WeatherStop Control
iOS-only contractor weather-risk control, stoppage evidence, notice discipline and delay-defence system
Capture the stoppage. Control the notice. Defend the delay.
Terms and Conditions
Master Terms - Per-App Schedule A - Apple-Required Terms
Please read these Terms together with any Order Form, App Store purchase terms, Privacy Policy, and the Per-App Schedule that follows.
Document. WeatherStop Control Terms and Conditions.
Version. 2.1 - web-copy no-tables edition based on the v2.0 WeatherStop-specific legal text.
Effective. 2026-05-28.
Last updated. 2026-05-28.
Operator. ML Consulting MB, Republic of Lithuania, legal entity code 306991112.
Website. https://mlconsulting.lt.
Support. support@mlconsulting.lt.
Distribution. Apple App Store, TestFlight, Apple Business Manager Custom Apps where applicable, and direct business workspaces under written Order Forms.
App scope. WeatherStop Control only. Other ML Consulting apps require their own schedules.
Preliminary notice: WeatherStop Control is a contractor weather-risk evidence, stoppage record, notice discipline, delay-register and Defence Pack tool. It is not legal advice, claims advice, insurance advice, occupational-safety advice, meteorological certification, emergency warning, expert delay analysis, quantity-surveying advice, or a guarantee that a delay, extension-of-time, payment, insurance, adjudication, arbitration, litigation or dispute outcome will be accepted.
Contents
Part: Part I
· Sections: 1-26
· Purpose: Master legal framework for WeatherStop Control, including licence, accounts, data, billing, acceptable use, disclaimers, liability, Apple terms and dispute provisions.
Part: Part II
· Sections: Schedule A, A1-A16
· Purpose: WeatherStop-specific provisions for weather data, stoppage evidence, notices, Defence Packs, offline capture, role permissions, billing packages and third-party services.
Part: Annex 1
· Sections: Plan and entitlement matrix
· Purpose: Commercial packaging and feature boundaries to be reflected in App Store metadata, Stripe billing, StoreKit entitlements or Order Forms.
Part: Annex 2
· Sections: Data category schedule
· Purpose: Personal data, business data, evidence data, retention and processing roles.
Part: Annex 3
· Sections: Output label schedule
· Purpose: Required product labels and legal effect of notices, scores, registers and Defence Packs.
Part: Annex 4
· Sections: Operational responsibility schedule
· Purpose: Customer-side responsibilities before using WeatherStop output in contract, insurance or dispute workflows.
How to read this document: Part I is drafted as the full customer-facing legal framework. Schedule A then narrows the legal and operational rules to WeatherStop Control. If an Order Form contains a more specific commercial term, the Order Form controls that commercial term for the relevant Subscribing Customer.
Part I. Master Terms and Conditions
These Master Terms apply to WeatherStop Control and any related account, workspace, API, support, PDF export, share link, administrative portal, Apple-distributed app, direct business service, implementation service, pilot, beta feature or subscription plan made available by ML Consulting MB for WeatherStop Control.
1. Agreement and Parties
1.1. These Terms form a legally binding agreement between ML Consulting MB, Republic of Lithuania, legal entity code 306991112, and the person or organisation that accesses or uses WeatherStop Control.
1.2. If you use WeatherStop Control on behalf of a company, partnership, contractor, subcontractor, consultancy, public body, project owner, insurer or other organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation. That organisation is the Subscribing Customer.
1.3. Each individual who accesses the App is an Authorised User. The Subscribing Customer is responsible for its Authorised Users and for all activity occurring through its Workspace, devices, accounts, credentials and invitations.
1.4. Acceptance may occur by downloading the App, creating an account, joining a Workspace, accepting an invitation, signing an Order Form, starting a subscription, using a trial, using a TestFlight build, or continuing to use the App after updated terms take effect.
1.5. No employee, reseller, consultant, support operator or implementation partner may vary these Terms unless the variation is in a written Order Form or written amendment signed by ML Consulting MB.
Party or actor: ML Consulting MB
· Legal role: Operator, licensor and service provider
· Core obligation: Provides and supports the App according to these Terms and any accepted Order Form.
Party or actor: Subscribing Customer
· Legal role: Business customer, workspace owner or contracting organisation
· Core obligation: Controls workspace use, user authorisation, lawful evidence capture, billing and export decisions.
Party or actor: Authorised User
· Legal role: Individual user
· Core obligation: Uses the App honestly, securely and only within assigned permissions.
Party or actor: Workspace Owner
· Legal role: Customer-side administrator
· Core obligation: Configures projects, roles, retention, billing and sharing permissions.
Party or actor: Apple
· Legal role: Third-party platform provider
· Core obligation: Not a party to these Terms except as a third-party beneficiary where Apple-required terms apply.
2. Documents Covered and Order of Precedence
2.1. The WeatherStop Control agreement consists of these Master Terms, Schedule A, the Privacy Policy, any Data Processing Addendum, any App Store purchase terms, any Apple-required terms, and any accepted Order Form.
2.2. If there is a conflict, the following order applies to the extent of the conflict: mandatory law, Apple-required terms where required by Apple, the signed Order Form, Schedule A, these Master Terms, the Privacy Policy, product documentation, and marketing materials.
2.3. Marketing pages, onboarding screens, demos, pitch decks, roadmap notes and PRD language are descriptive only and do not expand warranties, service levels, professional advice obligations or liability unless incorporated into an Order Form.
2.4. A purchase screen controls the price, plan, renewal period and subscription mechanics shown at the point of purchase. An Order Form controls the same commercial items for direct B2B purchases.
Document: Order Form
· When it controls: Specific commercial, plan, seat, project, billing, support and implementation commitments
· WeatherStop example: Enterprise weather-risk workspace with custom seat count, project count, onboarding and payment terms.
Document: Schedule A
· When it controls: App-specific product, weather-data, evidence, notice and Defence Pack rules
· WeatherStop example: Weather source limitations, Evidence Quality Score rules and contract notice disclaimers.
Document: Master Terms
· When it controls: General licence, data, acceptable use, billing, suspension, liability, disputes and Apple-required clauses
· WeatherStop example: Account security, IP ownership and general limitation of liability.
Document: Privacy Policy / DPA
· When it controls: Personal-data notices and processor/controller allocations
· WeatherStop example: Worker location data, site photographs, business contacts and telemetry.
Document: Product documentation
· When it controls: Operational guidance only unless expressly incorporated
· WeatherStop example: Modaal build notes, support articles and in-app help text.
3. Eligibility and Intended Users
3.1. WeatherStop Control is intended primarily for business users in contractor, subcontractor, construction, maintenance, civil works, outdoor works, site management, commercial management and related professional environments.
3.2. Authorised Users must be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in their jurisdiction, unless a Subscribing Customer lawfully authorises supervised use by personnel under its employment or training policies.
3.3. The App is not intended for children, consumer weather browsing, emergency warnings, public safety alerting, aviation, marine navigation, transportation safety, occupational-safety determinations, or other high-risk real-time safety decisions.
3.4. A Subscribing Customer must ensure that its users have the training, authority and supervision needed to capture accurate site records and to understand that the App does not replace legal, contractual, insurance, engineering, meteorological, safety or delay-analysis expertise.
Use category: Field stoppage evidence
· Allowed status: Allowed
· Important boundary: Must be honest, contemporaneous and lawfully captured.
Use category: Contract notice workflow
· Allowed status: Allowed with human review
· Important boundary: The App does not interpret the contract or guarantee deadline compliance.
Use category: Delay register and Defence Pack preparation
· Allowed status: Allowed
· Important boundary: Exports are factual record packages, not legal opinions or expert reports.
Use category: Emergency weather warning
· Allowed status: Not allowed as sole system
· Important boundary: Use official alerts, competent-person decisions and site-safety procedures.
Use category: Certified meteorological report
· Allowed status: Not provided
· Important boundary: Obtain certified records or expert reports from qualified providers where needed.
4. Definitions
The following defined terms apply unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
App. WeatherStop Control and any related iOS, iPadOS, Apple Watch, web, API, backend, support, PDF export, share-link or administrative component provided by ML Consulting MB.
Authorised User. An individual permitted by a Subscribing Customer or by ML Consulting MB to access the App.
Business User. A Subscribing Customer or Authorised User using the App for trade, business, craft, profession, public-sector or organisational purposes.
Consumer User. A natural person using the App for purposes outside trade, business, craft or profession. WeatherStop Control is not primarily designed for Consumer Users.
Customer Data. Data, content, media, records, project details, weather event records, notices, notes, forms, signatures, photos, videos, documents and exports submitted to, generated in or stored within a Customer Workspace.
Workspace. A logical business account, project account or tenant within the App.
Workspace Owner. The Customer-side administrator or organisation that controls the Workspace.
Weather Event Record. A stoppage, impact, disruption or weather-risk event recorded in the App, including site facts, times, weather context, media, declarations and affected work.
Weather Source Data. Weather information, source snapshots, alerts, observations, forecasts, metadata, provider links, attribution data or uploaded source documents associated with an event.
