Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms & Eligibility

Welcome to The Grand Athlete ("the Application"), created, owned, and published by RG Infotech Solutions. By downloading, accessing, or using this mobile application, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy.

You must be at least 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction) to enter into these Terms independently. Users aged 16–17 may use the Application only with the verifiable involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian.

Acknowledgment of Health & Safety Terms: By accessing or using the Application, you expressly acknowledge and agree that you have read, understood, and accept all disclaimers set forth in Section 2 (Comprehensive Disclaimers), including the Medical Disclaimer, Exercise Safety Guidance, and AI Estimation Limits, and that you voluntarily assume all physical risks pursuant to Section 8 (Voluntary Participation & Assumption of Risk).

2. Comprehensive Health, Fitness & Safety Disclaimers

2.1 CRITICAL MEDICAL DISCLAIMER & NON-CLINICAL STATUS

The Grand Athlete provides exercise routines, workout timers, instructional video guides, nutrition calculations (including BMR, TDEE, and macronutrient splits), daily recovery readiness indicators, and hydration tracking solely for general fitness, habit-forming, athletic conditioning, and educational purposes.

The Application is NOT a medical device and does NOT provide medical advice, clinical diagnosis, physical therapy, rehabilitation, or individualized healthcare treatment. You must always consult with a qualified physician or licensed healthcare provider before starting any new exercise routine, training program, or dietary regimen, especially if you have pre-existing cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, metabolic, or chronic health conditions.

          2.2 EXERCISE SAFETY & BIOMECHANICAL GUIDANCE
          Proper Warm-Up & Gradual Progression: Always begin every training session with
              active mobility, dynamic stretching, and lighter warm-up sets. Progressively increase resistance, training
              volume, or tempo only when strict biomechanical form, postural control, and joint stability have been
              solidly established.
Immediate Cessation of Exercise: Cease exercise immediately if you experience
              dizziness, lightheadedness, chest pain, palpitations, severe shortness of breath, joint clicking
              accompanied by acute pain, or any unusual physical discomfort. Seek immediate emergency medical care if
              symptoms persist or do not resolve promptly.
Special Populations & Pre-Existing Conditions: If you are recovering from surgery,
              have hypertension or heart disease, manage spinal, disc, or orthopedic injuries, or are pregnant or
              postpartum, obtain explicit written clearance from a certified physician or physiotherapist prior to
              undertaking any workout routine.
No Guaranteed Physical Outcomes: Human physical adaptations vary widely based on
              individual genetics, daily nutrition, sleep quality, recovery, environmental factors, and biological
              metabolic rate. The Application and its publishers make no promises, warranties, or
                guarantees regarding specific rates of weight loss, muscular hypertrophy, body fat reduction,
              or athletic benchmark achievements.
Equipment, Space & Environmental Safety: You are solely responsible for ensuring
              your training environment has sufficient clearance, level footing, and is free of slip or trip hazards.
              Inspect all exercise equipment (dumbbells, barbells, pull-up bars, resistance bands) for damage, wear, or
              instability prior to each workout.
Hydration, Recovery & Heat Safety: Maintain proper fluid intake before, during, and
              after exercise. Never train in excessive heat or unventilated spaces without acclimatization. Adhere to
              rest days to prevent overtraining syndrome, central nervous system fatigue, and musculoskeletal injury.
            

        

2.3 NUTRITION, ALLERGY & DIETARY GUIDANCE DISCLAIMER

All daily meal suggestions, vegetarian recipes, calorie estimates, and macronutrient allocations generated by The Grand Athlete are computational approximations designed exclusively for general wellness and lifestyle motivation. They do NOT constitute medical nutrition therapy or personalized registered dietitian prescriptions.

Food Allergens & Cross-Contamination: While the Application provides automated allergen filter exclusions, you must always independently verify food labels, manufacturer packaging, and preparation equipment for traces of allergens or cross-contamination during storage and cooking.
Sustainable Nutrition (No Dangerous Crash Diets): The Grand Athlete advocates sustainable, nutrient-dense eating. We do not prescribe or endorse extreme caloric deficits (<1200 kcal/day for women, <1500 kcal/day for men), unverified proprietary supplements, or dangerous dehydration protocols.
Clinical Dietary Conditions: Individuals diagnosed with diabetes, renal disorders, hepatic disease, metabolic syndrome, or eating disorders must consult a licensed medical doctor or registered clinical dietitian for therapeutic meal planning.

