Last updated: July 21, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of doalt ("the Service"), operated by doalt ("we", "us", "our"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms in full. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to use the Service. By creating an account, you represent that you meet this requirement. One account per person.
doalt is a task management application with a voluntary financial accountability mechanism. You add tasks with due dates. At midnight in your local timezone each day, any tasks that remain incomplete are subject to a monetary penalty. The penalty amount is set by you ($1, $2, or $5 per task) and can be changed at any time before midnight. 100% of penalty proceeds are donated to a charity of your choosing from the available options.
By linking a payment method (credit or debit card) to doalt, you explicitly authorize us to initiate charges to that payment method on your behalf, without requiring your presence or additional confirmation at the time of each charge.
Specifically, you authorize the following:
(a) Trigger: A charge is initiated each day at 00:00 (midnight) in your local timezone when one or more tasks assigned to that day remain marked as incomplete.
(b) Amount: The charge amount equals your currently selected penalty rate multiplied by the number of incomplete tasks for that day. For example, if your penalty rate is $1.00 and you have 3 incomplete tasks, the charge is $3.00. The maximum charge per day depends on the number of tasks you create.
(c) Frequency: Charges may occur daily, depending on your task completion. There is no fixed billing cycle — charges are event-triggered based on your activity (or inactivity).
(d) Off-session processing: Charges are processed automatically at midnight without requiring you to be logged in or actively using the app at the time of the charge.
(e) Demo balance: New accounts receive a $5.00 demo balance. Penalties are deducted from your demo balance first. Once the demo balance reaches $0.00, penalties are charged to your linked payment method.
This authorization remains in effect until you remove your payment method from doalt or delete your account.
You may stop future charges at any time by doing any of the following:
(a) Removing your payment method from your account via Settings. This immediately prevents all future charges. No charges will be initiated after your payment method is removed.
(b) Completing all tasks before midnight. If no tasks are incomplete at midnight, no charge is initiated.
(c) Deleting your account entirely, which removes your payment method and all associated data.
Removing your payment method or deleting your account does not affect charges that have already been processed.
100% of penalty charges are donated to the charity you select from the available options (currently: Ocean Cleanup Fund, Books for Kids, Street Cat Rescue). doalt does not retain any portion of penalty charges. We reserve the right to modify the list of available charities with notice.
All payments are processed by Stripe, Inc.doalt does not store your full payment card number. Your payment information is handled in accordance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). Charges will appear on your bank statement as "DOALT" or "DOALT TASKS".
Charges resulting from incomplete tasks are generally non-refundable, as they represent the intended function of the Service. For exceptions, please see our Refund & Dispute Policy.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately at [email protected].
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available." We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability, accuracy of the midnight timer, or that the Service will achieve any particular result for you. We are not liable for charges that result from technical issues, including but not limited to server outages affecting task-checking functionality.
You may delete your account at any time. We may terminate or suspend your access for abuse, fraud, excessive chargebacks, or violation of these Terms. Outstanding charges at the time of termination remain owed.
We may update these Terms. Material changes will be communicated via email to the address associated with your account. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
For questions, concerns, or support requests: [email protected]