Evidence Quality Score. A workflow indicator that flags record completeness, source provenance, media coverage, timing, declaration quality and notice readiness against configured criteria.
Notice Draft. A draft communication, email, letter or template text prepared by the App for user review and approval.
Delay Register. A structured project register of weather-related disruption events, status, notices, impacts, source history, review status and export state.
Defence Pack. A PDF, ZIP, share link or other organised export of project records, weather-source context, media, notices, audit metadata and related facts.
Order Form. A signed or accepted commercial order, statement of work, quote, invoice, enterprise plan, project pack, online order or similar document that specifies direct business terms.
Third-Party Services. Apple, WeatherKit, NOAA/NWS, Supabase, Stripe, hosting, authentication, PDF rendering, email, crash reporting, analytics and other services used to provide the App.
Subscription Fees. Fees payable for access to the App through the App Store, StoreKit, Stripe, invoice, Order Form or another approved channel.
Beta Feature. A preview, pilot, experimental, AI-assisted, source-fallback, beta, early-access or evaluation feature.
Applicable Law. All laws, regulations, rules, court orders, public authority requirements and mandatory rights applicable to the parties, the App, the Workspace, the project or the relevant data.
5. Licence to Use the App
5.1. Subject to these Terms, ML Consulting grants the Subscribing Customer and its Authorised Users a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use WeatherStop Control during the applicable subscription, trial or Order Form term.
5.2. The licence is for internal business use, field evidence capture, project administration, weather disruption workflow, notice support and export preparation within the plan limits purchased or otherwise authorised.
5.3. Users may not copy, modify, rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, redistribute, resell, white-label, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or create derivative works of the App except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by law.
5.4. The App may be accessed only through supported Apple devices, supported operating systems, approved APIs, approved user interfaces or other channels expressly made available by ML Consulting.
5.5. No licence is granted to source code, product strategy, algorithms, scoring logic, templates, prompts, model outputs, compiled binaries, visual design, trade names, logos or documentation except as expressly stated.
Licence element: Internal use
· Granted: Capture, manage, review and export WeatherStop project records within the Workspace.
· Not granted: Offering WeatherStop as a service bureau or competing platform without written permission.
Licence element: Device use
· Granted: Install and use the App on supported iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch devices linked to authorised users.
· Not granted: Bypassing App Store, TestFlight, MDM or Custom App deployment rules.
Licence element: Exports
· Granted: Use Defence Packs and notices for the Subscribing Customer's own projects.
· Not granted: Representing exports as ML Consulting legal opinions, certified records or expert reports.
Licence element: Documentation
· Granted: Use product docs for internal operation.
· Not granted: Copying documentation for resale, training competitors or external commercial publication.
6. What the App Does and Does Not Do
6.1. The App helps users create structured records of weather disruption and related project facts. It may help organise evidence, identify missing fields, preserve source metadata, draft notices and prepare export packs.
6.2. The App does not decide whether work should stop, whether a site is safe, whether weather caused delay, whether a contract notice is valid, whether an extension of time is due, whether payment is recoverable, whether insurance applies, or whether evidence will be admitted or accepted.
6.3. Any product label such as control, score, notice-ready, defence-ready, claim-ready, legal-ready, source-verified or audit-ready describes workflow organisation only. It is not a warranty, certification or professional conclusion.
Product function: Weather capture
· What WeatherStop can support: Store weather context, source snapshots and timestamps.
· Reserved decision: Whether the weather legally caused delay or satisfies contract thresholds.
Product function: Evidence scoring
· What WeatherStop can support: Highlight missing fields and weak provenance.
· Reserved decision: Whether evidence is admissible, persuasive or sufficient.
Product function: Notice drafting
· What WeatherStop can support: Generate user-reviewable drafts from available records.
· Reserved decision: Contract interpretation, recipient selection, service method and final approval.
Product function: Delay register
· What WeatherStop can support: Organise records across projects and events.
· Reserved decision: Formal delay analysis, entitlement and quantum.
Product function: Defence Pack
· What WeatherStop can support: Export organised facts and source context.
· Reserved decision: Legal opinion, expert evidence, insurance opinion or adjudication submission.
7. Accounts, Access and Security
7.1. Users must provide accurate account information and keep authentication credentials, devices, passcodes, biometric access and Workspace invitations secure.
7.2. The Subscribing Customer is responsible for configuring roles, revoking access, reviewing invited users, managing device loss, enforcing its own security policies and ensuring that users access only appropriate projects.
7.3. Users must promptly notify ML Consulting of suspected unauthorised access, credential compromise, device theft, account misuse, unlawful export or unauthorised sharing link.
7.4. ML Consulting may require authentication, magic links, single sign-on, device checks, Apple account validation, Workspace admin approval, email confirmation or other controls before permitting access.
7.5. The App may log access, role changes, exports, share links, deletions, source fetches, sync events and administrative actions for security, support, audit and evidence provenance.
Security area: User lifecycle
· Customer responsibility: Invite only authorised users and remove them promptly.
· ML Consulting responsibility: Provide role and access tooling within the purchased plan.
Security area: Device loss
· Customer responsibility: Use MDM, passcodes, Apple device controls and access revocation.
· ML Consulting responsibility: Disable sessions or share links where technically possible after notice.
Security area: Evidence integrity
· Customer responsibility: Avoid credential sharing and false declarations.
· ML Consulting responsibility: Maintain audit metadata and reasonable security safeguards.
Security area: Exports
· Customer responsibility: Store and transmit exported packs securely.
· ML Consulting responsibility: Generate export identifiers and support revocation of controlled share links where available.
8. Customer Data and Permitted Use by ML Consulting
8.1. As between the parties, Customer Data remains owned by the Subscribing Customer or its licensors. ML Consulting does not claim ownership of Customer Data.
8.2. The Subscribing Customer grants ML Consulting a limited licence to host, process, store, transmit, display, secure, back up, troubleshoot, support, analyse and otherwise use Customer Data as necessary to provide and improve WeatherStop Control, comply with law, enforce these Terms and protect the service.
8.3. ML Consulting may use aggregated or de-identified information to improve product reliability, scoring logic, security, source coverage, onboarding and analytics, provided such information does not identify a Subscribing Customer, project, person or confidential record.
8.4. ML Consulting does not sell Customer Data and does not use Customer Data for third-party behavioural advertising.
8.5. The Subscribing Customer is responsible for all Customer Data and warrants that it has the rights, permissions, notices, consents and lawful bases required to submit, process, retain, export and share it.
Data use: Service operation
· Permitted by ML Consulting: Host, sync, render, export and display records.
· Limit: Only as needed for the App and contracted services.
Data use: Support
· Permitted by ML Consulting: Access relevant diagnostics and records when needed to resolve support issues.
· Limit: Use proportional access and respect confidentiality.
Data use: Security
· Permitted by ML Consulting: Monitor abuse, suspicious activity, credential compromise and service attacks.
· Limit: No unrelated commercial exploitation of Customer Data.
Data use: Product improvement
· Permitted by ML Consulting: Use aggregated or de-identified metrics.
· Limit: No publication of identifiable customer, worker, project or claim data.
Data use: Legal compliance
· Permitted by ML Consulting: Respond to lawful requests and preserve records where legally required.
· Limit: Challenge or narrow requests where appropriate and lawful.
9. Privacy and Data Protection
9.1. The Privacy Policy explains how ML Consulting processes personal data. Where a B2B Workspace contains Customer Data, the Subscribing Customer is generally controller and ML Consulting is generally processor for that Customer Data, unless otherwise stated in a Data Processing Addendum.
9.2. ML Consulting is generally controller for Account Data, billing records, support communications, security logs, telemetry, product analytics, App Store and direct purchase records, and communications sent by ML Consulting in its own name.
9.3. The Subscribing Customer must provide required privacy notices to employees, contractors, subcontractors, client contacts, site visitors and other identifiable persons whose personal data may appear in Customer Data.
9.4. Where Customer Data includes worker location, photographs, video, declarations, site activity, performance context or disciplinary-sensitive records, the Subscribing Customer must assess employment, labour, privacy, monitoring and proportionality requirements before use.
9.5. Users must avoid uploading unnecessary sensitive personal data. If sensitive data is captured incidentally in site media or notes, the Subscribing Customer is responsible for redaction, retention, access control and lawful sharing.
Processing role: Customer project evidence
· ML Consulting: Processor or service provider, subject to contract and law.
· Subscribing Customer: Controller that decides purpose, users, retention, disclosure and legal basis.
Processing role: Account, billing and support data
· ML Consulting: Controller for its own business and service operations.
· Subscribing Customer: Provides accurate account and billing details.
Processing role: Telemetry and diagnostics
· ML Consulting: Controller or processor depending on context and configuration.
· Subscribing Customer: Must notify users where workplace monitoring laws require it.
Processing role: Exported Defence Packs
· ML Consulting: No longer controls copies after customer download or third-party sharing.
· Subscribing Customer: Controller responsible for onward use, redaction, recipients and storage.
