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Terms of Use
The rules for using Foom Athlete, Foom Coach, the FOOM coach web service, and related services.
1. Agreement and operator
These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) are an agreement between you and Algorithmic Research Group, which operates FOOM (“FOOM,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), for Foom Athlete, Foom Coach, the FOOM coach web service, and related services (together, the “Service”). By creating an account, accepting an invitation, buying a subscription, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
2. Eligibility and younger athletes
Athletes must be at least 13 years old to use FOOM. If you are under the age of majority where you live, your parent or legal guardian must review and agree to these Terms and give you permission to use the Service. They are responsible for supervising your use. Any higher minimum age required by local law also applies. Children under 13 may not create an account or use the Service, including with a parent's permission.
Coaches must obtain and document any required parent or legal guardian permission before inviting or coaching a minor through FOOM. A coach's invitation does not replace that permission. Coaches are responsible for providing age-appropriate training and nutrition guidance and meeting applicable safeguarding and professional obligations.
Coaches and anyone purchasing a subscription must be legally able to enter a binding contract and, when acting for an organization, authorized to agree on its behalf. A store content rating does not replace these eligibility requirements.
3. What FOOM provides
FOOM provides tools for an invited athlete and coach to plan and record workouts, log meals and nutrition estimates, review progress, and exchange private workout feedback and coach replies within an accepted coaching relationship. FOOM does not provide a public social feed or a general chat inbox. FOOM is a software provider. Unless we say so expressly, a coach using FOOM is not our employee, agent, medical provider, dietitian, or representative. Coaches are responsible for their credentials, advice, client relationship, and compliance with professional rules.
4. Not medical advice or an emergency service
Workouts, nutrition targets, meal estimates, and other content in the Service are for general fitness and informational purposes. They are not medical care, diagnosis, treatment, or a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare professional. Stop exercising and seek appropriate care if you experience pain, dizziness, breathing difficulty, or another concerning symptom. Do not use FOOM for emergencies; contact local emergency services.
5. Accounts and coaching relationships
- Provide accurate account information and keep your credentials private.
- Use only your own account and promptly report suspected unauthorized access.
- Athletes join a coach only through an invitation they choose to accept.
- Athletes may leave a coach, and coaches may end or archive a relationship.
- Ending a relationship stops new interaction but may leave prior records available as described in the Privacy Policy.
6. Coaching records and user content
You retain ownership of content you submit. You give FOOM a limited, non-exclusive license to host, process, transmit, display, and make technical copies of that content only as needed to operate, secure, and support the Service and meet legal obligations. Shared workout, meal, and progress records are visible to the connected coach and athlete under the relationship controls.
We may reject, restrict, preserve, or remove content and may suspend or terminate accounts or relationships when reasonably necessary for security, legal compliance, or enforcement of these Terms.
7. AI-assisted meal estimates
Before FOOM sends a meal photo or description to Anthropic for AI analysis, Foom Athlete identifies the provider, explains what will be shared and why, and asks the athlete for permission. Nothing is sent unless the athlete chooses to allow the estimate. Permission can be withdrawn from the Account screen, and nutrition can always be entered manually.
AI output can be incomplete or wrong. It is an estimate that must be reviewed before relying on it and is not medical or dietary advice.
8. Coach access and subscriptions
FOOM Coach is provided through a web workspace, not a coach app. If paid coach access is offered, the exact price, billing period, renewal terms, and any trial or offer will appear before purchase. The payment method and processor identified at checkout govern billing, cancellation, and eligible refunds under the terms shown there.
Deleting your FOOM account does not automatically cancel a separate paid subscription. Cancel through the billing method identified at purchase to stop future renewal charges, or contact support if you cannot access those controls.
Apple device and license terms
Subject to these Terms, FOOM grants you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the applicable app on Apple-branded products that you own or control as permitted by Apple’s usage rules, including permitted Family Sharing. These Terms are between you and Algorithmic Research Group, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the Service, maintenance, support, warranties, product claims, or intellectual-property claims, except that Apple may provide a purchase-price refund where required by its rules. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of this paragraph and may enforce it. Apple’s standard licensed-application terms also apply where required and control if this paragraph provides fewer protections to Apple.
9. Acceptable use
You may not:
- break the law, violate another person’s rights, or facilitate harm;
- harass, threaten, exploit, impersonate, defraud, or discriminate against another person;
- upload malware, probe security controls, scrape the Service, or interfere with its operation;
- use automated access unless FOOM expressly authorizes it;
- sell, sublicense, reverse engineer, or copy the Service except where law permits; or
- use the Service or its outputs to train a competing model or product without written permission.
10. Account deletion and termination
You may permanently delete your account from the account screen after recent authentication and explicit confirmation. Deletion is irreversible and removes account-linked service data subject to limited backup, fraud-prevention, transaction, and legal retention described in the Privacy Policy. We may suspend or terminate access for a material or repeated violation, urgent safety risk, unlawful activity, or conduct that threatens the Service or another person.
11. Service changes
We may improve, change, suspend, or discontinue features. We will provide notice when reasonably practicable if a material change adversely affects paid access. Mobile carrier, internet, Apple, and third-party service availability may affect the Service.
12. Disclaimers and liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Service is provided “as is” and “as available.” FOOM disclaims implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee a fitness, nutrition, coaching, or health outcome or uninterrupted operation.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, FOOM will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or lost profits, data, goodwill, or business opportunity arising from the Service. Our aggregate liability for a claim will not exceed the greater of US $100 or the amount you paid FOOM through Apple for the Service during the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim. These limitations do not apply where law prohibits them or to liability that cannot lawfully be limited.
13. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except that mandatory consumer protections in your place of residence continue to apply. Courts with jurisdiction in New York will hear disputes unless applicable law gives you the right to bring them elsewhere.
14. Changes and contact
We may update these Terms. We will post the new effective date and provide any additional notice required by law. Continued use after an update takes effect means you accept the revised Terms. Questions may be sent to matt@foomfitness.com or through our Support page.