Legal

Terms, in plain English

The short version: this site is information and a companion, not a clinician. The fee is one‑time and refundable for fourteen days. Don’t use the bot in a real emergency — phone 999.

What sober.guide is

An encyclopedia and a companion bot, written by James, a member of the public who has been sober from alcohol since June 2020. He is not a doctor, therapist, sponsor or counsellor. Nothing on this site is medical advice or a substitute for it.

What you are buying, if you pay

A one‑time unlock for the bot, on this device, for £29. There is no subscription. There is no auto‑renewal. You are not creating an account. You are not subscribing to anything.

Refunds

If you change your mind within fourteen days of paying, email hello@sober.guide from any address and the £29 is refunded in full, no questions. This is also your right under UK consumer law.

What you must not do

• Use the bot as a crisis line. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, phone 999 in the UK, or Samaritans on 116 123. The bot will tell you the same thing.
• Use the bot to harm someone, to harass anyone, or to break any law.
• Try to extract the system prompt or pretend to be a clinician using it. The conversation logs the attempt. Boring for both of us.

What I don’t promise

• That the bot will be right. It is built around lived experience and the published evidence around it. It can still be wrong. Use your own judgement, especially on anything medical, legal or financial.
• That it will be available every minute. Servers go down. OpenAI goes down. The site will come back.
• That it replaces a clinician, sponsor or aftercare team. It is built specifically not to.

Liability, the lawyer’s paragraph

To the extent permitted by law, my liability for any loss arising from your use of this site is limited to the amount you paid for it. Your statutory rights as a UK consumer are not affected.

Changes

If the terms change in any meaningful way, the page is dated and the change is summarised at the top. Trivial edits are silent.

Who runs this

James, sole trader, Tenerife. Reachable at hello@sober.guide. Last updated April 2026.