10. Subscriptions, Billing and App Store Rules
10.1. WeatherStop Control may be offered through free trials, pilots, App Store subscriptions, StoreKit in-app purchases, Stripe-hosted direct billing, invoices, project packs, enterprise plans, implementation services or other approved channels.
10.2. If purchased through the App Store, Apple's purchase confirmation, renewal, cancellation, family sharing if enabled, tax and refund rules apply. Users manage App Store subscriptions through Apple account settings.
10.3. If purchased directly, the Order Form, checkout page, Stripe portal, invoice or other accepted direct channel governs payment due dates, taxes, renewal, cancellation, seat counts, project counts, overages and plan limits.
10.4. Fees are exclusive of taxes unless stated otherwise. The Subscribing Customer is responsible for taxes, withholding, purchase-order processes and internal approvals unless mandatory law requires otherwise.
10.5. ML Consulting may change pricing for future renewal periods or future purchases. Existing fixed-term Order Forms remain subject to their stated commercial terms until renewal or amendment.
Billing channel: Apple App Store / StoreKit
· Who manages payment: Apple account holder through Apple systems
· Terms that apply: Apple purchase sheet, App Store rules and these Terms.
Billing channel: Stripe direct subscription
· Who manages payment: Subscribing Customer through Stripe checkout or portal
· Terms that apply: Checkout page, Stripe portal settings, Order Form if any, and these Terms.
Billing channel: Invoice / Order Form
· Who manages payment: Subscribing Customer under invoice terms
· Terms that apply: Order Form payment, renewal, suspension and support provisions.
Billing channel: Pilot / TestFlight
· Who manages payment: No charge unless stated
· Terms that apply: Pilot limits, beta disclaimers and these Terms.
Billing channel: Implementation services
· Who manages payment: Direct invoice or Order Form
· Terms that apply: Statement of work, milestones, access duties and these Terms.
11. Direct Billing for Business Apps
11.1. Where available, ML Consulting may sell WeatherStop Control directly to businesses through Order Forms, invoices, hosted checkout, Stripe, bank transfer or other lawful direct business channels.
11.2. Direct billing may include onboarding, implementation, custom templates, enterprise support, project packs, role configuration, private deployment, negotiated seat counts, storage commitments, API usage and professional-services items not available through the App Store.
11.3. A direct purchase does not give the Subscribing Customer any right to bypass Apple technical, distribution, device, App Store, Custom Apps, TestFlight or usage rules where those rules apply to the App installation or in-app experience.
11.4. The Subscribing Customer must ensure that its procurement, purchase orders, vendor onboarding, tax documents and payment approvals are completed in time to avoid suspension or non-renewal.
11.5. Unless an Order Form states otherwise, direct subscriptions renew automatically for successive terms equal to the initial subscription term unless either party gives non-renewal notice at least thirty days before the renewal date.
12. Acceptable Use
12.1. Users must use WeatherStop Control lawfully, honestly and in accordance with these Terms, the Privacy Policy, applicable third-party terms, workplace rules, project contracts and professional standards.
12.2. Users must not misuse the App, interfere with security, overload systems, scrape data, probe vulnerabilities, bypass entitlements, share accounts, impersonate others or upload malicious code.
12.3. Users must not use the App to fabricate evidence, backdate records deceptively, alter source metadata, misrepresent weather conditions, conceal known weaknesses, harass personnel, unlawfully monitor workers, breach confidentiality, infringe IP rights or create misleading claims.
12.4. Users must not use WeatherStop Control for high-risk applications where failure could lead directly to death, personal injury, serious property damage, environmental harm, emergency-response failure or unlawful deprivation of rights.
Prohibited conduct: Evidence manipulation
· Examples: False timestamps, staged photos, deceptive backdating, altered source files.
· Potential consequence: Suspension, export restriction, termination and indemnity.
Prohibited conduct: Unlawful monitoring
· Examples: Hidden worker tracking, excessive site surveillance, unlawful biometric or location use.
· Potential consequence: Suspension and customer responsibility for claims.
Prohibited conduct: Misleading claim conduct
· Examples: Presenting drafts as legal opinions or suppressing material weaknesses.
· Potential consequence: Termination and loss of support for disputed records.
Prohibited conduct: Security abuse
· Examples: Credential sharing, vulnerability probing, bypassing entitlements.
· Potential consequence: Access revocation and legal action.
Prohibited conduct: Third-party rights breach
· Examples: Uploading confidential client documents without authority.
· Potential consequence: Removal, suspension and indemnity.
13. AI, Automation and Probabilistic Outputs
13.1. WeatherStop Control may include automated scoring, source checks, Notice Drafts, register summaries, pack summaries, extraction, classification, template selection, risk flags or other AI-assisted or rules-assisted features.
13.2. Automated outputs are probabilistic or rules-based workflow aids. They may be inaccurate, incomplete, biased, outdated, unsuitable for a contract, unsuitable for a jurisdiction, or based on incomplete Customer Data.
13.3. Users must review and approve automated outputs before relying on them, sharing them or using them in a commercial, contractual, legal, insurance or dispute context.
13.4. ML Consulting does not use Customer Data to train third-party foundation models unless the Subscribing Customer has expressly opted in to a clearly described feature or a separate written agreement permits it.
13.5. The App is not designed to make automated decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects concerning individuals. Any personnel, claim, safety, payment, contract or dispute decision must be made by appropriate human decision-makers.
Automated feature: Evidence Quality Score
· Permitted function: Flags record completeness and provenance issues.
· Human review required: Yes. It does not decide entitlement, causation or admissibility.
Automated feature: Notice Draft
· Permitted function: Drafts text from project and event data.
· Human review required: Yes. User controls contract interpretation, recipients and delivery.
Automated feature: Pack summary
· Permitted function: Summarises available facts for review.
· Human review required: Yes. User must confirm accuracy and omissions.
Automated feature: Source status flag
· Permitted function: Shows source freshness, fallback or missing-source state.
· Human review required: Yes. User must assess whether more evidence is required.
Automated feature: Template selection
· Permitted function: Suggests a relevant notice or export template.
· Human review required: Yes. User must select and approve final use.
14. Intellectual Property
14.1. ML Consulting and its licensors retain all rights in the App, software, backend, UI, workflows, scoring logic, templates, documentation, trade marks, product names, designs, databases, compilations, analytics, code, prompts, models and know-how.
14.2. No rights are transferred to the Subscribing Customer except the limited licence expressly granted in these Terms or an Order Form.
14.3. Customer Data remains Customer Data. ML Consulting may use Customer feedback, suggestions, feature requests and error reports without restriction or compensation, provided it does not disclose Customer Data unlawfully.
14.4. Users must not remove copyright, attribution, source, weather-provider, Apple Weather, NOAA/NWS or other required notices from App screens, outputs or exports.
14.5. If a third party alleges that the App infringes its intellectual-property rights, the Subscribing Customer must notify ML Consulting promptly and allow ML Consulting to control defence and remediation where appropriate.
15. Updates, Availability and Support
15.1. ML Consulting may update, patch, modify, suspend, remove, rename or replace App features to improve security, reliability, compliance, usability, economics, source-provider compatibility or product direction.
15.2. The App depends on Apple devices, operating systems, App Store availability, WeatherKit, weather providers, Supabase, Stripe, networks, PDF rendering, hosting and other Third-Party Services. Availability may vary by location, source, device, plan and provider status.
15.3. Unless an Order Form expressly states otherwise, the App is provided without uptime service-level guarantees. Support is provided on a reasonable-efforts basis through support@mlconsulting.lt or other published support channels.
15.4. The Subscribing Customer must maintain supported devices, supported iOS/iPadOS/watchOS versions, network access, MDM configuration, App updates, user training and internal procedures needed for reliable operation.
Support area: General support
· Default position: Reasonable-efforts email support.
· Order Form upgrade possibility: Priority support window, named contact or implementation channel.
Support area: Uptime
· Default position: No SLA unless stated.
· Order Form upgrade possibility: Enterprise SLA or incident process if commercially agreed.
Support area: PDF rendering
· Default position: Reasonable efforts, subject to queue and provider availability.
· Order Form upgrade possibility: Reserved capacity or pack review if agreed.
Support area: Source integrations
· Default position: Best-effort support for configured providers.
· Order Form upgrade possibility: Custom source onboarding or monitoring if agreed.
Support area: Training
· Default position: Documentation and onboarding materials where available.
· Order Form upgrade possibility: Live onboarding, admin training or claims-workflow training if agreed.
16. Suspension and Termination
16.1. ML Consulting may suspend or restrict access if payment is overdue, a user breaches these Terms, there is suspected security compromise, unlawful use, evidence manipulation, provider abuse, excessive usage, export-control issue, legal risk or a threat to the App or other customers.
16.2. Where practical and lawful, ML Consulting will give notice and an opportunity to cure before suspension. Immediate suspension may occur for urgent security, legal, safety, provider or abuse risks.
16.3. A Subscribing Customer may terminate according to the App Store subscription process, Stripe portal, Order Form, invoice terms or cancellation rules applicable to its plan.
