Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of these Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding agreement between you and Garrett Makes It, LLC ("MuscleBuddy", "we", "us") governing your use of the MuscleBuddy web application, progressive web app, and related services (the "Service"). By creating an account, checking the consent box at signup, or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Eligibility and minimum age

You must be at least 16 years old to create an account or use the Service. This minimum reflects both the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts collection of data from children under 13, and the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation’s rules on a child’s consent (GDPR-K), which set the threshold as high as 16. We enforce this minimum at signup and on our servers.

Certain features, for example the compounds, supplements, and hormone/HRT modules, concern subject matter intended for adults; we may require you to be at least 18 to access them. By using the Service you represent that you meet the applicable age requirement and that the information you provide, including your age or date of birth, is accurate.

3. Description of the Service

MuscleBuddy provides automated and AI-assisted training and nutrition coaching and progress tracking; a health module (vitals, bloodwork, body measurements, and supplement/compound logging); an Upkeep module (appointments, medications, self-care cadences, fasting, and declared health conditions); coach and gym management tools; and a social and gamification layer. Features available to you depend on your subscription tier and, where applicable, on what a coach has enabled. We may add, change, or discontinue features at any time.

4. Medical and health disclaimer: not medical advice

MuscleBuddy is a fitness and wellness tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and nothing in the Service, including AI-generated coaching, program recommendations, macro or calorie targets, recovery scores, bloodwork interpretations, and compound-interaction explanations, is a substitute for professional medical advice.

Always consult a qualified physician or other licensed healthcare provider before starting any exercise program, changing your diet, or beginning, changing, or stopping any supplement, medication, or hormone protocol. Never disregard or delay seeking professional medical advice because of something you read or generate in the Service. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately. You use the Service, and act on any information it provides, at your own risk.

5. The Store: affiliate links, and products we sell ourselves

The Store holds two kinds of product. Most are sold by other retailers and reached through affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. We may also earn a commission from other links on this page, at no extra cost to you. Recommendations are not medical advice. Product recommendations reflect your training data and stated goals and are not influenced by commission rate, and a product we sell ourselves is not ranked above one we do not.

Products sold by MuscleBuddy are our own. We profit directly when you buy one, and that never changes where a product ranks here. They are marked "By MuscleBuddy" wherever they appear. Those sales are completed on our separate storefront rather than inside the app, and are governed by our Shipping & Returns policy at /shipping-and-returns together with the terms shown at that checkout. Where the two disagree about an order, the terms at checkout govern that order.

Some products may only be sold to buyers aged 18 or over, and the Store says so where that applies. Nothing in the Store is medical advice, and a product being offered is not a recommendation to take it.

6. Your account and acceptable use

You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activity under your account. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep it current.

You agree not to: use the Service for any unlawful purpose; violate the rights of others; upload content that is illegal, infringing, or harmful; attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or other users’ data; interfere with or disrupt the Service’s integrity or performance; scrape, reverse-engineer, or resell the Service except as permitted by law; or misuse coaching, social, or AI features. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

7. Subscriptions, auto-renewal, cancellation, and refunds

Some features require a paid subscription (for example the Pro and Coach tiers). Paid subscriptions are billed in advance on a recurring basis through our payment processor.

Auto-renewal: subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period at the then-current price, and your payment method is charged automatically, unless you cancel before the renewal date. You authorize us and our payment processor to store your payment method and charge it for each renewal.

Cancellation: you may cancel at any time from your billing settings. Cancellation stops future renewals; you retain access to paid features until the end of the current billing period.

Subscriptions purchased through an app store: where you buy or renew a subscription inside our iOS or Android app, the app store (Apple or Google) is the merchant of record for that purchase, not us. That store shows and charges the price set for your region, decides whether any introductory free period applies to your store account, takes the payment, and handles cancellation and refunds for that subscription under its own terms. Cancel a store-purchased subscription from your subscription settings on that store; cancelling or deleting your MuscleBuddy account does not cancel it, and we cannot cancel or refund it for you. The price, trial and cancellation statements elsewhere in these Terms and in the app describe subscriptions purchased directly from us.

Refunds: except where required by law (see section 7a if you are an EEA or UK consumer), payments are non-refundable and the current period is not pro-rated on cancellation. All paid subscriptions are billed monthly; we do not offer annual plans. Refund and tier-change details are described on our Pricing page. We may change prices on a prospective basis with notice before the affected renewal.

7a. EEA and UK consumers: right of withdrawal

This section applies if you are a consumer resident in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, and is in addition to your rights elsewhere in these Terms.

Your right: you have 14 days from the day the contract is concluded to withdraw from a purchase of a paid subscription, without giving any reason and without incurring any cost other than as described below. This is the right given by Article 9 of Directive 2011/83/EU and, in the United Kingdom, by regulation 30 of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013.