2.4 AI FOOD & MACRO SCANNER ESTIMATION DISCLAIMER

The AI Food & Macro Scanner utilizes automated computer vision heuristics and nutrition estimation algorithms to estimate meal composition, calories, and macronutrients (protein, carbohydrates, and fats).

Nutritional calculations are approximate estimations for personal lifestyle tracking and general fitness motivation only. Actual nutritional values may differ significantly based on cooking methods, hidden ingredients, cooking oils, portion weights, and regional recipes.

ALLERGEN & MEDICAL WARNING: You must NEVER rely on the AI Food & Macro Scanner to identify allergens (including but not limited to peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, milk, eggs, gluten, or soy) or to manage serious medical conditions such as calculating diabetic insulin dosages. You assume full personal responsibility for all food consumption decisions.

          2.5 HEALTH DATA & PROGRESS TRACKING INTEGRITY
          Authentic User Records Only: Progress percentages, weight delta trajectories, and
              workout adherence milestones are calculated strictly from authentic records logged by you. The Application
              never fabricates simulated step counts or artificial body measurements.
Dynamic Target Recalibration: When you update your target weight, experience level, or
              weekly workout availability in your profile, trajectory metrics dynamically recalculate to reflect your
              new benchmark while safeguarding all historical dated measurements.
Algorithmic Estimation Formulas: Calories burned, daily readiness compass scores, and
              BMR/TDEE values are scientific formula approximations (Mifflin-St Jeor equation). Actual individual energy
              expenditure varies based on physiological and environmental factors.

        

3. Local-First Architecture, Camera Access & User Data

The Grand Athlete is built with a privacy-first, local-first architecture. Core workout tracking, logs, body metrics, custom routines, and streak records are stored directly on your physical mobile device. We do not maintain remote cloud user accounts or sell your private fitness records to third parties.

An active internet connection is required to stream demonstration video guides, verify in-app entitlements with Google Play, and load Google Mobile Ads (AdMob).

Camera & Meal Photo Access: When utilizing the AI Food & Macro Scanner, you may voluntarily grant access to your device camera or photo gallery to photograph or upload pictures of meals. You agree to use this feature solely for photographing meal items and agree not to upload non-food, offensive, unlawful, or infringing images. Meal photos are processed transiently and stored locally on your device; they are never uploaded to remote public repositories.

4. YouTube API Terms of Service & Creator Rights

The Grand Athlete embeds and streams workout follow-alongs, exercise technique guides, and recipe videos through YouTube API Services and the official YouTube embedded player.

YouTube Terms of Service Agreement

By viewing or interacting with video demonstrations within the Application, you agree to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service (https://www.youtube.com/t/terms) and acknowledge that data is processed in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Third-Party Intellectual Property & Channel Attribution: All video content, soundtracks, voiceovers, trademarks, and channel brandings belong exclusively to their respective creators and channels (such as Pamela Reif, Chloe Ting, Mady Morrison, Tom Merrick, POPSUGAR Fitness, Well+Good, and culinary creators). The Grand Athlete does not claim ownership of these third-party materials and does not permit the unauthorized downloading, redistribution, or extraction of audio or video content.

5. In-App Subscriptions, Billing & Google Play Policy

The Grand Athlete offers optional paid upgrades to The Grand Athlete Pro to enhance your training with ad-free workouts, unlimited custom workout routines, and advanced volume analytics.

          Subscription & Payment Terms (Google Play In-App Billing)
          Subscription Options:
              Monthly Pro Plan: Auto-renewing monthly subscription
                  (gym_premium_monthly).
3-Month Pro Plan: Auto-renewing quarterly subscription
                  (gym_premium_3months).
6-Month Pro Plan: Auto-renewing half-yearly subscription
                  (gym_premium_6months).
Yearly Pro Plan: Auto-renewing annual subscription with discounted rate
                  (gym_premium_yearly).

            
Payment Processing: All in-app subscriptions are billed through
              Google Play In-App Billing. Payment is charged directly to your Google Play account upon
              confirmation of purchase.
            