16.4. On termination, access to new captures, exports, share links, support or administrative functions may stop. ML Consulting may retain Customer Data for a limited period for export, backup, legal, billing, security, audit and dispute purposes according to the Privacy Policy and Order Form.
16.5. Termination does not affect accrued payment obligations, confidentiality, IP rights, disclaimers, liability limitations, indemnities, data export/retention provisions, governing law, dispute provisions or provisions that by nature should survive.
Trigger: Overdue direct payment
· Possible action: Workspace suspension or downgrade.
· Customer cure path: Pay overdue amounts and resolve billing details.
Trigger: Security compromise
· Possible action: Session revocation, forced passwordless re-authentication or role lock.
· Customer cure path: Confirm users, devices and access controls.
Trigger: Evidence manipulation
· Possible action: Export restriction, investigation and termination.
· Customer cure path: Explain facts and remove misleading material where possible.
Trigger: Third-party provider abuse
· Possible action: Rate limiting or source disablement.
· Customer cure path: Reduce usage and comply with provider rules.
Trigger: Legal order
· Possible action: Preservation, disclosure, restriction or deletion as legally required.
· Customer cure path: Provide legal instructions if the Customer is responsible for the data.
17. Consumer Rights
17.1. WeatherStop Control is primarily a business tool. If mandatory consumer law applies to a Consumer User, nothing in these Terms excludes or limits rights that cannot be excluded or limited by law.
17.2. Where a consumer buys through the App Store, Apple's consumer purchase, cancellation and refund process may apply in addition to mandatory local consumer rights.
17.3. A Consumer User must not use the App in a way that creates professional, legal, safety, claims, insurance or business reliance beyond the App's intended scope.
17.4. Business Users acknowledge that they are acquiring the App for business purposes and that consumer-law protections may not apply to their purchase except where mandatory law says otherwise.
18. Disclaimers
18.1. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the App is provided as is and as available. ML Consulting disclaims implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, uninterrupted availability, error-free operation, data accuracy and claim success.
18.2. ML Consulting does not warrant that any Weather Event Record, Notice Draft, Evidence Quality Score, Delay Register, Defence Pack, source snapshot, PDF export, share link or audit log will be accurate, complete, timely, admissible, accepted, persuasive, recoverable, contract-compliant, legally effective or insurance-valid.
18.3. ML Consulting does not warrant that weather-source data will be available, official, current, complete, corrected, certified, local enough, accepted by a counterparty, accepted by an insurer, or suitable for a particular contract or proceeding.
18.4. The App does not prevent weather disruption, missed deadlines, unsafe site conditions, injury, property damage, liquidated damages, rejected notices, rejected claims, denied insurance, payment disputes, adjudication, arbitration, litigation or commercial loss.
Weather accuracy. Weather data is supplied by third-party sources and may be delayed, corrected, incomplete, region-limited or unavailable.
Contract outcome. Contracts, governing law, notice clauses, causation, entitlement and quantum require human and professional review.
Evidence acceptance. Courts, adjudicators, arbitrators, insurers and counterparties decide admissibility and weight.
Safety outcome. Site-safety decisions require competent-person judgement and official warnings.
Revenue or margin outcome. The App organises records but does not control weather, contract administration, client conduct or dispute outcomes.
19. Limitation of Liability
19.1. Subject to mandatory law and the carve-outs below, ML Consulting's aggregate liability arising out of or relating to WeatherStop Control is limited to the fees paid or payable by the relevant Subscribing Customer for WeatherStop Control during the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim.
19.2. For free, pilot, beta, demo or trial use where no fees were paid, ML Consulting's aggregate liability is limited to EUR 100 unless mandatory law requires otherwise.
19.3. To the maximum extent permitted by law, ML Consulting is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages; lost profits; lost revenue; loss of contract; loss of anticipated savings; loss of business opportunity; reputational harm; loss of goodwill; business interruption; data loss not caused by ML Consulting's breach; rejected notices; rejected claims; insurance denial; liquidated damages; delay damages; penalties; legal fees; professional fees; or dispute costs.
19.4. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, death or personal injury caused by negligence, gross negligence where not excludable, or mandatory data-protection liability.
19.5. Liability limitations apply even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose and regardless of legal theory, including contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, statute, restitution or otherwise.
Claim type: Paid subscription claim
· Default limitation: Fees paid or payable in prior 12 months.
· Important note: Order Form may specify a different negotiated cap.
Claim type: Free or trial claim
· Default limitation: EUR 100.
· Important note: Mandatory law may override.
Claim type: Rejected notice or claim
· Default limitation: Excluded consequential/commercial loss.
· Important note: Customer must obtain professional review before reliance.
Claim type: Weather source outage
· Default limitation: Excluded where caused by third-party provider or force majeure.
· Important note: Source status may be shown but not guaranteed.
Claim type: Non-excludable liability
· Default limitation: Not limited where law prohibits limitation.
· Important note: Includes mandatory statutory carve-outs.
20. Indemnity for Business Users
20.1. Business Users and Subscribing Customers shall indemnify and hold harmless ML Consulting, its directors, employees, contractors and suppliers from claims, losses, liabilities, damages, penalties, costs and expenses arising from Customer Data, user conduct, unlawful evidence capture, privacy failures, employment-law failures, misleading exports, unauthorised sharing, breach of contract with third parties, misuse of weather data or breach of these Terms.
20.2. The indemnity includes claims by employees, contractors, subcontractors, clients, main contractors, project owners, insurers, consultants, public authorities or other third parties arising from the Subscribing Customer's use of WeatherStop Control.
20.3. ML Consulting will promptly notify the Subscribing Customer of indemnified claims where legally and practically possible. The Subscribing Customer may control the defence if it acts diligently, does not prejudice ML Consulting and does not admit fault or settle in a way that imposes obligations on ML Consulting without written consent.
20.4. This indemnity does not apply to the extent the claim is finally determined to have been caused by ML Consulting's breach of these Terms or non-excludable legal liability.
21. Force Majeure and Reserved Capacity
21.1. ML Consulting is not liable for delay or failure caused by events beyond its reasonable control, including severe weather, natural disaster, war, terrorism, labour disruption, government action, pandemic, power outage, internet failure, Apple outage, WeatherKit outage, NOAA/NWS outage, Supabase outage, Stripe outage, hosting failure, cyberattack, provider rate limits, provider API changes or legal restrictions.
21.2. If demand spikes during major weather events, storms, regional outages or claims seasons, source fetches, PDF rendering, pack exports, support and sync operations may queue, degrade or be rate-limited.
21.3. Reserved capacity, priority support, enhanced recovery, enterprise export queues or special event monitoring are available only if agreed in an Order Form.
Capacity area: Weather API usage
· Default treatment: Subject to provider quotas, rate limits and availability.
· Enterprise option: Reserved or higher-tier provider capacity where agreed.
Capacity area: PDF rendering
· Default treatment: Queued best-effort rendering.
· Enterprise option: Priority queue or manual pack support where agreed.
Capacity area: Support during storms
· Default treatment: Reasonable-efforts support.
· Enterprise option: Named response process where agreed.
Capacity area: Data export
· Default treatment: Self-service export within product limits.
· Enterprise option: Managed export or legal hold workflow where agreed.
22. Governing Law and Disputes
22.1. These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where mandatory consumer law requires otherwise.
22.2. Business User disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania, unless a signed Order Form specifies a different lawful dispute process.
22.3. Before filing a Business User claim, the parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute through executive escalation or written negotiation for at least thirty days, unless urgent injunctive relief, data protection rights, payment collection or legal preservation requires faster action.
22.4. Consumer Users may have mandatory rights to bring claims in their usual place of residence and to use applicable consumer dispute processes. Nothing in these Terms removes mandatory consumer rights.
22.5. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
23. Changes to These Terms
23.1. ML Consulting may update these Terms to reflect product changes, legal requirements, provider requirements, pricing model changes, security improvements, data-protection changes or business changes.
23.2. Material changes will be notified through the App, email, account notice, website notice or Order Form process where reasonably practicable. Continued use after the effective date means acceptance of the updated Terms.
23.3. If a material change materially reduces a paid fixed-term direct business plan and is not required by law or provider rules, the Subscribing Customer may have the termination or non-renewal rights stated in the Order Form.
23.4. Archived versions may be kept by ML Consulting for evidence, compliance and customer reference.
24. General
24.1. The parties are independent contractors. These Terms do not create a partnership, joint venture, agency, fiduciary relationship, employment relationship or legal representation relationship.
24.2. The Subscribing Customer may not assign these Terms without ML Consulting's prior written consent, except in connection with a merger, reorganisation or sale of substantially all relevant assets if the assignee is not a competitor and assumes all obligations. ML Consulting may assign these Terms to an affiliate, successor, acquirer or provider of substantially similar services.
24.3. If any provision is invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in force and the invalid provision is replaced to the maximum extent permitted by law with a valid provision that most closely reflects the original intent.
24.4. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. A waiver must be in writing and applies only to the specific instance stated.
