Terms of Service
Welcome to Yoga for Back Pain Relief. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Yoga for Back Pain Relief iOS application (the "App", "Service"). Please read them carefully — including the Medical Disclaimer in section 2. By installing or using the App, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
If you do not agree, please do not install the App or uninstall it immediately.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By downloading, installing, or using the App, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you are using the App on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
2. Medical Disclaimer (Read First)
The App is a general fitness and wellness tool. It is not a medical device, does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and is not a substitute for professional healthcare.
The yoga programs, breathing techniques, and meditation content in the App are intended for general informational and personal-fitness purposes only. By using the App, you acknowledge and agree that:
- You are not relying on the App for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any condition, including but not limited to back pain, spinal injuries, herniated discs, sciatica, scoliosis, pregnancy-related discomfort, or post-surgical recovery.
- You will consult a qualified healthcare professional (physician, physiotherapist, chiropractor, or other licensed practitioner) before starting any new exercise routine, especially if you have existing back pain, a recent injury, surgical history, are pregnant, are recovering from childbirth, or have any chronic medical condition.
- You assume full responsibility for choosing whether and how to perform any pose, breath, or sequence in the App. You will skip any movement that causes sharp pain, dizziness, numbness, tingling, or any unusual symptom, and you will stop immediately and seek medical attention if such symptoms occur.
- The App's program recommendations are based on the multiple-choice answers you give during onboarding. They are heuristic suggestions and are not a clinical assessment of your condition.
- The voice cues, timing, and pose images in the App are illustrative. They cannot replace the personalized guidance of an in-person teacher who can observe your alignment.
If you are currently experiencing acute or severe back pain, numbness in your legs, loss of bladder or bowel control, or any other emergency symptom, stop using the App immediately and seek medical care.
3. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old (or the minimum digital consent age in your jurisdiction, which may be 14 or 16 in some EU member states) to use the App. By using the App, you represent that you meet this age requirement.
If you are a minor, you may use the App only with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian.
4. Your Account
The App uses anonymous accounts. You do not need to provide any personal information to use the App. Your installation is identified by a randomly generated identifier stored on our backend. You are responsible for any activity that occurs on your installation.
Because accounts are anonymous, we cannot recover your streak, session history, or onboarding preferences if you uninstall the App or switch devices, except via Apple's "Restore Purchases" mechanism for active subscriptions.
5. License to Use the App
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to download and use the App on iOS devices that you own or control, for your personal, non-commercial use.
You may not:
- Copy, modify, adapt, or create derivative works of the App or its content (including pose images, voice cues, and program structures)
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App
- Remove or alter any proprietary notices
- Use the App or its content for any commercial purpose, including teaching paid classes, without our prior written consent
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated systems to access the App
- Resell, redistribute, or sublicense the App or its content
- Bypass any rate limits, paywalls, or anti-abuse measures
6. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use the App to:
- Violate any law or regulation
- Violate the intellectual property or privacy rights of any person
- Interfere with or disrupt the App, our servers, or other users
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
- Use the App to commit fraud or other unlawful conduct
- Misrepresent the App as providing medical or therapeutic services
We reserve the right to terminate your access to the App immediately and without notice for any violation of these Acceptable Use rules, and to report illegal conduct to law enforcement.
7. Subscriptions and Payments
The App offers auto-renewing subscriptions to the full library of programs, breathing techniques, and meditations:
Subscriptions
- Weekly — billed weekly. Includes a 3-day free trial for first-time subscribers, then auto-renews weekly. Unlocks every program, breathing technique, and meditation.
- Yearly — billed annually at the price displayed in the App. Best long-term value. Auto-renews yearly. Unlocks every program, breathing technique, and meditation.
A small set of programs and breathing techniques is available without a subscription so you can try the App before subscribing.
Apple-Mandated Subscription Terms
Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen subscription package. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.
Pricing
Apple displays the price in your local currency at the time of purchase based on Apple's price tier conversion. We may change prices from time to time, but changes will not affect any subscription you've already purchased until renewal.
8. Refunds
All purchases are processed by Apple. Refund requests must be submitted directly to Apple via reportaproblem.apple.com. We do not have the ability to issue refunds directly through the App Store.
9. Disclaimers
THE APP AND ALL CONTENT IN THE APP ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT:
- THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE
- THE APP WILL ACHIEVE ANY SPECIFIC FITNESS, WELLNESS, OR PAIN-RELIEF OUTCOME FOR YOU
- DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED
- THE APP IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS
RESULTS VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON. NOTHING IN THE APP CONSTITUTES MEDICAL ADVICE OR A PROMISE OF RECOVERY OR PAIN RELIEF. SEE THE MEDICAL DISCLAIMER IN SECTION 2.
10. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, BODILY INJURY, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE OR PHYSICAL LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:
- YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE APP
- YOUR PERFORMANCE OF ANY POSE, BREATH, OR SEQUENCE FROM THE APP
- YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY RECOMMENDATION GIVEN BY THE APP
- ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR DATA
- ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE APP
OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE APP SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US (IF ANY) IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR USD $50, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NOTHING IN THESE TERMS LIMITS OR EXCLUDES OUR LIABILITY FOR FRAUD, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY OUR NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE LIMITED OR EXCLUDED BY LAW.
11. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:
- Your use of the App
- Your performance of any pose or sequence from the App
- Your violation of these Terms
- Your violation of any rights of another person
12. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to the App immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms.
Upon termination, your right to use the App will immediately cease. Provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive — including the medical disclaimer, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
You may stop using the App at any time by uninstalling it.
13. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware, except where prohibited by mandatory consumer protection laws of your jurisdiction.
If you reside in the European Union or United Kingdom, you may also bring claims in the courts of your country of residence, and you retain the protections of mandatory local consumer law.
14. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you via in-app message or update the "Effective date" at the top of these Terms. Continued use of the App after changes are posted constitutes acceptance.
15. Severability and Entire Agreement
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the App and supersede all prior agreements.
16. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
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