Automatic Renewal: Subscriptions automatically renew at the current advertised price
              unless auto-renew is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing
                cycle. Your Google Play account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the
              conclusion of the active period.
Price Transparency: Prices in your local currency and all applicable taxes (such as GST
              where applicable) are clearly displayed prior to checkout.

        

How to Manage or Cancel Your Subscription

You can manage, change, or cancel your subscription at any time directly through the Google Play Store on your Android device:

1. Open the Google Play Store app on your Android device.
2. Tap your Profile Icon in the top right corner.
3. Select Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions.
4. Locate and select The Grand Athlete.
5. Tap Cancel subscription and confirm.

Cancelling a subscription stops subsequent recurring renewals. You will retain full access to all Pro features until the conclusion of your current paid billing period.

Refunds: Because all transactions are executed through Google Play Billing, refund requests are evaluated and processed in accordance with the official Google Play Refund Policies.

6. Advertisements & AdMob Compliance

Free-tier users may receive advertisements served by the Google Mobile Ads SDK (Google AdMob). Advertising identifiers (GAID) are processed strictly in accordance with Google Play Developer Policies and GDPR / EU User Messaging Platform (UMP) consent standards.

Active workout execution sessions are strictly 100% ad-free for all athletes. Upgrading to The Grand Athlete Pro suppresses banner, interstitial, and native advertisements across the entire application throughout your active subscription.

7. Intellectual Property & Acceptable Use

All software code, user interface designs, logos, graphics, icons, and curated exercise routines in The Grand Athlete are the intellectual property of RG Infotech Solutions. You may not decompile, reverse-engineer, copy, distribute, or create derivative works from the Application without prior written authorization.

8. Voluntary Participation, Assumption of Risk & Limitation of Liability

Your physical safety and wellbeing are paramount. Please review the following legal allocations of risk carefully:

8.1 VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION & ASSUMPTION OF PHYSICAL RISK

By downloading, accessing, or utilizing The Grand Athlete, you expressly acknowledge that physical exercise, resistance strength training, cardiovascular intervals, high-intensity workouts, calisthenics, flexibility mobility drills, and dietary changes inherently carry risks of physical fatigue, muscle strain, sprains, cardiovascular stress, or serious injury.

You confirm that you voluntarily participate in all training routines, exercises, and dietary suggestions with full awareness of these inherent physical risks. You bear complete personal responsibility for evaluating your current health, using appropriate exercise form, maintaining a safe workout environment, ensuring equipment is in safe operating condition, and discontinuing any exercise that causes unusual distress or pain.

8.2 LIMITATION OF DAMAGES & STATUTORY CONSUMER PROTECTIONS

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, RG Infotech Solutions, its directors, developers, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to physical injury, personal discomfort, lost profits, or data loss, arising from or related to:

Your use of, or inability to use, the Application or its exercise schedules;
Inaccuracies or computational approximations in nutritional calculations, macro estimations, or AI scanner detections;
Any injury or damage resulting from workout execution, exercise form, or home/gym equipment failure;
Third-party content or video streams delivered via YouTube API Services.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit any statutory liability that cannot be lawfully disclaimed under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (India) or applicable mandatory consumer protection laws in your jurisdiction of residence.

8.3 EMERGENCY MEDICAL DIRECTIVE

The Grand Athlete is an automated software application and is NOT an emergency service or clinical hotline. If you experience severe chest pain, shortness of breath, sudden lightheadedness, numbness, or any acute trauma while exercising, immediately cease all physical activity and dial emergency services (such as 112 in India, 911 in the United States, 999 in the United Kingdom, or your local emergency number) or proceed to the nearest emergency medical facility.

Governing Law & Jurisdiction: These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to your use of The Grand Athlete shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India. Any legal action, proceeding, or arbitration arising hereunder shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Gujarat, India.

9. Grievance Redressal & Contact Information

If you have questions, feedback, concerns, or legal notices regarding these Terms of Service, subscription billing, or content attribution, please contact our support and compliance team:

Publisher: RG Infotech Solutions
Official Support Email: info@rginfotechsolutions.com
Official Website: https://www.rginfotechsolutions.com/apps/TheGrandAthleteApp/index.html
Statutory Turnaround: Inquiries are acknowledged within 24–48 business hours and resolved within 30 days.

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