24.5. Notices may be sent by email, in-app notice, account notice, postal mail, courier, App Store notice or other legally permitted method. Notices to ML Consulting should be sent to support@mlconsulting.lt unless another legal notice address is published or stated in an Order Form.
24.6. These Terms are in English. Translations may be provided for convenience. The English version controls unless mandatory law requires otherwise.
24.7. Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.
25. Apple-Required Terms
25.1. WeatherStop Control is licensed, not sold. The licence is limited to use on Apple-branded products that the user owns or controls and as permitted by Apple's applicable Usage Rules.
25.2. ML Consulting, not Apple, is solely responsible for the App and its content, subject to these Terms. Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App.
25.3. If the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty and the user purchased it through Apple, the user may notify Apple and Apple may refund the purchase price where required by Apple's rules. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation for the App.
25.4. ML Consulting, not Apple, is responsible for addressing claims relating to the App or the user's possession and use of the App, including product-liability claims, regulatory claims, consumer-protection claims, privacy claims and intellectual-property claims, subject to these Terms.
25.5. The user represents and warrants that the user is not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a terrorist-supporting country and is not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
25.6. The user must comply with applicable third-party terms when using the App, including Apple Media Services terms, App Store rules, TestFlight terms, Custom Apps rules, WeatherKit terms, weather-provider terms and mobile-network terms.
25.7. Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce the Apple-required terms against the user.
Licensed, not sold. Users receive only the limited licence stated in these Terms.
Maintenance and support. ML Consulting handles support; Apple has no support obligation.
Warranty and claims. ML Consulting addresses App claims subject to these Terms; Apple refund rights apply only as Apple requires.
Export compliance. Users must comply with U.S. and local export rules.
Third-party beneficiary. Apple may enforce Apple-required terms.
26. Precedence - Schedules and Order Forms
26.1. Schedule A contains WeatherStop-specific terms. It prevails over Part I for WeatherStop-specific matters, except where an Order Form or mandatory law prevails.
26.2. An Order Form may add plan limits, implementation services, direct billing terms, support commitments, data-processing terms, enterprise security terms or customer-specific obligations. It does not waive disclaimers, liability limits, acceptable-use rules, Apple-required terms or data-protection responsibilities unless it expressly says so.
26.3. If a term applies only to a feature not included in the purchased plan, that term applies only if the feature is enabled, trialled, accessed or otherwise used.
Part II. Schedule A - WeatherStop Control
This Schedule A applies only to WeatherStop Control. It supplements and, for WeatherStop-specific matters, prevails over Part I.
A1. App, Purpose and Weather-Risk Perimeter
A1.1. WeatherStop Control is an iOS-only contractor weather-risk control, stoppage evidence, notice discipline and delay-defence system.
A1.2. The product thesis is that the customer is not buying a general weather app. The customer is buying field evidence discipline, notice control, delay memory, margin protection and professional record packaging.
A1.3. The App may support iPhone field capture, iPad project cockpit, weather source provenance, Notice Clock, Notice Composer, Weather Delay Register, Evidence Quality Score, Defence Pack export, offline sync, role permissions and business billing entitlements.
A1.4. The App must not be marketed, configured or relied on as a certified weather-report service, emergency warning system, safety management system, legal claims engine or automated dispute-resolution platform.
WeatherStop pillar: Capture the stoppage
· Included capability: Field event creation, timestamps, media, affected work and site facts.
· Boundary: Does not prove causation or entitlement by itself.
WeatherStop pillar: Control the notice
· Included capability: Notice readiness flags, Notice Drafts and notice status tracking.
· Boundary: Does not interpret contracts or deliver final legal advice.
WeatherStop pillar: Defend the delay
· Included capability: Delay Register and Defence Pack export.
· Boundary: Does not guarantee acceptance, payment, EOT, insurance or legal success.
WeatherStop pillar: Source the weather
· Included capability: WeatherKit, NOAA/NWS or other configured source context.
· Boundary: Does not provide certified meteorological records.
WeatherStop pillar: Protect margin
· Included capability: Evidence and workflow discipline designed to reduce avoidable claim weakness.
· Boundary: Does not guarantee commercial recovery or margin preservation.
A2. Plans, Entitlements, Direct Billing and Implementation Services
A2.1. WeatherStop Control may be sold as project packs, annual contractor plans, commercial team plans, enterprise plans, consultant desk plans, implementation packages, event review retainers, storage add-ons, API add-ons or other packages.
A2.2. Plan names, prices, limits and entitlements may change. The App Store purchase sheet, Stripe checkout, Stripe portal, invoice or signed Order Form controls the commercial purchase.
A2.3. Direct business plans may include features not available in App Store consumer-style subscriptions, including implementation support, private workspace setup, enterprise roles, custom templates, bulk user onboarding, source configuration, reserved capacity, legal-hold export workflows and project-specific entitlements.
A2.4. Implementation services are setup and configuration assistance only unless the Order Form expressly states otherwise. They do not include legal advice, delay analysis, contract review, safety consulting, meteorological certification or claims representation.
Package: Project Pack
· Indicative commercial scope: Single project or short-term package, typically USD 499-1,500 per project depending on limits.
· Legal/billing note: Actual price and limits controlled by checkout or Order Form.
Package: Contractor Pro
· Indicative commercial scope: Annual contractor workspace, typically around USD 2,400 per year.
· Legal/billing note: Designed for small contractor teams, not unlimited enterprise use.
Package: Commercial Team
· Indicative commercial scope: Larger commercial/QS team package, typically around USD 7,500 per year.
· Legal/billing note: May include expanded seats, projects and exports.
Package: Weather-Risk Enterprise
· Indicative commercial scope: Enterprise plan, typically USD 18,000-36,000 per year.
· Legal/billing note: Order Form should define support, capacity, security and implementation commitments.
Package: Consultant/QS Desk
· Indicative commercial scope: Consultant-facing plan, typically USD 6,000-18,000 per year.
· Legal/billing note: Use must respect client confidentiality and authority.
Package: Implementation
· Indicative commercial scope: Setup, onboarding, template configuration or migration, typically USD 1,500-15,000.
· Legal/billing note: Professional services are not legal or claims advice unless separately agreed with qualified professionals.
Package: Event/Claim Review Retainer
· Indicative commercial scope: Operational review support, e.g. monthly retainer or per-incident support.
· Legal/billing note: Does not create legal representation by ML Consulting.
Package: API/Storage Add-on
· Indicative commercial scope: Usage-based source, storage, export or integration expansion.
· Legal/billing note: May be limited or rate-limited based on provider costs.
A3. Subscribing Customer Types and Authorised User Roles
A3.1. Different roles carry different legal and operational responsibilities. The Subscribing Customer must configure roles so that users see only the projects, notices, exports, client contacts and personal data they are authorised to access.
A3.2. Role names in the App are operational labels. They do not create professional qualifications, legal authority, employment authority or agency authority unless separately established by the Subscribing Customer.
Role: Workspace Owner
· Typical permissions: Workspace setup, billing, roles, retention, exports, legal hold and sharing.
· WeatherStop-specific responsibility: Owns lawful use, user authority, project setup and commercial reliance decisions.
Role: Admin
· Typical permissions: Project configuration, users, templates, source settings, integrations and support requests.
· WeatherStop-specific responsibility: Keeps configuration accurate and access proportionate.
Role: Commercial Manager / QS
· Typical permissions: Delay Register review, notice draft review, Defence Pack creation and export approvals.
· WeatherStop-specific responsibility: Reviews evidence and obtains professional advice before external reliance.
Role: Project Manager
· Typical permissions: Project events, notice status, programme context, affected work and client communication status.
· WeatherStop-specific responsibility: Verifies project facts and coordinates contract administration.
Role: Foreman / Supervisor
· Typical permissions: Field capture, photos, stoppage notes, crew/equipment impact and declarations.
· WeatherStop-specific responsibility: Captures honest contemporaneous facts and does not overstate cause or entitlement.
Role: Claims Consultant / Lawyer Viewer
· Typical permissions: Scoped review/comment access if invited.
· WeatherStop-specific responsibility: Provides external advice independently of ML Consulting.
Role: Client / Main Contractor Viewer
· Typical permissions: Limited shared-pack or notice review if invited.
· WeatherStop-specific responsibility: Sees only records shared by the Customer; no general workspace right.
Role: Support Operator
· Typical permissions: Technical troubleshooting access if authorised.
· WeatherStop-specific responsibility: Access must be limited to support purpose and logged where possible.
A4. Apple Platform Reliance
A4.1. WeatherStop Control is designed for Apple platforms and may rely on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, SwiftUI, LocalAuthentication, CoreLocation, camera, photo library, push notifications, background tasks, Files, Share Sheet, App Store receipts, StoreKit and WeatherKit.
A4.2. Apple platform permissions may affect capture quality. If a user disables location, camera, notifications, background refresh, cellular data, iCloud, MDM permissions or other device capabilities, the App may not capture complete evidence.
