms are short on purpose. By installing the beta and using it, you agree to them. If you don’t, please don’t use it.
It’s beta software
- Siringo is unfinished. Features will change, some will break, and timing readouts can be wrong. Treat every number as a best guess, not a measurement you can rely on.
- Test builds come through Apple’s TestFlight and stop working when they expire. We may end the beta, or your access to it, at any time.
- Keep anything that matters to you somewhere else. Session history on your phone can be lost when you delete the app or a build changes.
- The beta is free. It’s provided as is, without warranties of any kind, to the extent the law allows.
What Siringo is, and what it isn’t
Siringo coaches you, the handler, on the mechanics of reward-based training: when you marked, whether you lured or cued, and where the reward landed. It covers foundation behaviors like sit, down, stay, recall and heel.
- It isn’t veterinary advice. Siringo doesn’t diagnose, treat or assess your dog’s health, and nothing in it replaces your vet.
- It isn’t behavioral advice. Siringo can’t judge how your dog feels and doesn’t try. It isn’t a substitute for a certified trainer or a veterinary behaviorist.
- It isn’t for aggression or reactivity. If your dog has growled, snapped or bitten at people or dogs, or reacts strongly on walks, please work with a professional who can see your dog in person. Don’t use Siringo for that work.
Your dog’s safety is your call
You know your dog, and you’re in charge of the session. You’re responsible for your dog’s safety and wellbeing, and for the safety of people and animals around you, whatever the app says.
Stop the session if your dog seems stressed, frightened, tired, sore, overexcited or reactive, or if anything feels off. Try again another day with something easier, or not at all. No session is worth it.
- Train somewhere safe and familiar, with a leash or a fence where the rules or common sense call for one. Don’t train near traffic.
- Keep sessions short and the treats small, and keep your dog’s diet and any health conditions in mind.
- Set the phone and tripod where your dog can’t knock them over or chew them, and don’t let the app pull your attention away from your dog.
Force-free only
Siringo is built for reward-based training. Please don’t use it alongside punishment or aversive tools and methods: no prong, choke or shock collars, no leash corrections, no physical or verbal intimidation. If a step is too hard for your dog, make it easier.
Your data
Video stays on your phone unless you choose to share it. What the beta does sync, including test usage stats and your check-in answers, and how to delete it, is on the Privacy page. That page is part of these terms.
Feedback
Feedback is the point of a beta, so please send it: through TestFlight, in the app, or by email. If you do, we can use it to improve Siringo without owing you anything for it. Please don’t forward your invite link; ask us and we’ll invite your friend directly.
Changes
We’ll update these terms as the beta changes, and change the date at the top when we do. If a change matters, we’ll tell testers by email. You can stop testing at any time by deleting the app.
Contact
Questions, problems or a session that went wrong: nico@siringo.com.