Terms of Use

1. Scope and provider

These terms govern the use of the ContoTrip app (the „App“) and of the website contotrip.app (the „Website“). The provider is Global Solutions Systems GmbH, Bessemerstraße 51, 1. OG, 12103 Berlin, Germany, e-mail info@global-solutions-systems.com (the „Provider“).

The App is distributed through the Apple App Store. Apple's terms apply in addition, in particular the Licensed Application End User License Agreement. In case of conflict, Apple's terms prevail in the relationship between you and Apple.

Using the Website is free of charge and requires no user account. A contract for using the App is not concluded through the Website but through the App Store.

2. What the App does

ContoTrip captures and manages travel expenses. The Provider grants you a simple, non-transferable right to use the App on the devices associated with your Apple ID for your own purposes.

• Free forever: up to two trips, capturing expenses manually, categories and totals, currency conversion with a frozen rate, currency converter, attaching receipt photos, a budget per trip, iCloud sync.
• ContoTrip Pro (one-time purchase): unlimited trips, AI receipt recognition and CSV export.

The feature set may evolve through updates. There is no claim to the unchanged continuation of individual features, provided the contractual use of the purchased functionality is not materially impaired.

3. ContoTrip Pro

ContoTrip Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. No recurring costs arise. The purchase applies to the devices associated with your Apple ID and can be shared through Apple Family Sharing if that is set up. A purchase already made can be reactivated in the app at any time via „Restore purchases“.

Apple is your contractual partner for the purchase, the billing and any refunds. Please address refund requests directly to Apple.

4. AI features and your own API key

AI receipt recognition requires your own API key with a provider of your choice (OpenAI, Google Gemini or Anthropic).

• The respective provider bills you for the use of its AI services. Those costs are not included in the purchase price of ContoTrip Pro.
• You and the AI provider have your own contractual relationship; its terms and privacy provisions apply in addition.
• Availability, prices, models and answer quality are up to the respective provider. If an interface disappears or changes, the corresponding feature may be limited temporarily or permanently.
• AI results are generated automatically and can be incomplete or wrong. They are suggestions and do not replace your own review. Check recognised amounts, dates and currencies before you accept them - especially if you use the summary for an expense claim, a reimbursement or your taxes.

5. Your obligations

You are responsible for the content you capture in the app or transmit for analysis. Do not transmit content for which you lack the necessary rights, nor content whose processing would violate applicable law or the terms of the AI provider you chose. Receipts can contain names, card numbers and other third-party details; send such images to an AI provider only with the necessary authorisation.

You are also responsible for keeping your API key confidential. The key is stored in the iOS Keychain on your device.

6. Availability, data and backups

The App runs without a user account and without a server of the Provider. Syncing happens through your private iCloud and is therefore within Apple's responsibility; the Provider cannot guarantee any particular availability of iCloud sync.

iCloud sync is not a backup. Securing your data is your own responsibility, for example through a device backup. Trips can additionally be exported and shared as a CSV file.

No particular availability is guaranteed for the Website. Maintenance, faults and outages may temporarily restrict access.

7. Warranty and liability

The statutory provisions on liability for defects apply. The Provider is liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health and under the German Product Liability Act. In cases of simple negligence the Provider is liable only for the breach of a material contractual obligation and limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract. Liability is otherwise excluded.

The Provider is not liable for third-party services - in particular Apple (App Store, iCloud, location services), the AI providers and the exchange-rate services used; their terms apply in that respect. Exchange rates come from public sources and are provided without warranty as to accuracy or timeliness.

8. Content and links on this website

The content of this website is prepared with care. No warranty is given for its accuracy, completeness or timeliness. Blog posts reflect the state of affairs at the time of publication and are not updated continuously.

As a service provider, the Provider is responsible for its own content on this website under the general laws pursuant to § 7(1) DDG. Under §§ 8 to 10 DDG, however, there is no obligation to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances indicating unlawful activity.

This website links to external offerings in individual places, for instance to the App Store or to the privacy notices of the providers named. The Provider has no influence on their content and does not adopt it as its own. No legal violations were apparent at the time of linking. If we become aware of an infringement, we will remove the link in question without delay.

9. Changes to these terms

The Provider may amend these terms where this is necessary to reflect changed features or legal requirements. The version published here is the one that applies. Material changes will be indicated in the app or on this page.

10. Applicable law and dispute resolution

German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer with your habitual residence in the EU, the mandatory consumer protection provisions of your country of residence remain unaffected.

The Provider is neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

11. Contact

Global Solutions Systems GmbH · Bessemerstraße 51, 1. OG · 12103 Berlin · info@global-solutions-systems.com