A4.3. Apple OS updates, device restrictions, MDM profiles, enterprise policies, App Review outcomes, Custom Apps configuration or TestFlight limits may affect availability. ML Consulting is not responsible for Apple-controlled changes outside its reasonable control.
Apple dependency: Camera and Photos
· WeatherStop use: Site media and evidence capture.
· Customer responsibility: Ensure lawful capture and correct permissions.
Apple dependency: CoreLocation
· WeatherStop use: Site coordinates, source lookup and event context.
· Customer responsibility: Give required location notices and avoid unlawful tracking.
Apple dependency: LocalAuthentication
· WeatherStop use: Device-level access protection.
· Customer responsibility: Use passcodes, biometrics and MDM where appropriate.
Apple dependency: StoreKit / App Store receipts
· WeatherStop use: In-app purchases and entitlement validation.
· Customer responsibility: Manage Apple subscriptions through Apple account settings.
Apple dependency: WeatherKit
· WeatherStop use: Weather source context where available.
· Customer responsibility: Respect attribution and do not remove source notices.
Apple dependency: Files / Share Sheet
· WeatherStop use: Export, PDF sharing and handoff.
· Customer responsibility: Control recipients, redaction and onward disclosure.
Apple dependency: Apple Business Manager Custom Apps
· WeatherStop use: Private or business distribution where used.
· Customer responsibility: Provide organisation details and MDM deployment capability.
A5. Weather Source Conditions
A5.1. WeatherStop Control may use Apple WeatherKit, NOAA/NWS services for U.S. projects where configured, user-entered observations, uploaded source records, photographs, time-stamped field notes, project logs or other configured sources.
A5.2. Weather source data may be forecast, observation, alert, historical, derived, transformed, cached, stale, delayed, corrected, incomplete, provider-limited, region-limited, rate-limited or unavailable.
A5.3. The App may store the source state available at the time of capture. Later provider corrections may differ from the captured source snapshot. Preserving a historical source snapshot does not certify that the snapshot was complete or correct.
A5.4. Unless an Order Form expressly states otherwise, WeatherStop Control does not provide certified weather records, expert meteorological reports, official climate records, emergency alerts or safety warnings.
A5.5. Where official or certified weather evidence is required, the Subscribing Customer must obtain it from an appropriate official source or qualified expert and attach it to the App if desired.
Source category: Apple WeatherKit
· Possible WeatherStop use: Current, forecast, alert or historical context where available.
· Limitation: Subject to Apple availability, attribution, pricing, quotas, regional support and provider rules.
Source category: NOAA/NWS API
· Possible WeatherStop use: U.S. forecasts, alerts and observations where configured.
· Limitation: Open data with rate limits, outages, known issues, delayed observations and non-certified API output.
Source category: User field observations
· Possible WeatherStop use: Supervisor notes, photos and declarations.
· Limitation: Accuracy depends on the user and may be disputed.
Source category: Uploaded third-party documents
· Possible WeatherStop use: Official reports, client records, weather station exports or consultant files.
· Limitation: Customer warrants rights and accuracy; ML Consulting does not verify authenticity.
Source category: Cached source snapshots
· Possible WeatherStop use: Evidence of what the App retrieved at a time.
· Limitation: May become stale, later corrected or incomplete.
Source category: Manual thresholds
· Possible WeatherStop use: Contract-specific weather or site thresholds.
· Limitation: Customer must configure and validate against the contract.
Emergency warning limitation: Users must not rely on WeatherStop Control as their only severe-weather, lightning, flood, wind, heat, frost, snow, site saturation, worker-safety or emergency source. Site safety remains with the contractor, competent persons, official alerts and applicable safety systems.
A6. Contract Notice, Delay Register and Reserved Professional Decisions
A6.1. The App may include a Notice Clock, Notice Composer, notice readiness status, delivery status fields and Delay Register. These features are administrative aids.
A6.2. The Subscribing Customer is solely responsible for reading the contract, identifying notice clauses, setting notice windows, selecting recipients, approving wording, choosing service method, proving delivery and preserving correspondence.
A6.3. The App may suggest that an event appears notice-relevant based on configured settings. That suggestion is not legal advice and does not mean a notice is required, sufficient or timely.
A6.4. A Delay Register entry is an internal project record unless and until the Subscribing Customer chooses to share it. It is not a formal claim, extension-of-time submission, payment claim or dispute submission unless the Subscribing Customer independently makes it one.
Workflow item: Notice period
· App support: Track configured deadline windows.
· Customer/professional decision: Interpret contract and applicable law.
Workflow item: Recipient
· App support: Store contacts and send/share draft where enabled.
· Customer/professional decision: Confirm correct contractual recipient and service address.
Workflow item: Draft wording
· App support: Generate editable text from event facts.
· Customer/professional decision: Approve legal content, reservations and claim position.
Workflow item: Delivery record
· App support: Store status, attachments and notes.
· Customer/professional decision: Prove actual delivery and compliance with contract requirements.
Workflow item: Delay entitlement
· App support: Organise affected work and source records.
· Customer/professional decision: Assess causation, critical path, concurrency, mitigation and quantum.
A7. Source Provenance, Audit Trail and Chain-of-Custody
A7.1. WeatherStop Control may maintain provenance metadata including source provider, source URL or endpoint, retrieval time, local capture time, device time, event ID, user ID, workspace ID, media hash, file hash, export ID, sync status, edit history and share state.
A7.2. Audit metadata supports record discipline. It does not guarantee that a record is admissible, unchallengeable, legally authenticated or sufficient for court, arbitration, adjudication, insurance or expert purposes.
A7.3. Users must avoid actions that weaken provenance, including shared accounts, delayed uploads without explanation, missing location permissions, altered device clocks, untracked edits, unsupported manual uploads or deletion of source context.
A7.4. The App may show provenance warnings and include them in Defence Packs. Users must not suppress or misrepresent material provenance weaknesses when sharing records externally.
Metadata type: Event timestamps
· Why it matters: Shows capture and retrieval timing.
· Non-guarantee: Does not prove the underlying event occurred exactly as described.
Metadata type: User identity
· Why it matters: Shows who captured or edited a record.
· Non-guarantee: Depends on account security and no credential sharing.
Metadata type: Device/location metadata
· Why it matters: Supports site context.
· Non-guarantee: May be disabled, imprecise or unavailable.
Metadata type: Source snapshot
· Why it matters: Shows the source context retrieved.
· Non-guarantee: Does not certify provider accuracy or official status.
Metadata type: Export ID/hash
· Why it matters: Supports later identification of exported pack.
· Non-guarantee: Does not prevent all tampering after download or sharing.
A8. Evidence Quality Score and Automation
A8.1. Evidence Quality Score v3, if enabled, measures operational completeness against WeatherStop criteria such as capture timing, weather-source status, media coverage, affected work, crew/equipment impact, declarations, notice state, review state and export readiness.
A8.2. The score is not a legal score, claim-value score, admissibility score, insurance score, entitlement score, safety score, weather-certification score, delay-analysis score or probability-of-recovery score.
A8.3. A high score may still fail commercially or legally. A low score may still be usable if supported by other evidence. Users must apply professional judgement.
Score dimension: Timing
· What it checks: Whether the record was captured close to the event.
· What it does not decide: Truth, causation or contract compliance.
Score dimension: Source status
· What it checks: Whether weather context exists and is labelled.
· What it does not decide: Provider accuracy or official certification.
Score dimension: Media coverage
· What it checks: Whether photos/videos are attached.
· What it does not decide: Whether media proves entitlement.
Score dimension: Impact detail
· What it checks: Whether affected work, crew and equipment fields are completed.
· What it does not decide: Delay quantum, critical path or concurrency.
Score dimension: Notice state
· What it checks: Whether notice workflow fields are completed.
· What it does not decide: Legal validity or actual delivery.
Score dimension: Review state
· What it checks: Whether a manager/commercial reviewer has approved.
· What it does not decide: Professional advice or legal privilege.
A9. Defence Pack Export, Evidentiary Weight and Third-Party Sharing
A9.1. A Defence Pack may include event facts, weather-source context, media, user declarations, affected work, cost/impact notes, Notice Drafts or sent notices, review notes, audit metadata, source labels, hashes, cover page and export manifest.
A9.2. A Defence Pack is a factual compilation generated from Customer Data. It is not a legal opinion, claim submission, expert report, certified weather report, quantity-surveying assessment, delay-analysis report, insurance coverage opinion or guarantee of evidentiary acceptance.
A9.3. The Subscribing Customer is responsible for deciding whether, when and to whom to share a Defence Pack, and for redacting privileged, confidential, personal, security-sensitive or irrelevant material before sharing.
A9.4. If a Defence Pack is used in litigation, adjudication, arbitration, insurance, audit, disciplinary, employment or regulatory contexts, the Subscribing Customer must obtain appropriate professional review.
Export component: Cover page
· Purpose: Identifies project, event, export time and source status.
· Customer check before sharing: Confirm project and event details are accurate.
Export component: Weather source appendix
· Purpose: Shows retrieved source context and attribution.
· Customer check before sharing: Confirm whether certified or official records are separately needed.