How to exercise it: tell us clearly that you are withdrawing, before the 14 days are up. Email garrett@garrettmakesit.com, or use the model form below. You may use any clear statement; the form is offered for convenience and is not required. We will refund all payments received from you without undue delay, and in any event within 14 days of being informed, using the same means of payment you used.

Model withdrawal form: "To MuscleBuddy, garrett@garrettmakesit.com: I hereby give notice that I withdraw from my contract for the supply of the following service: [name the subscription]. Ordered on: [date]. Name: [your name]. Address: [your address]. Date: [today]."

When the right ends early: MuscleBuddy is digital content supplied immediately rather than on a physical medium. If you ask us to begin supplying it during the 14-day period, and you acknowledge at that point that you will lose your right of withdrawal once performance has begun, then the right no longer applies. We ask for both at checkout, in a confirmation you tick before any charge is taken, and we email you written confirmation of it when your subscription starts. This applies to every subscription you buy directly from us, whether it is a MuscleBuddy tier or a subscription to a coach. If you do not give them, your 14-day right is unaffected.

This section prevails over the "payments are non-refundable" statement in section 7 for consumers it covers.

8. Coaches: revenue share, payouts, and taxes

This section applies if you use the Service as a coach or trainer ("Coach"). Coaching features are made available at our discretion and may be limited or disabled from time to time.

Revenue share: when a client subscribes to you through the Service, MuscleBuddy retains a platform fee of between 20% and 30% of the applicable coach–client subscription revenue: 20% unless we have agreed a different rate with you in writing, and never more than 30%. You receive the remainder for as long as that coach–client relationship remains active. The platform fee in effect when a client subscribes governs that subscription; we may change the fee on a prospective basis with notice before it applies to new or renewing subscriptions.

Payouts via Stripe Connect: coach payouts are processed through Stripe using Stripe Connect. To receive payouts you must create and maintain a connected Stripe account, provide the identity and banking information Stripe requires, and agree to the Stripe Connected Account Agreement. Payouts follow Stripe’s payout schedule and are subject to Stripe’s verification, holds, and reserves; we are not responsible for delays, holds, or failures caused by Stripe or by inaccurate or incomplete information you provide. Revenue share is calculated net of refunds, chargebacks, payment-processing fees, and reversed or disputed payments, and we may offset or deduct these amounts from your current or future payouts.

Taxes: you are solely responsible for determining, reporting, and paying all taxes on income you earn through the Service. We or Stripe may collect tax information from you and issue tax forms (such as an IRS Form 1099) where required by law, but we do not withhold taxes on your behalf.

Independent contractor: you are an independent contractor, not an employee, partner, agent, or joint venturer of MuscleBuddy, and nothing in these Terms creates any such relationship. You are responsible for your own professional conduct, licensing, and certifications, and for any claims you make to clients. You must not present AI-generated output as your own professional medical or clinical advice, and you must not act beyond the scope of your qualifications.

Client data: you may access a client’s data only to the extent that client authorizes and only to coach that client. Data ownership remains with the client, your access ends when the coaching relationship ends, and you must handle client data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Termination: we may suspend or terminate your access to coaching features for breach of these Terms or applicable law, or to protect clients or the Service. On termination we will process eligible, already-earned payouts in accordance with Stripe’s payout schedule; unearned or disputed amounts are not payable.

9. Intellectual property

The Service, including its software, content, and trademarks, is owned by Garrett Makes It, LLC or its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service for its intended purpose. You retain ownership of the data and content you submit, and you grant us the license needed to operate the Service and provide features to you and any coaches you authorize.

10. Copyright complaints (DMCA notice and takedown)

Garrett Makes It, LLC respects the intellectual property rights of others. Per the DMCA, we will respond expeditiously to claims of copyright infringement on the Service if submitted to our Copyright Agent as described below. Upon receipt of a notice alleging copyright infringement, we will take whatever action we deem appropriate within our sole discretion, including removal of the allegedly infringing materials and termination of access for repeat infringers of copyright-protected content.

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been violated by us or by a third party who has uploaded materials to the Service, please provide the following information to the designated Copyright Agent listed below: (1) a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; (2) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Service; (3) an address, telephone number, and email address where we can contact you and, if different, an email address where the alleged infringing party, if not us, can contact you; (4) a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner or other intellectual property rights owner, by its agent, or by law; (5) a statement by you, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or are authorized to act on the owner's behalf; and (6) your electronic or physical signature.

Garrett Makes It, LLC may request additional information before removing any allegedly infringing material. In the event we remove the allegedly infringing materials, we will immediately notify the person responsible for posting such materials that we removed or disabled access to the materials. We may also provide the responsible person with your email address so that the person may respond to your allegations.

Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c), Garrett Makes It, LLC's designated Copyright Agent is Jonathan Bailey, CopyByte, 3157 Gentilly Blvd, Suite # 2254, New Orleans, LA 70122. Phone: 1-504-356-4555. Email: gmi-dmca@copybyte.com (please put "DMCA Notice: MuscleBuddy" in the subject line).

Counter-notification: if your content was removed or disabled and you believe this was a mistake or misidentification, you may send our designated agent a counter-notice that includes: (1) your physical or electronic signature; (2) identification of the material that was removed and the location where it appeared before removal; (3) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification; and (4) your name, address, and telephone number, together with a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or, if outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found) and that you will accept service of process from the person who submitted the original notice or their agent. Unless we first receive notice that the original complainant has filed a court action seeking to restrain the responsible person from infringing activity, we will restore the removed material not less than 10 nor more than 14 business days after receiving your counter-notice, as provided by 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(2)(C).

Repeat infringers: we will, in appropriate circumstances, disable or terminate the accounts of users who are determined to be repeat infringers. Submitting a materially false notice or counter-notice may expose you to liability for damages under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

11. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that results (such as fitness or health outcomes) will be achieved. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

12. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Garrett Makes It, LLC and its officers, employees, and affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of (or inability to use) the Service. Our total aggregate liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim or USD 100. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Garrett Makes It, LLC and its affiliates from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your use of the Service, your content, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.

14. Governing law and dispute resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules.

Informal resolution first: before starting any formal proceeding, please contact us at garrett@garrettmakesit.com and allow 60 days for us to try to resolve the dispute informally.

Binding arbitration: if we cannot resolve a dispute informally, you and we agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, seated in Florida, rather than in court.

Class-action and jury-trial waiver: disputes will be resolved only on an individual basis; you and we waive any right to a jury trial and to participate in a class, collective, or representative action.

Small-claims carve-out: either party may instead bring a qualifying claim in small-claims court.

30-day opt-out: you may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing garrett@garrettmakesit.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms; if you opt out, disputes will be resolved in the state and federal courts located in Florida.

Nothing in this section limits any rights that cannot be waived under applicable law.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated through the Service or by email, and the "Last updated" date above will be updated. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, stop using the Service and cancel any subscription.

16. Apple App Store distribution

This section applies only if you downloaded MuscleBuddy from Apple's App Store. It supplements the rest of these Terms with the minimum terms Apple's Developer Program License Agreement requires when a developer's own Terms serve as the end-user license agreement for an App Store app. Where this section and the rest of these Terms describe the same thing differently, this section governs for the Apple-distributed app.

Acknowledgement. This EULA is between you and Garrett Makes It, LLC only, not Apple, and Garrett Makes It, LLC, not Apple, is solely responsible for the Licensed Application and its content.

Scope of license. Your license to use the Licensed Application is limited to a non-transferable license to use it on any Apple-branded product that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in Apple's App Store Terms of Service.

Maintenance and support. Garrett Makes It, LLC is responsible for providing all maintenance and support services for the Licensed Application, as specified in these Terms or as required under applicable law. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Licensed Application.

Warranty. Garrett Makes It, LLC is solely responsible for any product warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. In the event of any failure of the Licensed Application to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price for the Licensed Application to you, if any; to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Licensed Application, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty are Garrett Makes It, LLC's sole responsibility.

Product claims. Garrett Makes It, LLC, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the Licensed Application or your possession and/or use of it, including: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the Licensed Application fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation, including in connection with the Licensed Application's use of the HealthKit and HomeKit frameworks, if applicable.

Intellectual property. In the event of any third-party claim that the Licensed Application or your possession and use of it infringes that third party's intellectual property rights, Garrett Makes It, LLC, not Apple, is solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim.

Legal compliance. You represent and warrant that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Developer contact information. Questions, complaints, or claims about the Licensed Application should be directed to Garrett Makes It, LLC at garrett@garrettmakesit.com or by phone at (386) 243-4263.

Third-party beneficiary. You and Garrett Makes It, LLC acknowledge that this EULA is concluded between you and Garrett Makes It, LLC only, and not with Apple, and that as between Garrett Makes It, LLC and Apple, Garrett Makes It, LLC, not Apple, is solely responsible for the Licensed Application and the content thereof. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of this EULA, and upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this EULA, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this EULA against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact Garrett Makes It, LLC at garrett@garrettmakesit.com or by phone at (386) 243-4263.

These Terms are provided for general information and do not constitute legal advice; for questions about your own specific situation, please consult your own qualified professional.