Export component: Media appendix
· Purpose: Organises photos/videos and captions.
· Customer check before sharing: Redact personal/confidential material as needed.
Export component: Notice appendix
· Purpose: Shows draft/sent notice history where available.
· Customer check before sharing: Confirm final notice wording and delivery proof.
Export component: Audit manifest
· Purpose: Lists export ID, timestamps, user actions and hashes where available.
· Customer check before sharing: Preserve original export and avoid uncontrolled alteration.
A10. Site Media, Location Data, Worker Data and Client Data
A10.1. WeatherStop Control may process photographs, videos, location metadata, worker names, roles, declarations, signatures, crew counts, equipment details, client contacts, site addresses, subcontractor details and free-text notes.
A10.2. The Subscribing Customer must ensure that capture of site media and location data is lawful, proportionate, transparent and consistent with workplace, privacy, client, security and contract obligations.
A10.3. Users should avoid capturing unrelated people, private homes, sensitive infrastructure, confidential drawings, vehicle plates, personal documents, security systems, children, medical information or unrelated personal data unless necessary and lawful.
A10.4. Where media or records will be shared externally, the Subscribing Customer must review for redaction, privilege, confidentiality, personal data, trade secrets, security-sensitive content and contractual confidentiality obligations.
Data class: Worker/personnel data
· WeatherStop use: User accounts, declarations, roles, site attendance and event notes.
· Customer-side control: Employment/privacy notices, access controls and proportionality review.
Data class: Location data
· WeatherStop use: Site coordinates, source lookup and event context.
· Customer-side control: Location-notice and monitoring compliance.
Data class: Site media
· WeatherStop use: Photos/videos for evidence.
· Customer-side control: Avoid over-capture, redact before sharing and respect site rules.
Data class: Client/main contractor data
· WeatherStop use: Contacts, notice recipients and project records.
· Customer-side control: Authority, confidentiality and accurate recipient management.
Data class: Commercial impact data
· WeatherStop use: Crew/equipment/time/cost impact notes.
· Customer-side control: Verify against project records and avoid inflated claims.
Data class: Sensitive incidental data
· WeatherStop use: May appear in photos or free text.
· Customer-side control: Minimise, redact, restrict access or delete where appropriate.
A11. Offline Sync, Device Loss, Retention and Export Responsibilities
A11.1. Offline-first capture is intended to reduce jobsite connectivity risk. It does not guarantee that all data will sync, that conflicts will be resolved automatically or that device loss will not affect unsynced records.
A11.2. Users must check sync status, resolve conflicts, keep devices charged, keep the App updated, maintain network access where available and export important records according to project procedures.
A11.3. The Subscribing Customer is responsible for its own document retention, legal hold, official correspondence archive, project file, claims file, insurance file and backup procedures outside the App where required.
A11.4. ML Consulting may apply retention limits, storage limits, export limits, deletion schedules or archival processes according to the plan, Order Form and Privacy Policy.
Risk: No connectivity
· App mitigation: Offline capture and sync queue where supported.
· Residual customer responsibility: Confirm upload completion before relying on records.
Risk: Device loss
· App mitigation: Account/session controls and server-side records where synced.
· Residual customer responsibility: Use passcodes, MDM, device wipe and immediate access revocation.
Risk: Sync conflict
· App mitigation: Conflict flags or latest-state indicators where supported.
· Residual customer responsibility: Review and resolve project records.
Risk: Retention expiry
· App mitigation: Plan-based retention settings and export tools.
· Residual customer responsibility: Export and archive records needed for contract or legal hold.
Risk: PDF/share link expiry
· App mitigation: Controlled links where supported.
· Residual customer responsibility: Download and store official project copies.
A12. Third-Party Services and Subprocessors
A12.1. WeatherStop Control may depend on third-party providers for Apple platform distribution, WeatherKit weather data, NOAA/NWS data, authentication, Supabase backend services, database storage, file storage, Stripe billing, PDF rendering, email, push notifications, analytics, crash reporting, monitoring and support.
A12.2. Provider terms, outages, rate limits, pricing changes, security incidents, attribution requirements, regional limitations or API changes may affect the App.
A12.3. ML Consulting may change providers, subprocessors or technical architecture where reasonably necessary to provide, secure, scale or improve the App, subject to the Privacy Policy, any DPA and applicable law.
Provider/category: Apple / App Store / TestFlight / Custom Apps
· Likely role: Platform and distribution provider
· WeatherStop relevance: Installation, updates, subscriptions, entitlement receipts, review and business deployment.
Provider/category: Apple WeatherKit
· Likely role: Weather data provider
· WeatherStop relevance: Weather context, attribution, provider source rules and API quotas.
Provider/category: NOAA/NWS
· Likely role: Public weather data source for U.S. projects where configured
· WeatherStop relevance: Forecasts, observations, alerts, API rate limits, delayed observations and known issues.
Provider/category: Supabase or equivalent backend
· Likely role: Database, auth, row-level security, file storage and backend infrastructure
· WeatherStop relevance: Workspace separation, records, media, audit logs and sync.
Provider/category: Stripe or equivalent billing provider
· Likely role: Direct subscription, invoice and customer portal provider
· WeatherStop relevance: Business billing, cancellation, invoices and payment methods.
Provider/category: PDF rendering service
· Likely role: Export generation infrastructure
· WeatherStop relevance: Defence Pack rendering, queueing, document links and file output.
Provider/category: Email/share provider
· Likely role: Delivery and notification infrastructure
· WeatherStop relevance: Invite emails, notice drafts, share links and support communication.
A13. Prohibited Uses and Claims-Conduct Restrictions
A13.1. WeatherStop Control must not be used to create or support dishonest, deceptive, fabricated, inflated, misleading or unlawful claims.
A13.2. Users must not describe ML Consulting as a lawyer, claim consultant, expert witness, meteorologist, safety professional, engineer, quantity surveyor, insurance adviser or contract administrator for the project.
A13.3. Users must not remove or obscure source labels, stale-source warnings, fallback labels, score warnings, missing-data flags, export timestamps or other material product warnings from outputs shared externally.
A13.4. Users must not use the App to retaliate against workers, discipline personnel, monitor productivity or make employment decisions unless the Subscribing Customer has separately ensured that such use is lawful and proportionate.
Restriction: No fabricated evidence
· Specific WeatherStop example: Creating a weather event after the fact and presenting it as contemporaneous.
· Reason: Preserves product integrity and reduces legal exposure.
Restriction: No certified-weather misstatement
· Specific WeatherStop example: Calling a WeatherKit or NWS API snapshot a certified weather record.
· Reason: Avoids misleading counterparties and tribunals.
Restriction: No unreviewed legal notices
· Specific WeatherStop example: Sending a generated draft without contract review.
· Reason: Notice validity depends on contract and law.
Restriction: No warning suppression
· Specific WeatherStop example: Deleting missing-source warnings from an export.
· Reason: Material weaknesses must not be concealed.
Restriction: No unlawful worker monitoring
· Specific WeatherStop example: Using location or media evidence beyond disclosed site evidence purposes.
· Reason: Protects privacy and employment rights.
Restriction: No unauthorised sharing
· Specific WeatherStop example: Sending packs to clients, insurers or counsel without authority.
· Reason: Protects confidentiality and privilege.
A14. WeatherStop-Specific Liability Cap and No-Recovery Carve-Outs
A14.1. The liability limits in Part I apply to WeatherStop Control. For direct paid business plans, the default cap is fees paid or payable for WeatherStop Control in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, unless an Order Form states a different cap.
A14.2. For project packs, the default cap is the fees paid or payable for the relevant project pack during the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim.
A14.3. For free, trial, beta, demo or TestFlight use, the default cap is EUR 100 unless mandatory law requires otherwise.
A14.4. The parties agree that rejected claims, missed notices, insurance denials, liquidated damages, delay damages, lost profit, lost contract value, uncollected variations, reduced margin, professional fees and dispute costs are excluded categories of damages to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Scenario: Annual paid plan
· Default cap: Prior 12 months WeatherStop fees.
· Excluded recovery examples: Lost margin, rejected EOT, insurance denial, liquidated damages.
Scenario: Project Pack
· Default cap: Relevant project pack fees.
· Excluded recovery examples: Unrecovered variation, rejected claim or dispute costs.
Scenario: Enterprise Order Form
· Default cap: Order Form cap if specified; otherwise prior 12 months fees.
· Excluded recovery examples: Consequential and excluded damages remain excluded unless expressly changed.
Scenario: Trial/TestFlight/demo
· Default cap: EUR 100.
· Excluded recovery examples: Any business reliance without paid plan and professional review.
A15. Implementation, Configuration and Customer Choices
A15.1. WeatherStop Control depends on configuration choices such as project names, site zones, trade packages, contract thresholds, notice periods, recipient lists, approval roles, source priorities, templates, billing entitlements, retention settings and export settings.
A15.2. ML Consulting may assist with configuration, but the Subscribing Customer remains responsible for validating that configuration against its projects, contracts, laws, policies, insurance obligations and professional advice.
A15.3. If the Customer requests custom templates, notice wording, project forms, scoring rules or workflow changes, the Customer is responsible for reviewing those materials with appropriate legal, commercial, safety, privacy and operational advisers before use.
Configuration item: Notice period
· Why it matters: Drives Notice Clock and urgency labels.
· Customer validation needed: Confirm against contract and applicable law.
Configuration item: Weather threshold
· Why it matters: Affects event relevance and scoring.
· Customer validation needed: Confirm against contract, specification and site conditions.
Configuration item: Recipient list
· Why it matters: Used for Notice Drafts and sharing.
· Customer validation needed: Confirm authority, address and method of service.
Configuration item: Role permissions
· Why it matters: Controls access to records and exports.
· Customer validation needed: Match personnel authority and privacy need-to-know.
Configuration item: Retention settings
· Why it matters: Controls storage/export window.
· Customer validation needed: Match project, legal, insurance and audit retention duties.
Configuration item: Pack template
· Why it matters: Shapes external evidence package.
· Customer validation needed: Confirm with lawyer, claims consultant or commercial lead before formal use.
A16. Apple-Required Terms - WeatherStop-Specific Additions
A16.1. WeatherStop Control may display Apple Weather attribution or other WeatherKit attribution as required by Apple. Users must not remove, obscure or misrepresent required attribution in the App or outputs.
A16.2. Weather alerts or weather-source material displayed through Apple WeatherKit, NOAA/NWS or other providers may be subject to provider-specific text, links, attribution or modification restrictions. Users must preserve those notices when sharing source material externally.
A16.3. Where the App is distributed through Apple Business Manager Custom Apps, access may be limited to named organisations and controlled by Apple Business Manager, MDM or redemption-code processes. The Subscribing Customer is responsible for its Apple Business Manager organisation details and deployment choices.
A16.4. Nothing in these Terms grants rights to Apple trade marks, Apple Weather marks, NOAA marks, NWS marks or other provider marks beyond required attribution and legally permitted use.
Annex 1. Plan and Entitlement Matrix
This matrix supports implementation, billing and customer-facing plan clarity. It is not a price promise. The purchase screen or Order Form controls final commercial terms.
Entitlement: Projects
· Project Pack: 1 project or defined bundle
· Contractor Pro: Limited annual project count
· Commercial Team: Expanded project count
· Enterprise / Consultant: Custom
Entitlement: Users
· Project Pack: Small project team
· Contractor Pro: Core contractor users
· Commercial Team: Commercial and project teams
· Enterprise / Consultant: Custom roles and viewers
Entitlement: Weather sources
· Project Pack: Default WeatherKit plus configured fallback where available
· Contractor Pro: Default plus source labels
· Commercial Team: Expanded source controls
· Enterprise / Consultant: Custom source policy if agreed
Entitlement: Defence Packs
· Project Pack: Limited pack exports
· Contractor Pro: Annual export allowance
· Commercial Team: Expanded allowance
· Enterprise / Consultant: Reserved or custom capacity
Entitlement: Notice workflow
· Project Pack: Core Notice Draft and status
· Contractor Pro: Templates and register
· Commercial Team: Review and approval workflow
· Enterprise / Consultant: Custom templates and review gates
Entitlement: Support
· Project Pack: Standard
· Contractor Pro: Standard
· Commercial Team: Priority option
· Enterprise / Consultant: Order Form support
Entitlement: Implementation
· Project Pack: Optional
· Contractor Pro: Optional
· Commercial Team: Recommended
· Enterprise / Consultant: Usually included or scoped
Entitlement: Billing
· Project Pack: App Store, Stripe or invoice
· Contractor Pro: App Store, Stripe or invoice
· Commercial Team: Direct billing common
· Enterprise / Consultant: Order Form
Annex 2. Data Category Schedule
Data category: Account data
· Examples: Name, email, role, workspace membership, authentication status.
· Primary controller / responsible party: ML Consulting for account operation; Customer for workspace assignments.
· Retention/export note: Retained as needed for account, security, billing and legal records.
Data category: Project data
· Examples: Project name, site, client, contract package, zone, programme references.
· Primary controller / responsible party: Subscribing Customer.
· Retention/export note: Customer should export for project file and retention duties.
Data category: Weather event data
· Examples: Event time, site, affected activity, reason, status, impact notes.
· Primary controller / responsible party: Subscribing Customer.
· Retention/export note: May be retained for claim, audit or legal-hold periods.
Data category: Weather source data
· Examples: WeatherKit, NOAA/NWS, uploaded reports, source URLs, retrieval times.
· Primary controller / responsible party: Provider controls source; Customer controls use in Workspace; ML Consulting processes.
· Retention/export note: Provider data may change; exports should preserve source labels.
Data category: Media data
· Examples: Photos, videos, captions, location metadata, file hashes.
· Primary controller / responsible party: Subscribing Customer.
· Retention/export note: Review and redact before external sharing.
Data category: Notice data
· Examples: Notice Drafts, recipients, sent status, delivery notes, attachments.
· Primary controller / responsible party: Subscribing Customer.
· Retention/export note: Customer must keep official correspondence archive.
Data category: Audit data
· Examples: User actions, timestamps, export IDs, sync state, share links.
· Primary controller / responsible party: ML Consulting and Customer depending on context.
· Retention/export note: Supports security and provenance; not legal certification.
Data category: Billing data
· Examples: Plan, subscription, invoices, payment status, Stripe/customer IDs.
· Primary controller / responsible party: ML Consulting and payment provider.
· Retention/export note: Retained for tax, accounting, contract and fraud prevention.
Data category: Support data
· Examples: Diagnostics, screenshots, error IDs, support emails.
· Primary controller / responsible party: ML Consulting.
· Retention/export note: May include Customer Data if provided for troubleshooting.
Annex 3. Output Label and Legal Effect Schedule
Output label: Notice-ready
· Meaning inside the App: Configured required fields for drafting appear complete.
· Not a representation that: A notice is legally valid, timely, correctly served or sufficient.
Output label: Defence-ready
· Meaning inside the App: A pack can be generated with available records and warnings.
· Not a representation that: A claim will be accepted, paid or legally successful.
Output label: Source-backed
· Meaning inside the App: At least one weather source is attached or retrieved.
· Not a representation that: The source is official, certified, complete or accepted.
Output label: High Evidence Quality Score
· Meaning inside the App: Operational completeness is strong against configured criteria.
· Not a representation that: Evidence is admissible, conclusive or commercially sufficient.
Output label: Missing source
· Meaning inside the App: Weather source was not retrieved or attached.
· Not a representation that: No weather event occurred or no claim exists.
Output label: Fallback source
· Meaning inside the App: A secondary provider or manual source was used.
· Not a representation that: Primary source is wrong or unavailable for all purposes.
Output label: Overdue notice
· Meaning inside the App: The configured internal deadline appears missed.
· Not a representation that: Legal rights are lost; only professional review can assess that.
Output label: Reviewed
· Meaning inside the App: A user with review permission marked the record reviewed.
· Not a representation that: The record received legal, expert or insurance review.
Output label: Exported
· Meaning inside the App: A PDF, ZIP or share link was generated.
· Not a representation that: The exported file is immutable after download or accepted by a third party.
Annex 4. Operational Responsibility Schedule
Before sending a Notice Draft. Review contract clause, deadline, recipient, address, service method, required attachments, reservations and tone with appropriate personnel or advisers.
Before sharing a Defence Pack. Check accuracy, redaction, personal data, confidentiality, privilege, source labels, missing-data warnings, export date and authorisation.
Before using in insurance. Confirm policy notice duties, proof requirements, certified records, insurer portal format and professional advice.
Before using in adjudication/arbitration/litigation. Obtain legal advice and preserve original records, audit trail, source files, correspondence and chain-of-custody information.
Before using for employment or discipline. Confirm lawful basis, employee notices, proportionality, local labour law and internal HR/legal review.
Before closing a project. Export final register, packs, source files and notices; confirm retention and legal hold requirements.
Source and Platform Notes Used for This Edition
This edition was prepared to align the WeatherStop Control terms with the product architecture in the WeatherStop Control professional PRD, the ML Consulting MB master terms framework, Apple-required app licence conventions, WeatherKit attribution and availability concepts, NOAA/NWS API characteristics, Apple Business Manager Custom App distribution concepts, and direct billing/customer portal patterns. The live provider terms, App Store rules, Order Form and legal counsel review should be checked before publication.
Apple Standard EULA. Apple-required licence, warranty, export, third-party beneficiary and platform clauses.
Apple App Review Guidelines. Customer trust, accurate representations, subscriptions and business app expectations.
Apple WeatherKit. WeatherKit availability, platform requirements, pricing tiers, attribution and alert-source handling.
NOAA/NWS API. Open weather API access, rate limits, required User-Agent, delayed observations and known issue handling.
Apple Business Manager Custom Apps. Private organisation distribution and sample data/authentication requirements for App Review.
Stripe Customer Portal. Direct billing self-management, invoices, cancellation and subscription limitations.
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